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BALANCE OF OCEAN SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

1/27/2012

Days after releasing the Ocean Sprints schedule, John Prentice has announced the full calendar for Ocean Speedway for 2012.  Highlighting the schedule is the two-day Pat Pettit Shoot-Out for Modifieds on September 28-29, paying $10,000 to the Saturday night feature winner.  The race should be one of the biggest Modified shows in California this year.  Also on the schedule are numerous Sport Mod races and the surprise return of Micro 600s after struggling with car counts last year.  The weekly Friday night tradition continues with the season opener set for March 16.  LINK

 

SPRINT CAR WINTER CHALLENGE KICKS OFF TONIGHT IN ARIZONA

1/27/2012

The ASCS vs. USAC West Coast 360 Winter Challenge at Canyon Raceway in Arizona kicks off tonight, for the first of six features between today and February 4th.  The stacked entry list includes many of California's best such as Cory Kruseman, Bud Kaeding, Colby Copeland, Danny Sheridan, Richard Vanderweerd, and Geoff Ensign.  Ensign has only committed to running the first three features of the week.  USAC national standouts Tracy Hines and Jon Stanbrough are also on the entry list.

 

JOE HUNT MAGNETO SCHEDULE RELEASED

1/27/2012

The premier series for non-wing Spec Sprint cars in the California, the Joe Hunt Magneto Series, has announced a six race schedule for 2012.  The series opens up on March 10 at Silver Dollar Speedway and has two races each for Placerville, Marysville, and Silver Dollar.  The championship finale will be on September 22 at Marysville Raceway.  LINK

 

LAS VEGAS BULLRING RELEASES 2012 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

1/24/2012

The Las Vegas Bullring has announced its 2012 schedule that includes 12 nights of NASCAR Whelen racing plus numerous USAC Ford Focus races and special events as well.  Highlights include the NASCAR K&N Pro Series on June 2nd, the Fall Festival of Speed October 19-20 featuring a 150 lap Super Late Model feature, and a November 17 West Coast Asphalt Championships that will include both SRL Southwest Tour and USAC National Midget features.  LINK

 

TAYLOR FERNS TO DRIVE FOR TEAM 6R IN USAC SILVER CROWN

1/24/2012

Taylor Ferns, the reigning USAC D1 Midget Series champion, will compete in all four of the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series races on pavement in 2012 for Team 6R in a Toyota-powered Beast.  “I’m really excited to join Team 6R,” said Ferns. “It’s a great accomplishment for me to be able to drive for a team like that. I look up to Kody (Swanson) and all of the drivers on the team and look forward to working with them and learning from them.”  Team 6R, owned by Darryl Guiducci, is the winningest team in USAC Silver Crown Series history. Both Tanner and Kody Swanson have won with 6R and it is unknown at this time what their 2012 plans will be with the team.

UPDATE: Tanner Swanson informed us that this will be a fourth entry for Team 6R, with drivers Brian Tyler, Tanner Swanson, and Kody Swanson all returning to the team as well.

 

 

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