Jensen Ford Races to $3,000 Victory at The Gap
Eyes Return to 4/10-Mile Tennessee Oval this Saturday

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (05/15/23) – Jensen Ford collected his third win of the 2023 season on Saturday night at Tennessee’s Volunteer Speedway.

Behind the wheel of Mack McCarter’s Jim Beeman Lumber / West End Package Store / McCarter Brothers Racing No. 51 Tennessee Homemade Wines / Parkway Liquor Store / MasterSbilt Race Car / Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model banked the $3,000 win at the high-banked, 4/10-mile oval.

“We had to really work for the win Saturday night. It was a tough battle against some great drivers, but we came out on top,” Ford said. “Our Jim Beeman Lumber Mastersbilt was on an absolute rail. I could run from top to bottom on the track. It was a dream to drive. Thanks so much to our team and everyone who makes this program possible.”

With last-minute obligations preventing his teammate Mack McCarter from racing, Jensen Ford took the reins of the McCarter Brothers Racing No. 51 for the weekly Super Late Model event at Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, Tenn.) on Saturday evening.

In a field of 22 Late Models, Ford topped time trials before picking up the win in his heat race. Rolling off from the third-position in the 25-lap main event, Jensen quickly moved into the runner-up spot before overtaking Rusty Ballenger on lap 16 en route to the $3,000 victory.

Ballenger, Vic Hill, Adam Ahl, and John Llewellyn completed the Top-5 finishers.

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

Ford is tentatively planning to return to Volunteer Speedway this Saturday for another Weekly Racing Series Event.

McCarter Brothers Racing would to like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include McCarter Lumber Company, Parkway Liquor Store, Tennessee Homemade Wines, West End Package Store, Jim Beeman Lumber, McCarter Farms, Hyperco Springs, Base Racing Fuel, Bilstein Shocks, MasterSbilt Race Cars, Simpson Race Products, Butlerbuilt Seats, Hoosier Tire by Pup, Wells Motorsports Photography, and MyRacePass Website & Marketing Services.

For more information on McCarter Brothers Racing, please visit www.McCarterRacing.com .

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Josh Putnam Masters The Mag for $10,000 Triumph
Hunt The Front Super Series Doubleheader in Georgia Up Next

Florence, Ala. (05/15/23) – After several near-misses in his career at the Mississippi oval, Josh Putnam finally busted through with a victory at Magnolia Motor Speedway on Saturday night aboard his Zippy Auto Sales No. 212 Randle Chupp Race Consulting / Morris Brothers Construction / XR1 Rocket Chassis / Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model.

The triumph came in the 20th annual Governor’s Cup, which was sanctioned by the Hunt The Front Super Dirt Series and Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series. Josh had to overcome challenging track conditions for the win.

“Man, I felt like I was screwing up every lap down there on that bottom, but I knew early we were good out on the racetrack,” Putnam said. “I mean I hate that for Wil (Herrington) down there, that was an unfortunate break for him. I don’t know that we’d ever got by him, I think me and him had two good race cars, for what we had here.

“When I got the lead there, I made up my mind I was gonna stay on the bottom and however slow I had to get into the bottom and try to keep my wheels on my race car and keep the driveline in it, that’s what we was gonna do. You know, it paid off.”

After Friday’s opener succumbed to persistent rain, Josh Putnam entered his Zippy Autos No. 212 Super Late Model into battle with the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series on Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Miss.) for the 20th annual Governor’s Cup.

With 45 Late Models packed into the pit area for the rain-shortened program, Putnam stopped the clock third-fastest in his qualifying group before placing first in his heat race.

Grabbing the lead on lap 13 of the feature after leader, Wil Herrington, got turned around, Josh won by more than a four-second margin in the 25-lapper to capture his first win of the season and a $10,000 payday.

He took the checkers ahead of Joseph Joiner, John Henderson, Wil Herrington, and Ryan Crane.

With the win Josh is now tied for the top spot in the series points with Joseph Joiner.

