Sprint Car Daily Ep. 21 | Bobby Allen Remembered, National Open, Hulman Classic, POWRi Hawkeye Nationals & Aussie Season Fires Up (Oct 6, 2025)

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🏁 Remembering Bobby Allen (1943–2025) The sprint car world mourns “The Original Outlaw,” Bobby Allen, who passed away Sunday at age 81. 1990 Knoxville Nationals Champion, 30-time World of Outlaws winner, 36-time Williams Grove victor. Two-time Tuscarora 50 champ, All-Star Series Champion, and Hall of Famer. Mentor to son Jacob Allen and grandson Logan Schuchart of Shark Racing. Godspeed Scruffy — a true pioneer of the sport.

🇺🇸 World of Outlaws – 63rd National Open (Williams Grove Speedway, PA) Total purse: $260,000 | Winner’s share: $75,000 Friday: Chase Dietz earns first career Outlaws victory → Posse podium sweep (Dietz, Dewease, Dietrich). Saturday: Sheldon Haudenschild wins his first National Open, outdueling Bill Balog and Danny Dietrich. Haudenschild becomes 36th different National Open Champion, first Ohio-born winner since 1988. Troy Wagaman Jr. clinches Grove 410 Track Championship. Next Races → Oct 10: New Egypt (NJ) | Oct 11: Lincoln (PA). David Gravel still leads series points with 11 races left.

🏆 USAC National Sprint Cars – 55th Tony Hulman Classic (Terre Haute, IN) Justin Grant (CA) captures long-awaited Hulman Classic Rifle after 15 attempts. Leads 27 of 30 laps → 65th career USAC win, extending all-time record. Podium: Grant, C.J. Leary, Ricky Lewis (Hard Charger). Kyle Cummins extends overall points lead; next stop → Lawrenceburg double (Oct 10–11).

⚡ POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprints – Hawkeye Nationals (Lee County, IA) Two-night debut event | Payouts: $5,000 Fri / $7,000 Sat. Night 1: Brady Bacon edges Aaron Reutzel by 0.1 sec in a photo finish. Night 2: Reutzel dominates for his 8th career POWRi 410 win. Ayrton Gennetten maintains 320-point lead over Joe B. Miller heading to Texas finale (Nov 7–8). Highlights on YouTube – POWRi TV. 🏁 POWRi FAST & BOSS Series Finales – Atomic Speedway (OH) Dual-sanctioned championship weekend for Ohio sprint cars. FAST Winged Feature: Cole Duncan wins at home; Ricky Peterson crowned 2025 champ. BOSS Non-Wing Feature: Korbyn Hayslett sweeps qualifying, heat, and feature → clinches 2025 title.

🌵 USAC/CRA Sprint Cars – Mohave Valley Raceway (AZ) Ryan Bernal sets new track record (13.894) and wins from P6 in Tom & Christy Dunkel #17x. Podium: Bernal, Braden Chiaramonte, Austin Williams. R.J. Johnson leads points; series returns Oct 18 to Perris Auto Speedway.

🇦🇺 Murray Bridge Speedway (SA) – October Long Weekend Night 1: Bill Wigzell Battle of the Bridge → Brock Hallett wins flag-to-flag. Night 2: $10k Australian Sprintcar Stampede → Hallett sweeps weekend over Brad Vaughan & Craig Vanderstelt. Follows Hallett’s win at Thunder on the Downs (Toowoomba).

🔸 Ultimate Sprintcar Championship (USC) – Round 1, Toowoomba (QLD) Over 50 sprint cars entered (410 & 360-LS). Lachlan McHugh wins feature ahead of Nicholas Whell and Jy Corbet. Next Round → Oct 18 at Toowoomba.

🔹 Brandt Sprintcar Speedweek – 2025/26 Season Preview Lockie McHugh confirms title defense, opening Dec 26 at Murray Bridge Speedway. Five $10k events + $15k bonus = $65,000 clean-sweep payout. Series spans 5 venues across SA & VIC from Boxing Day → New Year’s Day. 🔧

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