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Joseph Kouba Wins Mighty AXE!

Lonnie Wheatley, BRAINERD, Minn. (August 30, 2008) – Joseph Kouba collected his first career American Sprint Car Series Northern Plains Region feature win by leading the final 15 circuits of Saturday's 25-lap main event to top the opening night of North Central Speedway's Mighty Axe Nationals.

Grosz & Lutz Capture Victories in Earl and Ethel Kouba Memorial Race

Lee Grosz and Eric Lutz were the big winners at the 16th annual Earl and Ethel Kouba Memorial Race held Saturday, July 5, 2008 at North Central Speedway. The annual event pays tribute to the couple that spent a lifetime supporting sprint car racing in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

In addition to the normal payoff for the American Sprint Car Series Northern Plains Region (ASCS-NP), over $3,000 in additional cash and contingencies were presented to the competitors in the night's ASCS-NP racing card at the Brainerd, MN track.

For his efforts, Grosz, the defending ASCS-NP champion and grandson of National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Doug Howells (also his car owner and crew chief), took home just over $2,200. In addition to his win in the Earl Kouba Memorial Feature, the Harwood, North Dakota driver captured the prize money for second place in his heat race; third place in the Dash as well as a special cash award as one of three drivers who had the furthest tow to the track.

Jerry Richert Jr. takes home Quicktime and top-5's at Cedar Lake!

Both Joseph Kouba (#55) and Jerry Richert Jr. (piloting the Kouba-Richert Jr. duo's 410 IRA sprinter) headed to Cedar Lake Speedway for the Masters 6/13-14. Jerry Richert Jr. in the #63 coming off of 2 consecutive top-5's with the IRA's looking to keep that streak going! Joseph Kouba #55 qualified 24th. Jerry Richert Jr. qualified with quicktime posting a time of 11.555.

Jerry Richert Jr. takes home 3rd @ Dodge County Speedway

Jerry Richert Jr. took the #63 to Beaver Dam, WI and Dodge County speedway. Having come off a 4th place finish at Charter Raceway, looking to continue the top-5's!
Billy Balog would take home the 25 lap A-Main. With Jerry piloting the #63 to a solid 3rd place finish!

Jerry Richert Jr. takes home 4th @ Charter Raceway!

Jerry Richert Jr. took home a heat win and a great 4th place finish with the IRA's at Charter Raceway on May 31st! Kertsher out qualified the 35 car field, with heat wins going to Balog, haeni, Richert Jr. and Mock. Hepfner claimed a very entertaining twenty car 15 lap B-main!

Blustery Racing at Jackson Speedway!

The Kouba Racing crew headed to Jackson Speedway for Saturday night racing. Joseph Kouba in his familiar black #55 360 would be attempting to dust off and have a good run after a long wait for his season opener. The extremely windy weather saw another strong field of cars including the likes of Jerry Richert Jr. (#62), Mark Toews (#5T), Curt Lund (#87), Wade Nygaard (#9N) and Brett Geldner (#1b)

2008 Racing Season is upon us!

It's the end of April and the racing season is upon us! If all goes well, mother nature will stop sending snow to Minnesota so we can go back out to the dirt tracks after a way too long off season! Check out our calendar for the races we have scheduled! Don't forget to come see us at the 16th Annual Earl & Ethel Kouba Memorial Race in Brainerd - July 5th!

Billy Balog Captures Victory in 15th Annual Earl Kouba Memorial Race North Centr

Billy Balog Captures Victory in 15th Annual Earl Kouba Memorial Race North Central Speedway - Eric Lutz Takes Home Winner's Prize in Ethel Kouba Classic Dash for Cash
Brainerd, MN - Billy Balog and Eric Lutz were the big winners at the 15th annual Earl and Ethel Kouba Memorial Race held Saturday, July 7, 2007 at North Central Speedway. The annual event pays tribute to the couple that spent a lifetime supporting sprint car racing in Minnesota and the upper Midwest. Justice Brothers and Gillund Enterprises, the original supporter of the event, continued as the title sponsor of the night's racing card at the Brainerd, MN track.

15th Annual Memorial Race Honoring Earl and Ethel Kouba Set for July 7, 2007 at

Family Continues Tribute to Parents That Built Sprint Car Racing Tradition.
Brainerd, MN - The 15th annual Earl and Ethel Kouba Memorial Race will be held Saturday, July 7, 2007 at North Central Speedway. The annual event pays tribute to the couple that spent a lifetime supporting sprint car racing in Minnesota and the upper Midwest. Justice Brothers and Gillund Enterprises, the original supporter of the event, will continue as the title sponsor of the night's racing card at the Brainerd, MN track.

Improvement and seat time Key for Knoxville Raceway

The Kouba - Richert Jr. duo took the #63 410 sprint car to Knoxville Raceway June 9th for another show at the famed speedway. Jerry piloted the #63 into 16th Quick with a huge improvement from last week in qualifying. Jerry also took home the WIN in the first heat race.