Empire State Triple for All Star Points Leader Reutzel after Another Win

Lonnie Wheatley, CLUTE, Texas (June 7, 2018) – Aaron Reutzel continued his strong start to the All Star Circuit of Champions season aboard the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 87 Sprint Car with another win in last Friday’s event at Sarver, Pennsylvania’s Lernerville Speedway.

With that triumph, Reutzel carries a 28-point advantage in the series championship points chase into this weekend’s trio of events in New York.

The weekend begins at Dundee’s Outlaw Speedway on Friday night before moving on to Jamestown’s Stateline Speedway on Saturday and then wrapping up the weekend on Sunday at Weedsport Speedway.

In addition to last weekend’s Lernerville triumph, the Folkens Brothers Trucking/Dissolvalloy Downhole Revolution Triple-X Sprint Car had another strong outing on Saturday night in Posse territory at Port Royal Speedway that was cut short by a cut tire.  Sunday’s scheduled card at Bedford Speedway was rained out.

Reutzel’s first visit to Lernerville Speedway started out in promising fashion with the Precision Catalyst/Hollywood Blasting & Coating/Beard Equipment entry turning the quickest lap in hot laps and then backing it up by posting a quick time of 13.126 seconds in qualifying.

After transferring through heat race action, Reutzel drew the one pill for the Dash and raced to another win to earn the front row outside starting position for the 30-lap feature.

Fellow front row starter Dave Blaney jumped into the early lead but only briefly, as Reutzel charged to the front on the third round and never looked back as he went on to his third overall win of the year and second in All Star competition.

“The bottom was fast in the heats and the dash.  I searched around some when the feature started and found the middle of one and two was fast and the top of three and four was really good,” Reutzel explains.  “Once I got to the lead, we were really good in clean air and then we were slicing through traffic really well too.”

A caution with nine laps to go was some cause for concern though.

“I saw that (Tim) Shaffer was behind me and if anyone had a home track advantage there then it would be him, so that made me a little nervous,” Reutzel admits.  “I drove harder the last ten laps than I did the entire race.”

There was little need for worry though, as Reutzel raced on to the $5,000 triumph.

Saturday found the Nattress Construction/Momentum Racing Suspensions team in action at Port Royal Speedway. 

“We just wanted to test for the Tuscarora 50 and we were happy with some of the things we were trying,” Reutzel says.

After racing from eighth to third in his heat race, Reutzel charged from sixth to second on the opening lap of the feature and was soon challenging Trey Starks for the lead.

“I got to Trey and he was running a fast pace on the fence,” Reutzel recalls.  “I tried to save my tires by rolling the middle, I was taking it easy until I got to him with 17 laps to go.”

Reutzel soon went for the lead.

“I slid Trey, but I got in some dirty air and cut a tire when I got into the fence a little bit,” Reutzel says.

Despite the final outcome, it was an encouraging outing in preparation for later events this season at Port Royal.

This weekend brings Reutzel and the BRM No. 87 to three new tracks in New York.  And new venues have gone well for the team thus far in 2018.

“Hopefully we can keep our new track streak alive, it’s gone well so far this year,” Reutzel wraps up.

2018 Quick Stats:  23 races, 3 wins, 8 top-fives, 12 top-tens.

Up Next: 

Friday – All Star Circuit of Champions at Outlaw Speedway (Dundee, NY).

Saturday – All Star Circuit of Champions at Stateline Speedway (Jamestown, NY).

Sunday – All Star Circuit of Champions at Weedsport (NY) Speedway.

Keep Track:  Keep track of Aaron Reutzel’s on-track action including schedule and results at http://www.aaronreutzelracing.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aaron-Reutzel-Racing/117666254913127 or on Twitter at @AaronReutzel.  You can also e-mail Aaron at aaronreutzel@yahoo.com.

If you would like Aaron Reutzel Racing press releases e-mailed directly to you, send your e-mail address to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

Penning the recurring series of “The Wheatley Chronicles” articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, Lonnie Wheatley provides media, public relations and more for select tracks, drivers and events.  For more information, Wheatley may be contacted at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.


Sunshine Set for USAC Sprint Car Double after Indiana Midget Week Heartbreak

Lonnie Wheatley, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (June 7, 2018) – The Indiana Midget Week championship was within his grasp.

Tyler Courtney raced among the lead pack all week aboard the Clauson-Marshall Racing Driven2SaveLives/Indiana Donor Network No. 7bc Midget.  And the Sunday night finale was no different.

And only needing to finish seventh or better in the Kokomo finisher seemed a certainty as the laps clicked off.  Just when it seemed a certainty with only a handful of laps remaining, a tangle directly ahead left “Sunshine” with nowhere to go.  He was collected and with that, the title was gone. 

