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July 18th, 2008 - Two for Taylor with ASCS Speedweek Win at OKC.
XXX Chassis Finish 1st, 3rd, 4th and 8th

 
  July 18th, 2008. Oklahoma City, OK. Washington state native Gary Taylor added his second ASCS National series feature win just seven days by topping the 25-lap main event in the Fifth Round of the 16th Annual ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek at State Fair Speedway. Taylor charged by early leader Tim Crawley on the ninth round and then withstood a late charge from Travis Rilat (also in an XXX chassis) to secure his fifth overall ASCS feature win of the year aboard Mike and Megan Eubanks' Tel-Star Communications No. 5* Triple-X chassis.  Read full release ...  
     
 

July 11th, 2008 - Taylor Wing Opening Night Of ASCS National Speedweek

 
  July 11th, 2008. TEXARKANA, Ark. There was a new face in O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National victory lane on Friday night, as Gary Taylor wired the field to top the opening round of the 16th Annual Toyota Tundra ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek at Sixty-Seven Speedway for his first career National win. Taylor lead all 30 circuits to secure the win aboard Mike and Megan Eubanks' Wesmar-powered Tel-Star Communications No. 5* Triple-X Chassis.  Read full story and results ...  
     
 

July 11th, 2008 - Benson On Top Again as Triple X 600s Rev Into High Gear

 
  July 11th, 2008. Jake Benson scored his second main win with his Triple X Race Co 600, besting 30+ other 600s at Deming Speedway. Benson will look to keep his momentum high going into this weekends $5,000 to win Clay Cup Nationals on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.  
     
 

July 12th, 2008 - Kirkpatric Wins First Career Main on a Mid-Season Championship Night That Saw XXX Sweep The Podium

 
  July 12th, 2008. Brian Kirkpatrick won his first career main event in the 360 division and took over the points lead after leading all 25 laps of the mid-season championship night main. Brian beat out Corey Chamberland in his Rod Perkins owned #69 XXX and Alan Munn in his Munn Logging #42 XXX.  
     
 

July 12th, 2008 - Kyle Miller Picks Up Another 360 Win At Cottage Grove

 
  July 12th, 2008. Kyle Miller is loving the way his new XXX chassis is handling. Miller won his second main of the year in the 360 class, lapping all the way up to 5th place before the final flags fell.  
     
 

July 13th, 2008 - Burt Picks Up First Main For 2008 At Marysville Speedway, CA

 
  July 13th, 2008. Grass Valley’s Jeremy Burt put Marysville Raceway Park’s new sticky surface to good use and put together a wire to wire win in the monster fast, dust free MRP Winged Sprint Car feature.  This moves Burt and his super fast XXX chassis to 6th in points.  
     
 

July 3rd and 4th, 2008 - Martin On A Weekend Tear In NOSA

 
  July 3rd and 4th, 2008. Bob Martin was on a tear Thursday night, winning his second race of the year on July 3rd at River Cities Speedway under the NOSA sanction. Bob almost put his Eckman Dental Arts #10 XXX into victory lane the following evening, leading most of the race again at River Cities before a flat left rear tire ended his evening.  
     
 

July 4th, 2008 - Kirkland Gets First Win Of 2008

 
  July 5th, 2008. At Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, MT, Trever Kirkland won his first race of 2008 in his #37 XXX with the Big Sky Sprint Tour on July 5th.  
     
 

July 4th, 2008 - Zablocki Wins First Career Main

 
  July 5th, 2008. Duane Zablocki won his first career main at Fremont Speedway in Ohio in the 305 class.  
     
 

July 3rd, 2008 - No Wings = No Problems for Davis

 
  July 4th, 2008. Gary Davis has been Triple X Race Co's most successfull non-wing racer, bringing home his third victory over the past couple of years in his XXX chassis. Gary's win came under the USCA sanctioning at Coos Bay Speedway in Coos Bay, OR on July 4th.  
     
