March 2023
Alabama
East Alabama Motor SpeedwayUnsanctioned Crates (604) March 25, 2023 |
| Traylor led all 20 laps. ... Josh Taylor won the 602 Crate feature. |
Tri-County SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 25, 2023 |
| Dale Lucas won the 602 Crate feature. |
North Alabama SpeedwayCrate Racin’ USA non-touring March 18, 2023 |
| Brandon Meeks didn't start the feature. ... Cruz Wallace of Tuscumbia, Ala., won the 602 feature. |
Fort Payne Motor SpeedwayUnited Championship Racing Alliance March 11, 2023 |
| Lunsford of Newnan, Ga., inherited the lead with five laps remaining when race-long leader Chip Brindle blew a tire. ... He earned $3,023 in the UCRA opener. ... Jason Lively, who started 21st after a deck-height infraction following time trials, rallied to finish second. ... Three drivers were disqualified for altercations: Thomas Willoughby, Chase Oliver and reigning UCRA champ Kenny Kizzar. ... The $5,000 winner of the Super Late Model portion of the Bama Brawl program, Sam Seawright, finished 10th. ... Hayden Swaney won the 602 Crate Late Model feature. |
Tri-County SpeedwayUnsanctioned Crates (602) March 11, 2023 |
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Moulton SpeedwayUnsanctioned Crates (604) March 5, 2023 |
| Lance Robertson won the 13-car 602 Crate Late Model feature. |
Dothan Motor SpeedwayUnsanctioned Crates (602) March 4, 2023 |
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Arkansas
Old No. 1 SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 5, 2023 |
| Beard, of Trumann, Ark., captured the season-opening Winter Blast for a $2,000 victory. ... Seven of 13 starters were running at the finish. ... Polesitter Mike Carr finished fourth. |
California
Placerville SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 18, 2023 |
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Florida
Southern RacewayUnsanctioned Crates (604) March 25, 2023 |
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Hendry County Motorsports ParkUnsanctioned Limiteds March 18, 2023 |
| Earning $3,000, Harris notched his second victory of the weekend after picking up a $2,589 Southern Clash victory in Waycross, Ga., the previous evening. |
Hendry County Motorsports ParkUnsanctioned Limiteds March 4, 2023 |
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Georgia
Golden Isles SpeedwayUnsanctioned Crates (604) March 25, 2023 |
| Scott Waters won the 602 Crate feature (Corrects 604 finish). |
Swainsboro RacewayUnsanctioned Crates (604) March 18, 2023 |
| Tyler Sanders won the 602 Crate Late Model feature. |
Winder-Barrow SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 18, 2023 |
| Cody Segar won tdhe 602 Crate feature. |
Waycross Motor SpeedwaySouthern Clash Late Models March 17, 2023 |
| Second-starting Harris, of Jupiter, Fla., slipped by race-long leader Mark Whitener on lap 28 and paced the final two circuits to win Friday's $2,589 Southern Clash Late Models Series season opener. ... Whitener, of Middleburg, Fla., led the first 28 laps from the pole before finishing 1.372 seconds back. ... Jordy Nipper advanced three positions and finished fourth. ... Scott Johnson gained four spots and finished sixth. ... Friday's feature lasted 21 minutes with 11 drivers completing all 30 laps. ... Whitener topped the 16-car field in qualifying. |
Needmore SpeedwayCrate Racin’ USA non-touring March 11, 2023 |
| Overton led all 25 laps for a $1,500 payday. ... Nevin Gainey won the 602 Crate Late Model feature. ... The event was the first under the new ownership of Chance Smith. |
Winder-Barrow SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 11, 2023 |
| Chris Woods won the 602 Crate Late Model feature and lowered the track record with a 14.22-second qualifying lap. |
Lavonia SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 11, 2023 |
| Brady Cornett won the 602 Crate feature. |
Senoia RacewayUnsanctioned Crates (604) March 4, 2023 |
| Winning from the pole position, Overton captured the 604 Crate Late Model feature on the undercard of Wil Herrington's Schaeffer's Spring Nationals victory. ... Brandon McDaniel captured the 602 Crate Late Model feature. |
