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World of Outlaws Late Model Series Heads To The Great Plains.

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World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series Gearing Up for the Great Plains Story By: COLBY GORNIEWICZ / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC— April 6, 2017— The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series heads to the Great Plains to top off the month of April. The first stop will be on April 28 at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS, followed by Salina Highbanks Speedway in Salina, OK on April 29. Lakeside Speedway Lakeside Speedway is located one hour and 45 minutes from full-time Outlaw Chase Junghans’ hometown of Manhattan, KS. This is…

Kokomo Grand Prix Makes Event Schedule Change

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KOKOMO GRAND PRIX SHIFTS TO SATURDAY/SUNDAY SCHEDULE Press Release By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind.- April 6, 2017- This weekend’s “Kokomo Grand Prix” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway has been shifted to Saturday and Sunday, April 8-9. A forecast calling for chilling temperatures on the originally-scheduled Friday date prompted the move to Saturday and Sunday, which will feature complete shows for both the midgets and Kokomo Sprint Cars. A deep field is anticipated for “Kokomo Grand Prix,” including Justin Grant who, just last month, captured his…

Wet Grounds Force Woodhull Cancelation

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Woodhull Cancels Practice Night Due To Wet Grounds Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Woodhull, N April 6, 2017 – Wet weather in the forecast for the rest of the week, coupled with already wet grounds on the property has forced Ted and Brandi White to cancel this weekend's scheduled practice session. "The grounds are just too wet and we are expecting more Thursday and Friday," said White Wednesday. "Our best bet is to hold off this weekend, hope for dry weather and a little wind up here on the hill wouldn't…

Oswego Set For Spring Spruce Up And Practice

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Spring Spruce Up Day Set for April 29; Kartway Pit Selection, Practice Also Planned Press Release By: CANDEM PROUD/ OSWEGO SPEEDWAY EDIA Photos By: BILL TAYLOR / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY - April 6, 2017 – As the countdown continues toward Oswego Speedway’s 67th consecutive season of green flag racing, fans have the opportunity to assist in getting the ‘Steel Palace’ ready for action on Saturday, April 29 with the 14th annual Pizza Villa Spring Spruce-Up Day. The annual Spruce-Up Day at the Speedway will again begin promptly at 10 a.m. Among the tasks on hand at the Speedway will be re-painting…

Atomic Speedway

Helms Back In Action With All Star Return

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Helms Slated to Return to All Star Competition This Weekend at Atomic Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDELINE MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES FINDLAY, Ohio – April 6, 2017 - Fresh off two wins in his home state, Caleb Helms tentatively plans to compete this Friday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, before the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions returns to action on Sunday at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio. “Really this weekend is completely tentative, but we’d really like to try and make it to Atomic with the All Stars for sure,” he said. Last…

Weld Racing To Sponsor Capitani Classic

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Shane Stewart Ready For Capitani Classic Title Defense Story By: KENDRA JACOBS / KNOXVILLE RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM KNOXVILLE, Iowa —April 5, 2017- Weld Racing, one of the most respected brands in all of auto racing, has partnered with Knoxville Raceway as the title sponsor of the Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank. The race honors the late Knoxville Raceway track promoter Ralph Capitani, who died in February. “We are extremely excited to be the title sponsor of this awesome event for racers and fans that showcases our products in action,” said Norm Young, president…

Asphalt Modifieds

New Perspective For Solomito At Icebreaker

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Defending Winner Already Has '17 Victory Heading To Thompson Story By: KYLE SOUZA / NASCAR HOMETRACKS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –April 5, 2017- Weather may have delayed the Icebreaker a week, but it hasn't slowed Timmy Solomito's momentum. Heading to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, he has firmly positioned himself as the driver to beat Sunday. The Islip, N.Y. driver captured the victory in the season-opening race at Myrtle Beach Speedway on March 18 and is heading to Thompson as the defending Icebreaker winner. Last year, he wheeled the No. 16 Flamingo Motorsports entry into…

