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Post by woosprints12 on May 22, 2018 18:25:31 GMT -8
Short Track and Dirt Track News thread.
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Post by bluegrass on Jul 7, 2018 9:42:44 GMT -8
Win in Montana and get kissed by a bear.
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Post by woosprints12 on Jul 14, 2018 5:06:22 GMT -8
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 20, 2018 18:17:22 GMT -8
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 17, 2018 17:44:11 GMT -8
Kasey Kahne Lands Ride For 25th Annual Trophy Cup
The star power of this weekend’s Rico Abreu Racing 25th annual Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing got a major last-minute boost on Wednesday with the addition of former NASCAR star Kasey Kahne to the entry list. Kahne, whose NASCAR career recently ended due to health issues stemming from heat exhaustion at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway in September, will drive the No. 14 sprinter owned by two-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Jason Meyers this weekend at Thunderbowl Raceway. The car is the same one that Meyers raced at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Thunderbowl Raceway during the World of Outlaws’ first West-Coast swing of the season back in March. Meyers scored top-10 finishes in all three of those races, including a best effort of seventh at Las Vegas on March 1. The Clovis, Calif., driver and owner noted that even though the deal with Kahne was one he badly wanted to put together, it almost didn’t happen. “This deal was kind of nip and tuck; it wasn’t actually a go until about two hours ago,” Meyers told SPEED SPORT when reached by phone on Wednesday afternoon. “I actually reached out to him roughly four to six weeks ago because I had decided around Knoxville time this year that my schedule was just too busy and I wasn’t going to run Trophy Cup. … I talked to Tom and Tommy Tarlton at that point because I’ve run that race for them the last five or six years and was slated to run it again for them, but I told them that I didn’t feel like it was in any of our best interests to do it right now and I needed to take this year off. “With my car that H.P. Myatt and I work on together sitting at home, he had mentioned to me about wanting to run Trophy Cup the last few years … and over lunch one day, he brought up finding someone to put in it,” Meyers continued. “I reminded him that we couldn’t just put anyone in it because you needed to race last year to be in this year’s field; it would have to be someone like Kasey Kahne. He looked at me and said, ‘Well, why don’t you call him?’ “So I called Kasey because I had seen him at Placerville when the Outlaws were out and we chatted and talked a bit. He mentioned what his plans were next year and stuff like that and when Trophy Cup came up he told me he’d ask, but at that point he was still working with the doctors to get back in the Cup Series car. … When it came out two or three weeks later that he wasn’t going to be medically cleared to return to NASCAR, he called me and asked if the offer to drive was still good.” The deal between Kahne and Meyers brings their careers back together and completes the circle, so to speak, after Kahne gave Meyers a ride in a Kasey Kahne Racing entry during the World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte six years ago. “We kind of scrambled to put everything in place once the doctors told Kasey they didn’t have a solution for him to get back into the Cup car for long periods of time, but it’s really cool for me on several levels,” Meyers explained. “First, this is a really special event that’s for a great cause, with so much of the proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Second, this being the 25th year of the event is special and (promoter) Dave Pusateri has done an amazing job over the years making it great for everyone involved. “Most of all though, even though Kasey isn’t in the Cup car anymore, he’s still got a busy schedule … so for him to take time out of his life and fly all the way across the country and be part of the event, I think, says a lot and makes it even greater for the fans,” Meyers continued. “Kasey gave me the opportunity to drive for him at the World Finals in 2012 and spared no expense giving me a great car, a great team and a great opportunity to go out and chase a win back then, so on a personal level, this is a great opportunity for me to repay that favor and give him the same opportunity that he gave me.” Beyond their friendship, however, Meyers recognizes he and Kahne will have a great shot at accomplishing the business at hand: winning a Trophy Cup title together. “For everyone that participates in our little team that we have, I think this should be a great deal,” said Meyers, a two-time Trophy Cup champion as a driver and former winner of the event as a car owner, as well. “My family is looking forward to going, H.P.’s family is excited and we’re all looking forward to having a lot of fun with it. “I know Kasey will do a great job with it and I think we’ll have a shot at going to victory lane.” Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-sprint-cars/kahne-lands-ride-25th-trophy-cup/
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 20, 2018 7:28:24 GMT -8
