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January 19, 2023

NARC SPRINT CARS IMPLEMENTS SEVERAL RULE CHANGES, INCLUDING FORMAT

(1/20/23) Sacramento, CA … The Northern Auto Racing Club rolled out its 2023 sprint car rulebook which features safety, equipment and format changes. On the safety side of the racing business, fire suppression systems are required on every car by May 1st, and rock screens are required beginning at the NARC season opener on March…

January 18, 2023

NARC NEWSLINE – JANUARY 19, 2022

NARC NEWSLINE – January 19, 2023 – By Jim Allen … There are so many things going on in motorsports that missing a single day on social media can put you in a time warp. Everything seems to happen so fast; some of it good and some of it not so good. Among the headlines…

Antioch Speedway

January 7, 2023

PROPER TIMING: REUNION WITH BATES-HAMILTON RACING LEADS COX TO NEXT CHAPTER WITH NARC

(1/7/2023 – Alex Nieten) Sacramento, CA… Last year Justyn Cox found himself somewhat discouraged and uncertain of his racing future when the door opened to reunite with a former team where he’d experienced success, leading to Cox getting a second chance at a NARC Sprint Car championship in 2023. After an underwhelming start to 2022…

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December 26, 2022

NARC SPRINT CARS ROLL OUT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS RULE: EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2023

(12/27/22) Sacramento, CA … The Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC), sanctioning bodies and sprint car race promoters throughout California and the left coast have agreed to implement a fire suppression system rule in 2023. Effective May 1, 2023, all sprint cars will be required to run a fully functional system meeting a SFI 17.3 specification….

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December 20, 2022

NARC ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS AND CHANGES TO 2023 SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE

The Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC) announced a flurry of schedule changes and additions to their 2023 sprint car schedule. Topping the list is the addition of Antioch Speedway to the schedule on Saturday, April 29th. It will mark the first NARC visit to the 3/8 mile dirt oval located at the Contra Costa County…

410 Sprint Cars

December 9, 2022

GOING OUT ON TOP?: CROFT MULLING FUTURE AFTER CAREER-BEST NARC CAMPAIGN

(12/10/2022 – Alex Nieten) Sacramento, CA… Heading into 2022, Willie Croft planned for this to be his last year as a full-time competitor to cap an excellent career, but after a personal-best finish of second in NARC 410 Sprint Car points, he isn’t quite sure if he’s ready to hang up the helmet. Long before…

410 Sprint Cars

December 4, 2022

NARC 2023 SCHEDULE: CALIFORNIA STAPLES, HUGE NORTHWEST SWING HIGHLIGHT CAMPAIGN

(Story was ddited on 12/22/22) (12/5/2022) Sacramento, CA… The NARC 410 Sprint Cars are set for another busy campaign in 2023 with the unveiling of a 25-race schedule for the West Coast’s best drivers and teams as the series enters its 63rd season of racing. For the second straight year NARC will visit all three…

2023 NARC Schedule

November 25, 2022

NARC FUJITSU GENERAL SPRINT CARS 2022 SEASON REVIEW

(11/25/2022 – Alex Nieten) Sacramento, CA… The last checkered flag has waved on the 2022 NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Car campaign, signaling a close on the historic series’ 62nd season of west coast racing. The year proved to be another in a positive direction for the ongoing effort of revitalizing 410 sprint cars along the…

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November 10, 2022

NARC AWARDS BANQUET CAPS ANOTHER YEAR OF RACING ADDED TO THE HISTORY BOOKS

(11/9/2022) Stockton, CA… On Sunday afternoon at Stockton’s Brookside Country Club the NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Cars celebrated their 62nd campaign of racing with the season-ending awards banquet. Many laughs were had and the occasional tear was shed as series GM, Jim Allen, hosted the room full of members of the racing family through a…

Brookside Country Club

November 5, 2022

SANDERS CRUISES TO TRIBUTE TO GP TRIUMPH, SCELZI WRAPS UP SECOND STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

(11/5/2022 – Alex Nieten) Stockton, CA… On Saturday night in Stockton, two of the best sprint car drivers in California shared a jubilant victory lane celebration. The Central Valley 3/8ths mile hosted the 39th edition of the Tribute to Gary Patterson, and Aromas gasser, Justin Sanders, dominated the Fujitsu Feature en route to his 13th…

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