The 2010 Tri-State RaceSaver® Series will run at Bridgeport and New Egypt Speedways.

Delaware Valley sprint car fans will have something extra to look forward to in 2010 with the recent formation of the Tri-State RaceSaver® Series, featuring RaceSaver® 305 engine rules. The affordable RaceSaver® program has gained much attention and popularity nationwide over the past decade.  The GM 305 ci motors crank out over 400 horsepower.

The 2010 TSRS schedule is expected to have a handful of events each at Bridgeport (NJ) and New Egypt (NJ) Speedways, with a possible one or two additional races at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA. The 2010 season will likely allow for a transition phase for the Bridgeport Limited Sprints and the Super Sportsman Sprints that ran at New Egypt. Bridgeport hosted two RaceSaver® 305 events in 2009.

There will be a meeting for all interested participants (drivers, team owners, etc.) this coming Sunday to discuss the 2010 TSRS. (Note:  Rescheduled to January 10 due to snow.)

When: Sunday, December 20 January 10, 1:00pm ET
Where: Neshaminy Mall — Uno Chicago Grill (Rockhill Drive side of the Mall parking lot)
Address: Route 1 and Bristol Road, Bensalem, PA, 19020

Point of contact for the TSRS is Joe Grandinetti (e-mail: racinjoe23@yahoo.com; phone: (215) 355-0510). Web site: http://www.tsrs1.com/new_page_2.htm

The third annual USAC Eastern Swing is ready to kick off the week of racing with the first event for the USAC National Sprint Cars at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA on Tuesday, June 2.  Three other events will be held in Pennsylvania.

Grandview will feature two 25-lap features for the sprint cars, one a make-up from last year’s rain-out.  Also on the card is the wingless ARDC midgets.

The tour will then move over to Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA on Wednesday, June 3, where ARDC will also be the companion series.  Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville, PA will host the Thursday, June 4 race.  The Eastern Swing wraps up Saturday night (June 6) with USAC Sprint’s first trip to the 3/8-mile Mercer (PA) Raceway Park.

Dave Darland leads Levi Jones by 12 points in the National Sprint Car championship.  Jesse Hockett is in third, 18 points back.

If you’re in the area — come on out and check out non-winged sprint car racing.  It’s awesome!

In the meantime, re-live some of the action from the first Eastern Swing in 2007:

Night 1 — Grandview Speedway
Night 3 — Hagerstown (MD) Speedway

The United Racing Company (URC) and Bridgeport (NJ) Speedway will open their 2009 seasons together this Saturday night, April 11.  URC is celebrating its 62nd year of sprint car racing and will visit tracks in Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania this year.

Dave Ely won the URC opener at Bridgeport Speedway in 2008. Ely has moved to 410-sprint racing in PA for 2009.

Like last year, URC is kicking off its 26-race season at one of the fastest tracks on the circuit, Bridgeport Speedway in South Jersey.  The big 5/8ths-mile dirt oval has hosted more URC races than all other tracks except Delaware International.  Curt Michael is the defending series champion (with five straight championships).

In addition to the 25-lap URC feature, Bridgeport will open its 38th racing season with a 30-lap big block modified feature — the second race in the Tri-Track Modified Challenge Series.  The first race, held at Georgetown (DE) Speedway on Saturday, was won by Jimmy Horton.  Also on the card are races for the 358 and GM Sportsman divisions.  Warm-ups begin at 5pm.

Bridgeport’s regular Friday night racing program of 270-cc and 600-cc micro-sprints and 4-cylinder stock cars also begins this week on the 1/4-mile.

For more information:  URC Sprints, Bridgeport Speedway, Bridgeport 1/4-Mile.

Manzanita Speedway, located just outside Phoenix, AZ, has been sold and will be ending operations after April 11, according to a report from Arizona’s Family (KTVK 3TV).

Manzanita Speedway, which is located at 35th Avenue and Broadway Road, has been sold.

The company that purchased the facility, Southwest Rigging, reportedly plans to level the track.

The facility opened in 1951 as a 1/4-mile dirt track. The half-mile track opened in 1954. The speedway hosts the USAC Copper on Dirt in February and is scheduled to run the World of Outlaws sprints on March 28.

The American Sprint Car Series (ASCS), which races primarily at Manzanita, announced plans to move its remaining dates for 2009 to USA Raceway in Tuscon, AZ and Hollywood Hills Speedway in NM.