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(Image Credit: Ben Thrasher) Bryan Hulbert – SOMERTON, Ariz. (February 28, 2022) Lifting the lid on the 2022 season this Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5, the ASCS Southwest Region will invade Cocopah Speedway. Presented by Yuma Lumber, the two-night affair kicks off the 15th season of competition for the Arizona-based tour. In the tour’s last visit to the three-eighths-mile oval in November, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. swept the weekend in the Hills Racing No. 15h. Since the series began running...more

NOTICE OF VENUE CHANGE The 56th Annual Western World Championships will return to Cocopah Speedway, November 3rd & 4th.2023 Avanti Windows and Doors, Yuma Insurance, Inc, USAC Racing and The USAC CRA Sprint Car Series and the ASCS NON-Wing 360's are excited for the return to the Diamond in The Desert. Tickets will go on sale Oct 1st through My Race Pass. Stay tuned for more information in the next few days. The flier below will give you times and pricing of these events. You will also be...more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS READY TO BATTLE AT “56TH WESTERN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS” By Lance Jennings OCTOBER 30, 2023... Starting this Friday, the battle for the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Championship resumes at Cocopah Speedway’s “56th Western World Championships presented by Avanti Windows & Doors and Yuma Insurance.” Promoted by Brad Whitfield, the prestigious event will have two nights (November 3&4) of intense racing that also...more

Somerton, Arizona The thunder of the high powered non winged sprint cars return to Cocopah Speedway on Saturday night March 23rd. The Avanti Windows and Doors USAC CRA Sprint Cars and The Sands Chevrolet Wild West Sprint Car Series will invade the big 3/8ths dirt oval in Somerton, Arizona. The USAC CRA series kicked off their 2024 season last weekend at Perris Auto Speedway for their 250th event in the storied series history with Matt Mitchell sweeping the night while picking up his 10th...more