CJB Hires Brent Marks

Posted on November 29, 2019 by admin

The seat swap has started at the World of Outlaws. Shortly after Shane Stewart had left the seat of the #5 CJB Motorsports car Brent Marks will slid into the CJB Motorsports beast for the 2020 World of Outlaws season starting down in sunny Florida with the Dirt Car nationals.

Since joining the Outlaw circuit in 2017 full time Marks has scored soundly in the points but it is interesting that he finished in 10th one spot behind the driver he replaces Shane Stewart.Both recorded one win each during the season.

Without the responsibilities of running his own team 2020 shapes as an exciting opportunity for the Pennsylvanian. During the past season Marks won the highly sought after National Open at Williams Grove, a nice earner of $65K.

During the 2020 season Marks and CJB Motorsports will run a part time World of Outlaw program including other events. As one driver secures his drive for 2020 others including Shane Stewart are still seeking opportunities!

Marks had this comment on his move to CJB ““You don’t get opportunities like these in the sport anymore,” Marks said. “And it’s just a really good deal. I’m excited and honoured to drive for the Clements family and to work with Barry Jackson. He’s a smart guy. We’re going to have a lot of success together.”

The Race for the Championship

Posted on November 3, 2019 by admin

As Brad Sweet heads into the Championship battle at the Dirt Tack with Donny Schatz all the scribes are chatting about what is to come over the three days of the Cam Am World Finals but there is another race of equal importance., the race of Championship Owner!

The race between the team owners Kasey Khane and the unpredictable and Speedway benefactor and legend Tony Stewart for the honor of being the Owner of the Championship winning car.

For Kasey Kahne this is the chance of adding to Title won when Daryn Pittman was driving the #9 car back in 2013 and for Smoke a win for Schatz will take his Title wins as an owner to 10! Incredible effort for a mighty talented driver by committed Speedway supporter.

While the drivers take center stage and that’s only right the Team owner’s desire is just as great with the tag Championship owner of the year sure to attract and secure sponsorship support for the coming season notwithstanding the personal prestige and glory it brings.

Who ever comes out on top one thing is for sure this year has been the most exciting and closest I can remember?

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The Enemy strikes at Port Royal

Posted on October 27, 2019 by admin

Port Royal Speedway’s final for 2019 with the Outlaws challenging the Posse and the race for the Outlaw Championship was put to the sword ed by speedways greatest enemy Mother Nature .Constant rain during the early part of Saturday forced the promoters to call the meeting off .Even with a rain date thin place for Sunday the meeting could not be rescheduled .

The race for the 2019 Title n ow heads to the Dirt track in Charlotte for three nights of all or nothing between Sweet and Schatz. Does Sweet go all out for the win or look for points ,guess it depends on the strategy played Tony Stewart Racing and Schatz himself but the unknown factor is what the remaining Outlaws will have to say .They all be looking to increase their haul of points and grab as much of the prize pool as possible .

What ever happens Brad Sweet will end the year with the most race wins, we are in for one hell of a show!

Bell wins, denies Larson first Golden Driller at 33rd Chili Bowl National

Posted on January 21, 2019 by admin

Bell wins, denies Larson first Golden Driller at 33^rd Chili Bowl National

Chili Bowl 2019 is over, and nothing is surer than to expect a Keith Kunz driver to take home the Golden Driller and that’s exactly what Christopher Bell did for the third consecutive year beating team mate and NASCAR star Kyle Larson with a last lap pass. The pairs who must be part of the all-time greats swapped bang for bang in a desperate last lap bid to grab that treasured Golden Driller.

Larson as hard as he tried was again denied a Golden Driller. Bell a three times winner will now try in 2020 to Join Kevin Swindell as only the second driver in the history of the Chili Bowl Nationals to win four consecutive Chili Bowls.

Chili Bowl Championship(55 Laps): 1. 71W-Christopher Bell, [2]; 2. 01-Kyle Larson, [3]; 3. 4A-Justin Grant, [5]; 4. 76M-Brady Bacon, [7]; 5. 5D-Zach Daum, [8]; 6. 7C-Tyler Courtney, [22]; 7. 1R-Brad Sweet, [11]; 8. 55V-C.J. Leary, [12]; 9. 67-Logan Seavey, [1]; 10. 3C-Tanner Thorson, [4]; 11. 47X-Danny Stratton, [13]; 12. 8J-Jonathan Beason, [15]; 13. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, [16]; 14. 87-Colby Copeland, [21]; 15. 97-Rico Abreu, [6]; 16. 31B-Michael Faccinto, [18]; 17. 84X-Chad Boat, [14]; 18. 76G-David Gravel, [10]; 19. 57C-Cole Bodine, [19]; 20. 4D-Robert Dalby, [23]; 21. 3N-Jake Neuman, [24]; 22. (DNF) 17S-Ricky Stenhouse Jr, [17]; 23. (DNF) 17C-Shane Golobic, [9]; 24. (DNF) 15S-Sean McClelland, [20]

As the dust settles and the Tulsa Expo Centre returns to normal over 350 Teams have moved out and will now regroup and settle in ,get some well earned rest before the start of their 2020 season.

