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Two Nights At Greenville Speedway Next For ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints
Two nights in Mississippi are next for the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints, as the season’s final visit to Greenville Speedway is coming up on Friday, August 9, and Saturday, August 10. Last on track at Greenville Speedway on May 18, the race ended with Brad Bowden in Victory Lane for the second time in
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From USAC Indiana Sprint Week action to the ASCS competition in the Texas panhandle, California’s Ricky Lewis made the trek to Amarillo on Saturday night for the G.W. Elkins Southwestern Championship worth every mile; winning $5,000 with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating. Having to wait
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Tyler Courtney’s Sprint Car resume has been growing at a rapid rate in recent years, and he added another major accolade Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. The Indianapolis, IN native wheeled his NOS Energy Drink No. 7BC to his first victory in the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals
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Bringing his win total to a dozen with the ASCS Frontier Region on Friday night, Phil Dietz rolled into Victory Lane at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. The site of his last win in 2022 with the series, Dietz advanced three positions to grab the top spot, with Kory Wermling
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Sam Hafertepe Jr. has been no stranger to Victory Lane in 2024 with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, and he made his seventh visit of the year after taking home the Friday portion of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank at
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The greatest 10 days in Sprint Car racing are underway, and Kaleb Johnson kicked things off in style by leading all 20 laps of Thursday’s Feature at Knoxville Raceway on night one of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. “If you would have
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The World Racing Group Appeals Commission, comprised of independent industry personnel, convened on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, to hear an appeal from Robert Baker regarding a penalty issued to his team, which includes his son Brady as driver, for fuel used in competition that did not conform to benchmarks in
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The list of winners of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank is a who’s who of Sprint Car legends. Among them include the likes of Sammy Swindell, Danny Lasoski, Shane Stewart, Kerry Madsen and Terry McCarl. This weekend, the stars of the American
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For the first time in nearly 10 years, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will return to Electric City Speedway for a two-day event during the 28th annual Montana Roundup. The 1/3-mile dirt track has hosted the ASCS National Tour four times, the last coming in 2015. Of the
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Kicking off the month of August with a Montana double, the ASCS Frontier Region will return to Gallatin Speedway on Friday, Aug. 2, and Big Sky Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 3. The tour’s third visit to Gallatin Speedway in 2024, Oregon’s Tyler Thompson has been undefeated so far at the
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The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will kick off a four-race stretch in Montana with the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial doubleheader weekend at Big Sky Speedway in August. The event, Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24, will see the National Tour return to the 3/8-mile dirt track for the first time since 2019
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Stay up to date with the chase for the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour championship. LATEST RACES: Lakeside Speedway (July 19), 81 Speedway (July 20) CURRENT POINTS LEADER: Finishes of second at Lakeside and seventh at 81 allowed Seth Bergman to maintain the top spot in the standings,
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Landing his third career ASCS Regional victory and first with the ASCS Northern Plains Region, South Dakota’s Ryan Bickett led all but the first lap en route to Saturday’s win at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D. Getting the point from fifth on the second trip at speed from
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Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s first three wins of the season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came consecutively in June, and history repeated itself Saturday night. The five-time Series champion led every lap at 81 Speedway en route to his third-straight Feature win and sixth of the season. “I
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Trying to slip one past Mother Nature Saturday night, things didn’t go as planned for the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints as rain ended the night before Heat Races were contested at Baton Rouge Raceway. Everyone in attendance received 65 show-up points. The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints are slated
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With construction ongoing at Lawton Speedway, events slated for Saturday, July 27 have been moved to Big O Speedway in Ennis, Texas. Any further updates to the 2024 schedule will be posted to the ASCS website. The ASCS Elite Wing and Non-Wing Series is owned and operated by Nathan Moore
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Getting the lead from the start and going full out from there, Canada’s Kelly Miller padded his series points lead with his third victory in five starts with the ASCS Northern Plains Region at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D. Moving his overall series win total to four, Miller
