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Sam Hafertepe Jr. Not Sweating ASCS Winless Streak, Focused on Another Belleville Sweep
Sam Hafertepe Jr. is back in familiar territory this season, rising to the top of multiple categories with the American Sprint Car Series. But one key stat is still missing after 11 races for the current Series points leader – a win. This is the longest the Sunnyvale, TX native has gone into a full season with ASCS without a win since his first full year on tour
The Big One is back. For the second straight year, the event is set to bring the American Sprint Car Series back to the “Sunflower State” for two nights of racing at Belleville High Banks. The fast 1/2-mile Kansas dirt track opens its program on Friday, June 5, with the top 360 Sprint Car pilots
The attempt to compete was made, however, following the first Heat Race between the ASCS Western and Northern Plains Regions on Saturday at Sweetwater Speedway, the call was made to cancel the Sprint Cars from the rest of the program due to wind. The track posted to Social Media, stating,
Topping a stacked field of 33 competitors on Saturday night’s Greg Hodnett Memorial at Riverside International Speedway, Mississippi’ Dale Howard was the man on top when all was said and done with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints. Howard’s first win on the season with the series, his win marks
For the second time in as many outings with the ASCS Northern and Western Plains, Canada’s Kelly Miller stood in Victory Lane, with his latest triumph coming at Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs, Wyo. Winning the opening night of the two-round affair as he did in 2025, Miller rolled to
Making it a perfect night at Crowleys Ridge Raceway on Friday night, Derek Hagar was “The Guy” with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints for the first time in 2026. A regular occurrence at the Arkansas quarter-mile, Hagar chased the lead until Lap 14 when Bradley Fezard’s night ended while
Entering several unknowns in his first full season with the American Sprint Car Series, Cole Schroeder is focused on two key elements: learn and build. In the first 11 races of the season, the 20-year-old, from Bozeman, MT, has kept his No. 3 Maxim Chassis out of harm’s way, giving him as much track
Head-to-head once again, the ASCS Western Plains Region will take on the ASCS Northern Plains Region in the state of Wyoming this weekend, with two nights at Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs. Adam Trimble was king of the weekend in 2025, with a sweep of action at the three-eights-mile oval.
Rolling into Arkansas for a doubleheader weekend, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will take on Crowleys Ridge Raceway and Riverside International Speedway on Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20. A $ 2,500-to-win showdown in Paragould on Friday, the following night goes to $2,700-to-win in the 8th annual Greg
With the United States’ semiquincentennial anniversary set for this July, the American Sprint Car Series will celebrate by bringing 360 Sprint Car racing to tracks across the Heartland. The journey will bring the Series to four tracks across three states, with events that give fans a second chance to attend an Arkansas
Landing his third win of the 2026 season with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints, Cody Gardner tightened his grip on the point lead Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss. Having won three of the four events contested in 2026, Gardner leads the field by 118 markers
With several storms affecting Batesville Motor Speedway and more rain expected later throughout the evening, American Sprint Car Series and track officials have postponed Saturday’s program to Friday, July 10. The decision was made in the best interest of driver and fan safety, with multiple inches of rain on the
Matt Covington has seen this script before. Sam Hafertepe Jr. leads the American Sprint Car Series points, while Covington remains on his tail for the title fight entering the summer stretch. In years past, that story has ended with Covington having to watch Hafertepe or another driver run away with the title. This year, the Glenpool, OK driver wants to flip
The American Sprint Car Series is back in the state where it all started. The top drivers of 360 Sprint Car racing travel to Arkansas, which first welcomed the Series in 1993, for a Saturday night duel at Locust Grove’s Batesville Motor Speedway on June 13. The high-banked 3/8-mile will see
Getting Word that Baton Rouge is foregoing their event scheduled for Saturday, June 13, the promotion team at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss. has stepped up and taken the date. Gates open at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 6:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for
Making the trip from Canada worth the hours, Kelly Miller captured Saturday’s checkered flag at El Paso County Raceway with the ASCS Western Plains and ASCS Northern Plains. Getting the lead on Lap 12 from Don Grable, the No. 45x never went away, but could not retake the spot, with
Seth Bergman’s hard work has put him at the heart of the American Sprint Car Series championship fight in 2026. The Snohomish, WA racer collected his second win of the season in the Salute to Service Sprint Car Showdown through a competitive 25 laps around 81 Speedway. Starting the Feature
