Dominic Scelzi Captures Season-Opening Victory for First Time in Career

Inside Line Promotions – TULARE, Calif. (April 28, 2026) – Dominic Scelzi is off to the best start of his racing career through the first three races of the season.

Despite being slowed by a handful of rainouts, Scelzi has made the most of his trio of starts by producing a win and three total top fives.

“I’m thrilled right now,” he said. “We’ve had great speed to start and have improved every night. Starting off the year with a win was great, but to go 10th to fourth in our first 410 night and then to run second the next time out was confidence building.”

The season got underway on March 20 at Watsonville Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., where Scelzi qualified third quickest before he won both a heat race and the main event. It marked the first time in his career that he earned a season-opening victory.

“We led all 30 laps,” he said. “We kind of went uncontested, which was great. At the end of the race we caught lapped cars at an inopportune time, but I was able to make the right decisions. We had the fastest lap of the race and fastest average so I felt we were really efficient.”

Scelzi followed the triumphant performance by charging from 10th to fourth place – tied for the third-most cars passed – on March 28 and by garnering a runner-up result on April 18 at Thunderbowl Raceway during a pair of NARC King of the West Sprint Car Series races.

“I think the season-opening win was a fantastic start and a breath of fresh air to get it off our plate,” he said. “Equally impactful as the win was to follow it up with two solid performances. Right now we have a good package. Even though we haven’t gotten to race much, it’s been good to be solid when we have been able to compete.”

Scelzi Motorsports has recorded a top-seven result during all three NARC King of the West Sprint Car Series races this season with Mitchel Moles placing seventh during the season opener.

“Between Todd Ventura and Brent Ventura and everyone at Roth Motorsports, it’s been a family effort this season,” Scelzi said. “While I’m not running for NARC points, a partnership between Scelzi Motorsports and Roth Motorsports will make sure at least one car is at each race and vie for the owner’s championship.” 

Scelzi will be in action this weekend during a NARC King of the West Sprint Car Series doubleheader with races on Friday at Watsonville Speedway and Saturday at Santa Maria Speedway in Santa Maria, Calif.

QUICK RESULTS –

March 20 – Watsonville Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. – Qualifying: 3; Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 1 (2). 

March 28 – Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. – Qualifying: 10; Heat race: 3 (3); Feature: 4 (10). 

April 18 – Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. – Qualifying: 3; Heat race: 4 (4); Dash: 2 (2); Feature: 2 (2). 

SEASON STATS –

3 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 3 top 10s, 3 top 15s, 3 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday at Watsonville Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., and Saturday at Santa Maria Speedway in Santa Maria, Calif., with the NARC King of the West Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.DominicScelziRacing.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

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“Mike with Fuel Delivery Services is a great guy who wants to see us do well and make it in racing,” Scelzi said. “We really appreciate his support and look forward to the continued success with Fuel Delivery Services.”

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Bell Helmets, Sander Engineering, Wilwood, Mettec, Tel Tac, Kenny’s Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.

Mack Leopard signs multi-year contract extension with MPM Marketing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 25, 2026) – McCallister Precision Marketing (MPM Marketing) is excited to announce a multi-year contract extension with rising open-wheel dirt racer Mack Leopard.

Leopard first signed with MPM Marketing in 2024 and has quickly honed his skills competing at dirt tracks across the country, which has helped prepare him for a full season of Midget racing in 2026 with POWRi and USAC.

“Watching Mack’s growth throughout the last two years on and off the race track has been amazing,” said MPM Marketing owner Tonya McCallister. “He is such a humble young man that takes pride in everything he does. His talent and determination on the track truly speaks for itself.

“We are thrilled to have Leopard continue as part of the MPM Marketing family for the foreseeable future and I can’t wait to watch him thrive against the best dirt midget racers in the country.”

Leopard, 16, has flexed his racing muscle consistently throughout the last two years. Recently he made history at the annual Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he set new records for most features won on championship Saturday with four, most positions gained during championship Saturday with 73 and tied Darin Naida for most features competed in on championship Saturday with nine.

