May 7, 2008 11:18 AM
Chevrolet Unveils New Midget Racing Engine
Tony Stewart Racing to Introduce All-New Chevy Engine in USAC National Midget Car Series
INDIANAPOLIS
Chevrolet's all-new Midget racing engine was unveiled today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by GM representatives and United States Auto Club (USAC) team owner Tony Stewart. Designed by GM Racing specifically for the USAC National Midget Car Series, the new purpose-built, four-cylinder Chevrolet racing engine will initially power Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) drivers Tracy Hines and Levi Jones in upcoming events. The new Chevy Midget engine will be available to all USAC competitors through independent engine builders.
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May 6, 2008 9:51 PM
Finding the Groove
Tony Stewart Racing, Kinser Continue to Seek Consistency As WoO Sprint Series Heads to Tri-City, Paducah
INDIANAPOLIS (May 6, 2008)
For Kraig Kinser and the Tony Stewart Racing team, actual racing action in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series isn’t the only thing that has been elusive thus far this season. The No. 20 Bass Pro Shops/Chevy/Maxim team has also continued to seek consistency on the track.
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Double or Nothing
Jones, Hines and Chevy Head to Bloomington, Eldora For USAC National Sprint Car Series Doubleheader
INDIANAPOLIS (May 6, 2008)
Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Levi Jones and Tracy Hines will enter this weekend’s USAC National Sprint Car Series doubleheader riding the momentum of a victory and top-five finish at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway last Saturday. The duo will head to Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway on Friday, then Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on Saturday.
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Gaining Steam
Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart Racing Look To Build Momentum Following Their First WoO Triumph in the Armor All Sprinter
INDIANAPOLIS (May 6, 2008)
Coming off several consecutive weekends of racing at big, half-mile dirt ovals, Donny Schatz and the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team return to action with a pair of single-night programs on Midwestern short tracks. Schatz and the TSR team enter the weekend on a high following their first victory of the 2008 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint series campaign.
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May 1, 2008 8:15 PM
High Banks, High Stakes
Tony Stewart Racing, Kinser Set to Tackle High Banks of US 36 Raceway, Knoxville Raceway
INDIANAPOLIS (May 1, 2008)
Tony Stewart Racing’s Kraig Kinser and the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series travel to two very different race tracks this weekend. But they all have the same goal – taking the checkered flag in first place at both tracks. The WoO Sprint Series teams are also anxious to get back into the swing of things after nine of the first 15 scheduled events this season have been canceled or postponed due to weather.
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April 30, 2008 7:50 PM
Quarter-Mile Madness
Jones, Hines and Chevy Set to Make First Appearance at Brownstown Speedway for USAC National Sprint Car Series Competition
INDIANAPOLIS (April 30, 2008)
Tony Stewart Racing’s Levi Jones and Tracy Hines will make their first career appearances at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway this Saturday as the USAC National Sprint Car Series championship battle heats up in the month of May. The event marks the first time in series history that its fire-breathing machines have taken to the quarter-mile bullring.
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April 29, 2008 9:08 PM
Up To The Challenge
Two-Time World of Outlaws Champion Donny Schatz Returns To Action In Missouri And Iowa Aboard Tony Stewart Racing’s Armor All Sprinter
INDIANAPOLIS (April 29, 2008)
One of the best things about the nomadic racing schedule of the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series is the challenge each stop presents. For Donny Schatz and the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team, the biggest challenge this year has been getting races in as Mother Nature has forced the cancellation or postponement of nine of the first 15 scheduled nights of racing.
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Up To The Challenge
Two-Time World of Outlaws Champion Donny Schatz Returns To Action In Missouri And Iowa Aboard Tony Stewart Racing’s Armor All Sprinter
INDIANAPOLIS (April 29, 2008)
One of the best things about the nomadic racing schedule of the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series is the challenge each stop presents. For Donny Schatz and the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team, the biggest challenge this year has been getting races in as Mother Nature has forced the cancellation or postponement of nine of the first 15 scheduled nights of racing.
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NHRA Drivers Swap Straight Lines for Ovals this Week at Tri-City Speedway
PONTOON BEACH, Ill.
Names like Gary Scelzi and Ron Capps immediately conjure up images of the lightning-quick, tire smoking, high-octane world of NHRA Drag Racing.
