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Weekly Results
Deer Creek Speedway, May 11
Parsons remains perfect in TSCS Sprints at Elko
Making their second-ever
appearance at the Elko Speedway, the UMSS Traditional
Sprint Car Series (TSCS) raced in front of one of the
largest crowds in track history as the support division
during the World of Outlaws program on Friday night May
10. As he had done in July of 2011, Johnny Parsons III
from Owatonna stayed perfect in feature race action to
grab the season opening victory for the TSCS non-winged
sprints and his second career sprint car win at Elko.
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Mother Nature prompts postponements for
openers at Jackson Speedway
“We sure have not had
very good weather this spring!”
With those words, Jackson Speedway promoter Jon
McCorkell announced the first two races of the 2013
racing season will be delayed.
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Second annual
open Wheel Nationals grabs spotlight
With the first edition of
the Open Wheel Nationals last year at the St. Croix
Valley Raceway a huge success, the event returns in 2013
for two nights of fast-paced racing action at the ¼ mile
dirt oval located near St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin on
June 28-29. Expanded purses and an XSAN.tv internet
video broadcast will make the second edition another
must-see event, as a record crowd filed into the track
last year to be part of the inaugural Open Wheel
Nationals.
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New Schedule for
Minnesota Mafia Point Fund
With a great amount of disappointment
we’re announcing that the Upper Midwest SprintCar Series
(UMSS) portion of our schedule is being replaced. The
Minnesota Mafia worked for six months trying to create a
series of races that would benefit both sprint car fans
and the drivers/teams competing in our area.
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Practice is Complete -
Let the Season Begin!
SPRING VALLEY, MN - April 28, 2013:
(Photo courtesy of Gulbranson Photo) The hard work, long
hours, and dedication of so many was put to the test
this past weekend at Deer Creek Speedway. As the clock
counted down the anticipation climbed. Did we make the
right decisions, will our hard work pay off and will our
dreams come true were only a portion of the questions on
the line.
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UMSS Announces "Six Pack Series" of Races For Added
Money
With the original proposed series of
Minnesota Mafia Point Fund races unable to take place
because of a disagreement on the tire rule between the
Upper Midwest Sprintcar Series
(UMSS) and the Jackson Speedway Touring Series (JSTS),
the UMSS is pleased to announce that a portion of their
2013 schedule will still see some increased money going
to the drivers through a best six out of seven series of
races.
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State Bank of Fairmont Signs As
Title Sponsor 35th Jackson Nationals; Labor Day Event
Adds Woodke Challenge
The 2013 season is just about to
kick off around the Upper Midwest but A to Z Promotions
is already focused on Labor Day weekend and the 35th
running of the Jackson Nationals. The Jackson Nationals
event has gained a title sponsor in State Bank of
Fairmont. The State Bank, located at the intersections
of Hwy. 15 and Blue Earth Avenue in Fairmont, Minnesota,
has been a long-time supporter of racing and race cars
around the region, including a long relationship with
2006-2007 Jackson Nationals champion Gregg Bakker.
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Jackson Speedway Spring
Nationals rescheduled
The Folkens Brothers Spring
Sprint Car Nationals has been rescheduled for Saturday,
May 18, at the Jackson Speedway.
Click here for details.
Fairmont Raceway 2013 schedule released
Promoters Al and Becky Thoreson have released their 2013
racing schedule for the Fairmont Raceway, Fairmont,
Minnesota.
The season will kick off Friday, May 3. Along with
regular race nights on Fridays, the raceway will also be
having special shows throughout the season. The North
Star Touring Series Event will be May 10, USMTS
modifieds will take to the track May 23, the North Star
Touring Series will return July 5, the Jackson Speedway
Sprint Car Touring Series will hit the half mile oval
July 19, the Martin County Fair races will be August 16,
the season championship races will be August 29, and the
NAPA Auto Parts and Autocare Centers end of the season
special will be September 27.
Click here for the complete schedule.
SCVR “excited” for 2013
Building off a successful and promising 2012 season, St.