Winder-Barrow SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 4, 2023 |
| Woods, of Statham, Ga., also won the 602 Crate Late Model feature. |
Louisiana
Thunder Valley SpeedwayCrate Racin’ USA non-touring March 25, 2023 |
| Four of nine starters were running at the finish. |
Baton Rouge RacewayCrate Racin’ USA non-touring March 11, 2023 |
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Thunder Valley SpeedwayCrate Racin’ USA non-touring March 4, 2023 |
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Super Bee SpeedwayCrate Racin’ USA non-touring March 4, 2023 |
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Sabine SpeedwayCrate Racin’ USA March 3, 2023 |
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Missouri
Lucas Oil SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 25, 2023 |
| Wells, of Aurora, Mo., took the lead from Jace Parmley on lap 16 and led the final nine circuits in the track's season opener. ... Wells won in a 2006 TNT Race Car that's seen 95 checkered flags. ... "We gave it a brush-up over the winter and we're really proud of it," Wells said. "TNT does a heck of a job on these cars. It's just a special race car.” |
Mississippi
Magnolia Motor SpeedwayCrate Racin’ USA Crates (602) March 25, 2023 |
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Jackson Motor SpeedwayCrate Racin’ USA non-touring March 25, 2023 |
| Williams won on the undercard of Kyle Beard's Mississippi State Championship Challenge triumph. ... Matt Grable won the 602 Crate feature. |
Hattiesburg SpeedwayCrate Racin’ USA non-touring March 24, 2023 |
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Columbus SpeedwayUnsanctioned Crates (602) March 18, 2023 |
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Magnolia Motor SpeedwayCrate Racin’ USA non-touring March 11, 2023 |
| Shay Knight won the 602 Crate feature. |
Whynot Motorsports ParkSouthern Thunder Series (602 Crates) March 4, 2023 |
| Thrash, of Meridian, Miss., took the lead on lap five and never looked back, winning Saturday's $1,200 inaugural Southern Thunder Series race. ... Jamey Boland led the first four laps from the pole and finished 1.414 seconds back. ... Spencer Hughes advanced three positions and finished third. ... Bailey Callahan gained seven spots and finished sixth. ... Saturday's feature lasted 16 minutes with 12 competitors completing all 25 laps. ... The tour was founded by Mike Boland and Robert Brown. |
Whynot Motorsports ParkCrate Racin’ USA non-touring March 4, 2023 |
| Gresham's Battle of the States victory came on the same card as Nick Thrash's triumph in the inaugural Southern Thunder Series event for 602 Crate Late Models. ... Gresham started third while Jason Henry started on the pole. ... The event drew 25 604 Crate Late Models but four scratched from the feature. |
Columbus SpeedwayUnsanctioned Crates (602) March 4, 2023 |
| The event was the first for new promoters Tim Austin and Allen Mitchell. |
North Carolina
East Lincoln Motor SpeedwayBlue Ridge Outlaw Late Models March 25, 2023 |
| Third-starting Shirey, of Swansea, S.C., took the lead on lap 21 and paced the final 10 circuits, topping a 15-car field to win $2,000. ... Nick Dietz finished second, 3.246 seconds back. ... Polesitter Dylan Watson failed to lead a lap and finished third. ... Dylan Davis started 13th and finished fifth. ... Colt Smith advanced four positions and finished seventh. ... Danny Hurley and Elliott Sanders each gained six spots, finishing eighth and ninth. ... Saturday's feature lasted 36 minutes with eight drivers completing all 30 laps. ... Watson was fast qualifier. |
Fayetteville Motor SpeedwayMid-East 602 Crates (weekly) March 25, 2023 |
| McBride won on the undercard of Michael Rouse's I-95 Late Model Challenge victory. |
Tri-County RacetrackUnsanctioned Supers March 25, 2023 |
| Payne earned $2,000. ... Ricky Smith won the 602 Crate Late Model feature. ... Also on the card was a $5,000 Sport Compact Dirt Racing Association event won by Brandon Dalton of Bowling Green, Ky. |