 

June 27th, 2008 - Hebing Posts Back To Back ASCS  Wins In New XXX Chassis

 
 

June 27th, 2008. Chuck Hebing is making the most out of his new pairing with Bud Burlew and the Junkyard Dog Motorsports #28 XXX. Hebing took Burlew's XXX chassis to victory lane for the second time in as many tries with the ASCS-Patriot series. Coming from his sixth place starting position, "The Cobra" came through the pack in a hurry en route to victory lane at Ransomville Speedway in New York on Friday.

 
     
 

June 28th, 2008 - Forsberg Racks Up Another CA Win

 
 

June 28th, 2008. Andy Forsberg continues to live up to his "Mr. Excitement" moniker. Forsberg won his 5th race of the season and 7th overall at Placerville Speedway in 360 action.

 
     
 

June 28th, 2008 - Borden Back In 2007 Form

 
 

June 28th, 2008. Defending Gray's Harbor Raceway Champion Glen Borden won his first main of the year in his Borden's Auto Parts #72 XXX.

 
     
 

June 28th, 2008 - Hedge Carter Wins 1st Of Year

 
 

June 28th, 2008. Hedge Carter won his first main event of the year in the Limited Sprint division at Cottage Grove Speedway, OR. Carter's triumph gives XXX a whopping .750 win percentage in the division.

 
     
 

June 21st, 2008 - Hebing Strikes to Win ASCS In PA

 
 

June 21st, 2008. Triple X Race Co chassis scored a win with another prominent series on Sunday. Reigning ASCS-Patriot champion Chuck Hebing aka "The Cobra" scored his first victory for Bud Burlew's Junk Yard Dog #28 XXX at Eriez Speedway in Erie, PA. This was the first weekend for Hebing in the Burlew machine and the pairing is already showing excellent results.

 
     
 

June 21st, 2008 - Bounds Gets Win #5 in 2008

 
 

June 21st, 2008. Bounds continues to show the boys the fast way around Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove OR, winning her fifth feature of the year.

 
     
 

June 14th, 2008 - Forsberg Battles To Wins Chico in his XXX Chassis

 
 

June 14th, 2008. Chico 410 points leader Andy Forsberg continues to show the Chico regulars the fast way around the race track. After a tough battle with Tim Kaeding, Forsberg collected win number two on the year at California's most famous track and win number six overall in the A&A Stepping Stone #92 XXX.

 
     
 

June 14th, 2008 - Martin Wins at River Cities

 
 

June 14th, 2008. After some early season cancellations due to rain, Bob Martin got his season on track by winning the NOSA race at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND in his Eckman Dental Arts #10tr XXX.

 
     
 

June 7th, 2008 - XXX 600 Chassis Dominate Open and Restricted Classes At Deming Speedway

 
 

June 6th, 2008. Numbers are everywhere in racing. From car numbers, to point battles, field sizes and payouts, numbers truly tell the tale for many things. With that in mind, this week's key numbers are as follows - 14% and 7%. The first run of Triple X Race Co 600's have hit the track, and at Deming Speedway, 14% and 7% indicate the percentage of the total field that XXX chassis represent in the 600 open and 600 restricted classes. Or broken down a bit further, 2 out of 14 and 1 out of 14. Why are these percentages pertinent? Because XXX 600 chassis swept the weekend at Deming's 1/6 mile clay oval winning both the 600 Open and 600 Restricted classes.

 
 

In the 600 restricted class, Jacob Buckenmeyer dominated the field, winning his feature by 2 full seconds.

 

Jake Benson won his first career main event in the 600 open class, leading wire to wire in a race where he ran away from the field and was never seriously challenged.

 
     
 

June 8th, 2008 - Henderson Wins For 4th Straight Weekend

 
 

June 8th, 2008. The good times continue for Justin Henderson and his Dan Dan the Sonic Man #D1 Triple X Race Co Chassis. Henderson became a winner for the fourth weekend in a row on Sunday night at Huset's Speedway in the 410 Sprints. Henderson continues to make his Midwest homecoming a strong one, leading Huset's points and running second in points at Knoxville.

 
     
 

June 7th, 2008 - Berryman Wins Another ASCS Win, Leading Every Lap

 
 

June 7th, 2008. Brandon Berryman continues to gain ground in the ASCS-Gulf South Region, moving to 5th in points with a win at 105 Speedway in Cleveland, TX. Aboard his Sport Performance Collision, Shark powered #31 XXX, Berryman led wire to wire to claim his second win of the year.

