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POINTS UPDATE: Speedweek Championship Multiplies Bergman’s Lead
Stay up to date with the chase for the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour championship. LATEST RACES: Texarkana 67 Speedway (June 11), Creek County Speedway (June 13), Arrowhead Speedway (June 14), Tri-State Speedway (June 15) CURRENT POINTS LEADER: With two wins, four podium finishes, a 1.5 average finish and a Speedweek championship, last
Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s quest for four-straight American Sprint Car Series National Tour victories ended on a tow hook Friday at Arrowhead Speedway, and Seth Bergman was there to pick up the pieces and collect his third win of 2024. Hafertepe and Bergman have been the two dominant cars across the
Sam Hafertepe Jr. continued a perfect June run by winning his third straight American Sprint Car Series National Tour race Thursday night at Creek County Speedway. And he did so by swapping his winning ride for the backup car. He and his team elected to pull out a different chassis
Heavy rain during the week has left the grounds at RPM Speedway saturated and unworkable, causing officials to cancel Saturday’s event with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating. A date to reschedule is being sought and will be posted once confirmed. The ASCS Elite Wing and
The American Sprint Car Series returns to Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, OK to crown the first ASCS Speedweek champion under the World Racing Group banner on Saturday, June 15. ASCS National Tour and Sooner Region competitors will converge on the 3/8-mile Oklahoma track to conclude the weeklong Speedweek and take
The third round of ASCS Speedweek brings the American Sprint Car Series National Tour and Sooner Region to Oklahoma’s Arrowhead Speedway for the Dustin’s Dream Memorial on Friday, June 14. It’ll be the National Tour’s second consecutive visit to the state-of-the-art track after making its debut there last year. For
Sam Hafertepe Jr. confirmed his position as a championship threat Tuesday night, picking up his second win in as many races in the ASCS Speedweek lid-lifter at Texarkana 67 Speedway. The victory was Hafertepe’s 67th American Sprint Car Series National Tour score and moved him into second in the standings,
One of the first tracks to host the American Sprint Car Series when it went national in 1993 will again be a staple on its 2024 calendar. Creek County Speedway will host the second round of ASCS Speedweek on Thursday, June 13, as part of the Don Swope Classic, featuring
(Image Credit: David Smith, Jr) Round two of 2024 for the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating brings it to RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX for the 10th annual Johnny Sugg Classic on Saturday, June 15. It’ll be the Series’ sixth appearance at the 1/4-mile track since
The return of ASCS Speedweek will officially commence at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, AR on Tuesday, June 11. It’ll see the American Sprint Car Series National Tour continue its 2024 season – which has already produced three different winners in four races – with its longest stretch of racing
The most grueling week in 360 Sprint Car racing lies ahead for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, as ASCS Speedweek is back on the schedule for the first time in two years. The week begins Tuesday, June 11 at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Arkansas, where the Series is
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour has found its perfect bookend with the 2024 championship set to be determined at Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway during the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling, Nov. 15-16. The two-day event, named in memory of Wokeeta “Fuzzy” Hahn, the late wife of ASCS founder Emmett Hahn,
(Image Credit: AR Racing Media) BILLINGS, Mont. (June 3, 2024) Readying for a return to the track this weekend, the ASCS Frontier Region will head for Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. on Friday, May 7, before a return to Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont., on Saturday, June 8. Presented
(Image Credit: Tim Aylwin) AMARILLO, Texas (June 3, 2024) A combined $7,000 to win is on the line for the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints as the tour heads for the Texas panhandle for Route 66 Motor Speedway on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8. Topped by El
(Image Credit: RAD Action Photography) WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 3, 2024) Making the trek to Razorback country this week, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will debut at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway on Friday, June 7, and Riverside International Speedway on Saturday, June 8. A regular stomping ground for the former
(Image Credit: Danny Clum) ELK CITY, Okla. (June 3, 2024) Making the return to western Oklahoma’s Elk City Motorsports Park this week, the ASCS Sooner Region will roll in for a double at the three-eighths-mile oval on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8. Brought back from extinction, the track