“It was a good week for us, it just wasn’t the finish we were looking for,” Courtney says.  “We made up some ground in the points race though, so we’ll take it.”

After finishing second in Indiana Midget Week points for the second year in a row, Courtney is back in action this weekend aboard the Clauson-Marshall-Newman Racing Priority Aviation No. 7bc Sprint Car with a pair of USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car events at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE, on Friday and then Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway on Saturday.

The USAC Indiana Midget Week kicked off Tuesday night, June 29, at Montpelier Motor Speedway with Courtney rallying from the 14th starting position to post a runner-up finish behind Kyle Larson.

“Qualifying put us behind the eight ball, we went out late but you have to make the best of it,” Courtney comments.  “And we did make the best of it by racing up to finish second behind probably the best driver in the world.”

After a Wednesday night rainout at Gas City, Courtney scored another podium finish by charging to the stripe in third at Lincoln Park Speedway after clocking in fourth in qualifying.

“It was a good run, we actually struggled a little bit early in the feature and then I wasn’t aggressive enough on a later restart,” Courtney says of the Putnamville outing.

Another rainout followed at Bloomington on Friday night before Courtney settled for fourth at Lawrenceburg Speedway after leading the initial 21 circuits of the 30-lapper.

“We led it most of the way, then had a tire go low on us on a couple of those late restarts that slowed us down,” Courtney explains.

“Sunshine” carried a 16-point Indiana Midget Week advantage into Sunday’s finale at Kokomo Speedway and gridded the feature outside the front row after a heat race win.  Courtney raced among the top five throughout and seemingly had the title put away until he was collected by a flipping car in turns one and two with just a handful of laps remaining.  Courtney continued on at the tail with a 15th-place finish and settled for second in Indiana Midget Week points.

“We were really good again, I was just biding my time to do what we needed to do to win the title,” Courtney recalls.  “Unfortunately, we just got caught up in someone else’s mess.”

This weekend, it’s back to the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car ranks with Courtney carrying a ranking of third into Nebraska and Iowa.  Courtney enjoyed plenty of speed at both ovals last year, topping the I-80 Speedway event and then holding down third in the Knoxville feature before an incident sidelined him.

With a victory in the most recent USAC Sprint Car event at Terre Haute on May 23, “Sunshine” looks to add to his three series wins on the year thus far in this weekend’s double.

2018 Quick Stats:  27 races, 5 wins, 16 top-fives, 18 top-tens.

Quick Results:

Tuesday, May 29 – 2nd in USAC Midgets at Montpelier Motor Speedway.

Thursday, May 31 – 3rd in USAC Midgets at Lincoln Park Speedway.

Saturday, June 2 – 4th in USAC Midgets at Lawrenceburg Speedway.

Sunday, June 3 – 15th in USAC Midgets at Kokomo Speedway.

Up Next: USAC Amsoil National Sprint Cars at I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) on Friday and Knoxville (IA) Raceway on Saturday.

Keep Track:  Keep track of Tyler Courtney’s on-track action including schedule and results at www.tylercourtney.com.

If you would like Tyler Courtney Racing press releases e-mailed directly to you, send your e-mail address to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

Penning the recurring series of “The Wheatley Chronicles” articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, Lonnie Wheatley provides media, public relations and more for select tracks, drivers and events.  For more information, Wheatley may be contacted at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.


Bacon to the Heartland with Indiana Midget Week in the Books

Lonnie Wheatley, WINCHESTER, Ind. (June 7, 2018) – After a couple of days off to catch a collective breath and restock the tee-shirt trailers, Brady Bacon and crew will be back in action this weekend with the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car series aboard the familiar Brady Bacon Racing No. 99 entry.

The weekend kicks off Friday night at Greenwood, Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway before moving on to the world’s Sprint Car Capital, Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway, on Saturday night.

Bacon enters the weekend coming off a stretch of 12 consecutive scheduled nights of racing that wrapped up with last week’s USAC Indiana Midget Week.

With the Wednesday and Friday rounds at Gas City and Bloomington falling victim to rain, Bacon posted finishes of 12th and 11th in the opening two rounds at Montpelier on Tuesday and Putnamville’s Lincoln Park Speedway on Thursday before finishing out the week with a pair of sixth-place runs at Lawrenceburg and Kokomo on Saturday and Sunday.

“It was a mediocre week for us,” Bacon says.  “But it didn’t really hurt us in points, it was a mediocre week for about everyone.  There wasn’t anyone that had a really spectacular week.”

The early results weren’t particularly indicative of the speed that Bacon carried aboard the FMR No. 76 Midget.

“We were near the front at Montpelier, got spun out and had to go to the tail,” Bacon recalls.  “We were good again at Putnamville and got spun again and had to go to the back.”