 
     
 

June 7th, 2008 - Forsberg Gets 4th Placerville Victory

 
 

June 7th, 2008. Andy Forsberg continues to show his fellow racers the fast way around "the fonz" at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, CA. Andy took his AA Motorsports #92 XXX to his fourth victory at the track in 2008 and fifth overall of the season.

 
     
 

June 7th, 2008 - Schutte Scores His Career First Main

 
 

June 7th, 2008. Marc Schutte won his first career main event at Skagit Speedway in Alger, WA in the Sportsman Sprint class, leading all 20 laps in his Fastenal #72 XXX.

 
     
 

June 1st, 2008 - Henderson Scores First Husets Victory For XXX Chassis

 
 

June 1st, 2008. For Justin Henderson, home is not only where the heart lives, it's where the races are won in his Triple X Race Co chassis. The former multiple-time Huset's Speedway champion returned to victory lane in the 410 division of Huset's Speedway, coming from 13th place to the front of the pack by lap 12 en route to his first win of the year at Huset's and third win overall in the Dan Dan the Sonic Man #D1 XXX. Henderson continues to lead the points chase in the 410 divisions at both Huset's Speedway and Knoxville Raceway.

 
 

May 31st, 2008 - Rob Eyler Hits Victory Lane For The Second Week In A Row

 
 

May 31, 2008.  Rob Eyler hit victory lane again for the second weekend in a row, topping the 410 Sprints at Sharon Speedway.  With last weeks win at Lernerville in PA, this is an impressive start to the PA season for Rob with his new XXX chassis.

 
     
 

May 31st, 2008 - McClelland Continues His 2007 ASCS Championship Form with Win At I-30

 
 

May 31, 2008. Brian McClelland, picking up where he left off from his spectacular 2007 ASCS season championship, brought home the 1st place trophy from ASCS - Sooner Region action at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas.

 
     
 

May 31st, 2008 - Heath Scores Second Victory at Skagit in last 3 Weekends

 
 

May 31, 2008. XXX welder and R&D stud Colton Heath just doesn't build em, he wins in them too.  His second victory in 2 weeks (the other finish a 2nd) in the ultra competitive Skagit Speedway 410's makes him the man to catch in the points chase.  Congratulations to his team owners, sponsors, and the guys in the shop at XXX that help him get to the checkered first by designing great chassis and parts.

 
     
 

May 17th, 2008 - Henderson Gives XXX Chassis Its First Knoxville Victory

 
 

May 17, 2008. Justin Henderson won his first career main event at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA. Henderson is also the current points leader at both Knoxville and Huset's Speedway. Kudos to Justin, Rod, Dan Oswalt and the entire D1 team.

 
     
 

May 16 and 17th, 2008 - McClelland and Taylor Combine For ASCS Sweep

 
 

   
May 16th and 17th. Triple X Race Co swept racing action in the ASCS - Sooner Region this weekend. Brian McClelland won his first main of the year on Friday night at Boyd Raceway in Boyd, TX. On Saturday, Gary Taylor completed the XXX sweep of the ASCS - Sooner region by winning the main event at Cowtown Speedway. This gives XXX the past four main event wins in a row, and five out of six in 2008.

 
     
 

May 17th, 2008 - Colton Heath, XXX R&D Employee, Wins His First At Skagit Speedway

 
 

May 17, 2008. The Staff and Management of Triple X Race Co wishes to congratulate Colton Heath on his first career 410 win at Skagit Speedway in Alger, WA. In his first year racing for Oudman Motorsports, Colton, lead welder and R&D team member for XXX, is already showing fantastic results with his XXX chassis.

 
     
 

May 17th, 2008 - Munn Out Of Retirement Completes the Skagit Sweep

 
 

May 17, 2008. It was a Skagit Speedway sweep for XXX as recently unretired Alan Munn led wire to wire in the 360 main event. It was Munn's first win since 2005, after only three races following a switch to a Triple X Race Co chassis in the offseason.