Empire Super Sprints Open Highbank Holdup Weekend

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Empire Super Sprints & DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Central Region Set To Invade Fulton Speedway Highbank Holdup On April 28 Press Release By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BALDWINSVILLE, NY – April 45 2017 – The Fulton Speedway would like to welcome Sam Reakes Snap-on Tools to the sponsorship family. Reakes Snap-on franchise will be the presenting sponsor on night one of the “Highbank Holdup” weekend on Friday April 28. Doing battle on Friday night will be clay slinging, methanol breathing, winged warriors of the premier 360 Sprint car tour in the Northeast,…

Super DIRTcar Series Season to Kick Off at Fulton’s Highbank Holdup

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Super DIRTcar Series 2017 Championship Chase Begins April 29 Story By: COLBY GORNIEWICZ / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - April 5, 2017 - Two months following a pair of tune-up races during the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida, the Super DIRTcar Series will kickstart its 2017 points chase with the Highbank Holdup 100 at Fulton Speedway on April 29. Entering the season-opening event, the series boasts a roster of 16 Platinum drivers committed to run the entire 2017 campaign, led by reigning series champion Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY.…

ALL IS READY FOR OPENING DAY AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY APRIL 8

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POPULAR “LOW DOWN AND DIRTY” MEET AND GREETS READY FOR ANOTHER SEASON Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, P APRIL 5, 2017 . . . Are you ready for some great dirt track racing action? The 55th consecutive season of stock car racing action is set to officially get started on Saturday, April 8th at 7 p.m. at NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway. New clay has been added to the racing surface and it held up well during last Saturday’s practice session. With more track work being performed this week management…

Atomic Speedway

Arctic Cat All Stars Get Back In Action

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Arctic Cat All Stars Set To Continue Season With Atomic Speedway Visit On Sunday, April 9; Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS, IN - April 5, 2017 - After a near-two month hiatus, last sanctioning competition on Thursday, February 16, at the Volusia Speedway Park near Barberville, Florida, the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions are set to return to work, this time north of the Mason-Dixon Line where the Series will stay for the remainder of the season. Boasting a roster of nearly 20 full-time competitors, “America’s Series”…

CLAUSON TO BE HONORED WITH HISTORICAL MARKER SATURDAY IN NOBLESVILLE, IND.

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IRMA HONORS BRYAN CLAUSON WITH HISTORICAL MARKER TO BE UNVEILED APRIL 8 Story By: LONNIE WHEATLY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF INDIANAPOLIS IND.- April 5, 2017- The legacy that Bryan Clauson leaves behind will forever be felt throughout the racing community and well beyond. While Clauson traveled the country and the world in his Sprint Car and Midget racing adventures as well as competing in the “Grand Daddy of Them All”, the Indianapolis 500, the town of Noblesville, Indiana was the place that he always called home. As such, it’s all too fitting that the Indiana…

Historic Kokomo Next For USAC Midgets

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USAC Midgets Set To Take On Historic Kokomo Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IND.- April 5, 2017- The USAC National Midget Series and Kokomo Speedway is a union that dates back to a bygone era of no cages and short-sleeve t-shirts serving as firesuits. Over the past six decades, the track has delivered the goods when it comes to USAC midget racing on the quarter-mile dirt oval located a little over an hour north of Indianapolis. It’s the only venue, in fact, from USAC’s initial National Midget season of 1956 that remains…

Devils Bowl Speedway

History Renewed World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Visits Devil’s Bowl Speedway

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World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Returns to Site of Inaugural Event Story By: CLAYTON JOHNS / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - April 5, 2017 - Every time the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series visits Devil's Bowl Speedway, there's an imposing historical atmosphere surrounding the event. The Mesquite, TX track was the site of the first-ever World of Outlaws race in 1978. The 2017 Texas Outlaw Nationals at Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 14 & 15 features a purse of over $100,00 and marks the fourth consecutive year, and 26th…

BONUSES CONTINUE TO GROW FOR MODIFIED SUNDAY SUMMER SLAM PROGRAM AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY

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TONARLO’S RESTAURANT AND CG RACING ADD TO LOYALTY PROGRAM. FIRST MODIFIED SUMMER SLAM RACE THIS SUNDAY. Press Release By: ANDREW HARPELL / FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY - April 5, 2017- Tonarlo’s Restaurant has joined Shakelton Napa Auto & Truck Parts to add to the Modified driver loyalty program that was established this past weekend for the Modified Summer Slam. The first race of the Modified Summer Slam is this Sunday, April 9th. The race winner will earn a minimum of $2,000 for the 30 lap event. Race time is 5 p.m.…