Jac Haudenschild Rules Trophy Cup Prelim The main event was like a three-act play during the second night of the 25th Trophy Cup Friday at Thunderbowl Raceway. Act one…Tanner Thorson spins while leading. Act two…Kyle Hirst breaks while leading. Act three…Jac Haudenschild pounds the top of the third-mile dirt track and wins. An 85-car field returned for the second preliminary night of the $200,000 event. At the evening’s conclusion, drivers would take the better of the two prelim point totals into Saturday’s final night. For many it was now or never after some disappointing results on Thursday. Opening-night winner Mitchell Faccinto had engine trouble and could not even complete a qualifying lap. Group B was first out and fast time went to Cory Eliason (13.928) and Colton Heath led group A (14.216). Eight heats again moved the winner and top point car to the A before two loaded B mains elevated the top four from each to create a 24-car field, inverting 12 by points. Thorson and Hirst shared the front row while Terry McCarl and Tim Shaffer filled row two. Thorson ran the bottom from the beginning while Hirst chose upstairs. Shaffer was third initially, choosing the bottom, while Haudenschild was soon in fourth, running the top. By lap six, Haudenschild was turning the fastest laps and closed on Shaffer while Hirst pursued Thorson. Disaster struck the leader on lap 12 when Thorson spun in turn two and Hirst led on the restart. The top three ran unchanged and created excitement when they came out of turn four on lap 20 three wide as a yellow flag waved. On the restart, Hirst broke an axle and coasted to a frustrated stop in turn two. That moved Shaffer into the lead on the restart, but Haudenschild used the top line out of turn four to lead lap 21. Once ahead, Haudenschild quickly established a substantial lead over Shaffer who finished second, ahead of Cory Eliason. Champion the last two years, Shane Golobic again had suspension issues. Third last night, Dominic Scelzi qualified 26thin his group and was a C main DNF. The elder Scelzi still leads in points after his Thursday performance. Scelzi enters the final night with 275 points with Haudenschild one point behind. The finish:Jac Haudenschild, Tim Shaffer, Cory Eliason, Craig Stidham, Michael Kofoid, Gio Scelzi, Terry McCarl, D.J. Netto, Ryan Bernal, Carson Macedo, Blake Hahn, Willie Croft, Colby Copeland, Colton Heath, Tanner Thorson, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Kahne, Austin McCarl, Justin Sanders, Kyle HIrst, Chase Johnson, Shane Golobic, Cole Macedo, Andy Gregg. Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-sprint-cars/haudenschild-rules-trophy-cup-prelim/
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 21, 2018 7:23:17 GMT -8
Trophy Cup Belongs To Haudenschild
Jac Haudenschild accomplished an amazing task for a 60-year-old driver. At an age where many drivers have long retired, Haudenschild earned his third Trophy Cup title with seven years between each championship. Entering the 50-lap main event that closed the three-day show at California’s Thunderbowl Raceway, Haudenschild was seventh in points. With six laps remaining following a red flag, Haudenschild was one spot ahead of a driver less than a third his age, Gio Scelzi, for the title. Whichever driver finished ahead of the other would win the 25thannual Trophy Cup title unless Cory Eliason could mount a charge from ninth. With a rubber down track, Haudenschild easily kept Scelzi at bay and won the crowd pleasing championship by two points over Scelzi. Eliason was third in points, two back of Scelzi, and Justyn Cox tied race winner Willie Croft for fourth, another two point gap behind Scelzi. With the faster qualifying time used for tie breaker, Cox claimed fourth in points. The evening opened with a trio of D mains which moved cars up to the C main. Six completely inverted by points heat races followed, after which the top 20 in points went directly to the A main. The heats offered the usual 36 points to win with a three-point drop. A stacked B main moved four additional cars to the 24-car grid with the top 20 in points inverted. The 50-lap main includes a fuel stop around the halfway point. Willie Croft and Aaron Reutzel shared the front row after Reutzel had the best heat run of the evening to just make the 20-car cutoff. Croft led 10 laps before Reutzel drove around the leader in turn two to take over the top spot. Blake Hahn ran third for the first two laps before flipping off of the turn-four wall and Colby Copeland inherited the spot. Lap 24 was tough for Reutzel when he brushed the turn-four wall and stopped in turn one with a flat right front. Croft was back in the lead and led the final 27 laps to win over Copeland and Ryan Bernal. Michael Kofoid was fourth followed by 14th-starting Haudenschild and 16th-starting Gio Scelzi. Rico Abreu had to restart at the rear on lap 24 when a crew member worked on a Jacobs’ Ladder during an air only stop. Haudenschild’s title paid a Trophy Cup record $25,000 and Croft collected $4,000 for the win plus additional point fund money. All main event starters will receive a minimum of $5,000 for the three days total. The detailed payout will be released next week. The finish:Willie Croft, Colby Copeland, Ryan Bernal, Michael Kofoid, Jac Haudenschild, Giovanni Scelzi, Shane Golobic, Justyn Cox, Cory Eliason, Carson Macedo, Tim Shaffer, Bud Kaeding, Dominic Scelzi, Mitchell Faccinto, Terry McCarl, Kalib Henry, Aaron Reutzel, Colton Heath, Jason Solwold, Tanner Thorson, D.J. Netto, Rico Abreu, Craig Stidham, Blake Hahn Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-sprint-cars/trophy-cup-belongs-haudenschild/
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Post by Spin on Dec 28, 2018 8:11:40 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Jan 15, 2019 11:12:30 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Jan 17, 2019 8:31:41 GMT -8
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Post by Spin on Feb 14, 2019 6:45:53 GMT -8
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Post by Spin on Mar 14, 2019 18:24:40 GMT -8
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Post by woosprints12 on Mar 14, 2019 20:41:54 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Jul 20, 2019 12:44:26 GMT -8
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Post by Spin on Aug 11, 2019 7:30:36 GMT -8
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Post by Spin on Aug 11, 2019 7:31:03 GMT -8
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 5, 2019 12:10:20 GMT -8
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Post by struns on Dec 2, 2019 13:59:12 GMT -8
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Post by woosprints12 on Apr 23, 2020 9:27:22 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Apr 23, 2020 13:36:52 GMT -8
Meridian Speedway in Idaho just opened up for single car practicing to have no fan racing May 1st or so
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