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Dave Shullick Jr. To Chase Oswego Supermodified Crown

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Dave Shullick Jr. will race full time at Oswego Speedway this season. Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, N.Y. —November 30, 2016- For the first time in more than 20 years, a veteran Ohio supermodified driver will contend for Oswego Speedway’s coveted Novelis Supermodified track championship as two-time ISMA champion Dave Shullick Jr. will join forces with John Nicotra Racing for a weekly assault on the “Steel Palace” next season. Hailing from North Ridgeville, Ohio, Shullick became the first Ohio driver to win the ISMA title in 2015 and backed it up…

NYSSCA Announces 2017 HOF Inductes

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DIVERSE SLATE SET FOR 2017 NYSSCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTION Story By: RON HEDGER / NYSSCA MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Clifton Park, NY - November 30, 2016- Dirt stars Paul Jensen and Gary Balough, asphalt ace Billy Greco, racer and historian Dan Ody and longtime media stalwarts Don and Joanne Davies highlight an all-star class of inductees for the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame ceremony set for late January. Jensen, who long-time Utica-Rome Speedway promoter Gene Cole dubbed “the Smoky Yunick of Central New York” for his innovative mechanical skills, has enjoyed a 42-year career…

Airborne Park Speedway to Host Super DIRTcar Series

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Super DIRTcar Series Set to Hit the Clay at Airborne in July Story By: ROBBIE KNOWLES / AIRBORNE PARK SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PLATTSBURGH, NY – November 30, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series will invade the newly covered four-tenths mile, Airborne Park Speedway, for the first time ever on Thursday, July 6. The Super DIRTcar Series is the premier traveling series for Big-Block Modifieds in the nation. Some of the best dirt modified drivers in the country will converge on the fresh dirt at Airborne for an outstanding night of racing. “I’m excited to have one…

Big Time Series Scheduled For Sharon Speedway In 2017

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Lucas Oil LM's, All Star Sprints & Super DIRTcar Series All Set To Visit OH Track Story By: MIKE LEONE / SHARON SPEEDWAY Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM HARTFORD, OH - November 20, 2016- While the 2017 racing season is still well over four months away, Sharon Speedway management has been busy making preparations for the 88th anniversary season. All of the major events scheduled in 2016 will return with some additional events in the works. The weekly Saturday night "Steel Valley Thunder" program has been reduced from six divisions down to four for the 2017 season. After the…

THORSON WEATHERS STORMY START TO CLAIM 2016 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TITLE

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THORSON WEATHERS STORMY START TO CLAIM 2016 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TITLE Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Coming into the 2016 USAC National Midget season, many observers earmarked Tanner Thorson as the odds-on favorite to become the next series champion. Armed with three years of experience in the series and a ride in the perennially potent Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports ride, it was more than enough to provide credence to the notion that Thorson would be a contender to win each and every night he strapped into the TRD - JBL Audio/Bullet/Speedway Toyota No 67. However, the…

Eastern States Weekend Expands To Four Days With The Addition Of SSTS

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Eastern States Weekend Expands To Four Days With The Addition Of SSTS Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Brett Deyo confirmed to us this morning that he will conclude his 2017 Short Track Super Series North season at the Orange County Fair Speedway on October 19, 2017 as part of an expanded Eastern States Weekend. Since the SSTS inception in 2014 it’s North schedule has always ended at the Short Track Super Nationals held at the I-88 Speedway located near Afton, NY. The 2017 Short Track Super Nationals will get a boost as it is being combined with the American…

Dale Blaney Set to Pilot Zemco Sprinter for 2017 Season

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Dale Blaney Signs Deal to Drive Famed Zemco Speed Equipment #1 Story By: JEREMEY ELLIOTT / PENN LIVE MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF York Haven Pa.- November 29, 2016- It's been a tough couple of months for Sprint Car driver Dale Blaney, one of the top competitors in the sport. Blaney lost backing from Big Game Motorsports, which forced him to start looking for a new ride. Then came the big blow when long-time crew chief and friend George Fisher lost his battle with cancer. It's forced change into Blaney's life, but that's not always a bad thing. And…

