The NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Cars blast into Thunderbowl Raceway Friday for the Murphy

TULARE AND HANFORD WELCOME NARC FOR PETER MURPHY CLASSIC (5/9/22) Sacramento, CA … This weekend will bring a double dose of the NARC Fujitsu General 410 Sprint Cars as the series will compete on both nights of the highly anticipated Peter Murphy Classic, Friday, May 13th at Tulare’s Thunderbowl Raceway and the $11,000 to win finale at Hanford’s Keller Auto Speedway on Saturday, May 14th. This year marks the eighth edition of the popular staple of the California sprint car circuit. [...]

May 9, 2022
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Thunderbowl Raceway welcomes Sprint Car Challenge Tour this Friday May 13th

Sprint Car Challenge Tour set for a Central Valley double at Peter Murphy Classic By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA – May 10, 2022…The Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Elk Grove Ford and Abreu Vineyards is locked and loaded to take part in both nights of the “Peter Murphy Classic” this Friday and Saturday. The event has become one of the more anticipated weekends of competition all season long in Central California. The Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Elk Grove Ford [...]

May 8, 2022
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Loaded month of racing at Thunderbowl Raceway begins this Saturday April 30

Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway begins a loaded stretch this Saturday By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA…Things are set to pick up at Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway as a string of events packed with variety all gets underway this Saturday with a four-division card, headlined by the Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars. The next month will see Thunderbowl Raceway host five nights of racing, featuring everything from Winged Sprint Cars to IMCA Modifieds to Stock Cars. It all fires-off this Saturday with [...]

April 24, 2022
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KOT Winged 360 Sprints, Western RaceSavers and IMCA Stock Cars converge in Tulare Friday

Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars back at Thunderbowl Raceway on Friday By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA…The busiest stretch of the season at Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway continues this Friday with a three-division program on tap at the Tulare, California based one-third mile clay oval. The Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Western RaceSaver Sprints and IMCA Stock Cars will all converge at the facility. It marks the second consecutive weekend that the Thunderbowl and nearby Keller Auto [...]

April 5, 2022
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USAC/CRA Wingless 410 Sprint Cars tackle Thunderbowl Raceway on Saturday

USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS SET FOR HANFORD AND TULARE RETURN By Lance Jennings   MARCH 30, 2022… After a hard fought battle at Perris, the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars are set for a rare doubleheader in Central California. Starting this Friday, April 1st, the non-winged 410 sprints will tackle the Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford for the fifth point race of the season. Promoted by Peter Murphy, the event will be the first of two appearances at the Kings County Fairgrounds after rain [...]

March 31, 2022
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Faria Memorial next up at Thunderbowl Raceway on Saturday April 2nd

Thunderbowl Raceway hosts annual Faria Memorial on April 2nd By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA…After getting the season underway with the World of Outlaws recently Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway will get back at it on Saturday April 2nd with the annual “Chris and Brian Faria Memorial.” The massive four-division program showcases the USAC/CRA Wingless 410 Sprint Cars, the Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the USAC Western States Midgets and Western RaceSaver 305s. The event has become a cornerstone of the [...]

March 16, 2022
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The Greatest Show on Dirt Returns to Tulare this Friday and Saturday

The inaugural World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event at Stone Thunderbowl Raceway occurred in September of 2003 when 20-time series champion Steve Kinser scored victory over Tim Shaffer and Jason Meyers. Apart from 2006 (and due to Covid the last two years) the “Greatest Show on Dirt” has competed at the venue every year since. This weekend’s event also features the Western RaceSaver 305 Sprints on Friday and the Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars [...]

March 9, 2022
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Kings of Thunder Winged 360s make Tulare season debut this Saturday

The Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars make their first of seven season appearances at Thunderbowl Raceway this Saturday March 12th. Included on the schedule this year is a co-sanctioned event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour during opening night of the “Peter Murphy Classic” on May 13th. Tickets are on sale for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event this weekend on March 11th and 12th and can be acquired by calling 559-688-0909. All [...]

March 8, 2022
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World of Outlaws and more invade Thunderbowl Raceway this Friday and Saturday

World of Outlaws and more converge at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare this weekend By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA – March 7, 2022…It’s been an annual tradition to host a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series double-header in the early season at Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway. For the first time since 2019 however, that will ultimately come to fruition this Friday and Saturday. In what seems like yesterday it is nearing 20-years since the World of Outlaws NOS [...]

March 6, 2022
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Tulare and Hanford postpone USAC events scheduled for this weekend

Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway and Keller Auto Speedway postpone this weekend’s events due to weather Tulare, CA…Officials with Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare and Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford have announced the USAC events scheduled for this Friday and Saturday have been postponed due to the impending weather forecast. With an 80% of rain on Friday and continuing precipitation Saturday, coupled with people traveling from long distance and the price of fuel, the decision was made [...]

March 3, 2022
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