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 [...]
PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY to HOST RICHEST EVENT in SPEARS SOUTHWEST TOUR HISTORY
Bakersfield, CA -- On Sunday, September 29th, the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series will compete in the “Spears Manufacturing Colorado 100” on the one-mile oval at Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR), in Fountain, Colorado. Today, the prize money for the race was announced, making the event the richest in SPEARS [...]
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 [...]
CODY HODGSON TEAMS UP WITH BOB STRANDWOLD RACING TO RUN SPEARS SOUTHWEST
Bob Strandwold Racing Release – April 25, 2013 CODY HODGSON TEAMS UP WITH BOB STRANDWOLD RACING TO RUN SPEARS SOUTHWEST Modesto, CA — Cody Hodgson of Escalon, CA will be back in the drivers seat with Bob Strandwold Racing (BSR) for the 2013 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series. Hodgson, who raced three [...]
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 [...]
GOMES – TOP FLOWMASTER YOUNG GUN
With his third place finish at Stockton 99, Jacob Gomes now leads the 2013 "Flowmaster Young Guns Championship" for drivers 23 years of age and younger.
TOP ROOKIE – Stockton
Jeremy Doss was the top placing SPEARS Southwest Tour Rookie-of-the-Year contender in Saturday's "Strandwold Brothers 125" with a ninth place finish.
UP NEXT – THE BULLRING
The next event for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series is the "GoLiveStream.TV - Blackjack 121" Saturday, May 11th at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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 [...]
Potts Starts Rookie Campaign Strong with 5th Place Finish at Madera
Colby Potts started off the 2013-racing season strong with a 5th place finish in the Spears SRL Southwest Tour season opener at Madera Speedway. On a night where fifteen drivers were under the track record, Colby managed pilot his Economy Signs/Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet through the star-studded SRL field into [...]
Cody Ware Makes the Best of Madera Late Model Start
Cody Ware, making his first start in a Late model stock car made the best of his dealt hand in the Spears SRL twin 25 lap races held on March 16, 2013 at Madera Speedway. Cody drove the # 77 King Taco PP1M (Performance P-1 Motorsports) Chevrolet. Cody arrived at [...]
Lovelace Undeterred by Madera Finish
Roseville CA- Zane Lovelace, driver of the #46 Prestige Autobuyers.com/ MotoFX Toyota Camry remains confident in both his car and his team after a disappointing finish to the Spears Southwest Tour season opener in Madera Ca. The “Melo’s Gas & Gear 151” presented by 51 FIFTY Energy Drinks was just [...]
“Melo’s Gas and Gear 151 presented by 51 FIFTY Energy Drink”
BAKERSFIELD, CA – The season opener is always filled with drama, but as the 2013 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series opener approached the drama was already at a high level. Madera Speedway had resurfaced the track, which lead to much uncertainty, a big group of rookie contenders and a big [...]
