Carl 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.
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Julia Landauer: “For any woman that wants to get into a male dominated industry, I would really advocate for trying to find male allies.”
Julia Landauer catapulted her racing career off the ground at age 10 in karting. By age 14, she won the Skip Barber Racing Series championship. Landauer was the first female to win that road racing award.
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Despite losing the bid to operate the legendary Tennessee speedway, SMI is still working to bring NASCAR back to the Nashville short track
Over a year ago, Speedway Motorsports Incorporated placed a bid to operate Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville. That bid was presented via their Tennessee subsidiary and neighboring race track,
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Lonnie 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.
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The 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.
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After 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.
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Two 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.
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The 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.
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Declared 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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Short track retaliation gone wrong at Bowman Gray!
Things got wild in North Carolina on Saturday night.
Bowman Gray Stadium is a 1/4-mile race track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The track sits on top of a former track and field running track.
Watch the Bowman Gray Stadium retaliation video below.
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Johnny Sossoman vs Robby Faggart at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The 25th annual Summer Shootout brought a thriller in the Masters division feature. The incident took place at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the infield bullring.
With just 10 laps to go, the field restarted. Robby Faggart launched from the outside front row.
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Hailie Deegan is focused and on the rise
Earlier this year, Kevin Harvick returned to his hometown for a NASCAR home track event. Harvick finished 4th in that K&N West Series event at Bakersfield Speedway.
Following that event, Harvick complimented Hailie Deegan as well as Will Rodgers. Harvick featured both of these drivers on his radio show and helped them find a platform to present their resume to the industry.
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The owners of Caraway Speedway have cut back their weekly racing program; Placed the famed short track up for sale
Caraway Speedway has cut back to just 6 events for the rest of their 2018 racing campaign. The car counts are down. The longtime family owners have elected to take a page out of the 1981 playbook and scale back events.
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Phil Scott is also a racer; He’s worried that returning to the short track after signing the state bill might cause a scene
Phil Scott isn’t only the Governor of Vermont, he’s also an avid short track racer in the same state. He runs semi-regularly at the Thunder Road International SpeedBowl in Quarry Hill,
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Kevin Harvick: “The tree dies if it doesn’t have roots.”
Kevin Harvick has sent bonus money for the weekly program at Stafford Speedway. Each week, he will add $250 to the purse.
The leader at lap 13 gets a $125 bonus. In addition, the 13th place finisher gets a separate $125 bonus.
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Mason Mingus comments after the pit area altercation at the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
Yesterday, Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville brought in the North/South Super Late Model Challenge to their 5/8-mile short track. Following on-track contact, it also brought a brawl to the pit area.
Mason Mingus and Steve Wallace were involved in a fight that quickly brought in the crews as well as security.
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Mason Mingus and Steve Wallace fight at the short track super late model show
This weekend, the super late models are in action at the 5/8-mile Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville. So, are the grassroots pit area disputes.
Steve Wallace and his Jet Tools Team were involved in a pit area altercation with Wauters Motorsports.
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