Stevie Bonsey earns coveted Dirt Track Horizon Award
Stevie Bonsey (1nw) proved early in the week that he was the racer to beat for the coveted AMA Dirt Track Horizon Award. When the week-long AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships came to an end, Bonsey had held off all challengers to win the prestigious honor.
Like father, like son on the Springfield Mile
Aaron King proved on the Springfield Mile track that he is following in the steel-boot steps of his father, Harley-Davidson factory rider Rich King. Aaron pulled off a dramatic come-from-behind win in the Pro Sport mile at the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships.
Congratulations, and thanks for a great week
The AMA Sports gang reports a record number of entries in this year's Dirt Track Grand Championships, and thanks all who took part.
Jake Lewis rules on the TT course
Jake Lewis (85) of Princeton, Kentucky, took home three first-place trophies in a day of Youth TT racing action at the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships in Springfield, Illinois, Friday.
The battle heats up on the TT track
Brock Schwarzenbacher (30) proved on the TT track that he's a contender for the Horizon Award at the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships. At the same time, Chad Cose regained his winning form, and Stevie Bonsey is doing extremely well, making the fight for the Horizon a tight one.
Stevie Bonsey scores big on the Springfield short track
Amateur Dirt-track racer Stevie Bonsey notched some major wins on the short track at the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships in Springfield, Illinois, Thursday, but the expected showdown between Bonsey and rival Chad Cose never happened.
Thrills and surprises at the Springfield half-mile
Wednesday proved to be a day of surprises on the half-mile track at the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships in Springfield, Illinois, with new winners, an at-the-checkers pass, a rider who fell but still won the race, and an unexpected last-minute entry in an AMA Pro exhibition race.
Battle lines are drawn on the Half Mile
Two Amateur racers from California, Stevie Bonsey (left) and Chad Cose, proved Tuesday that they are the ones to beat at the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships in Springfield, Illinois. And those two racers are gunning for each other.
Patrick Jacobsen wins top Youth award
It was a tough decision, but when the Youth portion of the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships ended and a racer was picked for top honors, the award went to Patrick Jacobsen of Montgomery, New York.
Rich King, Racing father and Dirt Track Grand Championships honoree
Harley-Davidson factory dirt tracker Rich King has something in common with every other parent attending this year's AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships: He's the parent of a young racer.
Foreign flat-trackers: We want to race the best
Flat-track racers from as far away as Italy and Japan have come to the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships to race against the best amateur flat-track racers on the planet.
The family that races together...
For three generations of the Schwieter clan, and many other families at the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships, racing isn't about winning and losing. It's about quality family time.
Youth racers shine, Amateurs rained out at Dirt Track Grand Nationals
Patrick Jacobsen (#99x) continued his winning ways while Jake Lewis and Jacob Cunningham exchanged wins to provide their own fireworks on the Fourth of July at the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships on Monday in Springfield, Illinois.
Wide open, sideways and no brakes
AMA Sports hosted its first Speedway Grand Championship at the short track at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on Sunday, attracting riders from the Midwest, East, and even England.
Dueling on the short track
Patrick Jacobsen (99x) clawed his way from behind, chasing down leader Jake Lewis (85) to win the 85cc Mod 7-11 premier short-track race on the first day of the AMA Sports Dirt Track Grand Championships Sunday. He later added another win, but other racers also notched two wins each of their own.
