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November 2019 “Championship Edition” Well folks the cold weather is starting to set in throughout most of the racing country and the 2019 racing season is over for most. The “Off Season” is about to take place. In reality there isn’t much off time anymore. No sooner is racing over, most of us go into high speed preparation for the ...

Wayne City, Illinois (October 14, 2019)………Four past winners are in this year’s lineup for the sixth running of the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Jason Leffler Memorial this Thursday night, October 17, at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Illinois.   Tyler Thomas (Collinsville, Okla.) enters as the reigning race winner at 1/8-mile dirt bullring in southern Illinois.  He ...

IMPERIAL, PA (October 5, 2019) – Don O’Neal won his second Pittsburgher 100 in the last three years on Saturday Night at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. In taking home the $20,000 first place prize, he also earns his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of 2019 and became the 18th different Series winner this season.   Davenport led ...

September 2019 “Pennsylvania Edition” Wow! What a great September for racing. The World 100 was Super as always and Knoxville was an “O” Show. Though a few rainouts dampened some of the action, overall it was a great month for national and regional action. With the Pittsburgher getting ready to fire up some home cooking for the Pennsylvania Hot Dogs ...

(CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS) Dennis Erb, Jr. and his #28 team were back on the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series tour from September 19-21 in a trio of $10,000 to win shootouts in the states of New York and Pennsylvania. On Thursday night at Stateline Speedway in Busti, New York, Dennis laid down the tenth fastest lap overall during ...

WHEATLAND, Missouri (September 22, 2019) – The long wait was worth it for Blake Hahn and Chris Windom on Saturday night as the duo came away winners at the 9th annual Jesse Hockett-Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway. “I want to thank the fans for hanging it out for this awesome, long race,” Hahn said after earning the ASCS ...

BULLDOG BITES ROCKET: Clanton Collects Win #4 of 2019 at Outlaw, Sheppard Still in Search of Record Clanton leads all 50 laps in the 2nd of 3 races in the final Northeast swing of 2019   DUNDEE, NY – Sept. 20, 2019 – Since the driver change just over three months ago, Skyline Motorsports has really turned their season around ...

  by Don Martin                                                                           8.26.2019 Below are the STLRacing.com Top 25 Dirt Late Model Rankings after the Lucas Oil Knoxville Dirt Late Model Nationals.   Jimmy Owens coming from the 8th row to win the 100 lap race holding off Brandon Sheppard to win the event back to back.   The win was worth $40,000 to the Newport, Tennessee driver. ...

At a Glance: Family Matters Briggs, Frank take aim at Stateline Speedway on Thursday in World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series final 2019 Northeast swing   JAMESTOWN, NY – Sept. 17, 2019 – The Outlaws started with 47 races ahead of them back in February and it’s now come down to the final eight, starting this weekend with visits ...

  By: Richie Murray – USAC Media   Springfield, Illinois (September 17, 2019)………The entry list for Sunday’s 58th running of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Brandt has been revealed with 38 USAC Silver Crown Champ Car drivers and teams ready to take on the legendary Springfield mile at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.   Five past Bettenhausen 100 winners are entered for ...

  By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Springfield, Illinois (September 16, 2019)………The glorious roar of the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series returns to the iconic Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield this Sunday, September 22, for the 58th running of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Brandt, honoring the great racing family based out of Tinley Park, Ill.  The DIRTcar Modifieds ...

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Speedway, Indiana (September 5, 2019)………Before he had even laid eyes on The Dirt Track at IMS, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway had already occupied a special place within the heart of Zeb Wise. He’d been triumphant in a quarter midget at the Battle at the Brickyard and also became the first ever winner on The ...

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Du Quoin, Illinois (September 1, 2019)………For the majority of his career, Jacob Wilson has been deemed a “pavement guy.” While that’s certainly a testament to his skills on the asphalt where he’s earned victories in the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial once and the Little 500 twice, most notably, it was a label that Wilson ...

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media   Speedway, Indiana (September 2, 2019)………Ninety, count ’em, 90 drivers are on the final entry list for the Driven2SaveLives BC39 powered by NOS Energy Drink on September 4-5 at The Dirt Track at IMS in Speedway, Ind.   The 90 entered drivers marks the third largest field for a USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget ...

CONCORD, NC – Aug. 27, 2019 – The race for the 2019 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series championship gets down to the nitty-gritty this weekend with the final weekend of racing in the Midwest at I-96 Speedway on Thursday and Sharon Speedway on Friday and Saturday. Only 11 races remain on the schedule, and if any team ...

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media   Granite City, Illinois (August 26, 2019)………USAC’s NOS Energy Drink National Midget division has a history with Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. that goes back nearly six decades, dating to Danny Frye’s win in 1961 to Tyler Courtney’s triumph in May of this year.   Yes, the names have changed since then, the ...

DUEL AT THE SPEED PALACE: ZEIGLER WINS AFTER INTENSE BATTLE WITH WEISS   PORT ROYAL, PA – Aug. 17, 2018 – With less than five laps to go, Mason Zeigler was running second and burning to make a move for the lead.   He and Rookie of the Year frontrunner Ricky Weiss battled it out for over 25 laps around ...

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media   Springfield, Illinois (August 13, 2019)………The field for this Saturday afternoon’s 58thrunning of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Brandt at the Illinois State Fairgrounds is chock full of past winners on the legendary Springfield Mile. Brian Tyler (Mt. Pleasant, NC) leads all drivers in the lineup with four Bettenhausen 100 victories in 2004-05-08-11.  A.J. ...