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Lady Luck Looks East’s Way; Finishes Fourth at Tri-City and Second at Berlin

Brownsburg, Ind. (June 14, 2010) – After three weeks of some of the worst racing luck of his career, Bobby East finally shook the bad vibes and raced his way to a fourth-place finish in the “Kevin Doty Classic” for the USAC National Midget Series at Tri-City Raceway on Friday night and backed it up with a second-place finish in Saturday night’s 30-lap USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car feature at Berlin Raceway. (Click for more)

Bad Luck in Iowa Keeps East Out of Victory Lane

Brownsburg, Ind. (May 25, 2010) – If it wasn’t for bad luck, Bobby East wouldn’t have had any at all in the Casey’s General Stores Triple Crown of Iowa at the 0.875-mile Iowa Speedway. (Click for more)

East Takes Lead with One Lap to Go to Win Anderson

Brownsburg, Ind. (April 12, 2010) – Bobby East continued to put his mark on the 2010 USAC National Midget Series season by taking the victory in Sunday’s 100-lap feature at Anderson Speedway. East drove the Klatt Enterprises No. 4 Ford Racing Technology/Beast Chassis Esslinger Ford-powered Beast around Darren Hagen coming to take the white flag at the tight quarter-mile to snag his second win of the season and third consecutive top-two finish. With the win, East now has more USAC wins than any other driver at Anderson. (Click for more)

East Second in Hickory Midget Feature

Brownsburg, Ind. (March 29, 2010) – Bobby East led most of the USAC National Midget Series featurelast Wednesday at Hickory Motor Speedway but was forced to settle for second-place after being passed by eventual winner Shane Hmiel with 15 laps to go. Thursday night’s activities were rained out after qualifying and two heat races were completed; no points were awarded due to Thursday’s cancellation. (Click for more)

East Opens USAC Championship Chases with Dual Top-Three Finishes in Arizona

Brownsburg, Ind. (February 21, 2010) – Bobby East opened his championship run in the USAC Silver Crown and National Midget divisions with a pair of top three finishes in the annual “Copper on Dirt,” this year held at the 3/8-mile USA Raceway in Tucson, Arizona. The feature events originally scheduled for Saturday night were postponed 24 hours due to an unusual rain storm that persisted throughout the day leaving the track grounds muddy and virtually impassable. (Click for more)

Bobby East Opens 2010 with Chili Bowl A-main Appearance

Brownsburg, Ind. (January 18, 2010) – Bobby East officially kicked off his 2010 racing season by taking home the 17th position in Saturday’s 50-lap championship A-main in the 24th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Tulsa Expo Raceway inside the QwikTrip Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Click for more)

Bobby East Finishes Fifth in Tuesday Chili Bowl Prelim Feature

Tulsa, Okla. (January 13, 2010) – Bobby East survived a frustrating start to his evening but recovered to claim the checkered flag in a qualifying race before moving on to a fifth-place finish in Tuesday night’s 25-lap qualifying feature for the 2010 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Tulsa Expo Raceway. (Click for more)

East Closes Out 2009 USAC Season with 13th at Irwindale

Brownsburg, Ind. (November 29, 2009) – Bobby East closed out the 2009 USAC season with a 13th-place finish in the Thanskgiving Night “Turkey Night Grand Prix” for the USAC National Midget Series at Irwindale Speedway. East qualified the Klatt Enterprises No. 4 Ford Racing Technology/ClubSport/Beast Chassis Ford-powered Beast fourth locking him into the 98-lap feature, but handling issues caused the 2004 series champion to drift back in the early going. (Click for more)

East Eyes Phoenix and Irwindale as 2010 Approaches

Brownsburg, Ind. (October 26, 2009) – Bobby East has his sights firmly set on getting the Klatt Enterprises No. 4 ClubSport/Ford Racing Technology/Beast Chassis Beast midget and the No. 6 Silver Crown car in victory lane and collecting a trio of checkered flags before the close of the 2009 USAC season – but he is already looking ahead to 2010. (Click for more)

East Takes Midget Portion of Kokomo Klash

Brownsburg, Ind. (October 19, 2009) – In a thrilling battle that had the fans in the stands on their feet, Bobby East scored one of the biggest wins of the season on Sunday by out-dueling Bryan Clauson to take the non-sanctioned Midget feature during the annual Kokomo Klash at the quarter-mile Kokomo Speedway. (Click for more)

Electrical Problems Slow Fast-timer East at Columbus

Brownsburg, Ind. (Sept. 20, 2009) – Bobby East set fast time in qualifying and looked like a solid contender for the win early on during Saturday night’s USAC National Midget Car Series feature at Columbus Motor Speedway, but electrical problems slowed East late in the going and dropped him to a 20th-place finish. (Click for more)

East Comes Home Second in ORP Silver Crown 100-Lapper

Brownsburg, Ind. (July 29, 2009) – Bobby East picked up two solid finishes in USAC competition at O’Reilly Raceway Park, bringing the Klatt Enterprises No. 6 ClubSport/Applebee's/Ford Racing Technology/Beast Chassis Beast home in second in the 100-lap Silver Crown feature and racking up a seventh-place finish in the National Midget Series 40-lap feature. (Click for more)

East Continues Hot Streak with Win on Dirt at Twin Cities

Brownsburg, Ind. (July 14, 2009) – Bobby East picked up his second straight USAC win by picking up his first checkered flag of the season on dirt in the 30-lap USAC National Midget Series feature at Twin Cities Raceway in North Vernon, Ind. East also won his last USAC race, a 50-lap Sprint Car Series event, at Toledo. (Click for more)

East Takes Toledo Sprints; Scores Three Top-5s in Three Races

Brownsburg, Ind. (July 5, 2009) – Bobby East drove the Klatt Enterprises No. 5 Ford Racing Technology/Beast Chassis/ClubSport Esslinger Ford-powered Beast to his second USAC National Sprint Car Series win of the 2009 season by chasing down leader Jacob Wilson and squeezing between him and the inside pit wall in turn one with five laps remaining in the 50-lap feature at Toledo Speedway on Friday night. East, who qualified second, picked up his first Sprint Car win of the year in May at Anderson Speedway. (Click for more)

East Takes Sixth and Second in Richmond Doubleheader

Brownsburg, Ind. (June 29, 2009) – Bobby East claimed a pair of top-ten finishes in USAC action at Richmond International Raceway over the weekend, taking sixth in the USAC National Sprint Car Series 60-lap feature on Friday night and following it up with a runner-up result in Saturday night’s 100-lap Silver Crown Series main event. (Click for more)

East Scores Fifth-Place Finish at K'zoo

Brownsburg, Ind (June 23, 2008) - After finishing a disappointing 17th in the USAC National Midget Series race at Iowa Speedway, Bobby East rebounded by driving the Klatt Enterprises' No. 5 Ford Racing Technology/Beast Chassis/ClubSport Beast to a solid fifth-place finish in Saturday's USAC National Sprint Car Series feature at Kalamazoo Speedway. (Click for more)

East Survives Indiana Midget Week

Brownsburg, Indiana (June 15, 2009) – After a tough week of racing at four of Indiana’s toughest dirt tracks in five nights, Bobby East is ready for the USAC National Midget Car Series to get back to the pavement. East, a proven winner on the dirt in some of USAC’s biggest and most prestigious events, fought numerous issues throughout the week but stays poised to start a march to the title once the series returns to the pavement at Iowa Speedway on June 19. (Click for more)