Dirt Dog TV News: 11/1/13

Saturday, November 30, 2013

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DIRT CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND AT TYGERBERG RACEWAY!!

Kraaifontein, SA | Nov. 29, 2013 - Tygerberg Raceway will be hosting the DO4SA National Event on Nov. 30th, where-after the South African Champion will be crowned. Ratified by MSA, SASCOC and the Dept Sport & Recreatio, this will be the ONLY recognized SA Championship in the country for Dirt Oval Track Racing in 2013. Any other competitor claiming to be the South African Champion (or SA1) will, therefore, be a fraud (like a false license plate on a road-car which is not registered on the E-Natis system). To be a South African Champion (SA1), your result needs to be registered with the relevant authorities, which will be the case following this prestigious DO4SA event.

Last weekend in the Late Model division, “SIR“ Chris Liebenberg showed everyone why he deserves that national title as he once again was in devastating form and nobody could get remotely close to him. Only Otto Graven and Thys Valentyn managed to hang in there.

Friday, November 29, 2013

"The People's Champ" DARLAND DODGES TROUBLE TO WIN 73RD “TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX”

Perris, CA | Nov. 29, 2013 - Dave Darland added to his legacy and joined select company in Thursday night’s 73rd “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Perris Auto Speedway. The Lincoln, Indiana veteran avoided a late-race mishap for leader Damion Gardner to win the 98-lap classic and join Mel Kenyon and Stan Fox as the only drivers to win the Thanksgiving race on both dirt and pavement.

KMS Bringing "Double Trouble" Team to Perth & Bunbury

Mitch Harris photo
Bunbury, Western AU | Nov. 29, 2013 - With Tim Kaeding unable to race the full Krikke Motorsport schedule of events (as originally planned) due to his jump to a full time WoO schedule in 2014 and his airfares having already been paid for, a last ditched attempt was made by Krikke Motorsport to have the ‘Clay Dragon’ make use of those plane tickets. That effort turned into a golden opportunity for Kaeding, Krikke MotorSport and the Western Australia fans.

73rd ANNUAL TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY TOMORROW NIGHT!

Perris, CA | Nov. 26, 2013 - For the second consecutive year, Midget racing’s longest running and most historical race will stay on a dirt trackwhen Oval Entertainment and Agajanian Promotions present the 73 Annual Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Perris Auto Speedway on Thanksgiving Night. Spectator gates will open at 2:00 PM, qualifying will begin at 6:00 and the first race will take the green flag at 7:15.

“It is going to be a full day of racing and fun for the entire family,” longtime Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian said on Monday. “There will be autograph sessions for early arriving fans, a live band and, of course, the best racers in the nation competing for Midget racing’s most prestigious title and a chance to kiss the Agie trophy. We also hope a lot of fans come out early in the day to tailgate in the spectator parking lot.”

Warrior Region Renews Sanction with ASCS

by Bryan Hulbert

TULSA, OK | Nov. 26, 2013 - Amid rumors of a possible split between the Warrior Region as the Tulsa, Okla. based American Sprint Car Series, the Missouri arm of the ASCS Nation will remain for the 2014 season.

Talking with Larry about the coming season, the longtime Warrior Region official envisions growing the series both in terms of races, and corporate support, “What I really want to see happen is to begin developing more partnerships with Missouri based companies to help support Sprint Car racing and the drivers and at the same time, bring them into the racing fold. Missouri has always been kind of a hotbed for open wheel racing, and I don’t want to see that diminishing.”

photo by TKA photography
YUMA, AZ | Nov. 26, 2013 - Steve Drake of San Luis Obispo held a four point advantage over Pismo Beach’s Tony Toste going into the final weekend of West Coast Late Model Shootout competition at Cocopah Speedway in Yuma, Arizona this past weekend. Heavy rain forced officials to cancel the weekend’s events. The two-day show will not be rescheduled with Steve Drake being crowned the 2013 West Coast Late Model Shootout Champion.