JOEY SALDANA GETS THE CALL FOR NEWLY-FORMED STENHOUSE JR.- WOOD RACING

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WILL RACE FULL WORLD OF OUTLAWS CRAFTSMAN SPRINT CAR TOUR IN 2017 Story By: JACK DUCHARDT / STENHOUSE JR.-WOOD RACING MEDIA Photos By:PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BROWNSBURG, IND. November 29, 2016 - Sprint car veteran and 99-time World of Outlaw Craftsman Sprint Car Series winner Joey Saldana has found a new home for the 2017 racing season. Saldana will drive the Elk Grove Ford/Roth Investments No. 17 for the newly-formed Stenhouse Jr.-Wood Racing team. Owned by NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Matt Wood, Stenhouse Jr.-Wood Racing will compete full time on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series tour in…

Virginia Motor Speedway Sets 2017 Schedule

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48th Season Of Racing For Virginia Motor Speedway Story By: DAVE SEAY / VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM JAMAICA, Va. –November 29, 2016- Virginia Motor Speedway has released the schedule for next season, which will make the 48th season of racing for the Virginia half-mile dirt oval. The schedule includes 13 nights of Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship weekly racing action. The schedule also includes two Ultimate Super Late Model sanctioned events – the April 8 $20,000 to win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth and the $20,000 to win 40th Annual USA 100 presented by Commonwealth…

Asphalt Modifieds

HIRSCHMAN SWEEPS TURKEY DERBY MODIFIED RACES AT WALL SATURDAY

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HIRSCHMAN SWEEPS TURKEY DERBY MODIFIED RACES AT WALL SATURDAY Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Throughout the 2016 season Matt Hirschman lived up to his nickname “Big Money Matt” by winning many of the high paying races he entered. The Northampton, Pa. resident did it again on Saturday at Wall Stadium Speedway by winning both the Tour Type Modified and Wall Modified feature races during Turkey Derby XLIII. These two wins are added to the “Woody’s 105” race victory that he enjoyed in the summer here. Hirschman collected a combined $9,000 by…

Asphalt Modifieds

Riverhead To Host Modified Touring Series In 2017

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Event To Take Place Saturday, June 17th, At Speedway Story By: BOB FINAN / RIVERHEAD SPEEDWAY Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF RIVERHEAD, NY - November 28, 2016- Exciting news from Long Island broke Friday afternoon when Riverhead Raceway's Eddie & Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz in conjunction with Modified Touring Series owner Gary A. Knight disclosed the second year organization would be racing on Long Island Saturday June 17th, 2017 at the historic quarter mile facility. "We are very excited as well honored that our Modified Touring Series event will be the first non NASCAR Modified touring race ever at…

Big Diamond Speedway Releases 2017 Tentative Schedule

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Season Opener; March 31; Stevenson Memorial, July 7; Coalcracker, Sept. 2 Story By: SHAWN T. WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. - November 27, 2016- The countdown is on. In just four months race cars will be back on the track at Big Diamond Speedway with an open practice on Saturday, March 25, in preparation for the 2017 season as promoter Jake Smulley released the track’s tentative schedule today. A total of 25 race nights will take place at the 3/8th’s-mile coal region oval from Friday, March 31, to Sunday, Sept. 3.…

‘The Gobbler’ Re-sets For Next Saturday

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Changing Forecast, Significant Morning Rainfall Forces Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Postponement To December 3 Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY –November 27, 2016- A dramatically changing forecast press significant rainfall over Accord Speedway on Saturday morning, forcing the postponement of the ‘Gobbler’ until next Saturday, December 3. The forecast on Friday night called for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the high-40s. Saturday morning dawned with rain and frozen mix that lasted past the time pit gates were scheduled to open. The speedway, thoroughly soaked, would not have been able to be…

All Systems Go For “The Gobbler”

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FOURTH ANNUAL ‘GOBBLER’ SET TO GO ON SATURDAY AT ACCORD SPEEDWAY Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Accord NY.- November 25, 2016- Accord Speedway is ready to bring down the curtain on the 2016 outdoor dirt-track season this Saturday with a favorable forecast. The fourth annual ‘Gobbler’ is headlined by the ‘Mashed Potato’ Modifieds racing 50 laps for a $5,000 winner’s share. Sportsman battle in the ‘Turkey 25’ with $1,500 on the line (Open vs. Crate), plus ‘Pumpkin Pie’ Pure Stocks racing for a $650 winner’s share in the Ron Wright Memorial…

