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Dad’s Night at USA Raceway

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Race fans and especially fathers are in for a real exciting evening at USA Raceway.  The entire evening will be a celebration for Fathers in the House!  The Dad’s Night  experience begins with each father receiving a ticket for a chance at winning something special from the ‘Thank you Dad’ Raffle that will be held throughout the evening.  A few of the items include: a brand new top of the line 42″ Plasma TV from Best Buy, Craftsman 255 pc. Mechanics Tool Set, a Home Surround Sound System (over $3k price tag!), a Wet/ Dry Shop Vacuum, 2 Season Passes and many more items for the dads in attendance.      

The 2nd Annual Fathers Day Classic Car Show will be located throughout the concourse area.      

The Total Seal Late Model Racing Series is the featured division.  The competitive X-Mods, Factory Stock and Dwarf Car classes will be roaring on the fast 3/8′s clay oval.  The popular Hornet Race Car division will also be racing on the smaller track.   

Anthony Madrid with three wins this season is the Total Seal Racing Series points leader but only has a 24 point lead over Lonnie Parker Jr. and is 61 points ahead of the 2010 Total Seal Champion, Ricky Thornton Jr.

General admission tickets will go on sale for only $15 for Adults, $12 for Seniors, Students and Military and racing will begin promptly at 6:45pm. Suite Access Passes will allow race fans the opportunity to enjoy the races from USA Raceway’s VIP Suite.  Enjoy the races in luxury for only $30!

To keep up on all the latest news and happenings please sign up for USA Raceway E-News.  The track update registration can be found at the top of the home page www.usaraceway.net

The 2011 USA Raceway Schedule can be previewed online at http://www.usaraceway.net/schedule

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 265, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales.  For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at www.usaraceway.net

ASCS Wing Sprints at USA on Saturday!

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

ASCS Wing Sprints at USA on Saturday!

 Tucson’s USA Raceway shifts back to the winged Sprint Car ranks this weekend as the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region takes to the 3/8-mile clay oval this Saturday night.Leading the way into Saturday’s tilt is Las Cruces, NM, shoe Rick Ziehl, who is taking aim on a fourth consecutive ASCS Southwest championship after coming off his first win of the year on May 21 at Peoria’s Canyon Speedway Park.

With that triumph, Ziehl extended his advantage in the Southwest championship points chase to 47 markers over El Paso’s John Carney II, with Knoxville, IA, resident Calvin Landis, Alamogordo’s Kyle McCutcheon and Joshua Williams of Glendale, AZ, rounding out the current top five.  Johnny Herrera, # 2 in ASCS National Points has added another pair of Southwest wins in 2011 with other feature winners including Ziehl (CSP on May 21) and Landis (USA on 4/2).

The rest of the current top ten includes Lance Norick (Scottsdale), Dalten Gabbard (Southwest), Steve Stone (Mesa, AZ), Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM) and Joey Chester (Phoenix).

The in addition to the ASCS Wing Sprints, the Unifirst Super Stocks, X-Mods and Dwarf Cars will also be featured this Saturday! 

Saturday’s Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region action at USA Raceway is slated to go green at 6:45 p.m.

The 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval is located east of Tucson off I-10 Exit 268, then 1.6 mile south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. For more information, contact the track at 520-574-8515.

Brady Bacon Set to Defend Non Wing Western World Title

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

Kevin Montgomery, TUCSON, Ariz. (October 21st, 2010) – Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon was one of 12 drivers to do double duty in last years edition of the KRONIK Energy Western World Championships and topped the charts by sweeping the non wing portion of the event and posting a 14th place finish in National Wing competition.

Bacon, who currently sits second in the ASCS National point standings, will make his way to Tucson to defend his Western World title but will also have his sights set on the $15,000 winner share of the ASCS National wing portion of the event adding to his chance of catching current point leader “The Ragin’ Cajun”, Jason Johnson.

Both Bacon and Johnson will continue the hard fought battle as they lead the ASCS National Dirt Sprint Car Series to the battle grounds of Tucson’s USA Raceway.  Close to one hundred and fifty top Sprint Car teams from around the country are expected to migrate to warmer climates for their final chance at a big payday and another opportunity to add their name to prestigious list of winners.

Both the winged and wingless forces will tackle USA Raceway’s 3/8-mile clay oval for three nights on November 18th, 19th and 20th, with more than $100,000 in “A” Feature money alone distributed over the course of the blockbuster event. A $15,000 share awaits the winner of the KRONIK Energy Western World Champion, while the ASCS Canyon Region conqueror will pocket $5,000.