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by Jon Brown, MERIDIAN, Idaho – As a teacher, Nathan Dearing is not only shaping young minds in the classroom, he’s building a fan base at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway. One of several running gags among the speedway’s announcer JT Thomas and Brent Arte is that Dearing’s fifth-graders from Boise’s Hillcrest [...]
by Jon Brown, MERIDIAN, Idaho – Joe Barton redefined dominance Saturday night after winning the Project Filter All-Star Challenge. “Sometimes you’ve got to be lucky,” the Nampa, Idaho racecar driver said after winning the perpetual trophy for the third time in its five-year history at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway. Following Barton’s [...]
by Jon Brown, MERIDIAN, Idaho – Dylan Caldwell didn’t want to be left out Saturday night at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway. Even though he didn’t have the best qualifying time, he found a way to be in the right place at the right time at the end of the night, winning [...]
by Jon Brown, MERIDIAN, Idaho – Saturday’s Project Filter Pro-4 All-Star Challenge shapes up as a test of man and machine each year — just how the sponsor likes it. Kenny Chandler also seems to be up for the challenge no matter how the format at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway changes through [...]
by Jon Brown, MERIDIAN, Idaho – Phyl Zubizareta started 2013 at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway the way he finished off last season. Out in front. The reigning Domino’s Pizza Legends champion shot to the lead after the two drivers in front of him tangled with 16 laps remaining the season-opening 40-lap [...]
by Jon Brown, MERIDIAN, Idaho – Even the guy who ended Shelby Stroebel’s 18-race winning streak at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway seemed a little remorseful Saturday night. “That’s certainly not the way we wanted to take the win away from Stroebel,” Nampa, Idaho’s Jentry Pisca said. “That was bad luck. What [...]
MERIDIAN, Idaho – The rivalry continues with a renewed fervor Saturday when the Domino’s Pizza Legends racing season opens at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway. Casey Tillman of Kuna, Idaho, has set his sights on a division championship this season. That quest begins this weekend, and will include a pursuit of reigning [...]
By Jon Brown, MERIDIAN, Idaho – The Animal’s family turned out Saturday – all 2,000-plus of them. Forty-five Tates Hornets drivers, 2,000 fans and a pits packed full of people with good memories of the Master of Disaster Art Heath, strapped in for the Art Heath Memorial Hornet Enduro 200 [...]
MERIDIAN, Idaho – It’s a well-established fact that local auto racing is a fraternity. No matter what the rivalries or what the beefs, racers will help racers when the time comes. The “family” at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway is no different, and many racers, crewmembers and others have come together to [...]
The 2013 season championship is up for grabs with defending series champion Tony Berry only committed to a partial schedule. The two leading front runners happen to come out of the same McLees Racing stable; five-time WESCO Champion, Doug McLees and 2012 Rookie of the Year and points runner up, [...]
