January 2023
Alabama
Hollis SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds January 14, 2023 |
| Dooley earned $1,500. ... Jamie Godbee won the 602 Crate feature at the Winter Bash. |
Talladega Short TrackCrate Racin’ USA Crates (602) January 7, 2023 |
| The pole-starting Cummings, of Margaret, Ala., won on the undercard of the season-opening Ice Bowl. ... He led all but one lap (Brayden Williams led one lap early). ... Runner-up Mavrick Davidson improved seven positions. ... Brent Cartwright came from the tail to round out the top five. |
Talladega Short TrackUnsanctioned Limiteds January 7, 2023 |
| Gentry, of Newman, Ga., won the Limited Late Model portion of the season-opening Ice Bowl. ... He started third and topped polesitter Mike Weeks. |
Arizona
Central Arizona RacewayUnsanctioned Supers January 27, 2023 |
| Weiss, of Headingley, Manitoba, took the lead on lap eight and paced the final 27 circuits Friday, winning his fourth Ernie Mincy tribute Early Thaw feature of the week and collecting his second $2,500 payday. ... Weiss has won more than $8,000 entering Saturday's $3,000-to-win miniseries finale. ... Fifth-starting Cody Laney of Torrance, Calif., finished second, 0.527 of a second back. ... Josh Zimpel advanced eight positions and finished third. ... Polesitter Clayton Stuckey led the first seven laps before fading to fifth. ... Friday's feature lasted 22 minutes with 17 drivers completing 35 laps. |
Central Arizona RacewayUnsanctioned Supers January 26, 2023 |
| Weiss, of Headingley, Manitoba, took the lead on a lap-three restart and never looked back, winning his third Early Thaw miniseries feature and collecting his second $2,000 payday of the week. … Co-promoter of the Early Thaw event Don Shaw of Ham Lake, Minn., started 14th and finished second, 1.566 seconds back. … Josh Zimpel advanced seven positions and finished third. … Ryan Corbett and Cody Laney each gained 10 spots. ... Polesitter Dave Mass led the first two laps before retiring on lap nine and finishing 24th. … Thursday’s feature was slowed by three cautions and lasted 18 minutes, with 16 competitors completing 30 laps. |
Central Arizona RacewayUnsanctioned Supers January 21, 2023 |
| James, of Albany, Ore., took the lead on lap 15 and never looked back, winning Saturday's $2,500 third round of the Ernie Mincy tribute Eary Thaw. ... After winning the first two rounds Ricky Weiss settled for the runner-up position, 0.317 of a second back. ... Billy Moyer finished fourth, securing his third top-five finish in as many miniseries races. ... Jason Strand finished fifth, his third top-five finish of the week. ... Clayton Stuckey of Shreveport, La., started 11th and finished seventh. ... Ken Schrader finished ninth, recording his third top-10 miniseries finish. ... Saturday's feature was completed in 11 minutes with eight drivers completing all 35 laps. ... Cole Schill, Weiss, Moyer and James won heats. |
Central Arizona RacewayUnsanctioned Supers January 20, 2023 |
| A night after winning Thursday's miniseries opener, Ricky Weiss of Headingley, Manitoba, led the final 20 laps to win Friday's $2,500 second round of the Ernie Mincy Tribute Early Thaw. ... Second-starting Billy Moyer led the first 14 laps before being overtaken by Weiss and finished 0.429 of a second back. ... Polesitter Jason Strand failed to lead a lap and finished third. ... Bricen James of Albany, Ore., started 12th and finished fifth. ... Ken Schrader gained five positions and finished 10th. ... Friday's feature lasted 18 minutes with 15 competitors completing all 35 laps. ... Cole Schill, Scott Ward, Karl Tipton and Weiss won heats. |
Central Arizona RacewayUnsanctioned Supers January 19, 2023 |
| Weiss, of Headingley, Manitoba, took the lead on lap 15 and never looked back, winning Thursday's $2,000 Ernie Mincy Tribute Early Thaw miniseries opener. ... Strand finished second, 4.162 seconds back. ... Josh Zimpel of Braham, Minn., started 24th and finished fourth. ... Bricen James and Scott Ward each advanced 15 positions, finishing seventh and eighth. ... Cole Schill, Dustin Bluhm, Ken Schrader and Strand earned heat race victories. ... The Ernie Mincy Tribute Early Thaw miniseries continues Friday with a $2,500-to-win feature. The event drew 26 entries. |