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JANUARY 2010CONGRATULATIONS DICK MIDGLEY - LOCAL RACE TEAM OWNER SCORES BIG ASA WIN! "John Mickel Wins ASA Free State 500" By Peter Burroughes, ASA Racing Phakisa Freeway, Welkom, Sunday, January 31 The inaugural ASA Transcontinental Series Free State 500 was won in dramatic style at Phakisa Freeway near Welkom this afternoon by Briton John Mickel in an RS Capp Chev Monte Carlo. Mickel, who started the 207-lap 500-km race from fourth on the 24-car grid, took the lead three-quarters of the way around the final lap to win by less than half a second from American Toni McCray (Lucas Oil Chev Monte Carlo) and 2.6 seconds ahead of American Marc Davis (WHUR 96.3/The Word Network/Marc Davis Motorsports Chev Lumina). Posted: 01/31/10 NASCAR WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN LATE MODEL January 30, 2010 
LOGANO CAPTURES SECOND NASCAR TOYOTA ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN VICTORY "Also Won At Irwindale In 2007" For Immediate Release - NASCAR Public Relations
It was Pena's first career race in NASCAR's top developmental series and it came in the non-points, postseason event, which has earned the moniker the "Daytona 500 of short-track racing." Logano made his mark by winning as a 17-year-old rookie in the 2007 edition; Pena, who only has one year of Late Model racing on his resume, nearly out-did that. Logano and Pena waged a race-long battle for the lead from drop of the green. For most of the race it was the Pena in heated pursuit of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year. Pena was able to grab the lead on several occasions. Logano, however, got the best of two late-race restarts to pull away for the victory. Kobyluck got by Pena briefly on Lap 218, and by the time Pena got back to second four laps later he didn't have enough time to track Logano back down. It's been a whirlwind weekend for the Winchester, Va., native. Pena, driving for Revolution Racing and Drive For Diversity, beat out three teammates Thursday in a race-off for a chance to qualify for the Showdown. He easily did that, earning the pole in Friday's qualifying. The win was a vindication of sorts for Logano, who crossed the line first in last yearıs NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, but was penalized to last place for aggressive driving on the last lap. Logano led three times for a race-high 171 laps while Pena led three times for 54 laps. Following Logano, Pena and Kobyluck across the line was Matt DiBenedetto and Andrew Myers. Eric Holmes, David Mayhew, Eddie MacDonald, Paulie Harraka and Steve Park rounded out the top 10. Reigning NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Champion Jason Bowles finished 11th while K&N Pro Series East 2009 titlist Ryan Truex was relegated to 26th after a late-race accident. Posted: 01/31/10 WESTERN SPEEDWAY 2010 SCHEDULE REVISION Please note Western Speedway's revised May 29 race day schedule. Posted: 01/30/10 PENA MAKES A SPLASH AT NASCAR TOYOTA ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN "Earns Pole In First NASCAR K&N Pro Series Appearance" NASCAR Public Relations
Pena, a member of the Drive for Diversity initiative, earned his way into the event by competing in a qualifying race among his three teammates at Revolution Racing in similarly prepared cars from one of Toyota Speedway's entry divisions on Thursday evening. A run-away win in that run-off allowed Pena a shot at competing on Friday. Pena's pole run bested that of 2007 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown winner and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano. Logano qualified second at 18.421 (97.715). The second row for Saturday night's 225-lap NASCAR K&N Pro Series race will consist of Greg Pursley (18.475 seconds/97.429 mph) and Eric Holmes (18.498/97.308). Sean Caisse was the fifth-fastest qualifier (18.520/97.192). Jeff Barkshire filled out the third row and the fourth row will consist of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Gilliland and Josh Combs. The two fastest in afternoon practice, Jason Bowles qualified 10th and Ryan Truex ninth. Defending winner of the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown Matt Kobyluck qualified 14th. Friday night's action at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale concluded with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series last-chance "Open" race to determine the final six starting positions for Saturdayıs feature. Michael Self came away victorious while Justin Philpott earned the final slot. In the Super Late Model portion of the 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown earlier in the evening, multi-time track champion at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale Rip Michels once again returned to Victory Lane. Michels was challenged mid-race by Alex Haase and Travis Thirkettle, but the two were involved in the same accident on Lap 60. Michels eventually had to hold off Gilliland during a green-white-checker finish to earn the victory. It was the first NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown victory for Michels, a three-time track champion at Irwindale. Michels has twice been runner-up in NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown races: 2004 in the Elite Division and 2007 in the Super Late Model Division. Posted: 01/30/10 A DIFFERENT RANGER HEADS TO NASCAR TOYOTA ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN Shon Sbarra, NASCAR Public Relations For Immediate Release DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 25, 2010) Andrew Ranger, the 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 champion, will utilize his secured starting position earned as a NASCAR Developmental Series champion in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown on Jan. 29-30 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.). The annual all-star event attracts the top drivers from across North America to what has become the pinnacle of short-track racing in the U.S. and is often referred to as the 'Daytona 500 of short-track racing.' The 23-year-old Ranger, out of Roxton Pond, Que., will pilot a car out of the Steve McGowen stable. McGowen fields the Chevrolet driven by David Mayhew, who won a pair of NASCAR K&N Pro Series West events in 2009. Mayhew, too, has a secure spot in the starting lineup as a NASCAR K&N Pro Series race winner. "I'm really excited about this opportunity to race against all these talented drivers," said Ranger. In 2009, Ranger won his second Canadian Tire Series championship in three years on the power of a single-season series record six wins and outdistanced frequent NASCAR Nationwide Series competitor DJ Kennington by 167 points for the crown. Among those six victories, three came on oval tracks while the others were a result of his tremendous prowess on road courses. It was through his road-course ability that he caught the attention of the U.S. stock-car media last August in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event in Montreal. Ranger staged a race-long battle with Carl Edwards and Marcos Ambrose before settling for a third-place finish in the race. His first stock-car victory on an oval track came last July 18 at SunValley Speedway in Vernon, B.C., where he dominated on the half-mile tri-oval by lapping every car in the field but one. This win validated his skills behind the wheel of a NASCAR race car after making the switch from open-wheel racing where he was a top-10 performer in the Champ Car World Series, which since has reunified with the Indy Car. "That victory was huge for me," said Ranger. "If I was going to be racing in NASCAR, then I had to be able to win on ovals. Everything clicked that night. All of the things that Dave Jacombs (car owner) and Billy Burns (crew chief) had taught me fell into place." This will be Ranger's second appearance in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown having competed in the event following his first Canadian Tire Series championship in 2007. That outing lasted just 31 laps, leaving him with a 39th-place finish. However, this time around, a much more confident and experienced Ranger will be on display. At the time of his first NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown outing, he had a grand total of 13 stock-car races under his belt with just a single victory on a road course. Now, he has three full Canadian Tire Series seasons with two titles and nine wins, six NASCAR Nationwide starts and a handful of other stock-car events to his credit. "I think this time I will be a lot more comfortable with everything," he said. "Last time, I had never seen the track before and the car was totally new to me. It's still not going to be easy, but it all won't be so new." Virtually all of the drivers in the race will have the home-field advantage on Ranger as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 competes in different equipment than the NASCAR K&N Pro Series cars used in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. "Most of the other drivers are more familiar with the cars, but I've had a few starts in the (NASCAR Nationwide Series) cars which are pretty close. So, we'll see what happens. I'm definitely looking forward to it." In addition to eligible 2009 race winners and series champions, the starting lineup for the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown will be determined through time trials, limited provisionals for NASCAR K&N Pro Series regulars, and the last-chance "Open" race that provides drivers one final chance to make the grid. The 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown schedule also includes 100-lap Whelen All-American Series Super Late Model and 75-lap Late Model races. Both nights of racing will be televised live on SPEED and also will be broadcast live on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio. Posted: 01/25/10 Q&A WITH NASCAR WEST/ASA CAR OWNER DICK MIDGLEY Courtesy Racing West
WESTERN SPEEDWAY 2010 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Read More...Posted: 01/15/10 BATTLE OF THE BORDERS RACE TO INCLUDE INSSA SERIES For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park Media Relations
Montana's Bodie Morton is the defending champion of the Battle of the Borders event and will be out to make it two straight victories at his home track. To accomplish the feat Morton will be tested by three-time INSSA champion, David Garber, MRP champion Alex Lessor and over 20 of Western Canada's best late model drivers in the winner take all finale. The Flathead Valley's only professional sporting venue, Montana Raceway Park, will kick off its 2010 late model schedule as planned on May 15 with Lessor, Morton, Mark Owens, 2009 rookie of the year Forrest Bauer and the regions top drivers competing in a 100-lap shootout. Posted: 01/15/10 ATTENTION ALL LATE MODEL RACERS! Attention all Late Model Racers interested in forming an organization to run a series. There will be a meeting in Red Deer, Alberta this Saturday, January 16th at the Capri Hotel and Convention Centre, 3310 50th Avenue at 12:00 noon. For further information e-mail Posted: 01/15/10 ARCA WEST MAC'S DRIVERS' MEETING
Posted: 01/12/10 RCP PRESS RELEASE
Posted: 01/12/10  Posted: 01/11/10 CLEAR AS DAY AND KNIGHT - WESTERN SPEEDWAY    Langford, B.C., January 10, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating Once again, the Steve Copp sponsored winter series for the Hornet cars entered the track, at Western Speedway, for another two hour or two hundred lap Enduro race. Phil Lagan has won three similar events and is tough to beat over the gruelling race and he lined up on the pole with Rory Smith, Steve Copp, Cassandra Musfelt, and Darrell Midgley occupying the top five spots. Lagan took charge on the first lap but slipped on the wet surface spinning out leaving Smith in the lead followed by Copp and Midgley after just three laps. On lap seven, Midgley took over the lead with Smith in second and Jim Schuss going into third. These three drivers stayed relatively close for several laps with Smith going back to the lead on lap eighteen dropping Midgley back to second with the #22 car running third. The two cars wearing number 22 was Aumen and Robbie Haslam and in this area both cars were running pretty close however I believe Haslam had the edge from here to the end of the race. Jake Spring moved into the top four by lap twenty-six behind the #22 car, Midgley, and Smith. On lap thirty-three, Midgley again went back into the lead with Copp and Smith in close pusuit with the #22, Spring and Schuss still in the mix. This line up stayed pretty much intact with lots of drivers changing positions mid pack. On lap fifty-three, Smith again grabbed the lead as Midgley went to the pits with an over heating motor thus ending his day. Up front, on lap fifty-seven, Copp had the lead followed by Smith, the #22 car, Kevin Knight, and Lagan now back to fifth. On lap sixty-five the caution flag came out showing Smith in the lead with Copp now running second and #22 third and Knight fourth. On the very next lap, Smith came to the pits with a hot engine thus ending his day. By lap eighty-three Copp still had the lead followed by Knight and Lagan. On lap one hundred, the field fell under a yellow flag as the whole field would be subject to a direction change and would now run on a reverse course just to make things ineteresting. After just a few laps in this order, Copp got tagged going through the tight chicane on the backstretch and was forced into the curb breaking a tie rod thus ending his run on lap one hundred and six. By lap one fifteen, Knight was in charge up front followed by Lagan the #22 car and Schuss. The battle up front was intense as Lagan battled Knight bumper to bumper and side by side with neither driver giving in. Several drivers got bunched up in the chicane including Lagan who lost several positions as cars righted themselves. Knight hung on to the lead holding off many challenges from several drivers and took the checkered flag. Lagan ran second with Schuss finishing third in the run for the trophies however, other cars did finished ahead but had changed drivers during the event. Twenty cars lined up for this run as support for the winter series still draws the interest of many drivers. Several fans also with stood the cooler temperature to watch the race. The next event is scheduled for February 7th with racing at 1:00 PM. in the afternoon. Dress warm and come out to watch the show presented by Steve Copp Construction. Posted: 01/10/10 CARS ON ICE 2010 SCHEDULE
Posted: 01/08/10 ARCA WEST OK TIRE SERIES 2010 SCHEDULE
ARCA WEST MAC'S SERIES 2010 SCHEDULE
NASCAR RETURNS TO SUN VALLEY, EDMONTON, SASKATOON IN 2010 
Posted: 01/02/10 Back to News FEBRUARY 2010Congratulations Team Canada for our GREAT Olympic GOLD medal hockey win over the USA!  Posted: 02/28/10
Posted: 02/24/10 MIDGLEY IN A BREEZE    Langford, B.C., February 21, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating Sunny skies, warm temperatures, and a dry track greeted twenty drivers and teams for another Enduro race in the Steve Copp Construction sponsored Hornet Series held at Western Speedway Sunday afternoon. Phil and Jean-Luc Lagan held the front row for the start of two hours or two hundred laps of racing with Phil taking the early lead. On lap four, Ken Featherby moved into the second spot followed by Darren Yates, from the WilRoc Sprint Car Series, moving into third, Cody Laughran into fourth followed by Steve Sager into fifth. On lap seven, Cody Aumen took over the fifth spot and then moving to fourth on lap eleven. Phil Lagan still led up front while Yates took over the second spot on lap thirteen dropping Featherby back to third. On lap nineteen, Darrell Midgley moved from his seventh place start to take over the fifth spot then taking fourth on lap twenty-five passing Aumen. On lap thirty, Phil Lagan entered the pits handing the lead to Jean-Luc for two laps as Featherby passed for the lead on lap thirty-two followed by Alex Carey and Midgley now in the top three positions. For the next thirty laps Featherby, Carey, Midgley, Jean-Luc, and Aumen ran in a file while the rest of the field tried to play catch up. On lap sixty-one, and leading, Featherby slid a bit nailing the tires on the chicane flipping his car completely upside down bringing out the red flag. Weatherby was unhurt in this spectacular crash, but his day was finished. On the restart, Midgley moved into the lead followed by Carey, Jean-Luc, Aumen, with Curtis Williams, from Agassiz, moving into the fifth spot. On lap seventy-one, Jean-Luc took over the second spot dropping Carey back to third. Carey again took over second and kept Jean-Luc at bay until lap eighty-nine when Jean-Luc went by again to regain the second spot. Meanwhile, Phil Lagan moved back into the top five three laps earlier then taking fourth on lap ninety. Over the next several laps Midgley remained in the lead driving almost flawless as Jean-Luc, Aumen, Lagan, and Williams chased him. On lap one hundred and seven Lagan moved up to third dropping Aumen back one spot. This formation lasted several laps until Williams moved up to fourth and Carey moved back into the fifth spot on lap one hundred fifty-one. Phil Lagan passed Jean-Luc on lap one fifty-eight to take over the second spot and chasing Midgley. On this day no one had anything for Midgley as he drove a new car to a three lap victory over Phil Lagan, Jean-Luc Lagan, Curtis Williams, and Richard Carey the top five positions. This race lasted one hundred and ninety laps as the two hour time limit took effect before two hundred laps were complete. The race featured a few yellow flags for debris or stalled cars but ran mostly clean of major interruptions. Several drivers experienced mechanical problems and over heated motors with only about eight cars taking the checkered flag well behind the winner. Midgley, as so often happens, elected to pass the rewards to the other drivers in the field. Again, several new drivers tested the waters in this fast growing series just "To have some fun" as some put it and the support still seems to be consistent with twenty cars or so showing up for the winter schedule. The next race is scheduled for March 7th starting at one o'clock in the afternoon and promises to be another great race. Posted: 02/21/10 IGNITE RACE FUEL Submitted by: Andrew doCouto Race Director Ignite Race Fuels is offering a premium product to the racing industry and has chosen us to help them market this product to our fellow racers. We have the opportunity to be the leaders in making this fuel one of the pinnacle fuels in motorsports. As with all new ventures there will be some trials and tribulations, along with details to work out. Taking ownership and developing any product as your own in business is good business, and let's face it we are all in the business of Motorsports. Just like Fountain tire has done with Goodyear, and McDonalds with their Big Mac, many companies are well known for their exclusivity of a product or service in their market place. This empowers them to attract new product in the future, or increases their buying power with current suppliers who are looking to get involved with a well know presence in the market place. With our proven track record, we now could command a higher discount or in our case, a larger investment from the company into our race programs for marketing their product or service. The BIG PICTURE means larger purses, bigger year end points funds, and recognition by your team's marketing partners involvement. Ignite is available in 108, 111, and 114 octane ratings. Each batch of fuel distilled and mixed is tested to make sure it meets all of the properties and specifications designed to work for our race cars in that octane group. The yellow 111 octane product has been specifically formulated for higher compression engines, with the 108 green being recommended in most racing applications. Ignite assures the racer that each barrel of fuel will be the same and will not fluctuate in octane and other important properties. This fuel will run cleaner and the engine will run cooler thanks to its Ethanol component. You will need to change a few things on your race car to make it compatible with running this fuel, however like most things in life sometimes you have to look at it as short term pain for long term gain. For those interested you can contact me personally and we can discuss what is needed. Tests have shown that racers will consume between 10%-13% more of this product compared to conventional racing fuels. However this fuel is less expensive by almost $150 per barrel. Details on price are still in negotiations due to the governments looking at how much tax they will apply to the fuel. We are looking for volunteers to help us test this fuel in the ARCA West Series, and yes there is some direct assistance from Ignite and ARCA West for switching over race cars to being compatible. In closing, Jasper Engines received product for testing on some race engines in December, and I am working on getting some results for us. Willie's Carbs is on board with dyno testing and change overs. With ARCA West being the series of choice, supply will not be an issue to our drivers. We have been given the opportunity to join other leading edge companies in this pioneering venture. Let's make it ours!!!! For more info on this fuel, please contact me personally, or visit the website Posted: 02/21/10 CANADA WEST RACING AT VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPICS!   Posted: 02/20/10 RORY SMITH WINS ENDURO - WESTERN SPEEDWAY    Langford, B.C., February 7, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating On a cool grey day, twenty cars took to the track for another of the two hour or two hundred lap enduro race for the Steve Copp sponsored Winter Hornet Series held at Western Speedway in Victoria, BC. Steve Copp and Jeff Hamstra shared the front row as the green flag dropped for the start of racing with well known drivers such as Scott Aumen, Brandon Carlson, Phil Lagan, and a host of other drivers from several series filling out the field on the Langford oval. Copp led the first seven laps followed closely by Darrell Midgley who jumped from his sixth starting position very quickly. Copp slipped wide going into the curves on turn one giving up the lead to the Northern Provincial Pipelines Champion for 2009 and current track manager at Western Speedway. Cody Aumen moved up to run second with former Hornet Car Champion Daryl Crocker running third. Copp entered the pits shortly thereafter ending his day with car trouble. On lap fifteen, Midgley entered the pits when the engine started knocking in his machine thus ending his run. Crocker then took the lead followed by Cody Aumen, Rory Smith, and George Newell. This threesome stayed pretty well intact for several laps while positions and drivers changed in running order quite regularly behind them. Kevin Knight moved into the fourth spot on lap thirty-eight while Joe Demmors rounded out the top five positions. On lap forty-nine, Terry Barton moved into the fifth spot and ran there for several laps. On lap sixty-six, Smith took over the second spot dropping Aumen back to the third position and Barton moving up one position as Daniel David moved into the fifth spot. On lap seventy-five these two drivers exchanged spots and still chased Crocker, Smith, and Aumen. Long before this the race took its toll as men and machines were forced to the pits with many different mechanical problems with only nine cars still running by lap eighty. On lap ninety-one, Smith finally passed Crocker to take over the lead as Aumen remained in third, David in fourth, and Paul Larouche now running fifth. On lap one-hundred seventy-eight, Aumen got by Crocker and into the second spot but no one had anything for Rory Smith on this day as he completed one-hundred and ninety-one laps taking the checkered flag as the two hour limit ran out. Aumen took second with Crocker, David, and Larouche rounded out the top five positions. The race featured many spins, hits, and bounces off the tires forming the chicanes around the track. Car counts remain constant as the Winter Series rolls on despite wet and cool conditions. The next scheduled race for this series is February 21st, and we can expect the same intense and competitive runs as we have been accustomed to with the Winter schedule as well as the regular Hornet Car Series witnessed throughout the summer evenings. Posted: 02/19/10 RACE CITY NEGOTIATES 2-YEAR REPRIEVE FROM CITY HALL  Race City's uncertain future appears to be a little brighter today after owner Art Mackenzie reported he had reached a tentative deal with City Hall to keep the motorsport facility open for another two seasons. Read more... Posted: 02/15/10 DRIVER PRESS RELEASE The DDT Racing Team has launched their new website ! Posted: 02/10/10 SPEEDWEEKS Crate Racing Posted: 02/09/10 ARCA 2010 RULES
ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN SERIES
KYLE BUSCH TAKES SECOND SPEEDFEST IN A ROW
Posted: 02/06/10 Back to News MARCH 2010ARCA WEST/WCSS SPORTSMAN 2010 UPDATES Schedule, test dates and tire update here . Posted: 03/29/10 IMPACT SAFETY GEAR ALERT "SFI Foundation Orders Refunds To All Impact Racing Customers" Racers using Impact Racing safety equipment will need to make significant changes within the next month. The SFI Foundation, Inc., which certifies safety equipment for auto racing and other applications, has issued a "Notice of Decertification," and an order of Cease and Desist, which terminates all contracts of participation to Impact Racing. The order goes into effect April 27, 2010. The order pertains to all products manufactured and/or distributed by Impact Racing in relation to SFI Specification Programs 3.2A, 3.3, 16.1 and 16.5. According to a statement by the SFI Foundation on its Web site, SFI has evidence that over a period of years Impact Racing has engaged in production and use of counterfeit SFI conformance labels and patches and affixed them to Impact products that had not been properly certified by SFI. According to the statement, "Impact Racing never advised its customers that its products contained phony SFI labels and patches." As well, SFI has "directed Impact to immediately notify all affected customers to remove the counterfeit labeling and to offer the affected customers a full refund of the purchase price. SFI is requesting that all counterfeit conformance labels removed from Impact products be sent to SFI." SFI will terminate all contracts of participation with Impact Racing after 90 days from March 24, 2010. As a result, Impact will not be able to participate in any SFI programs after 90 days. Impact Racing is owned and operated by former racer Bill Simpson, who built Simpson safety equipment into the sport's leading safety company until selling it several years ago following the controversy surrounding his lawsuit against NASCAR after Dale Earnhardt's 2001 death at Daytona Int'l Speedway. The SFI Foundation, Inc. (SFI) is a non-profit organization established to issue and administer standards for specialty-performance automotive and racing equipment. Many sanctioning bodies utilize SFI certifications as standards in order to compete in events under that group's organization. In addition, some racing insurance policies require participants to utilize SFI-certified safety equipment. Representatives with Impact Racing had no comment when contacted by phone. Posted: 03/27/10 ASA NWLMT OPENER AT EVERGREEN SPEEDWAY MARCH 27 Courtesy of ASA Northwest Tour
Another driver to watch is last season's rookie of the year Joey Tanner (Portland, OR). Tanner parlayed his knowledge gained by capping off 2009 with a win of the Yakima Speedway Fall Classic. Add in veteran drivers such as: Pete Harding (Surrey, B.C.), Jason Fraser (Snohomish, WA), Jay Sauls (Puyallup, WA), Harold Raczynski (Duvall, WA) and Darrell Midgley (Victoria, B.C.) the first race of the year has drawn the best of the best from the Northwest. Add to the mix other formidable foes that have a lot of experience on Evergreen's big track. Shane Harding (Langley, B.C.) and Naima Lang (Lynnwood, WA) both have dominated the local super late model championship scene. Other locals registered for the big race are James Mugge (Everett, WA), Fred Hall (Monroe, WA) and Mike Holden (Bothell, WA). In the original traveling tour in 1985 was Bobby Baker (Wallula, WA). Baker is set to return to the tour after many years off from super late model racing. Posted: 03/27/10 LEWIS SET TO MAKE NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES WEST DEBUT Courtesy of NASCAR
Making a start on the West Coast's premier NASCAR Touring Series is a pinnacle mark in Lewis' career, he said. "Personally I have strived to reach a higher level of NASCAR racing for many years," explained the 1998 and 2006 NASCAR Northwest Series champion. "I am very excited for this opportunity that Midgley Motorsports has given me. Hopefully we can get a good clean run and then maybe run a few more races (later in the season) together." Having worked with Midgley's team in South Africa and having key personnel from Gary Lewis Racing helping in Roseville, a comfortable bond is developing that should prove successful for 2010, Lewis added. "I know that Dick Midgley and his guys are working very hard to give me the best car they can (from their stable). It's a pretty cool deal too because Dick has actually been calling me off and on bouncing set-up stuff off me for this weekend. I think we are at a point already that we trust and respect each other opinions and ideas." With a strong run under his belt in a Midgley intermediate car at the Free State 500, Lewis believes that many of the things learn while running that event could carry over to the West Series opener. "Yes I do believe that experience in South Africa will help but short track racing is what I do primarily (in the Northwest) so I feel very comfortable going to a new track like All-American and learning the line and the car all at the same time," said the 39-year old driver. "This will not be an easy task at all but this race is what I have been working up to for a long time so I think we will do just fine." Using set-up notes from short tracks across the West Coast that Lewis has had strong runs can be applied to the SEFNCO Chevrolet, he added. "I think that some of the same theories would apply for the most part. I just need to learn a few things in regard to the shocks, big springs and truck arms. I feel that I can make a smooth transition fairly quick this weekend to the different type of car in a short track environment." If things go well this weekend Lewis is hopeful of a run with Midgley Motorsports at upcoming NASCAR K&N Pro Series West events including Phoenix in April. "At this point in my career I'm trying to step out and focus on what I really love to do. I want to race the big tracks, road courses and also defend my Montana and Idaho 200 titles. Of course racing the big track stuff would be in the K&N Pro Series West and that requires some big advertising programs which in the end will be the determining factor on if we're able to some of those or not." The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 2010 season opener is set for Saturday, March 27 at All-American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. With a starting field of 24 cars many of the West Coast's top drivers have circled the opener as a place to start off with 150 laps of solid short track racing. Posted: 03/27/10 DEFENDING ASA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR EAGER FOR 2010 SEASON OPENER Courtesy of ASA Northwest Tour