Those incidents were the difference between finishing eighth in Indiana Midget Week points and potentially challenging for the title.

“If we get those two top-fives, we could have had a chance to win Indiana Midget Week,” Bacon comments.  “You have to adjust how you race with a lot of the Midget guys, they race a little different than we’re accustomed to.  There’s a lot of beating and banging.”

The hectic week included some Sprint Car action as well.  After a flattened right front tire cut his Tuesday night feature run short at Montpelier, Bacon rejoined forces with the Hoffman Racing No. 69ot team for a pair of events.

“We were good right off the bat, we were quickest in hot laps at Bloomington before it rained and fastest again in hot laps at Lawrenceburg,” Bacon explains.  “Then we went forward from seventh in the feature at Lawrenceburg.”

Bacon worked to second in short order and held the position to the line.

“I ran down KT in lapped traffic, then the track started taking some rubber on the top and a caution came out,” Bacon relates.  “When it gets that way, everyone is fast and it gets hard to pass on the top so we settled for second.”

The teaming that resulted in a pair of USAC Sprint Car championships in the past could happen again.

“I’m looking forward to a couple of more races where we can possibly hook up again,” Bacon says.  “Our schedule is pretty full, so it’s a little tough to find nights to get together.”

This weekend brings some familiar sights for Bacon at a pair of tracks where he has reached victory lane in the past.  Bacon picked off a Sprint Bandits TNT win at I-80 Speedway in 2009 and earned a USAC win at Knoxville in 2011.

“I-80 is a little different than it used to be, it’s actually pretty similar to Lawrenceburg now,” Bacon says.  “And we were second the first time at Knoxville and won it the second time there.”

Bacon will be looking for a strong weekend in the Heartland aboard the Bracy Bacon Racing No. 99 Sprint Car before embarking upon next week’s Eastern Storm.

Brady Bacon Racing is bolstered by the support of partners including Fatheadz Eyewear, Tel-Star Technology/Port City Raceway, Gene Frankowiak, Cimarron Cycle Works, Priority Aviation, Triple-X Race Co., FMR Racing, FK Indy, Heath Clips Lawn Care, Elliot’s Custom Trailers and Carts, B&S Cattle, Lucas Oil Products, Kiser’s Truck and Auto, Smiley’s Racing Products, Keizer Wheels, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, FK Rod Ends, DMI, Walker Filters, ProGlide Coatings, Octane Ink, CP Carrillo, PAC Racing Allstar Performance, Simpson Racing Products, Driver Websites, Engler Machine and Tool, Wilwood Engineering, Schroth Racing, Smith Precision Products, KSE Racing Products, King Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, FSR Radiators, LRB Mfg. and Indy Race Parts.

2018 Quick Stats:  38 races, 3 wins, 14 top-fives, 21 top-tens.

Quick Results:

Tuesday, May 29 – 12th in USAC Midgets and 17th in Non-Wing 410 Sprint Cars at Montpelier Motor Speedway.

Thursday, May 31 – 11th in USAC Midgets at Lincoln Park Speedway.

Saturday, June 2 – 6th in USAC Midgets and 2nd in Non-Wing 410 Sprint Cars at Lawrenceburg Speedway.

Sunday, June 3 – 6th in USAC Midgets at Kokomo Speedway.

Up Next: USAC Amsoil National Sprint Cars at I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) on Friday and Knoxville (IA) Raceway on Saturday.

Keep Track:  Keep track of Brady Bacon’s on-track action including schedule and results at http://www.bradybaconracing.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Brady-Bacon-278125555137/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BradyBaconRacin.

If you would like Brady Bacon Racing press releases e-mailed directly to you, send your e-mail address to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

Penning the recurring series of “The Wheatley Chronicles” articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, Lonnie Wheatley provides media, public relations and more for select tracks, drivers and events.  For more information, Wheatley may be contacted at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.


Carney Ready to Pursue ASCS Speedweek Title

Lonnie Wheatley, EL PASO, Texas (June 7, 2018) – Six races at six different tracks throughout three different states over the course of nine nights.  That’s the task at hand for John Carney II beginning on Friday night with the Lucas Oil ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek.

The six-race journey begins with three Texas venues starting at Lubbock’s West Texas Raceway on Friday night and then Amarillo’s Route 66 Motor Speedway on Saturday night before shifting to Mesquite’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Dallas on Tuesday. 

From there, a pair of Oklahoma events await at Lawton Speedway next Wednesday (June 13) and Sapulpa’s Creek County Speedway on Thursday (June 14) before wrapping up at Kansas’ Salina Speedway on Saturday, June 16.

It’s a slate of events that Carney finds to his liking.