Sesely Taking New TQ Midget Into Battle

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SESELY AIMS TO KEEP ON WINNING INDOORS WITH NEW TQ MIDGET RIDE STARTING WITH THE BATTLE OF TRENTON. Story By: ERNIE SAXTON/ LEN SAMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ –November 25, 2016- Anthony Sesely’s three wins in the NAPA Auto Parts Gamblers Classic in Atlantic City established him as a major player in Indoor racing. The 33-year old driver from Matawan, NJ, is hoping that a new ride driving for one of the true super stars of the sport will be the ticket to getting him back to the winners circle. Sesely swept to victory…

Larson Lights Up Turkey Night Field

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LARSON CARVES UP TURKEY NIGHT WIN #2; THORSON TASTES FIRST USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TITLE Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RICH FORMAN /USAC PHOTO VENTURA, CA –November 25, 2016- On the rare occasion that Kyle Larson gets the chance to take the wheel of a midget these days, he certainly makes each opportunity count. On Thursday night in the centerpiece of the USAC National and Western States Midget calendar, Larson cooked up one of his patented performances, holding off a furious late-race rally from early leader Brady Bacon to win his second career “Turkey Night Grand…

Brady Bacon Sets Pace In TNGP Drills

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Brady Shows The Way As 53 Cars Practice at Ventura Raceway Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photo By: JEREMY RHOADS VENTURA, Calif. —November 24, 2016- Brady Bacon recorded the fastest time of the 53 drivers on hand in Wednesday night’s USAC National and Western States Midget practice at Ventura Raceway. The Broken Arrow, Okla., driver was the fastest in two of the three sessions held on the one-fifth-mile oval in preparation for Thursday night’s 76th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. His time of 12.115 seconds in the first session held up as the top speed on…

Tony Stewarts INDYcar Years Kicked Started Great Racing Career

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Retiring Stewart's Greatness Blossomed During INDYCAR years Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON/ INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: INDYcar SERIES PHOTO STAFF Indianapolis Ind.- November 24, 2016-Team Menard had been testing at Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando, Fla., for about a week when a confident, young driver was summoned for his first Indy car test. Team manager/crew chief Larry Curry had rationalized the new Indy Racing League, on the verge of its inaugural season in 1996, was created in part to provide a chance to up-and-coming hopefuls who had shown promise in sprint cars and midgets. Tony Stewart introduced himself…

Asphalt Modifieds

NASCAR: Six Drivers Earn Touring Series’ Most Popular Driver Awards

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Melissa Fifield Won the Most Popular Driver Award for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour for the Third Year in a Row. Story By: JASON CUNNINGHAM / NASCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –November 24, 2016- NASCAR named the recipients of their regional touring series Most Popular Driver Awards for the 2016 season on Wednesday. More than 47,000 votes were cast worldwide for the 2016 season honors, with six drivers earning the title of fan favorite. The 2016 Most Popular Driver Award winners are: • Austin Theriault (Fort Kent, Maine), NASCAR K&N Pro Series East •…

45th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week to Air on MAVTV Thanksgiving Night

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Bud Light 200 at Oswego Speedway to Air Thanksgiving Night at 7pm ET. Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY - November 24, 2016 - NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week took on a new twist for its 45th edition, sliding inside the steel confines of Oswego Speedway, featuring the Super DIRTcar Series Bud Light 200. This historic first outing at the 'Steel Palace' was covered in-depth by Suzuki presents SPEED SPORT and will air on national television Thanksgiving night on MAVTV, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Full coverage of the…

Asphalt Late Models

Devil’s Bowl Speedway to Host American-Canadian Tour Twice in 2017

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“Spring Green” Returns; All-New Event Coming on Vermont 200 Weekend Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST HAVEN, Vt. –November 24, 2016- The traveling stock car stars of the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will return to the Asphalt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway twice in 2017. Having just completed its 25th season, one of the premier Late Model racing series in North America will battle in a pair of exciting events at the fast Vermont half-mile that has become a favorite of drivers and fans alike. With ACT recently releasing its 2017…

