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Faria Memorial rescheduled for October 12 to be NARC & SCCT combo event

(May 5, 2024 – Jim Allen) Tulare, CA … Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway promoter Steve Faria and the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series worked out a plan to reschedule the rained out May 4th Chris & Brian Faria Memorial. The race will be moved to Saturday, October 12th as a bolt-on addition to an existing program that features the Sprint Car Challenge Tour 360’s. “I don’t want to miss out on any NARC 410 dates at my track,” explained Faria, “especially [...]

May 10, 2024

BAD WEATHER FORCES CANCELATION OF NARC SPRINT CAR RACE AT TULARE

(5/2/24 – Jim Allen) … The NARC 410 Sprint Car Series show scheduled for Saturday, May 4th, at the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare has been canceled due to bad weather. With the Tulare Airport doppler radar predicting a 90%-plus chance of rain on Saturday, promoter Steve Faria was left with no choice but to scrub the planned Chris & Brian Faria Memorial race. Also on this program was the Kings of Thunder 360 sprint cars. This marks the fourth weather related [...]

May 2, 2024

NARC 410 Sprint Cars blast into Thunderbowl Raceway for Faria Memorial

TULARE’S CHRIS & BRIAN FARIA MEMORIAL NEXT FOR NARC 410 SPRINT CAR SERIES (4/29/24 – Ben Deatherage) Tulare, California …The 900+ horsepower fire-breathing cars and stars of the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series are thrilled to return to Thunderbowl Raceway on Saturday, May 4th, for the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial! The 1/3-mile clay oval action track in Tulare is renowned for its breathtaking action, lightning-quick speed, and edge-of-your-seat racing. “We’re really excited to get back to Tulare,” said Chico’s Nick [...]

April 29, 2024

Chris & Brian Faria Memorial opens season at Stone Thunderbowl Raceway

Chris & Brian Faria Memorial opens season at Stone Thunderbowl Raceway By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA…For the first time this season the Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare will light up with a full night of Sprint Car racing at the annual Chris & Brian Faria Memorial this Saturday. The event showcases the NARC 410 Sprint Cars, along with the Kings of Thunder Winged 360s and has long been a cornerstone on the track schedule. Chris Faria was an up [...]

April 28, 2024

Trophy Cup Payout Sets Another Record

This October when the Abreu Vineyards 30th Annual Trophy Cup Presented by Rudeen Racing takes place at the Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway, a big increase in the purse will occur thanks to the support of Kevin and Monika Rudeen. A total of $300,000 will be paid to the winged 360 sprint field, an increase of $75,000 over last year’s purse. The payout will be different in that the 2024 point champion will receive $30,000 from the point fund plus whatever was earned [...]

March 20, 2024

Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway announces 2024 event schedule

Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway releases 2024 racing schedule By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA…The Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare has announced its 2024 schedule of events, as always putting a focus on special shows throughout the season. Eleven total nights of competitive racing action will be showcased, with the “Chris & Brian Faria Memorial” launching things on Saturday May 4th. The event will feature a can’t miss combo show with the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series and Kings [...]

December 13, 2023

Night one results from Trophy Cup 29

360 Sprints – Winged 66 Entries A Main 30 Laps | 00:29:58.932 1. 94JR-Rico Abreu[4]; 2. 94X-Landon Brooks[2]; 3. 14-Corey Day[15]; 4. 41-Dominic Scelzi[5]; 5. 21T-Cole Macedo[10]; 6. 5V-Colby Copeland[14]; 7. 8-Aaron Reutzel[9]; 8. 28-Chase Johnson[1]; 9. 9R-Chase Randall[22]; 10. 2X-Justin Sanders[7]; 11. 88N-DJ Netto[11]; 12. 16A-Logan Seavey[20]; 13. 73-Hunter Schuerenberg[8]; 14. 83JR-Michael Kofoid[18]; 15. 29-Willie Croft[21]; 16. 26-Zeb Wise[6]; 17. 67G-Grant Duinkerken[24]; 18. 83T-Tanner Carrick[3]; 19. 7P-Jake Andreotti[19]; 20. 9-Dustin Freitas[23]; 21. 42X-Justyn Cox[13]; 22. 5T-Ryan Timms[12]; 23. 17W-Shane Golobic[17]; 24. 57W-Tyler [...]

October 19, 2023

Trophy Cup 29 kicks-off this Thursday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare

Trophy Cup 29 kicks-off this Thursday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA – October 16, 2023…Enthusiasm is wafting through the air as one of the biggest weeks in California Sprint Car racing has arrived, which means only one thing, it’s time for Trophy Cup 29 at Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare. The Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing is not just known for featuring some of the best racing seen all year long, [...]

October 15, 2023

Thunderbowl Raceway Results – Trophy Cup Tune Up

360 Sprints – Winged 30 Entries A Feature 25 Laps 1. 41-Dominic Scelzi[1]; 2. 14-Corey Day[4]; 3. 0-Tim Kaeding[2]; 4. 2X-Justin Sanders[8]; 5. 83T-Tanner Carrick[3]; 6. 21T-Cole Macedo[7]; 7. 88N-DJ Netto[12]; 8. 121-Caeden Steele[5]; 9. 94X-Landon Brooks[15]; 10. 69-Bud Kaeding[13]; 11. 88A-Joey Ancona[6]; 12. 38-Colby Johnson[11]; 13. 10-Dominic Gorden[10]; 14. 21-Michael Ing[21]; 15. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[9]; 16. 7-Steven Kent[17]; 17. 7P-Jake Andreotti[22]; 18. 9L-Luke Hayes[16]; 19. 12B-Dawson Faria[19]; 20. 14E-Mariah Ede[20]; 21. 18-Grant Champlin[18]; 22. 2K-Gauge Garcia[14] B Feature 15 Laps 1. 7-Steven Kent[2]; 2. [...]

October 15, 2023

Trophy Cup champion to receive a commemorative 14 karat solid gold ring

Trophy Cup champion to once again receive a commemorative 14 karat solid gold ring By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA…With the 29th Trophy Cup ready to tackle Thunderbowl Raceway next week Promoter Steve Faria has announced an extra special perk that will go to the overall champion at the event once again. The driver who wins the overall title at the Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing already goes home with $29,000 in weekend earnings. Thanks to Steve Faria, they will [...]

October 12, 2023