COLUMBUS, Ohio - 4.16.2010
A huge thank you to everyone who attended our first weekly event of the season,
in spite of the questionable weather. I would like to commend the drivers for
doing such an excellent job. We had 48 cars and ran all heats and features in
about 3 1/2 hours........amazing! I was especially impressed with our Jr. Honda
drivers, who lined up beautifully on the initial starts and raced clean all night.
Congratulations to all of our winners:
Jr. Rookie - Taylor Armstrong
Sr. Rookie - Jarrett Gerber
Jr. Animal - Seth Crandall
Sr. Animal - Nate McCauley
Lt. WF - Bhret Matthews
Hvy WF - Ethan Mullet
Jr. Honda - Tyler Garner
Sr. Honda - Chase Dean
Hvy Honda - Caleb Cagle
Lt. 160 - Chase Dean
Hvy. 160 - Jared Rupert
Please remember that starting next Sunday, Raceceivers are mandatory. You must
have a working Raceceiver in order to take the track. Please contact Dale Hall
if you need to purchase one.
Liz - BQMRA President
COLUMBUS, Ohio - 4.7.2010
BQMRA Club Meeting tonight at the newly renovated CMS Main Offices from 7PM to
9PM. Please plan to attend.
Golden, CO. - 4.2.2010
Each issue promotes Quarter Midget Racing and contains stories about events held
across the US either at National Events, Regional Events or Local Clubs.
Upcoming Races are also listed as well as advertisements giving specific details
about special events. Technical Articles are submitted to give handler's tips and
regular columnists such as Doug Schlosser (Vintage Quarter Midgets) submit stories
for our readers to enjoy. News - Fair and Balanced...
The Buckeye outdoor track is NOW OPEN for Practice: Wednesdays Rookies Instruction / Practice is 5:30PM to 7:00PM
and Open Practice from 7PM to 8PM Thursdays Open Practice is 6PM to 8PM
Salisbury, NC. - 3.28.2010
Fifteen families from the Buckeye Club took 35 cars deep into NASCAR country for Round
One of the USAC NextGen National points event at NCQMA in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Liz Compton, President of the Buckeye Club, traveled to the event - "The North Carolina club
has a beautiful facility and we appreciate their work in putting on this great event,
in spite of the weather. All of the Buckeye drivers did an amazing job.
Congratulations to our three feature winners: Seth Crandall in Jr. Animal,
Hayley Woosley in Sr. Animal and Caleb Cagle in Heavy Honda." For Full
Results of 2k10 "Generation Next" Round 1 - CLICK HERE
Just having FUN!! - While in North Carolina many families partook in other racing
venues - the four wide drag racing at Z-Max, NASCAR at Martinsville, USAC National
Midgets at Hickory Motor Speedway and visiting the numerous racing headquarters in the
Charlotte area. Enjoying the time hanging out as families!
Memories - Tony Crandall summed up their trip well - "Endless hours of prepping cars, watching
their faces as we crossed the Ohio River, five plus kids in the RV eating, playing
games and watching movies with friends, Winning Jr Animal Feature, Seth falling asleep wearing
his Gold Medallion = PRICELESS" COLUMBUS, Ohio - 3.22.2010
A HUGE Thank You to all of the families that came to the Track Clean-up and Set-up day on
Saturday, March 20th. The facility is very close to being ready for practice
and racing. While the club plans to open the track soon, it's still closed for practice. Check
back here for opening date.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - 3.8.2010
The 2010 outdoor racing season at BQMRA is about to begin. All BQMRA club members
and club supporters are invited to our Track Clean-up and Set-up day on Saturday,
March 20th @ 10AM.
There is a lot to do to get our track race ready for our first
weekly race on Friday, April 16th. So mark your calendars and plan to attend
so that our quarter midget facility is ready to go for our outdoor season.
See you March 20th!
EXPO CENTER - COLUMBUS, Ohio - 3.1.2010
The smiles on the faces of the drivers and the teary emotions of their families
summed up the feelings of making the podium at the 53rd Annual Indoor Winternational
Championships, quarter midget racing's biggest winter event. "Winning here
is as hard as it gets, the national level of competition is fierce, the track
conditions are ever changing and the days are long. That is what makes these victories
resume quality." - Dale Hall, BQMRA Indoor Director.
Photograph by
Missy Clouse
The stakes were even higher this year as USAC picked up the event as part of their
"Midwest Thunder Championship Series" and web streamed it live around the world.
"USAC is honored to be a part of the rich history of the Indoor Winternationals
at Columbus," states USAC Director James M Spink. He continues, "The Buckeye Club
has done a tremendous job with the series and it continues to be the top offseason
racing venue for .25 Midgets in the country. "
Seventeen titles were up for grabs. Two hundred thirty six entries qualified
and raced over a two day period to earn the right to stand atop the podium and hoist
the coveted Winternationals Championship Trophy high in the air.