Bad Boy 98 Highlights Busy Month of April

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Invaded Batesville Motor Speedway Story By: JEREMY SHIELDS/ LUCAS LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM BATAVIA, OH -April 5, 2017 - The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will make their first of two visits, in 2017, to Batesville Motor Speedway - this week. The lightning-fast 3/8-mile oval, located in Batesville, AR, will host the annual Bad Boy 98, Friday-Saturday, April 7th-8th. The event is co-sanctioned with the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series - Presented by Lucas Oil. The action will get underway on Friday night, April…

Hard Clay Open Postponed To Sunday

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‘Hard Clay Open’ At Orange County Fair Speedway Postponed To Sunday, April 9; Entire Weekend Schedule Adjusted Back By 24 Hours Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com MIDDLETOWN, NY – Due to predicted rainfall during the week and a harsh winter, the ‘Hard Clay Open’ at Orange County Fair Speedway has been postponed by one day, to Sunday, April 9. OCFS promoter Michael Gurda IV opted to push practice back to Saturday, April 8 and the race to Sunday with the best interest of competitors in mind. “Looking at the forecast for this week, our best option to…

HOOSIER RACING TIRE SUPPORTS KING OF DIRT

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Each Division Will Be Rewarded During 2017 Season Story By: RON HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY -April 4, 2017- Hoosier Racing tire has been involved with King Of Dirt Racing since it’s inception back in 2015. They have offered a series of tire rewards for tour regulars for the Sportsman Modified division over the past two seasons. Heading into 2017 the official tire of KOD will again offer the Hoosier Tire Hard Charger, but this time for all three touring divisions (Small Block Modified, Sportsman, and Pro Stock). Hoosier Racing Tires are…

Woodhull Raceway Builds Fan Experiance

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Williams Construction & Sprayfoam Joins Woodhull Raceway To Improve Fan Experience Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: S&L PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Woodhull, NY – April 4, 2017-One of the Southern Tier’s leaders in quality construction and sprayfoam installation has joined the leader in Saturday night short track excitement to improve the fan experience in 2017 at ‘New York’s Toughest Bullring.’ Woodhull Raceway is proud to announce that Williams Construction and Sprayfoam, LLC has joined as a marketing partner, in conjunction with their sponsorship commitments with several racers across the weekly divisions at Woodhull. The Williams…

Super Sportsman Join 410 Sprints Friday At Williams Grove Speedway

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Oval Appearance Is Only Oval Show Of Season For Sportsman Press Release By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mechanicsburg Pa.- April 4, 2017- Williams Grove Speedway will switch to an 8 pm starting time this Friday night, April 7 when it hosts the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and a rare show for the winged super sportsman paying $1,500 to win. The show is presented by Blazer’s Body Shop and adult general admission for the show is set at $15 with youth ages 13 – 20 admitted for $10. Ages 12 and under…

SHAKELTON SETS SUMMER SLAM BONUS PROGRAM

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SHAKELTON NAPA AUTO & TRUCK PARTS DEVELOPS MODIFIED SUMMER SLAM LOYALTY BONUS PROGRAM FOR TEAMS. FIRST MODIFIED SUMMER SLAM RACE NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH. Press Release By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY- April 4, 2017- The first race of the Five Mile Point Speedway Modified Summer Slam is this Sunday, April 9th. The Modified 30 lap lid lifter will pay $2,000 to the winner. Teams will be bolting on the sail panels for 2017 season at the quarter mile oval. Shakelton Napa Auto & Truck Parts has signed on to present…

Successful Practice Days Sets Up Exciting 2017 Season At Big Diamond Speedway

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46th season opens this Friday Night; Money in the Mountains race is April 14 Story By: SHAWN T. WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM FORESTVILLE PA.- April 4, 2017- Sunny skies and temperature in the middle 60s greeted race fans at Big Diamond Speedway on Sunday afternoon as the track opened its gate for a practice session. More than 70 race cars from all forms of dirt-track were pitside on Sunday afternoon for the first on-track action of the 2017 season. The 46th season opener will be held this Friday night, April 7. It’s the…