Kraaifontein, SA | Nov. 26, 2013 - Tygerberg Raceway will be hosting the DO4SA National Event on Nov. 30th, where-after the South African Champion will be crowned. Ratified by MSA, SASCOC and the Dept Sport & Recreatio, this will be the ONLY recognized SA Championship in the country for Dirt Oval Track Racing in 2013. Any other competitor claiming to be the South African Champion (or SA1) will, therefore, be a fraud (like a false license plate on a road-car which is not registered on the E-Natis system). To be a South African Champion (SA1), your result needs to be registered with the relevant authorities, which will be the case following this prestigious DO4SA event.

Last weekend in the Late Model division, “SIR“ Chris Liebenberg showed everyone why he deserves that national title as he once again was in devastating form and nobody could get remotely close to him. Only Otto Graven and Thys Valentyn managed to hang in there.

Perris, CA | Nov. 26, 2013 - Lincoln, Indiana racing superstar Dave Darland, who earlier this month scored the win in the 18th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented by All Coast Construction at Perris Auto Speedway, is headed back to the Riverside County clay oval for the running of the 73rd Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix on Thanksgiving night. For the Honda USAC Midget show, Darland will be part of three driver team fielded by Josh Ford Motorsports.

By posting the win at the Oval Nationals on November 2nd, Darland became on the second driver (Bud Kaeding is the other) to have won the race three times. In addition to his win in 2013, he also won the event back to back in 2005 and 2006. One of the few drivers to have won all three of USAC’s open wheel division championships (1997 Silver Crown, 1999 Sprint Car and 2001 & 2002 Midget), Darland also won the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Irwindale in 1997.

Ocala, FL | Nov. 26, 2013 - "What off season?" is the question that has been running around the paddocks and pits of all forms of motorsports and that does not skip over the local short tracks. Bubba Raceway Park will keep the gates open and run a Sunday show right after Thanksgiving with five of the grittiest divisions in Florida running for some cash just three-and-a-half weeks before Christmas!

DU QUOIN, Ill. | Nov. 26, 2013 - Chris Bell has been sensational in his first full season driving a Midget, winning the Honda USAC National Midget Dirt championship and four features in a partial schedule in POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets. The 18-year-old from Norman, Okla., will be racing to add the fourth annual Great Clips Battle at the Center, an all-star type non-points event promoted by POWRi, to his list of victories on Dec. 7 on the one-sixth Mini Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center.

“The Battle at the Center is always tough with large car counts and it’s always getting bigger and better,” Bell said. “Your car can get trapped in a hard heat race and get buried in the field. You need some luck. I had a ton of fun last year (finishing 13th in the feature). It’s really a fun race, the track is really fun and (POWRi co-founder) Kenny Brown does an awesome job with the track. It would be a cool race to win.”

by Delph Communications | Wells Racing Photo
BATESVILLE, AR | Nov. 26, 2013 - Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Billy Moyer, who is coming off a seven-win 2013 season that was highlighted by capturing the inaugural National Dirt Racing League (NDRL) point title, announced today some of his intentions for the upcoming 2014 campaign. After spending most of the past seven years behind the wheel of a Moyer Victory Circle racecar, Billy has formed an exclusive partnership with Bobby Labonte Racing, Longhorn Chassis, and Kevin Rumley to help design a new chassis for the 2014 racing season. Longhorn Chassis, which is based out of Trinity, North Carolina, was founded in 2010 by NASCAR Champion Bobby Labonte, along with his brother and two-time NASCAR Champion, Terry Labonte.

INDY’s NCAA HALL OF CHAMPIONS TO HOST DECEMBER 14 USAC IGNITE AND .25 CHAMPS

Indianapolis, IN | Nov. 25, 2013 - The NCAA Hall of Champions and its environs in Indianapolis, Ind., will serve as the venue for USAC’s Annual HPD Ignite and Honda .25 Midget “Showcase of Champions” on Saturday, November 14.

