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Cody Smith and Heath Stewart battle it out at Thunderhill Raceway

Cody Smith (LaVernia, TX), driver of the black #05, started the TSRS "Back to School 75" race in the pole position and held off the TSRS points' leader, Heath Stewart (Del Valle, TX), driver of the white #1, for a victory Saturday night at Thunderhill Raceway (THR). The TSRS Late Models will return to THR on Saturday, September 13.

Photo by Jeff Garvin

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Heart O’ Texas to host fourth annual Southern SportMod Nationals Sept. 5-6

WACO, Texas – The top guns in the class converge on Heart O’ Texas Speedway Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5-6 for the IMCA Southern SportMod Nationals.

Heart O Texas Speedway

Stewart continues stranglehold on lead; ROY chase gets interesting

(Austin, TX) As the summer heat (thankfully) starts to wind down, the competition for the TSRS (Texas Super Racing Series) Rookie of the Year chase just got really hot.

Texas Super Racing Series

Mikulencak, Butcher, Lestourgeon, Starry and Langford win @ South Texas Speedway

Corpus Christi, TX (August 31, 2008) - South Texas Speedway's semi-banked 1/4 mile clay oval capped off the Labor Day weekend with a Sunday show for all of their regular classes.

South Texas Speedway

Mikulencak, White, Moore take Texana Trophies

Texana Speedway (August 31, 2008) - Sometimes lady luck falls in your lap when you're in the right spot at the right time. Corpus Christi driver Lawrence Mikulencak wasn't even planing on racing Saturday night, but had a last minute change of heart.

Texana Raceway

Johnson Two for Two in ASCS Gulf South Speedweek

Edna, TX (August 30, 2008) - Traveling up the coast, the ASCS Gulf South teams made the trip to Texana Raceway Park's 5/16 mile, semi-banked black gumbo track.

ASCS Gulf South Series

Harcastle, Whiteaker, Sr, Voight score South Texas Speedway wins

Corpus Christi, TX (August 29, 2008) - Neither Rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of night... Alright, so there wasn't any sleet, but just as the ASCS Sprint Cars were ready to hot lap, Mother Nature had other plans.

South Texas Speedway

Ragin Cajun Storms to ASCS Win at South Texas Speedway

ASCS Gulf South Series

TSRS series hits the track after 28 long (and hot) days

(Austin, TX) This summer has been one of the hottest on record as 100-degree temperatures have ruled the Texas landscape. However, the action for the state’s premier late-models series, the Texas Super Racing Series (TSRS), has been a bit cool.

Texas Super Racing Series

ASCS Gulf South Set for Weekend of Speed

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (August 26, 2008) – The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region is set to celebrate the Labor Day holiday weekend in grand fashion with three full nights of action in south Texas.

ASCS Gulf South Series

Thunderhill Raceway adds two race dates to 2008 Schedule

KYLE, TX (August 25, 2008) – The 2008 Thunderhill Raceway (THR) schedule has been updated to add two events – on Saturday, September 6, and Sunday, October 26.

Thunderhill Raceway

It's a Kolt 45 Night in ASCS Gulf South Go at Cowtown!

Kennedale, TX (August 23, 2008) – West Texas shoe Kolt Walker corralled his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by wiring the field in Saturday night's 25-lap ASCS Gulf South Region main event at Cowtown Speedway.

ASCS Gulf South Series

PJ Egbert and Keith White continue to roll towards national titles

Killeen, Tx.,(Aug. 23rd, 2008) A regular Saturday night racing card on tap for Killeen’s Texas Thunder Speedway on the high-banked 1/4 mile. The track features IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Southern Sportmods, IMCA Stock Cars, Street Stocks and Texas Twisters.

Texas Thunder Speedway

Greg Rilat Gets HOT ASCS Gulf South Friday Night Win!

Lonnie Wheatley, WACO, Texas (August 22, 2008) – A runner-up in final American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region points on three occasions over the past five seasons, Greg Rilat is hungry for a first series championship. And entering Friday night's action at Heart O' Texas Speedway, Rilat held a tenuous points lead in the 2008 ASCS Gulf South championship points race.

ASCS Gulf South Series

TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCES 2009 SEASON SCHEDULE

FORT WORTH, Texas (August 18, 2008) – Texas Motor Speedway’s 2009 race schedule
will mirror this season’s line-up with two races each in NASCAR’s three top-tier series – Sprint
Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck – and one visit by the IndyCar Series, speedway president
Eddie Gossage announced today.

