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RESULTS – GoLiveStream.TV Blackjack 121

    Date May 11, 2013 11:30:00 PM Track The BullRing @ Las Vegas 0.375miles Event GoLiveStream.TV "BLACKJACK 121" Group 2013 SPEARS SRL Best Lap Tm 14.922 In Lap 15 Best Speed 90.470 by Greg Pursley Classification Pos No. Name Laps Total time Diff Best time In lap Best speed 1 18 Jim Pettit II 121 1:03:54.601 00:14.938 16 90.374 2 43 Derek Thorn 121 1:03:54.898 00:00.297 00:14.998 74 90.012 3 90 Ross Strmiska 121 1:04:03.572 00:08.971 00:15.128 16 89.238 4 46 Zane Lovelace 121 1:04:07.123 00:12.522 00:15.148 12 89.121 5 0 Cody Hodgson YG 121 1:04:09.631 00:15.030 00:15.080 17 89.523 6 1 Donny St. Ours * YG 121 1:04:11.219 00:16.618 00:15.111 12 89.339 7 29 Greg Voigt 120 1:03:55.548 1 Lap 00:15.020 25 89.880 8 51 Carlos Vieira 120 1:03:59.257 00:03.709 00:15.245 52 88.554 9 39 Cole Custer * YG 120 1:03:59.607 00:04.059 00:15.123 12 89.268 10 57 David Ross 120 1:03:59.890 00:04.342 00:15.085 15 89.493 11 75 Jeremy Doss * YG 120 1:04:02.173 00:06.625 00:15.352 72 87.936 12 19 Brandon White * YG 120 1:04:02.983 00:07.435 00:15.205 73 88.787 13 88 Jason Gilbert 120 1:04:05.003 00:09.455 00:15.383 11 87.759 14 73 Ken Benhamou 119 1:04:05.860 2 [...]

St. Ours Best in Bullring Qualifying

Modesto, CA – 2013 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series rookie contender Donny St. Ours driving the Jeff Strandwold prepared #1 Eibach Springs/K&N Filters Chevrolet set the fastest qualifying lap of the 29 car field at the Bullring in Las Vegas on Saturday.   “It was nice to see Donny set fast [...]

12 – Colby Potts

Driver Hometown: Stockton CA, Oxford MS Car Owner: Greg Potts Crew Members: Mike Nascimento (crew chief), George Parino, Victor Machado, Mikey Nascimento, Henry Nascimento, Chad Nascimento, Ed Lyle, Paul Cardozo Years In Racing: 12 Sponsors: Nascimento Motorsports, Economy Signs, Manteca Tires Family: Father: Greg Potts, Mother: Carla Potts Job Info: Student at Ole Miss Racing Accomplishments: [...]

News and Notes: Saturday, May 11th at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

SPEARS Southwest Tour Series “GoLiveStream.TV – Blackjack 121” CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE:  Defending series champion Derek Thorn (360 pts) currently holds the championship point lead after his wins at Madera and Stockton, two-time series champ Jim Pettit II (340) is second, Jason Gilbert (311) is third, followed by Jacob Gomes (307) [...]

Ross Strmiska Ready to Roll into Vegas

        Manteca, CA – Ross Strmiska and his Mainline Equipment/Jack Tone Vineyards Team are set for this Saturday night’s SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series “GoLiveStream.TV – Blackjack 121” at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.   Strmiska, the third generation driver from Manteca, CA climbed to eighth in the SPEARS Southwest [...]

YOUNGEST EVER:

 Cole Custer will make his SPEARS Southwest Tour Series debut this weekend, making him the youngest driver ever to compete in the series, at age 15 years and four months.  Custer currently drives for Ken Schrader Racing in the K&N Pro Series East, where he is currently 13th in [...]

51 FIFTY Energy Drink to have 3 Teams Competing in the NASCAR K&N Pro-Series Race at Stockton 99 Speedway this Weekend

    Livingston, California April 30, 2013   This Saturday May 4th, 2013, 51 FIFTY Energy Drink will have three cars competing in the NASCAR K&N Pro-Series race at the Stockton 99 Speedway. Drivers Carlos Vieira, Ryan Philpott and “Young Gun” Jacob Gomes are looking forward to an exciting race on the 1/4 mile [...]

