Other Series Racing

Seventeen-year old driver Taylor Ferns from Shelby Township, Michigan made headlines last month toping the speed charts with Venturini Motorsports (VMS) during the 3-day ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards open testing session at Daytona International Speedway.

Fifteen-year old racing prodigy Kyle Benjamin from Easley, South Carolina has committed to taking his career to the next level by choosing the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and Venturini Motorsports as the next step in his driver development process.

The last time the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series competed in the Grand Canyon State was March 2009, when Chad Kemenah dominated the feature to claim the final checkered flag at famed Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix.

Taylor Ferns got her first taste of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals from behind the wheel in 2012, after attending the race three straight years as a spectator, as she waited to be of-age to compete in the famed indoor event.

The list of past winners of the Chili Bowl Nationals is a “Who’s Who” of the racing world. Of the 17 drivers that have won the Chili Bowl, only five have won it more than once. Tracy Hines, who claimed the Golden Driller trophy in 2005, looks to add his name to that very exclusive list of racers that have multiple Chili Bowl wins as he returns to the famed event this year.

Four of the most recognized words in motorsports will once again be heard throughout one of the Nation’s most recognized racing facilities, after being closed for the entire 2012 season.

With the closing of Toyota Speedway at Irwindale this past season, it raised a lot of speculation on how a state of the art facility could go from one of the Nation’s most popular short tracks, to one of the biggest mismanaged fiascos since Ontario Motor Speedway closed its gates in 1980.

Michael Waltrip Racing owners Rob Kauffman and Michael Waltrip announced today they will race in the 51st annual Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 26-27. Joining the pair behind the wheel of the Grand Am version of the Ferrari 458 GT that will test in Daytona this weekend will be NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Clint Bowyer and road racing veteran Rui Aguas.

Enter Joe Sylvester and his Bad Habit Monster Truck Team, without a doubt one of the new breakout teams of the Monster jam Series boasting a number of top accolades. As one of the youngest Monster Truck owners and drivers in the Monster Jam Series his team has accomplished a staggering thirty five racing wins, ten final round racing victories, and an unsettling sixty two freestyle competition wins in its six year history.

For Southern California racers, it’s been a long 11 month hiatus from one of the premier short tracks in the Nation. After the company that managed the track, Irwindale Speedway LLC, filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy on February 13, 2012, Jim Cohans Team 211 Entertainment group has been working feverishly to bring racing back to Southern California.