APRIL 22 ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY OPENER MARKS

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68 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF WEEKLY STOCK CAR RACING Story By: JOHN SNYDER /CFS MEDIA Photos By: JANE & HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY -April 4, 2017- The winning driver in the Modified feature on Opening Night of weekly racing at Orange County Fair Speedway will continue a tradition that first began in 1950. While automobile racing traces its Orange County roots back to 1919, weekly stock car racing---the precursors of today’s Modifieds---began on April 16, 1950 and has continued uninterrupted since that memorable date. The first weekly racing program was held on a small one-fifth-mile asphalt-surfaced track that was…

Sponsorship Support Continues For Bridgeport Speedway

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BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY WELCOMES CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SPONSORS FOR 2017 SEASON Press Release By: KOLBY RAMEY / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Sweedsboro NJ.- April 4, 2017- The Bridgeport Speedway is pleased to announce the continuing support of several sponsors for the 2017 season. Bridgeport’s Director of Marketing, Kolby Ramey stated, “Sponsors are vital to the success of Bridgeport Speedway both as a business and as a speedway. They make up thirty per cent of our annual income.” Colonial Pipeline’s 811 Call Before You Dig program returns as the title sponsor of the 2017 Poker Series for the…

URC Series Kicks Off 70th Season

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Just 1 Week Until the Capitol Renegade United Racing Club Opener Press Release & Photos By: TIM MORAN / URC SERIES MEDIA Sweedsbore NJ.- April 4, 2017-In just 1 weeks’ time the Capitol Renegade United Racing Club will open its racing season for the 70th straight year. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the 360-sprint car club and it should be better than ever. Over the off season, the club announced new leadership with Rick Weller taking over the Presidency along with long time competitor Curt Michael taking over the VP position. Shortly after the change in leadership, the…

Taylor Brothers Carry Momentum To Long Beach

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Ricky And Jordan Taylor Carrying A Wave Of Momentum Into The Grand Prix of Long Beach. Story & Photos By: IMSA SERIES MEDIA DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –April 4, 2017- Saying Jordan and Ricky Taylor and the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R team are carrying momentum into this Saturday’s BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach is an understatement. With back-to-back victories in the Rolex 24 At Daytona and Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida to open the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the brothers are off to a perfect start for their father’s…

Collins Cracks Open Five Mile Point Season

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67TH FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY SEASON OPENING WIN GOES TO TOM COLLINS, JR. IN “COLDCRACKER” GRIT CRATE SPORTSMAN LID LIFTER. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF KIRKWOOD, NY - April 3, 2017-With snow banks still piled on areas of the speedway property Five Mile Point Speedway held the 67th consecutive season opener on Sunday. Tom Collins, Jr. was the winner of the GRIT Crate Sportsman Series “Coldcracker” event worth $1,000. After Saturday “testing and tuning” was washed out a special Modified Dash was added for the teams that came out to get some practice. …

LAUBACH’S SMALL BLOCK SLAYS THE GIANTS IN THE FULL THROTTLE SERIES/MESSICK FAMILY 40

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RICK LAUBACH’S SMALL BLOCK SLAYS THE GIANTS IN THE FULL THROTTLE SERIES/MESSICK FAMILY 40 Story By: Charlie Brown/Delaware Intl. Speedway Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Delmar, DE – The much awaited first event of the seven event Full Throttle racing Series took place Sunday night at the Delaware International Speedway. A hefty purse and mild Spring weather attracted a solid field of 32 Modifieds and 21 AC Delco 602 Sportsman for the “Messick Family 40” night. Rick Laubach of Hellertown, Pa. had to sit out the previous week in New Jersey when tech issues put him on the trailer before racing…

