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World-Renowned NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch Partners with FloSports to Make Historic Debut at 39th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals Powered by NOS Energy Drink Streamed Exclusively on FloRacing

by Lou ModestinoNovember 15, 2024

Busch Entrance in Lucas Oil Midget Car Follows Appearances at the USAC National Midget Events at Bakersfield Speedway and Ventura Raceway Starting on November 26

Austin, TX – November 14, 2024 – Legendary NASCAR driver and two-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Kyle Busch, today announced a partnership with FloSports that will put him on the clay in a Lucas Oil midget car for a historic debut at the 39th Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Powered by NOS Energy Drink streamed exclusively on FloRacing this January. Kyle’s debut follows similar appearances at the USAC National Midget events at Bakersfield Speedway (November 26) and Ventura Raceway (November 30). The 39th annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink will run from January 13-18, 2025 at the famed SageNet Center. (more…)

David Gravel, Big Game Motorsports Set for 2025 World of Outlaws Campaign

by Lou ModestinoNovember 7, 2024

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With a potential championship in sight, David Gravel and Big Game Motorsports are already set to challenge for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series title again in 2025.

The duo will return to the Series for their fifth consecutive year together.

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Van Gisbergen Reveals Summer Sprintcar Schedule

by MikeNovember 6, 2024

Shane van Gisbergen has revealed a seven-race Sprintcar schedule that will see him race at three New Zealand speedways.

Across December and January, the NASCAR star will race at Western Springs, Baypark, and Waikaraka Park. (more…)

POINTS UPDATE: Gravel Rebounds, Haudenschild Closes on Top Five

by Lou ModestinoOctober 24, 2024

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CURRENT POINTS LEADER: The pressure was on David Gravel of Watertown, CT heading to Dirt Oval 66 after Carson Macedo took a chunk out of his lead the week before, and Gravel stepped up to the challenge. A runner-up on Friday before a third on Saturday allowed Gravel and the Big Game Motorsports team to pad their lead with five races to go in 2024.

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The Future Looks Bright for Super DIRT Week at Oswego

by MikeOctober 18, 2024

Brian Carter is the owner and CEO of the World Racing Group that just completed a successful Super DIRT Week 52 at the Oswego Speedway last week.

“It was by far our most successful Super DIRT Week in the nine years the event has been run at Oswego,” said Carter. “The racing was good, attendance was great, track conditions were smooth and fast and we had a record car count of 313.

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Jason Gray Sweeps the DIRTcar Sabil & Sons Sportsman Modifieds and DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes at Bear Ridge

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 27, 2024

Week twenty-one New England Dirt Track Championships feature winners of the 57th consecutive season sponsored by General Auto Salvage were Jason Gray in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; Jason Gray in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes; Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets overall Brandon Piastka, Dana Carter in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, and Kevin LaForest in the Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners.

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THUNDERBOWL THRILLER: David Gravel Tops Wild Dennis Roth Classic Opener

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 23, 2024

Thunderbowl Raceway delivered yet again.

The California oval always produces some of the best Sprint Car racing in the country. A cushion right against the fence. A technical but fast bottom. Passing everywhere you look. And the Thunderbowl lived up to all the hype on Friday as the Dennis Roth Classic weekend kicked off.

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Eldora Speedway Hires Levi Jones as General Manager

by MikeSeptember 6, 2024

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5, 2024) – Eldora Speedway has hired championship-winning USAC driver and motorsports executive Levi Jones as general manager for the World’s Greatest Dirt Track.

The appointment serves as a homecoming for Jones, with the 42-year-old from Olney, Illinois, having raced for Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart in the United States Auto Club (USAC) from 2006 until the midpoint of 2013, winning six of his seven USAC championships with Tony Stewart Racing.

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IROC Returns! Legendary Drivers Reunited With Historic IROC Race Cars! (Behind The Scenes)

by MikeJuly 25, 2024

Ray Evernham and Rob Kaufmann recently announced that they had acquired the rights to the historic International Race Of Champions (IROC) series that Roger Penske had started in the early 70s and run until 2006.

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McKenna Haase on Noble Quest at Kings Royal

by MikeJuly 16, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS (July 15, 2024) – The world of sprint car racing congregates this week at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, for four nights of racing action that culminates with the 41st running of the Kings Royal.

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