Shamrock Classic opens the USAC Season at Du Quoin.

Posted on March 14, 2017 by admin

Shamrock Classic opens the USAC Season at Du Quoin.

The USAC National Midget season hits the starter’s button for 2017 with the 2^ndannual running of the Shamrock Classic at Du Quoin in the Southern Illinois Centre.It is fitting that Bryan Clauson Promotions should lead off the season with the Shamrock Classic attracting a 50 strong entry list.

Heading the entries is the current USAC National Midget Champion Tanner Thorson and together with Christopher Bell heads a 6 strong Keith Kunz entry .After their successful Chili Bowl campaign the Clauson – Marshall Racing brings the defending Shamrock Classic Champion Shane Golobic#17W, Tyler Courtney #7BC and Justin Grant #39BC to Du Quoin to start their assault on the 2017 National Midget Championship.

On Saturday March 18^th the Du Quoin Centre indoor dirt track will need to handle the best in USAC Midget, Sprint and Silver Crown drivers as they fight for first Midget season points and the $US3900.00 winner’s purse.

Indoor racing exciting and likely to cause unexpected upsets so be prepare for an unlikely winner. It all begins on Saturday before heading to Kokomo Grand Prix in April.

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Madsen,Madsen and McFadden tackle Outlaws in Las Vegas

Posted on March 9, 2017 by admin

Australian Sprintcar Champion Kerry Madsen returns to the heat of the World of Outlaw action this weekend at Las Vegas Speedway Dirt Track after missing the Texas round at Lone Star Speedway .With a win in the Go Muddy/Big Game car already in his pocket Madsen should be primed for another big result.

With season only weeks old and with a limited World of Outlaw events on his schedule the Australian Champion will be out to remind the regulars his appetite for Outlaws wins is still as strong as ever.

Madsen will be joined in Las Vegas by Brother Ian and the KCP Team together with the recently arrived James McFadden in the Factory Kahne/Sean Dyson #51.All three Australians have had success down under in 2016/17 beating many of the tough Americans along the way.

An all Australian podium at Las Vegas is not out of the question.

McFadden takes Krikke Boys Shoot Out then US Bound

Posted on March 7, 2017 by admin

McFadden takes Krikke Boys Shoot Out then US Bound

The 2016/17 OZ season ended on a high for James McFadden after taking the 20^th Krikke Boys Shoot Out at Bunbury Speedway. The Krikke Shoot Out was an awesome prize for McFadden and his Milwaukee Tools backed Monte Motorsports team. and topped off a great season .

The switch of race Teams early in 2016 has been an outstanding success with numerous Feature wins which included the World Series Sprintcar Championship for the 3^rd time and his massive win in the Grand Annual Classic at Warnambool’s Sungold Stadium.

The Krikke Shoot Out trophy stays in Western Australian after two night of exhilarating racing. McFadden had the pole starting position with arch rival Jamie Veal sharing the front row. Night two had its fair share of crashes but that’s speedway.

The Krikke Team had hoped that their Shane Krikke tribute car with Brooke Tattnell at the wheel might have taken the win but no one would have been too disappointed with the McFadden win .Tatnell ran a strong second after fuel problems robbed Steven Lines of an assured runner up position. Jamie Maiolo completed the Kirkke podium. Jamie Veal’s year of bad luck continued with ignition problems forcing his DNF.

McFadden’s celebration of the Krikke Shoot out Trophy was short lived as he had to prepare to head across the Pacific to race this weekend with the World of Outlaws at the Dirt Track Las Vegas. McFadden will wheel the factory Kahne’s #51 with the support of Sean Dyson and Phil Durst.The Outlaw show will be run Thursday and Friday. McFadden will run the West Coast World of Outlaw schedules in the #51

Madsen starts the Big Game with Big Game Motorsports

Posted on February 8, 2017 by admin

Kerry Madsen’s 2017 US Campaign kicks off this week end down Florida way at Bubba Raceway Park where he will take command of the Big Game Motorsports/Go Muddy #2 and takes up the challenge in the Arctic Cat All Stars Circuit of Champions.

New Team, New Livery and colors Madsen is perfectly placed to continue his stunning Bubba Raceway form .Madsen has won his last four start at the Florida track in 2015.Comming off a fabulous summer racing down under with back to back wins against many of the best includes Americans in the recent National Open plus the defense of his Australian Sprintcar Title at Sydney’s Valvoline Raceway.