Congratulations to the 2010 USAC .25 Midwest Thunder Series Winternationals Champions:
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Feb 22, 2010
The 2010 Columbus Indoor Winternationals Championship Event
will be webcast LIVE for the first time!
The Midwest Thunder Championship Series, with support from USAC, will
broadcast all racing on both days live from the event via USAC's PITPASS
The plan is to start the live feed at
approximately 12 Noon on both Saturday Feb 27th and Sunday Feb 28th,
right after qualifying is over. We are also planning both taped and live driver
interviews added to the on track racing as time permits. USAC PITPASS LIVE WEBCAST CLICK HERE
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Feb 13, 2010
Race cars were on the track in Daytona, Danica Patrick started her first NASCAR
race, the Winter Olympics opened, record snowfall buried much of the country,
and it was Valentines Day weekend. All of this could not
keep the next generation of young racing stars from their passion - competing
in their own cars, sharpening their skills and just having fun.
One hundred and seventy four cars piloted by drivers ages five to sixteen competed
Photograph by
Joni McCauley
at the Ohio Expo Center. When the day concluded thirteen drivers from six different
states captured a momentous win - an Indoor Winternational Victory.
Congratulations to A-Main Winners - Ryan Quinn, Cason Konzer, Zak Gorski,
Treyton Lapcevich, Cayden Lapcevich, Zach Hampton, Cooper Clouse, Chase Dean,
Harlee Schaffer, Frankie Nervo, Jarid Kunkle and Rookies - Hunter Lynch
and Cale Grimes. Full results from Events 1 thru 5 may be found on the Indoor Series Page
Ride-a-long with Ross as he goes from his 7th place starting position to
victory in the Honda Light 160 A-Main! To view on YouTube Click Here
To see in-car video from a Light World Formula
Click Here
Next Indoor Winternational Event is Feb 27-28, 2010
Event details, including the race format sheet are posted
on the Indoor Series page
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Feb 11, 2010
The 2010 BQMRA Outdoor Schedule is now posted. It is action packed and includes
Local, State, Regional and National points racing. You may compete at any level
you would like, including just racing for fun!
The Mid-Ohio Series has grown to four tracks and is now a true "OHIO STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP" Series with the addition of the Toledo Club.
Click the "SCHEDULE" button on the left side of this screen to go directly to
the schedule and plan your summer...
FOX28 Johnny DiLoretto 2009 interviews
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Feb 10, 2010
**RESCHEDULED FOR FEB 25th**
FOX 28 News' Johnny DiLoretto and the Good Day Columbus crew will report live from the
Buckeye Indoor Winternational tack Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Be sure to catch the live
broadcast segments between 7am - 9am on WTTE Fox 28. Johnny may suit up and show off his
famous "Steubenville Shuffle".
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Feb 9, 2010
Teen burning it up on the race track. Erika Newcome, 14, a freshman at Liberty
Union, has excelled in quarter-midget racing, capturing two United States Auto
Club (USAC) series championships this past October.
Erika began competing at 9 years old. After enduring some tough losses,
the past nine months have been remarkably successful for her.
"It was her ninth birthday and she wanted a
Erika Newcome - USAC Champion
swing set, and her dad bought her a race car," Rick said, laughing. "With more
experience, more seat time, she's become a better racer."
"She has to be the best at what she does. She hates to lose." Erika hasn't been losing
much as of late. She won six championships this past summer on the outdoor circuit and
became the first female driver to capture a United States Auto Club series title,
which she did twice in 2009. To read the full story by Abigail S. Fisher, Eagle-Gazette Click Here COLUMBUS, Ohio - Feb 8, 2010
Columbus’ Nuckles Family Named NASCAR's Promoter Of The Year
By Paul Schaefer, NASCAR
from left, Jeff Nuckles, Jim Nuckles, and Bobbie Nuckles (now deceased);
rear, Jerry Nuckles and John Nuckles.
The promoters of a signature NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track have been
named as the best in the nation for 2010. By vote of weekly short-track operators
across the United States, the Nuckles family and Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway
received the prestigious 25th annual Auto Racing Promoter of the Year Monday morning.
The award is a highlight of the annual Racing Promotion Monthly workshops, held
annually in Daytona Beach during Speedweeks.
Four generations of the family have operated the .333-mile circular paved oval,
which opens for its 63rd season on April 10. Known as one of the Buckeye State’s
premier facilities, Columbus Motor Speedway has been part of the NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series since 1989.
