TALENT SEARCH WINNING SHOOT-OUT DRIVERS ANNOUNCED

The annual talent search known as The Shoot-Out always sorts out the top talented young drivers from across the nation. Making the Shoot-Out is an honor in itself. Winning the Shoot-Out and earning a spot in Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle driver development program, along with big sponsorship dollars, is the goal. In the previous year’s Shoot-Out 14 of the 933 drivers that applied made the cut. This year only 9 super talented young drivers won spots from the 965 applicants for the RSWC program and Star Racing Supply sponsorship dollars. “We had slightly more apply for 2012, however we were simply more selective in this year’s Shoot-Out,” stated RSWC Owner Ron Sutton.
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HAVASU 95 SPEEDWAY TO HEAT UP A WINTER'S EVENING

The Havasu 95 Speedway will open its spectator gates this Saturday night and treat their fans to another round of their famous winter racing series. The quarter mile, ASA sanctioned, paved oval, located within the Sara Park complex in Lake Havasu City-Arizona, will heat up a February evening with action from their ASA Street Stock, Sam Nichols Electric Bandolero, the Factory Stock and the Goose Team Factory Stock divisions. The speedway will also present vintage open wheel racing action from the Western Racing Association and West Coast Vintage Racing. The green flag falls on the racing action at 6 pm.
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NMRA-TQ MIDGETS 2011 AWARDS BANQUET

National Midget Racing Assn (NMRA) three-quarter (TQ) midget teams held their 2011 season awards banquet Saturday night here at Aloha Ranch overlooking the Evans family 20-acre avocado ranch. Driver Chuck West, of Clovis, and his car owner West Evans, of Moorpark, were honored as repeat champions in their respective categories. Both are now four time NMRA champions since NMRA reformed in 2002. NMRA, which operated from 1957-1986, disbanded from 1987-2001 so USAC could sanction TQ midget racing. West won his driving titles in 2002, 06, 08 and 11; Evans was car owner champion in 2006, 08, 10 and 11.
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Michael Re Named Ticket Operations Manager

Michael Re has been named Ticket Operations Manager at Infineon Raceway, raceway officials announced. Re, who has more than 25 years of ticketing experience, will manage and oversee all aspects of ticket operations and services, including policies and procedures related to ticket sales, pricing and allocation. He will also coordinate accounting procedures on behalf of the ticketing department, oversee the maintenance of the ticketing system and will oversee customer service functions.
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SPEEDWAY CYCLE 2012 INDUSTRY SEASON KICKOFF

Almost 500 persons (497 to be exact) attended the 2012 Speedway Motorcycle preview, “meet and greet”, free BBQ kickoff luncheon Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Industry Hills Expo Center management--the new racing promoter--hosted the affair in their spacious Pavilion Ballroom next the The Grand Arena, home of speedway cycle racing since 2003 on a one-eighth mile dirt track at 16200 Temple Ave. in Industry. More than 400 riders and mechanics completed required 2012 registration forms and 420 racing license photos were taken.
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Ascot Flat Track Reunion – Saturday, May 12

SATURDAY REUNION While Ascot Park Raceway has been gone for many years, the remarkable memories and allure connected with this hallowed ground of speed remain.
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RACING TO RETURN TO KERN COUNTY WITH KCRP IN 2012

Through an ownership group of area racers and businessmen, led by James Vernon, the long-awaited Kern County Raceway Park is finally set to open as soon as late 2012, it was announced today. The crown jewel of KCRP is a half-mile paved oval with a quarter-mile oval within it.
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Harvick Visits Las Vegas

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Kevin Harvick visited Las Vegas today to promote the March 9-11 NASCAR Weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Harvick, driver of the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, played craps with fans at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino. Fans won the opportunity to shoot craps with Harvick through local radio, television and social media contests.
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