Brad Keselowski ends Ford drought with Martinsville victory

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Brad Keselowski ends Ford drought with Martinsville victory Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By: NASCAR/Getty Images MARTINSVILLE, Va. – In Sunday’s STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, everything worked – but nothing more than Brad Keselowski’s race-winning No. 2 Ford. Yes, that’s right, a Ford. The car maker found Victory Lane at the .526-mile short track for the first time since Oct. 20, 2002, when Kurt Busch won at NASCAR’s oldest and smallest premier series track in a Roush Fenway Racing Ford. Keselowski and runner-up Kyle Busch swapped the lead during the final…

FREE GRANDSTAND ADMISSION FOR WALL STADIUM STOCK CAR PRACTICE SATURDAY

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FREE GRANDSTAND ADMISSION FOR WALL STADIUM STOCK CAR PRACTICE SATURDAY (APRIL 8) Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Auto racing fans will have the opportunity to check out the new cars that will see competition in 2017 free of charge as Wall Stadium Speedway will present the first of two pre-season practice sessions this Saturday (April 8) from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. A special session for rookies will run from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. before all racers are allowed on the track from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. While the…

Dirt Late Models

$20k to win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth at Virginia Motor Speedway Saturday

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$20,000 to win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth Presented by Essex Concrete this Saturday April 8 at Virginia Motor Speedway Story By: Dave Seay/Virginia Motor Speedway Photo By: Al Goulder/Virginia Motor Speedway Jamaica, VA – One of the most anticipated events of the year gets the green flag this Saturday April 8th with the running of the $20,000 to win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth presented by Essex Concrete. Saturday April 8th Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will host one of the most prestigious events in the country and the largest short track event in the State of Virginia. That…

WINDOM WINS THE SUMAR, COMPLETES WEEKEND SWEEP

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WINDOM WINS THE SUMAR, COMPLETES WEEKEND SWEEP Story By:Richie Murray/USAC Media Photos By: David Nearpass & Dennis Krieger/USAC Racing Terre Haute, Indiana.........Chris Windom picked up right where he left off in a number of ways Sunday night at the Terre Haute Action Track. One night after celebrating a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car score at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway, Windom was back in the familiar setting of victory lane at the 17th running of the "Sumar Classic." "It's pretty special getting the win last night and then to come out here with a brand-new team, I really don't know what to…

Dirt Late Models

Brian Shirley Claims First WoOLMs Win of Season

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Brian Shirley Claims First Series Win of Season Out-Duels Moyer, Pierce and Babb Story By: Kayla May/WoOLMs Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com FARMER CITY, IL- April 2, 2017- Brian Shirley must have blown out the candles on his birthday cake this morning and wished for a win because tonight at Farmer City Raceway he claimed his first World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series victory of the season at the Illini 100. "I am just happy," said Shirley. "I am happy for my team. We've had a lot of solid runs this year and we've had some heart breaks so for…

Dirt Late Models

O’Neal Charges Ahead for Duck River Victory

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O'Neal Charges Ahead for Duck River Victory Story By: Lonnie Wheatley/LOLMDS Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff WHEEL, TN (April 2, 2017) - The former Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Don O'Neal outdueled defending National Champion, Scott Bloomquist on Sunday night at Duck River Raceway. O'Neal took the lead from Bloomquist for the final time on lap 38 to claim his first LOLMDS win of the season. Trailing the two former series champions to the checkers was young-gun Tanner English - who recorded his best career LOLMDS finish. Brandon Overton came home fourth, followed by Dennis Erb Jr. rounding out…

Great turnout for Mahoning Valley Speedway Test-and-Tune has everyone pumped for Opening Night

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Great turnout for Mahoning Valley Speedway Test-and-Tune has everyone pumped for April 8 Opening Night Story By: Dino Oberto/Mahoning Valley Speedway Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com With approximately 70 cars on hand for the final day of Test and Tune, Mahoning Valley Speedway wrapped up the pre-season activities and it’s now all systems full steam ahead for the start of the 2017 season set for Saturday, April 8. Sunday’s Test and Tune showed that racers of the paved ¼-mile oval are indeed anxious to get rolling, evident by the impressive turnout of cars, one of the best in recent years. Throughout…