Fayetteville Motor SpeedwayMid-East 602 Crates (weekly) March 24, 2023 |
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Tri-County RacetrackUnsanctioned Limiteds March 24, 2023 |
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Carolina SpeedwayBlue Ridge Outlaw Late Models March 11, 2023 |
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Fifth-starting Craft of Lavonia, Ga., captured the $3,500 Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models victory in Saturday’s Steve Heintz Tribute Race. ... He finished 1.217 seconds ahead of Timbo Mangum to record his second straight victory after pocketing $1,500 with the Southeastern Late Model Sportsman Series a week earlier at Cherokee Speedway. ... Justin Sims was disqualified and three drivers scratched from the event that drew 24 entries. |
County Line RacewayI-95 Late Model Challenge March 11, 2023 |
| The pole-starting Rouse, of Wilson, N.C., led all 30 laps in the I-95 Late Model Challenge opener. ... The reigning series champ took the checkers a half-second ahead of runner-up Christian Thomas. ... Rouse notched his 14th career tour victory, third on the all-time list. ... Bradley McCaskill rallied from his 15th starting spot to finish fourth. ... Ten of 17 starters completed 30 laps. ... The series returns to action March 25 in Fayetteville, N.C. |
Pennsylvania
Port Royal SpeedwayUnsanctioned Supers March 5, 2023 |
| Dillan Stake of Three Springs, Pa., led all 25 laps for his first career Super Late Model victory. ... He topped a 31-car field to win Port Royal's season opener for a $4,000 check — the 2023 Super Late Model weekly winner's prize (up from $3,000) that highlights a purse increase announced by track officials. ... Ross Robinson finished second, 1.825 seconds back. ... Jeff Rine gained 10 spots in finishing fifth while Gregg Satterlee started 23rd and finished ninth. ... Sunday's feature lasted nine minutes with 17 drivers completing 25 laps. ... Justin Weaver, Colton Flinner, Mike Lupfer and Gary Stuhler won heats. | Video |
South Carolina
Lancaster Motor SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 25, 2023 |
| MIke Huey retired after leading the first four laps. ... Godwin led the rest of the 20-lapper. |
Cherokee SpeedwayMid-East 604 Crates (weekly) March 25, 2023 |
| Ruggiero started outside the front row and led all 20 laps, winning by a 1.4-second margin. |
Laurens County SpeedwayUnsanctioned Crates (602) March 25, 2023 |
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Laurens County SpeedwayUnsanctioned Crates (602) March 18, 2023 |
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Travelers Rest SpeedwayGM Performance 602 Series March 11, 2023 |
| Mintz of Hopkins, S.C., won by more than five seconds in the GM Performance 602 Series event. He earned $1,500. |
Cherokee SpeedwayMid-East 604 Crate Late Model Series March 5, 2023 |
| Steele, of York, S.C., led all 25 laps from the pole to win $2,000. ... John Ruggiero Jr. nearly spun on lap 22 while battling Cody Overton for third, causing Overton to make contact with his left-front and straightened him back out. Overton was unable to continue and finished 16th while Ruggiero recovered to finish second, 1.254 seconds back. ... Dalton Jacobs advanced five positions and finished fifth. ... Kendal Tucker started 16th and finished seventh. ... Sunday's feature lasted 21 minutes with 15 drivers completing all 25 laps. ... Steele set fast time. |
Cherokee SpeedwayMid-East 602 Crate Late Model Series March 4, 2023 |
| Ruggiero Jr., of Lincolnton, N.C., led all 20 laps from the pole and topped a 16-car field to win Saturday's $1,000 Mid-East 602 Crate Late Model feature. ... Rod Tucker finished second, 3.149 seconds back. ... Justin Mintz advanced three positions and finished fourth. ... Goose Calvert gained two spots and finished seventh. ... Daniel Parker started 11th and finished eighth. ... Saturday's feature lasted 15 minutes with 12 competitors completing all 20 laps. ... Ruggiero Jr. was fast qualifier. |
Cherokee SpeedwaySoutheastern Late Model Sportsman Series March 4, 2023 |