Dirt Late Models

United Dirt Late Model Specs. For 2017 Season

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FAQs and Revision to New Unified Dirt Late Model Specs Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WRG MEDIA Photos By: THESPORTSWIRE.NET / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C., - November 24, 2016- As the new Unified Dirt Late Model specs released on November 9 have been reviewed by the industry, questions - as with any change - have been presented. To help answer some of the preliminary questions and usher in refinements and adjustments to the rule package, DIRTcar Racing has released the below addendum and "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQs) document. DIRTcar Racing will officially adopt the Unified Dirt Late Model Council's technical and…

Big Diamond Announces New 358 Modified Division Sponsor

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Division Sponsors Return, Track Adds More Than 1,100 Tons of New Clay Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY EDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA.- November 24, 2016-There doesn’t seem to be too much of an off-season in dirt-track racing anymore. In the two months since Craig VonDohren took the checkered flag in the season-ending Coalcracker event at Big Diamond Speedway, promoter Jake Smulley and his staff have been hard at work getting ready for the 2017 season. The warm weather this fall has allowed the track crew to resurface the 3/8th’s-mile oval with more than…

Stout Field Ready To Battle At Accord Speedways Gobbler

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Stout Field Set To Battle This Saturday At Accord Speedway As ‘Gobbler’ Event Closes Curtain On 2016 Northeast Dirt Track Season; Who Will Be The Day’s Big Winner? Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY –November 23, 2016- Outdoor dirt-track racing in the Northeast for 2016 comes to a close this weekend in style. Accord Speedway presents the fourth running of the ‘Gobbler’ event on Saturday (November 26) featuring a “full plate” of racing to include the ‘Mashed Potato’ Modifieds in a 50-lap, $5,000-to-win contest, the ‘Turkey 25’ for Open vs. Crate…

Asphalt Modifieds

Wall Stadium Turkey Derby Ready to Rumble

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LARGE FIELDS EXPECTED FOR WALL STADIUM TURKEY DERBY Story By: JEFF GRAVETT / WALL STADIUM MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. -November 23, 2016- If the overflowing number of cars that were in the Wall Stadium Speedway pit area for the two pre-race practice sessions are any indication, the 43rd running of the Turkey Derby stock car classic at Wall Stadium Speedway could feature a record setting field in both quality and quantity. The event is presented on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend during the daylight hours. Among the Tour Type Modified standouts expressing interest in…

Final Showdown to Settle USAC Midget Championship Battle

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THORSON & BAYSTON: ONE FINAL SHOWDOWN TO DETERMINE USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TITLE Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM Indianapolis Ind.- November 23, 2016- Nine points separate two men from reaching the pinnacle of their sport. Two men who’ve endured a season that’s seen its ups and its downs, but a season that can be redeemed and rewarded with one more successful performance in an event that simply oozes with history – the 76th running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at California’s Ventura Raceway. The main figures playing lead roles on the…

Asphalt Modifieds

Tri-Track Modified Series Expands Operations

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Tri-Track Open Modifieds Gain Support for 2017 Story By: TRI-TRACK MODIFIED SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Seekonk, Ma. —November 23, 2016- The Tri-Track Open Modified Series formally announced this week the expansion of its operation. Founding partners Dick Williams and Jim Schaefer have joined forces with Wayne Darling of Seekonk, Ma. and Mark Pennink of Huntingdon Valley, Pa. The operational group is already well into plans for the 2017 season with a number of additional announcements expected in the coming weeks. “The series just got too big for us to handle on our own,” said Schaefer, who joined…

Kevin Swindell Takes on Team Ownership Role

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Kevin Swindell Finds New Passion in Ownership Side of Racing Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM GERMANTOWN, Tenn. - November 23, 2016 – Kevin Swindell has shifted into a different side of motor sports in 2016. Swindell, who became the youngest driver to win a World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series feature when he was 17-years-old and who is the only driver to record four straight Chili Bowl Nationals victories, became an owner this year. It began in January at the Chili Bowl, where Kevin Thomas Jr. wheeled a midget owned…

