Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 28, 2010) – Sam Hafertepe, Jr., picked an opportune time to capture his first career Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National win by topping the opening night of I-30 Speedway's 23rd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires. Less than two weeks shy of his 25th birthday, the Sunnyvale, TX, shoe outlasted a late bid from past Short Track Nationals champion Sammy Swindell to win Thursday night’s 25-lap preliminary...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 26, 2010) – Ol’ 108 will be only a memory, as the previous Short Track Nationals record number of competitors will in all likelihood be blown to smithereens this weekend. With Wednesday night’s Test ‘N Tune session at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway little more than 24 hours away, the entry count for the 23rd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires has climbed to an unprecedented total of 126, with several more expected. Drivers from...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 25, 2010) – Well over 100 of the nation’s top Sprint Car teams, the VERSUS Network cameras and the nation’s most intensively competitive Sprint Car touring circuit can mean only one thing; it’s time for I-30 Speedway’s 23rd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires. This weekend, three full nights of Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National action will unfold atop the high banks of Little Rock’s ¼-mile I-30 Speedway clay...more

Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (October 23, 2010) – R.J. Johnson finished off Canyon Speedway Park’s Hall of Fame Classic weekend by racing to his fifth wingless American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region feature win of the season. The Phoenix shoe raced from the pole position to take his seventh career ASCS Canyon Region triumph and third series win of the year at CSP aboard the Michael Brothers Ford-powered Racing Mammoth Sound No. 77m Sherman with Josh Pelkey in the runner-up...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 22, 2010) – The Short Track Nationals record of 108 competitors established in 2007 is in serious jeopardy of falling by the wayside next weekend if the past several days are any indication. Nine more entries, including those of past STN winner Jason Sides, Golden State Challenge champion Kyle Larson and Riverside Speedway champ Jeff Swindell, have elevated the count to 106 for I-30 Speedway’s 23rd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 21, 2010) – Another day equaled another handful of entries filed for I-30 Speedway’s 23rd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires, which takes place next weekend on October 28-30. The current count stands at 97, with entries from 20 different states as well as Australia among the mix. Two potential race-winning favorites, Wayne Johnson and Tim Kaeding, are among the latest entries for the $15,000-to-win, $2,300-to-start event...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 20, 2010) – Rabid race fans have been waiting with baited breath. And, who can blame ‘em? After all, I-30 Speedway’s Short Track Nationals only rolls around once a year. With the 23rd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires just one week away on October 28-30, the time has come to reveal the list of entries for the prestigious $15,000-to-win, $2,300-to-start Sprint Car racing event that annually energizes the city of Little...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 18, 2010) – The American Sprint Car Series makes a much awaited return to Muskogee’s historic Thunderbird Speedway as the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region puts the wraps on its 2010 season this Saturday night. It will mark the first ASCS event in more than ten years atop the long-lived ½-mile clay oval, with Wayne Johnson taking the last Thunderbird win in the form of an ASCS National event in June of 2000. Looking to put the finishing touches...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 18, 2010) – Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, AZ, is set for a big Hall of Fame Classic weekend of Sprint Car racing action with winged and then non-winged American Sprint Car Series competition on consecutive nights. On Friday night, the winged ranks of the ASCS Southwest Region tackle the semi-banked, 3/8-mile Canyon Speedway Park clay oval for the opening night of the Hall of Fame Classic. Then, on Saturday night, the wings will be shed as the wingless...more

Rich Vleck, BROCKVILLE, Ont. (October 16, 2010)- Just a night before what was scheduled to be their final race of the season, the Zimbardi team received a call while on the way to Brockville Ontario Speedway informing them one of their business’ buildings was under fire. They thought their season might be over prematurely, but luckily for them it was under control and they could continue north to try and win their final race of the year, which is exactly what they did. Zimbardi, the runner-up...more