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  • IRONMAN CHALLENGE RECAP: PART 1

    July 11, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Ironman Challenge: Sample and Miller duel.

    The Ironman Challenge recap is divided and this part covers the first four venues the tour visited. This year was the first Evenson Law Office Ironman Challenge for Hobby Stocks and IMCA Modifieds. It’s a format that favors those taking the long view as there are 10 races over a 10-day period at five different venues. According to Coordinator Steve Evenson getting tracks to host two-day events during the week was a challenge. But they did and the event started June 25th. Right away Winnemucca driver Cory Sample threw the gauntlet down and got wins at Tonopah and Hawthorne. The

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  • 95A SPEEDWAY: Miller and Kay score big wins.

    June 7, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fernley 95A Speedway: Robert Miller wins #100.

    This weekend was a special one for two drivers and one family that honored one they recently lost. FERNLEY (June 4) – 95A Speedway had an interesting race this weekend. One driver achieved a mile stone, another won the big prize and both drivers as well as fans paid homage to the recently deceased father of a racing family. Early in the evening the track honored Steve Rauscher, who recently passed away. His sons, Darrick and Dave race as well as some of the grandchildren, who compete in Outlaw Karts. Many of the drivers showed up and followed Darrick and

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JUNE 2 THROUGH 5

    June 1, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Silver State Motoclimb poster.

    In addition to the usual suspects, there is a brand new event visiting our area. Racing Preview for this week has a special event as well as various other motorsport happenings in our area. And the national scene as well is going full blast. There is a new event in our area, the first ever Silver State Motoclimb at Wild West Motorsports Park located east of Sparks off the Mustang exit on I-80. Riders will face the challenge of a new hill as they race the clock and terrain. The promoter still has slots open for amateur riders and is

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  • TWO DAY SHOW – 95A SPEEDWAY

    October 13, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fernley 95A Speedway - Paul Stone (66P) holds off Brian Poppa.

    The Two Day Show at the 95A Speedway is an annual happening, of the wild kind. FERNLEY (Oct. 10/11) – The racing year ends at Fernley 95A Speedway with an annual two-day show. It’s always been a wild show full of action, carnage, speed and this year was like the last ones. Saturday is reserved for heat races and mains for the two smallest classes. For everyone else there were two sets of heats with a driver’s average being used for placement in Sunday’s main events. After the dust settled and the checkered flag waved on the 40 or 45

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  • CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT AT 95A

    October 12, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fernley 95A Speedway - IMCA 4-wide salute to the fans.

    Championship Night was delayed due to rain so the track moved the main events to a night where it didn’t rain. FERNLEY (Oct. 9) – After having the season’s final mains were rained out Fernley 95A Speedway held a make up race Friday night just before its annual two-day show. After capping his championship year with a victory, Robert Miller said, “It was good and all I can say is that the race is 30-laps and it’s not over until the end and there’s 30-laps and not 10. I want to thank, first and foremost my brother Randy, R&J Landscaping,

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  • RACING PREVIEW: OCT. 1-4

    September 30, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Northern Nevada Kart Club night race.

    Racing preview for this week is a buffet of different types of racing, live, on TV and the Internet. There is a varied menu for racing fans in this area with three different live events to fill the weekend. On Saturday afternoon the Northern Nevada Kart will bring down the curtain on their season with the annual night race at Desert Park Raceway. Practice begins around 4 p.m. and after qualifying racing will begin as they roar into the night. Any championships that are up for grabs will be decided by the time the final checkered flag waves. Fernley 95A

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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPT. 25-27

    September 23, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Wild West Motorsport Park - Silver State Rock Crawling Championship

    Racing preview for this week and a new event on the menu. RENO – This week is another mix of different events, some local and others national. And this time there’s something new. Two events in our area are two-day affairs running on Saturday and Sunday. The new one is the Silver State Rock Crawling Championship held at the Wild West Motorsports Park. What it might lack for speed the competition compensates by offering major obstacles for competitors to negotiate. The action begins at 10 a.m. each morning and is on the west side of the parking lot on top

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  • 95A SPEEDWAY GALLERY; SEPT. 5

    September 10, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    95A Speedway - gallery of photos from September 5

    95A Gallery is made from some of the photographs I didn’t use in my article covering the September 5th races. If you enjoy this please “like,” it and share as widely as possible. Comments are welcome.

