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Son of Chuck Norris Ready for Return to Oval Track Racing

-By Kevin Peters, Speed51.com West Coast Correspondent Eric Norris has been successful in many different disciplines.  He is a father, son, husband, stuntman, stunt coordinator, off road racer, road course racer and a former NASCAR Winston (now K&N) West Series Champion.  He has been away from paved oval track racing [...]

NTS Three-Headed Monster Headed to All-American 400

Story By: Kevin Peters, West Coast Correspondent, Speed51.com     The 32nd Annual All-American 400 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville (TN) will be going back to its original roots, with 400 laps for the Super Late Models. But there will be a first for the event, a trio of West Coast drivers have [...]

Thorn, Campbell Motorsports Up for an All-american Challenge

-By Kevin Peters, Speed51.com West Coast Correspondent Derek Thorn and his Campbell Motorsports team are ready for a challenge this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee.  The California-based driver and team will be making the trip across the country to compete in the 32nd Annual All American 400 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville.   Thorn has [...]

CANSDALE LEADS QUALIFYING AT TUCSON

Qualifying Results: Tucson Speedway - September 17, 2106   1 57 Ryan Cansdale  00:15.322 2 88.109 2 2 23 Dan Holtz 00:15.351 2 87.942 00:00.029 00:00.029 2 3 51 Carlos Vieira 00:15.386 2 87.742 00:00.064 00:00.035 2 4 89 Bobby Hodges 00:15.450 2 87.379 00:00.128 00:00.064 2 5 43 Derek Thorn 00:15.458 2 87.333 00:00.136 00:00.008 2 6 16 Jacob Gomes 00:15.460 2 87.322 00:00.138 00:00.002 2 7 21 Blaine Rocha 00:15.539 1 86.878 00:00.217 00:00.079 2 8 36 Luke Hall 00:15.563 2 86.744 00:00.241 00:00.024 2 9 19 Brandon White 00:15.584 1 86.627 00:00.262 00:00.021 2 10 10 Mike Mendenhall 00:15.596 2 86.561 00:00.274 00:00.012 2 11 50 Trevor Huddleston * 00:15.632 2 86.361 00:00.310 00:00.036 2 12 26 Christian McGhee * 00:15.689 2 86.048 00:00.367 00:00.057 2 13 44 Bob Lyon 00:15.724 2 85.856 00:00.402 00:00.035 2 14 37 Keith Spangler 00:15.729 2 85.829 00:00.407 00:00.005 2 15 14 Craig Raudman 00:15.874 1 85.045 00:00.552 00:00.145 2 16 64 Matthew Meech * 00:16.082 2 83.945 00:00.760 00:00.208 2 17 80 Andre Prescott * 00:16.096 1 83.872 00:00.774 00:00.014

NASHVILLE BOUND

SPEARS Southwest Tour Series drivers, Derek Thorn, Blaine Rocha and Christian McGhee will all make the trip to Nashville, Tennessee to compete in the upcoming "All American 400" at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville on October 1 and 2.  Willie Allen, who travels from his home in Bon Aqua, Tennessee to each SPEARS [...]

16 – Jacob Gomes

Driver Hometown: Manteca, CA Car Owner: Ron & Susan Dell'Osso Crew Members: Paul Gomes (crew chief), Mike David, Phil Gomes, Mikie Parocua, Chris Oliveira, Josh "JJ" Johnson Years In Racing: 15 Sponsors: Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats, Dell'Osso Family Farm/Pumpkinmaze.com, Arbini Farms, Perry & Sons, David's Racing Products, Pepsi, Mid-Valley Pacific & Gomes Motorsports, LLC. Family: [...]

