The Holland, Michigan-based Ross Hoek Motorsports #21Ford Ranger had its best performance of the 2010 season in the Traxxas TORC Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. The orange Ford nearly pulled off back to back PRO-Light podium finishes (third or better) in the inaugural TORC event, Wednesday night's Round 9. The first race of its kind to be held mid-week, the two evening, TORC event brought out the largest PRO-Light field of the year to race on the .8 mile layout. The purpose-built track had fast sections, with six high flying jumps, a tricky camelback jump, a high and long tabletop, moguls and a rhythm section. Appearing to resemble a Supercross track for four wheeled vehicles, the course received high praise from every driver...

Photos By: Johnny B.

August 27 - Solon Springs, WI driver, Brady Smith, found Hartford (MI) Motor Speedway to his liking, grabbing the feature win in The Lane 46 Presented By K&N Filters in his first ever visit to the track. Smith was forced to transfer to the ALMS sanctioned 46 lap main event by winning the B-feature after finishing short of a transfer position in his heat. Advancing from the 19th starting slot, "The Prodigy" worked his way to the front, passing Curtis Roberts to take the lead on lap 19 in the caution filled nightcap. Smith tallied up $46 for each lap he lead, banking over $5800 for his night's work. Roberts, who races out of Coleman, MI, held second at the finish and was trailed by Hartford regulars Phil Ausra, JR Hotovy and Curt Spalding. Support division features were won by Bobby Hinkle in the UMP Stock Cars and Brian Ruhlman in the UMP Modifieds. After winning the mod feature, Ruhlman's night took a turn for the worse when he was involved in an early mishap in the Lane 46, finding his car on top of the backstretch guard rail with significant damage. Ruhlman, who is the current ALMS point leader, sustained no injuries.

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The 2010 running of the Knoxville Nationals marks the 50th anniversary of Sprint Car racing's most prestigious event. To celebrate this milestone, Allstar Performance has teamed with Elite Racing and driver Jason Meyers to unveil a special Knoxville-only paint scheme on the teams' Outlaw Sprint Car. The car was unveiled at a press conference held Tuesday afternoon at The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, which is headquartered at the legendary Knoxville, IA track. Dave Argabright, famed racing writer, served as the MC for the unveiling. Jason Meyers, Elite Racing team principal Chris Luck and the entire Elite Racing crew joined representatives from Allstar Performance to debut the Jeff Sorrell designed paint scheme to the motorsports press and guests. The 50th running of the Knoxville Nationals promises to be a thrilling event on and off track for Elite Racing and its partners starting on August 11, with the finale on Saturday night August 14.

Article By: Kelly Wade

Dan Northrop, the 2000 Super Gas world champ and Super Comp winner in Charlotte earlier this season, got to add another victory to his resume when Steve Furr, fourth in the standings following the event, broke out of the 9.90 index by five-thousandths in the last round of the weekend for the category (Dan Northrop, Vega, 9.910, 141.62 def. Steve Furr, Camaro, 9.895, 151.20). On his way to the finale, Northrop drove his '75 Vega to victories over a group of worthy competitors, including former division champion and IHRA standout Rusty Cook in the first round and previous Pro Stock heavy-hitter and multi-category winner Dave Connolly in the quarterfinals for the bye run into the title round.

Article Courtesy of DIRTcar Racing, Photo By: Jim DenHamer

The pressure was clearly building around Jason Feger as the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour entered its championship weekend Friday, July 16 at Attica Raceway Park. Through 27 events in 30 days, Feger was atop the overall standings and seeking his first series crown. After a grueling schedule throughout the Midwest, Feger decided enough was enough and took care of business at Attica, holding off Jeep Van Wormer over 40 laps at the 1/3-mile high-banked oval to earn his second Hell Tour victory...