Category: News

Let there be Sprint Cars in Waco!

Bryan Hulbert – WACO, Texas (April 18, 2013) Word has come down from Keith Johnson that races at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway have been given the green light. Events at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas will take place on Friday, April 19 and promises a $2,500

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Increased payout posted for Gulf South Region

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 17, 2013) The Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region heads for the Heart O’ Texas Speedway and Gator Motorplex with the promise of an increased paydays thanks to Life Partners Inc. Friday night, and the Wren Family on Saturday. Events at the Heart

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2013 Opener on Sooner Region Radar

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 15, 2013) The thirteenth season of competition for the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region begins simply. It begins at the Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. Slated for Friday, April 19, the Oklahoma based regional arm of the ASCS Nation will see Glenpool,

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Waco and Willis on tap for Gulf South Region

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 15, 2013) Taking a weekend off following events at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park and Royal Purple Raceway, the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region returns to competition at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas on Friday, April 19 and Gator

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Route 66 Motor Speedway added to 305 line-up

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 14, 2013) The 2013 line up for the ASCS 305 National points race continues to grow with the addition of the Route 66 Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 4 in Amarillo, Texas. Slated to be a $1,000 to win event for the ASCS 305

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Warrior Region in line for 2013 opener

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 14, 2013) As the bitter grip of winter gives way to the milder days of spring, the fourteenth year for the Speedway Motors Warrior Region opens with a pair of nights this weekend, beginning at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo. on Friday,

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Gulf South Region: The latest numbers

Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region – As of April 6, 2013 Race Nights: 4 Point Leader(s): 1 Feature Winners: 4 Official “Point” Races: 4 Average Car Count per Event: 31.25 Number of Drivers who have competed so far: 47 States Represented (Drivers): 7 (Arizona, California, Louisiana, Oklahoma,

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Southwest Region: The latest numbers

Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region – As of April 6, 2013 Race Nights:6 Point Leader(s): 2 Feature Winners: 5 Official “Point” Races: 6 Average Car Count per Event: 27.5 States Represented (Drivers): 13 (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington) Heat Race Wins

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Lucas Oil ASCS: The latest numbers

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real National Tour – As of April 6, 2013. Race Nights:7 Point Leader(s): 2 Feature Winners:5 Official “Point” Races:7 Average Car Count per Event: 37 First time National Tour winners: 1 Drivers Competing in at Least One Event:109 Drivers with at Least One

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ASCS National Schedule Update

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 8, 2013) The schedule for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real has changed. Events at the Tri City Speedway on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 at the Paducah International Raceway have been removed. Originally slated to

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Tankersley on top at Royal Purple

Bryan Hulbert – BAYTOWN, Texas (April 6, 2013) In the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region’s first visit of the season to the Royal Purple Raceway, the No. 71 of Channin Tankersley raced to his first region win of the 2013 season. Taking the lead in the late goings

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Bakker wires Midwest field at I-80

Bryan Hulbert – GREENWOOD, Neb. (April 6, 2013) The 2013 edition of the Spring Meltdown at the I-80 Speedway drew a solid 38 car field for its second night with South Dakota’s Gregg Bakker wiring the night’s $2,500 to win feature event with the Speedway Motors Midwest Region. With the

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Johnson masters a tricky I-30 Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 6, 2013) On a newly resurfaced I-30 Speedway, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real found Mother Nature’s week long assistance with nearly five inches of rain produced a rough, tricky surface that saw Jason Johnson able to

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Wofford walks to Tucson victory

Bryan Hulbert – TUCSON, Ariz. (April 6, 2013) Drawing the eighth starting spot was not enough to stop Lorne Wofford at the Tucson International Raceway with the Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region. Working past Billy Chester for the lead on Lap 5, Wofford went uncontested to the victory. Series points

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Dover earns Midwest opener

Bryan Hulbert – GREENWOOD, Neb. (April 5, 2013) Starting up seemingly where he left on in 2012, defending Speedway Motors Midwest Regional Champion Jack Dover used slower traffic to take the Midwest season opener worth $2,500 at the I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. Earning the seventh starting position in the

