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Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2011) – Sammy Swindell served up a good reminder of exactly why he ranks as the only five-time winner in Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals history by mastering Thursday night’s Suburban Chevrolet Qualifying field at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway. The star Sprint

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 12, 2011) – The Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals has been built on a quarter-century of truly indescribable and unforgettable moments in auto racing history. It’s time to tack on another one. Wednesday night’s finish in the 25-lap River Spirit Casino Qualifier at the 25th

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 10, 2011) – The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was one of the defining moments of pre-Oklahoma state history. And, each January, that Land Rush is reenacted in part when the big doors of the Tulsa Fairgrounds QuikTrip Center open up for Chili Bowl Nationals

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2011) – The schedule is set for the American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region, which is set for its tenth year of premier Sprint Car racing action throughout the southern portion of Texas and beyond in 2011. The 2011 ASCS Gulf South slate

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2011) – The coming 2011 season will mark the seventh year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region. And, the ASCS Midwest Region has been set with 21 nights of competition at seven different tracks throughout Nebraska and surrounding portions of

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2011) – The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region has been bringing the best of Sprint Car racing to the Sooner State and surrounding areas for the past ten years and 2011 will be no exception. The ASCS Sooner Region is currently set

Shawn Miller, TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2011) – The spotlight will be on the American Sprint Car Series Northwest Region in 2011. All four of the ASCS National Tour events in the Northwest – July 15-16 at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., and July 22-23 at Cottage Grove Speedway

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 5, 2011) – For a solid week each January, the entire racing world finds itself living on Tulsa time. Race fans and teams from throughout the nation and beyond flock to the birthplace of Route 66 by the thousands, with those unable to make the

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 3, 2011) – With another epic edition of the Tulsa Shootout logged into the record books this past weekend, the rumbling sound of Midgets will fill the Tulsa Fairgrounds QuikTrip Center in another short week. Next Monday’s practice session will set the stage for the

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 15, 2010) – A Chili Bowl Nationals record of 281 competitors was established less than two short years ago at the 23rd running of the prestigious auto racing event. Could that record be in jeopardy when top racers from around the nation and beyond converge

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 14, 2010) – Just 18 years old, he’s already been crowned the King of California. Now, Kyle Larson is set to make a run at becoming the youngest Chili Bowl king. Larson is among the latest additions to the entry list for the 25th Annual

[i Baldaccini & McClelland Honored as Well for ASCS Regional Titles] Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 12, 2010) – While he’s already busy racing “Down Under”, Jason Johnson and his Jason Johnson Racing team was the top honoree as a healthy $250,000 point fund plus contingencies and other prizes were

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 13, 2010) – With the December 15 pre-entry deadline for the 25th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals just two days away, the entry count for the prestigious Midget racing event that takes place each January at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway just keeps

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 9, 2010) – It’s the Bowl season once again, and it’s imperative to know the players when the big one comes around. Race fans gearing up for the biggest bowl of the season, the 25th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, get a first glance

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 7, 2010) – With the 2010 season concluded just over a week ago and the 19th Annual ASCS Awards Banquet still on tap for this coming weekend, the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series has already unveiled a preliminary version of the

Lonnie Wheatley, LAS VEGAS, Nev. (November 26, 2010) – Just because he makes his living on Sundays in NASCAR’s premier circuit doesn’t mean that Tony Stewart has forgotten his way round a dirt track in a Sprint Car. “Smoke” proved that on Friday night by racing to his first career

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 20, 2010) – Donny Schatz and Brady Bacon both bagged second career Western World titles with victories in Saturday night’s 43rd Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships at USA Raceway. Schatz wired the field in the 30-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters (Winged Cars): Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to “A” Main; Balance to “B” Main): Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 33-Danny Lasoski, 2. 77x-Wayne Johnson, 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 4. 83-Tim Kaeding, 5. 21-Brian Brown, 6. 41w-Joshua Williams, 7. 3g-Darren Long, 8. 77T-Colt

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 18, 2010) – North Dakota’s Donny Schatz and Phoenix shoe R.J. Johnson took center stage as the 43rd Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships kicked off Thursday night atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval. Schatz raced into the lead on the fifth round

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (November 16, 2010) – Tickets for the 19th Annual ASCS Awards Banquet presented by Brodix, set for Sunday, December 12, at 2:00 p.m. at the Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa, OK, are now available. A total of $250,000 in cash plus contingencies and other prizes will

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (November 15, 2010) – With the 2010 racing season winding down to the final pair of weekends, all eyes shift to Tucson for this coming weekend’s 43rd Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships at USA Raceway. Race fans get the best of the winged and

Lonnie Wheatley, KENNEDALE, Texas (November 12, 2010) – A late move netted Gary Taylor his second American Sprint Car Series Regional win of the year in Friday’s opening leg of Cowtown Speedway’s Fourth Annual November Sprint Shootout. The Snohomish, WA, native made a late move around Aaron Reutzel to add

Lonnie Wheatley, LAS CRUCES, N.M. (November 12, 2010) – “Dancin’” Jack Dover logged into the record books as the winner of the 600th feature event in Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National history by wiring the field in Friday night’s 25-lap preliminary feature atop the high-banked, 5/16-mile Southern

Lonnie Wheatley, LAS CRUCES, N.M. (November 13, 2010) – There’s a reason they call him “The King”. And, Steve Kinser showed exactly why on Saturday night, prevailing over Jason Johnson in a classic, non-stop 30-lap duel atop the 5/16-mile Southern New Mexico Speedway clay oval for his first triumph in

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (November 10, 2010) – Not only will the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series break a stretch of six-plus years minus a New Mexico event, the series will also reach another landmark in this weekend’s double at Las Cruces’ Southern New Mexico Speedway.

[i Lucas Oil ASCS National Series Makes Only Arizona Appearance of 2010!] Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (November 9, 2010) – For more than four decades, the Western World Championships have been a prime date on any racer or race fan’s calendar. And, 2010 is no exception, as well over 100

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (November 7, 2010) – It’s been more than six years since the ASCS National Tour has invaded the Land of Enchantment. And, it’s been even longer, more than 13 years, since the series has seen action in Las Cruces. That changes this weekend, as the Lucas