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April 22, 2008 8:36 PM
Familiar Ground
Two-Time World of Outlaws Champion Donny Schatz Returns to a Pair of Tracks Where He Was Victorious in 2007
INDIANAPOLIS (April 22, 2008)
Experience is one of the key ingredients to being successful in most competitive arenas. In Sprint car racing, there aren’t many drivers who win races at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D. or Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway the first time they compete there.
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On The Road Again
Tony Stewart Racing, Kinser Hit the Road For World of Outlaws Sprint Series Doubleheader
INDIANAPOLIS (April 22, 2008)
For Kraig Kinser and the rest of the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series competitors, this weekend’s doubleheader is a welcome opportunity to again hit the open road. Holding their own as the last truly nomadic Sprint car racing series, the Outlaws will travel to Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D., and the legendary Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway this weekend for their first long haul since heading out west in February.
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Take Two
Jones, Hines and Chevy Return For Second Attempt At Winchester Speedway’s USAC Sprint Series Event
INDIANAPOLIS (April 22, 2008)
Tony Stewart Racing’s Levi Jones and Tracy Hines were at the track, in their cars and ready to push off for the start of the 2008 USAC National Sprint Car Series event at Winchester (Ind.) Speedway last Sunday but, once again, Mother Nature had different plans for the team and the series. Battling intermittent showers for much of the day, they finally decided to try it again at the half-mile paved oval this Sunday.
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April 15, 2008 8:48 PM
High-Banked Excitement
Two-Time World of Outlaws Champion Donny Schatz Seeking First Triumph in Hoosier State at Tri-State Speedway
INDIANAPOLIS (April 15, 2008)
When you put 24 of the best winged Sprint car drivers on a high-banked quarter-mile dirt oval, almost anything can happen. Usually, the outcome is 40 of the most exciting laps of the season. This Saturday, two-time defending Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint series champion Donny Schatz is hoping to be right in the thick of things when he and the rest of the traveling Sprint car stars converge on Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.
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Hoosier Hospitality
Kinser Seeks First World of Outlaws Sprint Series Victory In Tony Stewart Racing’s Bass Pro Shops Sprinter
INDIANAPOLIS (April 15, 2008)
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) and driver Kraig Kinser will head to the picturesque landscape of southern Indiana Saturday for racing action with the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series. Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., will play host to the “Greatest Show on Dirt” as the nomadic series makes its first appearance of the year in the Hoosier state.
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Triple Threat
Jones, Hines and Chevy Ready for Midwestern Season-Opening USAC Sprint Series Tripleheader
INDIANAPOLIS (April 15, 2008)
Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Levi Jones and Tracy Hines are poised to kick off their USAC National Sprint Car Series championship run this weekend as they’ll take to both the dirt and the pavement in three Indiana events. Friday and Saturday, the TSR duo will make back-to-back appearances at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway. Sunday, Jones and Hines will make their USAC Sprint Series appearance of the season on the high banks of Winchester (Ind.) Speedway.
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March 12, 2008 7:29 AM
Tony Stewart Foundation To Sponsor Team In USAC Benevolent Fund Go-Kart Challenge
Jones, Hines Selected as Event Co-Captains
INDIANAPOLIS (March 12, 2008)
The Tony Stewart Foundation (TSF) will sponsor the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team in the 12th Annual “Fun at Fastimes” endurance go-kart race Saturday (March 15). All proceeds benefit the USAC Benevolent Foundation, which provides assistance to USAC drivers and families in need of emergency financial assistance.
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February 26, 2008 8:44 PM
Searching For Desert Sun
Donny Schatz Ready To Resume 2008 Season In Tony Stewart Racing’s Armor All Sprinter At Manzanita Speedway
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 26, 2008)
In Sprint Car racing, being patient isn’t the easiest thing for a driver to do. With consecutive weekends of race cancellations thanks to rainouts in both Mississippi and California, two-time defending Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz has been forced to watch weather reports rather than study set-up sheets for Pike County Speedway and Thunderbowl Raceway.
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Rain, Rain Go Away, Come Again on Sunday
Tony Stewart Racing, Kinser Roll Into Manzanita Speedway For World of Outlaws Sprint Series Action
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 26, 2008)
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) and driver Kraig Kinser roll into Phoenix this weekend hoping the area’s nickname Valley of the Sun will indeed ring true as, after two consecutive weeks of rainouts, the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series is ready to get back on track. Kinser and the WoO Sprint Series will make their first of two appearances at Manzanita Speedway on Saturday.
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