The No. 36 Chevrolet was quick right off the trailer and Tanner sprinted to a top-5 qualifying position. Some early race struggles sent the Portland native home earlier then planned that January night but as in the fall, attention quickly turned to another goal, the ASA opener and a potential run towards a championship. Goals for this season are clear-cut, according to the 20-year old Mt. Hood Community College student. "This year we definitely want to win races in our Engage Energy Drinks Impala and we'd like to take a shot at the championship," Tanner explained. "I know what it takes to win in the Tour now and this year we are ready to make a statement. I know that this team and myself are ready to challenge for a title." Boosting that confidence is the team's Fall Classic victory. The race is considered one of the premier short-track late model events on the West Coast and to win in just his first career start guides Tanner to expect success in 2010, he noted. "It (the Fall Classic victory) gives me confidence. I know that this Jody's Nothin' But Fun Chevrolet is a great car which really has the team optimistic heading to Evergreen." This will be just the second event the car has raced in and Tanner knows his Tidricks Quality Transmissions pit crew still has some fine tuning ahead to gain consistency. "We know the car reacts well to changes after running at the Showdown. It's been fast out of the box, which has been a big help, but there are so many variables when it comes to these late models, which at the same time can make things not so easy for finding the right set-up. Working on this new car to get it just right for Evergreen is still going to be a learning curve that's for sure," Tanner said. Challenges from the .675-mile Evergreen Speedway add to the mix, noted the former dirt late model star. "The straight away speed and tight corners make Evergreen a good test for me each time I've been there. Finding grip to hook-up is difficult and if you make one mistake on the entrance to turn No. 1 you will be hurting for sure. You've got to have guts to run Evergreen Speedway hard and that's what I really like about the place," Tanner said. "I know our team goes all out no matter what and this weekend will be no different at a great track like Evergreen." Competition from local stars such as Jason Fraser and Naima Lang will be another test, according to Tanner. Keeping up with past champions of the series and the race track is another wrinkle to the upcoming weekend, he added. "There are so many good drivers from here in the Northwest and it's hard to keep track of all of them when you're on the race track. Of course everyone has to know where (2010 ASA Northwest Late Model Tour champion) Gary Lewis is at all times because he makes such smart decisions on the track then you have someone like my buddy Jay Sauls who is always tough and guys like Pete Harding, Kelly Mann, Brent Harris; the list just seems to go on and on. It is great to race against those guys but our main focus this year is on our own performance and not get to wrapped up in who are competition is from week to week." Making everything happen to get to the race track comes from the support of businesses such as Engage Energy Drink, Jody's, Montana Raceway Park, TQT and Phobia Custom Paint & Graphics, Tanner noted. Race day opportunities are still available for the remainder of the 2010 season, which includes a full-season on the ASA Northwest Late Model Tour, the Yakima Speedway Apple Cup and Fall Classic, the Montana 200 and Idaho 200 and a run in the Toyota International Tundra 125. Posted: 03/27/10 AMERICAN RACE TIRE DELIVERY UPDATE  Submitted by: Race Car Products Race Car Products is planning on making our spring delivery to the Okanagan Valley and out to Agassiz on April 16th, 17th and 18th. Read more... Posted: 03/26/10 LAGAN WINS FINALE - WESTERN SPEEDWAY    Langford, B.C., March 21, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating Today marked the finale in the Steve Copp Construction sponsored winter schedule for the Hornet cars at Western Speedway. Way back, on October 18th, the winter scheduled opened with twenty-six cars entered into the competition and the series has raced a total of eight days since. The field has constantly seen twenty or more cars for each event although today's field consisted of sixteen cars. Phil Lagan and Cody Aumen held the front row for another two hour or two-hundred lap event that saw drivers such as Darrell Midgley, Darren Yates, Scott Aumen, as well as the regular drivers in the Hornet Car Series such as Jean-Luc Lagan take the green flag. Phil Lagan and Cody Aumen took off with the drop of the flag and very few laps had gone down when the frontrunners encountered some back markers. They were followed by Alex Carey, Carl Jones and Kevin Knight, all bumper to bumper for the first seventeen laps. On lap eighteen, Yates took over the fifth spot and one lap later took over fourth and moved to third on lap twenty-two in an impressive run to the front. On lap twenty-four the first yellow came out as Scott Aumen's car quit on the frontstretch. On the restart, Lagan, Aumen, and Yates, got away again with Knight moving into the fourth spot. This running order stayed pretty well intact until lap forty when Knight slammed into the back wall. He was not injured but was done for the day. On the restart, Yates used the opportunity to take over second while Midgley waisted little time in taking over the fifth spot and then moved to run fourth on lap forty-six sending Jones back to fifth. On lap fifty-five all the top runners were running very close in a pack going through turn one and as always happens one car gets out of shape and everyone checks up hoping to avoid a crash. Yates had no where to go and got collected in the resulting pileup thus ending his great run. On the restart, Lagan again stayed at the front and now had Midgley, Aumen, Jones, and Howie Mace on his back bumper. On lap seventy-six Mace blew a tire and had to go into the pits handing the fifth spot to George Newell. On lap seventy-nine, Midgley used the inside move around the chicane and grabbed the lead from Lagan. On lap ninety-one Midgley gave the lead back to Lagan as he had to go to the pits for a tire change. At the half way marker Lagan led Aumen, Jones, Newell, and Ryan White until Jean-Luc grabbed the fifth spot on lap one-hundred and four. The next thirty laps saw very little change up front until Aumen went into the pits on lap one thirty-one with a flat tire and Jean-Luc took over running fourth. Aumen rejoined the field only giving up three positions. On lap one fifty-six, Jean-Luc lost his front tire and went off the track on corner four bringing out the caution. His day was also finished after a good run in the top five. On the restart, Phil Lagan still remained in the lead and now was followed by Newell, Aumen, Midgley, and Mace all of whom clawed their way back into contention. On lap one sixty-nine, Aumen worked himself into the second spot sending Newell back to third. On lap one eighty-five, Aumen pulled into the pits giving up second place and then rejoined the field just giving up one spot. On the same lap, Midgley took over third and set sights on Newell passing him just three laps later. With the laps running out, the fun started. On lap one ninety, Newell took a hit bending his driving wheels sending him to the pits after running so well. While leading, Lagan had a wild ride going through the chicanes on corner four with a little bumping, sending him through the grassy area but staying in the lead. Midgley also got caught up in the bumping sending him to the pits. When the dust settled, Lagan came home the victor followed by Aumen and Mace in the top three positions. Lagan won four events over the winter schedule and will now wait for the regular Hornet series to begin June 23rd. Other winners included Jean-Luc, Rory Smith, Darrell Midgley, and Kevin Knight in this gruelling enduro racing. Last season consistently had fields of over sixty cars and the list is growing for the 2010 season. The next schedule race, at Western Speedway, is opening night, April 3rd when the Speedway welcomes the return of the Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Mini Vans, Figure 8s, and the Bomber Series. New cars have already been out on practice night and some of them look pretty good. Be sure to mark your calendars. Posted: 03/22/10 LOOKING BACK AT 1991 CHAMPION - CANADIAN JUNIOR HANLEY Courtesy of ACT
Hanley's vast experience on the short tracks of the United States and Canada proved invaluable to the Nova Scotia native as he had not previously seen five of the venues on the '91 schedule. He finished a respectable ninth after losing a tire while leading in the season opener at New Hampshire's Lee USA Speedway, a one-third mile track he had never seen before. After a rain out at Sanair, where Hanley proved to be proficient, the Series moved on the Maine's Beech Ridge Motor Speedway for the first of a trio of events planned at the seacoast oval. He salvaged a 12th in the Coca Cola 100 after battling with 56 others just to earn a starting position in the main event. He dropped from fourth to sixth in the standings. His first trip to New York's D-shaped half-mile, Airborne International Raceway got the eventual champion back on the right track. He looked like he was on his way to victory lane, but a brake failure caused a detour to ninth place. Hanley rebounded to fourth in points. The opening event of the GM National Stock Car Series found Hanley a lap down after a multi-car wreck in Delaware Raceway Park's first turn. But that didn't discourage the veteran competitor as he made a charge back through the field that was worthy of General U.S. Grant. He regained the lead lap and wound up third in a race that had five different makes of car among the top five finishers! Ah, Thunder Road, the little track high atop Quarry Hill in Barre, Vermont, the great equalizer. "I've raced at tracks like this before," Hanley said before he listed off a few with some similarities. Afterwards, he agreed, there really arenıt any like Thunder Road. He was 12th in the Memorial Day Classic after winning his qualifying heat and third in the points. At the Bud Triple Crown 150 at Mosport, Hanley began to make his attack. The $50,000 bonus offered by Labatt's through its Budweiser brand for winning three designated events was a mighty strong enticement for the veteran racer. He qualified on the pole and led all but five of the 150 laps. He moved into second in the standings. A third at Airborne, 12th at T-Road, and a guaranteed $5,000 bonus for winning the second jewel, the Bud Triple Crown 150 at Sanair. The second of three events at Ontario's half-mile Mosport oval saw the Ford Thunderbird with new livery - a new color and a new sponsor (Molson Ex). As they say, it doesn't matter how you dress 'em up, they still perform the same - he won the Budweiser 100 and moved into the point lead, a position he would never relinquish. On to the tri-oval at the Autodrome St-Felicien and a seventh place finish after leading, an almost disastrous visit to Maine's Unity Raceway (9th) and on to his homeland - the Canadian Maritimes. He was warmly welcomed by the huge crowd at Halifax's Scotia Speedworld, where he finished third. The RCMP didn't quite know how to handle the massive number of fans who turned out to see if Hanley could win the $50,000 Bud Triple Crown bonus at Riverside Speedway in Antigonish. They threatened to tow away the cars who parked on the shoulder of the Trans Canada Highway, but they gave up when the fans ignored their warnings. The largest crowd in the history of the high banked speedplant was not disappointed as the hometown hero made good and won the bonus. After a tumultuous standing ovation, Hanley remarked to the multitudes - "we were lucky today, my tire's gone flat!" Sure enough... his Ford sat on the rim. Gaining momentum as the season headed into its final seven events, the 1991 Champion won the rain shortened Budweiser National 500 at Sanair, finished 15th at Beech Ridge, second in the Milk Bowl (his first) before coming back to win after losing two laps at Circuit St-Croix! His first accident of the year came in the final race of the season in Canada, Mosport, which had been so good to Hanley in earlier events, turned her cheek on the Champion. While leading, the Ford driver was blinded by the sun as he rounded the third turn. This momentary lapse put him straight into the spun car of freshman, Danny Knoll, Jr. "I saw the Zardo car which was on the top side of the track, so I went low, I never saw Danny," he recalled. After lengthy repairs, the Molson Ex/Quaker State car did return to competition before further mechanical problems put him on the sidelines. He wound up 21st, which would be his worst finish of the year. After effecting repairs, Hanley returned to winning form, taking both the Forest City Chevrolet 100, leading every lap and the ACT Showdown at Beech Ridge. The New England 300 finale at Airborne came close to being a disaster for the Champion. Even though it was little more than a statistical probability that he not win the title, Hanley is not the type of driver to "sit on his lead." Instead he elected to race for the win. He finished third and nailed down his first major Series Championship." (It is noteworthy to add that the ACT continues to be one of the premier racing series in North America With its spec crate engine and 8" tires, the series continues to grow with large car count and impressive prize money.) Posted: 03/20/10 2010 LATE MODEL TIRE RULE
-8 tires may be initially purchased for use in the first 2 races. After the competitor has competed in 2 races, 1 additional tire for each race attended will be released to the competitor. Tires are not transferable from car to car. They must be used on the car that they were purchased for. Tires that are used for qualifying must be used throughout the night. Tires may only be changed with officals approval and only if flat. Katana Series At Western Speedway At the two Katana races that will be held at Western Speedway during the 2010 season both the Goodyear spec tire or the Katana American Racer tire can be used. One brand or the other must be used. No mixing or matching. Tires that are used for qualifying must be used throughout the night. If you choose the Goodyear tire it will be branded with a different brand for use in the Katana series and will only be able to be used during the 2 Katana races at Western Speedway. They will be branded differentely so these tires will not be eligible for the local races with the following exception. If you want to use your Katana Goodyears at local events they can be rebranded to the local brand but they will count towards your count for local events. To simplify this if your only eligible for 1 tire for local race you can only present 1 tire to be branded. When you are eligible for more local tires you could present another Katana Goodyear for rebranding. If it is your first time at Western for a local race and you want to present your used Katana Goodyear's to race they will count towards your initial purchase of the 8 tires. Example: you can buy 8 new Goodyear's the first time you race at Western. If you present 4 tires to be rebranded you would only be able to purchase 4 new ones. If you want to rebrand tires, arrangements must be made a minimum of 2 days prior to race day. During Katana events you can use your local tires if you don't want to purchase new Goodyear's, however, you will not get extra tires added to your count for local races. If you choose this option your basically wearing out your local tires and will not be able to get more unless your count for local races run allows you to purchase more tires. (Katana races do not count towards the local tire count) Tire Purchase Tires are available from Alien Race Cars in Victoria. The price will be $135.00 per tire plus all taxes. If you choose to pay with a credit card an additional 3% will be added to cover the cost of the credit card transaction. Tire prices are FOB Victoria. All tires must be paid for in full upon pickup or shipping. Tires can be picked up almost any day, during working hours or evenings, however, to make sure someone is there please call (250) 477-8444 before you come. Disclaimer: Tires cannot be altered in any way. Tire softening is strictly prohibited. Any attempt to alter or copy the tire brand or circumvent the tire usage policy will result in a minimum of a 1 year suspension from entering the pit area at Western Speedway. The promoter reserves the right to alter the tire rules at any time. Posted: 03/17/10 iRACING.COM ASA NWLMT SEASON OPENS MARCH 27 For Immediate Release
This will be the start of year two for the merged series. The new Northwest Late Model Tour is comprised of the former Late Model Challenge Series and the Northwest Tour. This season the series has 12 races on its 2010 schedule, covering three Northwest States and Canada. As in the past this opener draws a lot of interest from the top drivers in the Northwest and Canada. Last year's opener had 34 cars pre-registered. The cone (Splitter) restarts that became so popular in 2009 will remain for the 2010 season along with the free pass. This year's series champion will add their name to a very prestigious list of champions such as: Garrett Evans, Gary Lewis, Pete Harding to name just a few. Posted: 03/16/10 AMERICAN RACER VANCOUVER ISLAND DELIVERY UPDATE Submitted by: Race Car Products I appreciate the time and effort that we all put into trying to make everything run more smoothly. That said, I would like to express our interest in making a trip to Vancouver Island. We, Race Car Products, would like to remedy concerns with American Racer tires by delivering and possibly leaving some tires on Vancouver Island to reduce time and shipping costs to the racing community. With everyone's co-operation, RCP will deliver tires to Vancouver Island. Two factors to deal with; timing and quantity. Timing is simple, which date best meets the needs and concerns of the racers. The quantity issue is simple for RCP. We need a total combined load of 300 tires to make the delivery (combined with Old-timers, Dwarf and Late model). Having a lesser amount, I will try and find ways to offset our costs. Suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. Call Mark at Race Car Products #403-345-4726. Posted: 03/15/10 LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN MEETING
SOB STREET STOCK SERIES The South Okanagan Bakery Street Stock Series 2010 schedule can be viewed on the series new website. This link is also available on our main menu bar located on the left side of every Canada West Racing web page. Posted: 03/11/10 KATANA SPORTSMAN 2010 SCHEDULE Saturday, May 29, 7:00 p.m - Western Speedway, Victoria Saturday, July 3, 7:00 p.m. - Thunder Mountain Speedway, Williams Lake Saturday, July 17, 7:00 p.m. - Saratoga Speedway, Campbell River Two Day Show: Saturday, July 31, 7:00 p.m. - Penticton Speedway, Penticton Sunday, August 1, 7:00 p.m. - Penticton Speedway, Penticton Saturday, August 21, 7:00 p.m. - Agassiz Speedway, Agassiz Saturday, September 4, 7:00 p.m. - "Canada 200" - Western Speedway, Victoria Posted: 03/10/10 NASCAR ANNOUNCES 2010 TV SCHEDULE "Check Out The K&N Pro Series West Schedule!" DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR has announced today the television schedule for its developmental series for 2010.
ARCA SPORTSMAN RULE UPDATE Read more... Posted: 03/08/10 MIDGLEY WINS BY INCHES - WESTERN SPEEDWAY    Langford, B.C., March 7, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating Although Darrell Midgley never accepts a winning trophy, in Hornet Car racing, he sure makes it interesting and exciting. Such was the case this afternoon in yet another run for the Steve Copp Construction sponsored Winter Series Enduro race for Hornet Cars. Twenty cars lined up for two hours or two-hundred laps of racing on a cool day with light showers for most of the race that didn't seem to slow the drivers down by a whole lot. Phil Lagan, who has won two such events, held the pole flanked by George Newell as the green flag fell on the field. Lagan gained the early advantage jumping quickly into the lead with Cody Aumen and Howie Mace moving up to run second and third after only seven laps. On lap ten, Mace moved into the second spot sending Aumen into third while Brandon Carlson moved up to run fourth and Midgley moving into fifth from his eleventh starting spot two laps later. For several laps Lagan, Mace, Aumen, Carlson, and Midgley were running bumper to bumper until lap twenty-one when a car spun in front of the leaders spreading this pack out a bit. Aumen dropped back to fifth while Midgley moved up to fourth and Carlson took over the third spot in this brush up. Another close call, on lap twenty-eight, shook up the front runners again and this time Aumen regained the third spot, Rob Newell jumped into fourth, Midgley dropped to fifth and Carlson dropped to sixth. On lap thirty-two Midgley took over the fourth spot and then moved quickly to run third two laps later shoving Carlson to fourth and Aumen into fifth. Darren Yates quietly made his way into the fifth spot on lap forty-five sending Aumen back to run sixth. On lap fifty-one, Mace entered the pits with a blown tire after running second for several laps. This gave the second spot to Midgley with Yates in third Carl Jones fourth and Aumen back to run fifth. Mace was only in the pits for a short time and was able to get back to racing only losing a couple of spots in the running order. The three top runners didn't change much over the next several laps but Aumen, Jones, and Mace waged a good fight for positions every lap. On lap eighty-nine Aumen entered the pits ending his great run. The front runners were still Lagan, Midgley, Yates, Jones, with Mace now moving into the fifth spot. Over the next several laps, Lagan had Midgley in his rear view mirror trying everything to get by. On lap one-hundred and four Yates entered the pits due to a flat tire on his #91 car. This allowed Jones to take over third Mace fourth, and now Kevin Knight into fifth spot driving the #14 car. On lap one-hundred and six Midgley used a great pick and took the inside of Lagan through the chicanes on the front stretch to take over the lead. Once Midgley got the lead he worked it into the biggest advantage that anyone had had all afternoon. On lap one-hundred twenty-eight, Mace took over the third spot sending Jones back to fourth. On lap one-hundred thirty three Midgley received a stop and go penalty and as he reentered the race had only given up one spot and that was the lead to Lagan. Yates returned to racing and made his way back to the top five by lap one-hundred and forty-nine while up front the cat and mouse game was still on with Lagan, Midgley, with Mace still in the chase. On lap one-hundred seventy-eight, Knight dropped out handing the fifth spot to George Newell. Over the remaining laps Midgley and Lagan continued to run very close with sometimes a pretty good space between the two drivers while other times bumper to bumper. At one point in the last few laps it looked like a clear win for the old veteran Lagan as Midgley lost a bit of ground to the leader. On the very last lap Midgley got to the inside of Lagan setting up a drag race for the checkered flag down the frontstretch. By a mere few inches Midgley got the win in one of the best races of the Winter series. As mentioned Midgley runs for the fun and doesn't accept the trophies but as also mentioned he does create some excitement. At victory square Lagan said: "I slowed up to make it interesting" and that he did. Thoughout the whole day, Midgley, Lagan, and Mace put on a great show as at one point all three were side by side in the waining laps giving up very little precious inches to the other. Lagan took home the first place trophy with Mace second and Jones the third place trophy. There is only one more event in the Winter Series scheduled for March 21st. Opening night for the regular season of racing begins on April 3rd with the Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Mini Vans, Bombers, and the Figure 8's. We will see you there for another exciting season of racing at Western Speedway; Canada's oldest track. Posted: 03/07/10 ED ROE - CELEBRATION OF LIFE Submitted by: Dave Hemrich We are sad to inform you that Ed Roe, a long time friend of our family, has passed away suddenly. We will be holding a celebration of life on March 21 from noon-4:00 p.m. at the Burnaby Firefighters Hall, 6515 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby, B.C., if anyone wishes to attend. Posted: 03/07/10 WCSLM CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ANOUNCES NEW SPONSOR Submitted by: Matthew Stauffer
Dakota Dunes Casino's John Howden, Marketing Manager, and Patrick Dubois, Marketing Coordinator, are looking forward to the challenges and marketing opportunities of working with the Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association to build the series in 2010. "It is a great way to support the membership-owned track and to attract new visitors to our city, province and to enjoy the tremendous facility we offer at the Dakota Dunes Casino. We look forward to working with the Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association, the corporate sponsors and the drivers in western Canada, to build a series that will be recognized as one of the top stock car series in Canada." Plans are now moving forward to market and promote the five (5) race events in the Western Canadian Super Late Model Championship Series:
Posted: 03/06/10 SUN VALLEY ANNOUNCEMENT Sun Valley announces their new name and posts their 2010 schedule. Posted: 03/02/10 BODINE'S "NIGHT TRAIN"
The four-man team team consisted of Steve Holcomb, Driver; Justin Olson, Push athlete; Steve Mesler, Push Athlete; and Curtis Tomasevicz, Brakeman won the gold medal by 0.38 seconds over the favored Germany 1 team. Bodine was in attendance to see witness the historical event. It was a successful Olympics for the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project as the women's team with Erin Pac and Elana Meyers took the bronze medal. The team of Bree Schaaf and Emily Azevedo was fifth and Shauna Rohbock and Michelle Rzepa was sixth. Holcomb and Tomasevicz finished sixth in the two-man competition. Holcomb's gold medal achieved the goal that Bodine, the 1986 Daytona 500 champion, set in 1992 after he noticed that USA Bobsled was competing with European made sleds. He teamed up with Bob Cuneo, owner of Chassis Dyanmics and they created the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project Inc., a "Made in America" sled project. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City they broke the medal drought with a silver and a bronze in the four-man competition along with a gold in the women's competition. The win on Saturday, along with Bodine being there, fulfilled a long time dream, "I always watched the Olympics when I was a boy and dreamed about being up there," Bodine said in a statement on the Bo-Dyn Bobsled site. "When I see our bobsled athletes on the podium it is like it is me up there." Last month, Bodine was behind the wheel of a stock car and competed in the ASA Transcontinental Series Free State 500 event at the Phakisa Freeway Circuit in Welkom, Free State, South Africa. He was the fast qualifier for the event and was on his way to victory until he ran out of fuel with three laps to go, handing the win over to John Mickel. Bodine is also an active competitor in the ISCARS Dash Series Sanctioned by ASA. "We are very excited for Geoff and his Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project on achieving this great accomplishment," Dennis Huth, ASA President. "Geoff is very proud of this project and it shows that hard work pays off. As we were surrounded by gold mines at Phakisa, Geoff would smile anytime someone asked him about his bobsled project. He had a good feeling after the four-man team won the world championships last year and we are pleased that he was there to witness it in person." Posted: 03/02/10 GREG BIFFLE ANNOUNCES NEW LATE MODEL SERIES AND OWNERSHIP OF NORTHWEST DIRT TRACK BANKS, OREGON (February 26, 2010) - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle announced today that he has acquired partial ownership of Sunset Speedway in Banks Oregon. Biffle also announced the formation of the "DAA Spec Motor Series presented by Sherwin Williams" a new late model series with title sponsorship from DAA Northwest and Sherwin-Williams. Biffle, a northwest native recalls the importance of grassroots racing and seeıs his involvement in Sunset Speedway and the DAA Spec Motor Series as an opportunity to help up-and-coming racers. "I remember starting out and how tough it was," stated Biffle. "I would work on other people's race cars during the day and then mine all night. I think it's important having a racetrack and series that operates week in and week out, giving every driver a place to showcase all their hard work." Sunset Speedway, a third of a mile clay dirt track located just outside Portland, Oregon will host 35 events in 2010. Saturday nights between April and September see more than 100 cars compete for championship points in six divisions. With partner Jerry Schram, the track has already made significant improvements to both the facility and point's programs. "I grew up racing on small tracks in the Northwest and I'm excited about partnering with Jerry to provide a safe and exciting place for guys to race," explained Biffle. "We've made some great improvements for the racers and the fans. We've strengthened the point's fund and have added new bleachers and other fan friendly amenities. We're hoping to make Sunset Speedway a weekly destination for both racers and families." The DAA Spec Motor Series presented by Sherwin-Williams will see late model drivers from around the Northwest compete in 22 events on six tracks for a piece of the $25,000 series pointıs fund. DAA Northwest, a wholesale auto auction located in Spokane, Washington, has announced it's commitment to sponsor the DAA Northwest Spec Motor Series in conjunction with Sherwin Williams. DAA's owners and auto auction veterans Bob McConkey and Greg Mahugh are closely tied to the Pacific Northwest's automotive community. "All of us in the industry have a passion for cars - and racing embodies that spirit." says Mahugh. "We are proud to support Greg Biffle's efforts in bringing the Spec Motor Series to our region," adds McConkey. "DAA Northwest's values are Integrity, Excellence, Professionalism and Fun. We consider these values in every major decision we make, and when it came to the Series, everything fit." Sunset Speedway will begin the 2010 season starting April 10, for more information visit Sunset Speedway . The inaugural season of the DAA Spec Motor Series presented by Sherwin-Williams starts April 24 at the Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Oregon. Posted: 03/02/10 Back to News APRIL 2010DEMING SPEEDWAY RAINOUT - FRIDAY, APRIL 30  Posted: 04/30/10 JIM DARBY MEMORIAL - AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY, MAY 1ST
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RACE DAY SCHEDULE Submitted by: ARCA West Ignite Series 
8:30am - 9:30am - Driver & Team Meeting, Registration 10:00am - Race Gates Open, Safety Tech Open (Cars up on stands, wheels off) 12:00pm - 1:30pm - Track open for Practice 1:30pm - 2:30pm - Track closed for ARCA West Practice 2:30pm - 4:00pm - ARCA West Practice Resumes 4:30pm - 5:00pm - Mandatory Driver's Meeting 5:30pm - Tech Open for Pre-Qualifying Inspection/Line-up 6:00pm - Qualifying Begins 7:00pm - National Anthem, (Crews & Driver's Line up) 9:00pm - ARCA West Super Late Model Feature Posted: 04/30/10 NPP SCHEDULE UPDATE!! Submitted by: Gord Craig, NPP
2010 NPP SERIES SCHEDULE Saturday, May 1st - Castrol Raceway test 'n' tune Saturday, May 8th - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Saturday, May 15th - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Saturday, May 22nd - Bridge County Raceway Lethbridge Sunday, May 23rd - Bridge County Raceway Lethbridge Saturday, June 5th - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Saturday, June 12th - Central Alberta Raceways Rimbey Friday, July 9th - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Saturday, July 10th - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Saturday, July 17th - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Saturday, July 24th - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Friday, August 20th - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Saturday, August 21st - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Saturday, Sept. 11th - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Saturday, Sept. 18th - Castrol Raceway Edmonton Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd., based in Edson, Alberta, is title sponsor of the NPP Late Model Series which brings big league racing to Western Canadian race fans. NPP is also proud to be involved with the #81 Dodge in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.   BORNEMAN'S BIG FINISH SCORES ONE FOR THE LITTLE GUY Submitted by: Jason Christley, NASCAR
However, a mad dash through a myriad of cars tangled in a last-lap accident brought the signature moment in his racing career. Borneman, who qualified 31st, and was 18th with 10 laps to go, barreled through a top-10 group that included six double-duty drivers and three series-only regulars on that thrilling final lap to come home fifth at Talladega. It was an incredible feat considering Borneman's limited series history. It was more amazing considering his crew consisted of four members. NASCAR rules limit over-the-wall crew members to seven. After the race, an emotional Borneman told an ESPN2 national audience that Sunday was "The best day of my life." Borneman comes from a racing family. His dad, John Borneman Jr., is a former NASCAR weekly series champion at now-shuttered Cajon Speedway near San Diego. The younger Borneman has three wins and a pole in NASCAR K&N Pro West competition. Prior to Sunday's race, his career highlight was winning at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Wash., in 2006 the track where his father recorded his only series win 28 years before. "I think to do what he did at Talladega was pretty remarkable. It was impressive," said Ken Clapp, a senior consultant for NASCAR who tirelessly promoted races on the West Coast for nearly six decades. "I think itıs terrific that he could go back there and do so well with what they had. His dad told me they did not go back there with much to work with. They were short on funds. They only had four guys, plus him (Johnny). It was a big emotional win for the family. It was a big shot in the arm to have this happen. It was well deserved. "John and other (former) Winston West competitors of that era lived their dream by competing in combination races with what was then the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, rubbing fenders with the likes of Richard Petty, Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough. "Johnnyıs now fulfilling that family dream by taking the opportunity to race on a national level in the NASCAR Nationwide Series." Sunday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race the second half of a doubleheader with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as turbulent weather postponed the originally-scheduled race from Saturday was just the 17th of Borneman's series career, and his third this year. He failed to qualify at the season opener at Daytona International Speedway and also at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In the two races where he did qualify, he finished 43rd at Auto Club Speedway due to a transmission issue and 36th at Phoenix International Raceway after qualifying 43rd as a result of an accident. His career-best finish had been 16th at Iowa Speedway in 2009. Racing isn't Borneman's only occupation. In order to fund his dream, he holds a full-time job as a plaster and scaffold foreman. His racing career began in go-karts from 1989-94. He moved on to Late Models on road courses and ovals before making his NASCAR K&N West debut in 2000. Posted: 04/27/10 PRINCE GEORGE STREET STOCK SPECIAL By: Chris Arronge
MST Carriers Mini Stocks Invitational also this weekend, max 2.3 liter, 120 factory hp rating. This is also our 25th anniversary at the new track, and we will be celebrating Saturday night with a big Bar-b-que. Please let your guys know for us. The Playground of Power. Posted: 04/26/10 MOTHER NATURE INTERRUPTS RACE SCHEDULE Langford, B.C., April 24, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
Posted: 04/24/10 DOUBLE DUTY AT 'DEGA FOR STEVE ARPIN Submitted by: Steve Arpin Racing
Last Friday, Dale Jr. announced that Steve Arpin will make his NASCAR debut at Talladega Superspeedway in the no. 7 car for JR Motorsports. "But you've got Steve Arpin out there, who Carl Edwards said is incredible and who Mark (Martin) told me he'd put up against anybody on dirt in America, so you want to get that guy in there, too," Earnhardt Jr. said. "Maybe heıs the guy who can get in there and drive that 88 for Tony (Eury) Sr." Steve Arpin's dream becomes closer to a reality this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Not only will Arpin be going for his third straight win in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/Max and Menards, but he will also be making his first Nationwide Series start. Steve Arpin will be driving the no. 55 Mike's Hard Lemonade Toyota for Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA 250 on Friday and the no. 7 car for JR Motorsports in the Aaron's 312 on Saturday. The past week leading up to Talladega has been busy for Arpin as he made the trip between race shops multiple times each day. While getting fitted for seats at JR Motorsports and analyzing race data with Billy Venturini, Arpin has kept his focus. "It's been a busy week leading up to this opportunity. I have really been trying to keep myself focused and just do what I do best, which is driving a racecar," said Arpin. "The main thing that I can't get out of my mind is how much I appreciate Dale Jr. And Kelley taking a chance and giving me this opportunity." Make sure to catch the ARCA 250 at Talladega Superspeedway live on SPEED at 4:00 P.M. CT on Friday April 23rd and Steve's NASCAR Nationwide debut on Saturday April 24th at 1:30 P.M. CT on ABC. Posted: 04/22/10 NATIONAL STOCK CAR RACING COMMISSION STATEMENT: NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES WEST CAR NO. 22 Submitted by: Jason Christley, NASCAR
The penalties concern Section 12-1 of the NASCAR Rule Book "Actions detrimental to stock car racing;" Section 12-4-1: "Any determination by NASCAR Officials that the Race Equipment used in the Event does not conform to NASCAR rules;" and Section 20C-12.3-T: "The left front shock absorber would not extend to the specified distance within the specified period of time." The penalties assessed were:
The Panel found the testimonies of both the Appellant and the car owner to be genuine, and generally accepted that the infraction was probably inadvertent on their part. Nonetheless, the infraction was a clear violation of the Rule Book and the penalties issued by NASCAR were consistent with those issued for similar infractions at this level of the sport. Therefore, it is the unanimous decision of the National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel to uphold the original penalties assessed by NASCAR. The Appellant has the right under Section 15 of the Rule Book to appeal this decision to the National Stock Car Racing Chief Appellate Officer. John Cooper Janet Guthrie Lyn St. James George Silbermann - Appellate Administrator and non-voting member Posted: 04/21/10 NORTHWEST ONTARIO DRIVER MAKES IT 2 IN A ROW!
