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Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (5-21-2012) - As patrons of all forms of circle track racing well know, few things hold more tradition than Memorial Day and racing. With dirt ovals around the country preparing for one of the truly special weekends on the racing calendar, the American Sprint Car Series will showcase the highest quality of winged sprint car racing to tens of thousands of race fans across the nation (Thriller Photography/Michael Jackson Photo). Headlined by four Lucas Oil ASCS...more

Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (5-21-2012) - The Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region prepares for a Thursday/Friday double this Memorial Holiday Weekend (Brandon Anderson photo). Following a Thursday night battle with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by MavTV, the Midwest madness will go it alone on Friday night, May 25th at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska. With early season weekends at I-80 Speedway and Eagle Raceway in the books, the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest...more

Lonnie Wheatley, McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (September 10, 2011) – Gregg Bakker picked off his first American Sprint Car Series feature win since August of 2007 by wiring the field in Saturday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest main event at Junction Motor Speedway. Starting from the pole position, Bakker gunned into the lead at the outset and fought off Danny Wood in the early going before fending off a charge from Jason Johnson in the closing laps to secure the $3,000 triumph. Bakker...more

Lonnie Wheatley, McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (September 10, 2011) – Gregg Bakker picked off his first American Sprint Car Series feature win since August of 2007 by wiring the field in Saturday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest main event at Junction Motor Speedway. Starting from the pole position, Bakker gunned into the lead at the outset and fought off Danny Wood in the early going before fending off a charge from Jason Johnson in the closing laps to secure the $3,000 triumph. Bakker...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 6, 2011) – The Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region takes to a pair of Nebraska tracks this weekend for two added-money events. The series takes to McCool Junction’s Junction Motor Speedway on Saturday night before finishing off the weekend at Eagle Raceway on Sunday night. Saturday’s card at Junction Motor Speedway offers up a $3,000 winner’s share, while Sunday’s Nebraska Cup at Eagle includes a $5,000 winner’s share along with more than $2,000 in lap...more

(Bill W) July 6, 2011 – The strong runs continued for Wayne Johnson and the BDS Motorsports #38 team. A second place run at the I-80 Speedway, and a run from 12th to 6th at McCool Junction last weekend have the team on top of the ASCS-Midwest standings as they embark on a trip to Minnesota, South Dakota, and on to Oregon in the next week. The Knoxville, Iowa driver started last weekend’s racing at the Junction Motor Speedway near McCool Junction, Nebraska with the ASCS-Midwest series. He...more

Lonnie Wheatley, McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (June 30, 2011) – Chad Humston kicked off the Fourth of July weekend racing festivities by wiring the field in Thursday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest main event at Junction Motor Speedway. Humston gunned into the lead at the outset and kept Brian Brown and Danny Lasoski at bay in the waning laps to secure his fifth career ASCS Midwest triumph aboard Mark Burch’s Engler Machine & Tool No. 1m Wolfweld. The 24-year-old Giltner, NE, shoe...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 27, 2011) – The fireworks start early for the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region as the series takes to a pair of Nebraska dirt ovals on Thursday and Friday. The Fourth of July holiday weekend’s racing action gets off to an early start Thursday night at McCool Junction’s Junction Motor Speedway before moving on to Greenwood’s I-80 Speedway on Friday night. Thursday’s McCool tilt offers up a $2,000 winner’s share, with Friday’s action paying $3,000 to win...more

Lonnie Wheatley, McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (May 27, 2011) – Danny Lasoski turned the tables on shop-mate and nephew Brian Brown by taking the $3,000 winner’s share in Friday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest main event at Junction Motor Speedway. One night after chasing Brown to the stripe at I-80 Speedway, “The Dude” prevailed this time by snaring his second ASCS Regional feature win of the year aboard the Kistler-powered Creason Pipeline Service/Michael Ross Foundation No. 33...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 23, 2011) – The Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region gets an early start on the Memorial Day weekend racing festivities with a pair of events in Nebraska this Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region takes to Nebraska Raceway Park’s I-80 Speedway in Greenwood. Then, on Friday night, it’s on to McCool Junction’s Junction Motor Speedway. Thursday’s card offers up a $2,000-to-win first-place purse, while Friday’s tilt at McCool...more