Here are some highlights from the 2018 season!
June 18, 2019, Sacramento, CA (Jim Allen) … The high-powered 410 winged sprint cars of the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Racing Series will kick-off a rare doubleheader weekend this Friday, June 21, at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville for the 32nd Annual Pombo-Sargent Classic. The following night, Saturday, June 22nd, the campaign travels to the…
(6/8/19) Tulare, CA, By Joe Shivak & Jim Allen, … A surprised Rico Abreu ended up in victory lane at the Peter Murphy Classic for the Fujitsu King of the West-NARC 410 Series sprint cars at the Thunderbowl Raceway on Saturday night. Bud Kaeding had the lead coming to the checkered flag when he had…
6/4/19, Sacramento, CA, Jim Allen … Mother nature might have got the better of the Sixth Annual Peter Murphy Classic three weekends ago, but that has just built up the anticipation for the rain-delayed sequel this weekend. The King of the West-NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series will be battling for as much as a $21,000…
(6/1/19, Petaluma, CA) By Jim Allen … Colby Copeland captured a thrilling three-overtime victory over Chase Johnson in Saturday’s King of the West-NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series show at Petaluma Speedway. Although the final stat line reads that Copeland officially led the entire 30-plus lap distance aboard Larry Antaya’s Fire Protection Management-sponsored, S & S…
5/28/19, Sacramento, CA (Jim Allen) … The high-powered 950-horsepower King of the West-NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series will battle wheel-to-wheel this Saturday, June 1st, when the traveling series invades the always exciting Petaluma Speedway. This marks the first of only two appearances at Petaluma for the series which is celebrating its 60th Anniversary season. Interesting…
May 18, 2019 – 11:20 a.m., Tulare, CA … Incoming bad weather has forced promoter Steve Faria to cancel the second night of the lucrative Peter Murphy Classic at Thunderbowl Raceway. However, the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series event has been rescheduled at the track on Saturday, June 8th. The popular…
NARC NEWSLINE – May 16, 2019, By Jim Allen … Let’s talk about 1987 for a minute. Yup, like in 32 years ago. The god-awful ugly Ford Escort was the number one selling car in America and the Simpsons aired for the first time. Fox News was in the process of making its prime-time debut…
NARC NEWSLINE – April 28, 2019, By Jim Allen … Sometimes, having a weekly routine makes going to the races a little easier. And if you are chasing the King of the West-NARC 410 sprint cars this season, that routine will probably not kick in until about mid-June. With the March 2nd Stockton rain out, the…
NARC NEWSLINE – FEBRUARY 24, 2019, By Jim Allen Well …, based on my calendar, it’s time to get this party started. It’s time to get the show on the road. And it’s time for the big boys – and girl – of 410 winged sprint car racing to go out and play at the…
NARC NEWSLINE – DECEMBER 31, 2018, By Jim Allen Okay, let’s make this official … 16 King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car events … CHECK … Great wheel-to-wheel racing … CHECK … Eight Winners … CHECK … No serious racing injuries … CHECK … Kyle Hirst and Dennis Roth crowned champions … CHECK…
NARC NEWSLINE – October 21, 2018, By Jim Allen One of the best things about open wheel racing is that it’s almost always unpredictable. Every time you think you’ve got this gig figured out … BAM … the unexpected! Somebody jumps a wheel, somebody else scores a perfectly timed victory, and next thing you know,…
NARC NEWSLINE, August 5, 2018, By Jim Allen … Auburn, CA … Don’t you hate when you’ve got everything going really good, and all of your hard work is really starting to pay off and then BAM … nothing? Although that reminds me of my first wife, that’s not what I’m talking about here. After…
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