VICTORY HAS NEVER TASTED SWEETER FOR STEVE ARPIN Submitted by: Steve Arpin Racing
Unfortunately, due to rain, the ARCA Racing Series was unable to qualify. The 2009 owner's points lined up the field for the Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway. "We unloaded yesterday with a real good car right out of the trailer. I wish we had the chance to qualifying, because I think these guys brought me a good enough car that we could have sat on the pole," said Arpin on trackside while getting ready for the Rattlesnake 150. "But this Mike's Hard Lemonade Chevy is really good, it doesn't matter where we start, we are just going to stay out of trouble and get to the front." The Venturini Motorsports drivers were spread throughout the field. Mikey Kile started in the 11th position, while teammate Alli Owens started 25th. Steve Arpin started in the 22nd position and was up in the top ten after just a lap and a half. Steve Arpin and teammate Mikey Kile were involved in a four-car incident on lap 12. The no. 25 and no. 55 were both slightly damaged, but the Venturini Motorsports teams made good pit calls, hammered on the cars, got the fenders right, and got the cars back on the track. "There was a little bit of damage, but this thing just drove like a dream," said Arpin. "I donıt think there was anything stopping it. This Mike's Hard Lemonade Chevy, wow, and these guys are awesome, every one of them!" Steve Arpin was a man on mission, driving the high side and hit his rhythm lap after lap, taking up to 7 positions on just one lap. He worked his way up through the field and took the lead from Grand Enfinger on lap 92. With a green-white-checker finish in sight, the Venturini Motorsports team stood on their toes, while the driver was calm and confident. Steve Arpin got a great restart and while being challenged from Craig Goess on the last lap, Arpin went on to win his second career ARCA Racing Series event. After bringing on his new sponsor, Mike's Hard Lemonade, Steve Arpin climbs out of his car and got a bath to remember. Arpin is congratulated from teammates Mikey Kile, who finished the race with another top 10, and Alli Owens who finished 24th, while being sprayed with Mike's Hard Lemonade by the entire Venturini Motorsports crew. "It was awesome having Mike's Hard Lemonade on the no. 55 Chevy this weekend," said Arpin. "The partnership could not have come together at a better time and I am excited about heading to Talladega with Mike's Hard Lemonade on the car again." The whole Venturini Motorsports team has one dream and they all work towards it together.  Next for Steve Arpin: Talladega ARCA 250 Friday, April 23rd at Talladega Super Speedway. Race Kicks off at 4:00 p.m. ET and will be aired LIVE on SPEED TV. Steve will be doing double duty at Talladega also running the Aaron's 312 Saturday, April 24th in the no. 7 JR Motorsports Chevy. The Nascar Nationwide event starts at 2:30 p.m. and will be aired on ABC. Posted: 04/19/10 CHRIS BROUGHTON WINS BOMBER FEATURE - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., April 17, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
Ron Benham and Andrew Wilson shared the front row as thirteen Bombers lined up for forty laps of racing in their Feature event. Benham got out to the early lead with close running cars behind him that included Chris Stone, Brian Wakelin and Chris Broughton. On lap six, Stone got by Benham for the lead as the #14 car went wide going through turn one leaving a gap for Stone. Behind him the race for the next spots was intense between Benham, Wakelin, Broughton, Gilles Cyr, and Brandon Steen. These drivers virtually had a six car train going bumper to bumper for several laps. Cyr had a very fast car all night but going through turn one, he went wide and allowed Dennis Stewart to go underneath and get into the mix. On lap twelve Wakelin, who earlier had his car catch fire, moved into the second spot followed by Broughton, Benham, and Stewart. This lap produced the first yellow of the night tightening up the field. As the field came around for a restart, light rain began to fall again and as the cars entered turn one, Benham spun around. Up front, Stone still lead Wakelin and Broughton while Cyr reclaimed the fourth spot still running in a six car train. On lap twenty-three, these front runners now had to contend with back markers. Over the next few laps, Wakelin got pinched off, Cyr moved up along with Steen. On lap twenty-seven, Broughton found a hole going through the middle of a bunch of cars and come out with the lead followed by Steen, Wakelin, and Cyr while Stone got shuffled all the way back to sixth. On lap twenty-nine, Wakelin entered the pits where his car burst into flames near the front wheel well. This brought out the next yellow flag again bunching the field. On the restart, Broughton got out and into the lead followed by Steen, Cyr, and Stewart. Over the remaining laps Steen put all sorts of pressure on Broughton but couldn't make the pass. Broughton took his first victory in over a year as his car was claimed under the old claimer class and he did not race. Steen took the second spot with Cyr, Stewart, and Stone rounding out the top five spots in a thrilling race, one where conditions did not slow the intensity of the drivers. The next race, at Western Speedway, is April 24th that will hail the return of the Stock Car Series, the I.M.S. 4 Mini Stocks, and the first appearance of 2010 of the Late Model Series. Posted: 04/18/10 HUGE CROWD ENJOYS OPENING NIGHT AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kaleb Hart
Devin Madonia scored his first career win in the Budweiser 360 Sprints. Mack Brown set the pace in the early going, pacing the field on the bottom side of the 3/10 mile oval. Madonia kept pace with Brown through the opening circuits, gradually closing on Brown as the laps ticked by till Mack caught a soft spot in turn three. His car pitched sideways, and in the process, packed the right rear wheel full of clay. Madonia would jet by Brown down the back straight on lap 17 as Mack slowed and pulled to the high side with his car vibrating badly due to the packed wheel. It was academic from there for Madonia, who cruised to victory lane in his family owned #42m Rocket. Kelsey Carpenter enjoyed a career best second place finish in the 360s aboard his Dri-Eaz #27c XXX. Brett Cole came in third aboard his #65 XXX in only his second ever appearance at Skagit Speedway. Alan Munn was fast time in his #42 XXX. Heat wins went to Cole and Shane Broers in the Ed Broers #11 XXX. Dylan "Pickle" Dunham was also a first time winner at Skagit Speedway in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprint class. Dunham, who only has a handful of starts at the track, displayed the patience of a veteran as he reeled in race leader Glen Reinstra then blew by him toward the mid race point. Dunham would hold the lead through the rest of the twenty lap feature, fending off multiple challenges on restarts on his way to the final flags in his #7d J&J. Bill Rude debuted his new ride successfully, ending up second in the Dri-Eaz #33 XXX. In a night full of career best finishes, Cale Brooke also set a new career high with a third place result in his #4b Rocket. Heat wins went to Brooke, Reinstra and Steve Parker. Ben Gunderson won a wild Outlaw Hornet main event, as the 2008 division champ ran down Stacy Day and passed her up at the midpoint of the 25 lap feature. Gunderson coasted to victory shortly thereafter, with Rick Young taking second and Day taking third. 18 hornets started the feature and only 7 finished, as the cars careened and crunched all over the track. Round 2 of the Foothills Toyota Tundra Series kicks off next week at Skagit Speedway with all four classes back in action. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. with racing to follow. For advanced ticket info on this year's Dirt Cup, visit Skagit Speedway . Posted: 04/18/10 FOUR NEW WINNERS GRACE DEMING SPEEDWAY VICTORY LANE Submitted by: Kaleb Hart
In the Triple X Race Co 600 restricted class, Nate Vaughn ed all 25 laps to collect his first win of the year, holding off Jacob Brown for the duration of the race. Vaughn restarted incredibly well, varying his line and throttle pickup pints to keep Brown off balance during the caution filled feature. Liam Ryan followed up his win from last week with a third place. Heat wins went to Vaughn, Josh Lemley and Cory Samuelson. Quick time was Greg Hamilton. The thriller of the night was the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint feature, where Dylan Resch sliced and diced his way through heavy lapped traffic to take his first win of the year in the 15 lap main event. Resch was pressured by second place finishing Isaac Abenroth. Third went to Darius Walker, a career best finish. Spencer Constance was quick time. Heat wins went to Abenroth and Resch. Pepsi night at the races kicks off at 6:00 p.m. next Friday night with time trials for all four divisions at Deming Speedway. For ticket information, visit us online at Deming Speedway Posted: 04/16/10 MIKE'S HARD LEMONADE CO. JOINS STEVE ARPIN Submitted by: Steve Arpin Racing
"Steve Arpin's energetic, playful character and passion for motor sports align well with the ideals of the Mike's Hard Lemonade brand," said Paul Jacobus, Director of Sales. "Arpin and the Venturini Motorsports team can help introduce stock car auto racing fans to Mike's Hard Lemonade's refreshing taste of real lemon juice in an ultra premium malt alcohol base." Arpin, a second-year driver in the ARCA Racing Series, earned his career-first series' victory just one week ago at Salem (Ind.) Speedway and heads into the fourth race of the national stock car tour's 21-race season leading the driver's point standings. "As a huge fan of the entire line of Mike's Hard products, I couldnıt be more thrilled to represent the Mike's Hard Lemonade brand for the next two races," said Arpin, a native of Fort Frances, Ontario. "The product has a strong presence in both the United States and Canada so I feel like it plays well to my background and lifestyle. Our race team had a great week last week and an ice cold Mike's Hard Lemonade would have been the perfect refreshment in Victory Lane and anywhere beer is enjoyed. A repeat trip to Victory Lane in Texas with the Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. Chevy would be a perfect way to kick off this program." Arpin's no. 55 Chevrolet, fielded by veteran race team Venturini Motorsports, will feature a special Mike's Hard Lemonade-branded paint scheme beginning with this weekend's Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway. The race is live on SPEED at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. For live timing and scoring of the 150-mile race, visit Arca Racing . Remember, Mike's is hard. So is prison. Don't drive drunk. Posted: 04/14/10 HARR FINISHES 6TH AT PIR
HOLMES FINALLY FINDS SUCCESS AT PHOENIX "Earns 10th career win and first at PIR" By Jason Christley, NASCAR
"I've been wanting to win a race here for quite some time," said the two-time series champion from Escalon, Calif. "We had a good car all day. I just save it for the end. The team did a great job on the last pit stop making the call. We had some great restarts at the end and got us the win." Holmes and his Bill McAnally Racing team altered their strategy during the race opting to pit for fresh right-side tires on the no. 20 NAPA Toyota midway through the event in order to chase down NASCAR K&N Pro Series East regular Brett Moffitt, who led a race-high 36 laps. "Moffitt was faster than us at the beginning of the race," Holmes said. "So, we made the decision to go ahead and change tires. Originally, we weren't going to change tires, but we figured that was the only way we could beat him. I was a little nervous starting back there in the pack, but I got through that good." Moffitt, meanwhile, was knocked out of the lead on Lap 89 after contact with second-place Greg Pursley. "Those guys were racing hard and got together and it got us back to second and we got a great restart," Holmes said. "We thought we had it won, but got another caution for a green-white-checkered. I got a good start and I think he (Mayhew) spun his tires." In that final restart, Holmes opted to restart in the outside lane something that was not an easy decision for him. "I complained all last year that we needed to be able to make that choice, because certain tracks we go to, the outside is definitely the way to go," he said. "Well, I had to make that decision tonight. I had beat Pursley on the outside. So, I knew I was better on the outside and I could control the race better. Sitting under that red for 10 minutes making that decision, I wanted to throw up. Thatıs not my style. Usually, Iım pretty calm. I made the decision and went with it. I took the chance and it paid off." Holmes had arrived at Phoenix looking to get his season on track after he broke an axle and finished 20th in the season opener on March 27. "We needed it bad," he said of the Phoenix win. "We had a bad day at Roseville. We came here to win the race and get the most points and we did that. So, now we'll move on to the next race and try to do the same thing." The win also clinched Holmes a spot in the postseason NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. Daryl Harr, Stan Silva Jr., Todd Souza, Taylor Barton and series rookie Michael Self rounded out the top 10. Moffitt rallied to finish 11th. Andrew Myers won the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in qualifying, but had his day cut short on Lap 48 after cutting a tire. The last yellow flag came out for a multi-car wreck on the front stretch on the restart. The race was slowed by 10 caution periods, including two red flags. There were eight lead changes among six drivers. Holmes led twice for 17 laps, including the final 12 after taking the lead on a restart from Pursley. The race will air on SPEED on Thursday, April 22 at 6 p.m. ET. Pursley and Mayhew have taken an early lead in the championship standings. They each have 320 points. They are followed by Holmes and Josh Combs, each with 288; Todd Souza with 276; Taylor Barton with 268, Luis Martinez Jr., with 267, Paulie Harraka with 266; Self with 260 and Jonathon Gomez with 259, unofficially. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West next races on May 23 in the annual combination event with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Posted: 04/11/10 ROUGH START FOR STOCK CARS - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., April 10, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
Lois Pollard-Grant and Justin Woodske held the front row for the start of the Mini Stock Feature event with thirty laps to race. Lois got the early lead with Gilles Parenteau challenging her for three laps and then Alex Mouner moved into the second spot after just four laps. On lap eight, the yellow came out as Gord Percival had something break sending him into the backstretch wall ending his night. As the field returned to green flag racing Pollard-Grant, Mouner, and Willison ran side by side and bumper to bumper trading spots in a tight bunch. Mouner grabbed the lead only to have Pollard-Grant take it back one lap later as Aaron Willison took over the third spot. On lap twelve Willison grabbed the lead and Mouner also got by Pollard-Grant to take the second spot. Once out front the two front runners ran away from the field with Willison taking the win followed by Mouner with Pollard-Grant in third. Fifteen beautifully prepared Stock Cars took the green flag for forty laps of racing with Sam Hunt and Chris Mackinerny on the front row. For the first eight laps Mackinerny and Hunt ran door handle to door handle with each driver trading the lead while side by side racing behind them left little room for errors. Mike Rutty and Dave Reside got together early spinning in turn one but no caution flag as they got going in the right direction. Jeff Hamstra, Aaron Wilkie, and Kyle Cottam were packed together behind the front runners. On lap eight the yellow came out as several cars got tangled on the frontstretch that included Hamstra, Wilkie, and Kirt Rompain driving Ryan Wade's #95 car. Rompain tried to duck to the inside of Wilkie and Hamstra but got collected up with Hamstra's car sitting on the hood of both Rompain and Wilkie's as they struck the inside front wall. Wilkie and Hamstra returned to racing but Rompain's ride was pulled to the pits with a lot of damage all around. On the double file restart, Mackinerny and Hunt found themselves running side by side again for the next four laps. Behind them, Larry Graham, Dave Reside, Daryl Crocker, Dan Myers, and Steve Copp were all packed together challenging each position. Graham made an inside move going three wide through turn one and that didn't work as everyone got shuffled around. On lap fifteen, Graham and Reside got locked together as they wnet by the start finish line bringing out a yellow flag. They got themselves unlocked and rejoined the field. On the restart, Hunt and Mackinerny still shared the front row but Hunt entered the pits before the next lap was complete. By lap seventeen, Mackinerny had Daryl Crocker and Dan Myers to contend with. Crocker made a daring move on lap twenty-one and grabbed the lead with Myers and Graham still in the mix. After one more lap the yellow came out again as Myers had trouble going through turn four. On the restart, Graham and Crocker led the field around to green and the trading of positions started once again. On lap twenty-six, Graham got the clear lead from Crocker with Reside now running third. On lap thirty-one, Wilkie took over the third spot with everyone still in a tight pack. On lap thirty-seven Wilkie made the pass for second dropping Crocker back to third and Reside fourth. On the very last lap, Steve Copp got by Reside and settled for fourth. Up front, Graham took the checkered flag with Wilkie and Crocker finishing second and third respectively. This Series has always been competitive and if tonight was an indication of things to come, it should prove to be an action packed event night after night.  
 The next race, at Western Speedway, is April 17th with the first appearance of the Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Figure 8s, Mini Vans, and the Bombers for 2010 as their first scheduled race was rained out. Posted: 04/11/10 DEMING SPEEDWAY KICKS OFF 2010
Heat wins went to Steven Hendrickson, Aaron Fell and Eric Drake. Cam Smith had all cylinders firing as he led every lap of the 20 lap Speedmart PMP 600 main. After borrowing a set of carbs earlier in the night, Smith and his team dialed in their car quickly, and they were virtually unchallenged during the main. Shaun Holtorf finished second and Kyle Johnson was third. Johnson, Tayler Dougherty, Hayden Schmidt and JR Thomas won heats. Johnson was quick time. Liam Ryan made quite the impression in his Triple X Race Co 600 restricted debut. Ryan not only won his heat, but led every lap of the 20 lap A Feature, winning the race by a full straightaway advantage. Dougie James ran second, with Jacob Brown running third. Heat race wins went to Ryan, James, and Robie Price. Cory Samuelson set quick time. The first Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint A Feature was won by Jaden Thomas. Tristan Thomas led the first 5 laps before spinning out, then was unable to restart. Jaden Thomas took the lead at this point, and would not relinquish for the remainder of the 10 lap feature. Kyle Mitchell was second, Dylan Resch third. Heat wins went to Tristan Thomas and Isaac Abenroth. Mitchell was fast time. Join us next week as all four classes are in action again at Deming Speedway. Time trials kick off at 6 with racing to follow. For all the latest news and ticket information, visit Deming Speedway Posted: 04/10/10 HARRAKA MOVES TO TOP OF HUNTER INDEX "K&N Pro Series West Points Leader Off To Fast Start" For Immediate Release: NASCAR Media
The Hunter Index is a new feature in 2010 on NASCARHomeTracks.com that will spotlight the top 10 drivers in the NASCAR Developmental Series in a monthly power poll. Drivers are ranked on their performance over the previous month. Harraka, who was fifth in the preseason poll on the strength of winning two of the last three NASCAR K&N Pro Series West races in 2009, earned four of the six first-place votes. "The numbers speak for themselves," said Tim Haddock of HaddockInThePaddock.com. "He won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West opener in impressive fashion. It's clear the 2009 Sunoco Rookie of the Year has taken the crucial first step in becoming a West Series champion." Cole Whitt, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East points leader, checked in at no. 2. James Civali and Darrell Wallace Jr. are third and fourth, respectively, and each picked up a first-place vote. Civali is the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour points leader and coming off a win at South Boston (Va.) Speedway. Wallace became the youngest winner in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East history when he won at Greenville (S.C.) Speedway. While he finished 20th at South Boston, Wallace impressed by driving from the back of the field into the top three before a cut tire ended his day early. "I voted Civali at the top because heıs the only driver in the touring division who has run multiple events, is leading the points, and has won an event," said Shawn Courchesne of the Hartford (Conn.) Courant. Civali will be back on track this weekend, when the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour kicks off its season at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway. As the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series tracks have begun their seasons across North America, several drivers have made early gains on the national championship hunt. Most notable is Keith Rocco of Wallingford, Conn. Rocco, the national runner-up last year, is 2-for-2 in feature wins in the SK Modified division at the Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl and checked in at no. 5 in the Hunter Index. Max Gresham (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East), Philip Morris (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series), Andy Seuss (NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour), Nick Joanides (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series), and Dexter Canipe Jr. (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series) rounded out the top 10. The Hunter Index is named for Jim Hunter, NASCAR's vice president of corporate communications and a long-time supporter of the weekly and touring series that make up the NASCAR Developmental Series. The Index was designed in the off season as an opportunity to compare the top drivers from the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series all the way up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. It will also encompass drivers from the NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. The panel also included media members Courchesne representing the Northeast, Adam Fenwick of National Speed Sport News from the Southeast, Haddock from the West Coast, and Greg MacPherson from the Canadian publication Inside Track Motorsports News. They are joined by Brett Bodine, who is the chairman of the NASCAR resumé committee and represented the NASCAR competition side on the panel, and NASCAR public relations representative Jason Christley. The panel will conference on the first Wednesday of each month, and the Hunter Index will be released the following day. NASCAR fans are encouraged to weigh in with their own opinions through the NASCAR Home Tracks Community page on NASCAR.com. APRIL HUNTER INDEX 1. PAULIE HARRAKA (NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) - Why he's here: Won the pole and led nearly every lap in winning K&N Pro Series West opener at All American in Roseville, Calif.; third win in last four races in West dating back to last year. 2. COLE WHITT (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) - Why he's here: First in points in K&N Pro Series East; won pole and finished fourth at Greenville Pickens; was second at South Boston; only driver to lead laps in both events. 3. JAMES CIVALI (NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour) - Why he's here: Has a win (South Boston), two top fives and three top 10s in three starts; won pole at Atlanta (finished sixth) and was third at Caraway; leads in points. 4. DARRELL WALLACE JR. (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) - Why he's here: Won debut at Greenville Pickens; qualified third at South Boston, started in back because of unapproved adjustment, moved up to fourth before cutting a tire. 5. KEITH ROCCO (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series) - Why he's here: Last year's national runner-up has won first two races at Waterford Speedbowl and leads track points. 6. MAX GRESHAM (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) - Why he's here: Rebounded from a 23rd at Greenville Pickens with nearly perfect performance at South Boston, where he won pole and led 146 laps en route to win. 7. PHILIP MORRIS (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series) - Why he's here: Won Motor Mile Late Model season opener on April 3 - won the pole and led all 152 laps, holding off field in a green-white-checkered finish; also third in Late Model points at South Boston. 8. ANDY SEUSS (NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour) - Why he's here: Second in points with a win at Caraway and a third-place finish at South Boston. 9. NICK JOANIDES (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series) - Why he's here: Opened defense of Super Late Model division title at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.) with a win. 10. DEXTER CANIPE JR. (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series) - Why he's here: Is 2-for-2 in wins in Late Model division at Hickory Motor Speedway in Newton, N.C. HONORABLE MENTION: Ryan Truex (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East), Josh Combs (K&N Pro Series West), Ryan Gifford (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East), Travis Swaim (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series), and Tim Brown (NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour). Posted: 04/08/10 DARYL HARR TO COMPETE AT PIR 
  Posted: 04/05/10 WESTERN SPEEDWAY - OPENING NIGHT RESCHEDULED Langford, B.C., April 3, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating Tonight was supposed to see the return of weekly racing at Western Speedway, Canada's oldest track. After the heavy wind blew all of the signs down on Friday along the backstretch, with a backed up drain coupled with rain just before racing was to begin on Saturday, did nothing to help opening the 2010 race season. As a result, the April 3rd race with the Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Figure 8s, Mini Vans and Bombers, will open on April 17. The Speedway is scheduled now to open this season with the Stock Cars, Mini Stocks and Dwarf Cars next weekend, April 10. Posted: 04/03/10 Back to News MAY 2010CONGRATULATIONS #71 DAVE OLSON Submitted by: Kendall Thomas
KENNINGTON EYES THE PRIZE IN 2010 Submitted by: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR Public Relations
"The car looks great. It's a little weird, though. I've had a green car for as long as I can remember,: said Kennington. "I've never bought into that superstition about green race cars. Maybe we'll see if there is anything to that." The car has performed well in pre-season testing, including a May 18 session at Delaware, leaving Kennington optimistic about the upcoming season. "We were really fast in the Delaware test. We showed more than I would have liked, but everything felt really good," he said. Winning last season at Delaware, his home track, was special for a couple of reasons. First, obviously, it was in front of his fans, friends and family, but, more importantly, it was his first touring series victory at the track dating back to his CASCAR days. Kennington first raced at there two days after getting his driverıs license at the age of 16. "That win was awesome," he said. "It's always great to win at home, but it was even better to finally do it. I had finished second there something like seven times." But his attention now is firmly focused on the 2010 season and his quest for that elusive series title. "If Andrew (Ranger) actually is not going to be able to defend, then it's going to be a free for all," Kennington said. And it all starts in Delaware. "That's a great place to start the year off for us. It's close to home and we did well there last year," he said. "It's really important to get off to a good start. With 13 races, you get one mulligan, maybe. Two bad showings and you are done." Kennington holds the series record for career top-five finishes with 26 (out of 38 events in series history), five more than second-place Scott Steckly. DNFs have been his undoing. In 2010, Kennington will have to limit those and add to his series career total of four victories to end up where he wants to come the end of September. "We want to bring a solid car every time out and win races when the opportunity comes," he said. "If we do that, then everything else will take care of itself. It has been a long off season, though. Everyone is ready for Delaware." Posted: 05/31/10 HOLMES GOES FOR 3RD STRAIGHT ROSEBURG WIN Submitted by: Kevin Green, NASCAR
BMR driver, Eric Holmes (No. 20 NAPA Toyota), will be shooting for his third consecutive Roseburg win when the series heads there for the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts Bonus Challenge 150 on Saturday, June 5. Even more impressive is the NAPA team's record at Roseburg - winning six of eight events, with four different drivers, as well as with different crew chiefs during those eight years. As one of the events put on each year by Bill McAnally Racing Promotions, there is extra incentive to run well there for car owner and race promoter Bill McAnally, according to Holmes. "It's one of the first events that Bill McAnally promoted," Holmes explained. "So, I think there's a little added pressure to do well. He tells us we 'have to win." "For me personally, it's a track I've run really well at," Holmes said. "I've always enjoyed going up there. The fans are great and it's a beautiful facility. The key is qualifying well and starting up front and leading all the laps." Holmes admits it's difficult to explain the consistency that the BMR has been able to maintain at Roseburg. "Austin Cameron won there and he and I have totally different driving styles," Holmes said. "I sometimes wonder how that plays into it. But for me, it fits my driving style. It's a track you have to really pay attention, not over drive the car and save it for the end. For me, it's been a place I adapted to really well." With six of the past nine races at Roseburg being won from the pole position, it's also easy to see the advantage of starting up front. "Qualifying is key there, because it's really hard to pass,² said Holmes, who in 2008 demonstrated that a driver can come from the back of the pack. "Two years ago I had a flat tire and came back through the field and proved that you can pass there. You've just got to have a good car and be patient." Nonetheless, Holmes knows it won't be easy to score his third straight win there. "I know the odds are against me on that," he said. "But it's a place I love going to. Hopefully, we can get the set-up right. I think we can go up there and win the race like we have the past two years and put the NAPA Toyota in Victory Lane." Although Roseburg is in one of the smaller markets the series visits, teams love the small-town atmosphere they experience there. "When we come into the town, we're kind of the big show," Holmes said. "It's almost like the (NASCAR Sprint) Cup Series, because they don't often get the opportunity to see this type of racing and these types of cars. The whole town gets together on it and with Bill's promoting, we get a great crowd. The fans there love their NASCAR racing." Posted: 05/31/10 MIDGLEY WINS TOUGH KATANA SERIES OPENER Langford, B.C., May 29, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
On the restart, Midgley had Robinson sharing the front row and with the drop of the green flag, Midgley quickly went back to the lead followed quickly by Key, Brent Morris, and Wade Bland. A spinning car brought out the next yellow after just a few laps. On this restart, Midgley had Key on his outside with Morris and Bland close behind on the bumpers. With the drop of the green flag, again Midgley gained the advantage and got the lead. On lap twenty-five, Bland took over third with Morris back to fourth and Ken Jorgensen, last season's point Champion, moving up to run fifth. On lap thirty-three, Bland took over second and by this time Midgley built a fairly good lead. On lap forty-five, the yellow came out as Mike Haslam and Key spun out on turn one. On the double file restart, Midgley had Bob Kuhn on his outside with Bland right behind them. Midgley got away quickly again but only to have another yellow hit the speedway as Josh Reaume went around. For this restart, Midgley now had Bland on his outside and just as the field was given the green the race was red flagged as Mike Haslam and Ian Graham crashed heavily on turn three and four on lap fifty-three. Early indications were that the accelerator stuck on Haslam's car putting him into the wall and Graham had nowhere to go but up and over tearing the sheet metal from hood to trunk on Haslam's machine. No one was hurt but extreme damage to both cars put them in the pits. On the restart, Bland again lined up outside front row with Midgley and as quickly as they dropped the green flag another yellow came out as Dean Thornton, Josh Reaume, and Robinson got together spinning in turn one. By lap fifty-six, Midgley had the lead with Bland in second followed by Morris, Tom Berrow running fourth and Rob Haslam now up to fifth. On lap sixty-six, John Ross spun going into turn one right in front of Midgley while Murray Dyke, checking up, backed his car into the wall on the frontstretch. On the restart, Midgley again had Bland on his outside and immediately Bland backed off the pace with a tire issue putting him into the pits and Morris taking the second spot. The race ran free for the remainder with Midgley taking the checkered flag followed by Brent Morris, Tom Berrow, Rob Haslam, and Brandon Carlson rounding out the top five in a tough start for the Katana Boat tour. They will be back again in September for the Canada 200. The next race, at Western Speedway on June 5th, is "Princess and Pirates Night" with the kids taking center stage along with the Demo Classes and the Bombers with fifteen year old Brandon Steen who drove a spectacular race and a win last time out. There will also be a big fireworks show at the end of the night. Action photos on our Trackside page. Posted: 05/30/10 ISLANDERS BREAK TIE AT WESTERN SPEEDWAY! #81 Darrell Midgley in his Dodge crate engine powered sportsman outpaced an impressive 28 car field to take the checkered flag at Katana's opening event of 2010. Second place went to #29 Brent Morris and third #86 Tom Berrow. #07 Wade Bland set fast time of 17.155 with Ford crate power. Full write-up coming soon to the Katana Sportsman Tour website. Posted: 05/30/10 #71 DAVE OLSON WINS ARCA SPORTSMAN THUNDER MOUNTAIN Submitted by: Korbin Thomas
Posted: 05/29/10 MAY 29TH CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER  Posted: 05/29/10 RAIN FORCES CANCELLATION OF STATE FARM INSURANCE 100 For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park Media Relations
Tickets for the May 29 race will be honored at the track's next scheduled event. Montana Raceway Park's season continues on June 5 with Little Caesars Pizza and CHS night at the races. Racing will be the Flathead Beacon Bombers & Crusin' Compacts, MRP Hornets, Hobby Stocks and Super Stocks. Posted: 05/29/10 20TH ANNUAL MONTANA 200 FEATURES OVER $50,000 IN TOTAL PRIZE MONEY For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park Media Relations
A driver who is able to secure a starting position in the 24-car A-Main will receive a minimum of $850 for their efforts with the winner of the Montana 200 taking home a minimum of $15,000. Incentive bonuses are in place for the winning driver to add $5,000, raising the payout to $20,000 if achieved. "We are excited about the opportunity to increase the start money for the drivers and give the potential race winner an added incentive heading into the 20th anniversary of this prestigious event," said general manager and promoter Justin Rody. "The leadership team at Montana Raceway Park is working hard to add bonuses to the prizes and purse for the Montana 200. Our staff is out daily networking to bring additional opportunities to what is being announced today." The $5,000 bonus paid to the winner will be presented if the driver is able to set fast time, win the A-Trophy Dash, the Fast 12 Heat and the 20th Annual Montana 200, Rody added. "Our ownership is excited for the 20th anniversary running of the Montana 200 and our sponsors, broadcast partner, race teams and fans have provided us with nothing but positive responses to the track's effort to provide the best late model race on the West Coast," Rody added. "We know going forward there is still much work to do. With less than seven weeks to go until the green flag falls this announcement will give anyone planning to attend as a driver, vacationer or fan an understanding of the commitment we are making to the 2010 Coors Light Montana 200," Rody noted. Gary Lewis has won the Montana 200 three consecutive summers and is out to make it four straight when racing gets underway on July 15. "To have the track step up and pay this kind of purse is awesome. Hopefully that payout will inspire some of the best drivers in the country to come out and take part in the race," Lewis said. "Of course anyone coming has to know that our Sign Factory USA race team is out to make it four straight victories and cash that winner's check at the end of the night on July 17." Bee Broadcasting will present the 20th Annual Coors Light Montana 200 live on Montana Country 106.3 The Bear. This will be their second broadcast of the race in as many summers. Paul Bartholomew, a veteran announcer with Motor Racing Network (MRN) Radio and NASCAR Sprint Vision, will provide play-by-play coverage for the event. Race teams are encouraged to pre-register in order to secure their car number, have an ample supply of Hoosier racing tires on hand for all participants, accommodate for appropriate pit space and receive a substantial savings for turning in the required information prior to July 4. Entry forms and rules for the 20th Annual Coors Light Montana 200 are available on the track's website or by calling (406) 257-RACE (7223). The 20th Annual Coors Light Montana 200 would not be possible without business support from Fun Beverage, Kalispell Toyota, Bee Broadcasting, Holiday Inn Express, Coca-Cola, The Hilton Garden Inn, Gardner's RV Center and Kurt's Polaris. Coors Light Montana 200 Champions: 2009 - Gary Lewis, Snohomish, Wash. 2008 - Gary Lewis, Snohomish, Wash. 2007 - Gary Lewis, Snohomish, Wash. 2006 - Jeff Jefferson, Naches, Wash. 2005 - BJ Tidrick, Yakima, Wash. 2004 - Christian Roeder, Ephrata, Wash. 2003 - Ken Kaltschmidt, Marion, Mont. 2002 - Tom Sweatman, Cosmopolis, Wash. 2001 - Ron Dexter, Selah, Wash. 2000 - Tom Sweatman, Cosmopolis, Wash. Posted: 05/28/10 SPORTSMAN SUPER SATURDAY - MAY 29TH
Posted: 05/27/10 OWENS AND MORTON SET TO RESUME LATE MODEL BATTLE For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park Media Relations
Both drivers resume their chase for the 2010 divisional championship this weekend in the State Farm Insurance 100. Also on tap will be the Bandoleros, Flathead Beacon Crusin' Compacts, the Westward Bound/Keller Williams Realty Legends and the Hornets. For Owens the race means another run in his back-up car after an incident at Sun Valley Speedway in early May caused heavy damage to his primary Budweiser Chevrolet. Winning on May 15 in a Port City chassis with power from Earl Wham's motor shop was done through a strong off-season program and the need to always be ready for a race no matter the circumstances. "In pays dividends to work hard, take care of all your stuff and pay attention to details. We pretty much had this car ready to go and were able to pick up the win," Owens said. That victory came in a division that is fast becoming one of the top late model programs in the Northwest, Owens added. With drivers from across Western Canada and the Inland Northwest venturing to Montana Raceway Park to battle the local stars, Owens sees an ever changing landscape to his hometown track as it enters its 20th Anniversary season. "Our little race track in Kalispell has hands down the best (late model) shows in the Northwest this year," Owens noted. "We have a good promoter and owners that pursue great talent to come here, they offer a top-notch facility to race at and it attracts the best drivers to put on a show for the fans. It's neat to see that all come together and it's great for everyone including those of us here locally to have that happening at our track." Morton echoed Owens when sizing up the increasingly tough competition. "Mark Owens and Cory Wolfe are veterans at this track and our locals are as tough as anyone out there who comes in from out of town. You saw that last year in the (Coors Light Montana) 200 where those two gave (Gary) Lewis a run for his money and almost won the thing. I think this year all of us racing here locally will give us an edge." "When the 200 rolls around this summer we'll have practiced a lot on this track and against stiff competition. When the out of town racers come in here to try and win we'll be ready. It's tough to win here week to week and that only makes all of us better," Morton said. Each driver approaches this weekend's State Farm Insurance 100 with a simple game plan for success. With only two races left on the schedule until the 20th Annual Coors Light Montana 200, laps in all track conditions is a key to future success. "I definitely look at this one to try and do some things with our Carlson Law Office Chevrolet that we may not attempt for the 200 and if they're working we'll keep refining them," Morton said. "Right now we're working with bump stops in our suspension package which has the car handling better but we're still trying to get it right exiting the corner. We'll keep working on it because everything we're doing is just building for our run in the 200." Owens agreed that a simplistic approach to the next two races will be important. "In our (racing) program we very seldom bring the same set-up to the track," he said. "Sometimes we miss (on the final set-up) and are a little less competitive then we'd like and there are times when we're right on. We love the challenge of understanding all of the things that go into getting our car to be successful and the complexities of that drive us to campaign a competitive car each week including the Montana 200." With Owens winning the season's first race Morton sees the need to push hard for his yearly goal, he added. "Every year this division is so tough to win in that I set a goal to get one main event trophy before the end of a season. I don't really think about points and focus on that simple goal because guys usually don't win more then one race a year in this class and that shows that we have one of the best shows around I believe." Memorial Day Weekend offers racing action at the Flathead Valley's only professional sporting venue-Montana Raceway Park. Posted: 05/27/10 MAINLANDERS VS. ISLANDERS - LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
FILL 'ER' UP... Submitted by: Gord Craig, NPP
 Bruce Broughton (#61) and 3X NPP Series Champion Trevor Emond (#17)Posted: 05/25/10 GETTING SET FOR WILLIAMS LAKE Submitted by: Kendall Thomas
Posted: 05/24/10 MAX EFFORT GETS IT DONE IN THE END "Gresham Edges Fellow Rookie Dillon At The Line For Iowa Victory" Submitted by: Jason Christley, NASCAR
On the final restart, Dillon drove to the inside of leaders Gresham and Corey LaJoie to make it three-wide as they crossed the line to take the white flag. Dillon and Gresham continued side-by-side for the entire final lap with Gresham taking the checkered flag first by just a few feet. Gresham is a Joe Gibbs Development driver, giving the organization three victories at Iowa. The top four finishers were all East rookies with Darrell Wallace Jr. in third, followed by LaJoie. David Mayhew finished fifth overall and was credited with a West win as the series' top finisher. It's Mayhew's third career win - all at Iowa. He was the top finishing West driver at Iowa last May and won the subsequent West stand-alone event in the fall. Ryan Truex, Eddie MacDonald, Jonathon Gomez, Kevin Swindell and Eric Holmes rounded out the top 10. The win allowed Gresham to take over the East points lead over defending series champion Truex, 469-456. Wallace is third. Cole Whitt, who entered the race with the points lead and led 31 laps, dropped to fourth when a transmission issue ended his day on Lap 139. Mayhew led the first 72 laps and a race-high 86 overall. Pit stop strategy, however, cost him the lead and he was unable to work his way back to the front. He did take over the West points lead with his finish and Greg Pursley's misfortune. Pursley hit the Turn 2 wall while running second on Lap 130. The two had begun the weekend with the same points total. Mayhew now leads Holmes, 510-453. Pursley dropped to third with 432. Brett Moffitt, Gresham's JGR teammate, led 54 laps. But he finished 17th after he spun while battling LaJoie for second on lap 195. That wreck set up the final restart. The race will air on SPEED on Thursday, May 27 at 1 p.m. ET. The West will return to the track at Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Ore., on June 5, while the East next races at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on June 6. Posted: 05/23/10 FIFTEEN YEAR OLD WINS BOMBER FEATURE Langford, B.C., May 22, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating  A fifteen year old Brandon Steen won a spectacular Feature event in the Bomber Series Saturday night at Western Speedway. With temperatures hovering around four or five degrees a rather large crowd watched a full Demo program with the Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Mini Vans, Figure 8s, and the Bombers take part in Trophy Dashes, Heat races, and Feature events plus the added attraction of the always popular boat race.