Champions of USAC’s 2013 developmental racing series will be honored and receive their distinctive awards at one of America’s highest profile sports facilities. Originally scheduled at another nearby location, the event needed more space and therefore the venue change.

Elkin, NC | Nov. 25, 2013 - The South Eastern Crate Association (SECA) is pleased to welcome Friendship Speedway to the SECA family for the 2014 racing season. Under the leadership of General Manager Mike Brown and Promoter Michael Tesh, Friendship flourished in 2013 thanks to the support of fans, drivers, and the racing community.

Mike Spivey photo

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | Nov. 25, 2013 - It may be the shortest month of the year, but in 2014 it's going to be a fast and furious February.USMTS unveils aggressive 2014 schedule

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Nov. 25)-Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series released a tentative schedule of events for the 2014 season today, and both fans and drivers will find a 74-night slate that features both traditional favorites and several pleasant surprises.

Story by Jodie Krikke (KMS Media)
Bunbury, Australia | 25 November 2013 - Brooke Tatnell will fly into Australia on Friday evening and will be competing the following night at the Bunbury City Speedway to kick off Krikke MotorSport’s ‘Year of Redemption’ tour.

Early last week, Krikke MotorSport confirmed that Tatnell would be their hotrod pilot for the 2013/14 racing season and at the time it was thought that their first hit-out on the track back together as a team would be on December 7th, but as we all know, plans can change and now ‘BT’ will be here to have a shakedown run in the Toyota Parts & Accessories Cool car this Saturday night in the
Battery All Types-Southern Thunder Series-Round 2 at the QUIT Bunbury City Speedway.

AUSTRALIA | Nov. 25, 2013 - As the east coast copes with wash outs at 3 separate race meetings in QLD, NSW and VIC, a new idea has arisen; a race meeting nears… round 4 of the 2013-2014 POWRi Australian Speedcar Series this weekend (Nov 30) at Lismore Speedway!

Two race meetings held at two tracks over two consecutive weekends. Both tracks announced as upcoming hosts of the POWRi World Midget Championship in Jan/Feb 2014; a large gap in the NSW racing calendar (more than a break with wash out after wash out!). Lismore this weekend, followed by Archerfield Speedway Dec 7 (TV coverage).

Now is your chance for track time! Now is the time to challenge yourself! Now is the time to race!

RAY COOK WINS 9TH ANNUAL CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE

Trace Crisp Photo

OCALA, FL | Nov. 24, 2013 - Driving a car he named “Johnny Cash,” Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC started 19^th and won the 9^th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series in front of a packed house on Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park.

Cook had the right set up and the driving experience on a hard slick track, as he took the lead on 43 and never looked back to claim the $10,000 top prize in the Horsepower By Hedrick Special.

Brandon Sheppard Ascends To Superstar Status With Spectacular 2013 Season On DIRTcar UMP Circuit

by Kevin Kovac | DT52 photo
CONCORD, NC | Nov. 23, 2013 - Brandon Sheppard came of age in 2012. In 2013, he became a star.

After bursting onto the national dirt Late Model scene in ’12 during his stint driving the Rocket Chassis house car, the 20-year-old driver from New Berlin, Ill., returned to his family-owned team this season and promptly made DIRTcar UMP history. He captured the DIRTcar UMP Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ and national weekly-racing Late Model championships, becoming the youngest racer to win each title and just the fourth to sweep both points crowns in the same season.

Trace Crisp Photo
OCALA, FL | Nov. 23, 2013 - Defending race champion Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, FL served notice on Friday night that he was looking for his second straight win as he earned pole position for Saturday night’s $10,000-to-win 100-lap 9th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series at Bubba Raceway Park.

Lloyd started the evening by setting fast time among the 49 entrants with a lap around the 3/8-mile clay oval in 14.896 seconds, and then winning the first of four 15-lap Heat Races driving the Augusta Delivery Service Special. The top four finishers in each of the four Friday night heat races earned a spot in the main event on Saturday night that make up the “Sweet 16.”

