Midwest Indoor Racing Series Set For Inaugural Season

Midwest Indoor Racing Series Set For Inaugural Season On Saturday, November 3rd Perani Arena & Events Center in Flint, Michigan to host first ever event Eaton Rapids, Michigan (Friday, September 28th, 2012): MGM Motorsports LLC, a new venture based in Eaton Rapids, Michigan is very happy to announce the formation of the Midwest Indoor Racing Series (MIRS). An expansion of the Delta Plex Indoor Racing Series, MIRS will feature short track racing inside sports arenas throughout the Midwest with a six to eight race schedule for the 2012/2013 Winter Racing Season. The Inaugural Race is set for Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 at Perani Arena & Event Center in Flint, Michigan. The divisions who will be racing at the maiden event in Flint as well as at most events during the first season will be: Winged Mini Sprints as well as Non-Winged Mini Sprints, Legends Cars (Michigan Legend & Bishop Club-Type), Arena / Mini Cup Cars (Great Lakes Super Mini Cup & Arena-Type), Go-Karts, Quarter Midgets, and Lawn Mowers. There will also be a Practice Day and Parking for the teams on Friday, November 2nd. Perani Arena & Event Center is conveniently located right off of I-69 on Exit 139 at 3501 Lapeer Road in Flint, Michigan. Perani Arena is the home of the Michigan Warriors, a Tier II Junior A hockey team from the North American Hockey League's North Division. Great Lakes Tire, based in Richmond, Michigan will be sponsoring all of the Go-Karts divisions for the 2012/2013 Winter Racing Season at each event as the Great Lakes Tire Go-Karts consist of a variety of classes including the top class of “Open”. There’s also the Purple, Gold, and 360 Flat Head divisions that will be racing as well. In addition to the Go-Karts featuring multiple divisions within the class, the Quarter Midgets and Lawn Mowers also feature a multi-division format. For the Quarter Midgets, there are a variety of divisions that includes Junior Honda, Senior Honda, Heavy Honda, Lite 160, and Heavy 160 while for the Lawn Mowers there are three and those classes that will be racing are the Super Modifieds as well as Modifieds, and Stock divisions. The second event of the 2012/2013 season is slated for Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 at the Birch Run Expo Center in Birch Run, Michigan. As for the remainder of the 2012/2013 schedule, several more events are in the works at several different venues throughout Midwest. As soon as those dates are finalized, completing the six to eight race schedule, they will be announced. MGM Motorsports LLC is a partnership of Scott Menlen, Jack Gritter, and Scott Mathews who were instrumental in bringing Arena Racing to the state of Michigan at the Delta Plex. Amongst the staff who are a part of the venture includes Justin Sharp, who is the Director of Marketing while Matt Prieur of Champion Racing Association (CRA) and Speed51.com will serve as the Director of Communications and P.A. Announcer for all of the MIRS sanctioned indoors shows. For more information and to become a sponsor within the series for the entire 2012/2013 Winter Racing Season, please call Scott Menlen at: 1 (586) 201-0378 or Jack Gritter at: 1 (616) 813-5965. A new website is in development and will be made available very soon. In the meantime, to learn more about the Midwest Indoor Racing Series and the inaugural 2012/2013 Winter Racing Season, please go to the series’ Facebook Fan Page located at: www.facebook.com/midwestindoorracing

Jacob Poel - Dirt Cast Interview

Jacob Poel - Dirt Cast Interview

VanDoorn Wins at Winchester

Winchester, IN (September 23, 2012) - Close finishes, drivers fighting for close point championships were every position counts, a driver solidifying an already strong point lead and racing that proved again Winchester Speedway can be unforgiving were the results from the rain delayed makeup of the World Stock Car Festival on Sunday. Originally scheduled for Labor Day Weekend Winchester Speedway hosted five series on September 23 including the ARCA/CRA Super Series, Top Speed Fabrication CRA Late Model Sportsman, and CRA Street Stocks. Two time ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion Johnny VanDoorn came into the Winchester 100 tied for the most Super Series wins at Winchester Speedway with three and a commanding lead in the season point championship as he is racing to tie Scott Hantz for the most Championships. Setting second fast time and starting third on the grid VanDoorn wasted no time in getting to the front taking the lead on the fourth lap, he raced to a strong lead while other drivers worked their way to the front also. A caution on the 20th lap bunched up the field. During the caution caused by a spinning car Kenzie Ruston, second in the point's race and Joe Beaver were collected, ending both their days. Following the caution VanDoorn outraced EDCO Welding Fast Qualifier Rick Turner to maintain the lead. Throughout the race VanDoorn was never able to pull away from the other racers as Hantz and late in the race Jeff Fultz chased him and stayed close. As the laps wound down, VanDoorn developed a vibration, Fultz worked to get beside VanDoorn. Fultz could not get past him despite getting to his rear quarter panel. Hantz finished third, Rookie Travis Braden fourth and Nick Gullatta fifth. "Last year was a really tough for us, we had some people involved who were there for the wrong reasons. This year everyone is pulling together and we are really doing well." VanDoorn stated. "There toward the end the car developed a vibration, and with (Jeff) Fultz coming up I knew we had to keep going strong." Fultz earned a Hoosier Racing Tire Performance Award and the AR Bodies Cool Move of the Race Award for his daring moves to get to second and almost taking the win. Mark Lambert earned the second Hoosier Racing Tire Performance Award, the Lane Automotive/ISKY Racing Cams Hardcharger Award, the Racing Electronics Hardcharger Award for moving up from his 22nd starting position to finish 10th.