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Grant Enfinger Scores First Truck Series Win

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Chase Field is Cut to Six Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR TALLADEGA, Ala. –October 23, 2016- In the race that decided the lineup for the Round of 6 in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase, Alabama native Grant Enfinger stole the thunder from the playoff drivers in Saturday’s Fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. With a strong push from GMS Racing teammate and Chase driver Ben Kennedy after a restart on Lap 93 of 94, Enfinger surged to the front and stayed there in the face of a last-lap challenger…

Friesen Eye’s Eastern States 200 Crown Jewel

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Stewart Friesen Will Start From The Pole for Sunday’s Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway. Story By: FRANK CATIZONE / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. –October 22, 2016- Stewart Friesen will chase another modified crown jewel from the pole after earning the top starting spot for the Eastern States 200 on Friday at Orange County Fair Speedway. Friesen, fresh off his fifth victory in the Bud Light 200 at Oswego Speedway on Oct. 9, was part of the final group to qualify Friday evening. He knocked Brett Hearn off the top spot with a 107.655…

Features Set For World Short Track Championship

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Drivers Stake Their Claims During Night Two Of Inaugural Event At Dirt Track At Charlotte Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / DIRTCAR Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM /CMS PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC - October 22, 2016- Three hundred and twenty cars took to the Dirt Track at Charlotte for time trials and heat races on the second day of the inaugural OneDirt World Short Track Championship. As nine divisions got in on the racing action, all drivers battled to stake their claim in Saturday night’s features. There’s no time for a bad night when a qualifying spot for the main event is at…

Boniface Takes Eastern States Sportsman Main

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Wild Night On The Hard Clay; Nearly 100 Sportsman Cars Attempt To Qualify Story By: FRANK CATIZONE / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY - October 22, 2016-Tyler Boniface put an exclamation point on his most successful season ever at the Orange County Fair Speedway Friday night. He led the entire distance to capture the 50-lap championship for the Sportsman division in the 55th annual Eastern States Weekend Racing Festival. Boniface, a 23-year-old driver from Pine Bush, got the jump on pole-sitter Jared LaBagh at the drop of the initial green and never looked back as…

Sweet Silences The WoO Sprint Field At Lakeside

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Snaps More Than Four-Month Series Winless Streak With Victory Story By: COLBY GORNIEWICZ / WORLD OF OUTLAWS MEDIA Photos By: LONNIE WHEATLEY / RACERSGUIDE.COM KANSAS CITY, KS - October 22, 2016- Brad Sweet steamrolled ahead Friday night to his eighth win of the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series season at Lakeside Speedway. The O'Reilly Auto Parts Rumble on the River did not only give Sweet an advantage to finish the season’s points race in the top-three, but the victory also snapped a 33-race drought for Sweet. Sweet had not won a feature in the series since Badlands (S.D.)…

Bacon Rumbles To Leffler Memorial Triumph

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BACON A BEAST IN “JASON LEFFLER MEMORIAL” SCORE AT WAYNE CITY Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: NEIL CAVANAH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Wayne City, Illinois - October 22, 2016-Wayne County Speedway in southern Illinois is a place that’s become near and dear to Brady Bacon and the FMR Racing team. Nearly exactly one year to the day of Bacon and FMR’s initial series start, the duo reached its greatest height yet Friday night – their very first USAC National Midget feature victory in the midget racing season’s largest winner’s payout share in North America. Bacon, the 2014…

Dirt Late Models

Eckert Hall of Fame Bound

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Rick Eckert Joins Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC –October 22, 2016- Preceding the 36th Annual Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship presented by Optima at Portsmouth Raceway Park (Ohio), the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2017. Of the eight drivers graced with the honor, World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series pioneer “Scrub” Rick Eckert was one of them. “I already knew I was old, but it makes you feel even older,” joked Eckert, receiving the call…

