The U.S. National Dirt Track Championships at TMS Dirt Track.
By Don Cook Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track (Fort Worth) September 14 (Friday)
A little rain didn't dampen the spirits of over two hundred race teams Friday night at the second annual Port-A-Cool U.S. National Dirt Track Championships at Texas Motor Speedway. Modifieds and Limited Modifieds tried to quailfly for the A-features Saturday night. There were eleven heats of Limited Modifieds and nine heats of Modifieds. Local favorite Troy Taylor, No. 56, wrecked his Limited Modified and failed to make the top 8 in the Modifieds. Troy and hundreds of other drivers will get another chance Saturday to qualify for the A-features.
To view a video of some Modified racing action, click below:
Martin Edwards ASCS 360 Sprint.
The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprints will join the Limited Modifieds and the Modifieds Saturday night. Gates open at four p.m. Racing starts at 6 p.m.
To view a video of the ASCS Sprints hot lapping, click below:
A future race car driver.
Crowd favorite Troy Taylor looking for another win.
Randy Timms winning Modfied.
Race cars going through tech.
A Limited Modified got upside down. The driver wasn't hurt.
Fort Worth and Dallas area tracks and dragways. If the forecast calls for inclement weather, check the track Web sites or call the track to make sure the racing is still on schedule:
Dirt tracks
Abilene Speedway Oct. 18-20 (Thursday-Saturday): Southern Challenge (The Southern SportMod Nationals) featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Southern SportMods, IMCA Stock Cars and IMCA Hobby Stocks. $75,000 purse. Tickets: $12 for adult general admission; $5 for ages 6-12; Kids 5 and under free; Pit passes are $25. More info:www.abilenespeedway.com Phone:325-692-8800 or 325-725-3849
Boyd Raceway October 12-13 (Friday-Saturday):IMCA Grand Nationals featuring the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Southern SportMods, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts. Schedule:Gates open at 6 p.m.; racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets:$12 for adult general admission; $5 for ages 6-11; Kids 5 and under free; Pit passes are $25. More info:www.boydraceway.net Phone:940-433-5587
Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale) September 15 (Saturday): CLOSED. NO RACING. Regular program featuring USRA Modifieds, Limited Modifieds, A-class 600s, Restricted 600s, Street Stocks, Factory Stocks plus 305 RaceSaver Sprints. Schedule: Gates open at 5 p.m.; racing starts at 7 p.m. Tickets:$10 for adult general admission; $5 for ages 6-11, Kids 5 and under free; Pit passes are $25. More info:www.cowtownspeedway.com Phone:817-478-9952
Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite) October 19-20 (Friday-Saturday): 39th Annual Winter Nationals ASCS Lucas Oil Series Outlaw Sprints plus USA Modifieds, USA Limited Modifieds Friday Night; Late Models and Limited Modifieds Saturday Night. More info:www.devilsbowl.com Phone: 972-222-2421
Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Elm Mott) September 14 (Friday): Regular program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, Cruisers, Jr. Mini Stocks, Twisters plus Wing Modifieds and Mini Sprints. Schedule:Gates open at 6 p.m., racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets:$10 for adult for adult general admission; $8 for seniors/students; $3 for children 6-12; kids 5 and under are free; $25 for pit passes More info:www.heartotexspeedway.com Phone:254-829-2294
Kennedale Speedway Park (Kennedale) September 15 (Saturday): Regular program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Southern SportMods, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks plus Jr. Mini Stocks. Trailer Race. Schedule:Gates open at 5 p.m.; racing starts at 7 p.m. Tickets:$12 for adult general admission; $5 for ages 6-11; Kids 5 and under free; Pit passes are $25. More information:www.raceksp.com Phone:817-478-7223
LoneStar Speedway (Kilgore) September 29 (Saturday): $2,000 to win Factory Stocks/Nationals Warm Up.$2,200 to RaceSaver Sprints plus regular program featuring $1,000 to win Modifieds, $500 to win Limited Modifieds, $2,000 to win Factory Stocks. Schedule:Gates open at 5 p.m., racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets:$12 for adult for adult general admission; $5 for children 6-11; kids 5 and under are free; $30 for pit passes More info:www.lonestarspeedway.com Phone:903-986-9731
Mountain Creek Speedway (Grand Prairie) September 14 (Friday): Sprint Series of Texas plus regular program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Southern SportMods, Street Stocks, Bombers plus RaceSaver Sprints. Schedule: Gates open at 5 p.m.; racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets:$10 for adult general admission; $8 for seniors and military; $5 for ages 6-11; Kids 5 and under free; Pit passes are $30. More info:www.mountaincreekspeedway.com Phone:903-340-9211
RPM Speedway (Crandall) October 11-13 (Thursday-Saturday): 4th Annual OktoberFast featuring the USRA Modifieds, Limited Modifieds, Street Stocks, Bombers plus Mod Lites. Schedule: Gates open at 6:30 p.m.; racing starts at 8:30 p.m. Tickets:$12 for adult general admission; $10 for seniors, $8 for military; $5 for ages 6-12; Kids 5 and under free; Pit passes are $25. More info:www.rpmspeedwayoftexas.com Phone:972-427-6822
