LARSON SIGNS AS EARNHARDT GANASSI DRIVER
2/20/2012
Fresh off of feature wins in his first two career paved Super Late Model starts, 19 year-old Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, CA has signed a NASCAR driver development contract with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. Larson is currently running the World Series of Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway where he leads the Speedweeks points. His 2012 regular season will be in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, East for Drive for Diversity / Rev Racing. Larson won 22 features across multiple open-wheel series in 2011.
NELSON AND WADE
COME TOGETHER TO TAKE OVER SHASTA
2/14/2012
Shasta Raceway Park has been saved from extinction
by former track promoter George Wade and Meridian
Speedway promoter Adam Nelson. Wade, who
promotes Western Speedway in Victoria, Canada and
Nelson will promote the speedway under an
agreement to pay the fairgrounds $25,000 for the
season or a percentage of ticket and concession
sales, whichever is larger. The three-year
agreement will start this year with a 10-12 race
schedule that will include the popular Shasta Fall
Open Show.
HAGEN LEADS ALL
30 LAPS TO WIN USAC OCALA FINALE
2/12/2012
Riverside's Darren Hagen dominated the USAC Amsoil
National Sprint feature at Ocala, FL's Bubba
Raceway Park leading all 30 laps for the feature
win. Justin Grant set a new track record
with a nearly 14 second flat lap around the
speedway and finished third in the feature behind
Bryan Clauson. Levi Jones and Thursday night
winner Damion Gardner rounded out the top-five.
Clauson is the points leader when the series
resumes in April.
LARSON WINS SUPER
LATE MODEL DEBUT AT NEW SMYRNA
2/12/2012
2010 King of California Kyle Larson, driving a #36
car for Tim Russell Driver Development, won in his
debut in a pavement Super Late Model on Saturday
night. Larson took the lead from Ben Kennedy
on the final lap to win the Pete Orr Memorial 100
at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Larson will return to Florida on February 17 for
the World Series of Stock Car Racing.
ANTIOCH AND
MERCED SPEEDWAYS RELEASE 2012 SCHEDULES
2/11/2012
John Soares' Antioch and Merced Speedways have
released their 2012 schedules through a new joint
website for Oval Motorsports, Inc. Racing
will begin on March 30th at the newly reshaped
Merced Speedway with the appearance of the popular
World of Outlaws. Anitoch's season gets
started on March 17th with Wingless Sprints and
Dirt Modifieds highlighting the cards.
Schedule links are available on the bottom right
On the Radar.
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