Mother Nature Wins All Star Series Openner

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All Star Finale Set For Saturday Press Release By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM CHILLICOTHE, Ohio –October 21, 2016- With Mother Nature’s failure to cooperate, washing away competition for Friday evening, October 21, Atomic Speedway and Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions officials have decided to reschedule the original two-day Arctic Cat All Star championship finale and now host a single day shootout, all set for Saturday, Oct. 22. Drivers will battle for a top prize equaling $10,000 on Saturday evening, highlighting a complete show that will include qualifying time trials, heat race competition, consolations,…

INDOOR RACING’S BIGGEST THREE QUARTER MIDGET RACE WINNER, TED CHRISTOPHER TO DRIVE FOR TREY HODDOCK

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] INDOOR RACING’S BIGGEST THREE QUARTER MIDGET RACE WINNER, TED CHRISTOPHER TO DRIVE FOR TREY HODDOCK Story By: Ernie Saxton/LSMP - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com TRENTON, NJ October 21, 2016 . . . The roar of racing engines will move indoors on Friday and Saturday, December 9-10 when Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) presents the first of three indoor TQ Midget racing series events at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ. When that first green flag drops at the Battle Of Trenton Presented By Oliver Communications And NAPA Auto Parts, the TQ Midget field will see a fundamental shift in…

Over 300 Cars Come Out for Night One of OneDirt World Short Track Championship

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Over 300 Cars Come Out for Night One of OneDirt World Short Track Championship Story By: Cristina Cordova/DIRTcar Media - Photos By: Justin Fiedler/DIRTcar CONCORD, N.C. - Oct. 20, 2016 - Night one of the OneDirt World Short Track Championship drew to a close at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway at 10pm. Over 300 entries across nine divisions showed up for the opening night hot laps of the inaugural 3-day event. Under a warmer than usual fall evening in Concord, North Carolina, the first-ever OneDirt World Short Track Championship kicked off with a night of rotating…

Dirt Late Models

Along For The Ride With Otto Graham

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Going Along For a Ride With a Race Team. Story & Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM Weedsport NY.- October 21, 2016- First let me introduce myself: I'm Otto Graham, and as a young man I was a racer, (1960's at Fonda and Victoria Speedways), since then I've been a picture taker, taking photos for my now extinct website "Ottos Race Action" and of late taking pictures for the website www.racersguide.com. The Ride Along is a concept I thought up in 2011. Basically I get in with a race team and go along with them to their race destination where…

Dirt Late Models

Overton Returns to Crates for OneDirt World Short Track Championship

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Will Use Event to Prepare for World Finals Next Week Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO LM SERIES EDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. – October 21, 2016 – Brandon Overton did not take the usual steps a driver would to rise up through the ranks in dirt racing. Rather, the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series regular took an unorthodox step, first wheeling a Super Late Model before stepping down into the Crate Late Model class with less horsepower. Overton, who recorded his first series win in a preliminary feature for Lernerville Speedway's prestigious Firecracker 100,…

FMP Speedway Re-Sets Sunday Events

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FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY MOVES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23RD EVENT TO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH WITH A RAIN DATE OF SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY – October 20, 2016- Five Mile Point Speedway is moving this Sunday’s race program to Saturday, October 29th with a built in rain date for Sunday, October 30th. All rain checks will be honored. The move is being made for multiple reasons with the biggest reason to allow teams to race at the Dutch Hoag National event at Outlaw Speedway this Sunday and…

Mid-Atlantic Championships Coming To Georgetown Speedway Friday-Saturday November 4-5

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Mid-Atlantic Championships Coming To Georgetown Speedway Friday-Saturday November 4-5; Big-Block Modifieds, Small-Block Modifieds, Super Late Models Headline Nine Divisions Of Racing! Story By: Brett Deyo/Georgetown Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com GEORGETOWN, DE – A two-day event to please the tastes of race fans is coming to Georgetown Speedway on Friday-Saturday November 4-5. The Mid-Atlantic Championships take over the historic half-mile oval with nine divisions of racing to close out a highly successful 2016 season. The Mid-Atlantic Championships are sure to draw some of the Northeast’s top talent to Delmarva. Modifieds, big- and small-block varieties, will be featured…