 
     
 

May 17th, 2008 - Miller and Bounds Sweep Cottage Grove

 
 

May 17, 2008. Triple X Race Co dominance has also been evident at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon, where Brandi Bounds won her fourth limited sprint feature in five tries. Last year's limited sprint champion Kyle Miller took home his first feature win of 2008 in the 360 division, completing the XXX sweep.

 
     
 

May 9th and 10th - Forsberg Sweeps Weekend In CA

 
 

May 9 and 10, 2008. Andy Forsberg is putting the state of California on notice - his Triple X Race Co chassis is going to the front, and it's going there fast. Forsberg put a whoopin' on some of the best drivers in CA this past weekend, first winning the Friday Night 410 Feature at Silver Dollar Speedway by almost two seconds, then winning the Placerville 360's from his 8th place starting position to take his third win.

 
     
 

May 10th, 2008 - Fairbanks Wins Non-Wing Steve King Classis

 
 

May 10, 2008. Congratulations to Smokey Fairbanks, winner of the non-wing Steve King Classic with the URSS at Jetmore Motorplex.

 
     
 

May 10th, 2008 - Berryman Wins Ronald Laney Memorial

 
 

May 10, 2008. Defending ASCS - Gulf South Champion Brandon Berryman won his first race of the year, wiring the field to win the Ronald Laney Memorial at Houston Raceway Park.

 
     
 

May 10th, 2008 - Brandi Bounds Wins Another at Cottage Grove

 
 

May 10, 2008. Brandi Bounds continued her strong 2008 season by winning her third Limited Sprint main at Cottage Grove Speedway.

 
     
 

May 10th, 2008 - Dolick Scores First 2008 Win

 
 

May 10, 2008. Jason Dolick scored his first win of 2008, besting the 360 ranks at Lakeville Speedway in Ohio.

 
     
 

May 3rd and 4th, 2008 - Taylor wins in XXX Midget and XXX Sprint Car
 in Single Weekend

 
 

May 3 & 4, 2008. The defending SMRS and former ASCS – Rocky Mtn. Region champion just pulled off a weekend sweep in his #5* Tel-Star Communications XXX chassis. What’s particularly notable about Taylor’s weekend is that he picked up the first ever win for the XXX Midget chassis at I-81 Speedway in Witchita, KS. The night before, Taylor won his second ASCS – Sooner Region race, besting a stout field at Mid-America Speedway in South Coffeyville, OK.

 
     
 

May 3rd, 2008 - Schwein Wins URSS Coming From 8th

 
 

May 3, 2008. Justin Schwein was also victorious in URSS action at Solomon Valley Speedway in Beloit, KS. Schwein came from eighth to first to pick up his fourth win since switching into a XXX chassis.

 
     
 

April 26th, 2008 - Andy Forsberg duplicates Win at Placerville in XXX

 
 

April 26, 2008.  "Mr Excitement" Andy Forsberg won again over the weekend, once again dominating a strong field of 360 Sprints at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, CA. Forsberg is also currently leading the points standings for Silver Dollar Speedway's 410 division on Friday nights.

 
     
 

April 26th, 2008 - Michael Brown wins Wingless in Missouri in his XXX Chassis

 
 

April 26, 2008.  Michael Brown, co owner/operator of Triple X Race Co dealer BRE in Kingsville, MO notched a first for XXX ... the first ever non-wing victory! Michael took his XXX 360 to victory lane at I-70 Speedway in Odessa, MO.

 
     
 

April 26th, 2008 - Swift Notches First Win @ Devil's Bowl

 
 

April 26, 2008.  Triple X Race Co congratulates Brent Swift on his first career victory. Swift beat out some of the toughest drivers in the south when he drove his XXX Chassis to his first career win at the historic Devil's Bowl Speedway in Dallas, TX.

 
     
 

April 26th, 2008 - Brandi Bounds - Two in a Row

 
 

April 26, 2008.  Brandi Bounds and her XXX Chassis have been the unstoppable force at Cottage Grove Speedway. Bounds won her second main event of the year Saturday in the Limited Sprint division, establishing herself as the "Woman to Beat" in a tough class.