“There is not a more deserving family in the motorsports industry today,” said
Jim Hunter, NASCAR vice president of corporate communications. “All of us at NASCAR
are proud of the Nuckles family for receiving such an honor." To read the full
story Click Here
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Feb 5, 2010
Chad Hackenbracht, former BQMRA member and Buckeye Indoor Winternational Champion,
will start the biggest race of his career this Saturday - the Lucas Oil Slick
Mist 200 at Daytona Int'l Speedway.
Chad, a high school senior, has qualified his #58 Tastee Chocolate Apple
Chevrolet in the 31st starting spot for the most anticipated race in ARCA's
history. Chad said "Being 18 years old, it is a great accomplishment to
Chad Hackenbracht #58 Tastee Apple
Chevrolet
start the race in Daytona. It's a long ways from racing quarter midgets in Ohio."
Chad Hackenbracht 2007 Indoor Winternationals
It all started with racing quarter midgets in the Buckeye State. "My father and I were watching
a race from Daytona at home in Ohio when I was 12 and I said to him that I
wanted to race" beamed Hackenbracht. "Next thing I know I am racing quarter
midgets and fast forward 6 years and I can't believe I am actually going to
race at Daytona. It's pretty overwhelming."
The race begins Saturday Feb 6th at 4 p.m. and will be telecast on SPEED. To
support Chad go to -www.cghmotorsports.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio - January 30, 2010
While mother nature was crippling the Southeast
with a winter storm stretching from Northern Texas all the way to Washington DC, the kids
of Quarter Midget racing were busy spinning up their own storm in a spectacular
duel at the Ohio Expo Center. License plates from twenty plus states crisscrossing
the United States and Canada dotted the indoor pit area as the drivers aging
from five to sixteen settled the score of this National Event on the race track.
Photograph by
Motion X Images
Close to two hundred entries competed and seventeen drivers from nine different
states came across the finish line with their fist pumped high in the air as
they earned a distinguished Buckeye Indoor Winternational victory.
Adding to the excitement, chassis manufactures debuted numerous engineering
masterpieces. The innovation, vision and invention of the manufactures and
race teams kept Bob Abercrombie, BQMRA Tech Director, on his toes. "Having
the top chassis designers, engine builders, handlers and drivers in one place
every two weeks makes this series an incredible learning environment for all.
This is the perfect opportunity to try new things in a highly competitive
racing situation - step outside your comfort zone, make your program better."
Congratulations to the A-Main winners: Madison Boyd, Cason Konzer, Caleb Cagle,
Christian Pitman, Kris Lederer, Ross Rankine, Austin Jackson, Seth Crandall,
Ty Fiser, Ethan Mullet, Brandon Grosso, Dawson Loehner, Daniel McPherson,
Michael Fanelli and Rookies - Matt Myers, Cole Crandall and Joey Tracy.
Full results from Events 1, 2, 3 & 4 may be found on the Indoor Series Page
COLUMBUS, Ohio - December 18, 2009
A time capsule was discovered - photos of the first car to take the track at the Buckeye
Indoors back in 1956! The Gallagher family's scaled 1934 Plymouth.
The car was constructed out of parts from a refrigerator, washing
machine and a bed frame! Truly remarkable craftsmanship for 1956.
To view more photos of the Gallagher's 34 Coupe and of some early central Ohio
Quarter Midget race tracks
Click Here - file is 2M pdf
Special thanks to Craig Gallagher for sharing these great memories with us.
URBANA, Ohio - December 6, 2009
I am sad to inform you that Ben passed away this morning at 8:15. Please keep Sharon
and the rest of the family in your thoughts and prayers.
The family will receive friends 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. Wednesday, December 9, 2009 in the
WALTER & SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 642 S. Main St., Urbana where services will be held
at 10:30 A.M. Thursday December 10, 2009 with Rev. R. Scott Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow in Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Oh.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Association of Champaign County,
P. O. Box 38125, Urbana, OH 43078 or to the HomeReach Hospice, Kobacker House,
Columbus, OH 43214
Thank you, Liz Compton - President, BQMRA
Update December 4, 2009 Ben and Sharon Shroyer have been a big part of the Buckeye family and we would
like to do as much as we can to help them out.
If you can't attend the benefit and would like to make a donation, an account has been setup for the Shroyer family. Donations can be made at or
by mailing to any Wright Patt Credit Union branch. The Urbana mailing address
is:
Wright Patt Credit Union
1868 E. US-36
Urbana, Ohio 43078
Ben Shroyer Memorial Fund, account number 5497353
If you have any questions contact me at president@bqmra.com
or call me direct at (614) 638-4709.
Thanks, Liz - BQMRA President
Update on the entertainment
1:00PM - The Chanteurs, a women's trio, will bring in the holiday spirit with
their Christmas Music Program.
2:30PM - The Mullet Brother's Band takes the Stage
4:30PM - Jim Greer and the Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks - variety of bluegrass, county & gospel music