“We’ve had success at several of those tracks,” Carney says.  “We’ve won races at Amarillo and Devil’s Bowl, and we’ve fast in some Regional races at Lawton but just haven’t had luck with the National guys there.  And we won a National show at Creek County.  It’s a lot of tracks that we can do well at.”

With four overall wins already to his credit this year including his most recent weekend outing in ASCS Southwest competition at Las Cruces over Memorial Day weekend, Carney knows a combination of preparation and good fortune is key in capturing the ASCS Speedweek title.

“It takes a little bit every day, I think that we’ll be prepared for it,” Carney comments.  “A few breaks along the way never hurts, a little luck goes a long way.”

Prepared for the run of six races over nine nights, Carney is ready to get it all going when the green flag flies at Lubbock’s West Texas Raceway on Friday night.

John Carney Racing is made possible by the support of invaluable partners including Mesilla Valley Transportation, Vado Speedway Park, South Plains Auto Transport, Danny Sander Construction, CSR Garage, Briley Trucking, Momentum Racing Suspensions, Performance Plus, Performance Motor Coach, Raider Graphix, MSD Ignition and Joe Hunt Magnetos.

Up Next: Lucas Oil ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek.

Friday, June 8 – West Texas Raceway (Lubbock, TX).

Saturday, June 9 – Route 66 Motor Speedway (Amarillo, TX).

Tuesday, June 12 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX).

Wednesday, June 13 – Lawton (OK) Speedway.

Thursday, June 14 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK).

Saturday, June 16 – Salina (KS) Speedway.

Keep Track:  Keep track of John Carney II’s on-track action including schedule and results at https://www.johncarneyracing.com/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JohnCarneyRacing/.

If you would like John Carney Racing press releases e-mailed directly to you, send your e-mail address to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

Penning the recurring series of “The Wheatley Chronicles” articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, Lonnie Wheatley provides media, public relations and more for select tracks, drivers and events.  For more information, Wheatley may be contacted at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.


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June 8, 2018

Howard Moore Tops Star-Studded Field to Win at The Ditch

Memphis, Tennessee (6/08/18) – Howard Moore claimed one of the biggest wins of his career on Saturday night. The Tennessee racer outdueled a stellar field of competitors to park his Stinson’s Industrial #40 Senter Farms Maxim Sprint Car in Victory Lane at Riverside International Speedway during the United Sprint Car Series (USCS) Speedweek finale.

"Saturday at Riverside was an incredible night for our team," Moore said. "That was a really talented field, and our car was just awesome from the time that we unloaded. I want to thank Mr. Mike Ward for all he did to help me this weekend with getting my car dialed in. The win was a collaborative win from so many people, and I'm extremely grateful to everyone who helps me. I'm really proud of what we were able to accomplish. This win is dedicated to our sponsors, our fans, and everyone who supports our team."

Howard Moore returned to action with the 22nd Anniversary United Sprint Car Series (USCS) Speedweek over the weekend.

On Friday night the team competed at Johnny Stokes' Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi). With 26 entries in action, Howard finished third in his heat race to lock into the 11th-starting spot for the finale.

It was an eventful feature for the talented young pilot. He charged to the Top 5 before losing a few spots after doing a mid-race 360. Then on the final lap he lost power in turn three, which resulted in him losing another spot.

He was credited with a seventh-place finish.

Saturday night found Howard returning to the driver's seat at his home track - Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, Arkansas) in the USCS Speedweek finale. It would prove to be a career-night for Howard Moore and his team.

With 31 entries registered for competition Howard's night got off to a fast start with a seventh-to-third run in his heat race, which locked him into the feature redraw.

The redraw positioned Howard fourth on the starting grid for the feature. By lap 7 of the finale he had rocketed his way into the lead. He went on to lead the final 23 laps to score his second win of the year.

Sammy Swindell, Tim Crawley, Derek Hagar and Tony Stewart completed the Top-5 finishers.

Full results from the event are available at www.USCSracing.com .

Howard will enter a single event this weekend. He’ll travel to I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Arkansas) on Saturday night to compete in a Weekly Racing Series Event.

For more information on the event, please visit www.I-30Speedway.com .

Howard Moore would like to thank all of his sponsors including Stinson’s Industrial Senter Farms, Engler Machine & Tool, Ronnie’s Hot Rods, Spanky’s Hot Rods & Customs, Lawn Jox, ROCKHARD Power Coating, Momentum Racing Suspension, Hinchman Racewear, Mr. Roy Young, Mr. David Berryman, SPEC Racing Engines, Dynamic Electric, Butlerbuilt, Lightning Wings, Hinchman Racewear, Ethan Barrow, KDN Promotions, Swindell Bleeders, DGS Motorsports, Xtreme Race Graphics, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

Howard Moore is always looking for new sponsors and marketing partners. For more information as well as the latest news and updates, please visit www.HowardMooreRacing.com .