The forecast was better for Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway, until it wasn’t, as rain takes yet another win with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints. Racing is scheduled to resume at Baton Rouge Raceway on Saturday, June 13. The 2026 season marks the 35th season of competition for the
Round 1 of this weekend’s showdown between the ASCS Western and Northern Plains Regions along with the 360 Wing Desert Series went down Friday night with Blair Cooper capturing the top spot at El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colo. Chased to the finish by El Paso, Texas shoe, Don
Adding his name to the list of winners with the Malvern Bank ASCS Midwest Region presented by Hoosier Tire on Friday night, Chase Brown rolled sixth to first at Boone County Raceway in Albion, Neb. Quickly through the field, Brown made it to the point on Lap 8 and never
Any win with the American Sprint Car Series is special for Blake Hahn. However, winning at the track his grandfather, Emmett Hahn, built in an event honoring family friend Don Swope hits close to home. The Sapulpa, OK driver set the pace throughout the night at the Creek County Speedway,
When the American Sprint Car Series visited Benton Speedway on May 8, Ryder Laplante was sitting at home, waiting for the chance to drive a Sprint Car again. The week beforehand, the Calcera, OK native, was involved in a violent crash at Texas Motor Speedway that destroyed his No. 88R machine. While he
The American Sprint Car Series is back in the Great Plains for a two-state weekend against two ASCS regional campaigns. The ASCS National Tour will visit Creek County Speedway for the first time in 2026 for the Don Swope Classic with the ASCS Sooner Region on Friday, June 5. On Saturday, both
Kyler Johnson is currently sitting at the highest he’s ever been in the points standings with the American Sprint Car Series. But he knows he could still be higher. While Quinter, KS native has seen glimpses of race-winning pace in the first quarter of the season, placing him fourth in the standings (126 points back from the
With heavy rainfall drenching the grounds at Salt City Speedway throughout the week, in addition to more rain expected today and tomorrow, American Sprint Car Series and track officials have decided to postpone Saturday’s clash between the National Tour and ASCS Gunsmoke Region. The decision was made keeping the best interests of traveling
Salt City Speedway is set for a Saturday night showdown between two American Sprint Car Series campaigns going head-to-head. The National Tour and ASCS Gunsmoke Region join forces for the first time in 2026 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds for a Saturday night battle worth a $4,000 payday. Built in 1910,
Getting his first victory of the 2026 season in ASCS competition, Kansas native Kyler Johnson led it all against the ASCS Western Plains and Gun Smoke Region at Phillips County Raceway Saturday night. Getting the lead from the top of the front row over Bryan Gossell, the margin of victory
Rain in the Kansas plains has proven too much at Salt City, forcing the cancellation of events scheduled for Friday, May 22, with the ASCS Gun Smoke Region. The series joins with the ASCS Western Plains Region on Saturday, May 23, at Philips County Speedway. Racing gets underway at 6:00
With rain already working into the area, and an ever-worsening forecast for this weekend, officials with the Mitchell’s Motorplex and the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints have made the call to cancel events slated for Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23. The ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints are scheduled
The American Sprint Car Series is picking up the pace in June as drivers prepare for multiple weekends of racing on 1/4-mile and 1/2-mile tracks of the Midwest. The month’s challenge begins with a doubleheader weekend in Oklahoma and Kansas, then a drive south to Arkansas at the halfway point, and
Adding his name to the list of winners with another ASCS Region, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington bested the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints Saturday night at Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. Trailing the opening three laps, Covington worked past Bradley Fezard on the fourth circuit. Keeping pace through several restarts, the
Collecting his second win of the season with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints, it came with quite the challenge through the first half of the feature event for Cody Gardner at Ark-La-Tex Speedway. Several crossover moves on Chelby Hinton before finally securing the spot on Lap 11, Gardner then
Seth Begman knew after the first weekend of the 2026 American Sprint Car Series season that he needed a refresh. The 2024 Series champion struggled out of the gates at Volusia Speedway Park in his debut appearance in the 55th Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals. Through three 360 Sprint Car Features, Bergman’s highest finish was 15th, missed the
The return of ASCS sanctioned competition to the Ark-La-Tex Speedway for the first time since 2023, the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints will head for the Louisiana oval on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16. Two previous visits in Winged and Non-Wing action, the National Tour of the American