He’s earned multiple wins across the country during his career, including victories at U.S. 24 Speedway, Coles County Speedway, Jacksonville Speedway, Spoon River Speedway and Doe Run Raceway.

This season Leopard will tackle the biggest challenge of his racing career when he pursues the USAC National Midget Series and POWRi National Midget League championships with Chase McDermand Racing.

He’s excited to do so not just with the support of his family, but also with the support of MPM Marketing.

“I’m really excited to continue working with Tonya McCallister and her team at MPM Marketing,” said Leopard. “To have someone like Tonya in your corner ready to go to work for you at any moment is so important. MPM Marketing really makes everything I do so much easier and that allows me to focus more of my energy on the race track.”

Leopard launches the 2026 USAC National Midget Series season this weekend at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway. For more information, visit usacracing.com.

Mack Leopard would like to thank his mom, dad, sister Lilli and extended family, TRD, Mobil 1, Joe’s Landscaping, McDermand Plumbing, Smith Titanium, Champion Equipment, GR8, Maximum Restoration, MPV Express, Mulch Express of Wisconsin, Duncan Oil, Rexroad Racing, Miami Valley Concrete, Advanced Racing Suspensions, USPKS and MPM Marketing for their support.

Starks Scores Skagit Speedway Season-Opening Win for Third Straight Year

Inside Line Promotions – BURLINGTON, Wash. (April 27, 2026) – Trey Starks opened his season with a triumphant performance on Saturday at Skagit Speedway, where he won during the first race of the season for the third year in a row.

“It was about as good of a start as you can get,” he said. “It gives you confidence that after the offseason the things you’re doing still work and it gives us a good place to build off. It’s always good to start the season smooth and to start with a win is a bigger bonus.”

Starks qualified second quickest to kick off the action.

“I felt pretty good throughout the entire night,” he said. “The track fell off maybe a little bit in qualifying. Jason (Solwold) was the first car out and we were the eighth or ninth out. We cut about as good of a lap as we could of for when we went out.”

A run from fourth to win a heat race landed Starks the pole position for the 30-lap main event.

“In the heat race there was a mix-up on the start that shuffled us to the outside front row,” he said. “We got the lead on the third or fourth lap and with Skagit’s format, if you win from the fourth starting position in the heat race it gives you the best draw available for the feature. I was in the second heat race, but since Jason didn’t win his heat that gave us the pole for the feature.

“The track got really slick, but this is what we were seeing toward the end of last year. We’re getting wider, slicker race tracks consistently and I feel that plays into our hands.

“It was tough to tell where the track was. I wanted to move up a little early, but every time I did I felt Jason was there to force me to cover the bottom. Then I had to gauge my speed in traffic. I was kind of looking around the whole time and at the same time not wanting to bomb it into the top not knowing what was up there. It was fun that the track changed as much as it did.”

Following a mid-race caution, Starks built his lead throughout the remainder of the feature to win by more than six seconds.

He will return to Skagit Speedway this Saturday riding a three-race winning streak at the track dating back to last season.

QUICK RESULTS –

April 25 – Skagit Speedway in Burlington, Wash. – Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 1 (4); Feature: 1 (1). 

SEASON STATS –

1 race, 1 win, 1 top five, 1 top 10, 1 top 15, 1 top 20

UP NEXT –

Saturday at Skagit Speedway in Burlington, Wash.

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.StarksRacing.com

X: https://twitter.com/Starks55Trey

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TreyStarksRacing?fref=ts

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Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Victorious at Knoxville Raceway

Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (April 27, 2026) – Big Game Motorsports driver David Gravel produced one of his best weekends of the season last weekend during the Premier Chevy Dealers Clash at Knoxville Raceway.

Gravel advanced from sixth to second place on Friday before leading all 25 laps on Saturday for his fourth World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series triumph of the season.

“It was a great weekend,” he said. “We were strong every time we hit the track. We qualified very, very well. We were hitting on all cylinders. What we ran in previous years was what we ran this go around and it worked out great.”

Gravel set quick time in his group and won a heat race to advance into the dash both nights.