Texas Motor Speedway

O'REILLY USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES RETURNS TO LONE STAR STATE FOR DOUBLEHEADER THIS

BEAUMONT, Texas (Aug. 18) – After a 76-day summer
vacation, the O'Reilly USMTS Southern Series returns to
action this weekend with a doubleheader in the Lone Star
State.

United States Modified Touring Series

Annual ASCS Sooner vs. Gulf South Texas Shootout This Weekend!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (August 18, 2008) – The annual tradition continues, as the American Sprint Car Series Gulf South and Sooner Regions will square off against each other with a pair of events in Texas this weekend.

ASCS Gulf South Series

Clash of the Titans, Labor Day Nationals @ San Antonio Raceway

The always exciting heart stopping outlaw action of The Clash of the Titans will invade San Antonio Raceway on August 29th and 30th for the Labor Day Outlaw Streetcar Nationals. This will be 2 days of non stop wheels up action and with the points on the line for the outlaws you can expect a great battle there.

San Antonio Raceway

Tankersley Tops ASCS Gulf South at GTRP

Lonnie Wheatley, BEAUMONT, Texas (August 15, 2008) – Channin Tankersley notched his third American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region feature victory of the season by reaching victory lane in Friday night's 25-lap feature at Golden Triangle Raceway Park.

ASCS Gulf South Series

Pit Stop competition this Saturday at Houston Motorsports Park

(Austin, TX) The Texas Super Racing Series (TSRS) late models, the premier late-model touring series in Texas, will dazzle race fans by holding a Pit-Stop Competition before its 75-lap feature race this Saturday night at Houston Motorsports Park (HMP).

Texas Super Racing Series

ASCS Gulf South Texas Weekend Double on Tap

Tulsa, OK (August 11, 2008) – With the championship points battle heating up, the American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region takes on southeast Texas for this weekend's Third Annual ¼-Mile Summer Nationals at a pair of different tracks.

ASCS Gulf South Series

Upcoming Events

SEPT 1 RACES CANCELLED DUE TO WET GROUNDS

Thunderhill Raceway

Saturday, Sep 6

- A-Line Super Stocks
- Grand Stocks
- Allison Legacys

Thunderhill Raceway Website

---------------------------- Houston Motorsports Park

Saturday, Sep 6

- ASA Pro Late Models
- Pro Modifieds
- Pro Stocks
- Legends and Bandoleros

Houston Motorsports Park Website

---------------------------- Corpus Christi Speedway

Saturday, Sep 6

- Super Street
- Texas Thunder
- Texas True Stock

Corpus Christi Speedway Website

---------------------------- Red River Speedway

Saturday, Oct 4

Monster Trucks

Red River Speedway Website

---------------------------- I-37 Raceway

Friday, Sep 12

- Pure Stocks
- Street Stocks
- Super Stocks
- IMCA Sport Mods
- IMCA Modifieds
- Powder Puff

I-37 Raceway Website

---------------------------- South Texas Speedway

Saturday, Sep 6

Night of Destruction

- 200 Lap Enduro
- Boat & Trailer Races
- Reverse Race
- Tug-a-war
- 360 Race

South Texas Speedway Website

---------------------------- Rio Grande Speedway

Saturday, Sep 6

- Modifieds
- Limited Mods
- Pure Stock
- Thunders
- Go Karts
- Dwarfs

Rio Grande Speedway Website

---------------------------- Texas Thunder Speedway

Saturday, Sep 13

- IMCA Modifieds
- IMCA Stock Cars
- IMCA SportMods
- Street Stocks
- Twisters
- Teen Mini Stock

Texas Thunder Speedway Website

---------------------------- Texana Raceway Park

Saturday, Sep 6

- Modifieds
- Limited Mods
- Super Stocks
- Mini Stocks
- Bombers
- Dwarf Cars
- Hot-Stock Trucks
- Demo Derby

Texana Raceway Park Website

---------------------------- Texoma Motor Speedway

Friday Sep 5

- Champ Karts
- Modified Go Karts
- Fun Karts

Texoma Motor Speedway Website

---------------------------- Gator Motorplex

Saturday, Sep 6

- Sprint cars
- Modifieds
- Street Stocks
- Limited Mods
- Hobby Stocks
- Pure Stocks

Gator Motorplex Website

Area Test and Tune Dates

Houston Motorsports Park

Open Test and Tune every Friday night
6 p.m. until midnight

All Classes Welcome

$50 per car and driver
$10 per additional adult male
$5 kids 6-12

Houston Motorsports Park Website

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Thunder Hill Raceway
Test and Tune Dates

Car/Driver Pit Pass $20
All other Pit Passes $10
Grandstand free

Open practice sessions will normally be held on Friday evenings but only if a race is scheduled for that Saturday.

Thunder Hill Raceway Website

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