Esh Scores Hard Fought Port Royal Win

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Esh, Rine And Reeser Win At Port Royal As Track Records Fall Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, Pa. –April 2, 2017- Doug Esh outran Greg Hodnett to win the 25-lap sprint car feature at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night, holding Hodnett off as the pair raced in and out of traffic at lightning fast speeds. In the 22-lap super late model main it was Danville’s Jeff Rine taking the 14th victory of his career at the track, overtaking Devin Friese for the win. And the 18-lap 305…

Dirt Late Models

Bloomquist Goes Flag To Flag At East Alabama

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Bloomquist Handles The Field at East Alabama Story By: LONNIE WHEATLY / LUCAS LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM PHENIX CITY, AL - April 2, 2017 - Scott Bloomquist made the win look easy on Saturday night as he led all 60 laps at East Alabama Motor Speedway. The win was also his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season. The 53-year-old reigning series champion took the lead at the start of the main event and never looked back as he dominated the competition. Jimmy Owens' Ramirez Motorsports, E3 Spark Plugs, Rocket…

Elliott Outduels Sauter For Martinsville Truck Series Victory

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Polesitter Chase Elliott Wins Hotly Contested Martinsville Truck Race Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES /NASCAR MARTINSVILLE, Va. –April 2, 2017- Polesitter Chase Elliott held off defending NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Johnny Sauter after a restart with 12 laps left and pulled away to win Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway by 1.865 seconds. Elliott grabbed the lead from third-place finisher Christopher Bell on Lap 234, when Bell’s Toyota tangled with Austin Cindric’s Ford through Turns 1 and 2. Bell lost the top spot, and Sauter charged past into the…

MONTIETH EDGES DIETZ IN WILD FINAL LAPS BATTLE TO CLAIM LINCOLN WIN

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Hammaker Catches Denmyer to Claim 7th Career Lincoln 358 Sprint Victory; Justin Cullum scores First in All-American Outlaws Story By: BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: HARRY MEEKS SR. / RACERSGUIDE.COM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA -April 2, 2017- When Brian Montieth became the third leader of the race on lap 21 Saturday, everyone figured that would be game over in the 25-lap 410 sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway. But Chase Dietz didn’t get the memo. Dietz, who started seventh two rows behind third-starting Montieth, caught Robbie Kendall for second a lap later, and drove around Montieth for the lead several times…

THE BATTLE FOR NASCAR AND TRACK TITLES STARTS AT GRANDVIEW ON APRIL 8

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55th SEASON OPENER FOR NASCAR STOCK CAR RACING SET AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY; ADMISSION PRICES STAY THE SAME, ALL APRIL SATURDAY EVENTS AT 7 PM Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- April 2, 2017 - With practice completed on Saturday, delayed once by weather, the stock car racing battles get started this Saturday, April 8th, at Grandview Speedway. A tripleheader show of NASCAR racing featuring the T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars will kick off the 55th consecutive season of stock car racing at the Bechtelsville track as…

67TH CONSECUTIVE FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY OPENING DAY A GO ON SUNDAY.

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RACING SET TO BEGIN AT 5 P.M. KIDS 12 AND YOUNGER FREE. Press Release By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY - April , 2017- Five Mile Point Speedway fell victim to the weather on Saturday postponing the open practice session. All systems are a go for the 67th Season Opener tomorrow (Sunday, April 2nd). Racing gets underway at 5 p.m. Kids 12 years old and younger will be admitted FREE of charge. A big opening day afternoon of racing will kick off the 67th consecutive season opener in fine fashion. The…

Pearson Breaks Winless Drought With Boyd’s Victory

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Earl Pearson Wires The Field For Hard Fought Win At Boyd's Speedway Story By: LONNIE WHEATLEY / LUCAS LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM RINGGOLD, GA- April 1, 2017 – Earl Pearson Jr. led all 50 laps on Friday night at Boyd’s Speedway to win his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race since May of 2015. The results will show Pearson led all 50 laps but the win never came easy as he had several challengers up front. Current Lucas Oil point leader, Josh Richards charged from the 14th starting position to finish second in…