On lap thirty, Steen made the pass for the lead going through turn three and four dropping Cyr back to second and with Moore, Broughton, and Stone still in the mix. Over the next several laps, Steen had to contend with lapped traffic while trying to hold off the hard charging Cyr. Several times Cyr made it up to run side by side or bumper to bumper with Steen but couldn't find a hole to get through. Racing through corner one and two, Cyr went to go to the outside but Steen found a hole through the middle of two cars and gained several car lenghts on his closest competitor as they went three wide and Cyr still there to challenge if the fifteen year old made a mistake. Steen displayed a skill level of a seasoned professional as as he carved his way through traffic, hounded by Cyr for the lead, and brought the fans to the edge of their seats as he crossed the finish line first in one of the best Bomber races seen in a long time. He has a wealth of knowledge to draw from as his grandfather, Gentleman Jim Steen has raced at Western Speedway since it began, and his father Kerry is a many series Champion as well as running Super Trucks south of the border several years ago. Cyr hung on for the second spot while Chris Stone, Broughton, and Moore rounded out the top five. After ten minutes of mayhem and crashed boats, Bryce Muir was the only competitor to have any boat left at all and was declared the winner with the smallest piece of boat left that you can imagine. That's all it took for Muir to take the winners Trophy. The next race, at Western Speedway, is May 29th with the Katana Boat Series and the Stock Cars running on the Hall of Fame Night. Fans who attend the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies recieve a free ticket to watch this great race the following night with some of the top B.C. drivers in Late Model racing along with the hard charging local Stock Car drivers. The doors open at 6:00 P.M. at the Eagle Ridge Hall in Langford on Friday; May 28th, with the ceremonies beginning at 7:30 P.M. This is a great opportunity to meet some of the great racers that have been a major part in the success of Western Speedway as well as watch racing at its best the next night. See you there. Posted: 05/23/10 MORRIS, OLDHAM, YOUNG, HAVENS AND HALDEN SCORE WINS For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park Media Relations
Defending Flathead Beacon Bombers champion, Jason Young, scored his first win of 2010 as he held off the hard charging Bill "Two Barrel" McCallum and Dave Berglund at the end 30 laps of side-by-side racing. Cory Reum and Jimmy Worsham rounded out the top-5. Hobby Stock driver Dave Oldham closed 2009 with two main event wins and started his new season off in grand fashion by taking the checkered flag over defending division champion Dustin Martel and Rookie of the Year candidate, Jerry Schmuck. Brandon Martel and Josh Davis rode out the tail end of the top-5 running order. Aiming for a championship in the Bandoleros division has been a spur of inspiration for Dalton Halden who gave her sister Taylen a great birthday present with a main event victory over Tristan Corpron who overcame damage from a Heat Race incident and the hard charging rookie Brock Denny. Coming into the evening Zach Havens and Scott Lee were tied atop the drivers' standings for the Thunder Roadster division and the pair matched each other in every turn with Havens taking the 25-lap main event victory over Lee with Dave Daughtry a close third. Racing resumes at Montana Raceway Park on May 29 as State Farm Insurance presents the Lucas Oil Super Late Model Series, the Westward Bound Construction/Keller Williams Realty Legends Series, Flathead Beacon Crusinı Compacts, Bandoleros and the Hornets. Posted: 05/22/10 BROWN & SMITH TOP SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kaleb Hart Race fans who braved the elements to come out to ASA member track Skagit Speedway enjoyed a great night of racing Saturday. In the Budweiser 360 division, Mack Brown finally visited victory lane after coming so close in previous weeks this year. The A Feature had a helter skelter start, with Brett Cole taking the lead on the initial lap. Cole would get squirrely in turn two of lap two, handing the lead to Devin Madonia, the class points leader. Madonia held point until lap four when he got fouled up coming out of turn two. Brown used the opening to shoot into the lead which he would not relinquish. After leading the race on opening night and 24-3/4 of the main last week, Brown scored his first career victory at Skagit Speedway in the Birch Equipment #96x XXX. Madonia hung on for second in the Bayside Marine #42m Rocket. Evan Funk charged from the back of the field after causing an early caution to finish 3rd in his Performance RC #8r Rocket. Heat race wins went to Brown and Michael Harris. Alan Munn set quick time. A little bit of luck went a long way for Cam Smith in the Associated Asphalt 410s. Alec Covert led the first four laps in impressive fashion, but surrendered the lead when he pulled a 720 degree spin in turn three to avoid a slowing car. Smith would lead the field to the restart on lap 5, but surrender the lead to Eric Fisher who drove underneath him on the restart. Fisher held point with Travis Jacobson chasing him. Jacobson worked Fisher hard, making the pass for the lead on lap 11, but at a heavy price. Coming off the bottom of the track to take the lead, Jacobson and Fisher made contact, knocking the rear suspension out of Fisherıs car and taking out the mufflers on Jacobson. Fisher would retire to the infield while Jacobson went to the pits to replace the mufflers. This gave the lead back to Cam Smith, who knew what to do with it this time, taking off and leading laps 12-25 to take his first Skagit Speedway win in the Dave Smith Motorsports #17 J&J. Kevin Smith finished second in the Skagit Powdercoaters #75 XXX. Jacobson recovered to third in the Performance RC #8r Eagle. Heat race wins went to Jacobson and Fisher. Jesse Whitney was quick time. Matt VanDerSys won his third straight main event in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints. After Glen Reinstra led the first twelve laps, VanDerSys, who started sixth, made a power move around the outside of Glen in turn two of the 13th lap. The move stuck, and VanDerSys rode out his momentum to the win, holding off a late race challenge from Bill Rude and Brian Kirkpatrick. For VanDerSys, the win was his third in a row in his Timber Trax #30 XXX. Rude tied a career best second in the Dri-Eaz #33 XXX. Kirkpatrick came from 15th to finish third in the Jet City Equipment #7k Becker. Heat race wins went to Devin Barnes, Dave Mead and VanDerSys. Tyler Ketchum won his second main event of the year in the Outlaw Hornet division. With race leader Freddie Vela losing air pressure in his right rear tire, Ketchum powered by him on lap 12 and was unchallenged the rest of the way en route to the win. Rick Young garnered another second place finish, with Ken Higby making a last lap pass for third. Heat race wins went to Young and Brigham Mirabelli. Posted: 05/22/10 NO FUEL...NO RACING - FUEL CRISIS STALLS SEASON Submitted by: Gord Craig, NPP
Spruce Grove Alberta's Bruce Broughton, last weekends Feature winner in Edmonton indicates he will have a dry tank well before the end of this weekend's race event. Whitecourt, Alberta's Paul Grundberg, who had to borrow fuel from a fellow competitor at the Lucas Slick Mist Season opening race in Edmonton, estimates he will be about six gallons short. "On behalf of the NPP Series I would like to apologize to James and Kathy Hadnagy at BCR and to all Southern Alberta race fans that were looking forward to our visit this weekend. Unfortunately our hands are tied at this point." The small economic impact that the NPP Series brings to Lethbridge will not be happening this weekend either. "NPP Series race teams really look forward to the trip to Lethbridge each season. Many have their favorite dining and lodging spots booked months in advance." Plans are in the works to re-schedule the Lethbridge dates. "The September long weekend has already been talked about," adds Craig, "nothing is confirmed and wonıt be until this fuel crisis is over." The Saturday, June 5th race date at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton is also in jeopardy due to the current shortage of leaded racing fuel. NPP Late Model Series competitors along with other race teams and series that compete on Oval tracks and Drag strips right across Canada are hoping and praying that this fuel crisis is over sooner rather that later. Background information on racing fuel ban:
Posted: 05/20/10 TIRES - MAY 29TH KATANA SPORTSMAN RACE - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Tire update now posted on the Katana Sportsman website. Posted: 05/18/10 EAST-WEST 'CHALLENGE' RETURNS TO IOWA Submitted by: Jason Christley, NASCAR
Beyond the $183,706 in prize money and posted awards at stake, competitors are out to gain bragging rights in coming away as the top overall driver in this event each year. Although the season is young, some talented young drivers have already started to make a name for themselves in both the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. There are 17 drivers registered for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year program in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. In the first two races this year, rookies earned 65% of the top-10 finishes, including both wins. Ten drivers initially registered this season for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, meanwhile. Rookies garnered four of the top-10 finishing positions in the season opener, including the runner-up spot, and accounted for three in the top 10 in the second event. While NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Kyle Busch will not be back to defend his East-West Challenge win at Iowa, Joe Gibbs Racing will return with 17-year-old Max Gresham behind the wheel of the No. 18 Toyota. Gresham drove the same car to a third-place finish in the K&N Pro Series West race at Iowa last September. Fellow JGR driver Brett Moffitt will look for his first win at his home track, Iowa Speedway. The 17-year-old from Grimes finished sixth overall in the East-West race and was fourth in the West Series race at Iowa last fall. Moffitt is not the only Iowa native slated to compete in the East-West Challenge this year. He will be joined by Cedar Rapids' Joey Gase, who will make his K&N Pro Series East debut in the No. 08 of Spraker Racing Enterprises. Gase is a development driver for SS Green Light Racing. While the more experienced series drivers generally filled the top finishing spots in the first three editions of the East-West combination race, a few veterans have encountered tough luck each year at Iowa. A 27th-place finish in 2008 is the best outcome in this event for Eric Holmes (No. 20 NAPA Toyota), a two-time champion in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. He also recorded a 38th-place finish in 2007 and a 36th-place finish last year. Although Matt Kobyluck (No. 40 Mohegan Sun Resort Casino Chevrolet) is the K&N Pro Series East active wins leader, and has won at 11 different tracks, he has an average finish of 20th overall in the first three East-West Challenges at Iowa, with a best effort of eighth in 2008. Kobyluck is the only active NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driver to compete in each of the first three East-West Challenges. Jeff Anton, John Salemi and Eddie MacDonald have competed in two apiece. Among the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West entries this year at Iowa, four drivers have competed in all three of the previous combination races there. In addition to Holmes Daryl Harr (No. 71 WestWorld Computers Chevrolet), David Mayhew (No. 17 MMI Services/Ron's Rear Ends/KHI Chevrolet) and Brett Thompson (No. 61 Rich Thompson Trucking Chevrolet) will be making their fourth appearance in this event. For some drivers focused on the season-long title, meanwhile, the Iowa event can serve as a turning point in their effort. Ryan Truex (No. 00 NAPA Toyota) crashed out and finished 33rd in last year's race, then went on to reel off seven-straight top-three finishes to earn the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship. Posted: 05/17/10 NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES DRIVERS AND IOWA SPEEDWAY "To Team With The NASCAR Foundation For Bowling Challenge" Submitted by: Jason Christley, NASCAR
The NASCAR Day Bowling Challenge will run from 7-9 p.m. and is a perfect opportunity for fans to meet the drivers up close prior to the running of the Goodyear Dealers of Iowa 200 at Iowa Speedway in Newton on Sunday, May 23. The fourth annual combination race between the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West - the top step in NASCAR's developmental ladder to its national series - has quickly become a signature event on the series' racing calendar. NASCAR Day is celebrating its seventh year. Annually celebrated on the third Friday in May, NASCAR Day is a charitable celebration of the NASCAR spirit that enables fans and partners to join together to make a difference in the lives of children. NASCAR Day encourages fans to make a $5 donation for a collectible lapel pin which in turn will support programs that help children live happier, healthier lives. Pins are currently available at Bass Pro Shops locations throughout the United States. "We are so excited to have Bass Pro Shops on board as a retail partner for our NASCAR Day program this year," said Sandy Marshall, executive director of The NASCAR Foundation. "The NASCAR Day Bowling Challenge will be a great way for area fans to come out and celebrate NASCAR Day on May 21." The NASCAR Day Bowling Challenge is free and open to the public. Both series points leaders, Cole Whitt in the East and Greg Pursley in the West, will be on hand to take part in the bowling face-off, which will take place following the driver meet-and-greet and will feature six teams each comprised of two drivers, a media member, and a race fan. Fans will have a chance to win one of five spots online at www.iowaspeedway.com. The final fan will be selected from those in attendance at the event Friday evening. Whitt, a former USAC open-wheel standout, will be joined on the East teams by fellow 18-year-old Ty Dillon, the grandson of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner Richard Childress; Matt Kobyluck, 2008 series champion and two-time NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown winner; Zach Germain, son of NASCAR national series car owner Steve Germain; and Joey Gase, the 17-year-old Cedar Rapids standout who will be making his series debut in his home state with Spraker Racing. Pursley, a former NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion, will be joined on the West teams by Paulie Harraka, the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Sunoco Rookie of the Year; Moses Smith, the 2008 and 2009 series Most Popular Driver Award winner; Jonathon Gomez, a Late Model standout in Idaho before moving up to the West last season; Blake Koch, runner-up to Harraka for series Rookie of the Year in 2009; and Johnathan Hale, the 19-year-old California driver in his third year in the series. The Goodyear Dealers of Iowa 200 is scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. CT. The race has been won the past three years by Joey Logano (2007), Brian Ickler (2008) and Kyle Busch (2009). Ticket information. Posted: 05/17/10 WILLISON TAKES WCSS AT MOTOPLEX SPEEDWAY, VERNON Submitted by: Terry Willison
MANSELL WINS EVENTFUL WILROC OPENER Langford, B.C., May 15, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
Paul Verhagan and Mark Gall shared the front row for the start of thirty-five laps of racing with the WilRoc Lites Series. This Series featured thirteen cars as several new drivers showed up sporting new rides. Deter Lajuene brought out the first yellow on the very first lap. His car was pulled to the pits with a lot of damage to the front steering ending the night for last season's Champion. Dale Robinson, in his Lite debut, also had trouble as his car was pulled to the pits ending his night. On the restart, Heckford quickly took the lead followed by Marc Parkinson and Brian Bickford. On lap six, Jesse Dardengo took over the second spot dropping Parkinson and Bickford back to third and fourth respectively. Heckford got out to a rather good lead early but once Dardengo took over second, he began to close on the fast car of the night with each lap. On lap seventeen, Dardengo passed the leader and he now began to pull away. On lap twenty-two the yellow flag came out as Heckford came to a stop in turn one with a blown radiator hose. On the restart, Dardengo again had the lead while Parkinson was doing his best to hold off a hard charging Bickford. At the checkered flag it was Dardengo with the win followed by Parkinson, Bickford, Gall, and Jim Giles rounding out the top five. Tony Menard and Randy Vincent shared the front row for forty laps of racing with the high octane winged Sprint Cars with several cars sporting new colors for 2010. Vincent took the early lead followed by Darren Yates until he surrender that spot to Scott Aumen with Matt Mansell taking the fourth position followed by Jeff Bird. Aumen was relentless trying to get by Vincent in the early going until the field was slowed for a yellow flag as Merv Barcello went around on lap ten. On the restart, Aumen waisted no time getting by Vincent and into the lead with the drop of the green flag. Mansell was also on the move taking the second spot from Vincent just two laps later. Yates, after sorting out earlier problems, also got by Vincent and into third on lap eighteen after another yellow and a great battle with Jeff Bird. On the previous lap, the yellow came out as Rob Scott took a hard hit slamming into the barriers on turn three. His car suffered a lot of damage from end to end. He was unhurt but his night was done. On the restart, Aumen again led the field and continued his march from the rest of the pack. On lap thirty-two, and in full control of the race, disaster struck the four time WilRoc Champion. Coming out of turn four, Aumen's tire gave out sending him to the pits and handing the lead to Matt Mansell. Mansell went on to the win followed by Yates, Bird, Vincent, and Barcello rounding out the top five positions. The next race, at Western Speedway, will feature the Demo classes with Demo Cars, Trucks, Figure 8s, Mini Vans, Bombers, and as an added bonus, Western Speedway will feature the always entertaining Boat Race on May 22nd. Posted: 05/16/10 OWENS SCORES FIRST LATE MODEL WIN OF 2010 AT MONTANA RACEWAY PARK For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park Media Relations
Morton pressured Garber through the race's midway point as a second yellow came out on lap 54 for Cory Wolfe's contact with Chris Skelton in turn No. 3. Making a bold move around Garber, Morton briefly held the lead with Garber in hot pursuit. Lessor and Owens kept the front pair in sight then moved closer for a four-way battle for the lead at lap 69. Owens found Lessor to his right on the backstretch and gave chase as the duo moved by Garber and Morton for the front two positions. Lessor went by Owens at lap 71 and stayed in front for seven laps until Garber reappeared for the top position on lap 78. Lessor retook the lead at lap 83 moving Garber to second with Owens and Morton locked in a battle for third with the final laps winding down. With ten laps to go all four of the front running drivers were side-by-side and nose to tail for the victory. Lessor cleared Garber and stretched a lead to three car lengths with two laps to go. Garber reeled up Lessor in turn No.3 on lap 100 but contact between the leaders ended both drivers' chances at victory. A stunned Owens smiled in victory lane, thankful for the win. "We battled hard there at the end and we'll take the win after starting off tough in Canada a few weeks ago (where Owens damaged his primary car in an ARCA West qualifying incident). We had a little luck and sometimes that's not all bad. For sure I know he (Lum Owens, Mark's father who passed away in 2008) was along for the ride," said the winning driver. Morton, like Owens, needed a few moments to collect his thoughts on a wild night of late model racing but once he realized the significance of his runner-up finish, was happy to follow Owens to the stripe. "I wasn't even sure what had happened there at the end but I know I saw Garber and Alex going around in the grass and knew I just had to keep going," Morton said. West, who had a pair of top-3 finishes on the night after running second in the Westward Bound Construction/Keller Williams Realty Legends main, was hopeful that his third place late model run is a sign of things to come. "This was a good start for us and hopefully we can keep working to make our car better each week," he noted. Tyler Corpron held off West by .16-seconds for that Legends series victory and gave the capacity crowd quite the donut show with a smile. "That's not a bad way to start 2010," he said upon exiting the car. "I knew Wrango was coming and it was all I could do to hold him back there off (turn No.) four." Tim Corbett, Don Sanderson and Spike Schultze rounded out the top-5 finishing order. Tim Davis picked up a win in the Crusin' Compact division over Bill Mitchell, Marvin Stone, Fran Rehn and Danella White. Mitchell drove from the back to the front of the pack over the final 20 laps after being caught in an incident on lap five and just missed a chance to get Davis at the stripe. "Wow he was a coming on strong," Davis told the crowd. "That boy gave it all he had and to get a win with him closing in like that is pretty cool." Jared White picked up the win in the Hornets 20-lap main event with Kyle Basler and Jackson Spooner rounding out the top-3. Scott Lee, the 2009 Thunder Roadster drivers' points runner-up, started his new season off on a high note with a victory over Zach Havens and Larry Gerek in the group's 25-lap finale. Racing resumes at Montana Raceway Park on May 22 as First Interstate Bank sponsors the Flathead Beacon Bombers, Hobby Stocks, Thunder Roadsters, Bandoleros and the Super Stocks. Posted: 05/16/10 MELWICKS EXTENDS WIN STREAK AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kaleb Hart Alger, WA. - ASA member track Skagit Speedway saw Mike Melwicks extend his race win streak at the 56 year old 3/10 mile clay oval to 4 in a row with a last lap pass of Mack Brown in the Budweiser 360 division. The huge spectator crowd would watch Brown set out to the early lead in his Birch Equipment #96 XXX. After racing his way forward from a 5th place starting spot, Melwicks finally made his way to Brown, measured him, then blasted past him in the final corner of the final lap with a massive slide job to secure his 4th win in his last 4 attempts at Skagit Speedway in the CSA Transportation #2 Maxim. Brown would enjoy a career best second place finish with Madonia securing third in the Bayside Marine #42 Rocket. Heat wins went to Evan Funk and Michael Harris. Kelsey Carpenter set quick time. Jesse Whitney visited victory lane at Skagit Speedway for the first time in 2010, as the defending Associated Asphalt 410 champion also used a slide job coming out of turn four to take the lead. Josh Edson cranked out to the early advantage in his Diehl Ford #83 XXX, with Whitney in tow. After trying a slide job that ended up with him punting the front stretch wall and bending his rear suspension on lap 10, Whitney went for the same slider again coming out of four on lap 11, this time making stick. Whitney would lead the rest of the race unchallenged to take the victory in his Rocky's Plumbing #88 Eagle. Eric Fisher took second in the Fisher Racing #59 Rocket. Edson finished third. Heat wins went to Kevin Smith and Jayme Barnes. Travis Jacobson set quick time. Matt VanDerSys made it two wins in a row in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints. Cory Swatzina set out to the early lead and paced the field for the first 11 laps. Bill Rude reeled him close and passed him down low out of turn two to take the point on lap 12, and held it through lap 15 as his cars handling slowly faded. VanDerSys took advantage, slipping by Swatzina then powering underneath Rude on lap 16 to take the lead and the eventual win in his Timber Trax #30 XXX. Swatzina also made it back by Rude for a career best sprint car finish of second in his Carl's Towing #2 Becker. Steve Parker took third on the last lap in his Construction Unlimited #23 Eagle. Heat wins went to Marc Schutte, Parker and Dylan Dunham. Ben Gunderson clipped off his second race win of the year in the Outlaw Hornet division. Gunderson and teammate Freddie Vela went door handle to door handle for six laps until Vela jumped the cushion in turn four and damaged his steering. Gunderson took advantage, powering out to a lead he would not give up. Rick Young made a last lap pass of Matt Powers for second, relegating the youngest of the Tri-Powers racing team to third. Heat wins went Gunderson and Vance Hibbard. Posted: 05/15/10 NPP HOME TRACK SEASON OPENER Submitted by: Gord Craig, NPP
Race fans at Bridge County Raceway in Lethbridge (2009), Rocky Mountain Raceway Park in Okotoks (2008), Drumheller's Hidden Valley Motorsports Park (2007) and Rimbey's Central Alberta Raceways (2006) have all hosted a NPP Series season opening race courtesy the weather. In past years NPP Series officials had scheduled only one Edmonton race date before the May long weekend. "This year we scheduled back to back Saturday events in Edmonton (May 8th & 15th) anticipating one of those dates would be affected by the weather. We guessed correctly." Last weekend's original season opening race date was postponed. The Lucas Slick Mist Season Opener and the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series Championship Chase begins Saturday May 15th at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton.  Posted: 05/13/10 MONTANA RACEWAY PARK SET TO DEBUT LUCAS OIL SUPER LATE MODEL SERIES For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park Media Relations
"It's been a huge change for our team," Lessor explained. "We've built a Ford crate engine powered car and my car owner, Bob Schweigert, sees this as a direction late model racing is going in the region and we wanted to get a head start on that here at Montana Raceway Park. "The crate program was a big start-up for us, but in the long run we're going to see a savings down the line on oil costs, fuel costs, tire wear and other items so Bob felt this was a good way to go and I'm excited to get started." In limited testing Lessor has had to adjust his driving style and how to approach changes to make the car drive better, he added. "The biggest adjustment I've had to make so far has been dealing with the tight conditions of the car where as in the past we had a big horsepower engine that you could get loose by just throttling up off the corners a little harder. Some of our handling issues have been based on getting use to not having the horsepower but having the potential to have a better handling car overall. "This is a whole new program, but I think we're going in the right direction." Lessor and his team have realistic expectations heading into the season with an unknown car. "We'd love to pull off a win this year and get into the top-12 qualifying positions for the (20th Annual) Coors Light Montana 200 which would be really big for a crate car. If we're able to finish the year strong so we could maybe make a trip to the (Yakima Speedway) Fall Classic that would be icing on the cake." Bodie Morton, Mark Owens, Wrango West, Agni Howell, Billy Salmonsen and many others will be out to dethrone Lessor as the champion of the Lucas Oil division, plus, three-time Inland Northwest Super Stock Association champion David Garber has announced he will be running full-time in Montana in hopes of winning the title. Lessor is unfazed by the competition and takes the interest as a note of appreciation for the work sponsors, officials and fellow racers put into making Montana Raceway Park a premier racing facility in the Northwest. "I think it's kind of cool to have guys from out of town wanting to come in here and race with us every week," Lessor said. "This weekend we'll see guys from Canada, Garber, and a whole bunch more out to run and that is cool for the fans and says a lot about what we do at Montana Raceway Park." Posted: 05/12/10 VICTORIA AUTO RACING HALL OF FAME - MAY 28 Submitted by: Ken Keating
 The Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame, the first formed in Canada to be solely dedicated to highlight the sport of Auto Racing, is celebrating our 26th Anniversary in 2010. This year's special ceremony will be held on Friday evening, May 28th. It will occur at the Eagle Ridge Community Centre at 1089 Langford Parkway, Victoria. It is a very huge facility which will allow us to display many cars as well as have a superb seating arrangement for those in attendance. Doors will open at 6:00 PM with the formal ceremonies commencing at 7:30 PM sharp. Admission will still be only $15.00, which includes popular beverages available throughout the evening and light refreshments will be served following the ceremonies. A free souvenir programme will also be handed out at this time. A very special "PLUS" will also be given to all those who attend this Friday function. The following night at Western Speedway features the Katana Boat Series, Late Models and Stock Cars. The Stock Cars will be competing for the Jim & Lorraine Haslam Memorial Hall of Fame Trophy. The Friday night attendees will all receive a free pass to attend this great Saturday event courtesy of the Western Speedway Promoters. In addition to this free $18 ticket, the adjacent Hall of Fame Museum will be open free of charge so that everyone can come in and enjoy the historical displays and memorabilia on site. Any donations will be appreciated to support this great facility. Although the names of this year's Inductees are not released in advance, they will be honoured and join the 71 previously inducted persons in the Hall. In addition, there will be Pioneer Award recipients introduced who will be added to the 59 previous selections in the Hall. The Motor Racing heritage on Vancouver Island dates back prior to the 1920's. It is rich in historical significance and the Hall of Fame Committee is extremely proud to be able to highlight the noteworthy personalities of the past on Vancouver Island and showcase the various significant accomplishments that have occurred. Everyone is invited to attend this year's event. As always, it allows members of the Auto Racing Fraternity, their fans, friends and anyone interested in learning about the sport to come together and remember past happenings, renew old acquaintances, meet new ones, look at the memorabilia on display and generally enjoy the evening. For any additional information, please contact Ross Rockett at 250-652-1303 or any of the Hall of Fame Committee members listed on the website . Posted: 05/12/10 MOTOPLEX SPEEDWAY HOSTING WCSS INVITATIONAL SPORTSMAN RACE MAY 15TH Submitted by: Kendall Thomas  The purse is $3,000.00 split evenly. Tire consumption rules; 3 previously run, marked Goodyear grooved tires, 1 new. The weather will be great, and so will the racing. Posted: 05/11/10 CONFIRMED NON-POINTS WCSS RACE MAY 15 VERNON Submitted by: Terry Willison Hello Sportsman racers, I have been asked by Motoplex Speedway to see who is available to race a WCSS non-points event on May the 15th. We will be the feature event of the night. We will be under the 3 previously stamped used tire and 1 new Goodyear tire rule. Use your tires from the May 1st race, or any stamped from last season. All other rules are the same as the ARCA West OK Tire Sportsman Series. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible so I can work out the details with the speedway. I am sure we can come up with a creative purse to make this race very interesting. Let me know, thanks. E-mail Kendall Thomas. Posted: 05/10/10 CHANGING TIMES Submitted by: Andrew doCouto, Race Director
The positive thing for our series is that everyone that I have met or worked with wants to make it happen. Having the desire to move forward and build from here on out is what we all should be looking at. There are marketing partners willing to establish that relationship with us. In this economy they are looking for more in return for their dollar, they want your loyalty. Having a title sponsor on a series, or a marketing partner on board with your race team is more than just a decal on the car, hauler, or advertising. It's about promoting that partner's business each and every time we can, and supporting those events that they support. We need to keep the company's corporate image in mind, in all of our actions and how we conduct ourselves. There was a great turn out of sportsman cars in Vernon, with many new faces entering the field and hopefully, taking the next step in the future. There are many young talented drivers out there who will join our ranks of racers. I challenge all of the "veterans" to mentor one of those young drivers and help make his/her career in motorsports as exciting as possible. Canada's economy is recovering, with that will come more time and sponsorship for all racers to enjoy hobbies. I envision racing in western Canada to be exciting and competitive for the 2010 season and look forward to 2011 already. Participation between all officials, promoters, tracks and race teams will be necessary to see this vision through. I know we are all capable of working together towards one common goal of building an exciting place to race and enjoy ourselves. My team and I accept the challenges ahead! Posted: 05/10/10 CARLSON SURPRISE VICTOR IN LATE MODEL DEBUT Langford, B.C., May 8, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
In a return to Late Model racing, Dale Robinson and Glenn Swedberg led a field of eleven Late Models to the green flag for forty laps of racing that featured Darrell Midgley, Josh Reaume, Wade Bland, Rory Smith, Ray Anderosov in his debut giving up his Stock Car for this event. In the first three laps there was early contact between two or three cars with Reaume losing a rear quarter panel. On the restart, on lap three, Swedberg and Robinson led the field back to green flag racing with Reaume and Midgley double file behind them. With the drop of the green flag Midgley, Reaume, and Robinson went down the backstretch and into turn three, three cars wide. Midgley came out with the lead on lap five followed by Reaume and Swedberg. The next lap Bland moved up to run second dropping Reaume to third while Brandon Carlson took over the fourth spot and Anderosov dropping to run fifth. On lap ten, Carlson took over the third spot leaving the fourth and fifth spot to Reaume and Rory Smith while up front Midgley and Bland were leaving the rest behind. Over the next several laps Bland tried several times to get a nose under Midgley for the lead but each time Midgley closed the door. Going through turn one, on lap thirty-six, Midgley slipped ever so slightly and Bland got underneath and raced into the lead going down the backstretch. Going through turn four, Midgley tapped Bland just enough to spin the young gun around and received a black flag for that infraction. This encounter allowed Carlson to take over the lead followed by Smith, Bland, Reaume, and Robinson in the top five positions. No one was more surprised than Carlson as he was waved to Victory Square to accept the winners trophy. The middle laps were as close as it gets as Bland seemed to have a car capable of challenging Midgley throughout as they battled bumper to bumper in a closely contested Heat race earlier. Eighteen nice looking Stock Cars checked in led by Jim Steen and Mike Rutty for fifty scheduled laps for a Feature event. As the field entered turn one Jeff Hamstra made a daring move and dove to the inside and grabbed the early lead going down the backstretch followed by Chris MacInerny and Dave Reside. Reside took over the second spot only three laps gone while Ryan Wade, back behind the wheel of the #95 car, jumped up to run third after five laps. On lap six the yellow caution came out for a major crash coming out of turn four as Sam Hunt, Daryl Crocker, and Geoff Morris all got together with Hunt and Crocker into the frontstretch wall and Morris sliding to a stop in the center of the track. All drivers were unhurt but Hunt and Crocker's night would be finished with major damage done to both cars. Morris was able to drive away and with a little work would return to the race. At the same time, it was discovered that transmission oil had leaked onto the track so the race was halted for cleanup of the wreck and the oil. After several minutes delay, Ryan Wade and Jeff Hamstra led a double file restart back to green flag racing as officials dropped the fifty laps to thirty-five as the time became a factor. With the drop of the green flag, Wade quickly took over the lead and began to run away with Hamstra, Reside, Larry Graham, and MacInerny lining up behind him. Dan Myers took a turn running fifth but on lap seventeen surrendered that position to Aaron Wilkie. On lap twenty-two the yellow came back out as Garrett Smith spun around. This time Wade had Wilkie on his side for the double file restart. Wade again got the advantage and went back to the lead with Wilkie running second. Over the remaining laps the field ran clean as Wade took the checkered flag followed by Wilkie, Cottam, Graham and Hamstra rounding out the top five in another tough and very competitive Stock Car Feature event. The next race at Western Speedway is the 2010 debut for the WilRoc Sprint Car Series, the WilRoc Lites, the Old Time Racing Association, and the return of the L.P. Gear I.M.S. 4 Mini Stock Series. Four time Champion Scott Aumen will lead a stellar field of high octane and very fast winged Sprints while new Champion Deter Lejeune is expected back in the Lite Series. Expect the Morneaus, Dan, Rob, and Dennis to lead a great bunch of Old Timers back in their open wheel excitement for 2010. The Mini Stocks have a great season going with very fast cars as seen over their first two appearances. Additional race day photos on our Trackside page. Posted: 05/09/10 BARNES BACK IN VICTORY LANE AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kaleb Hart
Evan Funk visited victory lane for the first time since August 5th of 2006 in the Budweiser 360 division. Funk was a rocket early on, taking his Performance RC #8r Rocket to the high side of the track and lapping up to 4th place by lap ten when a caution came out. After the caution, Michael Harris kept him close and managed to show him a wheel coming into the final turns before Funk closed the door for the win. Harris was second in the foxy Lady Latte #44h XXX. Third was Devin Madonia in the Bayside Marine #42m Rocket. Heat race wins went to Madonia and Harris. Alan Munn set quick time. Matt VanDerSys won his first career feature in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints. After leading the first 8 laps, VanDerSys was relegated to second as Michael Bollinger knifed underneath for the lead coming to lap nine. With VanDerSys dogging him, Bollinger would lead laps 9-18 until VanDerSys made a savvy move in traffic, pinning Bollinger behind lapped cars. A lap 19 red flag would result in a green white checkered restart, with VanDerSys bringing home the proverbial bacon in the Timber Trax #30 XXX. Bollinger would exit the race under the red with no brakes, giving second to Steve Parker in the Construction Unlimited #23 Eagle. Third was Marc Schutte in the Rudy Blumenhagen owned #72 XXX. Heat race wins went to Schutte, VanDerSys and Clayton Sibley. Tyler Ketchum was a rocket ship en route to his first victory of the year, leading all but one lap at the start of the Outlaw Hornet Main Event. Freddie Vela worked his way up to second with Ken Higby finishing third. Heat race wins went to Tom Warner and Vance Hibbard. Posted: 05/08/10 Submitted by: Mark Vaselenak Race Car Products is planning to be at the Vernon race track for the next race on May 15th. We will bring tires and wheels for Sportsman and Streetstock. Please give us a call or better yet fax us an order so we can get organized and loaded. We appreciate your help and look forward to the racing. Call Mark at 403-345-4726 or fax 403-345-3929. Posted: 05/08/10 LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN RACING RETURNS TO WESTERN SPEEDWAY MAY 8TH!  Posted: 05/06/10 HEADED TO THE BULLRING!
