Sheppard caps off profitable weekend with $7,700 win in the Rumble at the Ridge
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Feature Column
Newsworthy for the weekend ending May 13th – we found this stuff interesting…..You may, too May 15th, 2012
by Adam Ross – with help from top secret correspondents. With so much going on in our industry every week it can be hard to stay informed, but we do our best. This blog is dedicated to the things that we think our friends would want to hear about. Before we get into what made this weekend’s newsworthy segment we again want to ask for your help. We want to cover every track that hosts dirt modified events – whether it’s dirt or asphalt. If your favorite track doesn’t get the coverage it deserves, please email me at adamrossenterprises@gmail.com ,…More
Super DIRTcar Series
“The Doctor” Danny Johnson Claims SuperDIRTcar Series Glory In The Jan Corcoran Memorial at Canandaigua! April 8th, 2012
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – April 7, 2012 – The first weekend in April marked the earliest season-opening in Canandaigua Motorsports Park history, a perfect time for ‘Land of Legends’ lifer Danny Johnson to once again rattle the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified record book at the hallowed Ontario County Fairgrounds half-mile on Saturday night in front of a packed house of sun-drenched fans. Buckled in behind the wheel of the blue #27J Page Trucking-Honeoye Auto Parts-Waste Management/Bicknell entry equipped with a Mike Mastin-prepared powerplant, Johnson dominated the 2nd Annual Jan Corcoran Memorial to kick off the 2012 Super DIRTcar Series points…More
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Rolling Wheels a Big Test for World of Outlaws Sprint Car Stars! May 14th, 2012
ELBRIDGE, N.Y. – May 3, 2012 – It’s simply known as “The Fast Track” and for good reason. Rolling Wheels Raceway Park is a semi-banked, 5/8th-mile oval, making it the biggest track on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series schedule. The Outlaws will compete at the monster track twice this season, including Wednesday, May 16, in the Finger Lakes Speedfest. “It’s a big, wide-open track,” Kraig Kinser said. “You’ve got to have a good setup and you’re engine has to be working well there.” It’s the first of four races in New York. The World of Outlaws return to…More
World of Outlaws Late Car Series
Sheppard Lands Rocket Ride! May 13th, 2012
By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director CONCORD, NC – May 9, 2012 – Could Brandon Sheppard be the next Josh Richards? The rising young star – and the dirt Late Model world – is ready to find out. Sheppard, 19, of New Berlin, Ill., was hired on Monday to drive the Rocket Chassis house car, giving him a golden opportunity to make his mark on the national scene in a high-profile ride that Richards recently vacated to pursue a NASCAR career. Rocket Chassis co-owner Mark Richards, whose race team reached championship heights on the World of Outlaws Late Model…More
Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series
O’Neal Continues Hot Streak with Seventh Series Win at La Salle! May 13th, 2012
La Salle, IL (May 12, 2012) – Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN continued his recent hot streak on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tour by winning for the third time in his last four races. O’Neal grabbed the lead at the start of the race. He cruised to the $10,000 victory in the Jeff’s Engine Masters-sponsored Spring Shootout at La Salle (IL) Speedway. O’Neal has now won seven series events in 2012. Defending series champion and current point’s leader Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN battled with Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA to grab the runner-up spot. Steve Francis…More
DIRTcar 358 and Sportsman Tours
‘The Doctor’ Danny Johnson awarded 358 DIRTcar modified title Saturday night. November 21st, 2011
Danny Johnson, of Rochester, N.Y., received top honors for winning his fifth overall Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels DIRTcar 358-Modified Series championship in the Mike Payne-owned Bicknell. David Hebert, of St. Damase, Quebec, raced to the top of the weekly Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified standings.