Asphalt Short Track racing news and photos. Coverage includes; Asphalt Late Model, Asphalt Modified and other short track oval racing series.
Nasse had good reason to be upset with his pit crew in the Snowball Derby
Last weekend, the Snowball took place at 5 Flags Speedway in Florida. Stephen Nasse was on hand to make another attempt at a race win in the super late model division.
He hired a pit crew for the 300-lap race.
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Noah Gragson: “We need more entertainment. This is an entertainment sport.”
Kissing the victory lane girl is nothing new in auto racing. But, we live in a more sensitive, ‘walk on eggshells or be crucified’ time these days.
Ahead of the race at the half mile asphalt track in Florida,
Read More16 year old Adam Lemke signed to JR Motorsports for a 2019 run in the CARS Late Model Stock Series
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 2018) – Adam Lemke has been named as a driver for JR Motorsports’ championship-winning Late Model program for 2019. The 16-year-old native of Hollister, Calif. will take the seat of the team’s second Chevrolet for the season and will compete alongside 2017 CARS Late Model Stock Car Series champion Josh Berry.
Read MoreFollowing a crash in the Snowball Derby, Stephen Nasse was tackled in his own pit stall
Tonight, the biggest super late model event of the year took place. 5 Flags Speedway hosted the Snowball Derby in Pensacola, Florida. The 300-lap event pays $25,000 to the race winner.
Stephen Nasse took a provisional starting spot in the main event.
Read MoreFive Flags Speedway results from the 2018 Snowball Derby in Pensacola, Florida
Today, the Snowball Derby is set to take the green on the 1/2-mile oval. 5 Flags Speedway hosts the asphalt super late model event in Pensacola, Florida.
View full 2018 Snowball Derby race results below.
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Harrison Burton and Cole Butcher will lead the field to the green flag.
Read MoreLess than 24 hours ago, the track was underwater; Now, they’re going racing
The Snowball Derby is hosted at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. The track saw a torrential downpour on Saturday. Due to the rain the Snowflake 100 has been postponed until next Saturday.
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It was more than a little participation.
Read MoreCarl Schultz, Five Star Bodies CEO releases a letter to the racing community
Short track racing on any surface is likely to bring drama to the surface. Typically, that means on track action. In this case, the drama has extended to the board room.
Since 2013, Five Star Bodies has been attempting to release a gen-6 body for asphalt late model racing.
Read MoreLyn St. James: “There’s something wrong with the way the whole pipeline, doesn’t work.”
Lyn St. James once broke 21 records at Talladega Superspeedway in a 1989 Thunderbird Super Coupe that was prepared by Bill Elliott.
She went on to run several open wheel Indycar and CART event.
Read MoreWho’s race is it anyway? NASCAR explains their call on the winner of the 2018 ValleyStar Credit Union 300
Drivers ejected, Retaliation under yellow, three green/white/checkers, a red flag and mass confusion as to who won the race – That’s just in the last 15 minutes of the Late Model Stock race at Martinsville Speedway
The Late Model Stock race took place at Martinsville Speedway last night.
Read MoreLonnie Saumier won the race on the championship night at Owosso Speedway – Days later, he was disqualified and suspended from the speedway
Lonnie Saumier: “They can call whoever they want a champion, but we all know who actually won that championship.”
On Saturday, September 22, 2018 Owosso Speedway hosted their championship night at the 3/8 mile Michigan short track.
Read MoreDale Earnhardt Jr talks future plans and cool moments following his one-off return to NASCAR last night
Dale Earnhardt Jr is fresh off his one-off return to NASCAR. The 15-time most popular driver has returned for the first time since his full-time retirement following the 2017 racing season.
Leading up the race,
Read MoreThe CARS Tour brought the fireworks to Orange County Speedway
The CARS Tour was scheduled to race at the Orange County Speedway on September 8. With weather in the area, they got the show in at record time.
They were able to get in 150 laps of the CARS Tour late model event.
Read MoreAfter 15 years, the track owner is ready to pass the torch
Michigan’s premiere short track has been listed on the market. Owosso Speedway is known to the local racing community as the ‘Big O’. The 3/8-mile asphalt oval track is currently in it’s 78th year of operations.
“I’ve just owned it for 15 years and I’m getting older.
Read MoreAt age 61, Sterling Marlin is winning races with Parkinsonism; Close to setting all-time win record at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
Sterling Marlin comes from a time in NASCAR where ‘the men were men and the sheep were scared,’ in his own words. He’s run 748 NASCAR Cup Series races run over 33 years.
Read MoreTwo race drivers were lost over the weekend; South Carolina and Tennessee race tracks struck with tragic loss
Former NASCAR competitor goes out on top
The racing community was struck by two deaths over the weekend. Each of them happened on Saturday, August 4, 2018. 650-miles apart, two race tracks saw the loss of a racing driver.
Read MoreThe Last Race is the portrait of a small-town race track and it’s struggles to avoid the bulldozers
At one time there were 40 race tracks in Long Island; Now one track remains and it’s being threatened as the land it sits on is worth $10 million
The avid race fans and drivers head to their local short track on a weekly basis.
Read MoreDeclared winner Kenny Wallace and disqualified winner comment on the inspection
On July 15, Kenny Wallace ventured to Canada to run a late model race. The race took place at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Kenny Wallace finished 3rd in that event. However, following a post race inspection the 1st and 2nd place finishers were disqualified.
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