Lucas Oil MLRA Schedule Takes Shape for 2014

Wheatland, MO | Nov. 22, 2013 - The Lucas Oil MLRA schedule has taken shape for the 2014 season and boasts a slew of new race tracks, along with a number of tracks fans and drivers are extremely familiar with. "Ernie Leftwich and I have worked extremely hard to put together a quality schedule for 2014," stated Series Director Dan Robinson. "We worked hard to strike a balance between what works well for our northern and southern contingent of drivers and fans. We are also excited to be able to showcase Lucas Oil and our series at a host of new tracks this year too."

The 26th season will get underway on April 4th and 5th at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE for the Spring Meltdown. Then it will be on to Lucas Oil Speedway for the MLRA Spring Nationals which has been expanded into a two day show. New tracks in Independence and Davenport, Iowa, dot the schedule on May 9th and 10th. The following weekend the first two of four races will be held at Outlaw Motorsports Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The Crown Jewel Lucas Oil Show Me 100 will bring down the month of May.

CAMARGO, IL | Nov. 22, 2013 - The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars will open the 2014 racing season with five big events beginning with the Fourth Annual “Winter Freeze” Thursday, Feb. 6th at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, GA. For more information about Screven Motor Speedway go towww.screvenmotorsportscomplex.com

John Mahoney photo
Perris, CA | Nov. 22, 2013 - An 80-year-old motorsports tradition unfolds next Thursday night at Perris Auto Speedway as the 73rd running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” showcases USAC’s Honda National and Western Midget series in the 2013 season finale.

In fitting tribute to the winningest USAC Midget driver of all time, Ron “Sleepy” Tripp of Costa Mesa, Calif. will serve as the event’s Grand Marshal. Twice a USAC National champion, Tripp added seven Western titles to his resume, which reflects 160 total USAC National and regional feature victories! A frequent “Turkey Night” competitior during his career, Tripp was the race runner-up in 1979 and 1987 and was third in 1984 and 1986.

story & photo by David Biro III - DB3 Imaging
Jupiter, FL | Nov. 21, 2013 - After an up and down season for Phoenix Racing in 2013.. ”We are so excited to have David join are team for 2014" said Amy Leidig.

The 59 of Phoenix Racing was driven by Jac Haudenschild during the 2013 racing season traveling thousands of miles over the east coast and Midwestern United States. Towards the end of the season Phoenix Racing found out Jac would no longer be with them for the rest of the season. Owners Tom and Sherry Leidig found themselves in search of a driver to race The 2013 World Finals in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tim Kaeding filled the seat for the Final Race of 2013.

Swindell Recaps 2013 Big Game Motorsports Campaign

by Inside Line Promotions | John Fletcher photo
GERMANTOWN, TN | Nov. 19, 2013 – As much as baseball is about inches, racing is about tenths of a second.

Big Game Motorsports driver Sammy Swindell can attest to that as he was hampered by less than one second in multiple races spanning the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series schedule across the country.

“I think all you have to do is look at our starting positions and our qualifying positions,” he said. “We weren’t really off on the qualifying that much. It always seemed to put us on the sixth or seventh row (in the feature). It seemed like most of our year we were coming from the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh row. We qualified third through eighth a lot and it just puts you in the wrong spot. It’s just been harder to pass this year.”

FLASHBACK VIDEO: TK OUT-DUELS SAMMY at 1999 GOLD CUP

Chico, CA | Sept. 16th, 1999 - For this weeks Throwback Thursday, and in honor of his recent announcement of going full-time with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series in 2014, we head back to1999 as a young Tim Kaeding out duels Sammy Swindell to pick up a win on a Preliminary night at the Gold Cup in Chico!

Hafertepe Jr. Rates His 2013 Season a B Minus - Focuses on Consistency

by Inside Line Promotions | Photo by DB3 Imaging
SUNNYVALE, Texas (Nov. 20, 2013) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. gave his 2013 season a passing grade.