Super Bowl Speedway (Greenville) September 15 (Saturday):Regular program featuring USRA Modifieds, Limited Modifieds, Street Stocks, Bombers plus Jr. Mini Stocks. Mod Lites and Dwarf Cras. Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m.; racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets:$10 for adult general admission; $5 for seniors and military; $5 for ages 7-11; Kids 6 and under free; Pit passes are $25. More info:www.superbowlspeedway.com Phone:903-883-2504
Texas Thunder Speedway (Killeen) September 15 (Saturday):Regular program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks, Texas Twisters and Outlaw Twisters. Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m.; racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets:$12 for adult general admission; $5 for ages 6-12; Kids 5 and under free; Pit passes are $25. More info:www.texasthunder.com Phone:254-628-2888
Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track (Fort Worth) September 13-15 (Thursday-Saturday): Port-A-Cool U.S. National Dirt Track Championship featuring Modifieds, Limiteds and Lucas Oil ASCS Sprints. Schedule: Gates open at Noon.; racing starts at 6 p.m. Tickets:Friday; $10 for adult general admission; $5 for kids 12 and under; Saturday; $25 for adult general admission; $15 for kids 12 and under; Pit passes are $30. More info:www.texasmotorspeedway.com Phone:817-528-3571
85 Speedway (Ennis) September 15 (Saturday):Regular program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Southern SportMods, Southern Outlaw Street Stocks, Bombers, Cruisers, Jr. Mini Stocks plus Twisters. Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m.; racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets:$12 for adult general admission; $8 for seniors and military; $5 for ages 6-11; Kids 5 and under free; Pit passes are $25. More info:www.ennis85speedway.com Phone:972-875-8500
281 Speedway (Stephenville) September 21-22 (Friday-Saturday): LoneStar Monster Truck Nationals. Schedule:Gates open at 6 p.m.; racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets:$10 for adult general admission; $3 for ages 6-12; Kids 5 and under free; Pit passes are $25. More information:www.281speedway.com Phone:254-965-3092 or 817-721-5204
Dragways
Dallas Raceway (Crandall) September 14. (Friday):Test N Tune, Fun and Grudge. More information:www.dallasraceway.com Phone:972-474-2600
North Star Dragway (Denton) September 14-16 (Friday-Sunday): High Stakes Fun & Grudge; Jr. Dragster Series; Texas Muscle Car. More information:www.northstar-dragway.com Phone:940-482-9998
Texas Motorplex (Ennis) September 21-23 (Friday-Sunday):AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals. More information:www.texasmotorplex.com Phone:972-878-2641
Texas Raceway (Kennedale) September 14 (Friday): Texas Outlaw Pro Mods. More information:www.texasraceway.com Phone:817-483-0356
Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale) September 8 (Saturday)
Current Cowtown Speedway USRA Modifieds points leader Troy Taylor, No. 56, worked his way to the front to pick up another feature win Saturday night. Justin McCoy, No. 87, looked like he might have something for Troy on the high side, but had to settle for second. Charlie Smith, No. 3c, was third, Case Jupe, No. 303, was fourth and Nicholas Littlejohn, No. 51, was fifth.
Damon Hammons inspecting his car.
David Cooks Modified caught on fire.
To view a video of the USRA Modifieds feature, click below:
RaceSaver Sprints Winner: Kevin Ramey, No. 1a, started on the pole in the RaceSaver Sprints feature and ran away with the win. Ravon Culp, No. 3, was second, Jeff Day, No. 95, was third, Marvin Lough, No. 98, last week's feature winner, was fourth and Chad Wilson, No. 20x, was fifth. Thirteen Sprints started the A-main.
To view a video of the RaceSaver Sprints feaure, click below:
600 A-Class Mini Sprints winner: Sean Jones, No. 27, picked up his second 600 A-Class Mini Sprints feature win in-a-row. Steven Shebester, No. 82, was second, Scott Evans, No. 118, was third, Drew Salisbury, No. 12s, was fourth and Kevin Ramey, No. 7m, was fifth.
Kyle Jones went for a wild ride in turn 4.
To view a video of the 600 A-Class Mini Sprints feature, click below:
Limited Modifieds Winner: Jacob Pirkle, No. 41, defeated Troy Taylor, No. 56, for the Limited Modifieds feature win. Jake UpChurch, No. 24, was third, Tory Yant, No. 00, was fourth and Chance Morris, No. 6, was fifth.
Luke Fritchen, No. 99, was involved in a wreck with James Skinner, No. 17s.
To view a video of the Limited Modifieds feature, click below:
Street Stocks Winner: Charles Armstrong Jr., No. 3, defeated Al Boytis, No. 25a, for the Street Stocks feature win. John Herring, No. 44c, was third, Ryan Powers, No. r12, was fourth and Craig Pruitt, No. 56, was fifth. Twenty-five cars started the feature. This was Charles second Street Stock feature win in-a-row.
To view a video of the Street Stocks feature, click below:
Bomber Winner: Jeremy Carter, No. 25c, defeated Gary Smitherman, No. 42, for the Bomber feature win. Larry Smitherman, No. 74, was third, Jared Murry, No. 01, was fourth and Justin Baker, No. 8, was fifth.
Restrictor Mini Sprints Winner: MacKenzie Ramey, No. 7m, was the feature winner. Johnny Boland, No. 1, was second, Colby Stubblefield, No.2, was third, Marshall McElvy, No. 48m, was fourth and Weston Gorham, No. 71, was fifth. Last weeks winner Trevor Goad, No. 4t, dropped out with engine problems.
Several of Cowtown's racing family are dealing with medical issues. The drivers helped raise money for their medical bills.
Mrs. Swiney, the track's owner, helped pass out candy to the kids.
Doug Rollo, "the track announcer", was visiting Cowtown Speedway.
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