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(Bill W) January 7, 2015 – Each night out is going better for the Wayne Johnson Racing #77x team at the “Winter Heat” event at Cocopah Speedway near Yuma, Arizona. After battling illness during the weekend, Wayne rebounded with a thirteenth place finish Tuesday night as the team adjusts to its new KPC chassis. The Knoxville, Iowa driver will finish up in Yuma this Friday and Saturday night. Things got going on Friday night and Wayne drew the fifth and final row in his heat. “We got together...more

Inside Line Promotions – SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 7, 2015) – The inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown hit the midpoint on Tuesday night at Cocopah Speedway. Sprint car legend Steve Kinser picked up the victory following Paul McMahan’s opening-round win last Friday and NASCAR sensation Kyle Larson’s triumph on Saturday. Round 4 of the five-race event at the 3/8-mile track is this Friday with the main gate opening at 2 p.m. and Opening Ceremonies set for 7 p.m. Craig Dollansky is the only...more

(Photo by http://www.OpenWheelPhotos.com) Inside Line Promotions – SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 7, 2015) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. is entering the final weekend of the inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown searching for some luck. Hafertepe Jr. has been derailed in each of the first three nights of the five-race event, which wraps up this Friday and Saturday at Cocopah Speedway. “Part of the reason for heading out to Arizona this early in the year is to fine-tune everything and get some of the kinks...more

(Photo by Joe Orth Photos) Inside Line Promotions – SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 6, 2015) – The King reigns! Fresh off his final full-time season with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series, Steve Kinser led the first two and the last 16 laps of the 30-lap feature on Tuesday night at Cocopah Speedway during CARQUEST Auto Parts and Bingham Truck & Auto Night 3 at the Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown. The win was Kinser’s first at the track since the 3/8-mile oval hosted its lone World of Outlaws...more

(Bill W) January 5, 2015 – The 2015 race season is underway for the Brian Brown Racing Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team. It was a tough start Friday and Saturday in the “Winter Heat” event at Cocopah Speedway near Yuma, Arizona. After climbing from heat difficulties to sixth place on Friday, an accident ended things early for the Grain Valley, Missouri driver on Saturday. The team will look to rebound tomorrow night, Friday and Saturday. Friday night started out kind of rough didn’t...more

(Photo by Larry Miller) Inside Line Promotions – SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 5, 2015) – Shark Racing ended 2014 with a long road trip across the country to compete in sunny Arizona for five races in nine days to open the new year. Pennsylvania natives Logan Schuchart and Jacob Allen each debuted at Cocopah Speedway last Friday for the opening night of the inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown. “It’s a really cool event,” Allen said. “Having five races at one place makes it nice because you start...more

(Photo by Malcolm White Photography) Inside Line Promotions – SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 5, 2015) – Henry Van Dam carried the momentum from his career-best season last year into 2015. Van Dam earned a top 10 on Round 1 of the inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown at Cocopah Speedway last Friday. “It was a really good night,” he said. “I felt we had really good speed and we were able to hold our own. It was a great way to start the week.” Van Dam maneuvered from seventh to third place during his...more

Inside Line Promotions – SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 5, 2015) – The inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown has captured national headlines. NASCAR star Kyle Larson thrilled the crowd on Saturday night to win Round 2 of the five-race event at Cocopah Speedway, which will host 410ci sprint car events on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Following Tennessee resident Paul McMahan’s dominating performance on Friday during the opening round, California’s Larson and sprint car veterans Stevie Smith of...more

The much anticipated Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown got underway on Friday for Craig Dollansky as he opened up his 2015 campaign in southern Arizona. Logging many miles from cold Indiana winter weather, the Destiny Motorsports #7 team reached sunny and warm temps at Cocopah Speedway for the inaugural running of the 5-day event. With a strong field of 34 drivers on hand, the night began with heat one where Dollansky started on the pole and paced the field in the 8-lap event to score the win. ...more

Inside Line Promotions – SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 4, 2015) – The inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown has featured two standout nights of racing at Cocopah Speedway. While the 3/8-mile oval is dormant for the next two days before Round 3 on Tuesday, the local community has a variety of events for fans, teams and locals. In addition to nightly socials at local joints, a bowling tournament was held Sunday afternoon and next on the docket is a golf tournament at Cocopah Rio Colorado Golf Course...more