VIDEO:: YOU BE THE JUDGE!!! We called this a bad slider yesterday but what do you think?

YOU BE THE JUDGE!!!
We called this a bad slider yesterday but several folks strongly disagreed and blamed the top car for turning down...  WHAT DO YOU THINK??

video by Proud Kiwi / Angela Dougherty
Waikato, New Zealand | Nov. 2, 2013 - Midgets 58a Joe Malone and 3NZ Dave Gick probably had a discussion in the pits after this incident in the first midget race of the night at the season opener at Huntly Placemakers Speedway.

VIDEO:: EVEN BETTER VIEW OF THE 3 CAR CRASH ON THE START OF THE ASCS A-MAIN IN EL PASO

by High Desert Video 
El Paso, TX | Nov. 1, 2013 - During the 2nd attempt to start the Lucas Oil ASCS 360 National Tour 30 lap feature at El Paso Speedway Park last Friday, Travis Rilat, Josh Baughman and Johnny Herrera all ended up in the catch fence.  All were OK and Johnny Herrera (45X) was able to make repairs and finished 10th.  Christopher Bell won the feature.

Rico Abreu charges to second straight KWS “Tribute to Gary Patterson” victory ~ Hirst Hammers 1st Championship

Rico Abreu charges to second straight “Tribute to Gary Patterson” victory & Kyle Hirst brings home first King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series championship in Stockton Saturday

by Gary Thomas | Paul Trevino photo
Stockton, CA | November 3, 2013 - A large & enthusiastic crowd at the Stockton Dirt Track witnessed a bit of history on Saturday night, as Rutherford’s Rico Abreu continued his stellar season by scoring his second consecutive victory in the “Tribute to Gary Patterson,” along with Sacramento’s Kyle Hirst locking up his first career King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series title.

LAST DAY TO APPLY... WE'RE LOOKING FOR LM & MOD TEAMS TO SELL DIRT DOG GEAR AT THE WORLD FINALS

LAST DAY TO APPLY... WE'RE LOOKING FOR A LM & MOD TEAM TO SELL DIRT DOG GEAR AT THE WORLD FINALS  - Preferably w/ Merchandising Trailer

Lakeland, FL | Nov. 3, 2013 - Do you want to make some extra cash by selling the hottest dirt apparel brand at the World Finals? We are looking to partner with one Big Block Modified and one Late Model team for the World Finals in Charlotte next week. We will supply you with an advertising banner and thousands of dollars of shirts in numerous designs and sizes. And, we'll take back whatever you don't sell at the end of the weekend (if you wish). Our shirts retail online for $17-$25 dollars plus shipping. You can see all our designs at www.DirtDogGear.com

DARLAND HOLDS OFF NATIONAL CHAMPION CLAUSON TO WIN USAC/CRA "OVAL NATIONALS" AT PERRIS

Gene Crucean Photo
Perris, CA | Nov. 3, 2013 - Dave Darland of Lincoln, Indiana made himself a three-time winner of the Budweiser “Oval Nationals” presented by All Coast Construction after a wire-to-wire win in Saturday’s $15,000-to-win 40-lapper. It didn’t come easily, though, as Darland’s nemesis over the last two seasons, Bryan Clauson, came on strong in the closing laps and pushed the 47-year old all the way to the line.

CHRIS ECONOMAKI on JACKIE STEWART & SPRINT CARS...

The late, great journalist, Chris Economaki become friends and colleagues with Jackie Stewart while at ABC. Here’s what Economaki said about Stewart and Sprint Cars in "LET ‘EM ALL GO" - the wonderful book he wrote with Dave Argabright.

David Gravel Breaks Through with ASCS & New Team in Las Cruces

by Bryan Hulbert | Don Iverson photo

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Nov. 2, 2013) After steering failure sidelined the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 82 on Friday night in El Paso, Texas, Watertown, Conn. shoe David Gravel was masterful in his rebound on Saturday night at the Southern New Mexico Speedway to earn his first Protect the Harvest A-Feature triumph with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real.

The fifth first time winner of the season, ninth in as many features at the New Mexico oval with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real, David Gravel is scored as the 120th different winner in National Tour competition.

