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A Pair of Podium Finishes for Tracy Hines at I-96 & Angell Park
By Tracy Hines Racing PR
NEW CASTLE, Ind.— June 24, 2013— Tracy Hines has been strong on the big tracks with the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series this season. Same goes for his program on the small tracks with the Honda USAC National Midget Dirt Championship. A pair of races over the weekend saw the same results as he recorded podium finishes in both a sprint car and midget on successive nights at I-96 Speedway in Michigan, and Angell Park Speedway in Wisconsin.
Hines led a total of 13 laps on Sunday, June 23 at the historic Angell Park, which is located just outside of Madison, Wis., in Sun Prairie. He started on the outside of the front row and took the lead for the first time on the fifth lap from Rico Abreu. Hines would pace the field for two laps before Caleb Armstrong took the top spot, though his night would end three laps later with mechanical trouble. This would hand the lead back to Hines who would stay out front until a lap-22 restart, when Abreu powered around him on the high side of the third-mile. Darren Hagen would then slip by Hines as well, who would end up third in the Parker Machinery/Powered by Toyota Spike.
Hines was sixth-fastest in time trials of the 26 drivers that toured Angell Park Speedway. He followed that up with a runner-up finish in the third heat race to punch his ticket into the 30-lap main event, which was a tri-sanctioned race for the Honda USAC National Midget Series, POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Badger Midget Auto Racing Association.
“We really didn’t need that last yellow,” said Hines. “I was running my race down low and was really making him (Abreu) have to go where I was not. He was obviously really good up top and the bottom of the track ended up going away late in the race. We always want to win, but a third is good, especially after having bad luck on the last night of Indiana Midget Week. We’ll just keep plugging away on our dirt midget program and try to get a little quicker each time we go to the track.”
At I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich., on Saturday, June 22, Hines finished third in the 30-lap main event for the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series aboard the Hansen’s Welding Inc./Motor City Auto Transport DRC. The 2002 series champion lined up 10th and steadily worked his way forward. A couple of late race restarts bunched the field up and allowed Hines an opportunity to pick up a couple of more spots. On the final circuit, he dove under Dave Darland to take third as they came off the fourth turn.
“I-96 is definitely a fast place,” he noted. “The bottom of the track really came in and were able to pick off quite a few guys that were running the top. I was kind of surprised that we were able to get going as well we were and gain so many spots with how fast the track was. After having some trouble earlier in the night during qualifying to end up third was a decent night for us.”
The Tony Hulman Classic for the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series at the Terre Haute Action Track, which was scheduled for Friday, June 21, fell to rain after time trials. Hines qualified 10th of the 23 entries for the event, which was originally postponed by rain last month.
Hines is currently seventh in the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series standings. He has won twice this season and has five top-10 finishes. The veteran driver is sixth in points with the Honda USAC National Midget Dirt Championship, just 20 markers out of the top-five. He’ll return to action next weekend at Pikes Peak (Colo.) International Raceway in a doubleheader for the USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Series and the Honda USAC National Midget Series Pavement Championship.
“The next few weeks are going to be very busy that’s for sure,” said Hines. “We’ll take advantage of the time we have this week to kind of get ahead before we go to Pikes Peak. Then when we get back, we’ll have a few races and it will be (Indiana) Sprint Week. As a driver this is the time of the year you look forward to, though as a mechanic and car owner it can definitely be a taxing time, so you have to be as prepared as you can and keep after the little things.”
Tracy Hines Racing would like to thank: Hansen’s Welding Inc., Parker Machinery, Motor City Auto Transport, Turbines, Inc., Afco Racing Products, Daum Crop Insurance, Schoenfeld Headers, Allstar Performance, Kenny’s Components, Race Bumpers and Bell Racing.
For more information on Tracy Hines Racing, visit http://www.tracyhinesracing.com. Follow Tracy on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TracyHinesRacin.
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“2ND ANNUAL SOUTHWEST CONTRACTORS BILLET CUP" AT HANFORD SET FOR MAY 11TH
MAIN EVENT WILL HAVE EXTRA $8,350 POINT FUND
by Lance Jennings
SANTA MARIA, CA – MAY 5, 2013... On Saturday, May 11th, the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series will make their first of six appearances at Kings Speedway in Hanford. The “2nd Annual Southwest Contractors Billet Cup” will feature a special point’s format with a fully inverted 30-lap main event paying $1,500-to-win and $200-to-start. In addition, an extra $8,350 point fund with $2,000 awarded to the highest point driver will be up for grabs. With over $16,000 available in total purses and contingencies, the “Billet Cup” will have one of the biggest paydays of the campaign.
#10 Richard Vander Weerd. 2012 Billet Cup Winner. Photo by Rob Hargrave
Showcasing a format similar to the popular "Trophy Cup," Promoters Chris Kearns and Scott Woodhouse are offering $3,500 to the driver that can win from the rear of the field. For placing last in the feature, that driver will get a minimum payout of $400. Each driver that attends the special event will earn 50 championship points and the entry fee is $50. Both the main event purse and point fund are listed at the end of this release.
