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Article Courtesy Of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - Photo By Johnny B.
ROME, GA (October 11, 2009) - Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN clinched the 2009 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship in grand fashion by winning the final series race of the year on Sunday Night at Rome Speedway. Bloomquist led all 50 laps to take the $10,000 first place money, but...

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Concord North Carolina Sept 20, 2009 - Owosso's own Bill Reichert put in another impressive performance at the Second Annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals at ZMax Raceway this past weekend, scoring his 20th national event win in Top Alcohol Dragster...

Curt Spalding - Photo By Doug Swift

The highly anticipated attempts to break the record set last year by Curt Spalding at Kalamazoo Speedway's Call of the Wild event ended with four attempts and three racers actually eclipsing the old record of 10.715 seconds...

Bart Hartman - Photo By Johnny B - Article Courtesy of DIRTcar Racing

ROSSBURG, OH - Sept. 12, 2009 - Eldora Speedway is no longer Bart Hartman's Achilles' heel. With a victory in the World 100, Bart Hartman ended his longtime run of frustration at the famed half-mile oval. Hartman passed 2007 World 100 winner Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., for the lead on lap 20 and never looked back...

Bobby Martin pilots the ParkerTech/Lane Automotive funny car to victory!

It is often said that into each life a little rain must fall. While this often has negative connotations, for Frank Parker and Bobby Martin and the Lane Automotive Top Alcohol Funny Car, the opposite was true. Rain canceled out the third round of qualifications at the "Big Go" - the Indy U.S. Nationals on Sunday, letting the team's stout 5.57 e.t. in the second round of qualifying remain as the number one spot...

Jason Meyers celebrates at Skagit Speedway. (World of Outlaws photo by Brian Simenseth)

Alger, WA - September 5, 2009 - For the second consecutive season, Jason Meyers found himself leading the finale of the annual two-day World of Outlaws event at Skagit Speedway in Washington on a lap-32 restart with Joey Saldana lining up behind him. The end result was the opposite of one year ago, as Meyers would keep the top spot and claim the $20,000 triumph with Saldana finishing behind him...

NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Brandon Lewis could have had it all at the Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota. He was number one qualifier at 5.29 @ 278. He was consistently in the 5.20's every round and appeared to be headed for the championship. Owosso's Bill Reichert had other ideas...

Steve Needles - Photo By Randy Ellen

For the third year in a row Steve Needles was the quickest of all qualifiers at Kalamazoo Speedway's biggest event, the Kalamazoo Klash. In the previous two years however Needles had been unable to capitalize on his speed and get to victory lane. That would all change this year...

Alan Vochaska - Photo By Johnny B.

Four-time Hartford (MI) Motor Speedway champion, Alan Vochaska of South Haven, MI, scored his biggest career victory, leading the final seven laps of The Lane 45. Shawn Toczek of Hebron, IN led the initial 11 laps of the event, giving way to track regular, JR Hotovy of Covert, MI. Hotovy piled up over $1300 in lap money, including the Midway Bonus presented by Corliss Signs and Merritt Speedway, before experiencing electrical problems on lap 38. Vochaska took control of the race, leading the final 7 circuits for his first ALMS win, taking home over $4700 in the process. 35 Late Models were on hand to compete in the ALMS and Ontario Dirt Late Models co-sanctioned event.

Terry Senneker - Photo By Randy Ellen

Terry Senneker remained undefeated in 2009 by capturing the Allstar Performance All-Star Showdown in front of a packed house at Kalamazoo Speedway on Sunday, May 24. Todd Harrington jumped from his second starting spot into the early lead but it didn't take long for Andy Bozell to power by and into the top spot. Bozell would hold off Brian Bergakker to win the first 25-lap segment. Randy Day, Phil Bozell and Senneker were third through fifth at the first break...

Memorial Day weekend 2009 will be one to mark on your calendars if you are any type of a race fan. The weekend will be highlighted by the first ever Allstar Performance All-Star Showdown. The best of the best Late Model drivers will have their chance to claim the $5,000 winner's check in a 75 lap sprint race. Drivers will have a chance to make the All-Star Showdown based on their feature finishes and qualifying times from the early part of the season. On Saturday night, all drivers not locked into the race will have a starting spot in the Last Chance race(s) where two lucky drivers will be added to the star studded field. Also that night, there will be two qualifying races for the drivers already locked into Sunday's All-Star event, which will determine their starting positions. Modifieds, Pure Stocks and Cyber Stocks will be racing a full show as well to complete Saturday's schedule. Sunday evening's program will kick off with the first ever Allstar Performance All-Star Showdown at 7pm. The race will be run in three segments and have between 15-18 of the best Outlaw Late Model drivers in the country going after the $5,000 top prize. The first two segments will be 25 laps each with a possible inversion of up to six cars at the conclusion of both segments. The final segment will then be a 25 lap dash for cash; a dash that perhaps may be the most intense 25 laps of racing ever on the high banks of the Zoo. At the conclusion of the All-Star Showdown will be the ever popular Belle Tire Four Cylinder Enduro Series Veterans 200. This will be the second of six Enduros at Kalamazoo; this event will give you all the laughter and excitement you and your family will need for the entire Memorial weekend.

