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Western World Sprint Car Championship November 17-19

Monday, November 14th, 2011

The 44th Annual Western World Wing and Non-Wing Sprint Car Championships features 3 nights of Action Packed Racing by the best in the sport at USA Raceway.  Thursday, Friday and Saturday Night both divisions will race each night. 

Details listed below.

2011 Western World Flyer

Five Divisions Racing this week at USA Raceway

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

USRA Modifieds, Unifirst Super Stocks, Factory Stocks, Dwarf Cars and Hornets are scheduled to duel this Saturday Night at USA Raceway!

The USRA Modifieds will be racing two Main Events beginning with the make up race from the July 23rd rain out. 

Chad Ayers Leading USRA Modified Points at USA Raceway!

Chad Ayers, piloting the 3d and Alex Majalca Jr his partner in business and in the race program have hit all their marks in the 2011 season at USA Raceway.   Together they are mastering the learning curve and it is paying off with Wins and with a 25 point lead over their closest competitor , Cody Alvarez.   Alvarez has a 77 point lead ahead of the legend Carl Trimmer who has a firm hold on third place.  Rick Spencer and Dana Fite round out the top five positions. 

With two Main Events, the fans are in for a night of excitement as the talented and competitive drivers in the 100 + mph USRA Modifieds will each try for 2 Wins!

Dana Boatwright on the inside of Daniel Stricker

The battle for the Unifirst Super Stock Championship will again be raging this Saturday Night on the always fast 3/8′s clay oval.   The Point Standings as of July 23rd has Terry Hill and Daniel Stricker tied for the points lead.  Brian Brown is in striking distance for the Championship and only 19 points behind the leaders.   Dana Boatwright, always a threat to win is just 24 points behind Brown. 

Terry Churchwell the Coolidge, Arizona young star continues to extend his points lead in the action packed Factory Stock Division. The chase for second is tightening between Bob Burchett who has an 8 point lead on Dylan Newberg and a 16 point advantage over George Lein who is holding down 4th following the July 23rd race. 

The Hornets are also scheduled for  2 main events beginning with the July 23rd  rain out slated to start the race program at 6:45pm.    That is right,  2 main events, 2 payouts, and two big chances to advance in the chase for the championship.

General admission tickets will go on sale when the gates open at 4pm for only $15 for Adults, $12 for Seniors, Students and Military, and all kids 11 and under are FREE. The VIP Suite will also be available by a first come, first serve basis at an unbelievable upgrade price of just $5 this weekend only!

Racing action will begin promptly at 6:45pm.

The entire 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

Sprint Cars Double Main at USA Raceway

Friday, July 29th, 2011

Chargin' Charles Davis Jr on the Move!

Some of the “Seasoned Citizen” Race fans like myself may remember the Doublemint Chewing gum commercial jingle ” Double Your Pleaseure, Double Your Fun “ !  But if you don’t remember that popular jingle, it doesn’t matter because the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region Non-Wing Sprint Cars will be running two main events this week at Tucson’s USA Raceway.   The Sprint Car Stars will double your pleasure as they will be doing double duty with the two features.

The Sprint Cars will also have the featured main event that was cut short by a down pour on July 3rd.   15 cars that were scheduled in the July 3rd feature are eligible for the makeup main scheduled at the beginning of the race program. 

Sherman in Victory Lane

Two-time ASCS Canyon Region champion Jeremy Sherman carries a 106-point advantage over defending series champion Charles Davis, Jr., into the night on the strength of five wins and ten top-fives in as many feature events thus far.

While shut out of victory lane so far, Davis, Jr., still holds second by 52 points over R.J. Johnson.  Andrew Reinbold and Ronnie Clark round out the current top five in points, with the rest of the top ten including Bruce St. James, Mike Martin, Josh Pelkey, Justin Quinn and Ryan Linder, with Brian Hosford just 18 points outside the top ten.

X-Mods, ASCS2 Mini Sprints and SW Modlites will also be racing this Saturday.

General admission tickets will go on sale when the gates open at 4pm for only $15 for Adults, $12 for Seniors, Students and Military, and all kids 11 and under are FREE. The VIP Suite will also be available by a first come, first serve basis at an unbelievable upgrade price of just $5 this weekend only!

Racing action will begin promptly at 6:45pm.

Halfway Home Season Passes will allow race fans to get all the action of the remaining 2011 scheduled events at an unheard of low price. Season Passes are on sale for only just $99 for a limited time Suite Access Passes will allow race fans the opportunity to enjoy the races from USA Raceway’s VIP Suite. Enjoy the races in luxury! Suite Access Passes are now on sale for only $149. Get em while you can!! These limited season passes are also available by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515.

The entire 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