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Charles Charges to Third ASCS Canyon Triumph in a Row!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (May 15, 2010) – “Chargin’” Charles Davis, Jr., reeled off his third American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region feature win in a row by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval. The defending series champ worked

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Berryman Bests ASCS Gulf South at Heart O’ Texas!

Lonnie Wheatley, WACO, Texas (May 14, 2010) – Two-time American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region champion Brandon Berryman snared his first series win of the year by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap main event at Heart O’ Texas Speedway. The Missouri City, TX, shoe gunned into

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ASCS Lone Star Set for RPM-Abilene Weekend Double!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 10, 2010) – The chase for the American Sprint Car Series Lone Star title continues this coming weekend with a pair of events in the Lone Star State. On Friday night, the series invades Crandall’s RPM Speedway for the first of three scheduled events in

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ASCS Gulf South Ready for HOT-Battleground Weekend

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 10, 2010) – The battle for top rung on the 2010 American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Regional ladder continues with another pair of events this coming weekend. On Friday night, the series makes its lone stand-alone stop at Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway. Then,

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Davis Shoots for ASCS Canyon Three-Peat Saturday at USA

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 10, 2010) – Reigning American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region champion Charles Davis, Jr., of Buckeye, AZ, shoots for a three-peat when the series returns to action atop Tucson’s 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval this Saturday night. After opening the season sixth behind Dave Darland

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ASCS Tuesday Top Ten – Swingers

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 11, 2010) – A second consecutive weekend of traditional action Sprint Bandits TNT style and another winged ASCS Sooner weekend are in the books, thus setting the stage for another edition of Tuesday’s Top Ten. Covering all terrain both ASCS and Sprint Bandits, TTT commences

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Nick Smith Sails to ASCS Sooner Win at Springfield

Lonnie Wheatley, SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (May 8, 2010) – Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Nick Smith snared his first American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region win of the season by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap feature event at Springfield Raceway. Smith reeled in early pacesetter Donnie Ray Crawford on

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Crawley Conquers Sprint Bandits TNT at I-30!

Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 8, 2010) – Tim Crawley may have been spotting his top rivals 50 cubic inches in Saturday night’s Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless event at I-30 Speedway, but that didn’t prevent him from racing to victory lane in the 30-lap main event

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Rilat Rules Sprint Bandits TNT at Devil’s Bowl!

Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (May 7, 2010) – Travis Rilat didn’t have to travel too far for his first career Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless feature win, as he topped the first wingless, 410-ci Sprint Car feature contested atop the storied ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway clay oval in

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Jason Johnson Shuts Down ASCS Sooners at Outlaw Motor Speedway

Lonnie Wheatley, MUSKOGEE, Okla. (May 7, 2010) – Louisiana’s Jason Johnson added another notch to the victory column by topping Friday night’s 25-lap American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region debut at Outlaw Motor Speedway. The Lucas Oil ASCS National title contender tuned up for the upcoming June 4 National

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25th Annual Chili Bowl Ticket Renewal Deadline Approaches

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 5, 2010) – You don’t want to be left out of the biggest racing event of the current millennium. That’s why it’s imperative that you renew your tickets for the 25th Anniversary of the Chili Bowl Nationals as soon as possible. With the celebration of

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ASCS Tuesday Top Ten – The Return

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 4, 2010) – Another Tuesday brings another Tuesday’s Top Ten, with this week’s offering of information regarding recent ASCS happenings spiced up with a topless twist of Sprint Bandits TNT flavoring. Dig in… After Friday’s much-anticipated topless outing at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park fell

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Sprint Bandits TNT Set to Ignite at Devil’s Bowl & I-30!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 3, 2010) – Race fans way down in southeast Texas got a long-awaited dose of traditional Sprint Car racing this past Saturday night and loved what they saw with a three-wide charge to the checkered flag. Now, another pair of history-rich tracks are set to

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ASCS Sooner Region Set for Weekend Double!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 3, 2010) – The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region fires back into action this weekend with a pair of events, including one new stop and one that’s still relatively new to the Sooner forces. On Friday night, the ASCS Sooner Region makes its

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Daggett Tops Long for ASCS SOD Win at Crystal

T.J. Buffenbarger, CRYSTAL, Mich. (May 1, 2010) – Dustin Daggett continued his domination of Crystal Motor Speedway by winning Saturday’s season opening feature for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP. Daggett took the lead from Joe Bares on lap two, battled a majority of the event

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Ballou by a Nose in Explosive Sprint Bandits TNT Go at HRP!

