Allard Grabs Back to Back Wins & Pickens Pays Back Clauson at Western Springs

Auckland, New Zealand | Jan. 5, 2012 - Hometown hero and Kiwi Midget champion Michael Pickens got payback from 2011 USAC National Midget champion Brian Clauson last night in the World 50 Lap Classic by winning round three of the Crowne Plaza International Midget series at Western Springs Speedway in New Zealand. Clauson had bested Pickens in a similar dual in round two of the series on Monday, the 40 lap King of the Springs feature. (see video & story below)

27th Annual Tulsa Shootout A-Mains - World Record 790 Cars!

Tulsa Shootout Nt 3 | ECOTec Midget A-Main | Tulsa, OK | Dec. 31, 2011

reports by Lonnie Wheatley | video by Craig Jensen

Tulsa, OK | Dec. 31, 2011 - The Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout continues to break through new barriers, with the 27th edition of the event held over New Year’s weekend at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway breaking a world record entry count for Micro and Mini Sprints that was set at the previous year’s event.

Tulsa Shootout Night 1 Sneak Peeks - Micro Sprint Crashes and Heat Action

Tulsa Shootout Nt 1 | Outlaw Non-Wing Crashes | Tulsa, OK | Dec. 29, 2011


story by Lonnie Wheatley | videos by Craig Jensen
Tulsa, OK | Dec. 30, 2011 - The Tulsa Shootout in Tulsa, Oklahoma is the largest event in the country for micro sprint racing. Going into the 27th year of this prestigious event, many drivers dream of bringing home the Golden Driller. With the number of entries growing every year, it is certainly an event for every race fan and driver to experience.  Complete coverage will be posted on Dirt Dog TV Monday, Jan. 2, 2012!

Shawn Miller's Hoseheads Column - "A list of favorites from 2011"

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A list of favorites from 2011...

by Shawn Miller
As I have a few moments to relax following a family filled Christmas in Oregon, my mind has started to process 2011. It was a year of firsts; a season of new sights.

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I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to travel the country, chasing sprint car races from coast to coast. I branched out to numerous tracks I’d never been to and states I hadn’t visited.

I have a variety of stories – good and bad – from my life on the road and I can’t wait to resume the active lifestyle of living out of a suitcase. As I finish the rest of the year with family I rarely see in the damp, cold Northwest, it has prompted me to reminisce about some of my best moments of last season.

Without further ado, here are a few of my 2011 favorites off the top of my head:

Adam King's Fiery Sprintcar Crash | Avalon Raceway | Lara, Victoria AU | Dec. 26, 2011

video by Speedway Australia
Lara, Victoria AU | Dec. 26, 2011 - Sprintcar driver Adam King was lucky to walk away with only minor burns after his car caught fire last night during the B-main at Avalon Raceway. Congrats to the other driver's who helped and the speedy response by the safety crews.

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Swindell / Coons Take Thursday & Sweet / Hines Win Friday Prelims at Western World Sprint Championships

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report by Lonnie Wheatley
Tuscon, AZ | Nov 17, 2011 - Sammy Swindell and Jerry Coons, Jr., both reached victory lane in Thursday night’s Sunoco Fuels qualifying action as the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships fired off atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval....