| Quinton Crye Wins First Midget Feature at Placerville By Robert Haugh, Placerville CA. May 31, 2008 - Manning the Lucas Oil/Incredisoles Glen Crye Racing #15 Stealth/Brayton Ford, 19-year-old Quinton Crye outdueled a stellar Bay Cities Racing Association Midget field on Saturday, May 31, capturing his first career Midget victory. FULL STORY |
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| Coons Continues 'Prairie Hot Streak By Bryan Gapinski Sun Prairie,Wis., June 1---Jerry Coons Jr. increased his series points lead, by capturing the 30-lap Badger Midget Series feature, Sunday Night at Angell Park Speedway. The feature victory was his third straight at the track. FULL STORY |
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| Steve Buckwalter Stays Grounded in High Flying NES ARDC Main By Mark Kielblock, New Egypt, NJ. May 31, 2008 - Steve Buckwalter had his wheels firmly planted in the low groove at New Egypt Speedway Saturday night. So much so that he was able to rocket from 17th starting spot to take the lead from Randy Monroe Jr. late in the race and drive on to his second ARDC feature win of the season. FULL STORY |
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| Hatton holds off Coons for Charter Raceway Victory By Bryan Gapinski, Beaver Dam,Wis.,May 31---Scott Hatton held off a late race charge from Jerry Coons Jr. to win "Round Two of Duel at the Dam", 30-lap Badger Midget Series feature, Saturday Night at Charter Raceway Park. FULL STORY |
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| Rain Stops Badger Midget Feature By Bryan Gapinski, Sun Prairie, Wis., May 25---Heavy rain showers during the pace laps for the 50-lap Badger Midget Series feature Sunday Night at Angell Park Speedway, forced completion of the evenings race FULL STORY |
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| Martin Back in Form; Wins Five Mile Point ARDC By Mark Kielblock, Kirkwood, NY. May 24, 2008 - After a nearly flawless 2007 ARDC campaign, Andy Martin has struggled early in the '08 season. With just four shows in the books before Saturday night's program at Five Mile Point Speedway, Martin had already suffered an engine failure and failed to finish Friday night's main at Penn Can after suffering damage in a late-race tangle. FULL STORY |
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| East Wins 63rd Annual Toyota Challenge Night before the 500 Indianapolis, In. May 24, 2008 - A perfect early summer day greeted the racers and spectators as they watched Bobby East dominate the 63rd annual Toyota Challenge Night Before the 500 USAC Midget race at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis on May 24th. FULL STORY |
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| Zipp Earns ARDC First at Penn Can By Mark Kielblock, Susquehanna Pa. May 23, 2008 - There is a brewing problem among ARDC drivers. They keep staging feature races that are more and more thrilling each time they go to the post. FULL STORY |
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| Martin Declared Winner in Wild Grandview ARDC Barnburner By Mark Kielblock, Bechtelsville Pa May 21, 2008 - In a long ago Indy 500, Al Unser Jr and Emerson Fittipaldi headed for turn three side by side with laps running out in a race that was only to be won. Second place was not an option. Fittipaldi came out of turn three, Al Jr did not. Why didn't Jr back off? His replay was pure race driver, "There comes a time in racing when money doesn't matter, living doesn't matter. FULL STORY |
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| Coons Dominates Badger Midget Angell Park Event By Bryan Gapinski Sun Prairie, Wis., May 18---Jerry Coons Jr. scored an easy victory capturing the 30-lap Badger Midget Series feature, Sunday Night at Angell Park Speedway. The win was the 16th career feature victory at the track for the Tucson, Ariz. driver. FULL STORY |
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| Hess, Shuman Win O’Reilly POWRi Midget Series Debuts at Valley, Lucas Oil Speedways in Missouri MILLSTADT, Ill. (May 18, 2008) - Mike Hess (Petersburg, Ill.) and Casey Shuman (Tempe, Ariz.) won in O’Reilly POWRi National Midget Series competition over the weekend at the series’ debuts at Valley Speedway and Lucas Oil Speedway in Missouri. FULL STORY |