During an interview with Shawn Miller’s Inside promotions Madsen had this to say: “For me it’s about getting out there and getting to know each other and trying to get that line of communication”, he said.”We have a lot to do in a short amount of time. The real part of the season is coming up pretty quick. Just try to get that ground base or a level of where we can get a good baseline for (crew chief) Guy Forbrook and I is the main thing”

Madsen continued “I’ve always come in straight off the Australian season so that helps” he said.”You’ve been racing for a bit so you’re up to speed. Turns one and two are sweeping and turns three and four are like the top of an egg. I guess my success has been in being able to adapt to the unique challenges of the track “

Kerry Madsen is scheduled to start Thursday and race through to Saturday

Pic credit Big Game Motorsports

Aussie remembers Bryan Clauson

Posted on August 26, 2016 by admin

Aussie remembers Bryan Clauson

Speedway has been my most favorite sport ever since I was 16 years old and in that time I have had the real pleasure of watching some of the best dirt track racers .Covering Speedway meetings and writing reports has been my hobby and during this time I have met .watched and been thrilled by many of the best.

Bryan Clauson, USAC Champion in Midgets and Sprintcars was the one driver that always grabbed my attention and was the one I found myself cheering for. Watching via live streaming from the US or New Zealand or live in Australia there was something very special about BC.I have been reporting on Bryan Clauson’s race exploits for some time and back in 2013 I meet Bryan at the POWRi World Midget show at Lismore Speedway.

Wandering around the pits speaking with and photographing the teams I was desperately trying to find an opening to grab Bryan and introduce myself .With drivers meeting, car preparation taking priority finding Bryan on his own was difficult and frankly as the afternoon passed I was becoming a little nervous each time I tried to approach him only for another driver to attract his attention. Clauson was a driver certainly in demand.

Later that afternoon my opportunity arrived, Bryan sitting quietly on the rear wheel of the United Truck repairs Esslingler. I looked around, no one in sight, so boldly I approached him with a “good day Bryan “I am from Talking Speedway mind if I have chat. I had hundreds of questions but suddenly I was lost for words .Here I was talking to one of the greatest USAC drivers of all time. We chatted for what seems like hours but in reality it was 5 to 10 minutes .What a guy, warm and generous he made me feel completely at ease. After thanking me for my support he wished me well explaining he had changes to make to racecar, his team arrived immediately and they went to work and I wandered off to explore more and photograph the likes of Christopher Bell, Darren Hagen and Andrew Felker.Unfortunately the night did not go as planned and the Kiwi Brad Mosen won the feature.

We have lost many drivers over the times and with each track death we feel such heart break and sadness and we wonder if we will ever get over the pain. While our loss is nothing when compared to the loss the family of these brave and courageous racers have to deal with. As a speedway supporter we can only offer our deepest sympathy and hope their hearts will heal in time.

The memories left, the images of Bryan Clasuon at work together with the thousands of tributes on social media place o n record his greatness, generosity to fans and the energy he put into growing and advancing the sport of Speedway open wheel racing. Bryan’s life was Speedway and in death his organs have given life to five people who are blessed and will carry a small part of Bryan with them as they travel through life. Bryan will be remembered by his racing exploits and also by the donation of his organs. Chasing 200 continues only the goal has changed to saving saves by promoting the benefits of donating your organs so that others may benefits.

Most important of all a young man loved by his family and Lauren Stewart has left us all too soon. Rest in peace Bryan Clauson 15/6/1989 to 7/08/2016

Kerry Madsen gets call up from Matt Wood racing

Posted on August 26, 2016 by admin

Kerry Madsen gets call up from Matt Wood racing

The late Bryan Clauson’s SprintcarTeam Matt Wood Racing has thrown a life line to Kerry Madsen after his US based Team closed their racing operation in the US. Kerry Madsen will team with Matt Wood Racing for up to 10 meetings .The first outing for the new team will be this coming weekend at the National Sprint Leagues event at Knoxville Raceway.

After the terrible loss at Belleville of their driver Bryan Clauson the decision to keep the car running was a nice call and the inclusion of Kerry Madsen as Team driver will be welcomed by Bryan Clauson’s fan as a fitting tribute .Clauson achieved so much in the W17 race car in such a short time and the debut of the Madsen / Matt Wood racing at the home of Sprintcar Racing is fitting.

The short term schedule with Matt Wood Racing comes after 17 World of Outlaw a Main wins with Keneric Racing from 2012 thru to 2016.Madsen will continue to run for the Keneric team during the Australian season.

The Wood /Madsen team will chase the big events now that he is not committed to the World of Outlaws and the NSL. Whatever races the team enters they are sure to receive a massive welcome.

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