Rusty Wallace Racing Ferrari At Daytona

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Rusty Wallace Will Drive a Ferrari Sports Car Durng the Ferrari Finali Mondiali on Dec. 1-4 at Daytona Int'l Speedway. Story By: DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWY MEDIA Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / DAYTONA INT'L MEDIA DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –November 23, 2016- NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace is going to return to the driver’s seat for the upcoming Ferrari Finali Mondiali on Dec. 1-4 at Daytona Int’l Speedway. The 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will race on Daytona’s 3.56-mile road course for the Risi Competizione/Ferrari of Houston team in the North America series of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli. Wallace will…

Ray Allen Kulhanek Joining ASCS National Tour

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Ray Allen Kulhanek Ready to Tackle the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Next Year. Story By: BRYAN HULBERT /ASCS SERIES MEDIA Photo By: JAY HALLAS DANBURY, Texas – November 23, 2016-Ray Allen Kulhanek and team owner Bruce Griffith have announced plans to take on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour full time next season. “I’ve worked really hard trying to go run the ASCS National Tour,” Kulhanek said. “I’m pretty excited to do that and feel blessed to have the opportunity. To team up with a guy as established as he is it’s an honor and a blessing. I’m not going…

DIRTcar Northeast Champions Crowned

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Drivers, Sponsors and Promoters Recognized at DIRTcar Banquet Story By: COBY GORNIEWICZ / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM SYRACUSE, N.Y - November 22, 2016 - The 2016 season came to an end with the completion of the 2016 DIRTcar Northeast awards ceremony Saturday night. This year's banquet was full of familiar faces as drivers, sponsors and promoters were recognized and champions were crowned. The Night of Champions kicked off with the recognition of the Mr. DIRTcar champions. Throughout the year, DIRTcar Racing distributed nearly $300,000 in point fund awards, thanks to contributions from Hoosier, VP Racing…

Dirt Late Models

It’s Brandon Sheppard In Rocket No. 1

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Brandon Sheppard Will Step Into The No. 1 Rocket Late Model Next Season, Swapping Rides With WoO LMS Champion Josh Richards Story By: MARK RICHARDS RACING MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM SHINNSTON, W. Va. — November 22, 2016- Two-time Dirt Track World Championship winner Brandon Sheppard has been hired to drive the Valvoline/Seubert Calf Ranches No. 1 Rocket chassis house car next season. Sheppard is essentially swapping rides with four-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series champion Josh Richards, who announced last week that he was taking Sheppard’s seat in the Best Performance No. b5 dirt late…

Asphalt Modifieds

Jimmy Blewett Plans Four Division Assault At Turkey Derby

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Jimmy Blewett Plans Four Division Assault At Turkey Derby Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com No driver in the history of Wall Stadium has won more races during the 42-year history of Turkey Derby than Jimmy Blewett. Blewett has amassed 16 total wins in the annual post-Thanksgiving Classic also known as Turkey Derby in Wall/SK Modifieds, Tour Type Modifieds and last year adding a Dirt Modified win to that ever growing resume. This year the Howell, NJ driver who is better known as “Showtime” will again compete in Tour-Type Modified action aboard the family owned No. 76 to go along…

Georgetown Speedway’s Historic Return

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Deyo’s Passion Revitalizes Delaware Dirt Track Racing Story By: MARSHALL GABELL/ RACECHASER MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM GEORGETOWN, Del. —November 22, 2016- Through his business skills and pure love for the sport, racing enthusiast and Short Track Super Series owner Brett Deyo was able to restore, for the first time in decades, a lost treasure to Delaware this past season: enjoyable, competitive dirt track racing. Having built his persona with the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Velocita South and Halmar International North Regions, two series for big-block modified and open sportsman competition, Deyo was prepared for his…

All Star Circuit of Champions Heading to Susky

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SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY SETS 2017 ALL STAR CIRCUIT OF CHAMPIONS DATE Story By: BRAD VORES / SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, PA - November 22, 2016- For the first time in history, Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will compete on the red clay at Susquehanna Speedway. Set for Sunday, August 20, 2017, the first ever All Star Circuit of Champions date at the York Haven facility will be the Justin Snyder Salute to the Troops . “I am thrilled to have the All Star Circuit of Champions come to Susquehanna Speedway…