Lonnie Wheatley, BAYTOWN, Texas (May 1, 2010) – Race fans in the Lone Star State hadn’t been exposed to the thrills of traditional Sprint Cars in over two decades. They won’t forget what they witnessed in the return of 410-ci wingless Sprint Cars to Texas any time soon, as Robert

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ASCS Midwest Region Rained Out at Central Missouri Speedway

WARRENSBURG, Missouri (April 30, 2010) – Rain has forced the cancellation of Friday night’s American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region debut at Central Missouri Speedway. The ASCS Midwest Region moves on to Wheatland’s Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday night. Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at

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ASCS Tuesday Top Ten – And They Scattered…

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 27, 2010) – Mother Nature continues to wreak her fair share of havoc but resilient racers keep on racing, providing more fodder for the latest of edition of Tuesday’s Top Ten, chronicling ten random items revolving about the latest American Sprint Car Series happenings. And

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ASCS Sooner Region Resets Mid-America Date

TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2010) – The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region event originally scheduled for this Saturday night, May 1, at Mid-America Speedway in South Coffeyville, OK, has been rescheduled for September 11 due to scheduling conflicts. The ASCS Sooner Region resumes action with a pair of

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2010 ASCS Patriot Tour Sets Sail Friday at Black Rock

Rich Vleck, TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2010) – It’s the most-frequented stop in Patriot history, so it seems to reason that the ASCS Patriot Sprints kick off the 2010 season at Black Rock this weekend. Black Rock Speedway in Dundee, NY, the weekly home of the Patriots in 2004, will

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“Show Me” Some New ASCS Midwest Territory This Weekend

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2010) – The American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region breaks some new ground this coming weekend with a pair of events in the “Show Me” State of Missouri. On Friday night, the series takes to Warrensburg’s semi-banked, 3/8-mile Central Missouri Speedway dirt oval. Then

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It’s Time for Some Texas TNT!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2010) – Bust open those record books, as some history is about to be made in the southern portion of Texas this coming weekend. A pair of tracks will host traditional Sprint Cars for the first time ever as the Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits

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ASCS Sprints on Dirt Start 2010 Season Saturday at Crystal

T.J. Buffenbarger, TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2010) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series kicks off the 2010 season Saturday night at Crystal Motor Speedway. Home of the first ever Sprints on Dirt event in 1980, Saturday will be the first of three appearances during

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Jason Johnson Tops ASCS Gulf South at Speedarama

Lonnie Wheatley, LUFKIN, Texas (April 24, 2010) – Jason Johnson picked off his second consecutive American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region feature win by taking the checkered flag in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at the Speedarama Raceway. “The Ragin’ Cajun” and past series champion Ray Allen Kulhanek swapped

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Wood Chips Off ASCS Sooner Win at Creek County

Lonnie Wheatley, SAPULPA, Okla. (April 24, 2010) – Oklahoma City’s Joe Wood, Jr., kicked off the defense of his American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region championship by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap series season opener at Creek County Speedway. Wood caught an early break, raced past

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Gaston Garners ASCS Southwest Glory at USA Raceway

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (April 24, 2010) – John Gaston overcame the prevailing mayhem in Saturday night’s 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Southwest Region main event to take top honors at USA Raceway. Gaston took command in the final handful of circuits when J.T. Imperial cut a left rear tire

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ASCS Gulf South Rained Out at Battleground

TULSA, Okla. (April 23, 2010) – Rain has forced the cancellation of Friday night’s scheduled American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region event at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX. The series moves on to Speedarama Raceway in Lufkin, TX, for the first time on Saturday night, with racing action set

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Lucas Oil ASCS Rock ‘N Roll 50 Reset for October 1-2

TULSA, Okla. (April 22, 2010) – The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters event originally scheduled for this weekend, April 23-24, at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR, has been postponed due to approaching inclement weather and rescheduled for October 1-2. The Second Annual Rock ‘N

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