To celebrate our 45th year in business, Lane Automotive, Hartford Motor Speedway, and K&N Filters are teaming up to host a special race to celebrate this anniversary. The Lane 45 Powered By K&N Filters, scheduled for July 31, will showcase some of the Midwest's top Dirt Late Model drivers competing for the $4500 winner's share of a $20,000+ purse. Lap money could boost the winner's share to over $6000. The event will be run under UMP rules and be co-sanctioned by the American Late Model Series (ALMS), the Northern Allstars Late Model Series (NALMS) and the Ontario Dirt Late Model Series (ODLMS). Hartford's UMP Modifieds and Pure Stocks will also be competing on the "wicked half mile". Please visit www.laneautomotive.com and www.hartfordmotorspeedway.net for further updates.

We are pleased to announce five new 2009 catalogs packed with the latest and greatest parts! Here is the rundown: Street Performance Parts And Accessories Catalog, Engine Builder Catalog, Open Wheel Parts And Accessories Catalog, Allstar Performance Parts And Accessories Catalog, and Drag Racing Parts And Accessories Catalog. Each catalog is sure to please the racer or builder. For more information [visit our catalogs page.]

For the fourth time, Motor State Distributing in Watervliet, Michigan has been named the SEMA Warehouse Distributor of the Year. The announcement was made at the Thursday evening awards banquet, held as part of the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas, NV. The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show is the largest of its kind and is devoted to showcasing new high performance automotive equipment by bringing together distributors and manufacturers from all over the world...

Hard work, skillful driving, and dedication paid off for Frank Parker and crew. Driver Bobby Martin piloted the Lane Automotive alcohol funny car to the 2008 NHRA Division III championship. Martin amassed a total of 320 points to outdistance second place finisher, Andrew Bohl, by 53 points.

Photo By John Steflik/SCCA

Article courtesy SCCA
TOPEKA, Kan. (Oct. 12, 2008) - Andrew McDermid, of Grand Ledge, Mich., earned his fourth career Championship in a shortened American Sedan race at the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Heartland Park Topeka. McDermid battled 11-time Runoffs winner John Heinricy, of Royal Oak, Mich., who finished second, and Jason Von Kluge, of Ann Arbor, Mich., finishing third...

When all the U.S Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster qualifying smoke cleared at O'Reilly Motorsports Park near Indianapolis, Bill Reichert was comfortably nestled in the Number 2 spot, between top qualifier, Aaron Tatum, and Number 3 qualifier, Zach Beard, son of nitro funny car tuner, Lee Beard. The current leader in the Top Alcohol Dragster point standings, Jim Whitely, was in the Number 7 spot. A near record 27 supercharged alcohol (B/AD) and injected nitro dragsters (A/FD) turned out to attempt qualifying for the 54th running of the "Big Go" and the action was furious...

Photo and article courtesy of Ross Hoek Motorsports
Crandon, WI (August 30, 2008) Ross Hoek brought his #21 Skyjacker Suspension, Herculiner Raybestos Brakes, Goodyear Tire Ford to Crandon hoping to close out the 2008 WSORR season on a high note. By the time the first full day of the 39th annual BorgWarner Off-Road World Championships had come to a conclusion, Ross had managed to win the race and the championship...

Now Available - The 2008-09 Truck Performance and Off-Road Parts and Accessories Catalog! The latest Lane Automotive catalog for truck and off-roading enthusiasts is a masterful blend of dress-up and convenience accessories for everyday trucks, and hard core suspension, running gear and safety components for all-out off-road vehicles. It's a big book, with well over 500 full color pages and a wealth of pertinent information.

Photo Courtesy Of Tony Hammett

Article courtesy of UMP DIRTcar Racing Public Relations
EVANSVILLE, IN - July 18, 2008 - HAIL TO THE CHAMP: The path Dennis Erb Jr. took this year was slightly different, but the result was the same. After one month of hardscrabble racing and living on the road, the dirt Late Model veteran from Carpentersville, Ill., clinched his second consecutive UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals points championship.

"It feels really good to win it back-to-back," said the 35-year-old Erb, who realized his longtime goal of capturing the Summer Nationals title in 2007 after finishes of fourth (2004)...

Norwalk (6-29-08) marked the second consecutive win for the Lane Automotive/CAP Dodge Charger R/T TAF/C in two weeks. It was also driver Bobby Martin’s first ever NHRA National Event win.

This visit to the Winner’s Circle is special to Martin, as it represents a milestone, not just a win. After racing Top Alcohol Funny Cars for eighteen years, Martin has his first NHRA national event number one qualifying position and race win. For Frank and Dan Parker, owners and crew chiefs of the Mopar Hemi-powered car, Martin’s achievement was expected. “We’ve known and watched Bobby for years,” said Dan Parker, the team patriarch. “He’s become skilled and track-wise from running his own car, but doing everything himself was a distraction. We just knew that, if we could hook up and take some load off his shoulders, he would really shine on the track.”...

Congratulations to Owosso's Bill Reichert who recently won his second NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster World Championship. He did it in typical Reichert style, posting consistent reaction times and outstanding quarter mile performances on his way to winning the championship and the World Finals event "Wally" in Pomona, California. When three rounds of qualifying smoke had cleared, Bill was in the number one spot with a fine 5.22 elapsed time.