Harli White To Tackle ASCS National Tour

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Harli White Will Embark on Her First Full Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Season in 2017. Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LINDSAY, Okla. – November 22, 2016- Harli White is planning on tackling the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour next season. “I’m really excited to race full time with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour,” White said. “I want to test myself against the best competition and the best way to do that is to race around the country on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.” White, who said she will…

BANNER YEAR: CJB Motorsports Finishes Off Best Year in Teams History

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Gravel and Swindell Add to Teams Legacy as Eyes Now Turn Toward 2017 Story By: CJB MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CARLISLE, PA. - November 22, 2016 - CJB Motorsports team owners Chad & Jenn Clemens seemed to sum up their 2016 season pretty well when asked. "We felt like it rocked," said the couple that fielded the #5 Big Game Treestands, J.R.C. Transportation Inc., C&S Lawn & Landscape machine for David Gravel and the #1 Big Game Treestands, GoMuddy.Com for Sammy Swindell. "All in all, we were very satisfied with what we achieved together as a team.…

New Crew Chiefs For Pittman & Sweet At KKR

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Daryn Pittman and Brad Sweet Will Have New Crew Chiefs for The 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series season. Story By; KASEY KANE RACING MEDIA Photos By: TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM MOORESVILLE, N.C. –November 22, 2016- Kasey Kahne Racing drivers Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman will both have new crew chiefs when the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series kicks off in February. Kale Kahne is moving from Pittman’s No. 9 team to take over leadership duties on the No. 49 car driven by Sweet. Kahne has been paired with Pittman for several years and helped lead Pittman to the…

STSS Sets 2017 Opening Dates

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Georgetown and Orange County Fair Speedways Kick Off 2017 Season Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Georgetown De.- November 22, 2016-With on-track activity for 2016 winding down, preparation is full-steam-ahead by management of the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP. STSS organizer Brett Deyo has set opening dates for the fourth season of the series’ existence, once again featuring North and South Regions for the big-block/small-block Modifieds. The 2017 South Region opener will take place on Saturday, March 11 at Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, Del., with the second running of the…

Asphalt Modifieds

After A Career Season, Timmy Solomito Is Taking His Driving Talents To Turkey Derby

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After A Career Season, Timmy Solomito Is Taking His Driving Talents To Turkey Derby Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com After winning the first four races of your NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career and finishing a career best third in the season long points standings, with nine Top-5’s and 11 Top-10s in 17 starts, how else would you want to end your season? At Turkey Derby of course. Long Islander Timmy Solomito who picked up wins in the Icebreaker at Thompson, his home track at Riverhead Raceway on Long Island, Seekonk Speedway and Monadnock Speedways in NWMT competition in 2016…

Jimmie Johnson Makes History, Scores Record Tying 7th Championship

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Jimmie Johnson Wins at Homestead to Claim Record-Tying Seventh Title Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR Homestead, Fla. –November 21, 2016- Call him Seven-Time.....Jimmie Johnson joined NASCAR’s most exclusive club on Sunday, winning the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to claim his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, putting the driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on par with icons Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. “You’re a good man, you’re a great champion, and now you’re a seven-time champion,” crew chief Chad Knaus radioed to Johnson, who grabbed the lead…

Sunday Homestead-Miami Notebook

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CREW CHIEF CHAD KNAUS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF JIMMIE JOHNSON’S RECORD-TYING EFFORT Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR HOMESTEAD, Fla. –November 21, 2016- All Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus wanted was another shot, and when Dylan Lupton hit the Turn 2 wall on Lap 252 to bring out the fifth caution of Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400, Knaus clenched his fist in anticipation. At the time, Johnson was running sixth, trailing the three Championship 4 drivers—Joey Logano, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards—he needed to beat to claim a record-tying seventh…