Stay up to date with the chase for the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour championship. LATEST RACES: Rush County Speedway (May 31), Dodge City Raceway Park (June 1) CURRENT POINTS LEADER: It may have been his first night back in his family-owned No. 23 machine and his debut
In the midst of a race with challenging elements aplenty, Sam Hafertepe Jr. would not be denied, as he collected his first American Sprint Car Series National Tour win of the season at Dodge City Raceway Park Saturday night. The win was the 66th of Hafertepe’s illustrious National Tour career,
CASPER, Wyo. (June 1, 2024) Picking up his first ASCS Regional victory of the season, Canada’s Kelly Miller made the trip to Victory Lane Saturday night at Casper Speedway against the ASCS Northern and Western Plains Regions. A second career victory with the ASCS Northern Plains Region, the win is
Some drivers take weeks, months, even years to hit their stride when moving from one team to another. For Seth Bergman, it took one race. In his return to his family-owned No. 23 machine, following a short stint in the TwoC Racing car, Bergman collected his second American Sprint Car
CASPER, Wyo. (May 31, 2024) Rolling out for the second time in 2024, Montana’s Trever Kirkland landed his first win of the season at Wyoming’s Casper Speedway with the ASCS Western Plains and ASCS Northern Plains Region. The first time that Kirkland has won with either regional tour, that brings
KENNEDALE, Texas (May 31, 2024) With grounds already saturated due to rainfall throughout the week and a forecast calling for more precipitation on raceday, Kennedale Speedway Park officials have canceled events scheduled for Saturday, June 1, with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating. The next event
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour has found a new weekend for its doubleheader debut at RPM Speedway – Oct. 18-19. Along with the new date for RPM, the 2024 edition of ASCS Speedweek has been finalized as a four-race event with a special cookout for teams across from
TULSA, OK (May 29, 2024) – When the American Sprint Car Series National Tour rolls into Tulsa Speedway, June 28-29, competitors will have more money on the line thanks to more than $3,000 added to the Feature purse. Night two at Tulsa will now award $6,000 to the Feature winner
The 54th Running of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals will be the biggest yet with the addition of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, creating a massive three-week event, Jan. 30-Feb. 15, 2025. Three straight nights of ASCS racing, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, will kick off DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia
(Image Credit: Mike Frieri) KENNEDALE, Texas (May 28, 2024) Bringing wingless action to Kennedale Speedway Park for one night in 2024, the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating will headline action on Saturday, June 1. The second round of the 2024 run, the tour opened at Lonestar
(Image Credit: Don Holbrook) CASPER, Wyo. (May 28, 2024) The first meeting of the 2024 season between the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) Northern Plains and ASCS Western Plains Regions is set for Friday, May 31, and Saturday, June 1, at Wyoming’s Casper Speedway. This weekend’s Wyoming doubleheader will be
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will kickstart the summer with a visit to two Kansas bullrings. The weekend begins with a Friday night contest at Rush County Speedway in La Crosse (May 31), and continues 80 miles to the south at Dodge City Raceway Park (June 1). Both
KILGORE, Texas (May 26, 2024) Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region, coupled with a high-wind advisory, events at Lonestar Speedway have been canceled for Sunday, May 26, for the safety of fans and teams. Questions regarding the series and events during the
LOXLEY, Ala. (May 25, 2024) Denied no more, Alabama’s Kyle Amerson added his name to the list of winners with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints on Saturday night at Deep South Speedway. Amerson’s third overall victory in ASCS Regional competition, two others came with the former ASCS Southern Outlaw
(Image Credit: David Smith, Jr.) KILGORE, Texas (May 25, 2024) Collecting his 13th career victory with the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. rolled into Victory Lane at Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, on Saturday night. The track, which was previously owned by his family, Hafertepe’s only
LOXLEY, Ala. (May 24, 2024) Finally breaking into Victory Lane with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints, Louisiana’s Lane Whittington collected the opening night of a weekend double-header at Deep South Speedway. Having a moment of Déjà vu, this is not the first time that Whittington has won an ASCS
By Spence Smithback When Caney, KS native Andrew Deal signed up to chase the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National championship, he knew he was in a now-or-never situation. “I’m just kind of at that point in life where, if I was going to do it, I need to do
LOXLEY, Ala. (May 21, 2024) Kicking off the summer season with a doubleheader weekend at Deep South Speedway, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints invade on Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25. Last welcoming the series in October of last year for the season finale, Zane DeVault and Sammy