ROCHA LEADS QUALIFYING WITH NEW TRACK RECORD

Redwood Acres Raceway - August 5, 2016   Pos No. Name Best time In lap Best speed Diff Gap Laps 1 21 Blaine Rocha 00:15.408 2 87.617 2 2 16 Jacob Gomes 00:15.499 2 87.102 00:00.091 00:00.091 2 3 26 Christian McGhee * 00:15.507 2 87.057 00:00.099 00:00.008 2 4 19 Brandon White 00:15.513 2 87.024 00:00.105 00:00.006 2 5 43 Derek Thorn 00:15.536 2 86.895 00:00.128 00:00.023 2 6 57 Ryan Cansdale  00:15.565 2 86.733 00:00.157 00:00.029 2 7 51 Carlos Vieira 00:15.622 2 86.417 00:00.214 00:00.057 2 8 10 Mike Mendenhall 00:15.726 2 85.845 00:00.318 00:00.104 2 9 89 Bobby Hodges 00:15.739 2 85.774 00:00.331 00:00.013 2 10 37 Keith Spangler 00:15.776 2 85.573 00:00.368 00:00.037 2 11 2 Craig Raudman 00:15.784 2 85.530 00:00.376 00:00.008 2 12 36 Luke Hall 00:15.806 2 85.411 00:00.398 00:00.022 2 13 23A Brandon Ash 00:15.826 2 85.303 00:00.418 00:00.020 2 14 91 Allen Cress 00:15.955 2 84.613 00:00.547 00:00.129 2 15 80 Andre Prescott * 00:15.963 2 84.571 00:00.555 00:00.008 2 16 20F Dennis Furden * 00:16.303 1 82.807 00:00.895 00:00.340

Consistency Moves Rookie up to 2nd in Championship Standings

Rookie-of-the-Year Challenge leader Christian McGhee, has moved into second place in the 2016 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series championship standings, with his his forth place finish at Madera.  Under the guidance of crew chief Dustin Ash, McGhee has not finished outside the top four all season.   OS. CAR DRIVER NAME TOTAL 4/9 4/30 5/21 6/18 7/16 8/6 9/17 10/29 11/19 1 43 Derek Thorn 860 180 170 180 150 180 2 26 Christian McGhee * 810 165 160 160 165 160 3 57 Ryan [...]

RESULTS – MADERA

RESULTS: 51 FIFTY Energy Drink presents "RACE FOR AUTISM 125" Madera Speedway - July 16, 2016 Pos No. Name Laps Total time Diff Best time In lap Best speed 1 43 Derek Thorn 125 33:57.942 00:14.156 11 84.685 2 89 Bobby Hodges 125 34:00.096 00:02.154 00:14.286 27 83.914 3 16 Jacob Gomes 125 34:09.326 00:11.384 00:14.291 5 83.885 4 26 Christian McGhee * 125 34:10.146 00:12.204 00:14.277 13 83.967 5 2 Craig Raudman 125 34:12.285 00:14.343 00:14.360 8 83.482 6 51 Carlos Vieira 124 33:58.253 1 Lap 00:14.317 10 83.733 7 50 Trevor Huddleston * 124 33:58.656 00:00.403 00:14.206 8 84.387 8 22S Buddy Shepherd * 124 34:06.304 00:08.051 00:14.347 11 83.558 9 20M Cole Moore * 124 34:11.003 00:12.750 00:14.328 7 83.668 10 27M John Moore 124 34:11.512 00:13.259 00:14.338 6 83.610 11 57 Ryan Cansdale  124 34:11.842 00:13.589 00:14.213 12 84.345 12 20F Dennis Furden * 92 27:00.567 33 Laps 00:14.640 23 81.885 13 21H Eric Holmes 65 19:45.078 60 Laps 00:14.371 26 83.418 14 9 Justin Westmoreland 55 17:23.306 70 Laps 00:14.375 5 83.395 15 37 Keith Spangler 18 08:30.734 107 Laps 00:14.354 7 83.517 16 10 Mike Mendenhall 13 04:17.199 112 Laps 00:14.357 9 83.499 17 28 Dustin Ash 5 01:22.015 120 Laps 00:14.653 4 81.813 18 21 Blaine [...]

20 – Dennis Furden

Driver Hometown: Stevenson Ranch, CA Car Owner: Tri-Signal Motorsports Crew Members: John Roberts, Michael Stuart, Tony Jackson, Monica Jackson, Brandon Alonso Years In Racing: 46 Sponsors: Gun Owners of America, Tri-Signal Integration, Inc. , Rons Read Ends, Adams Armory