POWER RANKINGS: Northeast DIRT Modifieds Week Of 10/16/16

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] The season is starting to wind down with only a few big race weekends left on the calendar at Orange County, Delaware, Charlotte, Georgetown, Bridgeport and finally ending with The Gobbler at Accord on Thanksgiving weekend. Drivers of the Week thus far in 2016: 4/3 - Duane Howard 4/10 - Ryan Godown 4/17 - Matt Sheppard 4/24 - Matt Sheppard 5/8 - Erick Rudolph 5/22 - Erick Rudolph 5/30 - Craig VonDohren 6/5 - Matt Sheppard 6/12 - Matt Sheppard 6/19 - Danny Creeden 6/26 - Stewart Friesen 7/4 - Matt Sheppard 7/11 - Stewart…

CLAUSON AND STENHOUSE RACE ON IN BRYAN’S MEMORY THURSDAY AT WAYNE CITY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] CLAUSON AND STENHOUSE RACE ON IN BRYAN'S MEMORY THURSDAY AT WAYNE CITY STORY BY: RICHIE MURRAY/USAC MEDIA - PHOTOS BY: PETE MACDONALD/RACERSGUIDE.COM One year ago at the "Jason Leffler Memorial," we were fortunate enough to witness a classic Bryan Clauson performance. On the gas, smooth and steady, never flinching a muscle, Bryan was able to fend off a relentless Rico Abreu during the final 12 circuits of an intense 40-lap feature to take the victory on the one-eighths-mile bullring. This Thursday night at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Illinois, there will certainly be a void with the absence…

Shane Stewart Looks For Twister Repeat

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Stewart Chases Another Victory in O'Reilly Auto Parts Twister Showdown at Salina Highbanks Speedway Story By: TONY VENEZIANO / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SALINA, OKLA. — October 20, 2016 — Shane Stewart has won on some of the biggest stages with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series in his career. He has claimed the Kings Royal at the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio, as well as the Ironman 55 at I-55 Raceway in Missouri. He has also been victorious on preliminary nights during the Knoxville Nationals at the legendary Knoxville Raceway in Iowa and…

2016 Arctic Cat All Star Championship To Be Determined At Atomic Speedway

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Two-Day Program Complete With $20,000 Main Event And $2,000 “Race of Champions” Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF INDIANAPOLIS IND.- October 20, 2016 - Entering the final weekend of competition as one of the closest point battles in Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions history, “America’s Series” will determine a 2016 champion on Saturday evening, October 22, at Atomic Speedway, concluding a near-50 race campaign through much of the Northeast and Midwest that welcomed nearly 300 different sprint car competitors to the dirt in 2016. Thirteen drivers from four different states…

Earnhardt Jr. Staying Busy, Still Has More Left In The Tank

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Getting Back In Shape For 2017 Return Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / RACERSUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Reading Pa.- October 20, 2016- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is confident he will be back in shape ready for racing on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit come the 2017 Daytona 500 in February. Earnhardt has not driven a race car since early July. He will miss a total of 18 races during the 2016 season. This is all the result of a concussion suffered in a June 12th crash at Michigan International Speedway. Though he has…

Dixon Comes to Grips With Disappointing 2016 Season

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Scott Dixon Was Still Fast, He Just Didn’t Experience The Results Expected For a Four-Time Verizon IndyCar Series Champion. Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind. - October 20, 2016- An offseason of change will see team owner Chip Ganassi switching engine manufacturers to Honda from Chevrolet. Longtime sponsor Target will depart. But Dixon, who has a long-term contract, is confident he will return as one of the series contenders in 2017. He’s been too good for too long to believe anything else. “We only come here to do one…

Outlaw Speedway Moves Dutch Hoag Memorial 7s Wild Nationals to Sunday October 23rd