ASA 2010 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT Courtesy ASA Northwest Tour
Posted: 05/06/10 NPP SEASON OPENER POSTPONED TO MAY 15 Edmonton, AB. Submitted by: Gord Craig, NPP
SIZZLER WIN PUTS 'TC' AT TOP OF HUNTER INDEX "Christopher Edges Rocco, Premble & Santos For Monthly Honors" By: Jason Christley, NASCAR
The Hunter Index is a new feature in 2010 on NASCARHomeTracks.com that will spotlight the top 10 drivers in the NASCAR Developmental Series in a monthly power poll. Drivers are ranked on their performance over the previous month. The rankings are compiled by a panel of auto racing writers and NASCAR representatives. Despite Christopher's impressive recent run - which included a fourth-place finish in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour opener at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway, and a first and second in three starts in the asphalt Modified divisions at Stafford and Thompson in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series - his top spot was by no means unanimous. Thirty-five different drivers received votes and five drivers received first-place votes. In fact, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour points leader Bobby Santos received the most first-place votes, with three. Connecticut's Keith Rocco and Nebraska's Craig Preble earned two each with their nearly flawless performances in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. But their overall point totals based on the panel's voting ranked Rocco, Santos and Preble second through fourth, respectively, behind Christopher. In the end, it was Christopher's ability to find success on both the weekly and touring level as well as the depth of competition on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour that earned the Plainville, Conn., driver a consistent set of high marks that yielded him the No. 1 overall spot. " 'TC' seems to just be heating up and hitting his stride," said Spencer Lewis, representing the Canadian publication Inside Track Motorsports News on the panel. Rocco, from Wallingford, Conn., and Preble, from Yutan, Neb., were almost perfect running multiple tracks. Each won four of their last five starts. Rocco competes in the asphalt Modified divisions at Stafford, Thompson and Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl, and his only finish outside of Victory Lane was a runner-up to Christopher in a Sunoco Modified race at Thompson on April 11. Running his dirt Late Model at I-80 Speedway in Omaha, Neb., and Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb., Preble was a fourth at Junction in his only non-win. "Four wins in five starts, and it was done between three different tracks. It's hard to see anything comparable over the last month," said Shawn Courchesne of the Hartford (Conn.) Courant of Rocco. Santos nearly came close. The Franklin, Mass., driver won the Coors Light Pole Award and the race in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour opener at Thompson. He won the pole and finished second to Christopher at Stafford. Eric Holmes, who won at Phoenix in the only NASCAR K&N Pro Series race in the past month, rounded out the top five. Justin Johnson, who has wins at both Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., and South Boston (Va.) Speedway in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, was sixth, followed by Eric Schmidt (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series), Philip Morris (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series), Mike Stefanik (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and CE Falk III (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series). Tim Haddock of HaddockInThePaddock.blogspot.com, who covers racing on the West Coast, weighed in with a first-place vote for David Mayhew, after Mayhew's fifth-place run at Phoenix meant he was the only one in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West with top-five finishes in the season's first two races. Mayhew was among five drivers to earn honorable mention. The Hunter Index is named for Jim Hunter, NASCAR's vice president of corporate communications and a longtime supporter of the weekly and touring series that make up the NASCAR Developmental Series. The Index was designed in the off season as an opportunity to compare the top drivers from the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series all the way up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. It will also encompass drivers from the NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour and NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in the time period did not hold events since the previous Index was released. The panel also included media members Courchesne representing the Northeast, Adam Fenwick of National Speed Sport News from the Southeast, Haddock from the West Coast, and Lewis representing Canada. They are joined by Brett Bodine, who is the chairman of the NASCAR resumé committee and represented the NASCAR competition side on the panel, and NASCAR public relations representative Jason Christley. The panel will conference on the first Wednesday of each month, and the Hunter Index will be released the following day. NASCAR fans are encouraged to weigh in with their own opinions through the NASCAR Home Tracks Community page on NASCAR.com. Posted: 05/06/10 MOTOPLEX SPEEDWAY - VERNON  Posted: 05/04/10 WHY SO CRUEL WEATHER? Edmonton, AB. Submitted by: Gord Craig, NPP
Posted: 05/04/10 ISLANDERS SWEEP ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN! Vernon, B.C., May 1, 2010 Submitted by: K. Thomas 
Posted: 05/02/10 #29 SHANE HARDING WINS ARCA WEST IGNITE LATE MODEL - VERNON! Submitted by: Andrew doCouto, Race Director
Thank you to everyone who made it out and bared with the dicey weather. Many thanks to Reggie Henderson and Bruce from Ignite Race Fuels in joining us for an exciting night of racing. Posted: 05/02/10 IAN GRAHAM WINS JIM DARBY SPORTSMAN - AGASSIZ!  Posted: 05/02/10 COLD NIGHT, HOT ACTION - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., May 1, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
The next race at Western Speedway is May 8th and will feature the Stock Cars, the L.P. Gear I.M.S. 4 Mini Stocks, and the Island Dwarf Car Series. Look for a new driver in the #97 Mini Stock as Lois Pollard-Grant will be sharing the duties with her daughter, Laura Ashley. This young lady tried her hand in the Hornet Series and did win some races last season which is no easy task in that series. Posted: 05/02/10 25 ARCA SPORTSMAN READY TO QUALIFY - VERNON  6:30 P.M. Posted: 05/01/10 Back to News JUNE 2010COMING UP THIS WEEKEND! Submitted by: Kevin Green, NASCAR
Posted: 06/30/10 WCSS ANNOUNCES AUGUST "MINI SERIES" Submitted by: Kendall Thomas  Hot August nights at Vernon's Motoplex Speedway. Read more... Posted: 06/30/10 THE RACE CAR IS A WINNER!
FIRECRACKER USA TUNDRA 125 JULY 3 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Submitted by: Andrew doCoutu   Posted: 06/30/10 IT'S A CLOSE RACE! LAST DAY TOMORROW TO VOTE FOR THE RACE CAR Submitted by: Jason White It's neck and neck to the finish line. Don't forget to vote before the end of tomorrow, Wednesday, June 30th!
Posted: 06/29/10 GOMEZ GARNERS ATTENTION AS CONTENDER Submitted by: Kevin Green, NASCAR
"Hopefully, things will go better, because I've been there twice and haven't finished a race yet," he said. "So, I'm ready to get there and have a good run and get that under my belt. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm very excited to get back to such a nice facility." With finishes of 31st and 35th in the all-star events, Gomez knows the importance of avoiding trouble. "If we can start up toward the front, keep our nose clean and stay out of the wrecks, I think we'll have a real good car," he said. Gomez has been in the spotlight since the start of the season. "After Roseville, we got a lot of attention," he recalled of the season opener in which he finished second, but was penalized to last place because of a shock absorber that did not pass post-race inspection. "Because of our penalty, maybe some people thought it was still a fluke. After we backed it up with another top five at Phoenix and a good run at Iowa I think that has definitely been noticed. I think now that when we show up to a race, they consider us." Despite having plenty of confidence in his family-owned, first-year team, Gomez admits to being a bit surprised at how quickly they have become contenders. "I had a lot of faith in my team and the equipment and doing everything ourselves this year," he said. "I knew we would be real good. But I didn't think right off the bat we would be contending for wins, like we did at Roseville. So, I was a little shocked right out of the gate that we were as competitive as we were. I figured it would take us a few races." Although Gomez is in his first full season in the series, he is not contending for the rookie title because he opted to give up his rookie eligibility by competing in six series races last season. His resume also includes two series starts in 2008, with both resulting in a top-10 finish. While he does not seem to be at all intimidated in running door-to-door with the veterans of the series, Gomez admits that it does take time to get used to it. "It may not seem like it, but it definitely is nerve-racking when you're running with those guys," he said. "They have so much experience and they've been in every situation possible, where I haven't. I'm being put in a lot of situations for the first time. So, it's very intimidating getting around them, racing side-by-side with them." Gomez did express an appreciation, meanwhile, for the respect some of the veterans have demonstrated. "It's also very nice because most of them give you so much respect and race you real clean," he said. "They'll rub on you and what-not, but they won't take you out or do something uncalled for to get around you. They have enough experience that they'll race you real clean, which is good for me. Itıs a blast being able to run with those veterans." Posted: 06/29/10 RANGER ON THE MOVE IN 2010 Submitted by: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
While his management team was scrambling looking for a new deal in Canada, seemingly out of nowhere came an offer from NASCAR K&N Pro Series East car owner Robert Torriere to take the reins of his Waste Management-sponsored Chevrolet after he had decided to replace Derek Ramstrom two races into the season. His series debut at Iowa Speedway was less than impressive, but he rebounded for a fifth-place effort at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway which set the stage for an outing at California's Infineon Raceway on June 19, a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West event. He out-dueled two-time Infineon winner Jason Bowles and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular David Gilliland for his first victory on U.S. soil. Committed to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East schedule, Ranger still wants to participate in as many NASCAR Canadian Tire Series events as possible, despite not being able to compete for another championship, already having missed a race. "I like racing in Canada. It's home. I like all the tracks and the fans," he said. "So, I will do as many races as I can." Saturday, July 3, will be an interesting day for Ranger. He will race at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., in the afternoon, then try to make his way to Autodrome St. Eustache (Que.), his adopted home track, for the National 250. "If it all goes well, it will work, but it's going to be tight." It's an opportunity for an unprecedented multi-national doubleheader sweep. Posted: 06/29/10 KATANA TIRES - WILLIAMS LAKE! Submitted by: Mark Vaselenak, Race Car Products Yes, Race Car Products is going to Williams Lake! Read more... Posted: 06/28/10 TWO HARDINGS, TWO LOCATIONS, TWO SECOND PLACE FINISHES The Harding family from Langley, B.C. had the northwest covered on Saturday, June 26th.
JEFF BIRD CAPTURES STRAWBERRY CUP Langford, B.C., June 26, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
Merv Barcelo and Darren Yates shared the front row for the start of fourty laps of racing for the Strawberry Cup. The action started early as Yates, Barcelo, and Jeff Bird went three wide going through turn one after just two laps. Yates and Bird touched and leaned on each other but both drivers got through with Bird taking over the lead. Scott Aumen, who set fast time earlier, was on the move taking over the fourth spot on lap three and taking the third spot two laps later. Rob Scott and Rich Larson touched tires with Scott spinning around on lap six bringing out the first yellow. Bird had built a pretty good lead by this time and on the restart, and the field bunched up, Aumen quickly moved into the second spot on lap seven dropping Yates back to third while Bird started out fast to lead again. On lap fifteen the yellow came out again as the throttle stuck on Aumen's #44 car putting him into the wall between turn one and two. Aumen was unhurt but his night was done. On the restart, Bird got away again with Yates now running second followed by Guy Barrett and Barcelo. Scott moved back in the mix on lap twenty-two taking over the fourth spot while up front Bird continued to open a big advantage. About this time a very light rain began to fall but not enough to halt the race however on lap twenty-nine Larson and Randy Vincent got together with both cars slamming into the wall on the backstretch. At this point the race was halted to check on the two drivers as well as what to do for the remaining laps. By the time the cars were pulled free, the rain had stopped and once the field could refire, the race would continue. Neither driver was hurt in the wreck but both had their run come to an end. On the restart, Bird got away clean again with Yates, Scott, Barcelo, and Tony Menard running the top five positions. During the red flag stoppage, Yates stated his car was a little loose and didn't think he could catch Bird and in fact no one had anything for Bird in this race as he took the checkered flag and a Strawberry Cup victory. Yates had a comfortable second place finish followed by Scott, Barcelo, and Chase Larson taking the fifth spot on the last lap. The next event at Western Speedway is the Steve Copp Construction sponsored Hornet Series running June 30th and the next Saturday race will be very competitive Stock Car Series along with the I.M.S. 4 Mini Stocks, and the highly entertaining Dwarf Cars set to return July 3rd. Action photos on our Trackside page. Posted: 06/27/10 PETERSON, VANDERSYS AND VELA REPEAT WINNERS Submitted by: Kaleb Hart Three previous winners graced Skagit Speedway's victory lane on Saturday night on round 10 of the Foothills Toyota Tundra Series. In the Budweiser 360 Sprints, Jared Peterson had an immaculate setup on his race car that he used to propel him to an elusive clean sweep of the evenings action and second main event victory of the season. After setting quick time and winning his heat race, Peterson moved forward rapidly in the A Main then took the led from Kelsey Carpenter on lap 12 to secure the win in his Speedmart #9p Rocket. Carpenter was second in the Dri Eaz #27c XXX and Rod Perkins was third in the Classic Rock 92.9 fm #69 XXX. Carpenter won the second of two heat races. Matt VanDerSys has been in victory lane more than any other driver this year at Skagit Speedway as he won his fourth feature of the year in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints. Glen Reinstra led the first twelve laps of the main until VanDerSys caught him, and then used Glenıs teammate Eric Thibert as a basketball style pick to trap Glen on the bottom and storm around the high side to take the lead and eventual win in his Timber Trax #30 XXX. Reinstra held on to second in the Rightway Plumbing #13 XXX. Curtis Clark was third in the Curtis C Plumbing #2. Heat race wins went to Dave Mead and Devin Barnes. Clayton Sibley was quick time. Freddie Vela visited victory lane for the second time on the year as well, as he took his Evelyn's Tavern sponsored #20 to the victory after leading all 17 laps with teammates and good friends Ben Gunderson and Greg Hibma hot on his heels the whole race in the Pull A Part Outlaw Hornets. Gunderson and Rick Young won the heat races. In two weeks, Skagit Speedway in conjunction with the northwest Les Schwab stores present Mid Season Championship Night along with the huge fireworks extravaganza! Posted: 06/27/10 STACEY DAY'S HORNET TAKES FLIGHT Submitted by: Stacey Day Recently, Skagit Speedway's Stacey Day's flashy #9p hot pink Outlaw Hornet took flight ending with a safe landing. Stacey is a regular competitor at the exciting high-banked dirt oval.  
  
  
  Just in from tonight's race! - Stacey reports, "I started 22nd and finished 11th and not even full throttle. Did some suspension work and was checking that out to make any changes. Very happy with the car!" Go Stacey!ARCA WEST OK TIRE - JUNE NEWSLETTER  Posted: 06/26/10 JASON WHITE GETS THE A&W IMPALA BACK ON TRACK Submitted by: Jason White
Never being one to give up, Jason soldiered on for the last fifty laps and avoided what turned out to be a fury of wrecks and fiberglass flying. When the checkered flag flew and the tempers of many drivers rose, Jason had brought the A&W Impala home in 15th spot with no damage to the car, but a very disappointed crew. "The boys were really down", said White. "I assured them racing is a team sport and we have to win and lose as a team, and we will win one of these races in the near future". The A&W team will get back on track next weekend for the "Vortex Brake Pads 200" at the legendary Mosport International Speedway road course. Follow Jason as he updates his Facebook and Twitter pages (Racinjasonwhite) all weekend long. A&W food services of Canada, is Canada's original hamburger quick service restaurant chain, and today is one of its fastest growing. The first A&W drive-in restaurant in Canada opened on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg in 1956. The combination of great tasting burgers, onion rings and frosted mugs of famous A&W Root Beer served by friendly carhops was an instant hit. Since then, A&W has continued to grow and evolve with the times, expanding into over 700 locations from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland. At the heart of that growth is the fact that, while so much of our world has changed, the simple things that made A&W so popular in its early days are the same today. We still serve A&W Root Beer in frosted mugs. Our onion rings are made fresh from whole onions every day. With a rich history behind us, we look forward to an even more exciting future ahead of us. A&W is expanding all across Canada, with particular emphasis on Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic. On your way to the next NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES race, be sure to "CRUISE" into an A&W near you!! See you at the races! Posted: 06/25/10 CAHILL & HALLS STING FIRST Langford, B.C., June 23, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
DOUBLE THE FUN 
"Preparation is key no matter what racing surface you run on," exclaims Emond, "having a few breaks helps too." Emond has won a total of six championships since 2002. Three of those championships have come on the pavement. "It's a different breed of racing (running on pavement). It's more of a chess game with a 150 laps. Youıre not running a quick sprint of 25 to 30 laps like you do on the dirt." Emond and his Hitchworks #17 Chevrolet currently sit fifth in the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series point standings. Emond plans on running several pavement events as well as a majority of NPP Late Model Series events in 2010. "The goal is to have fun and do well at every race we run this summer whether it's on pavement or on the dirt." Posted: 06/23/10 PRE-ENTERED DRIVERS LIST CONTINUES TO GROW FOR 20TH ANNUAL COORS LIGHT MONTANA 200
"To have this kind of response in the first two weeks of our pre-entry discount campaign has been unbelievable," said promoter and general manager Justin Rody. "We expect to see the drivers list grow over the last two weeks of this special. The 20th Annual Coors Light Montana 200 is fast becoming the must see race of 2010 and we're excited to have this level of commitment from the race teams with four weeks to go before the green flag." Leading the charge will be three-time and defending race winner, Gary Lewis. The four-time late model touring champion has claimed over $50,000 in prize money at Montana Raceway Park since 2007, but could again be challenged by his closest competitors from last season. Cory Wolfe (1994 Montana 200 champion) ran second to Lewis with Mark Owens (1995 Montana 200 champion) right on Wolfe's bumper in third as the duo chased the eventual race winner right down to the checkered flag. Both men have entered the race in their attempt to claim a second 200 championship. Also entered in the event is the winner of the 44th Annual Yakima Speedway Apple Cup, Jason Fraser, three-time Inland Northwest Super Stock Association champion David Garber, two-time NASCAR Whelen All-American champion Eric Schmidt, two-time Yakima Speedway champion Owen Riddle, defending Lucas Oil MRP Super Late Model champion, Alex Lessor and 1998 Montana 200 champion Tim Elliott. Drivers interested in saving on their registration to the 2010 Montana 200 can download an entry blank from the track's website. Information including securing of car numbers, pit space, rules, purse, tires and payment methods are included in the packet. Completed registrations can be mailed or faxed back to Montana Raceway Park but must be postmarked or received via a fax by midnight July 5 to take advantage of the discounted entry price. 2010 Montana 200 festivities get underway Thursday, July 15 with the State Farm Insurance Fanfest beginning at 5 p.m. This event includes a free dinner for fans and race teams, an on-track autograph session, live music and other highlights. Returning for its second consecutive summer will be a live broadcast of the Montana 200 on Montana Country 106.3 The Bear with live audio available on the track's website at no charge. Paul Bartholomew and Doug Pace will anchor the evening's coverage with Reed Tobol and Steve Mortland covering pit row. REGISTERED DRIVERS FOR THE 2010 MONTANA 200 INCLUDE:
Posted: 06/23/10 STILL REELING FROM SKAGIT'S DIRT CUP FEVER?  LOUDOUN & CHRISTY SET PACE AT PRINCE GEORGE
Next race July 17th at Goldpan Speedway, Quesnel, B.C. See you there! Posted: 06/20/10 CHRISTY FIRST AT PRINCE GEORGE Submitted by: Kendall Thomas
New track record #12 Kalvin Loudoun 16.669
BRANDON STEEN IN THE HOUSE Langford, B.C., June 19, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
 
 To make the evening even more exciting, seven cars went head to head in a total destruction event. Ten year old Natalie Varley got the crowd in a festive mood as she performed a flawless rendition of the National Anthem to get things started. Nick and Tom got things underway with karaoke as they sang to Rocket Man, Carrie, a former Trophy Girl sang to Daniel, and a very young Sterling won the eye glass competition.
During the race evening, Skagit Speedway promoter Steve Beitler made two major announcements. The first announcement was the return of Kasey Kahne to Skagit Speedway, as Friday August 27th will feature Kasey Kahne taking on the Skagit Speedway 360 Sprints in an event to benefit the Kasey Kahne Foundation. Announcement number two was regarding next year's 40th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup. The 40 lap A feature on the 40th anniversary race will pay a whopping $40,000 to the winner, making the main event the second largest non-sanctioned race in terms of payout in the USA. The Washington State Racing Series Ford Focus Midgets were the companion class for Dirt Cup Saturday night, and when the dust settled, Rece Goetz was the main event winner. Goetz took the lead on lap 9 and cruised on to victory ahead of Dustin O'Brien and Derek Holmwood. Heat race wins went to Jeff Bell and Seth Hespe. Posted: 06/19/10 RANGER COASTS TO VICTORY AT INFINEON "Thunder Valley Casino Resort 200" Submitted by: Kevin Green, NASCAR
Paulie Harraka grabbed second place on the final lap and was followed by Brandon Davis, making his second series start. Eric Holmes and Michael Self were fourth and fifth, respectively. Holmes took over the points lead by 24 over David Mayhew (23rd). Jason Bowles, who won the Coors Light Pole Award Friday and led 16 laps, was running second to Ranger in the closing stages on the 1.99-mile road course but coasted to a halt 100 feet short of the finish line after he too ran out of gas. Bowles was credited with a 22nd-place finish in the event he won each of the last two years. Several other of the front runners, including NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Gilliland, who led a race-high 19 laps, had trouble late in Saturday's event. Gilliland (28th) pulled off the course while running second after 56 laps with transmission issues. Ranger led twice for 17 laps. He edged Gilliland to lead lap 44 and then wrestled the lead away from him for good following a lap 44 restart. Ranger led the remainder of the event, pulling away to win by 6.059 seconds. Six of Ranger's nine wins in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series were on road courses and he was third in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Montreal last year. He is the first Canadian winner in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West since Gary Smith won at Portland (Ore.) Speedway on July 10, 1998. With his win, Ranger secured a spot in the prestigious postseason NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. The Thunder Valley Casino Resort 200 will air on SPEED on Thursday, June 24 at 6 p.m. ET. The next event on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West schedule is the King Taco 200 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.) on July 3. Posted: 06/19/10 See lifestyle photos on our Dirt Cup slideshow page and crank up the sound. ALLARD COMES FROM 13TH TO WIN NIGHT TWO OF DIRT CUP Submitted by: Kaleb Hart Alger, WA. - Jonathan Allard rebounded from a night one flip to win the second night of the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway. After starting 13th on the completely inverted field, Allard powered his way through the field and passed race leader Glenn Borden on lap 20 to take the win in the Karsten Homes #0 Maxim. Zach Zimmerly ran second for the second night in a row in the DWT #94 ART. Shane Stewart ran third in the Jet City Equipment #7k ART. Zimmerly was the leading points scorer over the two nights of preliminary action. The five other cars locked into the A Scramble for the finale are Stewart, two time defending Dirt Cup Champion Jayme Barnes, Allard, Jason Solwold and Colton Heath. Heat race wins went to Travis Jacobson, Brock Lemley, Marc Duperron, Allard and Eric Fisher. Barnes was fast time. Chad Groves won the C Main. Solwold won the B Main. Dustin O'Brien led all 15 laps of the Washington State Racing Series Ford Focus Midgets, holding off Derek Holmwood to take his second victory in a Focus Midget at Skagit Speedway. Holmwood was second with Seth Hespe third. Heat race wins went to Rece Goetz and Holmwood. Posted: 06/18/10 DIRT CUP OPENING NIGHT - "POWER, PEOPLE & PETS" The many faces of Dirt Cup!