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Adding his name to the list of winners with the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprint Series on Friday night, Kyle Jones grabbed the lead at Heart O’ Texas Speedway just past the mid-point and proceeded to dominate from there. Winning the Wild Bill Shootout at the Waco, Texas oval,
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On a night that began with the overall Quick Time Award, a Heat Race win and a Dash victory, Sam Hafertepe Jr. capped off a perfect trip to Lakeside Speedway Friday by leading all 30 laps of the Feature en route to his second-straight American Sprint Car Series National Tour
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In the three weeks since the last American Sprint Car Series National Tour event at Tulsa Speedway, several drivers have stayed busy at a variety of regional and local Sprint Car races. But only one visited Victory Lane: Matt Covington. The Glenpool, OK native attended the ASCS Western Plains Region
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(Image Credit: James Vick) A change for the 2024 season, the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprint Series will headline the Wild Bill Shootout at Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco on Friday, July 19. A wingless affair over the past six iterations of the annual tribute to Bill White
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Going into the season’s fifth and sixth rounds of competition, the ASCS Northern Plains Region, the tour’s next destination is Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D. on Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20. The last chance in 2024 to see the Northern Plains Region at the South Dakota
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The tour’s third attempt at a second try to take on Baton Rouge Raceway in 2024, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will headline action on Saturday, July 20. Getting in the season’s first scheduled show at the Louisiana oval on April 13, Jan Howard captured the victory over a
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The American Sprint Car Series National Tour roars back from a three-week hiatus for the second doubleheader weekend of the year in Kansas. First up is a stop at Lakeside Speedway for the 11th time in Series history on Friday, July 19 in Kansas City. From there, competitors will make
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The American Sprint Car Series National Tour’s August adventures bring the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the country back to Kansas and Nebraska. First, the National Tour will make its second stop of the year at Dodge City Raceway on Friday, Aug. 16. Then, it’ll return to Lincoln County
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American Sprint Car Series officials have issued a fine to Sprint Car driver Brady Baker for failing a fuel test after competing in the American Sprint Car Series National Tour event at Batesville Motor Speedway on June 22, 2024. Fuel samples were collected at the conclusion of the Feature at
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How long does it take to get to Texarkana, Ark.? Well, if you’re Blake Hahn, that trip was just shy of 950 miles when Mother Nature makes you detour from Tulsa, Okla. to Paducah, Ky. then Texarkana 67 Speedway for the Ralph Henson Memorial presented by Clifton Freight Services, Inc.
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(Image Credit: Lisa Dietz) Becoming the 47th driver to top the ASCS Frontier Region, Helena’s Rich Bailey captured Saturday’s win at the Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont. Leading start-to-finish at the Montana oval, the No. 01 was pursued by Trever Kirkland, with Tyler Thompson collecting his fifth podium
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(Image Credit: Lisa Dietz) Four rounds into the 2024 season, with just as many trips to Victory Lane, Oregon’s Tyler Thompson stood atop the podium Friday night at Gallatin Speedway with the ASCS Frontier Region. Getting to the track just in time following a rain delay at the Montana oval,
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Kyler Johnson’s Sprint Car career began for the same reason as many other drivers: he wanted to be just like dad. That goal evolved into to a full-time career with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the Quinter, KS native. “My dad [Cody] ran Sprint Cars for years,
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Due to circumstances and work related logistics surrounding Tropical Storm Beryl, this Saturday’s ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints event at Greenville Speedway has been canceled. The tour’s next event is scheduled for Saturday, July 20, at Baton Rouge Raceway. The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints is under the direction of
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Keeping the tradition of the Ralph Henson Memorial presented by Clifton Freight Services, Inc. going, as well as the massive Independence Day Fireworks show, Texarkana 67 Speedway will be in action on Saturday, July 13, with the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints on track for $4,646 to win. Starting
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The season’s second venture to Mississippi’s Greenville Speedway, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints are back on track on Saturday, July 13. The 12th event of the 2024 season, the last trip to Greenville, came on May 18. “Pretty Boy” Brad Bowden rolled from fourth to the lead in the
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Looking ahead to the tour’s fourth and fifth events of the 2024 season, the ASCS Frontier Region heads to Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont., on Friday, July 12, and Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on Saturday, July 13. The second visit to Gallatin Speedway in 2024, the ASCS