“I would have given ourselves a B minus,” he said. “During Pennsylvania Speedweek we ran real good and were consistent every night. Other than that we had a lot of ups and downs. My biggest thing that I want to accomplish is to be consistent every night. When you are consistent every night you can knock off a lot of good finishes and build on those good finishes.”

Perris, CA, | Nov. 19, 2013 - As per the office of the United States Auto Club (USAC), a list of potential entries for the running of the 73rd Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix for the Honda National and Western Midgets at Perris Auto Speedway has been released. The prestigious race, which was won by Kyle Larson in 2012, will take place on Thanksgiving night.

CAR #/DRIVER/HOMETOWN ENTRANT/SPONSOR/CHASSIS/ENGINE

2 LEVI ROBERTS/Broomfield, CO Dave Roberts/Majestic Metals – Advanced Industrial Technology/Spike/Esslinger
2G TERRY GOODWIN/Belleville, KS Misty Goodwin/Combs Construction – Goodwin Racing/Spike/Fontana
02 ROBBY JOSETT/Santa Clarita, CA Ron Josett/R&L & Sons Construction – Josett Heating & Cooling/Spike/Esslinger

by Delph Communications | Heath Lawson photo
BRASSTOWN, NC | Nov. 21, 2013 - Ray Cook and his self-owned #53 team ventured to the Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel,Tennessee on November 15-16 for the 2nd Annual 'Deep Fried 75.' The unsanctioned program at DRRP boasted a $10,000 top prize. During preliminary action on Friday night, Ray clicked off the second quickest lap in Group A during qualifying and later scored the win in his heat race over Tanner English, Dennis Erb, Jr., and Eric Cooley.

Our Thoughts & Prayers Are With the Lyons Family

Ray Hull photos
Roseburg, OR | Nov. 20, 2013 - After a long battle, beloved racer dad Mike Lyons succumbed to cancer last Friday. His young daughter Erin and son David (both racers) lost their father, crew chief and their best friend. But on "Daddy's orders...", both carried on the family tradition and went racing last weekend at the Roseburg Indoor Kart Speedway. Race on Baby Lyons... Race on.

Jimmy Owens Wins Third Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship

WAYCROSS, GA | Nov. 20, 2013 – Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN secured his third consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship in 2013. The “Newport Nightmare” and the Reece Monument Racing Team put up some amazing stats during the 2013 LOLMDS season. Owens will take home $104,000 in cash awards at the Lucas Oil Championship Awards banquet, including the $75,000 first-place prize for winning the series points championship. For the LOLMDS season, Owens will have earned over $370,000 in winnings, contingency challenges and special bonus awards on the tour in 2013.

Owens won eight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events during the 2013 season. His wins came at East Bay Raceway Park’s (FL) DART Winternationals in February; Lonestar Speedway (TX) and Hagerstown Speedway (MD) in April; Lucas Oil Speedway (MO) in May; I-80 Speedway (NE) and Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex (PA) in July; Attica Raceway Park (OH) and the “Hillbilly Hundred” at I-77 Motorsports Park (WV) in September.

CARTERSVILLE, GA | Nov. 20, 2013 - America’s first “Factory Backed and Factory Built” Super Late Model Series, the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series, has added an event at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN to its 2014 schedule with the $3,000-to-win $300-to-start Volunteer Chevrolet 50 on September 20, 2014.

The 2013 Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series Volunteer Chevrolet 50 at 411 Motor Speedway was rained out, so the series will be making their first appearance at the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval. Race fans at 411 Motor Speedway can expect close competition and easy access to the top drivers in the Southeast.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | Nov. 20, 2013 - It may be the shortest month of the year, but in 2014 it's going to be a fast and furious February.

A first-of-its-kind slate of super-shows is set to launch next year's season for the United States Modified Touring Series with eleven nights of racing at four fantastic racing facilities in Texas and New Mexico for a combined $32,000 to win ... all crammed into the shortest month on the calendar.

USAC Silver Crown Series Joins NAPA Super DIRT Week in October 2014!!