Schuchart Charges from Deep for First Victory of 2017

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Schuchart Charges from Deep for First Victory of 2017 Schatz comes from 21st to third for eighth top-five finish of the year Story By: Colby Gornewicz/WoO Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com HANFORD, CA - April 1, 2017 -Shark Racing's Logan Schuchart started the 35-lap Kings Outlaw Showdown from the 19th position at Keller Auto Speedway - the KSE Hard Charger award winner picked his way to the front of the 26-car field. Late in the race, Schuchart found the bottom groove of the 3/8th-mile oval to work his way past eventual runner-up, Ian Madsen on the final lap to score his…

Qualifying rainout puts Larson on the pole at Martinsville

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Qualifying rainout puts Larson on the pole at Martinsville Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By: Getty Images MARTINSVILLE, Va. – For the second straight week, Kyle Larson will start on the pole for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event. He can only hope the result of the race is the same, too. Last week, Larson won the pole at Auto Club Speedway and went on to win last Sunday’s race at the two-mile track. On Friday, when rain washed out time trials at Martinsville Speedway, Larson earned the top starting spot for Sunday’s STP 500 (2 p.m.…

New Egypt Speedway Postpones Opening Night To April 8th

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New Egypt Speedway Postpones Opening Night To April 8th Story & Photo By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – With Mother Nature dumping nearly two inches of rain on the New Egypt Speedway from Thursday night through Friday on an already wet racing surface, New Egypt Speedway management has decided to postpone its 2017 Opening Night to Saturday April 8th. The 358 Modifieds, Crate Modifieds, Street Stocks and the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman will all be in action that evening. Oliver Communications Group will again be the presenting sponsor for the evening. “With the amount of rain that…

Sportsman ‘Premium Dash’ Set For Weedsport ‘Empire State Challenge’

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Senior Services Insurance Agency to present Sportsman ‘Premium Dash’ During ‘Empire State Challenge’ on May 21 Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACCERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY -March 31, 2017 – The ‘Empire State Challenge’ will officially open the 2017 racing calendar at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, May 21 featuring the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the Sportsman Shootout Series, including the Sportsman ‘Premium Dash’ presented by Senior Services Insurance Agency. A total purse of $350 will be available for Sportsman competitors in the ‘Premium Dash’ on May 21 with $200 going…

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Justin Grant Looks To Stay Hot At Terre Haute

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JUSTIN GRANT ON THE BRINK OF HISTORY THIS SUNDAY AT TERRE HAUTE Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind.- March 31, 2017- Whether one uses the eye test, the victory lane photos or the point standings to determine how well Justin Grant’s 2017 season has begun, the fact of the matter is that his performance thus far has already rewritten the record books. Simply put, Grant has gotten off to one of the finest starts any driver has had in the history of the United States Auto Club. So fine, in…

Martinsville Weekend Preview

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Red-Hot Larson Goes For Second Consecutive Win, Fifth Straight Top-Two Finish At Martinsville Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Martinsville Va.- March 31, 2017- After running out of gas with the lead on the final lap of the Daytona 500 and finishing runner-up in the three subsequent races, Kyle Larson finally got his first win of the season. The No. 42 Chevrolet driver led a race-high 110 laps on his way to Victory Lane in last Sunday's Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. This weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR…

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Thompson Icebreaker Re-sets For April 7-9

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Thompson’s Icebreaker Postponed until April 7-9 Press Release By: JEFFREY PRICE / TSMP MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF THOMPSON, CT - March 30, 2017- With a deteriorating forecast and declining temperatures, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Officials have postponed the 43rd running of the Icebreaker to Friday, April 7 – Sunday, April 9. The schedule for the weekend will remain the same, only backed up by one week. Camper drop off will be closed until Thursday, April 6, at 5pm. Camping units that are already on the property may remain onsite through the week, however, no one will be permitted…

David Gravel Claims World of Outlaws Victory at Placerville Speedway

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David Gravel Holds Off a Closing Rico Abreu and Promoter Brad Sweet to Claim World of Outlaws Victory at Placerville Speedway Story By: GARY THOMAS / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PLACERVILLE, CA - March 30, 2017 - Taking the lead just after the halfway point in the feature, Watertown, Connecticut's David Gravel hung tough through multiple restarts and eventually held off a fast moving Rico Abreu to pick up his second World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series win of the season Wednesday night. The victory at Brad Sweet's Placerville Short Track Showdown was the first…

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