VIDEO:: BRINDLE WINS THRILLING SPRINT CAR FEATURE AT BAYPARK, NZ

Steve the Maori Daniel | video by Maori Made Productions
Baypark, Tauranga New Zealand | Nov. 2, 2013 - Baypark Speedway in the North Island of New Zealand hosted a number of visiting Sprintcar Drivers from Springs Speedway in Auckland. Current 2NZ and former National Champion Dean Brindle was locked in a race long battle with fellow Auckland racer Jamie McDonald who lead 3/4 of the A Main until Brindle picked him up in traffic to win the feature. Video also features the first two heats of the night and Pole Shuffle.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT... A SPRINT CAR PUSH STARTING A SPRINT CAR!

Coos Bay, OR | Nov. 3, 2013 - Michael Tobash from Olympia, WA built this Street Legal Sprint Car/Push Car. It is a 1969 Kvistad Chassis with a Don Edmonds Body, 283 Chevy (bored to 292) original race engine that was in the car when it was raced, the engine is out of a 1958 Corvette, 2 speed power glide & a 9" ford rear end. Pro Style Sprint Car Steering & KRC power steering pump. He pushes Sprints, Midgets & an occasional stock car on both dirt and pavement tracks. Michael says it is a blast to drive & "blends in well on the freeway."

World of Outlaws World Finals to Host Fans from 3 Continents

Dirt Racing Spectacular Returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Nov. 7-9
Features Largest Ever Fan Zone and Three Series Champions fromMore Than 150 Competitors

CMS Media | Chris Dolack photoCONCORD, NC | Nov. 3, 2013 - More than 40,000 fans from three continents are expected through the gates and in the pits when the World of Outlaws World Finals returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway Nov. 7-9.

The most highly anticipated dirt racing event of the year will crown champions in the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds at what is expected to be the fifth-consecutive sellout finale at the lightning-fast, four-tenths-mile clay oval.

Alex Bright Wins "Magic Man 34" Midgets at Perth Motorplex

Speedcar Pro Series Round 1 

Bruce Russell photo
Perth, WA Australia | Nov. 2, 2013 - Alex Bright has broken the stranglehold of Davey Ray in the Magic Man 34, claiming the feature race from Casey Shuman and Mark Brown in a fantastic contest that took less than 15 minutes to complete.

The two Americans were locked in an entertaining duel for much of the race before the four-time winner withdrew from the contest when leading and with only seven laps to go.Bright started on the outside of the front row and hit the lead early before trading countless slide jobs with Ray that kept the crowd on the edge of their feet.

TEAM DIRT DOG DRIVER DAVID GRAVEL GRABS ASCS NATIONAL WIN AT SNMS

This is also David's 1st Win as the new Buffalo Wild Wings Driver!

ASCS National with ASCS Southwest Region
Las Cruces, NM | Nov. 2, 2013

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 David Gravel Watertown, CT 82
2 1 John Carney II Horizon City, TX 74B
3 8 Johnny Herrera Albuquerque, NM 45X
4 4 Matt Covington Glenpool, OK 95
5 16 Seth Bergman Snohomish, WA 23
6 23 Tony Bruce Jr Liberal, KS 18
7 21 Travis Rilat Forney, TX 39C
8 19 Logan Forler Lake Havasu City, AZ 2L
9 14 Jason Johnson Eunice, LA 41
10 6 Jeff Swindell Bartlett, TN 94
11 15 Gary Taylor Snohomish, WA 74X
12 7 Blake Hahn Sapulpa, OK 17
13 11 Brandon Hahn Tulsa, OK 29
14 24 Joshua Williams Glendale, AZ 41W
15 (DNF) 20 Dustin Morgan Tulsa, OK 93
16 (DNF) 12 Brad Loyet Sunset Hills, MO 05
17 (DNF) 18 Rick Ziehl Las Cruces, NM 20Z

18 (DNF) 5 James Mosher Albuquerque, NM 12

19 (DNF) 17 Ryan Linder Phoenix, AZ 9

20 (DNF) 25 Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN 111

21 (DNF) 22 Harli White Lindsay, OK 17H

22 (DNF) 10 Kolt Walker Kermit, TX 12M

23 (DNF) 13 Cody Mansfield Albuquerque, NM 41X

24 (DNF) 9 Christopher Bell Norman, OK 31B

25 (DNF) 3 Aaron Reutzel Clute, TX 21A