USAC Silver Crown Series Joins ‘Racing’s Biggest Party’ during NAPA Super DIRT Week in October 2014 at N.Y. State Fairgrounds

Open-wheel stars join stout field of Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds, DIRTcar 358-Modifieds, DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds and DIRTcar Pro Stocks at Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Nov. 20, 2013 – Al Unser topped Mario Andretti and a field of open-wheel superstars the first time the USAC Silver Crown Series raced at the New York State Fairgrounds “Moody Mile” in 1974. Now, 40 years after that historic event, the USAC Silver Crown Series will return in October 2014 to Syracuse during the 43rd annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week.

by Tim Tuttle
DU QUOIN, Ill. | Nov. 20, 2013 - Andrew Felker will be gunning for his first victory in the fourth annual Great Clips Battle at the Center presented by K & N Filters, a non-points, all-star event promoted by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series on the one-sixth Mini Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center.

Felker is expected to be a serious contender to follow in the footsteps of previous winners Tony Stewart (2012), Bryan Clauson (2011) and Casey Schuman (2010) in the indoor event at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Felker drove from 11th on the grid to finish second in the feature a year ago in an event that had 67 entries. It was the sixth top-10 in eight features at the track for the 21-year-old from Carl Junction, Mo.

by Petersen Media | Backed In photo
Peoria, AZ | Nov. 20, 2013 - Competing at the Canyon Speedway Park over the weekend for the Western World Championships, Rico Abreu had a strong opening two nights, before an early tangle on Saturday ended his night early.

“We had a really fast car all weekend long, and I really wanted to win another race for Keith and everyone, but it just didn’t work out,” Abreu said.

ASCS Southwest Region wraps up Saturday at Arizona Speedway

by Bryan Hulbert
TULSA, Okla. (November 19, 2013) The final race of the season for the Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region on Saturday, November 23 at the Arizona Speedway also holds the distinction of the final race of the ASCS Nation in 2013.

OCALA, FL | Nov. 19, 2013 - The NeSmith Late Model Series started their season with a five night spectacle at Bubba Raceway Park in late January and early February. Ronny Lee Hollingworth grabbed three of those five features while Kyle Bronson and Ronnie Johnson grabbed one each. Those three pursued the Series ninth championship with Hollingworth leading out of the gate over Rookie of the Year candidate Bronson and Hall-of-Famer Johnson. The summer was not kind to Hollingsworth as he lost valuable points in a stretch while Bronson and Johnson steadily plugged away.

by Inside Line Promotions
MARION, Ark. | Nov. 18, 2013 – Derek Hagar just finished a breakout campaign as one of the top talents in sprint car racing.

Hagar captured 10 feature victories – nearly twice as many as he had ever recorded in a single season – en route to his first two career championships. Hagar garnered the USCS Outlaw Thunder National title as well as the USCS Southern Thunder championship.

by Kraig Kinser Racing PR | Jeff Martz Photo
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. | Nov. 18, 2013— Each race may be a sprint, but the season is definitely a marathon when competing with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series. The 70-plus race campaign begins in the middle of February and stretches to early November. In between, there are usually peaks and valleys and nearly everything else imaginable with the numbers of races and vast amount of travel that is part of the equation. Kraig Kinser experienced just about all of this in 2013, as he completed another season on the road.

Kinser opened the year at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida for the running of the DIRTcar Nationals. He came home ninth on opening night and followed that up by finishing on the podium in third on the second night. Kinser wrapped up the three-night event in the 11th spot and left the Sunshine State fourth in points in the Mesilla Valley Transportation/Casey's General Store/King Racing Products Maxim.

by Cliff Morgan
Ventura, CA | Nov. 19, 2013 - The 2013 season at Ventura Raceway ended Saturday night November 16, with a night of exciting racing in the seven classes present.