 
     
 

April 19th, 2008 - Ramey Gets Second Win in XXX At Cowtown

 
 

April 19, 2008.  Kevin Ramey dominates Cowtown Speedway in Texas for the second time in the last month, winning his second feature.

 
     
 

April 12th, 2008 - Sooner Region Trounced by Taylor and Triple X

 
 

April 12, 20078. Congratulations go out this week to Gary Taylor and the Tel-Star Communications 5* team. Taylor, the 2005 ASCS – Rocky Mountain Region champion, took home his first main event win of the season at Lawton Speedway in ASCS – Sooner Region action. Taylor was chased by Travis Rilat most of the race, also ab

 
     
 

April 12th, 2008 - Brandi Bounds Wins Limited Sprint Opener At Cottage Grove

 
 

April 12, 2008.  In only the second race of the year, Brandi Bounds finds herself in the winners circle.  Bounds and Smith found themselves dueling it out wheel to wheel in the latter half of the race and just when it appeared Smith would win Bounds stuck to the inside and found herself in first place for her second career victory in the Limited Sprints.

 
     
 

April 11th, 2008 - XXX Parts Now Available at Smiley's  Racing Products

 
 

April 11, 2008.  Racing in the Texas, Oklahoma, or Kansas area?  Pick up you XXX parts at one of the most respected, knowledgeable and largest parts shops in the Sprint Car industry.  Triple X Race Co is proud to announce the addition of Smiley's Racing Products as an XXX dealer.

 
     
 

April 5th, 2008 - XXX Chassis Dominate ASCS Sooner Region At Cowtown
R
ilat Wins, McClelland Second

 
 

April 5th, 2008 - Travis Rilat puts his XXX chassis in victory lane winning his first ACSC race of the year.  Brian McClelland, continuing his huge success in 07, ran a close second in his XXX chassis.  A dominating performance for TeamXXX drivers saw XXX chassis running 1, 2, and 3 until Ramey suffered motor issues and dropped back to 14th.  Read full story ...

 
     
 

April 5th, 2008 - Forsberg Gets First Win Of 2008 In His XXX Chassis

 
 

April 5th, 2008 - After three straight weeks of hard crashes, Auburn CA's Andy Forsberg returned to his “Mr. Excitement” ways on Saturday night during “Allied Auto Repair Club” Night at Placerville Speedway. The second point race of the season paid $2000 to an excited Forsberg.

 
     
 

March 29th, 2008 - Ramey Wins Right Out Of The Trailer In His XXX Chassis

 
 

March 29th, 2008 - Kevin Ramey dominates Cowtown Speedway in his first outing ever in his new XXX chassis, winning his heat and the A Feature.

Special thanks to Rudy Garcia Photos for sending us the great shots of Kevin.

 
     
 

March 8th, 2008 - Jones Wins AUS National Title In His XXX

 
 

March 8th, 2008 - Ryan Jones' amazing 2007-2008 season hit its high point Saturday, as the young Murray Bridge native became the Australian 360 Sprint Car champion, the first national championship for a Triple X Race Co chassis. The driver of the Stonerollers B&S #63 XXX picked up the lead with 11 laps left and held off the remainder of the field to be crowned the Australian Champion

From all of us at Triple X Race Co, congratulations Ryan and Crew!

 
     
 

March 1st, 2008 - Dillon And Jones Have The “X-Factor”

 
 

March 1st, 2003 - Flagstaff Hill resident Luke Dillon and Murray Bridge speedster Ryan Jones are latest drivers to visit victory lane in the Jack Daniel’s Racing Speedway City Sprintcar Track Championship as they drove their XXX Chassis’ to convincing wins in the Willaston Hotel Speedway City Cups last night. After starting from the outside of the front row Dillon was never challenged in the 25 lap 410ci Sprintcar feature but it was Jones who was the star of the evening as he reset the 20 lap 360ci Track Record by a staggering 12 seconds and in the process actually went quicker than the existing 20 lap record for the open class.  Read the full story on the Speedway City website ...