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

Putnam now turns his attention to a Hunt The Front Super Dirt Series doubleheader in Georgia. Action opens on Friday night at Swainsboro Raceway with a $10,000-to-win program before invading Senoia Raceway on Saturday evening for the $10,044-to-win Roscoe Smith Classic.

Full details on the weekend can be found at www.HTFseries.com .

Josh Putnam would like to thank their marketing partners, which include Zippy Autos LLC, Morris Brothers Construction, Horne Towing & Salvage, Randall Chupp Race Consulting, Thornton Iron & Metal, Quarters Bus & RV, 441 Race Wraps, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Silver Creek Sales, Southern Off-Road Surgeons, North Alabama Ink, Rocket Chassis, and MyRacePass Marketing Services.

For the latest information regarding Josh Putnam, please visit www.JoshPutnam212.com  .

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Hudson O’Neal Tops CFNiA at Lincoln Speedway for $23,023 Victory
Four-Race Swing in Iowa on Deck Starting Tuesday

SHINNSTON, W.Va. (05/16/23) – Hudson O’Neal picked up his sixth win of the year on Thursday night with a $23,023 Castrol FloRacing Night in America victory behind the wheel of his Rocket1 Racing / Valvoline / Seubert Calf Ranches No. 1 Ace Metal Works / XR1 Rocket Chassis / Durham Racing Engine Super Late Model.

The triumph came at Lincoln Speedway during the second round of the Illinois Speedweek. He added a fifth-place finish at Farmer City Raceway and a sixth-place run at Spoon River Speedway with his only bad luck of the week coming at Fairbury Speedway, where contact with the wall, while running second resulted in a 16th-place finish.

“We were in contention pretty much all four nights against some great fields. We survived lap traffic late to win at Lincoln (Speedway) in what was a really fun race. I got over the cushion and into the wall at Fairbury (Speedway) on Saturday while trying to get to the lead, but we bounced back on Monday night with the rain-delayed event at Farmer City (Raceway) to finish fifth, which got us back to the point lead with Lucas Oil (Late Model Dirt Series),” O’Neal said.

“I’m looking forward to the upcoming week in Iowa. There’s some great tracks there and some great fans. Thanks to this Rocket1 Racing team for giving me a great car every night, and thanks to all our great marketing partners.”

Rocket 1 Racing and driver, Hudson O’Neal, invaded Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL) on Wednesday afternoon to kick off the second edition of the Illinois Speedweek.

With 48 Castrol FloRacing Night in America Super Late Models amassed at the unique 3/8-mile oval, O’Neal raced his way into the $23,023-to-win opener with a runner-up run in his heat race. Rolling off sixth, Hudson challenged for a podium spot early before ultimately settling with a sixth-place finish.

For the second round of the Illinois Speedweek on Thursday at Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway, Hudson topped his 24-car group in time trials before placing first in his heat race.

Fending off a hard-charging Brandon Sheppard late, O’Neal stole the lead from Tyler Erb on the 10th circuit and edged Sheppard by 0.879 seconds at the line to secure his sixth win of the season and second-career Castrol Flo Racing Night in America victory.

He earned a $23,023 payday ahead of Sheppard, Jonathan Davenport, Garrett Alberson, and Tim McCreadie.

As the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series debuted at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway on Friday evening for the Farmer City 74, O’Neal secured his spot into the $25,000-to-win A-Main with a flag-to-flag victory in his heat. A rain shower between consolation races postponed the 74-lap feature to Monday, May 15.

Battling the weather again on Saturday at Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, Ill.) for the FALS Spring Shootout, O’Neal recorded the fastest lap in a field of 43 cars before placing first in his heat race.

Earning the pole for the $30,000-to-win finale, Hudson slipped over the cushion late in the 60-lapper while contending for the win that brought an early end to his night. He was scored 16th in the final rundown.

