Rico Abreu

November 7, 2021

DAY DOMINATES TRIBUTE TO GP FINALE, SCELZI SEALS TITLE AT STOCKTON

(11/6/2021 – Alex Nieten) Stockton, CA… Nothing could stop Corey Day Saturday night at the 38th Annual Tribute to Gary Patterson hosted by the Stockton Dirt Track. The 15-year-old led from flag to flag en route to his second career NARC-King of the West Fujitsu Sprint Car victory aboard the Meyers Constructors No. 14. The…

March 20, 2021

NETTO DOMINATES KING OF THE WEST SEASON OPENER AT STOCKTON

(3/20/21) Jim Allen, Stockton, CA … Defending NARC King of the West Fujitsu Sprint Car Series champion DJ Netto took no prisoners on his way to a dominating green-to-checkered victory at Saturday’s Salute to LeRoy Van Conett 30-lap headliner at the Stockton Dirt Track. Netto, piloting the potent Netto Ag/Penny Newman Grain KPC, started on…

410 Winged Sprint Cars

October 13, 2019

ABREU IS VICTORIOUS IN COTTON CLASSIC RUN

(10/12/19), By Jim Allen, Hanford, CA … Rico Abreu scored his third King of the West by NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series win of the 60th Anniversary season with a solid victory in Saturday’s 30-lap Penny Newman Grain Cotton Classic at Keller Auto Speedway. Abreu, piloting his own Abreu Vineyards/Golden State Restaurant Group sprinter,…

Bud Kaeding

September 2, 2019

ABREU DOMINATES LOUIE VERMEIL CLASSIC FOR $7800 PAYDAY

(9/1/19) By Jim Allen, Calistoga, CA … It was the Rico Abreu sprint car show at Calistoga Speedway Sunday night. The popular driver started on the pole and dominated the field, leading all 25-laps at the second night of the Louie Vermeil Classic for the King of the West by NARC Fujitsu Racing Series! Combined…

Bud Kaeding

August 14, 2019

NEXT UP FOR THE KING OF WEST BY NARC SPRINT CARS? THE FASTEST FOUR DAYS IN MOTORSPORTS!

(8/15/19) Jim Allen, Sacramento, CA … The high-powered 410 sprint cars of the King of the West by NARC Fujitsu Racing Series are about to embark on the most aggressive segment of its 2019 racing schedule with the “Fastest Four Days in Motorsports.” As the name implies, this stretch will feature four racing events, which will…

410 Sprint Cars

June 19, 2019

NARC NEWSLINE – JUNE 19, 2019

NARC NEWSLINE – June 19, 2019, By Jim Allen … If you ever needed a reminder that sprint car racing is unpredictable and always worth the price of admission, all you had to do was attend either of the first two King of the West-NARC Fujitsu events in June. They were off the chain unpredictable! …

Chase Johnson

June 9, 2019

KAEDING FLIPS, ABREU SCORES PETER MURPHY CLASSIC

(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…

Bud Kaeding

November 3, 2018

ABREU WINS TRIBUTE TO GP; HIRST CLAIMS 2018 CHAMPIONSHIP

(11/4/18 – STOCKTON, CA, By Joe Shivak & Jim Allen) … Rico Abreu won the 30-lap season finale for the Fujitsu King of the West-NARC Sprint Car Series at the 35th annual Tribute to Gary Patterson at the Stockton Dirt Track on Saturday night. Abreu, aboard his familiar blue and yellow Abreu Vineyards/Alpinestars No. 24…

DJ Netto

June 29, 2017

NARC NEWSLINE – June 29, 2017

NARC NEWSLINE, (06/29/17) By Jim Allen … Now that we’ve got 10-races in the official King of the West-NARC record books, it’s time to award some mythical “mid-season awards.” They represent a compilation of highlights, lowlights, and a few other things you’ve probably already forgot about. Enjoy. THE “HEAT RACE GOD” AWARD: If there was…

Boys & Girls Club

June 25, 2017

DJ NETTO IS THE MAN OF THE HOUR AT KWS-NARC HEADLINER AT DIRT CLASSIC

06/24/17 – By Jim Allen – Calistoga, CA … DJ Netto drove a solid 25-laps and found himself at the right place at the right time to claim top honors in Saturday’s King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car Racing Series Dirt Classic before a capacity crowd at Calistoga Speedway. The event, which was co-sanctioned…

Boys & Girls Club of St. Helena and Calistoga