Archive for December 2020
ZACH TELFORD SET TO START 2021 SEASON AT HAVASU AND ROSEVILLE
MIDDLETON, IDAHO (December 31, 2020) – 16-year-old Zach Telford will look to build off a successful 2020 campaign as he begins his 2021 efforts this Saturday. The Middleton, Idaho driver will head south to Havasu 95 Speedway in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. for the Sigma Engineering Solutions Pro Late Models. The following weekend will see…
Read MoreBest of 2020 Blakesley Sports Media Live!
(Deccember 29, 2020) – This week’s Blakesley Sports Media Live shares our top moments from the 2020 West Coast short track racing season! We look back at our first 47 episodes during a tumultuous year
Read MoreFIRST TEST EVENT FOR BMR DRIVERS ACADEMY ADDS FOUR DRIVERS
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (Dec. 30, 2020) – A total of 11 drivers will participate in the first testing session for the 2021 BMR Drivers Academy slated for Jan. 8-9 at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. with seminars at Bill McAnally Racing. The four names added to the lineup add additional wins and championships to an…
Read MoreFIRST PARTICIPANTS FOR BMR DRIVERS ACADEMY TESTING ANNOUNCED
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (Dec. 29, 2020) – The first official on-track activity for the 2021 BMR Drivers Academy will take place on Jan. 8-9 with testing at the All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. and seminars at Bill McAnally Racing. Seven talented drivers from across the United States have signed as of December 28 to take…
Read MoreRUESCHENBERG READY FOR SECOND SHOT AT TULSA SHOOTOUT
MESA, ARIZONA (December 24, 2020) – Corbin Rueschenberg will begin an ambitious 2021 campaign with his second visit to the Tulsa Shootout, competing in A-Class, Stock Non-Wing, and Restricted A-Class in the 36th running from December 29-January 2. Rueschenberg has had a tremendous fall across the west coast in both Micro Sprints and Karts, accumulating…
Read MoreWESTERN MIDGET RACING UNVEILS 2021 SLATE OF EVENTS
WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (December 24, 2020) – The 2021 Western Midget Racing schedule has been released with five different venues across California and Arizona that will play host to the fastest growing dirt open wheel series in the west. The series will visit Adobe Mountain Speedway, Ventura Raceway, Ocean Speedway, Petaluma Speedway, and a fifth venue…
Read MoreDecember 22, 2020 w/ Ben Shelton
(Deccember 22, 2020) – Wild West Shootout and Wild Wing Shootout Event Director Ben Shelton joins Blakesley Sports Media Live! sharing details on this January’s major events at Arizona Speedway! We also look at the drivers in the Winners Circle and the “Best Thing I Saw” over the weekend!
Read MoreDRIVEN FOR A DRILLER: AVEDISIAN AND HAGOPIAN READYING FOR TULSA SHOOTOUT
CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA (December 21, 2020) – Clovis’ Jade Avedisian and Fresno’s Jake Hagopian will team up with each in search of their second career Golden Drillers, as they aim for the 36th Tulsa Shootout in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Avedisian won the Tulsa Shootout in the Restricted division in 2020 while Hagopian is the purveyor of the…
Read MoreTORGERSON RACING FINISHES ONE-TWO IN ARIZONA IN NOW600 CACTUS REGION
Medford, Ore. (December 16, 2020) – Ashton Torgerson, 14, scored his eleventh victory of a busy 2020 campaign, with the Medford, Oregon teenager leading older brother Austin across the line on Saturday at Adobe Mountain Speedway. Torgerson Racing earned a one-two finish in non-wing NOW600 Cactus Region competition in Arizona, bringing the team to 19…
Read MoreDecember 15, 2020 w/ David Prickett
(Deccember 15, 2020) – 10-time Western Midget Racing winner David Prickett joins Blakesley Sports Media Live! Prickett dives into details on the WMR car and series, and plans for a five-car attack on the 2021 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. We also look at drivers in the Winners Circle and the Best Thing I Saw over…
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