Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (April 23, 2011) – Johnny Herrera notched another Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest feature win by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s Third Annual Winged Sprint Eggstravaganza atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval. The Lucas Oil Sprint Car National title contender advanced from the sixth starting position to take the lead away from Calvin Landis after 15 laps en route to capturing his 22nd career ASCS Regional win in the 25-lapper. Herrera took the checkered...more

Inside Line Promotions – HANFORD, Calif. (April 25) – He was forced to coast to the pits and gingerly pull up to his trailer. But that didn’t matter to Trey Starks after he recorded his first career podium finish on Saturday at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif., at the inaugural ASCS Southern California Region event. The 15-year-old from Puyallup, Wash., lost his brakes midway through the feature, but managed to earn a second-place finish – his best ever. “I’m just happy to be...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2011) – Analysis of fuel samples collected following the Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Regional main event at Baytown, Texas’ Royal Purple Raceway on Saturday night, April 16, has resulted in a revision of that night’s feature results. Test results revealed that Travis Rilat’s fuel was not pure methanol, resulting in a disqualification. Rilat had finished second to Michael Dupuy that night. With the disqualification, Tommy Bryant will now...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 18, 2011) – Tucson’s USA Raceway shifts back to the winged Sprint Car ranks this weekend as the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region resumes action atop the 3/8-mile clay oval this Saturday night. Saturday’s card marks the second winged ASCS Southwest event of the season at USA Raceway after kicking off the 2011 campaign in tandem with the Lucas Oil ASCS National series during February’s Copper on Dirt. While Knoxville, Iowa resident Calvin Landis by way of...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 18, 2011) – The newly-formed American Sprint Car Series Southern California Region was slated to kick off its inaugural season of competition a couple of weekends ago, but Mother Nature had other ideas by nixing the April 9 card with excessive rain. Now, the ASCS Southern California Region will try it again this Saturday night atop the 3/8-mile, high-banked Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway clay oval in Hanford, CA, with racing action set to go green at 6:30...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (April 16, 2011) – A past Arizona state Sprint Car champion, Josh Pelkey finally captured his first career feature win under the American Sprint Car Series banner by topping Saturday night’s 30-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region main event at USA Raceway. So close to previous ASCS accolades with 18 podium finishes in 64 previous ASCS Canyon Region feature starts, Pelkey finally reached the top step of the podium by racing from the sixth starting position to take...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 11, 2011) – The Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Region is ready to sling some clay this coming weekend with a pair of $3,000-to-win feature events on tap along Texas’ Gulf Coast. On Friday night, the series makes its second stop of the year at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park. Then, on Saturday night, it’s time for the first ASCS Gulf South tilt of the season at Baytown’s Royal Purple Raceway, previously known as Houston Raceway Park. With...more

TULSA, Okla. (April 11, 2011) – The Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region event that was rained out Saturday night, April 9, at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, AZ, has been rescheduled for Friday night, April 29. The raindate of April 29 will now make for two full nights of wingless Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region competition at Canyon Speedway Park, as the series was already slated to be there the following night, April 30. The Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region lifted the lid on the 2011 season with...more

TULSA, Okla. (April 11, 2011) – With a number of track improvements in progress at the Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL, the decision has been made to postpone the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National event originally slated for Friday, May 6. Tri-City Speedway management and ASCS are exploring possible alternatives to reschedule the event atop the semi-banked, 3/8-mile dirt oval near St. Louis. The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars took to Tri-City Speedway last August for the first...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 11, 2011) – After getting washed out this past weekend, the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region fires right back to action this Saturday night by shifting southward to Tucson’s USA Raceway. Saturday’s card will mark the second stop of the year for the wingless forces of the ASCS Canyon Region atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval after R.J. Johnson won the March 12 season opener. While Johnson won the opener, two-time series champion Jeremy Sherman moved atop...more