Author: Spence Smithback

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Bergman Joins Elite Group of National Tour Champions in 2024

When Seth Bergman clinched his first American Sprint Car Series National Tour championship in November, he added his name to a star-studded list of drivers who have reached the pinnacle of 360 Sprint Car racing. Since the Series was founded in 1992, 15 different drivers have picked up at least

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Bertman sitting on the cushion with trophy

Bergman Looks Back on Maiden National Tour Championship

Every champion’s story is filled with their own unique twists and turns on their way to the top of the mountain. That said, they generally don’t include a team change two races into the season. That trend did not apply to Seth Bergman in 2024. When Wayne Johnson was injured

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Bergman Dominates Tulsa for Seventh Victory of 2024

Seth Bergman admittedly wasn’t satisfied with his third-place result in the Dirt Down in T-Town makeup race early in the program at Tulsa Speedway. He took out his frustration on the rest of the field in the second main event of the night, winning his seventh American Sprint Car Series

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Hank Davis in pits

Davis Racing for Owners Title, Job in Closing Stretch of 2024

When Hank Davis found himself knocking on the door of his first American Sprint Car Series National Tour victory night after night in July, TwoC Racing crew chief Wayne Johnson made the following prediction: “Keep learning and doing what you’re doing, the wins will start coming. And when they do,

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Hafertepe with son on top of the wing

Hafertepe Jr. Snaps Winless Streak at Home in RPM Finale

The last two months of Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour have been a series of one headache after another. Crashes. Tire failures. Engine trouble. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong until Saturday night at RPM Speedway, when Hafertepe finally made his

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Bergman wing dance

Bergman Ends Two-Month Winless Drought with RPM Victory

With a triple-digit lead atop the American Sprint Car Series National Tour standings, Seth Bergman has admittedly been playing the consistency game in the closing stages of the 2024 season. But there’s no better way to build a points lead than to win, and he did just that on Friday

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Derek Hagar celebrated after climbing from his car

Hagar Completes Weekend Sweep of World Short Track Challenge

Some driver-track combinations in Sprint Car racing seem to go together like bread and butter. Donny Schatz at Knoxville. David Gravel at Williams Grove. And of course, Derek Hagar at Riverside International Speedway. The Marion, AR driver took the checkered flag at “The Ditch” for the fourth time in eight

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Seth Bergman in stride

POINTS UPDATE: Bergman Gets One Step Closer to First Series Title

Stay up to date with the chase for the 2024 American Sprint Car Series National Tour championship. LATEST RACES: Benton Speedway (Oct. 11), Paducah International Raceway (Oct. 12) CURRENT POINTS LEADER: Seth Bergman never found the speed we’ve come to expect from the No. 23 camp Friday night at Benton,

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Joe B. Miller in Victory Lane at Benton

Joe B. Miller Wins Benton in First National Tour Start of 2024

Friday night’s contest at Benton Speedway was Joe B. Miller’s first race on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour in over a year. He didn’t take long to get reacclimated. The Millersville, MO driver took the checkered flag in the first Series appearance at his home track of Benton

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Hurricane Helene Postpones World Short Track Challenge to Oct. 18-19

With the safety of traveling fans and teams in mind, officials from the ASCS, USCS and Riverside International Speedway have agreed to postpone this weekend’s World Short Track Challenge to Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19. The decision was made with guidance from Precision Weather Service, who has been tracking Hurricane

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