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Loyet golden in Beaumont

Bryan Hulbert – BEAUMONT, Texas (April 5, 2013) All things went Brad Loyet’s way on Friday night as the Missouri racer earned the FSR Radiator High Point award, drew the pole in the redraw, and led all 30 laps at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park for his second career Lucas

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History surrounds Lucas Oil ASCS at Hammer Hill

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 2, 2013) It goes without saying that Little Rock, Ark. has a long history with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real. Crowning Garry Lee Maier champion for the 1992 season, the first official National Tour commenced on May

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Southwest Region carries on into Tucson

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 1, 2013) The Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region heads into their sixth event of the 2013 season this Saturday, April 6 as the series returns to the Tucson International Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. After five rounds of competition, Ziehl maintains his points lead by

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Gulf South Region returns to competition

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 1, 2013) The Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region returns to competition this weekend after a three week hiatus following events at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park on March 1 followed by the Battleground Speedway on March 2 that saw Ray Allen Kulhanek

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Lucas Oil ASCS ready for Gulf South showdown

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 1, 2013) The toughest part of running the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real is often not the other national drivers. More times than not, it is the regional competition that make up the ASCS nation. As pointed out

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Speedway Motors Midwest Region lights up at I-80 Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 1, 2013) After a long Midwest winter, the coming of Spring signals the start of dirt track racing in the Midwest and with it, the start of the 2013 Speedway Motors Midwest Region season. Marking the ninth season for the Speedway Motors backed region,

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Forler shines against Southwest Region

Bryan Hulbert – QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (March 30, 2013) Taking advantage of an off weekend with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV America Real National Tour, Logan Forler’s quest to rectify ongoing engine woes resulted in victory with the Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region. Squaring off at the Arizona

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2nd at I-30, 1st at Devil’s Bowl

Race season has finally arrived and it is time for some sprint car racing in the Midwest! Over the winter, the Kyle Bellm Race team made the switch over to Maxim Chassis , put in a fresh motor from Patriot Race Engines, and got a fresh new look from Jimmy

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Lucas Oil ASCS statistics…so far

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real National Tour – As of March 22, 2013. Race Nights: 5 Point Leader(s): 2 Feature Winners: 4 Official “Point” Races: 5 Average Car Count per Event: 36 First time National Tour winners: 1 Drivers Competing in at Least One Event: 68 Drivers

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Sooner / Lone Star Update

The April 6 date at the Kennedale Speedway Park has been removed from the Sooner/Lone Star schedule. A make-up date is currently in the works and will be announced soon. Scheduled updates can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com/schedule/ The 2013 season marks the twenty-second year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for

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Arizona Speedway next for Southwest Region

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, OKLA. (March 25, 2013) The Parker Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region will host its first standalone show of the 2013 season on Saturday, March 30 at the Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek, Ariz. Pairing their first four dates of the season with the Lucas Oil ASCS

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Bellm sails to first ASCS National victory

Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, TEXAS (March 22, 2013) On a cool night in Mesquite, Texas, Kyle Bellm became the 116th driver to win a Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real feature event presented by Protect the Harvest. Piloting his own Christian County Collision Center No.

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Rain ends Spring Nationals

Heavy rains have canceled the final night of the 40th running of the Spring Nationals and Matt Clevenger Memorial at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The next event for the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real will be on April 5 at the Golden Triangle Raceway in Beaumont, Texas.

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Lucas Oil ASCS head for reshaped Devil’s Bowl Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (March 18, 2013) A look at the history of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real reveals on constant for the largest Sprint Car sanctioning body as the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas has appeared on the National schedule

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Schedule update: ASCS Warrior Region

The Speedway Motors Warrior Region 2013 line-up of events has been updated with a date now scheduled for July 5 at the Double X Speedway in California, Mo. Larry Hol and Randy Combs are continuing to look for additions to the 2013 slate and will pass along updates to the

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