Locked into the fourth-starting position for Monday’s rain-delayed Farmer City 74, Hudson rallied after flat right-rear tire on the ninth circuit with a fifth-place showing in the 74-lapper. He trailed Brandon Sheppard, Gordy Gundaker, Brian Shirley, and Ricky Thornton Jr. to the checkers.

O’Neal leads the latest LOLMDS standings and is second in the Castrol FloRacing Night in America points.

Full results from the events as well as the latest series standings are available at www.FloSeries.com and www.LucasDirt.com .

Action shifts west to Iowa this week for four races in five days. Action opens on Tuesday and Wednesday with $23,023-to-win Castrol FloRacing Night in America events at Marshalltown (Iowa) Speedway and Davenport (Iowa) Speedway.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) events are set for Friday and Saturday at 300 Raceway ($12,000-to-win) and 34 Raceway ($15,000-to-win).

Rocket1 Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Rocket Chassis, Ace Metal Works, Durham Racing Engines, Five Star RaceCar Bodies, Gunter’s Honey, Performance Grading, Hoosier Racing Tire, Integra Racing Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Petroff Towing, Slavic Custom Racing Shirts & Decals, WR1 Sim Chassis, O’Neal’s Salvage & Recycling, Sweet Manufacturing, Sunoco Race Fuels, Accu-Force Shock Service, ATL Fuel Cells, Aurora Rod Ends, Barnes Dry Sump Oil Systems, Bazell Race Fuels, Beyea Custom Headers, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Brinn Transmissions, Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, CP Carrillo, Dohm Cycles, Edelbrock, Fibreworks Composites, Hardrock Powder Coating, Howe Racing Enterprises, Jones Racing Products, Kenny’s Components, Maxima Racing Oils, MSD, E3 Spark Plugs, Tel Tac, Performance Bodies, Peterson Fluid Systems, Powers Performance, Performance Rod & Custom, Quarter Master, QuickCar Racing Products, Rocket Pre-Owned Motors, Safecraft, Show Trucks Unlimited, Simpson, Stealth Carburetors, Strange Oval, Suave Talk, Total Power Valvoline Pro-V Racing, Walker Performance Filtration, Weld Racing, Wiles Driveshafts, Wilwood Brakes, Winters Performance Products, Wrisco Aluminum, Xceldyne Valvetrain, and MyRacePass Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Rocket1Racing please visit the team website at www.Rocket1Racing.com as well as their social media channels at www.facebook.com/Rocket1Racing, www.twitter.com/Rocket1_Racing, and www.instagram.com/rocket1racing .

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Schatz works for podium in Williams Grove’s Morgan Cup opener; Attica, Sharon next

2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Standings: 6th | 2478 points

Date: Wednesday, May 10th
Event: Gettysburg Clash
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: Lincoln Speedway (Abbottstown, Pennsylvania)
Donny Schatz A-Main Finish (Start): 11th (7th)

Date: Friday, May 12th
Event: Morgan Cup Opener
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: Williams Grove Speedway (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania)
Donny Schatz A-Main Finish (Start): 3rd (6th)

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (May 15, 2023) - Ten-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion, Donny Schatz, has certainly had his fair share of success in the Keystone State, and although the Fargo, North Dakota, native was unable to pattern his success with a victory, he accomplished the next best thing and left Pennsylvania with a podium score, doing so at the world-famous Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg on Friday, May 12.

Schatz, ace of the Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Motor Company, Ford Performance, MadJax XSeries, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts, No. 15 sprint car, finished third in his podium outcome, climbing ahead three spots after starting the Morgan Cup preliminary from the outside of row three. The podium performance increased Schatz’ total at Williams Grove Speedway to an incredible 56, also boosting his recent podium tally three in his last four World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series starts.

The ten-time champ sealed third with six laps remaining, scooting by St. Helena, California’s Rico Abreu with a slider through turns one and two. Schatz kicked-off the evening program with a runner-up result during heat race competition.