 
     
 

February 15th, 2008 - Ryan Jones Wins His 2nd in AUS

 
 

February 15th, 2008 - Another big win for Triple X Race Co in South Australia. 360 Shoe Ryan Jones picked up his second prestigious event win at Speedway City, winning the 360 Australian Sprint Car Nationals over a very competitive field of cars in his Stonerollers B&S Ball #63 XXX chassis. The Murray Bridge native has won 2 out of his last 3 races in his Triple X chassis.

 
     
 

February 9th, 2008 - The "King" Wins in his XXX Chassis

 
 

February 9th, 2008 - Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building (and his competition behind). Joey Franklin, Triple X Race Co chassis driver and professional Elvis impersonator, picked up his first win in his XXX chassis at the inaugural race at Death Valley Raceway in Amargosa, NV.  We, at XXX, have no option but to say "Thank you, Thank you very much".

 
     
 

February 2nd, 2008 - Triple X Race Co Chassis Sweeps Speedway City

 
 

February 2nd, 2008 - Triple X Race Co chassis continue to rack up accolades in Australia. This past Saturday night, it was youngster Matt Egel and veteran Jamie Cobby leading the charge, winning the main events at Speedway City in the 410 and 360 divisions respectively. The win was Egel's second of the '07-'08 year, and the first for Cobby. Look for both of these drivers to take on the Australian Sprint Car Nationals in two weeks on Speedway City's 430 Meters of clay.

 
     
 

January 31st, 2008 - Rilat kicks off '08 with impressive result coming from 16th to 3rd.

 
 

January 31st, 2008 - Sprint Car racing in the USA kicked off at East Bay Raceway Park Thursday, and Travis Rilat served notice that he will be a force in 2008. From his 16th starting spot, the Forney, TX native raced his #29 F+J Construction Triple X Race Co chassis to 3rd place in the ASCS National feature, leaving many of the best 360 racers in the land in his wake.  View complete race notes here ...

 
     
 

January 21st, 2008 - Ryan Jones wins South Australia 360 Title.  Michael Burford Makes it XXX 1 and 2.

 
 

January 21st, 2008 - Adelaide, SA, AU- 2008 is only 21 days old, yet Triple X Race Co has already scored its first major championship of the year. Congratulations go out to Ryan Jones, driver of the Stone Rollers B&S Ball #63 360ci Sprint. Ryan lead the final 18 laps at Speedway City in Adelaide to claim his first career victory of his young career. "This XXX chassis is fantastic...it was killer at the end. My guys had it setup perfect!" exclaimed the Murray Bridge resident.
To top off the night, Michael Burford ran 2nd making it a Triple X Chassis 1st and 2nd.
See complete story at Sprintcar World ...

 
     
 

January 12th, 2008 - XXX Midget Chassis Debut At Chili Bowl Makes Headlines

 
 

January 12th, 2008 - 274 cars showed up to compete at the 2008 Chili Bowl in Tulsa, OK.  One of those was the brand new prototype XXX midget driven by Gary Taylor.  The debut can be labeled as nothing short of a complete success.  In it's first ever races, Gary placed 2nd and 3rd in his heats.  This put him in the Thursday night A-Main, where by the end of the race he was cutting through the field to end up 9th.  This stellar qualifying performance put Gary into the ultra competitive B main on Saturday night.  Gary was very racey, and the XXX midget barely missed a transfer spot into the A-Main, finishing 8th.  On a night when over 270 of the best midget race car drivers in the world competed head to head, Gary in the brand new XXX midget beat 243 of them.  Congratulations go out to Gary and the entire Mike Euanks Tel Star Communications team!

 
     
 

January 8th, 2008 - Egel Wins Second Career Feature in XXX Chassis

 
 

January 8th, 2008 - It was a long 2007 for South Australia based Matt Egel. The 22 year old gasser spent a long summer in the U.S.A. touring with Travis Rilat, accumulating as many tricks and tips as he could. All that time away paid dividends Saturday as Egel paced the field for all 20 laps, piloting his Triple X Race Co chassis to victory lane at Speedway City in 410 action. After the feature event Matt was elated with the win stating that the car felt fantastic all night and remarked "The car has been great all year and the Speedweek results proved it".  Read the full story at the Speedway City home page ...