Even for Kyle Larson, this past week was an extraordinary. one. On Tuesday, October 10, Larson earned the first High Limit 410 Sprint Series championship with a third place finish in the season finale at Putnamville, Indiana. On Thursday, he passed his Rookie Orientation Practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, running laps over 217 MPH in his first time behind the …
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Newsmaker of the Week // Mat Williamson
The sweep of the two major Super DIRT Week races – on the same day – has never happened before. Yes, Mother Nature did her part by forcing the compression of the event schedule into one day. But was up to the driver, Mat Williamson, to drive 350 error-free laps on his way to winning the Super DIRT Week Big Block …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Brent Marks
When the big money is on the line and the prestige race wins are there for the taking, PA Posse leader Brent Marks is, more often than not, right there. He certainly was Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway when he raced to victory in the World Of Outlaws National Open for the second time in his career. This was no …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Logan Seavey
To say that Logan Seavey mastered Eldora Speedway’s Four Crown Nationals last weekend is to say it right. Seavey swept the USAC Silver Crown, USAC Sprint, and USAC Midget races, joining Kyle Larson and Jack Hewitt as the only drivers ever to achieve that feat. There’s no denying that among the dozens of fresh young racing talents in the nation today, Seavey …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Stewart Friesen
Last Saturday’s Fonda 200 had a little bit of everything. There was an ungodly 13-car crash halfway through the race that delayed the show for an hour while cars were towed off and drivers were tended to. Those thrills over, that’s when the race heated up between two Dirt Modified heavyweights, Stewart Friesen and Matt Sheppard. At stake? A $53,000 …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Rocket1 Racing & Hudson O’Neal
The world of Super Late Model racing has any number of high paying races. But the one race everybody covets is the Eldora World 100. It is a race with a long and storied history. This year’s race winner was second generation ace Hudson O’Neal, who had never won it before. His father, Don O’Neal, had tried for years to …
Read More »Newsmakers of the Week // Dave Danzer & Brent Marks
Last lap victories are, by their very nature, events that make News. This past Sunday, two races at different ends of the spectrum had dramatic changes in the final lap, each of them paying $20,000 to win. At New York’s Oswego Speedway, Michael Barnes was on his way to victory in the 67th running of the Oswego Supermodified Classic with …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Hudson O’Neal
Hudson O’Neal soared Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway to win the Rumble At The River Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series race and $50,000. To win it, O’Neal had to recover from a bad start in which he lost a couple of spots. Then he had to run down Jonathan Davenport and Brandon Overton. As if that were not …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Danny Varin
The 410 Sprint drivers of PA Posse are legendary for their ability to beat up on invaders from traveling Sprint Car groups. This past Saturday, the excitement of a hometowner beating the outsiders played out in Central New York when the All Star Sprint Series teams came to play on the Utica-Rome Speedway clay – and walked off empty handed. The man …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Kyle Larson
For the second time in his incomparable career, Kyle Larson has won the Knoxville Nationals. Larson was among the pre-race favorites and did not disappoint, taking the lead on the first lap and staying in front for each of the 50 laps. The win was Larson’s second Nationals score and it was well received by the sellout Knoxville crowd. The …
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