Ryan Cansdale Wins SRL S2 Event at Irwindale

Photo credit: Courtesy of Irwindale Speedway and www.marvsphotography.com Bakersfield, CA – Fourteen-year-old Ryan Cansdale of Laguna Beach, became the youngest driver ever to win on the Irwindale half-mile, with his victory Saturday night in the ‘SRL S2 Tour Series’ main event.  It was Irwindale Speedway’s second event since it’s reopening [...]

Sour Grapes for Gomez at Apple Cup

                             Twin Falls, Idaho-   With bitter cold wind gusts of nearly 50mph, Jonathon Gomez and The Century Motorsports and Marine Race Team unloaded their #22 Century Motorsports and Marine Chevy Impala Friday with high hopes of winning the Yakima [...]

ERMISH SET TO MAKE SECOND “TOUR” OF DUTY

        Modesto, CA – Beginning at the upcoming race at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Troy Ermish is teaming with Bob Strandwold Racing (BSR) to compete for the remainder of the 2013 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series season, driving the #5 Allied Auto Chevrolet.   "Bob has always had top [...]

Voigt and NTS Motorsports Strong at Stockton 99

      KERNERSVILLE, NC (April 11, 2013) Southwest Tour Series veteran Greg Voigt posted a sixth place finish at Stockton 99 Speedway behind the wheel of the NTS Motorsports #29 Chevrolet in Saturday’s SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series “Strandwold Brother 125”.   Voigt of Goleta, CA, a former SPEARS Southwest Tour Series winner at [...]

THORN DOUBLES

  Bakersfield, CA – Heading into the “STRANDWOLD BROTHERS 125 presented by HURST Shifters” last Saturday at Stockton 99 Speedway, the big story was ‘double-file’ restarts for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series.  Leaving Stockton 99 Speedway, the big story was the battle that waged on the track between Jim Pettit [...]

Top 5 Finish for Zane Lovelace at Stockton 99 Speedway

      ROSEVILLE, California — With a 5th place finish in last weekend’s “STRANDWOLD BROTHERS 125 presented by HURST Shifters” at Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton California, Zane Lovelace, driver of the #46 Prestige Autobuyers.com/MotoFX Toyota Camry, gains not only momentum but also valuable points in his pursuit of a 2013 [...]

Ross Strmiska Scores Top Five at Stockton 99

Manteca, CA – Ross Strmiska, a third generation driver from Manteca, CA drove the Mainline Equipment/ Jack Tone Vineyards #90 to a fourth place finish in Saturday’s SPEARS Southwest Tour Series race at Stockton 99 Speedway.  With his fourth place run on Saturday, Strmiska moved up to eighth in [...]

Thorn Wins Epic Battle

Derek Thorn won an epic on-track battle with championship rival Jim Pettit II at Saturday's "Strandwold Brothers 125 presented by Hurst Shifters" at Stockton 99 Speedway. Stockton Speedway April 6, 2013 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series   FP SP Car Driver Team / Make Laps Points Money   Status 1 6 43 Derek Thorn Four Star Fruit, Campbell Motorsports Ford 125 180 $3,000.00 Running 2 5 18 Jim Pettit II Moeller Bros., Golden Gate Petroleum Chevrolet 125 170 $1,500.00 Running 3 4 16 Jacob Gomes Sunnyvalley Smoked [...]

Notes of Interest: Stockton

SPEARS Southwest Tour Series ‘STRANDWOLD BROTHERS 125’ presented by HURST Shifters at Stockton 99 Speedway Notes of Interest: SECOND OF TEN: This weekend’s “STRANDWOLD BROTHERS 125 presented by HURST Shifters” is the second of the ten events that make up the 2013 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series championship season. STOCKTON WINNERS: Former SPEARS Southwest [...]

PETTIT DETERMINED HEADING TO STOCKTON

  Prunedale, CA – Two-time SPEARS Southwest Tour Series champion Jim Pettit II and his Quentin Bammer owned team are determined to get their first win of 2013 this weekend at Stockton 99 Speedway.   “Stockton’s been a good track for us over the years, and we always seem to get good [...]

Austin Barnes Confident for 2013

  Escondido, CA -- Austin Barnes Driver of the #61 Protect the Harvest, LoanMart, Maxima Racing Oil Ford Fusion is feeling confident for a strong showing in the 2013 Spears SRL Southwest Tour series despite a disappointing finish at Madera Speedway in the first race of the season. The Lucas [...]