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Olson Grabs Initial National Midget Victory at Rockford Sunday, May 18, 2008 - Rockford, IL…….Brian Olson of Puyallup, Wash. scored his first USAC Mopar National Midget feature victory Sunday afternoon at Rockford Speedway, leading all 50 laps of the “Midget Maynia Tour” main event in his Olson Brothers Excavating/Pro-Vac Clean Systems Beast/Esslinger Ford. FULL STORY |
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Galedrige Gets National Midget #1 in Kubota “Stan Fox Classic” Slinger, WI, May 17, 2008 - Bradley Galedrige of Los Altos, Calif. earned his first USAC Mopar National Midget feature victory Saturday night at Slinger Super Speedway, leading all 50 laps to win the 2nd Annual Kubota “Stan Fox Classic.” FULL STORY |
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Darland Wins “Battle in the Bluffs” West Salem, WI - May 16 - Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind. won Friday night’s “Battle in the Bluffs” opener of the 2008 “Midget Maynia Tour” at Lacrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, leading all 30 laps in the Nine Racing Toyota/Oakley Beast/Pink Toyota. FULL RESULTS |
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| “Midget Maynia Tour” This Week in Wisconsin. Illinois: Races at LaCrossie, Sliner & Rockford USAC - May 15, 2008 - This week’s “Midget Maynia Tour” includes races at three tracks relatively new to the USAC Mopar National Midget calendar. FULL STORY |
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| POWRi Debuts This Weekend at Valley and Lucas Oil Speedways in Missouri MILLSTADT, Ill. (May 12, 2008) - O’Reilly POWRi National Midget Series, presented by Lucas Oil, races Friday at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo. and Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. These races will feature the series’ debuts at two third-mile tracks in The Show Me State. FULL STORY |
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| Tony Stewart Racing to Introduce All-New Chevy Engine in USAC National Midget Car Series INDIANAPOLIS, May 7, 2008 - Chevrolet's all-new Midget racing engine was unveiled today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by GM representatives and United States Auto Club (USAC) team owner Tony Stewart. FULL STORY |
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| Darland - Toyota Win Jack Hewitt Classic at Kokomo By Derek Fisher, Kokomo IN, May 4, 2008 - For a variety of reasons, Kokomo Speedway will never be confused with Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway. But on Sunday night, one could have glanced at the racing line situated mere inches off the wall and momentarily been persuaded that they were, in fact, inside the legendary Ohio facility. FULL STORY |
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Anderson Carries O’Reilly POWRi National Midget Point Lead into Second Weekend of Action MILLSTADT, Ill. (May 4, 2008) - Belleville, Ill. native Brett Anderson knows it’s early in the 2008 O’Reilly POWRi National Midget Series season, but he carries the most momentum heading into the second and third rounds of competition this weekend. FULL STORY |
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| Buckwalter Deploys ARDC "Rocket" at Susky By Mark Kielblock, Newberrytown, Pa. May 3, 2008 - Steve Buckwalter earned the nickname "The Royersford Rocket" enroute to claiming 13 career feature wins in ARDC competition prior to Saturday nights racing program at Susquehanna Speedway Park. Well, Buckwalter looked like he was driving a rocket in his Buckwalter Roofing no. 0 machine as he chalked up career win number 14 at Susky by over a straightaway over his nearest competitor in the 20-lap ARDC main. FULL STORY |
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| BCRA Rookie Marco DeGeorge Claims First Midget Victory at Ukiah By Robert Haugh, Ukiah CA, May 3, 2008 - Blistering to the lead from his outside second-row starting spot on the opening lap, BCRA rookie Marco DeGeorge never looked back, topping a stellar Bay Cities Racing Association Midget field on Saturday evening, May 3 at the speedy and tight 1/4-mile Ukiah Speedway wheeling the #78 Mark DeGeorge Beast/Esslinger, earning his first-ever BCRA feature triumph in only his second pavement Midget start. FULL STORY |
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| Hess out duels Gough & Pickens for Badger Midget Victory By Bryan Gapinski Beaver Dam, Wis., May 3---Mike Hess passed teammate David Gough with eight laps remaining to win Round One of Duel at the Dam, 30-lap Badger Midget Series feature, Saturday Night at Charter Raceway Park. FULL STORY |
USA NEWS MAY 2008