A Dirt Cup behind the scenes/lifestyle photo slideshow speaks louder than words. Read more.... Posted: 06/17/10 FUN IN THE  "DIRT CUP" STYLE
ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN ROUND 3 - PRINCE GEORGE
FITZPATRICK SPEEDS TO MOSPORT WIN "Fifth Career Victory, Second At Mosport" Submitted by: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
Ranger, who earlier in the day earned the pole with a track record lap of 84.041 seconds, finished as the race runner-up. He was followed across the line by Bowles, Scott Steckly and Kerry Micks. Sunday marked the Canadian Tire Series debut for Bowles, who is the reigning NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion. DJ Kennington, Jeff Lapcevich, Don Thomson Jr., Mark Dilley and Jason Hathaway rounded out the top 10 finishers. Fitzpatrick started the day from the front row alongside the pole-winner Ranger, who had the upper hand early in the race. But on the Lap 5 restart after the first caution of the day, Fitzpatrick was able to get past the defending series champ, and he spent the balance of the race in the lead. In all, he led a race-high 35 laps. There were four lead changes involving three drivers and the race was slowed due to caution just two times for seven laps. The Vortex Brake Pads 200 will be telecast on TSN and TSN HD on Sunday, June 20 at noon ET. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 will return to action at Autodrome St. Eustache (Quebec) on Saturday, July 3. Posted: 06/14/10 ARCA WEST IGNITE BATTLE OF THE BORDERS 150 - MONTANA RACEWAY PARK Submitted by: Montana Raceway Park
Owens led the field to the green flag with Shane Mitchell to his outside. Racing side-by-side into turn No. 2 Mitchell grabbed the lead down the backstretch and paced the field's first half of the event. From lap two through lap 30 Mitchell was able to put his car where he wanted as Owens stalked his every move. A handful of cautions kept the field bunched at times but Mitchell's Chevrolet was always able to move out to a five-car length lead. Mitchell's run at the front behind the wheel of the Mitchell's Trucking and Paving Impala came to abrupt halt as his engine died entering turn No. 1 as it was determined that the ignition box had failed. With Mitchell exiting the track Owens assumed the lead bring Lessor and West in hot pursuit. While Mitchell, Owens and Lessor maintain an even pace through the midway point of the evening it was Canadian Chris Skelton who was putting on a show for the fans as he moved from eight place at lap 75 to fourth place by lap 110. Less 40 laps to go in the race Lessor moved his Rainbow Bar & Casino to the low side of Owens entering the front straightaway and never looked back. Skelton charged ahead in the late going as he was able to clear Bodie Morton, David Garber and West for the third place finish. Owens held Skelton off with the white flag out as the pair ended their race door-to-door at the checkers. "Man this new Ford Fusion is a hot rod," Lessor said in victory lane. "I really hated to see Mitchell go out there because I thought we could have a great race together for the win. I don't know if I would have had anything for him because it looked like he was cruising but man it would have been a blast to find out. I hope he can make it back out here because he's an awesome racer." Owens conceded the Village Greens Golf Community Chevrolet had given it all to keep up with Lessor but it was the race winner's night. "We sure gave it all but just missed. Alex drove a great race and his car dialed in. We'll go back and get ready for the next one and we have some things to take away from tonight that's for sure," he said. Skelton was elated with his top-3 finish after an early race spin sent him to the rear of the 22-car field. "To come up through the field like that and have a great car at the end of the race is great. We hope that that our work can pay off with a win later on this year but these drivers are the best in the Northwest so to even get this finish is just a nice ending to our night," Skelton said. Posted: 06/13/10 STEPHENSON WINS WCSS AT VERNON MOTOPLEX
Posted: 06/13/10 LARRY GRAHAM WINS JERRY FERRIE MEMORIAL Langford, B.C., June 12, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
Glen Swedberg, after frantic repairs from the earlier crash, had the pole with Doug Richens on the outside front for the start of the Late Model Feature event. He led for the first five laps until Brandon Carlson made the pass for the lead on lap six with Dale Robinson moving up to run second two laps later. These two started to run away from the pack over the next several laps. On lap seventeen Robinson got his nose under Carlson in a bid to take over the lead and managed to clear Carlson on lap eighteen. Carlson stayed on the rear bumper and going through turn four tapped the leader sending him around. Carlson was the first car across the finish line but got a black flag giving the win to Glen Swedberg; the position he didn't realize he had until after track Officials ushered him to Victory Square. Rory Smith finished second while Mike Soppit finished in third. Brandon Hutchinson and Ronnie Kiefert led a field of eighteen Stock Cars to the green flag for one-hundred laps of racing for the Jerry Ferrie Memorial trophy. On the very first lap, Mike Rutty got tagged and slammed into the frontstretch wall with a hard hit. He seemed to be fine other than soreness in his back. After a full restart Kiefert took the lead on lap three and held that until lap eight when Rory Smith passed and took over the lead on lap nine with Kiefert, Dave Reside, Steve Copp, and Ryan Wade taking the positions behind the new leader. On lap fourteen Wade moved up to take over the second spot dropping Kiefert back to third with Copp and Daryl Crocker occupying the next positions. On lap seventeen Larry Graham moved up to run in the fourth spot as Smith and Wade started to gain a big advantage over the rest of the pack running bumper to bumper. The battle behind the frontrunners was intense with Graham, Copp, and Wilkie diceing for positions in the running order. On lap thirty-two the red flag came out as the Provincial ambulance was called in to take Mike Rutty to the hospital for further examination after the big crash earlier in the event. After a few minutes delay, Wade lined up on Smith's outside in a double file restart with Smith again grabbing the early advantage. Wade remained glued to the leader trying numerous times over the next several laps to get by but each time fell a little short of making a clean pass. At times there was a freight train with Smith, Wade, Graham, Wilkie, and Copp with no space between them running bumper to bumper lap after lap. On lap fifty-two, Graham went to the inside of Wade and into the second spot only to have the caution flag come out three laps later as track crews were called to turn four to clean up a mess. On the double file restart, Graham was on the outside of Smith as the field retook the green flag. Wade rubbed Smith just enough to allow Graham to come out of the scrum with the outright lead almost going three wide coming down the frontstretch. By lap fifty-eight, Graham led followed by Wade, Smith, Kyle Cottam, and Wilkie in the top five positions. Over the next several laps, Wade tried everything in the book to get by Graham and again fell just short. On lap seventy-seven the caution flag came out as Billy Stidston's car came to a stop at the exit to turn four. On yet another double file restart, Graham now had Wilkie on his outside as the field took the green flag. Graham again gained the lead with Wade still glued to the bumper and still trying to get by. Graham managed to gain a couple car lenghts advantage over the next few laps and again Wade reeled him in to run bumper to bumper by the ninety-third lap. On lap ninety-four, Wade ran hard for the inside trying again for the lead but spun himself out bringing out a caution. Wilkie again had the ouside for the double file restart with the laps running out and a fierce battle with Graham, Cottam, Wilkie, Smith, and Copp still in the hunt. On lap ninety-seven Smith entered the pits after running out of fuel and in the mix all night. When the dust settled, Graham hung on for the win followed by Cottam, Copp, Wade, and Crocker rounding out the top five positions in a very highly contested Stock Car event. The next event, at Western Speedway, will see the return of the Demo Series and the improved Bomber Series, a truck and trailer jump, a total destruction, all on Elton John night. This event will see an Elton John look-a-like contest, an Elton John karaoke, with Croc shoes going to contestants dancing to Crocodile Rock, one of the songs made famous by Elton John. This will be a must see event and promises to be entertaining to say the least. Action photos on our Trackside page. Posted: 06/13/10 PETERSON, RUDE, SWATZINA TRIUMPH - SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kaleb Hart Round 9 of the Foothills Toyota Tundra Racing Series saw beautiful skies and a big crowd grace ASA member track Skagit Speedway. The prelude to Dirt Cup featured the Budweiser 360 Sprints, Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints and Pull A Part Outlaw Hornets. At the end of the night, Jared Peterson, Bill Rude and Wade Swatzina were victorious in their respective divisions. Jared Peterson snapped the four race win streak held by Mike Melwicks in the Budweiser 360 Sprint division. Peterson led all 25 laps of the feature aboard his Wespauls Inc. #9p Rocket. Last week's winner, Evan Funk, was second in the Performance RC #8r Rocket. Melwicks recovered for third after a late race spin in the CSA Transportation #2m Maxim. Heat race wins went to Travis Jacobson and Rod Perkins. Alan Munn was fast time. Bill Rude won his second race in a row in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints. Cory Swatzina led early, with Rude on his tail. After some early cautions, Rude found a line to his liking then worked his way to Swatzina's rear nerf. On lap 12, Rude dove low into turn one, coming up next to Swatzina. Contact occurred as Rude shot by to take control of the lead and eventual win in his Dri-Eaz #33 XXX. Rob Schroder ended up second in the RR Autoworks #1r XXX. Devin Barnes was third in the Ken's Redmond Auto Body #22 XXX. Heat race wins went to Schroder and Marc Schutte. Rude was fast time, setting a new track record in the process. After brother Cory ran into trouble in the Sportsman Sprint main, Wade Swatzina was the beneficiary of some trouble in the Pull A Part Outlaw Hornets. After running right on the rear bumper of race leader Ben Gunderson for the bulk of the race, Swatzina took over the lead on the back straightaway on the final lap when Gunderson's motor let go, giving Swatzina his first W of the year in the Carl's Towing #11w. Tom Warner was second in his #89, third going to Matt Powers in the Tri Powers Racing #04.Heat race wins went to Gunderson and Rick Young. The Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup kicks off Wednesday with the Haggen Food & Pharmacy Dirt Cup Party. Join us at the Burlington location of Haggen Food & Pharmacy for live music, vendors, and a chance to meet your favorite drivers! Thursday night is night number one of the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup with the West Coast's best 410 racers vying for a shot at the $25,000 grand prize Saturday night. Ticket Information. Posted: 06/13/10 WESTERN SPEEDWAY LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN UPDATE! #69 Mike Soppit, debuting his brand new Harding Motorsports Supply built Chevy powered by a Chev crate engine, has set fast time. Congratulations Mike on a fantastic start to the 2010 season! Posted: 06/12/10 DIRT CUP FEVER IS CRANKING UP! By: Steve Beitler, Owner - Skagit Speedway With less than a week to go for the 39th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup the racers and fans are cranking up the excitement! "The presale of tickets have been very good this year" stated track owner Steve Beitler, "With us adding the Western Speedweek as the lead in to Dirt Cup the fans and race teams are really excited". The track has received entries from four different countries and several states. The Dirt Cup is June 17-18-19, but the week kicks off June 16th at the Burlington Haggen Food & Pharmacy Fan Party. Come out and meet your favorite drivers and see the cars and listen to some great live music. Food and fun will be a big part of the party! CWR Note: Canada West Racing will be attending Dirt Cup opening night. Watch for our lifestyle photo gallery that will be posted on this site. Posted: 06/12/10 GETTING READY FOR PG - RACE 3, JUNE 19 Submitted by: Kendall Thomas
Posted: 06/11/10 RIMBEY RAINOUT Submitted by: Gord Craig, NPP
 After looking at the track, Craig toured the facility and realized that he should have brought his rubber boots and bug spray. "There was standing water everywhere. The competitor and spectator parking area was very, very soupy. The mosquitoes were something else too!" Despite a positive forecast for Saturday's race (Sunny 25 Celcius), Craig adds that the damage has already been done. "We lost a race in Edmonton a few years ago under the same circumstances. It's kind of a cruel joke. Torrential rain for several days, then sunshine for race day. Unfortunately you just can't squeeze three full days of facility preparation into less than 24 hours." The cancellation of the Rimbey event means NPP Series race teams won't see action until the second weekend of July. The NPP Series will 'back up' the open wheel '360' Sprint Cars at the 2010 Gold Cup at Edmonton's Castrol Raceway on July 9th and 10th. Posted: 06/11/10
Posted: 06/10/10 NEAR PERFECT SANTOS LEADS JUNE HUNTER INDEX "Whelen Modified Points Leader Off To Historic Start" Submitted by: Jason Christley, NASCAR
While Santos picked up five of the six first-place votes, he wasn't without his competition for top honors in the power poll. Keith Rocco and Craig Preble, who continue to match each other win for win and hold down the top spots in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national standings, ranked second and third, respectively. In the last month, Rocco has five wins, eight top fives and 11 top 10s in 11 starts while running his asphalt Modified at three Connecticut short tracks: Thompson International Speedway, Stafford Motor Speedway and Waterford Speedbowl. Preble competes on a weekly basis in his crate dirt Late Model at I-80 Speedway in Omaha and Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb. Over the same period, Preble recorded six wins and nine top fives in nine races. "I had a tough time choosing between Santos or Rocco at the top," said Shawn Courchesne of the Hartford (Conn.) Courant. "Rocco was involved in some tough wars during the judging period and had a stellar record. I think one thing that gets forgotten with Rocco is that at two of the three tracks he's running at, he competes weekly against some of the top talent from the Whelen Modified Tour and he's obviously showing he's on par with those guys. "Though for me, it came down to putting Santos No. 1 on the basis of Modified Tour vs. weekly short tracks coupled with the fact that Santos was perfect for the judging period." Eric Holmes, who has won two of the last three NASCAR K&N Pro Series West events, came in fourth in the voting, followed by NASCAR K&N Pro Series East rookie Max Gresham. Gresham has won the last two East races including a high-profile victory in the annual East-West combination race at Iowa and received the other first-place vote. "When put to the test against the top drivers from NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West, Max Gresham rose to the top," said Tim Haddock of HaddockInThePaddock.blogspot.com, who covers racing on the West Coast and voted for Gresham. "He didn't have the most dominant car at Iowa Speedway, but Gresham put his car in position to win the race at the end." "On the heels of a dominant performance at South Boston Speedway in April, when he won the pole and led all but four laps, Gresham showed he could win under more adverse conditions at Iowa Speedway. He won the race in Iowa on a green-white-checkered flag finish and had to regain the lead on the last lap of the race. On a day when the top drivers from the East and West raced on the same track, Gresham was the best." Brett Moffitt (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) was sixth, followed by Burt Myers (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series), Darrell Wallace Jr. (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East), David Mayhew (NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) and Todd Szegedy (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour). D.J. Kennington, who won the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 opener at Delaware (Ont.) Speedway this past weekend, was one of four drivers to earn honorable mention. The Hunter Index is named for Jim Hunter, NASCAR's vice president of corporate communications and a longtime supporter of the weekly and touring series that make up the NASCAR Developmental Series. The Index was designed in the off season as an opportunity to compare the top drivers from the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series all the way up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. It will also encompass drivers from the NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour did not hold events since the previous Index was released. The panel also included media members Courchesne representing the Northeast, Adam Fenwick of National Speed Sport News from the Southeast, Haddock from the West Coast, and Spencer Lewis, representing the Canadian publication Inside Track Motorsports News. They are joined by Brett Bodine, who is the chairman of the NASCAR Resumé Committee and represents the NASCAR competition side on the panel, and NASCAR public relations representative Jason Christley. Posted: 06/10/10 SHANE HARDING CELEBRATES YAKIMA SLM WIN - JUNE 5  Posted: 06/09/10 READY FOR RIMBEY Submitted by: Gord Craig, NPP
"I have three heat wins but that's it." Broughton's best finish in a Feature in Rimbey was 14th at the grand opening (2005). His average finish in Rimbey is 16.0. The driver of the LJB Auto/Fraser Shingling sponsored #61 Chevrolet wants a strong outing this weekend. "I've never been one to talk about or count points because it's still so early in the season. You just race as hard as you can and whatever happens...happens." Ironically, Paul Grundberg and Mike Tom. who currently sit second and third in NPP Series points, havenıt had recent success in Rimbey either. Grundberg's average finish at Feature events in Rimbey is 9.0 while Tom's average finish is 11.7. The top three NPP Series drivers with the best average finishes at Central Alberta Raceways are Trevor Emond (2.0); Dwight Kennedy (3.3) and Dan Stewart (4.3). After Rimbey, the NPP Series will have three consecutive weekends off before the next schedule event. The NPP Series 'back ups' the open wheel '360' Sprint Cars at the 2010 Gold Cup at Edmonton's Castrol Raceway on July 9th and 10th. Posted: 06/09/10 ARCA WEST INVADES THE PNW Submitted by Andrew doCouto, ARCA West Race Director
Come join, us and put your talent up against some of the best in the Pacific Northwest!! Details will follow as we will be working with the local team at the track to make sure that all teams wanting to join us have a fair playing field to be competitive without additional expenses. Our goal here is for us to have a GREAT, FUN, night of racing. Posted: 06/08/10 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES PRESENTED BY MOBIL 1 - MOSPORT INT'L RACEWAY Submitted by: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
Ranger, who will be making his first NCATS start of the 2010 season, is spending most of his time this season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. First and foremost on that list is series rival J.R. Fitzpatrick. Of similar ages, the two drivers share an innate talent for handling a race car through the left and right turns of a road course. An off-season test session on the 2.459-mile track at Mosport went very well for Fitzpatrick. The 22-year-old out of Cambridge, Ont., is running a full schedule in 2010 and is on the hunt for a series title. Another challenger, in a bit of a surprise, is defending NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion Jason Bowles, an accomplished road-course racer in his own right. He will pilot the No. 11 Triad Racing Technologies Dodge. That car normally has John Gaunt-one half of the Gaunt Brothers Racing team-behind the wheel, but the veteran wheelman admits that road courses are not his cup of tea. Bowles deals with Triad Racing Technologies, owned by the other half of the Gaunt Brothers Racing outfit, in another facet of his professional life, and as is often the case, random conversations grow legs and become something. Bowles will climb behind the wheel of the Gaunt-owned Dodge at both Mosport and Toronto with the other three remaining road-course events still very much on the table. Despite having limited knowledge of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Bowles is not completely unfamiliar with the track at Mosport. "I've run Formula Ford there," he said. "I don't recall all that much about it other than it is fast." With three ultra-talented road-course racers in the field to go along with the balance of the field that also possesses road-racing skills, the winner of the Vortex Brake Pads 200 is sure to be determined on the final trip up the hill on the legendary Mario Andretti straightaway. Johnston Set For Series Debut This weekend at Mosport International Raceway, Caitlin Johnston will become just the second female driver to participate in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1. Ashley Taws in August 2008 was the first. Johnston, 21, out of Orangeville, Ont., normally can be found behind the wheel of a Formula Ford, but she expressed a desire to jump behind the wheel of a stock car and compete in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. She enlisted the help of a pair of series veterans to get her started. The car will be prepared by DJ Kennington and is out of the DJK Racing stable. On the pit box will be Derek Lynch who, along with Kennington, has experienced victory in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. "We were looking at a few different options for this year, but after some discussions, this seemed like the best fit," she said. "This is something that I'm really excited about. And with these two races, it's an excellent fit for our sponsor, Pizza Pizza." She is slated to compete in both the Mosport and Toronto events. Mosport will be a good place to debut due to her extensive experience at the challenging course. "I feel really comfortable on the track at Mosport," Johnston said. "I would consider Mosport to be my second home." Posted: 06/08/10 CROWN BALLROOM AT NASCAR HALL OF FAME "To Host 2010 NASCAR Weekly & Touring Banquets" Submitted by: Jason Christley, NASCAR
NASCAR will return to Charlotte with a special week of activities culminating with the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Awards Banquet on Friday, Dec. 10 and the NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Awards Gala on Saturday, Dec. 11. The banquets will be held at the Charlotte Convention Center's Crown Ballroom in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Fans throughout the U.S. and Canada, and around the globe, will again be able to watch the festivities from both nights via a live webcast on www.nascarhometracks.com. "With the recent opening of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, this is a tremendous opportunity to honor the top drivers throughout NASCAR's developmental series in a most appropriate setting: the showcase of our sport's history," said George Silbermann, NASCAR managing director of racing operations. "The week-long schedule of special activities for our champions, track promoters and industry members will put the spotlight on the important series and tracks that make up NASCAR's foundation. They will get a chance to tour the Hall of Fame complex and get a first-hand insight into the sport's evolution. We are especially pleased to be able to bring the events from both nights to fans everywhere - who have followed their favorite drivers all season at their favorite tracks - through the NASCAR Home Tracks website." In addition to the new NASCAR Hall of Fame complex, the region is the home of the NASCAR Research & Development Center in Concord, N.C., as well as a majority of today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams. The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Awards Banquet will feature the top drivers from NASCAR-sanctioned short tracks across the United States and Canada. Invited attendees will include the 2010 NASCAR national champion, U.S. state and Canadian provincial champions, track champions, the national/state/provincial rookies of the year, top NASCAR Finalist Recognition Program honorees, the 2010 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award winner and many others. The NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Awards Gala will feature the series champions and top drivers from NASCAR's regional touring series including invitees from the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1. Today, drivers from many of these key regional touring series are thrilling fans in each of NASCAR's three national series. The Westin Charlotte will be the host hotel for both awards banquets. Posted: 06/08/10 WCSS - NEXT RACE! Submitted by: Kendall Thomas Next race June 12th! Read more.... Posted: 06/07/10 OH CANADA...HARDING FAMILY DOMINATES SATURDAY NIGHT AT YAKIMA SPEEDWAY For Immediate Release: Yakima Speedway
A 10 car invert put Hermiston's Duke Langley on the pole for the 100 lap main event. By lap 3 Legendary Pete Harding would pass both Duke Langley and Ron Bemis for the lead with Shane Harding following close behind. Duke Langley who was having break problems would go off the back stretch on lap 5 with the rest of the field narrowly avoiding a pile up. On lap 8 Fred Hall from Bellevue Washington would lose all power bringing out the caution and resetting the field. On the restart Erick Hargraves would aggressively pass cars on the outside and gain two positions to claim the third spot. Reigning Track Champion and current point's leader Owen Riddle who started in the ninth position due to the invert, steadily made his way up through the pack to the 5th position but a racing incident with last race winner Joey Tanner would put both cars a lap down and they would finish 8th & 11th. Kelly Mann who broke track record on May 15th but would later go on to blow a motor in race 3, set a new track record with a fast lap of 18.707 and finished in the fourth position along with first time competitor in the Yakima Speedway Super Late Model Challenge Series, Alex Kerslake rounding out the top 5. Posted: 06/06/10 SHANE HARDING WINS YAKIMA SLM
BIG SHOW AT WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., June 5, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
The night ended with a great fireworks show put on by Celebration Fireworks that lasted about twenty minutes. The next event, at Western Speedway is on June 12th with the Stock Cars 100, the much improved Late Model Series, and the return of the Old Time Racing Association and their brand of open wheel racing all on Military Night and the salute to our Armed Forces. The Demo Series return again on June 19th on Elton John night with a look-alike contest, dancing to "Crocodile Rock" with "Croc" shoes given away, listen to the Q radio as they have a promotion after each Elton John song is played. Western Speedway also has a truck and trailor jump planned with a camper truck pulling a trailor and driven by stunt man Gary Williams. Watch for this one as it should be another fun night. Action photos on our Trackside page. Posted: 06/06/10 FISHER AND FUNK WIN JOHN CARROLL CLASSIC Submitted by: Kaleb Hart Eric Fisher and Evan Funk won their second main events of the year at ASA member track Skagit Speedway during the running of the John Carroll Classic presented by IRI. In the Associated Asphalt 410 division, Fisher took advantage of a Josh Edson miscue to take the lead and the eventual win. Following the initial start, Fisher ran down Edson then blasted underneath him in turn three when Edson jumped the cushion to take the lead. Fisher held on to take the victory in his Fisher Racing #59 Rocket despite running out of fuel on the last lap. Colton Heath was second in the Dri-Eaz #13c XXX. Mitch Olson took third in the PMI Truck Bodies #98m KPC. Heat wins went to Fisher and Brock Lemley. Barry Martinez set quick time. Evan Funk was a rim riding machine en route to his second win of the year in the Budweiser 360 division. Race leader Devin Madonia was running the bottom of the track, trying to hold off the hard charging Funk until Evan blasted around the high side of turn two to secure the lead and eventual win in the Performance RC #8r Rocket. Jared Peterson finished second in the Speedmart #9p Rocket. Kelsey Carpenter was third in the Dri-Eaz #27c XXX. Heat wins went to Funk and Madonia. Peterson was quick time. Bill Rude finally got the monkey off his back, securing his first career win at Skagit Speedway in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints. Rude led from the outset and held the point for all 20 laps in his Dri-Eaz #33 XXX. Marc Schutte was second in the Blumenhagen #72 XXX. Luke Didiuk finished a career best third in the Aquabus #8a Rocket. Heat wins went to Matt VanDerSys, Cale Brooke and Didiuk. The Pull A Part Outlaw Hornet main was a wild affair as Freddie Vela took the lead on lap 16 and held on to win his first race of 2010. The lead position was not an enviable one, as early race leader Wade Swatzina blew a motor while out in front, and mid race leader Ken Higby got a mechanical black flag when he lost his muffler at the completion of the 15th lap. On the following restart, Vela picked his way through Ben Gunderson and Tyler Ketchum to secure the lead and the win. Join us next week at Skagit Speedway as the road to Dirt Cup kicks off. Gates open at 530p with racing to follow. For ticket information, log on to the Skagit Speedway website . Posted: 06/06/10 KENNINGTON CLAIMS CANADIAN OPENER Submitted by: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
A late-race caution set up a dash to the checkers between Kennington and Fitzpatrick as heavy rain was approaching. Fitzpatrick settled for second, followed by Jeff Lapcevich, John Gaunt and Pete Shepherd III. Pierre Bourque, Derek White, Ron Beauchamp Jr., Kerry Mick and Jason Hathaway rounded out the top 10. Kennington led most of the early going before pit stops. He retook the lead with a move past leaders Ron Sheridan and Mark Dilley on Lap 156. On the night, Kennington led the race four times for a race-high 130 laps. The lead changed hands 16 times involving eight drivers and the race was slowed 13 times for caution covering 101 laps. Earlier in the day, Kennington earned his fourth career pole position. NASCAR and track officials moved the start of the race up 30 minutes from its scheduled 8:30 p.m. ET start in an effort to avoid some approaching bad weather. After a few sprinkles during driver introductions, the weather only caused a few short delays as it held off for the most part until the completion of the race. The Keystone Light 200 will air on TSN on Saturday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 is right back on the track next weekend at Mosport International Racewaythe first of five road-course races on the 2010 schedulewith practice and qualifying on Saturday, June 12 and the running of the Vortex Brake Pads 200 on Sunday, June 13. Posted: 06/06/10 HOLMES CONTINUES TO RULE ROSEBURG - NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES WEST Submitted by: Kevin Green, NASCAR
Unlike a year ago, when the two-time series champion started from the pole and led every lap, this time Holmes was shuffled back to third at the start of the race and had to battle his way back. He slipped by Jonathon Gomez for second soon after an early restart and then took advantage of another restart to take the lead on lap 53 from David Mayhew, who had won the pole and led from the drop of the green. "The start of the race I tried real hard to rough him (Mayhew) up and try to get by him because I knew I needed to be on the bottom, so I wouldn't fade back to third or fourth position," Holmes said of starting on the outside of the front row in his No. 20 NAPA Toyota. "The bottom's important here. On that restart on top, I just gave it all I had there on the high side and squeezed him down as tight as I could, just took his position away a little bit. Definitely it was a little rough, but that's what short track racing's all about." Once out front, Holmes was able to maintain the lead - despite some fierce challenges from Mayhew. "We had a good car up front," Mayhew said. "We put a little bit of distance on him up front early. It started to get a little bit tight there toward the center of the run. On one of the restarts, Eric got a good run on the outside and we battled for a couple laps. He just ended up getting by. He really just had a little-bit better car than us tonight." Mayhew, who led Holmes in the championship standings coming into the event, continued to hound him for the remainder of the race. "Every once in awhile through lapped traffic, we'd get back to his bumper and we'd nudge him a little bit to try to get him loose, but it was good short track racing," Mayhew said. "He had a better car, came out better tonight." Holmes went on to win by a margin of .749 seconds over Mayhew. Blake Koch recovered from a multi-car incident to take a career-best third-place finish. Moses Smith slipped by his teammate, Paulie Harraka, late in the event as they finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Veteran driver Greg Pursley was sixth, followed by series rookies Todd Souza, Troy Ermish and Justin Funkhouser with Ermish and Funkhouser taking career-best marks. Gomez rebounded from an incident to finish 10th. With his victory, Holmes edged closer to Mayhew in the championship standings. Mayhew leads 685 to 643. Pursley is third with 582, followed by Gomez at 563 and Josh Combs at 545. Completing the top 10 are Smith at 538, Koch at 537, Harraka at 530, Souza at 519 and Luis Martinez Jr., at 511. "The points lead is important to us," Mayhew said of maintaining the top spot. "It's real early in the season. These short tracks, we know Eric's going to be tough. We feel like we have a little bit better program on the road course stuff. All the others are kind of a toss-up. We really just need to put our heads down and if we can't win the thing, finishing second's the next best thing. As long as we can keep doing that and reel off some wins on a couple road course races and see what happens." The Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts Bonus Challenge 150 will air on SPEED on Thursday, June 17 at 6:00 p.m. ET. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West returns to action on Saturday, June 19 in the Thunder Valley Casino Resort 200 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Posted: 06/04/10 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES TELEVISION PACKAGE ANNOUNCED
TONIGHT'S RADIO SHOW Katana announcer, Dave Balkwill, is scheduled to be interviewed on North Sound Racing tonight between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. We are providing a convenient direct link for you to listen on your computer. Posted: 06/03/10 KATANA OPENER PHOTOS - VICTORIA MAY 29 Check out a selection of Katana Western Speedway photos on the Katana website. Watch our Trackside Photo page where more will be added soon. Posted: 06/03/10 COMING UP THIS WEEKEND Submitted by: Kevin Green, NASCAR
VICTORIA'S AUTO RACING HALL OF FAME WELCOMES NEW INDUCTEES By Ken Keating Langford, B.C.
