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Breaking Down The Top Ten: 7th, Steven Drevicki

1/2/2022

Nick Fillman, USAC East Coast Sprint Cars The 2021 season for Reading, PA’s Steven Drevicki was one of trials and tribulations as the defending champion, and three time series champion, looked to continue his success with the Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series, Presented by Capitol Renegade Series. Drevicki also made a number of 410 sprint car starts with the USAC National Sprint cars both on the east coast and in the mid-west. Drevicki and team started out the year strong with a...more

Tags: Steven Drevicki, USAC Dirt, USAC East Coast Sprint Cars

Breaking Down The Top 10: 8th, Joey Amantea

1/2/2022

Nick Fillman, USAC East Coast Sprint Cars Joey Amantea came onto the scene a handful of times with the Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series in 2020, as part of a development program with another team. After making a few starts throughout the year, coming into the fall months, Amantea and team purchased the car they had been running and ventured out on their own. Amantea immediately found success with the father son pairing, in an epic performance in September at the Bridgeport...more

Tags: Joey Amantea, USAC Dirt, USAC East Coast Sprint Cars

USAC East Coast Announces Format Changes For 2022...

12/19/2021

Nick Fillman, USAC ECSC, December 21st, 2021. Following team discussion during the Performance Racing Industry Show about parity within the series, The Rapid Tire Services, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series, Presented by Capitol Renegade will have a slightly different format for the 2022 racing season. For the 2022 season, ALL events will feature an open draw for heat race starting position, which has been the standard operating procedure since the series inception, and will not change for the...more

Tags: USAC Dirt, USAC East Coast Sprint Cars, 360 Sprints - Non-Winged

Breaking Down The Top Ten: 9th, Ed Aikin

12/18/2021

Nick Fillman, USAC ECSC, December, 2021. Believe it or not, veteran driver Ed Aikin was a rookie driver on the series trail in 2021. Aikin, the veteran of winged 360 and 410 racing, along with late model racing, started his wingless racing in the 2020 season making a handful of starts. Aikin initially started his wingless career racing a second car for JR Berry, before purchasing that car during the 2020 season. At the completion of the 2020 season, Aikin sold that car to fellow former late...more

Tags: Ed Aikin, USAC Dirt, USAC East Coast Sprint Cars

Breaking Down The Top Ten: 10th, Tommy Kunsman Jr

11/28/2021

Nick Fillman, USAC ECSC, December 1st, 2021. Tommy Kunsman Jr of Bethlehem, PA ended up 10th in series points in his rookie campaign during the 2021 Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series, Presented by Capitol Renegade season. The veteran open wheel driver, collecting championships in 270cc and 600cc micro sprints, along with being a two time winner with the former USAC Eastern Midgets, and current ARDC Midgets, would look to do more of the same during the 2021 season. Kunsman and team...more

Tags: Tommy Kunsman, USAC Dirt, USAC East Coast Sprint Cars

USAC East Coast 2021 By The Numbers

11/28/2021

Nicholas Fillman, USAC EC, November 28th, 2021. The 2021 Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series, presented by Capitol Renegade was another year of growth and development for everyone involved with the series, namely our drivers and teams, many of which were new to the series in 2021. Twenty-Three races were contested of the originally scheduled 32 events on the calendar for the 2021 season. While over twenty races were scheduled in 2020, and only were 13 completed due to the COVID-19...more

Tags: USAC Dirt, USAC East Coast Sprint Cars, 360 Sprints - Non-Winged

Historic $3,000 Pay Day Belongs to Briggs Danner

11/6/2021

Swedesboro, NJ, November 5th, 2021. Nick Fillman, USAC ECSC. Briggs Danner of Allentown, Pennsylvania capped off a great 2021 Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series, presented by Capitol Renegade by winning his ninth feature event of the season, worth a series historic $3,000 pay day. Davie Franek and Alex Bright lead the field to green for the final twenty-five lap feature event of the 2021 season at the Bridgeport Speedway, with Franek getting the jump on Bright for the race lead into...more

Tags: Briggs Danner, Bridgeport Motorsports Park, USAC Dirt

Alex Bright, and Hummer Motorsports to be Crowned...

11/4/2021

Swedesboro, NJ. November 4th, 2021. Nick Fillman, USAC ECSC Collegeville, PA driver Alex Bright, along with car owner Robert Hummer of Hummer Motorsports will be officially crowned champions in the Driver, and Car Owner portion of the 2021, Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series, Presented by Capitol Renegade on Friday night at the Bridgeport Speedway. Bright, the veteran open wheel driver scoring many wins in midget action under the ARDC and USAC Eastern Midget banners, will secure his...more

Tags: Alex Bright, Bridgeport Motorsports Park, USAC Dirt

VanInwegen Collects First Career USAC EC Win at Or...

10/24/2021

Middletown, NY. October 23, 2020, Nick Fillman, USAC ECSC. Local modified regular, and former USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series regular, Billy VanInwegen collected his first career victory with the Rapid Tire Services, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series on Saturday night at the conclusion of fourteen laps due to rain after half way. Kenny Miller lll and winged 360 veteran Matt Tanner lead the field to green for the USAC East Coast portion of Eastern States Weekend 2021. Immediately the non-wing...more

Tags: Billy VanInwegen, Orange County Fair Speedway, USAC Dirt

Late Race Dramatics Lead to 11th Win for Bright

10/3/2021

Georgetown, DE. October 1st, 2021. Nick Fillman, USAC ECSC. Utilizing a late race green-white-checkered finish to pass feature event leader Chris Allen, Alex Bright of Collegeville, PA was able to secure the win in round number twenty-one of Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series competition for his 11th win on the season, adding to his points lead at the head of the field with only three races to go. Bruce Buckwalter Jr and Ed Aikin would lead the field to green for the twenty-five lap...more

Tags: Alex Bright, Georgetown Speedway, USAC Dirt

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