"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.

BREAKING NEWS:: KAEDING BACK IN KRIKKE SEAT FOR TWO AUSSIE EVENTS!!

KMS Bringing "Double Trouble" Team to Perth & Bunbury

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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.”

Drake Claims West Coast Late Model Shootout Championship

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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.

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

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. 

OVAL NATIONALS WINNER DAVE DARLAND HEADED BACK TO THE PAS FOR TURKEY NIGHT!

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.