Grace Cottyn took an active role in building and running Western Speedway with her husband Andy in the early 50s. Gil Hauge, owner of Just Heads, has assisted and sponsored many racers over the years and continues to do so. Dave Ferguson was the first person to be inducted for 2010. He originally came to Victoria from Sarnia, Ontario in his late teens. At the age of nineteen he began working at OK Tire where he was taught to hand true race tires. He became the guy most racers relied on for their tirework. In 1995, he purchased the Six Mile Tire Store and most Victoria racers followed him. In his 45 years of involvement he has probably been associated with 75% of all cars. Every class of race car would be on the list such as Stock Cars, Mini Stocks, Superstocks, Sportsman, Sprint Cars, and many many more. A sample of drivers he did work for include Billy Foster, Jim Haslam, Ross Surgenor, George Jenson, the Vantreights, the Pollards, the Haslams, the Montgomerys, and more. Dave has crewed several times for American USAC cars in California. He travels with Chris Schmeltzle to the U.S. even to New York and will be with him in California in November this year. From 1972 to now, he has crewed for Roy and Mike Haslam, Neil and Trevor Montgomery, and is now on Jeff Montgomery's crew. Lou Melin's first drive was a mechanic's race in 1980 when he was 14. He then moved to Demo Cars in 1985. In 1989 he won six Main Events and became the point's Champion. He upgraded to Thunder Cars in 1995 where he won Rookie of the Year, Driver of the Year, and won 5 of 12 Main Events and became point's Champion. There was a special Friday 100 lap event, at Western Speedway which he won, then went to Saratoga Speedway on Saturday and won the 100 lap race there. In 2000, he joined the Sportsman Class. His proudest day was when his son Mike started racing in the Hornet Series and eventually won a Main Event. Unfortunately, we lost Lou on August 12, 2009 at the age of 43. Lou was represented by many of the Melin family, including his wife, sons, mother, and father at the Induction Ceremonies and a plaque accepted on Lou's behalf by all. Tim Christy delivered a very touching message on behalf of all the Melin family. Gordon Stone's involvement with the sport of auto racing began in 1972 when he crewed for his brother Dave's Claimer car. The following year, he began his race driving at age 17 at Western Speedway. He ran a 1953 Studebaker Claimer car and won 10 Heat races and ended up 37th in points. In his 3rd season, he changed to a 1957 Ford but it only lasted for 2 months due to a totalling crash. In 1976, he was driving a 1956 Ford Hobby Stock car #56. He moved up to Stock Cars in 1978 and drove a 1966 Ford Mustang. After 2 races, he upped the track record twice and on May 17th it remained for the year at 19:726. At the end of the year, he was Stock Car Champion over 46 registered cars. In 1979, he changed his number to #1 and again won the Point's Championship over 27 registered cars. In 1980, he again won the Stock Car Point's Championship driving a 1970 Javelin Stock Car and never finished worse than 7th throughout the year. He moved to Late Model Stock Cars in 1982 with his Javelin and competed against 22 cars and ended the year 8th in points. 1983 saw him presented with the V.I.T.R.A. Mechanic of the Year award. For a full list of accomplishments by each and every person inducted to the Hall, visit the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame and when you are in Victoria or visit the Speedway, you can visit the Hall for a first hand look at all of the racing memorabillia, displays, and artifacts that are housed at the Hall adjacent to Western Speedway. Back to News JULY 2010PATIENCE PAYS OFF FOR STECKLY Season's First Win For 2008 Series Champ Submitted by Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
Jason Hathaway finished a season-best second while Kennington settled for third place. Don Thomson Jr. and Mark Dilley crossed the line in fourth and fifth, respectively. Anthony Simone, JR Fitzpatrick, John Gaunt, rookie Nathan Weenk and Ron Beauchamp Jr. rounded out the top 10. Steckly wrestled the lead away from the vise grip Kennington had on it for most of the night on Lap 236, but Kennington stayed right with the new leader. They battled door-to-door for several laps before the caution came out on Lap 251 for a spin by John Gaunt in Turn 2. On the subsequent restart, Steckly was able to hold off Kennington for the remainder of the race. Earlier in the day Kennington won his sixth career pole and set a track record in the process with a time of 18.168 seconds eclipsing the mark of 18.299 seconds Don Thomson Jr. established in 2007. The race was slowed due to caution seven times for 66 laps. The race lead changed hands nine times between five drivers. The Cruisin' The Dub 300 presented by A&W recap show will be broadcast on TSN and TSN HD on Aug. 15 at 9 p.m. PT. In the championship point standings, Fitzpatrick remains the leader, but Kennington is just seven points behind while Steckly is 55 points off the pace. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 is right back in action on Wednesday, Aug. 4 at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon, Sask. for the 250-lap Velocity Prairie Thunder presented by Bayer Crop Science. Posted: 07/31/10 JACOBSON BREAKS THROUGH FOR $10,000 TRIUMPH AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kaleb Hart With his mother pacing the aisles and his car owner sitting on his hands in the grandstands, Travis Jacobson finally collected the big check he's been angling at for a long time. Jacobson led all 40 laps of the 2010 Bob's Burgers & Brew 360 Nationals at Skagit Speedway presented by Goodyear aboard the Shaylen Raye #18r Eagle, scoring a cool $10,000 for his efforts. Jacobson started outside row one after finishing second in the A Scramble to Roger Crockett. On the start of the feature, Jacobson went wheel to wheel with Crockett through turns one and two, edging him out coming out of the second turn, then slamming the door shut going into turn three. A handful of restarts for flipped and spun cars later, and it was Jacobson taking the victory without serious challenge at the completion of 40 laps. "That initial start was everything", said Jacobson on the podium. "If we donıt beat Roger on that first lap, I didnıt know that we could catch him". Crockett would trail from a distance in second till about the halfway point of the race when he retired with unspecified mechanical woes. When action resumed, Chad Hillier picked his way forward through the field from his 11th place starting position to lay claim to the runner up spot in the Les Schwab #4 J&J. Shawn Rice also picked his way forward through the field, navigating from 10th to take 3rd in his NW Welding & Fabrication #76 KPC. Other notable runs included Jared Peterson who recovered from a flip Friday night to finish 5th after starting 15th and Jesse Whitney who came from the B Main and a 17th place A Main start to take 7th. Mack Brown won the B Feature. Scrambles went to Roger Crockett and Jesse Whitney. Rece Goetz was impressive again at Skagit Speedway, winning his second Ford Focus Midget main of the year at the 3/10 mile clay oval. After Dustin O'Brien led lap one, Goetz found speed on the middle groove and launched past him to take the point on lap two. The win for Goetz capped a month of podium victories, as he had previously scored Deming Speedway's 600 Clay Cup title. O'Brien hung on for second and Garrett Johnson was third. The race capped off the initial Washington State Racing Series for the Ford Focus Midgets and at the conclusion, Seth Hespe was awarded the inaugural series championship. Join us next week at Skagit Speedway for Ladies Night Out, where the first 5,000 women get in free of charge. Posted: 07/31/10 LATER TODAY... CRUISIN' THE DUB 300 Submitted by Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
DEWITT WINS BOB'S BURGERS & BREW 360 NATIONALS NIGHT ONE Submitted by: Kaleb Hart Josh Dewitt won the opening night of the Bob's Burgers & Brew 360 Nationals presented by Goodyear. Dewitt started on the pole and settled in to second as Henry Van Dam took the initial point. Dewitt kept HVD close and made his move at the start of lap 7, diving to the inside of turn one, then sliding up in front of Henry coming out of two to complete the pass. Van Dam returned the favor going into turn three, executing his own slidejob, but Dewitt countered with a cross under coming out of turn four, beating HVD to the transponder loop to secure the lead. From there, Josh gradually opened up his advantage, cruising home to the checkered flag on lap 30 in the Dirt Inc. #5d Maxim. Travis Jacobson moved forward to secure the second spot in the Rallye Auto Sales #18r Eagle. Van Dam was third in the Van Dam Dairy #33 Maxim. Two time Dirt Cup champion Jayme Barnes had a perfect night going after setting quick time and winning the first heat race, but it all ended up in disaster as Barnes and Jared Peterson tangled with a slowing Jesse Whitney on lap 14 with the result being a destroyed Henderson Motorsports #7n car and relegating Jayme to last place in the A main. Other heat race winners were Roger Crockett, Jason Solwold, Casey Adams and Jacobson. Chad Hillier won the B feature. Seth Hespe put the Brownfield family back in victory lane for the first time in over a decade at Skagit Speedway, as Seth led all 20 laps of the Ford Focus Midget A Feature. Driving the Skagit Speedway sponsored #92 XXX, Hespe was perfect in clicking off consistent, fast laps around the high groove. Garrett Johnson of Poulsbo was second and former Skagit Speedway Sportsmen Sprint Rookie of the Year Gaylon Stewart was third. Johnson won the heat. Travis Jacobson and Roger Crockett sit atop the points heading into Saturday night's $10,000 to win 40 lap A Feature. Posted: 07/30/10 STEVE ARPIN GETS A SECOND CHANCE AT IOWA IN FRONT OF HOMETOWN FANS - RETURNS TO THE SEAT OF THE NO. 88 JR MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET Submitted By Steve Arpin Racing  CORNELIUS, NC - Canadian Steve Arpin gets another opportunity to race for his hometown crowd in this weekend's US Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway piloting the No. 88 Realtree Outfitters Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. "Iowa Speedway isn't a track you'd expect twice on a racing schedule, so I guess you could say I got lucky. It's the closest track to my hometown we race," said Arpin. "It's really special to be able to drive the Realtree Outfitters Chevrolet for Bill Jordan, the folks at Delta Apparel, and everyone at JR Motorsports this weekend." Arpin has scored one top-10 and one top-15 finishes in six starts for JR Motorsports this season. His best finish came at Daytona Int'l Raceway where he placed 10th. The Fort Frances, Ont. native joins Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kelly Bires, Ron Fellows, Jamie McMurray, Coleman Pressley and Greg Sacks as drivers of the 88 in 2010. "Iowa is a track I raced on in ARCA (Automobile Racing Club of America), but driving the Nationwide car there will be a new experience for me," explained Arpin. "I will tell you it's a state-of-the-art facility. The folks up there should be really proud of what they built. As the defending race winners, this Realtree Outfitters team will have some pressure on us. We´re definitely up to the challenge though, and look forward to a chance at getting the Realtree Outfitters Chevrolet its first win of the season." In addition to his on-track duties, Arpin will be participating in the NASCAR Foundation Track Walk Saturday morning beginning at 10:30 a.m. (CT) followed by a NASCAR Nationwide autograph session from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. behind the Manatt Grandstands. He will also be signing autographs from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (CT) in the Fan Zone at the JR Nation trailer where fans will be able to purchase Limited Edition Steve Arpin/Realtree Outfitters merchandise. Realtree, the world's leading camouflage designer, marketer, and licensor with over 2,000 licensees utilizing the Realtree camouflage brand, is primary sponsor of the No. 88 in its second of five races this season. Realtree Outfitters will return to the No. 88 at Bristol Motor Speedway (Aug. 20), Dover International Speedway (Sept. 25) and Gateway International Raceway (Oct. 23). Live flag-to-flag coverage of Saturday's US Cellular 250 at the Iowa Speedway is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2. Posted: 07/30/10 JULY 31 & AUGUST 1 - GORDIE MANNES MEMORIAL WEEKEND Photos by Leslie McKellar   The 11th annual Gordie Mannes Memorial Weekend features the Katana Sportsman Tour, the South Okanagan Bakery Street Stocks and Hornet Invitational. Racers from all over the province will converge on Penticton Speedway in the "guaranteed" sunny Okanagan for the "must race weekend" of the year. The Katana Sportsman portion will feature mainlander's current points leader Tom Berrow and 2010 champion Ken Jorgensen doing battle to defend against Vancouver Island hot shots the Morris brothers, Geoff & Brent, and Brandon Carlsen to retain the honour of B.C. racing supremacy. This will be the second stop in the South Okanagan Bakery Street Stock series. Keep an eye on the black #3 truck driven by Donny Krickemeyer who will be gunning for redemption after a rough start in round one at Williams Lake. It would be no surprise to see the DK Truck Repairs/R&D Race Products truck in victory circle. Race fans should expect the local Penticton racing fraternity to be out in full force to battle the invading racing tourists. Posted: 07/28/10 BRP NASCAR DEBUT SHORTENED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE Submitted By WestWorld Motorsports
BRP NASCAR driver Daryl Harr commented, "It's always unfortunate when your day is cut short by a mechanical failure that is out of your control, I really wanted to put forward an aggressive race for BRP and Martin Motor Sports, as it is such a privilege to represent such great organizations". He went on to say, "We are looking forward to the 2011 season and returning to Edmonton next year and challenging for the win!" The Edmonton event was the inaugural race for the BRP NASCAR team and the 2011 program details are still to be determined. You can follow driver Daryl Harr and show your support of the BRP NASCAR team on their website. Other Information: Watch the BRP NASCAR race at the Canadian Tire 100 on TSN at:
Posted: 07/28/10 11TH ANNUAL SHIPWRECK BEADS MODIFIED NATIONALS Photo Courtesy Grays Harbor Speedway  Local dirt modified drivers will be competing against 58 top drivers from the Canadian and U.S. west coast July 30th and 31st. Good luck to our B.C. boys!
RUMBLE IN THE ROCKIES OFFERS GREAT TWO-DAY TICKET PACKAGE Submitted by Montana Raceway Park
Fans will see over 400 laps of qualifying and racing in a two-day period for $50. Purse structures offered that weekend provide over $100,000 in opportunities for drivers in three competitive divisions. The ticket includes admission to Fanfest on Thursday, Aug. 5 with dinner provided by Montana Raceway Park, and on-track autograph session that evening followed by a full racing program on Friday, August 6. Friday will feature super stock and late model qualifying, positioning races, a full test and tune session for the NASCAR West Series competitors with a 35-lap Super Stock main event to wrap-up the night's program. The Best of the West 125 for late model teams and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Toyota NAPA Bonus Challenge set for 150 laps of racing on Saturday night highlights three-days of activity. "To have TTC Thornton put together a great weekend of racing, offer a good value for the fans and have the NASCAR Pro Series West race on SPEED-TV is a great accomplishment for our facility," said general manager and promoter Justin Rody. "To have the support of Bill McAnally Racing, NASCAR, Toyota, NAPA, TTC, Fun Beverage, Bee Broadcasting all providing an opportunity for the top drivers in the country to come to Montana Raceway Park will make this the best Rumble in the Rockies we've held here in the Flathead Valley." Leading the charge of talent coming for the 2010 Rumble in the Rockies is Eric Holmes, current NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship points leader. The driver of the No. 20 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry for Bill McAnally Racing got his season off to a rough start in Roseville, Calif. in late March but since that time has earned six top-10 finishes across the season's schedule and has a wins at Phoenix International Raceway and Douglas County Raceway. Four-time Coors Light Montana 200 champion, Gary Lewis, is set to return for the Best in the West 125 for the late models and is expected to compete in the Toyota NAPA Bonus Challenge for the West Series competitors. Posted: 07/27/10 KATANA - RULES CHANGE! Submitted by Brian Poppe, Katana Tech Director This is a reminder that everyone will have to race on the same tires for both days in Penticton, no new spares and American Racer tires only. I would also like to take this time to inform all teams that we will not be allowing teams to run a coil bind or bump stop set-up in the front of their race car. After looking into this type of set-up we feel that it is an unfair competition advantage that is not available for everyone. So, in the spirit of fair competition, we hope everyone will comply with this change. I do not like making changes in the middle of a race season, but feel it is something that should be dealt with before teams spend a bunch of money on these types of set-ups only to find out next season they are not allowed. If anyone has any questions about this, you can e-mail me or call me at 250-488-5847. Thank you. Posted: 07/26/10  Posted: 07/26/10 WILROC SPRINT CARS AT SARATOGA SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Terry Guest
Fast time went to #44 Scott Auman with a time of 13.063. The dash saw #92 Jeff Bird fly buy the field to take the win. The heat saw #2 Randy Vincent take over the lead on lap 1 and never look back as he went on to win the heat. The 20 lap main saw all 7 cars take to the track with #15 Rob Scott leading the pack by a good 1-2 car length. Vincent starting closing in on Scott and eventually took over the lead on lap 12 and never looked back as Vincent went on to win the Sprint car main. 2nd place went to #15 Rob Scott and 3rd to #92 Jeff Bird. The lites made there 2nd appearance this year with a great field of 13 cars. Fast time went to rookie driver #00 Kirt Rompain who made his first appearance this year in the Lite division setting a time of 14.962. The B dash went to #91 Eli Ross and the A to #28 Wayde Heckford. The B heat went to #7 Mark Gall and the A to #5 Marc Parkinson. The 30 lap main saw all 13 cars hit the track with the early advantage going to #10 Steven Dardengo. Dardengo, Parkinson, and Jesse Dardengo where bumper to bumper for the rest of the race but could never find away by Steven Dardengo as he went to win the Lite main despite qualifying 8th. 2nd place went to #5 Marc Parkinson and 3rd to #52 Jesse Dardengo. The Dwarf car class was once again dominated by #4 Sean Sanger. Fast time went to #24 Jim Pridge with a time of 15.826. The dash went to #33 Brian Lee. The B heat went to #5 Bruce Garside and the A went to #4 Sean Sanger. The 30 lap main saw #33 Brian Lee lead until him and Sanger got into an altercation causing Lee to go to the back giving the lead to Sanger on lap 9. With the lead Sanger pulled away winning his 2nd straight main. 2nd went to #24 Jim Pridge and 3rd to #8 Mike Schott. Sanger is proudly sponsored by Home Hardware. The Bomber car class saw #20 Weston Lane who has raced bombers 2 times win the 30 lap main event in a borrowed car. Fast time went to #48 Stewart Lee with a time of 17.910. The dash went to #20 Weston Lane. The heat went to #99 Gilles Cyr. The 30 lap mains saw Lane get out to the lead on lap 1 and start pulling away. Lane eventually was too much and went on to win his first ever Bomber main. 2nd place went #24 Charlie Ackerman and 3rd to #74 Ron Gaudreault. The I.M.C.A modifieds saw #91 Chris Beaulieu set another track record on Saturday! Beaulieu set a time of 15.647 beating his old time of 15.796. The dash went to #53 Kevin Noble and the heat went to Beaulieu. The 20 lap main saw 3 different leaders with Noble getting the early advantage, but on lap 7 #98 Pat Brown got the lead when Noble and Beaulieu were sent to the back after an altercation. Brown would continue leading until lap 12 when Beaulieu finally took over the lead and never looked back as he won the modified main. 2nd place went to Brown and 3rd to Noble. Beaulieu is proudly sponsored by Tyee Chevrolet. Extra laps... The Monster truck are making there only appearance this year bring 4 trucks on the Saturday/Sunday show, these monster trucks are; California Kid, Rock Star, Maniac and finally Jurassic Attack. The monster trucks will be accompanied by the Hornet cars, Roadrunners and Crash to pass. One big change on the 2 nights are that the gate will open at 4:30 instead of the usual 5:30 time so that fans can have a opportunity to go down and see all the monster and trucks. So make sure to mark your calendars and get there early. Posted: 07/25/10 FITZPATRICK DOMINATES ACTION AT EDMONTON Earns Second Win In 2010 And Takes Over Points Lead Submitted by Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
It was Fitzpatrick's second win of the 2010 campaign and the sixth of his series career including a 2007 win in Edmonton. Cutting his teeth on the short tracks of Ontario, he has developed into a road-course ace five of his career wins and both victories in 2010 have come on road courses having won at Mosport International Raceway in June. Fitzpatrick, who led all 32 laps, pulled away from his competition at the drop of the green and held off all challengers en route to the victory. Runner-up Anthony Simone looked to be closing in, but a Lap 18 caution flag put a damper on the challenge and Fitzpatrick was able to escape on the restart on Lap 21. Scott Steckly was able to secure third place with a last-lap pass of Trevor Seibert, who ended up with a fourth-place finish while Kerry Micks, who started alongside Fitzpatrick on the front row, finished in fifth. Rounding out the top-10 finishers were Peter Klutt, Jason Hathaway, Don Thomson Jr., Jarrad Whissell and Joey McColm. The race was slowed due to caution just one time for three laps when Daryl Harr's car came to a stop on the frontstretch. In the championship point standings, Fitzpatrick trailed DJ Kennington by 41 points coming into the event, but the win coupled with Kennington's 15th-place finish resulted in Fitzpatrick taking over the top spot by 31 points over Kennington. The Canadian Tire 100 presented by Konica Minolta will be telecast on TSN on Sunday, Aug. 1 at 11 a.m. ET. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 continues its swing through Western Canada on Saturday, July 31 at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C., for the Cruisin' The Dub 300 presented by A&W. Posted: 07/25/10 EVE OF DESTRUCTION Langford, B.C., July 24, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
Eight drivers took the track each pulling a boat behind them and then race to determine who would have the most boat left after several laps of racing. Several drivers lost their boats early with pieces flying everywhere or sat in the middle of the track. Some of them just sat in the way until they were wiped out by an onrushing vehicle or another boat still tied to the driver lucky enough to still have a boat. When the dust settled, Keith Hansen had almost a total boat left but told his friend: "I'm sorry I wrecked your boat. We are not going fishing tomorrow". Jeff, from Agressive Excavating, had two cars to destroy on corner one with a big excavator, picking them up like flees and dropping them from very high up. After flattening them out like pancakes he sat the big machine on top of the two cars that were reduced to nothing but rubble. Never before had Western Speedway, Garry "The Animal" Williams or newcomer Lorena Fairbairn tried a side by side car jump into a pack of waiting catch cars. Two ramps, two lines of cars, and one Rookie car jumper were ready to thrill a few thousand fans that entered the stands. Gary, of course, has jumped a bus, a limo, and a truck and camper with a boat trailor over the course of the last couple of seasons. The line up of catch cars were tighter to the ramp in case Lorena didn't have the speed to jump as far while Garry's line was twenty feet farther down the track. Both drivers hit the gas and headed for the ramps with Lorena gaining a bit of a lead as they went off into the air. Loren soared over several cars landing about half way into the catch cars as Garry came up just a bit shy and hit the first car dead on sending his car to a sudden stop and flipping on his roof. crews rushed to both drivers to check on their condition and it didn't take too long before they gave a "thumbs up" to signify both drivers were OK. Lorena said: Flying through the air was awesome but, because of a promise wouldn't do it again. All in all it was fun".  Posted: 07/25/10 NEW WINNERS EMERGE AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kaleb Hart Kelsey Carpenterıs first career Budweiser 360 Sprint win highlighted Military / Chamber of Commerce night at ASA member track Skagit Speedway. It was a rough night to be the lead car in the 360 class, especially when it came to turn two. Jared Peterson took the point on the initial green, rocketing around the top of the track and stretching out to a large lead when misfortune struck the Stanwood native in the form of a broken fuel line on lap 12. Rod Perkins took the point on the restart and looked to have the race in hand when a spinning car in turn two caused the veteran to also spinout, handing the point to Evan Funk. From there, the story became Funk and Carpenter, as the two battled from lap 16 till 20 when Carpenter eventually made his move, passing Evan going into turn one and holding the point for the rest of the contest in his Dri Eaz sponsored XXX chassis. Carpenterıs first win in the 360 division came with a different car number, as his usual #27c took a backseat to a Travis Rilat styled #29, as Kelsey and his team dedicated the race to the memory of Tyson Perez and the recovery of Travis Rilat. Funk finished second in the Performance RC #8r Rocket. Brock Lemley took third in the Deming Speedway #40 XXX. Heat race winners were Peterson and Lemley, and Danielle Huson was quick time. Justin Youngquist visited victory lane at Skagit Speedway on only his fourth career race in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints. Youngquist drove around race leader Steve Parker on the 14th lap to take his first career Skagit Speedway triumph aboard his Blade Chevrolet #56 ART. Parker was second in his Construction Unlimited #23 XXX and Matt VanDerSys took third in the Timber Trax #30 XXX. Heat wins went to VanDerSys and Bill Rude. Travis Jacobson ended a two year drought at Skagit Speedway as he took the Performance RC #8r Eagle to victory lane in the Associated Asphalt 410 sprints. Jacobson led all 25 laps and was followed to the line by Jesse Whitney in the Rockyıs Plumbing #88 Eagle and Colton Heath in the Dri Eaz #13c XXX. Jacobson captured the heat race win. Eric Fisher set quick time. The Pull A Part Outlaw Hornet Feature was again a highly entertaining affair, with Wade Swatzina taking his second win of the year. Swatzina ran 5th for the majority of the race, but as leaders entered heavy traffic, Wade found the only line on the track that wasnıt occupied by slower cars and blasted around the lead pack to secure the lead coming to the white flag. Rick Young ran second and Ben Gunderson took third. Heat wins went to Swatzina and Tyler Ketchum. Posted: 07/25/10 FITZPATRICK ON EDMONTON POLE Sets Track Record En Route To First Pole In 2010 Submitted by Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
It is the first pole of the 2010 season for Fitzpatrick, 22, and the sixth of his career. He last started on the pole on Sept. 20, 2008 at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, N.S. Starting alongside Fitzpatrick on the front row will be Kerry Micks, who timed in at 80.644 seconds (88.076 mph). The second row will consist of Anthony Simone with a time of 81.044 seconds (87.641 mph) and Trevor Seibert, who posted a time of 81.214 seconds (87.458 mph). The remainder of the top 10 qualifiers was Scott Steckly, DJ Kennington, Ron Beauchamp Jr., Don Thomson Jr., Peter Klutt, and Jason Hathaway. Of the hometown drivers, Daryl Harr, of St. Albert, Alberta had the 15th-fastest time while Todd Nichol, also of St. Alberta, and James Van Domselaar, of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, will start from the 17th and 19th positions, respectively. The Canadian Tire 100 presented by Konica Minolta is slated to go green at 11 a.m. MT on Sunday. Qualifying Saturday at Edmonton City Centre Airport (Alberta) Lap Length: 1.973 miles
ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN CURRENT POINTS Submitted by Kendall Thomas
COMING UP THIS WEEKEND Submitted by Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
KATANA TIRES - PENTICTON Submitted by Mark Vaselenak, Race Car Products YES, RCP will be in Penticton starting on July 30th with tires and the equipment to change them. Read more... Posted: 07/21/10 ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN SERIES RACE 4 - GOLD PAN SPEEDWAY QUESNEL Submitted by Kendall Thomas
 The highly anticipated main event started strong with the 38 of Lee Thomas pacing the field to the green. The first laps were side by side action as the field battled hard on the tricky flat track. On lap 5 the 37 car of Art Roushenberger lost its footing in corner two and spun. The field, still two wide, dodged and weaved to miss the car, but the 71 car of Dave Olson had nowhere to go, vaulted onto the hood and roof of the 37 car. The careful and quick work of the Prism towing crew lifted the cars apart. Unfortunately, neither car was able to continue. The restart was fast as the cars battled for position into corner one. The 47 car of Trevor Adelman made the move for second. Laps passed as the tight field battled. Into turn one, the fast group swapped paint - another spin left points contender Bob Williams missing nose, door and quarter panel. Young guns Darren Swaan and Logan Jewel, also caught in the frey had to pit for repairs. Quick pit work had Williams back in the mix. Thomas in the lead, brought the field to the green and started to put a little breathing room on the second place car of Matt Stephenson. The 1 car worked his way into second on lap 35 with Aaron Willison holding third. Tim Christy, also working his way through caught the 12 car and an epic battle between the 06 and the 12 of Loudoun ensued. For 21 laps two battled for position, one of the best challenges of the race. Loudoun held the low line and Christy fought the track for the high groove. Christy made the move and took the fifth spot. Grimard in the 52 and the 41 of Willison also battled for laps for the third spot. Grimard finally wore out the 41 of Willison and moved into third spot. Thomas still in the lead, put together a solid run to take the win. The number one of Stephenson ran out of time to catch the 38. Grimard, a solid in third, with Christy passing Willison late in the run for fourth, left fifth for the 41 car. A hard fought battle, by a group of highly skilled drivers, left the fans on the edge of their seats for entire race. See you at the Agassiz speedway for race 5 of the OK Tire series. Posted: 07/21/10 TUNE-IN ALERT Submitted by Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
LEE THOMAS DOMINATES ARCA WEST OK TIRE
ARCA WEST OK TIRE 100 - QUESNEL RESULTS
DEERFOOT MECHANICAL 150 - MEDICINE HAT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Andrew doCouto, Race Director
 July 24th will be the series 5th race date with only a few more to go, it should be an exciting night of racing. Stay tuned over the next few days as we work out the schedule for the day and make it available here. Posted: 07/20/10 RESULTS - KATANA LATE MODEL 150 SARATOGA SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Terry Guest
The Bomber cars made there 3rd appearance in arrow with a field of 8 cars. Fast time went #99 Gilles Cyr with a time of 17.953. The dash went to #87 Brandon Steen. The heat saw #48 Stewart Lee take the lead on lap 1 and never looked back and went on to win the heat. #72 Travis Stevenson led the 30 lap main twice. Stevenson led the first 10 laps until #90 Johnny Zeneti took over the lead. Lap 18 saw Zeneti's car mechanically fail giving the lead back to Stevenson and eventually he went on to win the main with #74 Rob Gaudreault 2nd and #99 Gilles Cyr 3rd. Stevenson is proudly sponsored by CR Springs. The I.M.C.A modifieds made there 2nd appearance in arrow with a good field of 5 cars. Fast time went to #91 Chris Beaulieu with a time of 15.835. The dash went to #99 Tony Johnson and he picked up a win in the first heat. The inverted heat was led by #98 Pat Brown from flag to flag as he picked up the win in the invert heat. The 20 lap main saw #99 Tony Johnson prove his Dominance as he led the main from lap 1-20 as he picked up his first main event win of the year with #91 Chris Beaulieu 2nd and #98 Pat Brown 3rd. Johnson is proudly sponsored by Alsa Developments. Extra Laps... Speed is the Buzz around Saratoga with the Sprint cars making an appearance next week. Accompanying the Sprints are the Wilroc lites, bomber cars and I.M.C.A modifieds. The Sprint cars made an appearance at Western Speedway on Saturday with the main event win going to #66 Kyle Vangreight. The top 5 in points for the Sprint cars are: 1st place #92 Jeff Bird with 339 points, 2nd place #44 Scott Auman with 316 points, Auman is also a locally owned car with all his sponsors coming out of Campbell River. 3rd place is #91 Darren Yates with 313 points, 4th place is #42 Guy Barrett with 308 points and 5th place is #15 Rob Scott with 293 points. The Sprint car class suffered a great lose as Driver #12 Tony Menard passed away on Monday. Menard was the owner and president of VMAC and in his spare time raced Sprint cars. Menard leaves behind his former wife Deborah and his 2 kids. The Sprint cars usually average 10-15 cars and the lights keep going up in numbers so make sure to mark your calendars for this special event. Posted: 07/18/10 BIG CRASH IN KERSHAW CUP Langford, B.C., July 17, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
Twenty-five laps was the distance for the WilRoc Lite drivers to decide a winner with Marc Gall on the pole with Matt Verhagen on the outside front row. Before the first lap was complete, Deter Lejeune jumped into the lead followed by Jesse Dardengo and Steven Dardengo. Joe Dardengo ran fourth with Paul Verhagen running in the fifth spot over the first eleven laps. On lap twelve, Marc Parkinson took over the fifth spot and three laps later the yellow flag came out as Joe Dardengo and another car got together on turn three and four. On the restart, and the field now bunched, Lejeune again got out to lead early followed quickly by Steven Dardengo and Parkinson. Parkinson waisted very little time taking over the second spot and one lap later took the lead on lap eighteen. Once out front Parkinson began to run away from the field a bit and did go on to win followed by Lejeune with Steven Dardengo in third and Paul Verhagen and Wayde Heckford rounding out the top five. The Garry Kershaw Cup was up for grabs for the WilRoc Sprint Car Series drivers that had Marty Venoit and Kyle Vantreight sharing the front row. With the drop of the green flag, and entering turn one, Scott Aumen and Matt Mansell some how checked up and got locked together. Randy Vincent on the outside had nowhere to go and ran up over the front tire on Mansell's car and that lifted him into the air smashing into the wooden fence taking out a billboard sign. The car spun off the fence rolling several times before coming to rest on the broadside in a very violent crash and one not seen in this Series in a long time. Immediately the red flag was out and crews rushed to the aid of Vincent. After the car was righted, Randy immerged from inside and under his own power walked to the waiting ambulance unhurt much to the delight of the fans. The front end of Randy's car was completely torn off in this very scarey incident and this speaks highly of all the safety gear that drivers now wear. On the restart, with Aumen and Mansell able to continue, Vantreight again got a good jump and went into the lead followed quickly by Jeff Bird and Darren Yates. On lap four, Aumen took over running fourth with Guy Barrett moving into fifth. Up front, Vantreight and Bird were starting to open a good lead over the next bunch of cars. Aumen, several times, closed in on the rear of Yates and each time dropped back a bit. Over the next several laps, the battle behind was intense as Barrett and Rob Scott took runs at catching Aumen. No one had anything to catch Vantreight as he went on to take the checkered flag followed by Bird. Yates was able to hold off Aumen for third while Scott followed Aumen finishing fifth. Although Vantreight has not raced in some time he has not lost the ability to handle the high flying Sprint Cars as he claimed the Kershaw Cup the second time he has taken this title. The next event, at Western Speedway, is the Steve Copp Construction sponsored Hornet and Bumblebee Series to be held Wednesday, July 21st. On July 24th, Western Speedway will present the Demo Series with Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Mini Figure 8s, and the Bomber Series with sixteen year old, Brandon Steen, one of the newest immerging stars on the card. Also on this night, Gary, "The Animal" Williams and Lorena Fairbairn are set to jump two cars side by side and into two lanes of catch cars. Lorena, a lady from Shawnigan, has never done such a stunt before so this will be a must see event. Posted: 07/18/10 RESULTS - ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN SERIES - GOLD PAN SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kendall Thomas
Posted: 07/17/10 MONTANA 200 WITH PAUL BARTHOLOMEW, DOUG PACE, REED TOBOL AND STEVE MORTLAND
BRANDON CARLSON SETS FAST TIME AT KATANA SARATOGA Photo by Leslie McKellar  New Katana track record of 15.2 at Saratoga Speedway. Posted: 07/17/10 RANGER CLAIMS TORONTO WIN Earns Third Road-Course Win In The Last Month
To get Saturday's victory, Ranger had to hold off the field on a green-white-checkered finish. A caution on the final lap for an accident ended the race under yellow. Jason Bowles finished second, followed by points leader DJ Kennington, Don Thomson Jr. and Kerry Micks. Bowles is the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion and had finished third in his previous Canadian Tire Series start at Mosport International Raceway. Ranger won the pole Friday and was out front all day Saturday, spending most of the time fending off the challenges of JR Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick, however, got loose following the final restart and lost several positions to finish eighth. Trevor Seibert, Jeff Lapcevich, Fitzpatrick, Brad Graham and Peter Klutt rounded out the top 10 on the 1.765-mile temporary course at Toronto's Exhibition Place. The race was slowed due to caution just three times for six laps. A full replay of today's TSN live telecast will be shown on TSN tonight at midnight ET (9 p.m. PT). The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will return to the track Sunday, July 25 for the Canadian Tire 100 when it races at Edmonton City Centre Airport, the 1.973-mile road course in Edmonton, Alberta. Posted: 07/17/10 JEFFREY EARNHARDT ANNOUNCES ENTRY IN TD BANK 250 AT OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY Courtesy Oxford Plains Speedway
"Racing in the TD Bank 250 will be an exciting challenge for me. Growing up in racing like I did, everyone knows about Oxford and how tough the competition is there. I am excited for the opportunity that Go Green Racing has given me," Earnhardt said. Archie St. Hilaire is looking forward to having Jeffrey pilot the number 8NC. "Jeffrey is great racer who is adored by fans wherever he goes. We look forward to racing in the TD Bank 250 and I think Jeffrey will definitely be a factor." Posted: 07/17/10 SPORTSMAN SUPER SATURDAY
RANGER REELS IN FIRST TORONTO POLE Rival Fitzpatrick Will Start Alongside Submitted By: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
It is his seventh series career pole and the second of the season after having started on the pole at Mosport International Raceway in June. Coincidentally, the winner of that Mosport race was JR Fitzpatrick, who will start alongside Ranger on Saturday afternoon. Fitzpatrick, out of Cambridge, Ont., registered a lap time of 77.104 seconds (80.354 mph). The two drivers have battled numerous times on road courses since the series' inception in 2007 with Ranger earning six victories and Fitzpatrick has four. The second row for the Jumpstart 100 will be occupied by DJ Kennington, the current NASCAR Canadian Tire Series point standings leader and Jason Bowles, the reigning NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion. Bowles has four NASCAR touring series road-course wins to his credit, as well. The balance of the top-10 starters is Anthony Simone, Kerry Micks, Don Thomson Jr., Trevor Seibert, Mark Dilley and Scott Steckly. TSN's live coverage of the Jumpstart 100 will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET with the green flag scheduled to wave at 2:45 p.m. Posted: 07/16/10 NASCAR STAR KYLE BUSCH WINS IN CANADA! Courtesy Delaware Speedway
When the trackside interviews were due to start, there was brief a delay while Kyle slid under his #51 from Steve Robblee to make a couple of tweaks. (Robblee's #28 was re-decaled to become 51 Matt Robblee's 51 became 51x. A back injury kept Steve off the track.) Busch had been the fastest in practice and set a new track record when he did his time trials: 18.634. But the "Ooooh" had barely faded among the crowd when Busch's occasional competitor in NASCAR Nationwide and Truck Series races, DJ Kennington, shattered the fresh record with a new fastest lap of 18.509. The format had the top 3 in each heat guaranteed a berth in the main 50-lap race. The rest duked it out in a last chance qualifying 25-lapper. Scott Lindsay (20) who placed fourth in time trials was kept out of all of the fun over car trouble. Kennington and Busch each easily took their heats. Mark Watson won the third and Reutimann, in the 00 Canusa Car owned by Jamie Ramsay, owned the fourth with NASCAR Nationwide racer Leffler on his bumper the whole time. Leffler was piloting Matt Pritiko's #21 for the night. The "B Main" race was a 25 lapper whose top 10 finishers would be allowed to run in the main race and no one wanted to be left out. Pete Vanderwyst, whose track record was beaten twice earlier in the night, had the pole. Just two laps away from the checkered flag with Vanderwyst still in the lead, John Urlin spun on turns 1 and 2 and narrowly missed meeting some metal. The race ended the night for several drivers while Vanderwyst took the win. The 50 lap feature race got underway with a wave from five thousand fans packing the stands and the lawn, Kennington at the pole and Busch at his side. At lap 12 Kris Martin spun in turn 3 and a bunch of cars that followed were caught up. Shawn McWhirter (31) was towed off. McWhirter had caused an earlier caution with a spin on turn one. At lap 18 Busch was just about to claim the lead when a caution was called over a connection on turn four, somehow involving Reutimann but all eyes were on the fight for the lead. Busch hadnıt been in front long enough to claim a full lap when the caution was called. The yellow flag flew at the restart of 18 caused by heavy smoke from the 81 of Andrew Gresel after some involvement with the 7 of Pete Vanderwyst. Then a couple of tangles involving Ron Sheridan and Jason Leffler, and David Reutimann with Pete Vanderwyst ended Vanderwyst's night, and sent Reutimann to pit road. Sheridan, who had started 7th, and Leffler provided some heavy talent at the back of the pack. At lap 28, Stephen Richmond took the #11 to pit road. Meantime, Ron Sheridan was systematically working his way up through the pack. At lap 32, just as Kyle Busch was about to have to deal with negotiating around lap traffic on a track he's not used to, Kris Martin took a twirl at turn one and Sharpie put up the yellow flag again. With 11 laps to go Andy Kamarath (83) and Mike Bentley (29) caused another caution. Simultaneously, Mark Watson (78) pulled over on turns 1 and 2 and told our announcers he heard a clunk. Whitworth Towing took him off the track. Busch at times commanded the track and at others looked potentially vulnerable to Kennington who has already won a feature here this season and two NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races in '10, including the opener at Delaware. As the laps dwindled away, Kennington continued to close in on Busch, looking for an opportunity to reclaim the lead. But it wasn't meant to be! Busch told us on the radio that it was his race and he proved it with a win in the Summer Showdown. DJ Kennington landed second. It was a great showing for two-time Great Canadian Race winner Jesse Kennedy who came third. Dion Verhoeven was fourth and Ron Sheridan fifth. On the podium Busch said he took advantage when Kennington got a little loose. He praised Delaware Speedway and especially the fans. Earlier he thanked Steve Robblee for giving him tips on how to run on Delaware's "finicky" track. DJ Kennington said Kyle deserved the race because "he kicked my butt" but getting the track speed record was something great to come away with. Posted: 07/15/10 RORY SMITH BUZZES TO HORNET WIN Langford, B.C., July 14, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
 Posted: 07/15/10 COMING UP THIS WEEKEND! Submitted By: Kevin Green, NASCAR
ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN SERIES - GOLD PAN SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kendall Thomas
Please note that the OK Tire BBQ has been postponed until further notice. See you at Gold Pan Speedway. Posted: 07/14/10 TWO WINS IN ONE Submitted by: Gord Craig
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STEEN AND "MAD MIKE" IN A COOKER Langford, B.C., July 10, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
To cap off the night, it was up to Mad Mike and Armageddon to light up the night and he did not disappoint. the car is powered by a 1200 horsepower GE T-58 jet engine, the same engine that powers the President of the United States' helicopter. This engine, specially converted for jet car use by the legendary Tim Arfons, is equipped with full afterburners that produce a huge fire and fury exhibition. Armageddon had a Dodge Caravan directly in the path of the after burners of the Mustang Funny Car. As Mike lit it up the van quickly became an inferno from the immense heat that you could feel several feet away. After several minutes it was clear the van was toast and well cooked. Western Speedway sounded more like Victoria International Airport as Mike made several laps around the Langford oval with the jet engine shattering the night air much to the delight of the fans. The next event will feature the always hard charging drivers in the Steve Copp Construction sponsored Hornet and Bumblebee Series on Wednesday, July 14th and the return of the WilRoc Lites, OTRA, the I.M.S.4 Mini Stocks, and the high powered WilRoc Sprint Car Series on July 17th. More Western Speedway News... Halls and Smith Feature Event Winners at Western - Wednesday, July 7 The Steve Copp sponsored Hornets and Bumblebees returned to the tight inside oval at Western Speedway with another thrilling series of races that included five Trophy Dashes, twelve Heat races, and two Feature events. Twenty-six Rookies and seventeen Experts qualified with Ryan Smith the fastest car in the Rookie class and Cam Stanfield taking the honors in the Expert division.
Posted: 07/11/10 NEAR CAPACITY CROWD WATCHES BARNES WIN AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kaleb Hart An extremely packed house saw Jayme Barnes take his second main event win of the year at ASA member track Skagit Speedway in the Associated Asphalt 410 Sprints on mid season championship night presented by Les Schwab. Jesse Whitney took the lead at the outset with Barnes quickly making his way to second. As the race progressed, Barnes closed slowly on Whitney, looking for his opportunity to strike. That opportunity came in turn three of the 17th lap, where Whitney opened the door down low and Barnes dove down, executing a picture perfect slider to take the point. From there, it was off to the races for Jayme who won for the second time this year in the LAW Motorsports #33 XXX. Whitney finished second in the Rocky's Plumbing #88 Eagle. Eric Fisher took the Fisher Racing #59 XXX to third. Whitney won the scramble, which was comprised of the top eight cars in season points. All cars outside the top eight timed in, and Barry Martinez set quick time out of that group. 30+ year Skagit Speedway veteran Alan Munn visited victory lane once again in the Budweiser 360 Sprints. Evan Funk was absolutely checked out up front when disaster struck on lap 22. Funk got caught up in a slower car. The wreck put Funk on his lid, ending his night. Munn inherited the lead and knew exactly what to do with it, as he led the rest of the way for the win in the Munn Construction #42 XXX. "It was a bit like the tortoise and the hare tonight...I was the tortoise putting around the bottom. I just waited for all the hares to put themselves out and it worked out!" said the happy victor in winner's circle. Mack Brown was second in the Birch Equipment #96 XXX. Kelsey Carpenter was third in the Dri Eaz #27c XXX. Danielle Huson was quick time. Munn won the scramble. Matt VanDerSys won his division leading fifth main event of the year in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints. VanDerSys led from the outset and paced the field for all twenty laps in his Timber Trax #30 XXX. Bill Rude was second in the Dri Eaz #33 XXX. Cale Brooke finished third in the Marty Hopkins Contracting #4b Rocket. Rude won the scramble. It was another barn burner of a race in the Pull A Part Outlaw Hornets. Rick Young led the first 15 laps with Ben Gunderson, Freddie Vela and Tyler Ketchum on him like flies on manure. On lap 16, Gunderson managed to power underneath him and slip into the lead. Young gave Ben one more run but couldn't make it happen, as Gunderson took home his third win of the season. Young finished second with Ketchum taking third. Gunderson won the scramble. After racing completed, the near capacity crowd enjoyed the Les Schwab Fireworks Extravaganza! Skagit Speedway wishes to thank our corporate sponsors Les Schwab, Foothills Toyota and Goodyear for their support on mid-season championship night. There will be no racing at Skagit Speedway this weekend in honor of Deming Speedway's Clay Cup Nationals. However, make plans to join us Sunday July 18th for the first annual Skagit Music Festival featuring Gran Funk Railroad and Jamie O'Neal. Ticket information is available online Posted: 07/11/10 RZ RACING SIGNS ASSOCIATE PARTNER Submitted By: Jason White
It was announced by TSN today that the "Jumpstart 100" from Toronto will be broadcast live in high definition on Saturday July 17th. "The announcement from TSN that the Toronto race will be live is great news," White remarked. "It really shows growth by Nascar in Canada. Live television takes our sport to the next level, and helps the teams sell the value in this marketing machine that is growing like wild fire!" IDEAL PRODUCTS is an Edmonton based corporation with locations in Stoney Creek, Ontario and also in Hong Kong, China. Their products include a complete line of Aluminum and Stainless Jacketing systems as well as all required accessories and fasteners, along with a complete line of corrugated sheets of Stainless and Aluminum. IDEAL PRODUCTS basis their corporate success on core values, which align with the exact criteria needed to be successful in the highly competitive sport of Nascar racing! Posted: 07/09/10 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES TORONTO EVENT SET FOR LIVE TELEVISION Jumpstart 100 To Be Telecast By TSN Submitted By: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
TSN, Canada's leading sports broadcaster, has been home to the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series for each its four seasons. The balance of the series' race programs is telecast on TSN on a tape-delay basis. TSN is also the Canadian broadcast home for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series events. TSN's coverage for the Toronto event will commence at 2:30 p.m. ET with the Jumpstart 100 taking the green flag at 2:45 p.m. This is the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series' first visit to the 11-turn, 1.721-mile temporary road course fashioned from the streets of Toronto. The race is part of the Honda Indy Toronto weekend that is in its second year at the city's waterfront Exhibition Place. "This event brings together two great supporters of Canadian motorsports TSN and Canadian Tire to help further the growth of Canada's premier stock-car racing series," said George Silbermann, NASCAR Managing Director of Racing Operations. "Now, race fans from all across Canada get the opportunity to see this exciting race." "TSN is excited to bring Canadian racing fans live coverage of their favorite homegrown stock car drivers competing next week in the Jumpstart 100 event from Toronto," said Phil King, President, TSN. "The high-caliber racing exhibited throughout the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series certainly contributes to the rapid growth and popularity of stock-car racing in Canada." The field of cars will be headlined by JR Fitzpatrick, Andrew Ranger and Jason Bowles, who between them have 15 NASCAR Developmental Series wins on road courses. Fitzpatrick is in the hunt for the series title while Ranger, the two-time NASCAR Canadian Tire Series champion, along with Bowles, the reigning NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion, look to steal his thunder. Canadian Tire, as both the series entitlement sponsor and Honda Indy Toronto partner, is promoting its charitable foundation throughout the weekend. Canadian Tire Jumpstart is a community-based program that helps kids aged 4-18 participate in organized sports and recreation, such as hockey, dance, soccer and swimming, and develop important life skills, self-esteem and confidence. National in scope, but local in focus, Canadian Tire Jumpstart delivers support to children in financial need through a Canadian-wide network of local chapters. These chapters are made up of a variety of community leaders committed to helping kids get active. Posted: 07/09/10 BRP ANNOUNCES NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES SPONSORSHIP WITH FORMER CHAMPION DARYL HARR Submitted By: WestWorld Motorsports Edmonton, AB. July 7th 2010 - Easily recognized as the leader of the power sports industry, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is set to take to the track with Daryl Harr and the #1 WestWorld Motorsports Team in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. BRP and WestWorld Motorsports are proud to announce this new partnership. Both Canadian organizations have a passion for excellence and have storied histories for reaching the podium. As part of the partnership, the first outing for the BRP NASCAR will be on Sunday, July 25th in the Canadian Tire 100 event at the Edmonton Indy. Martin Motor Sports, one of BRP's largest North American dealers, will serve as an associate sponsor for the event. Daryl is a native of Edmonton, Alberta and has been driving stock cars since the age of 16. Daryl has many accomplishments in his career including: CASCAR National Rookie of the Year in 1998, Most Popular Driver of the Year in 2000, CASCAR West Champion in 2002 and runner-up to David Gilliland for Rookie of the Year in 2004 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, Daryl Harr is one of the most active Canadian drivers in NASCAR today. "I am very excited to be representing BRP and Martin Motor Sports at the Edmonton Indy", said Daryl Harr on Wednesday regarding the newly established partnership. "I have been riding Ski-Doo since before I could drive a racecar. I am hoping that we are able to build into a national program in 2011". The Edmonton Indy is BRPs first entry into NASCAR, using the Edmonton event as a testing ground for a potential 2011 national program. As a kick-off to the program, BRP and Martin Motor Sports are holding a sweepstakes for two prize packages: The "NASCAR Ultimate Fan Experience" and the "NASCAR Ultimate Crew Experience". For details and to enter the sweepstakes, visit the fan zone at www.brpnascar.com and also sign up to be a fan of driver Daryl Harr and follow him on Facebook and Twitter. The winners will be announced by Martin Motorsports executive, Ave Spratt at the pre- race press conference at 9:00am on July 20th at the Martin Motor Sports head office in Edmonton. Joining forces with the Edmonton Eskimos, the BRP NASCAR will also be making a pit-stop at Commonwealth Stadium Sunday, July 11th for an autograph session and to help cheer on the Eskimos. WestWorld Motorsports is based out of Edmonton, Alberta. The team won the 2001 and 2002 CASCAR West Championship with Carl Harr and Daryl Harr respectively. The team has primarily focused on competition in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series that runs in the Western United States. Daryl will be attempting to qualify for his second NASCAR Nationwide Race at Iowa Speedway July 31st. WestWorld Motorsports will be fielding a second car at the Edmonton Indy driven by Carl Harr, father of Daryl Harr. Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), a privately-held company, is a world leader in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of motorised recreational vehicles. Its portfolio of brands and products includes: Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft and sport boats, Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines, direct injection technologies such as E-TEC, Can-Am all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles and roadsters, as well as Rotax engines and karts. BRP products are distributed in more than 90 countries. Family owned and operated for over forty years, Martin Motor Sports is proud and excited to be a part of the BRP NASCAR main event. As one of North America's largest BRP Dealers, Martin Motor Sports is very familiar with and appreciative of the passion and innovation BRP brings to the power sports industry, and was therefore thrilled to facilitate the partnership with acclaimed NASCAR driver Daryl Harr. "We're extremely excited to be teaming up with BRP and the WestWorld Team for the Edmonton Indy," says co-owner Ave Spratt, "As a high-octane dealership, we are ecstatic to have Champion Driver Daryl Harr and power sports industry leader BRP together. It's a perfect match." Martin Motor Sports couldnıt be more pleased with the partnership and looks forward to the green flag on July 25th! For more information about WestWorld Motorsports and Driver Daryl Harr, please contact: NASCAR or (780) 419-7233 - BRP NASCAR website . For more information about Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), please contact: Alex Smith . For more information about Martin Motor Sports, please contact: Laurenne Spratt or (780) 481-4000 - Martin Motor Sport website . Posted: 07/08/10 NOT EXACTLY ACCORDING TO PLAN By: Dave Balkwill, Katana Sportsman Series Announcer Photo Courtesy: Leslie McKellar
KATANA SPORTSMAN ACTION AT THUNDER MOUNTAIN By: Dave Balkwill, Katana Sportsman Series Announcer Photo Courtesy: Leslie McKellar
ROOKIES ARE GOLDEN Submitted by: Gord Craig
SERIES POINT STANDINGS Current Katana and SOB Street Stock points have been posted. Posted: 07/05/10 FOUR WIDE AT MERRITT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Bud Bussiere  Next race July 17. Posted: 07/05/10 KATANA - THUNDER MOUNTAIN RESULTS #5 Korbin Thomas driving the Key Welding Victory Circle Chevy wins Katana Thunder Mountain. #29 Brent Morris and #57 Ken Jorgensen were second and third respectively. Series point leader #86 Tom Berrow. Posted: 07/04/10 SOB STREET STOCKS - THUNDER MOUNTAIN RESULTS Top three finishers:
Posted: 07/04/10 VORSE SCORES SECOND FIRECRACKER TUNDRA 125 VICTORY - MONTANA RACEWAY PARK Submitted by: Montana Raceway Park
Brian Levant led the 21-car ARCA West Ignite Series field to the green flag after capturing his third pole award of the season. The Calgary, AB native has earned a pole on two late model touring divisions (ARCA West and Rocky Mountain Challenge Series) and the fast time award at the 45th Annual Yakima Speedway Apple Cup in a span of three months. In each instance the driver of the Cowtown Motorsports Toyota has made his speed work to top-flight finishes and Sunday would be no different. Levant held the point through the race's first 25 laps before Vorse cleared in his Knight Fire Protection Chevrolet. By lap 80 Lessor had moved by Levant for second place and set his sights on the lead with 45 laps to go. Morton maintained a strong presence in fourth place through the races first 80 laps then used an inside move to clear Levant for third and chase the leaders down, gaining track position in the corners as Lessor pressured Vorse for the lead. With lapped traffic allowing the top-3 to stay bunched up Levant was able to keep the leaders in sight as Vorse, Lessor and Morton picked their way through to clean air with 15 laps to go in the race. A spin in turn No. 4 brought out a green-white-checkered finish with Vorse getting a big jump on Lessor when racing resumes. Lessor caught Vorse in turn No. 1 with the leader moving to the high side to stop Lessor's momentum. Contact between the pair gave Vorse a three-car length lead as the checkered flag flew. "We had a good car here all day but Alex was making me work for it there at the end when my tires started to go away. We touched in (turn No.) 2 and that was my fault but he raced me clean and this Knight Fire Protection Chevrolet was awesome when it counted," Vorse said in victory lane. "The crew worked hard to get this car ready since it's been sitting off in the corner of the shop from the NASCAR All-Star Showdown weekend back in the winter. It seemed to run real well and we can't wait to get it back out here again if this is the kind of results it has in it." Lessor, who picked up the win in the ARCA West Ignite Series last stop in Kalispell, was able to break a smile on the heels of his runner-up finish. "We had'em there for a second that's for sure," he said. "We're still trying to dial in this Bob's Alley Speed Ford Fusion but we're making gains on it and to run second beats not being able to run at all or running in the back so it was a good afternoon for us." Morton has been using each of his 2010 starts to dial-in his Carlson Law Office Chevrolet for the upcoming Montana 200 and was satisfied with the progress made so far, he acknowledged. "This car is getting closer all the time. At the end of the first 100 laps we had one of the strongest cars out here and all we'll do now is get it ready for the 200 knowing we have something for them in (the 200's final) 100-laps," Morton said. "Wild Bill" Mitchell has had one of the strongest Flathead Beacon Crusin' Compacts at Montana Raceway Park in 2010 as the division's points leader has two wins in the three starts. On Sunday afternoon Marvin Stone made Mitchell worked for his win by staying glued to the back bumper through traffic then once the pair got out front in the 20-lap main event Stone matched the eventual race winner move for move. Mitchell held off the hard-charging Stone as the checkered flag flew for a close victory but will potentially face stiff competition again when the Compacts return to action on July 31. Ernie Cahala, Cory White and Nancy Davis rounded out the Crusin' Compacts top-5. In the Canadian Baby Grands main event, Cameron Hayley had one of the strongest cars but Sheridan, Mont. youngster Mike Hilliker, who won the trophy dash earlier in the day, charged to a third place finish and just missed a chance to mix it up with race winner Hayley and runner-up Troy Vandenbilche as each was within a second of the other at the end of 35 laps of racing. Mike Potter and Robert Stone closed out the top-5 running order. Kyle Basler has been the strongest car in the MRP Hornets division by finishing in the top-5 running order in each of his three 2010 starts. Basler broke through for his first main event victory of the season as Zach Havens cleared the tangled cars of Ryan Krause and Kendra Bicknell in turn No. 4. Jeff Keller was fifth with Jessica Berglund sixth. ARCA West Ignite Series Firecracker Tundra 125 Main Event Unofficial Results:
RYAN WADE WINS 75 LAP STOCK CAR FEATURE Langford, B.C., July 3, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
Over the next twenty plus laps the top five drivers ran bumper to bumper and kept looking for the smallest of openings. On lap forty-five, Wilkie moved to the inside of Wade and took over the third spot while Graham kept the pressure on Cottam who was still holding the lead. On lap fifty-five, a spinning car brought out the next yellow flag and on the double file restart, Wade had the outside groove with Cottam on the inside and quickly got the advantage taking over the lead. The positions changed virtually on every lap as Cottam, Wilkie, and Graham raced side by side for a couple of laps until Dan Myers spun on turn one bringing out another yellow flag. On this double file restart, Wilkie found himself to the outside of Wade with Graham and Cottam still in the mix. Graham moved into the second spot on lap fifty-nine but slipped just enough for Wilkie to take the spot on lap sixty-two. Behind the four front runners, Jason Frost, driving the #14 car for this event, moved up to run fifth with Steve Copp running in this tight group as well. On lap seventy, Graham tagged Wilkie just enough to spin the second place car out and this resulted in a yellow flag for the race and a black flag for Graham. Wade this time would have Frost on his outside with Cottam, Steen, and Wilkie still in the mix. When the dust settled five laps later, Wade held on for the win followed by Cottam, Kerry Steen, Wilkie, and Frost rounding out the top five positions. Wade said: "The car wasn't right. We chased it all night but we'll take the win". This was a very competitive race from start to finish as we have grown accustomed to in this Series. As for the young Brandon Steen he only placed second in the Dash, first in a Heat race and top ten in the Feature. Not too bad for the first time in a Stock Car. The next event at Western Speedway is the Steve Copp Construction sponsored Hornet Series on Wednesday night July 7th with the next Saturday event a Hallowe'en in July with the Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Mini Vans, Figure 8s, and the now competitive Bomber Series with the young gun Brandon Steen making waves. Face painting and a costume contest is also on tap. Also on this card is the first appearance of Armageddon and the awesome power of a jet car owned by "Mad Mike" from south of the border. This light show you don't want to miss. Posted: 07/04/10 VIDOVICH WINS KING TACO 200 FOR FIRST CAREER SERIES VICTORY IN NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES WEST Submitted by: Kevin Green, NASCAR
He charged from sixth on the grid and inherited the lead when Greg Pursley, who had won the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day, smacked the Turn 2 wall on Lap 42. Although Blake Koch took the lead on subsequent restart, Vidovich soon regained the top spot in his No. 59 babycancer.com/TCR Chevrolet and paced the field to the finish. He won by a margin of 6.029 seconds, giving car owner Terri Cass and the TCR team their first series win. Koch wound up second, followed by Brett Thompson, Moses Smith and Chris Johnson. Jonathon Gomez, Timmy Hill, Dusty Davis, Luis Martinez Jr. and Eric Holmes rounded out the top 10. Brennan Newberry, making only his second regular season series start, was running second to Vidovich in the closing stages but stalled in Turn 1 with three laps to go. "The car was all right," Vidovich said of his winning entry. "Blake, I thought he was the one who was going to get me. I was driving my heart out. Then Newberry got in position and I didn't see much out of him, so then I just rode. When he stalled, I had a big enough lead. It really didn't matter I don't think." Although it was his first series start at the half-mile Irwindale track, Vidovich had previous success there in winning the Elite Division portion of the 2005 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. By virtue of Saturday's win, he secured a spot in the upcoming postseason NASCAR K&N Pro Series showcase. The King Taco 200 will air on SPEED on Thursday, July 15 at 6 p.m. ET. The next event on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West schedule is the Bi-Mart Salute to the Troops 125 at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway on July 18. With his top-10 finish, Holmes extended his lead in the championship standings to 64 points. The two-time champion from Escalon, Calif., leads with 937 points. David Mayhew, who was sidelined Saturday with a 23rd-place finish due to engine problems, is second with 873 points. He is followed by Jonathon Gomez with 843, Smith with 836 and Paulie Harraka with 824. Rounding out the top 10 are Luis Martinez Jr., at 795, Koch at 793, Michael Self at 786, Todd Souza at 748 and Pursley at 745. Posted: 07/04/10 RANGER MAKES IT TWO-FOR-TWO Submitted by: Jason Cunningham, NASCAR
Teammates Max Gresham and Brett Moffitt finished third and fourth, respectively. Points leader Ryan Truex finished fifth. He led eight laps before sliding off the course and through the dirt in Turn 1 on a Lap 45 restart and lost 11 spots. He worked his way back through the field but ran out of time as the race didn't have another yellow flag. Darrell Wallace Jr. was sixth, followed by Eddie MacDonald, Jeff Anton, Miguel Paludo and Sergio Pena. Truex maintained his points lead by 43 points (981-938) over Wallace. Moffitt is third at 891, while Gresham and Whitt round out the top five. Ranger won the Coors Light Pole Award Friday and led a race-high 29 laps Saturday in his fourth NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race in the No. 35 Waste Management Recycling Chevrolet. A two-time NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 champion, Ranger also drove to the victory in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West event in Sonoma, Calif., on June 19. That win earned Ranger a secured starting spot in the postseason NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. Immediately after the Lime Rock race, Ranger left the track in an effort to catch a flight to Quebec and start the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race at Autodrome St. Eustache. That event is scheduled to take the green flag at 8 p.m. ET. The K&N 100 will air on SPEED on Thursday, July 8 at 6 p.m. ET. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will return to the track on Friday, July 30 at Lee (N.H.) USA Speedway. Posted: 07/03/10 KENNINGTON WINS A WILD ONE IN QUEBEC Submitted by: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
Micks won the pole position earlier in the day and overcame an early-race rough-driving penalty. He passed Kennington for second on Lap 231 and Steckly for the lead on Lap 240. But as they approached the white flag, Micks got sideways and lost several spots. Steckly, who led a race-high 123 laps, settled for second. Don Thompson Jr. finished third, followed by Jason Hathaway and Ron Beauchamp Jr. Micks wound up sixth. Anthony Simone, J.R. Fitzpatrick, Andrew Ranger, and Mark Dilley rounded out the top 10. After winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East event at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., Ranger took an over two-hour helicopter ride to St. Eustache and arrived at the track just as driver introductions were getting underway. Steve Cote, an Autodrome St. Eustache NASCAR Whelen All-American Series competitor, practiced and qualified Rangerıs No. 27 Dodge. However, due to the driver change, Ranger had to start the race from the back of the field and the Roxton Pond, Quebec, driver came up short in his effort to make his way through the field to collect a unique multi-country doubleheader sweep. The race lead changed hands eight times between five drivers and there were six caution periods covering 39 laps. TSN coverage of the the Lucas Oil National 250 coverage will be telecast on Saturday, July 10 at 11:30 a.m. ET. In the championship point standings, Kennington jumped back into the top spot and leads Fitzpatrick by 18 points. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil is next back in action on July 16-17 for the Jumpstart 100 on the Streets of Toronto as part of the Honda Indy Toronto. CWR Note: Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., driving the #21 A&W Chevrolet qualified 14th, but a lap 97 crash resulted in an 18th place finish. Posted: 07/03/10 INCLEMENT WEATHER POSTPONES FIRECRACKER TUNDRA 125 TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON - MONTANA RACEWAY PARK Submitted by: Montana Raceway Park
Posted: 07/03/10 COMING UP THIS WEEKEND! Submitted by: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
Posted: 07/02/10 MATT SHULTZ TOP HORNET Langford, B.C., June 30, 2010 Submitted by: Ken Keating
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