DACONO, Colo. – Harold Evans proved once again Saturday night that he’s the man to beat in Englewood Racing Association supermodified competition at Colorado National Speedway in … cont.

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DACONO, Colo. – Harold Evans began defense of his 2010 Englewood Racing Association supermodified championship in fine fashion Saturday night at Colorado National Speedway, where the 60-year-old racer passed Chris Sheil late in the 25-lapper to claim … (cont.)

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LITTLETON, Colo. – Supermodified racing in Colorado is set to resume when the Englewood Racing Association opens its 46th season Saturday, April 30 at Colorado National Speedway.

The opener kicks off a nine-race schedule for the ERA at the three-eighths-mile CNS oval. The upcoming season runs from the last Saturday in April to the season closer on October 15.

Fresh off last year’s classic . . . (cont.)

By – Keith Shampine
Photo – Joe Starr Photos

DACONO, Colo. – Harold Evans saved his best run of the season for last when he won Saturday’s Englewood Supermodified Ass’n main at Colorado National Speedway. The win marked Evans second ERA triumph of the season and also earned him the series championship in what was one of the tightest ERA point battles in the organization’s history.

Evans entered (cont.)

By -  Keith Shampine, Englewood Racing Association Press
Photo – courtesy of Joe Starr

DACONO, Colo. – Johnny Pickard drove to his third win in a row Saturday night in the Englewood Supermodified Ass’n feature at Colorado National Speedway. Pickard started fourth in the 25-lap main and took the lead on lap five.  He opening up a large advantage until the caution waved on lap 16.

Rich Castor Jr. moved into second during the . . . (cont.)

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DACONO, Colo. – Johnny Pickard became the fifth different winner in five Englewood Supermodified Association features this year with his win Saturday night at Colorado Nat’l Speedway.

The Pueblo, Colo., driver started on the pole for the 25-lap main and out-raced Craig Moore into turn one. Pickard proceeded to open up a sizeable advantage over the rest of the nine-car field, and by the halfway point of the race he had caught . . . CONT.

By – Keith Shampine

DACONO, Colo. – Chris Sheil started third and held off veteran Joe Priselac to record his first-ever Englewood Supermodified Association feature win Saturday night at Colorado Nat’l Speedway. Sheil’s triumph made him the fourth different winner in as many races on the 2010 ERA tour.

Sheil recorded the triumph after a record-breaking day for temperatures in the Denver area. The official high was 102 degrees, breaking a record from 1971. Track temperatures were said to be about 140 degrees when Sheil and 11 other winged ERA supermodifieds lapped CNS’s three-eighths-mile oval during . . . . .

By – Gerald Laurie

The annual Al Pombo Classic at Madera Speedway on Saturday featured supermodifieds and the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) Midgets. The show was comprised of qualifications, trophy dashes, heat races and feature events for both classes.

The event started with time trials for the BCRA Midgets on the 1/3-mile banked asphalt oval. Tanner Swanson (10) set fast time with a lap of 14.235 seconds. He was closely followed by older brother Kody Swanson (15) at 14.341, and . . . . .

By – Keith Shampine
Photos – Joe Starr
Contact:  Englewood Racing Association  (303) 949-8192

DACONO, Colo. – Rich Castor Jr. started shotgun on the 11-car Englewood Racing Association main Saturday at Colorado National Speedway and drove to his first feature victory of the season at the three-eighths-mile oval in a competitive 25-lap feature.

Castor, who is the ERA president and defending point champion, quickly worked his way through the field of winged supers, taking the lead from a strong running Chris Sheil on lap 11.  Castor was never headed as he cruised to the victory, his first of 2010 in the ERA’s third event of the . . . . .

By – Keith Shamine
Pueblo, Colo. – Colorado supermodified veteran Harold Evans took the lead at the halfway point of the Englewood Racing Association’s main event Saturday night at I-25 Speedway and proceeded to pull away for his first win of the 2010 season. After 12 cars made the May 29 ERA opener at Colorado National Speedway, eight winged supermodifieds made the trek to I-25, a tight quarter-mile oval located about two hours south of Denver.  The supermodified event was a part of I-25’s Open Wheel Clash, a special event that featured Grand American modifieds, legends . . . . .