5-Hour Energy Back On Board For Knoxville Nationals

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5-HOUR ENERGY® RETURNS AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2017 KNOXVILLE NATIONALS Story By: BRYAN HULBERT/ KNOXVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF KNOXVILLE, IA – November 21, 2016- Following a successful 2016 entry into grassroots racing, 5-hour ENERGY® has announced they will return to sprint car racing’s most prestigious race as the title sponsor of the 2017 Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway. The 57th running of the 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores will be held August 9-12, 2017. The four-day event hosts more than 100 of sprint car racing’s greatest drivers from the United…

KRIMES CLAIMS SECOND TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IN LINCOLN 410 SPRINTS

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Leiby Takes 2016 Track Title in Lincoln 358 Sprint Division Story By: BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK, PA, - November 21, 2016- Lincoln Speedway track champions and special year-end awards were handed out at the Wyndham Garden York Hotel Saturday night, November 19th. The top ten finishers in the season -long point series for both sprint car divisions, and special awards were distributed to rookies’ of-the-year and most improved driver. KRIMES SCORES SECOND LAWRENCE CHEVROLET TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IN THREE YEARS Denver’s Alan Krimes rode the strength of two wins and consistent top…

Port Royal 50th Annual Tuscarora 50 Goes Big

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50th Annual Port Royal Speedway Tuscarora 50 To Pay $50,000 To Win Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, PA –November 21, 2016- The biggest and richest event in the long and storied history of Port Royal Speedway was announced Saturday night, November 19, 2016 at the annual oval awards banquet. Celebrating its 50th annual running on September 9, 2017, the 50th annual Tuscarora 50 for sprint cars will pay $50,000 to win out of a nearly $100,000 total purse. Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars…

Brady Bacon Collects Second USAC Title

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Brady Bacon Captured his Second USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series Championship. Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF INDIANAPOLIS IND.- November 21, 2016 -For the second time in the last three seasons, Brady Bacon has been crowned as USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car champion. Following a runner-up finish at Indiana’s Gas City I-69 Speedway in May, the 26-year-old Broken Arrow, Okla., driver took a point lead he would not relinquish, eventually building his advantage in the standings to 314 by season’s end. The 314-point margin between Bacon and second-place Stockon was the largest…

Johnny Sauter Claims NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Title

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William Byron Gets Record Seventh Win Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICCE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR HOMESTEAD, Fla. –November 19, 2016- Johnny Sauter won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship with a third-place finish in Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, leaving race winner William Byron to consider what might have been. As Byron and Tyler Reddick battled for the lead, Sauter passed Championship 4 contender Matt Crafton for third-place on Lap 119 of 134 at the 1.5-mile track. Sauter then pulled away to claim the championship as Crafton faded to seventh in…

Stewart Starts The Next Chapter His Way

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Stewart Says Goodbye With Wry Humor And Little Fanfare—The Way He Likes It Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF / GETTY IMAGES HOMESTEAD, Fla.— November 19, 2016-Most people probably think the next chapter in Tony Stewart’s life begins on Sunday night, after he races his final laps in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. But from Stewart’s perspective, the next phase of his life starts on Saturday, a day before Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 (2:30 p.m. on NBC), his final race in NASCAR’s premier division. Saturday is when he gets a new cell phone…

Championship Battle Going Down to The Wire at Homestead

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Championship 4 Drivers are Tightly Bunched at Homestead; Harvick wins pole Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR HOMESTEAD, Fla. –November 19, 2016- Jimmie Johnson’s rueful rhetorical question told the story of Friday’s knockout qualifying session at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “What’s a championship race without a little drama?” Johnson asked after earning the 14th starting position during a session fraught with difficulty for the No. 48 team. Kevin Harvick, who was eliminated from the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup last Sunday at Phoenix, won the pole for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 Championship 4 race…

Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Returns

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Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Event Will Return to The Chili Bowl. Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHAL MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF TULSA, Okla. –November 19. 2016- The third edition of Bryan Clauson’s Racers for Autism hosted by Lauren Stewart will take place at the long-time Chili Bowl fan favorite Caravan on Jan. 9. The event sponsored by B&H Contractors and Dooling Machine is set for Monday night, Jan. 9, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Caravan is located at 41st and Memorial (7901 E 41st St) in Tulsa, Okla., just a few short minutes away from Tulsa Expo Raceway. A…

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