“We made up some spots,” Schatz said. “That’s what you’ve got to do. The guys just keep taking big swings at it. I just can’t seem to get slowed down when I need to slow down, and I can’t get sped up when I need to go. But we’re digging and working on it. We’re doing a great job. Scuba (Steve Swenson), he’s pulling everything out of the hat he can. They’re doing what they can. It’s a decent run here to get us a decent spot.”

Other recent results for Donny Schatz includes an 11th-place score in Lincoln Speedway’s annual Gettysburg Clash on Wednesday, May 10; he started seventh.

ON DECK:
Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing will continue their 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with a swing through the Buckeye State, first visiting Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, on Friday, May 19, followed by a stop at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Saturday, May 20.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA:
Donny Schatz and Tony Stewat/Curb-Agajanian Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Motor Company, Ford Performance, MadJax XSeries, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts.

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2023 Donny Schatz / Tony Stewart Racing WoO Statistics:
Races: 19
Wins: 0
Top-5s: 7
Top-10s: 8
 
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Bayston powers ahead in Lincoln’s Gettysburg Clash; Ohio double next on WoO agenda

2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Standings: 7th | 2428 points

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

CARLISLE, Pa. (May 15, 2023) - A competitive weekend in the Keystone State resulted in a top-ten finish for Spencer Bayston and Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based CJB Motorsports, doing so in Lincoln Speedway’s annual Gettysburg Clash on Wednesday evening, May 10. Bayston, the reigning World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year who is currently seventh in the championship standings, finished sixth in his Lincoln top-ten appearances, climbing ahead five positions after starting 11th on the evening grid.

In all, a great effort all around for Bayston at the “Fabulous” Lincoln Speedway, kicking off the program with the second-fastest time in his respective group, followed by a third-place finish during his respective heat race. Bayston’s eventual top-ten would propel his season total to ten in 19 starts.

Unfortunately, the team was unable to repeat success at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 12; Bayston finished 18th.

“It was a tough night for us at Williams Grove. Mistakes at a place like that seem to be magnified and it’s tough to get back out of a hole,” Bayston, driver of the TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, No. 5 sprint car, said. “To make up significant spots, things really have to fall your way, but they didn’t seem to do that on Friday. We’ll get our chance at redemption when we return to Williams Grove Speedway in July.”

ON DECK:
Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports will continue their 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with a swing through the Buckeye State, first visiting Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, on Friday, May 19, followed by a stop at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Saturday, May 20.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners: TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, Highlands’ Power Sports, High Performance Lubricants, FK Rod Ends, Allstar Performance, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Walker Filtration, Schoenfeld Headers, Ti22 Performance, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Fine Line Auto Body, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, Smith Titanium, HRP, Factory Kahne Shocks, Ultrashield, Andrews Quick Change Gears, Blackbeard, Vahlco Wheels, Kinsler Fuel Injection, ATL, Winters, Fastener Specialties, KSE Racing Products, System 1 Pro Ignition, Maxim Racing, KH Suspension, RRi Designs, QuickCar Racing Products, Outerwears, Moose Blocks, Safety-Kleen.

2023 WORLD OF OUTLAWS STATISTICS:
Wins: 0
Top-Fives: 3
Top-Tens: 10

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Kicked-off 2023 campaign with back-to-back top-ten scores against the All Star Circuit of Champions at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-8; finished fourth and eighth, respectively. Finished sixth and fifth at Volusia Speedway Park (DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature and Spring Showdown finale) on Sunday and Monday, March 5-6. Finished third at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama, on Friday evening, March 24; Spencer Bayston’s first-ever visit to Talladega. Finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s two-day Texas Outlaw Nationals on Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1. Finished fourth in the Jason Johnson Classic at 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, April 8. Finished seventh during High Limit Sprint Car Series competition at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 11. Finished eighth during I-55 Showdown at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri, on Friday, April 14. Finished tenth during action at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, on Saturday, April 29. Finished seventh from 12th in Eldora Speedway’s Let’s Race Two finale on Saturday, May 6. Finished sixth in Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash on Wednesday, May 10.

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