“Drawing the five (on Friday) wasn’t ideal, but wasn’t that bad,” he said. “We fell back one spot and it ended up being a blessing. I was able to change my whole race from the get-go with a great start in the feature. I got to third pretty fast and then to second. There weren’t any cautions so we dealt with a lot of lapped traffic. In open air we were great, but it felt like we weren’t right in traffic and having to run the top. I wasn’t able to get close enough to make anything happen.”

Gravel gained a position to finish second in the dash on Saturday, earning the outside front row starting position in the main event.

“Jumping to second there was huge because of what they did to the outside of the track,” he said. “It was a benefit to start on the outside. You just hauled the mail around the top. It was no drama with us in the feature as we had a clean race. You could just feel (the rubber in the closing laps) and tell it was coming. Once I felt it big time it was time to move. When I did it was pretty much locked down around the bottom and I was surprised. Luckily I had a sense and guessed right. Sometimes you go too late or too early and this time I got it right.”

Up next is the first trip of the season to Ohio with races this Friday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica during the Kistler Engines Classic and Saturday at Sharon Speedway in Hartford during the Hartford Hustle. Gravel has World of Outlaws wins at Attica Raceway Park in 2017, 2021 and 2024. He captured a World of Outlaws victory at Sharon Speedway in 2024.

“I’m always happy to go to Ohio,” he said. “Attica and Sharon have been pretty solid tracks for us. We’ll go there with an open mind, hopefully unload strong and have a couple of good runs.”

Gravel holds a 70-point lead in the World of Outlaws championship standings entering the weekend.

QUICK RESULTS –

April 24 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 6 (5); Feature: 2 (6).

April 25 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 2 (3); Feature: 1 (2).

SEASON STATS –

16 races, 4 wins, 11 top fives, 14 top 10s, 15 top 15s, 15 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, for the Kistler Engines Classic and Saturday at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, for the Hartford Hustle with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

BIG GAME MOTORSPORTS MEDIA LINKS –

X: https://x.com/BigGameMotorspt

DAVID GRAVEL MEDIA LINKS –

X: https://x.com/DavidGravel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidGravelRacing

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Jackson Motorplex Featuring Several Race Car Divisions This Summer

Inside Line Promotions - JACKSON, Minn. (April 27, 2026) - The Jackson Motorplex racing schedule showcases a good mix of various race car divisions throughout nine nights of action in 2026.

The Motorplex Mayhem Summer Series features the Heser Auto & Detailing RaceSaver Sprint Cars, Late Model Street Stocks, USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Stock Cars invading the track June 4, June 25, July 9 and July 23. The MedStar Midwest Sprint Touring Series RaceSavers will be a part of the first three rounds of the Motorplex Mayhem Summer Series.

The remaining five nights on the track's schedule are highlighted by 410ci winged sprint cars.

The Cressman Sanitation Midwest 410 Sprint Touring Series (along with the Heser Auto & Detailing RaceSaver Sprint Cars and the MedStar Midwest Sprint Touring Series RaceSavers) will compete on July 2 during the Wieskus Memorial presented by SW Broadband as well on July 31 during the $10,000-to-win Hefty Seed Merle Johnson Memorial presented by Lincoln Speedway.

The facility's lone World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event - the FENDT Showdown - is set for Aug. 22.

The season wraps up on Sept. 18-19 with the 48 th annual Bank Midwest Jackson Nationals. The Bumper to Bumper/Auto Value IRA Outlaw Sprint Series and Cressman Sanitation Midwest 410 Sprint Touring Series as well as the Heser Auto & Detailing RaceSaver Sprint Cars and the MedStar Midwest Sprint Touring Series RaceSavers will duke it out each night.

Tickets for all Jackson Motorplex races this season are available to purchase online by visiting https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

UP NEXT -

June 4 for Round 1 of the Motorplex Mayhem Summer Series featuring the Heser Auto & Detailing RaceSaver Sprint Cars and MedStar Midwest Sprint Touring Series RaceSavers, Late Model Street Stocks, USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Stock Cars

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com

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