Race points will be earned at every race of the “Billet Cup.” The program will start off with a qualifying session as drivers record the faster of two green flag laps. Heat races will be 10-laps, inverting the top six cars in qualifying points. Qualifiers featuring 12-laps of action will follow, inverting the top eight cars in points. The top eighteen cars in points after the qualifiers are locked into the main event, with the high point driver starting twenty-second. A 15-lap semi-main will lineup the remaining cars by points for the final four transfer spots to the feature. The driver ranking twenty-second in points will start on the pole of the main event, twenty-first will start second and so forth down the line.
Last year, the “Billet Cup” and its special format provided one of the most action packed events of the season. Richard Vander Weerd won the feature after starting seventeenth at Santa Maria. 5-Time USAC/CRA Champion Mike Spencer was second after starting ninth and Ryan Bernal raced to third from thirteenth. Bud Kaeding scored fourth from eighteenth and “Hollywood” Danny Faria Jr. claimed fifth after starting sixteenth. “Showtime” Danny Sheridan placed sixth in the main event after starting fifteenth.
To date, four different drivers have scored feature wins in 2013. Ryan Bernal and Bryan Clauson lead all drivers with four victories and Richard Vander Weerd has two wins. R.J. Johnson won a Winter Challenge event at Canyon Speedway Park on February 2nd.
The USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series will return to action on Saturday, May 11th, at Hanford’s Kings Speedway for the “2nd Annual Billet Cup.” The popular event will also showcase the winged Rebel Cup Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, IMCS Stock Cars, and Vintage Cars. Located on the Kings County Fairgrounds at 801 South 10th Avenue, more event information can be found at www.kingsspeedway.net or calling (559) 584-RACE (7223).
The USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series would like to thank Southwest Contractors, Hoosier Tire, Amsoil, BR Motorsports, Chris Kearns Presents, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Diversified Machine Inc., Extreme Mufflers, Five Star Grafix, Kaeding Performance, Keizer Wheels, King Racing Products, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Rugged Radios, SBI Fuel Systems, Saldana Racing Products, Weld Racing, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. If you or your company would like to become part of the series, email PR Director Lance Jennings at lwjennings@earthlink.net.
For more information on the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series, visit www.westcoastsprintcars.com, www.usacracing.com, or follow the series on Facebook (www.facebook.com/#!/pages/USAC-West-Coast-Sprint-Car-Series/369549755817).
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BILLET CUP MAIN EVENT PURSE:
1. $1,500; 2. $800; 3. $600; 4. $500; 5. $400; 6. $350; 7. $300; 8. $250; 9. $225; 10. $200; 11. $200; 12. $200; 13. $200; 14. $200; 15. $200; 16. $200; 17. $200; 18. $200; 19. $200; 20. $200; 21. $200; 22. $200. TOTAL=$7,525.
BILLET CUP POINT FUND:
1. $2,000; 2. $800; 3. $650; 4. $550; 5. $450; 6. $400; 7. $350; 8. $300, 9. $250; 10. $200; 11. $200; 12. $200; 13. $200; 14. $200; 15. $200; 16. $200; 17. $200; 18. $200; 19. $200; 20. $200; 21. $200; 22. $200. TOTAL=$8,350.
USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS:
1-Ryan Bernal-404; 2-Richard Vander Weerd-374; 3-Danny Faria Jr.-327; 4-Ricky Kirkbride-326; 5-Jace Vander Weerd-306; 6-Bud Kaeding-305; 7-Markus Niemela-294; 8-Rusty Carlile-264; 9-Marty Hawkins-200; 10-Chris Ennis-162; 11-Austin Liggett-158; 12-Landon Hurst-151; 13-Brody Roa-146; 14-Kevin Barnes-145; 15-Dennis Howell-140; 16-Jonathan Logan-136; 17-Matt Day-122; 18-Andy Ferris-115; 19-Trent Carter-111; 20-Jeff Sibley-103.
2013 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
May 11: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA (Billet Cup)
June 8: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
June 22: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA (Bud Stanfield Memorial)
July 6: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA (Doug Fort Memorial)
July 20: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
August 3: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA (Jim Evett Memorial)
September 7: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA
September 20: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA (Jim Turner Memorial)
September 21: Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA (John Anthony Sharp Memorial)
September 28: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Brawl For It All / $2,500-to-Win / Grudge Series / Non-Points)
October 12: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA (Cotton Classic)
October 31: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Oval Nationals / $2,500-to-Win / Grudge Series / Non-Points)
November 14: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Western World Championships / Non-Points)
November 15: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Western World Championships / Non-Points)
November 16: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Western World Championships / $7,500-to-Win / Non-Points)
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC Southwest Sprints.
This schedule is subject to change.
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#10 Richard Vander Weerd. 2012 Billet Cup Winner. Photo by Rob Hargrave
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