Croix Valley Raceway is chomping at the bit to unleash
the excitement for the upcoming season. Track co-owners
Rick Mastell and Ron Bernhagen, along with the rest of
the SCVR team, continue to transform the racy little
quarter-mile speed plant just south and west of Centuria,
Wisconsin. Fan favorites from last season will be back,
and in what is becoming a mantra at SCVR, new wrinkles
will continue to be added.
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Fairmont Raceway will be open for the 2013 race season
New promoters, Al and Becky Thoreson, are excited to
keep Friday night racing in Fairmont.
(Fairmont, Minnesota)
The Fairmont Raceway will remain open for the 2013 Race
Season. Races are scheduled to begin on Friday, May 3rd
and will run every Friday until September. 2013 marks
the 48th season Fairmont Raceway will host races at the
Martin County Fairgrounds.
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Story
Jackson Speedway 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees announced
The lastest group of inductees for the Jackson
Speedway Hall of Fame include Les Wildin, 1967 track
champion; Kenny Chapman, 1984 track champion; Summer
Racing Group, car owners; Hugh Craven, VFW Racing
Association member; Loren Fick, car owner/builder; and
Doug DeWall, car owner/car chief.
They will be inducted in to the Hall of Fame on
Saturday, July 27, at a 2:30 p.m. ceremony in the
Anderson Building at the Jackson fair grounds during the
Jackson County Fair.
Jackson Nationals moves to Labor Day, gains ASCS
Sanction
Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer
and is a reward for the working man. It is a day that
celebrates the economic and social contributions of
workers in the United States. On August 30-31, the
Jackson Speedway will honor this tradition by presenting
a timeless classic - the 35th running of the Jackson
Nationals.
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Story
Sioux Speedway Gets Set for
2013
SIOUX CENTER, IOWA While
the weather is still cold and there is plenty of Winter
left, Sioux Speedway officials are thinking toward
Summer. Plans are in place for three big auto racing
events on the Sioux County half-mile. The first event
will take place during Sioux Center Summer Celebration
as the 5th Annual B-Modified and Hobby Stock Nationals
are on the calendar for Thursday, June 6.
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Story
UMSS Announces 2013 Traditional Sprint Car
Series Schedule
The 2013 season for the
UMSS Traditional Sprint Car Series (TSCS) will kick off
on Friday April 26 at the St. Croix Valley Raceway and
is tentatively set to conclude on Friday August 30 at
the same track. The popular non-winged series will
be in its third season of competition, as the group
continues to grow.
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Story
2013 UMSS
Sprint Car Schedule Has Several Big Events
The fifth season for the Upper
Midwest Sprintcar Series (UMSS) may turn out to be the
best in series history, as several big events highlight
the 2013 racing season. Working in conjunction
with the race fan group known as the Minnesota Mafia and
the Jackson Speedway Touring Series (JSTS), the UMSS
will participate in a number of Minnesota Mafia Point
Fund races. Several of these events will be full
UMSS point nights.
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Story
Best of the Best of both worlds team up as USMTS
Modifieds, Lucas Oil Late Models set for Summer
Speedweek July 2013
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Dec. 17) – Just in time for
Christmas and race fans to submit their time-off days
for the coming new year, officials from the United
States Modified Touring Series and Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series have announced two new doubleheader events
to create the ultimate dirt track racing fan’s dream
vacation, July 16-20, 2013.
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Story
Jackson Speedway builds Micro Sprint Track, WoO
return in 2013
Jackson
Speedway crews have been busy building a banked oval
track inside of the ½ mile track for the Micro Sprints
which will be racing on a weekly basis in 2013. For more
on the Micros Sprints, log on to
www.miniakotamicrosprints.com.
The 2013 season will mark the return of the
World of Outlaw sprints to the Jackson Speedway. They
are scheduled to hit the high speed ½ mile oval on
Friday, June 14. The support classes have yet to be
determined.
Racing action at the Jackson Speedway is
scheduled to kick off Friday, April 26, with the 6th
Annual Folkens Brothers Trucking Spring Sprint Car
Nationals.
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