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  • 95A SPEEDWAY: STRETCH RUN

    September 7, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    95A Speedway - Robert Miller (59) wins the IMCA race

    95A SPEEDWAY’S STRETCH RUN HAS BEGUN AND DRIVERS ARE FOCUSED ON GAINING AS MANY POINTS AS POSSIBLE OR LOCKING IN TITLES. FERNLEY (Sept. 5) – Drivers on Saturday at the 95A Speedway were greeted by a smooth, fast track. The result was that fans in the stands got to see some hard racing but for a couple of drivers it was a special night. “First of all I want to take my hat off to Matt Ramthun, Tony Lewis and the whole track crew that came out, ripped this track and worked it. I mean we went 30-laps without a

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  • RACING PREVIEW – AUG. 3-7

    September 2, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Ferney 95A Speedway - Super Stock 4 class.

    Racing preview for this week has something for just about every race fan. And one traditional event, not returned to its original venue is doing something special to honor the sport’s history. With Labor Day weekend here, one regional track is ending its 2015 season while another is continuing on. With few races left in the season points are becoming critical for many drivers. Fernley 95A Speedway hosts its second race in as many weeks, starting at 6 p.m. Saturday and all the car classes will be in action. Further north, in Susanville at the fairgrounds, Diamond Mountain Speedway stages

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  • 95A SPEEDWAY REPORT

    August 17, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fernley 95A Speedway - Cory Sample winning the IMCA feadture.

    95A Speedway has another night of hard racing as points are becoming very important plus one race that has an extra bonus for the winner.   This week’s races at the 95A Speedway have many incentives for drivers as one was trying to score his first victory of the year, after a winning season last year. And another was trying to win the last race for some bonus money so it made for some Saturday Night Thunder. “The race wasn’t bad, we could pass high, low or where ever we needed to be,” Cory Sample said after winning the IMCA

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  • RACING PREVIEW – AUG. 13-16

    August 12, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fernley 95A Speedway - will Robert Miller win another IMCA feature.

    Racing preview for this week includes regional action as well as what will be on TV and the Internet. Two regional tracks are in action this week with programs that should be full of hard racing.   Fernley 95A Speedway begins their show Saturday at 6 p.m. and this week, during intermission, there will be Compact Car Hockey as well drawings to give some lucky kids in the crowd bicycles.   Then on Sunday, down in Quincy, California, the annual Fair Races will start at 7 p.m. as American Valley Speedway hosts a show featuring IMCA Modifieds, Hobby and Mini

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  • GALLERY – JUNE 11, 95A SPEEDWAY

    July 15, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Gallery, 95A Speedway, July 11

    Here are some of the photos I didn’t use for my racing news article. First time trying this so please let me know if you like it and if time permits I’ll start doing these after each race. Click on a photo and you can roll through them individually.

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  • 95A SPEEDWAY – WILD RACING NIGHT

    July 13, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Pro Stock winner Malen Gonzalez takes the checkered flag.

    95A Speedway was the scene of wild racing this past Saturday. Fernley (July 11) – 95A Speedway was spared flooding from the recent storms so was ready to go Saturday. Those fans in attendance got a wild night of racing that had something for almost everybody including an altercation between two drivers. After the dust settled in the caution filled IMCA feature winner Robert Miller was asked if he thought it would ever end. “No, but I’m glad it did. It was nice to have Alex Stanford to tow all they way up here and run with us,” he said.

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  • RACING PREVIEW – JULY 9-12

    July 8, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Another week of varied motorsports for the racing fan, including some in this region. One of the biggest events this weekend will happen at Livfast Exit 28, located east of Sparks. The track is hosting what probably will be the only night motocross this summer. There will be practice sessions on Friday from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. Then practice resumes at 3 p.m. Saturday with the first motos slated to start right after that, as they’ll race into the night. The track is located off Exit 28 on I-80 east of Sparks. Take the exit then go over the

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