VRA Sprints crowned Greg Taylor their 2013 Champion after a night that saw 22 sprints take the green flag in their 30 lap feature. The race was highlighted by Johnathan Henry passing Danny Faria Jr. on lap six as the two drivers exited turn two. He then went on to lead the remaining 24 laps to take the win over Richard Vanderweerd, Troy Rutherford, Dominic Scelzi and Jace Vanderweerd. Taylor got all the points he needed to clinch another VRA Sprint title with his eighth place finish. His nearest competitor Tom Hendricks fell out on lap 13 when he lost a wheel in turn three in an incident that also gathered up Taylor. In the end, Taylor was 185 points ahead of Hendricks in the season's standings. Three heat races were run with wins going to Johnathan Henry in Extreme Mufflers heat one, Richard Vanderweerd in Saldana Racing Products heat two and Troy Rutherford in BR Motorsports heat three.

CARTERSVILLE, GA | Nov. 19, 2013 – 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN is back on board with the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series for the 2014 season. Drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Late Model Division will compete for both a track point fund and a National point fund that will pay $10,000 to the champion.

VIDEO:: DIRT DOGS IN SOUTH AFRICA!! Highlights of Tygerberg Speedway Season Opener

(Yes, some classes run in the opposite direction!)

video by Kieron Swart
Kraaifontein, South Africa | Oct. 26, 2013 - Highlights of Tygerberg Speedway Season Opener that featured nearly 100 cars in several divisions including; 1660 & 2.1 Mods, Hot Rods, Midgets & Super Midgets, V8 Sedans and Late Models (8 new LMs just shipped in from the USA!)

Monday, November 18, 2013

Ryan Bernal Lands Non Wing Ride for 2014; Seeks Winged Opportunity

by Petersen Media
Nov. 18, 2013 - In his brief career, Ryan Bernal has made quite the name for himself by winning tons of races and capturing series championships. After departing from the Josh Ford Motorsports team late this past season, Bernal is excited for his opportunity to drive for Mike Phelps in many non-wing events in 2014, but the Hollister, CA driver is looking to also compete in a winged car as well.

“I’m very excited to be in Mike Phelps’ machine next year,” Bernal said. “I had a chance to work with him and his team at the end of the year, and though we had some bad luck, they’re a great group, and I’m looking forward to the chance.”

by Inside Line Promotions | Photo by Pole Position Photos
ODESSA, TX | Nov. 18, 2013 - Josh Baughman is excited to announce that he is joining forces with Jason Johnson Racing forthe 2014 racing season.

Baughman will pilot a second car for JJR at approximately 40 sprint car events across the country.

DIRT DOG LIVE soundBITE: Early Bird 75 Late Models at Needmore Speedway

Early Bird 75 Late Models at Needmore Speedway

video by Chris Dunn
Norman Park, GA | Nov. 17, 2013 - Enjoy some sights and sounds from the $10K to Win Early Bird 75 lap Late Model show happening now at Needmore! #22 Russell Brown Jr. wins the Limited LM Feature. A strong field is on hand including:

99 Travis carter
1 Lee Newsome
7 Jason Fitzgerald
2 Brandon Dewitt
16 Josh Southerland
111 Steven Roberts
21 Ivedent Lloyd
10 Adam Giles
21k Kelly walker
11 Stacey Roberts

CLAUSON LAST-LAP HONDA NATIONAL MIDGET “WESTERN WORLD” WINNER; BELL CLINCHES NATIONAL DIRT CHAMPIONSHIP

Rich Forman Photo
Peoria, AZ | Nov. 17, 2013 - Two-time National Midget champion Bryan Clauson pulled out the latest in his bag of tricks for a last-corner, last-lap win in the 46th “Western World Championships” at Canyon Speedway Park on Saturday. The Noblesville, Indiana driver made it his 22nd overall USAC win on the year and fifth Honda National score.

Friday night winner Darren Hagen beat Clauson off the front row as three cautions before two laps had been completed slowed the action. The battle at the front escalated quickly as Chris Bell, who clinched the Honda National Dirt Midget Championship upon starting, got the top working early to take the lead as he and Hagen completed lap five.

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