| Craft, of Lavonia, Ga., took the lead on lap 23 and led the final three circuits of Saturday's feature, topping the 12-car field and collecting $1,500. ... Jeremy Steele led the first 22 laps from the pole before being overtaken by Craft and finishing 0.470 of a second back. ... Owen Osteen and Larry Timms each advanced three positions, finishing third and fourth. ... Mark Greene also gained three spots and finished seventh. ... Saturday's feature lasted eight minutes with eight drivers completing all 25 laps. ... Steele topped the field in qualifying. |
Tennessee
Tazewell SpeedwayUnited Championship Racing Alliance March 25, 2023 |
| Illinois-turned-Tennessee driver Matt Shannon inherited the Jim Arnwine Memorial victory after apparent winner Brian Smith of Barbourville, Ky., was disqualified because of a fuel violation. ... The tenth-starting Shannon earned $3,001 for his first UCRA victory. ... Polesitter Josh Collins led the first 27 laps before breaking a fan blade and handing the lead to Smith. ... Runner-up Bradley Lewelling advanced five positions. ... Jessie Hughes started 16th and finished seventh. ... Saturday's feature lasted 28 minutes with 11 drivers completing 40 laps. ... Collins, Smith and Aaron Guinn won heats. (Updates with Smith's DQ.) |
Duck River Raceway ParkUnsanctioned Limiteds March 25, 2023 |
| Posey, of Petersburg, Tenn., inherited the lead from polesiiter Cody Ballard after Ballard made contact with an infield yuke tire, drawing a caution midway through the race. … Posey earned $1,000. … Eighth-starting Jadon Frame cut down a left front tire on the opening lap, tagged the tail of the field and rallied from 14th to finish fifth. … Seventh-finishing Jim Gray earned earned an American Racer tire sponsored by SAM Racing. … Chase Walls outran a 24-car field to win the 602 Late Model feature paying $1,200-to-win. … It was the 50th anniversary season-opener at Duck River. |
Clarksville SpeedwayDIRTcar Supers March 25, 2023 |
| English led all 12 laps in the five-car feature. ... Ronnie Cooper (604) and Frank Haar (602) won Crate Late Model features. |
Tennessee National RacewayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 25, 2023 |
| Hanger earned $1,500 for his Icebreaker victory. |
Clarksville SpeedwayDIRTcar Supers March 18, 2023 |
| Kane Newby won the 602 Crate Late Model feature. |
411 Motor SpeedwayUnsanctioned Crates (604) March 11, 2023 |
| Hayden Cardwell won on the undercard of Cory Hedgecock's $15,000 Schaeffer's Spring Nationals victory. ... Tucker Anderson won the 602 Crate feature. |
Texas
105 SpeedwayAmerican Crate Late Model Series March 18, 2023 |
| The winner started outside the front row and led all 20 laps. ... The American Crate Late Model Series South event drew seven cars. |
Big O SpeedwayDIRTcar Supers March 11, 2023 |
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Big O SpeedwayDIRTcar Supers March 4, 2023 |
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Texana Raceway ParkUnsanctioned Crates (604) March 4, 2023 |
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Virginia
Winchester SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 26, 2023 |
| Kyle Hardy won the Crate Late Model feature ahead of his sixth-place finish in the Limited main. |
Winchester SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 18, 2023 |
| Hart, of Port Royal, Pa., won his first Winchester feature. ... The third-starting Hart slipped under front-row starters exiting turn two on the first lap and was never headed. ... James Lichliter was running third on the 18th lap when he hit the turn-four wall. ... Third-finishing Rodney Walls started on the pole alongside Lichliter. |
Winchester SpeedwayUnsanctioned Limiteds March 11, 2023 |
| Kyle Lear of Severna Park, Md., overtook race-long leader Kyle Hardy of Stephens City, Va., with four laps remaining to win Saturday's Limited Late Model feature at the 3/8-mile oval. ... Five cars finished the 25-lap feature that spanned 30 minutes. ... Hardy topped hometown racer Mike Franklin to win the 19-car Crate feature. |