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Outlaw Speedway Moves Dutch Hoag Memorial 7s Wild Nationals to Sunday October 23rd Story By: Steve Ovens/Outlaw Speedway - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com (DUNDEE, N.Y.) – One of the biggest paying events of the season at Outlaw Speedway was set to take place this coming Saturday. But a strong chance of wet, cold weather on Saturday has forced Outlaw Speedway owner and promoter, Tyler Siri, to change the event to Sunday October 23rd. "After looking at the forecast for the last handful of days, it's getting worse," said Siri when contacted by phone. "We need to move…

THURSDAY’S “LEFFLER MEMORIAL” PACKS STAR POWER FROM ACROSS THE RACING LANDSCAPE

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] THURSDAY'S "LEFFLER MEMORIAL" PACKS STAR POWER FROM ACROSS THE RACING LANDSCAPE Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com The swan song of USAC racing in the Midwest this season comes to Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Illinois this Thursday night, October 20th for the 4th annual "Jason Leffler Memorial." Nestled alongside a cornfield in the heart of southern Illinois, the one-eighth mile dirt track comes alive just once a year for midget racing. When a driver rolls into Wayne City, he or she has to be on their game. It's close-quarters, full-contact racing and…

SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY PRESENTS BILL THOMAS MEMORIAL WEEKEND

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY PRESENTS BILL THOMAS MEMORIAL WEEKEND Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Spirit Auto Center Speedway is preparing to wave the checkered flag on the 2016 season with a big three day weekend show - the 6th Annual Bill Thomas Memorial. Bill Thomas was instrumental in the building of the small car divisions on the Bridgeport quarter mile before his untimely death. The Speedway and the Thomas family continue to honor Thomas' memory with the running of this annual event. Action gets underway on the quarter mile track on Friday evening…

Pittman Looks To Continue Late-Season Surge

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Daryn Pittman Has Been The Most Consistent Driver on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Story By: TONY VENZARNO / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KANSAS CITY, Kan. —October 19, 2016- Since July 22, only one driver on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series circuit has finished in the top-10 in each and every race. That driver is Daryn Pittman and the stats work out to 26 consecutive top-10 finishes, with 17 of those being top-five performances. Pittman looks to extend his late-season top-10 streak this week in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rumble on the…

Dirt Late Models

DQed Eldora Drivers Withdraw Lawsuit

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A Lawsuit Filed by Scott Bloomquist and Four Other Dirt Late Model Drivers Has Been Dismissed. Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ROSSBURG, Ohio –October 19, 2016- A federal lawsuit filed against World Racing Group Inc. (WRG) and subsidiary DIRTcar Racing, Eldora Speedway Inc. and its owner Tony Stewart by five drivers and race teams disqualified following June’s Dirt Late Model Dream was dismissed Tuesday in U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of New York. U.S. District Court Judge Mae A. D’Agostino signed the dismissal order in Albany, N.Y. “With ticket…

Super DIRTcar Series Teams Get Ready to Head South

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World Finals Quickly Approaching for Super DIRTcar Series Story By: MANDEE PAUCH /SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY – October 18, 2016-The most prestigious dirt racing event in the country, the Oct. 27-29 Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals, returns for three days of heart-pounding, clay-slinging action on the lightning-fast, four-tenths mile oval. The Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals brings together the top series in the sport, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Big-Block Modifieds of the…

DIRTcar Racing “Family Reunion” Allows Family of All Ages in the Pit Area

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DIRTcar Racing "Family Reunion" Allows Family of All Ages in the Pit Area Great forecast for OneDirt World Short Track Championship Story By: CRISTINA CORDOVA /DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, N.C. - Oct. 18, 2016 -Warm and sunny conditions are forecast for the fast approaching OneDirt World Short Track Championship, starting this Thursday at the Dirt Track at Charlotte. And DIRTcar Racing would like to remind everyone that family members of all ages will be welcome into the pit area for this "family reunion." For the first time at the Dirt Track at Charlotte, children under 17…

$20,000 AWAITS THURSDAY’S “LEFFLER MEMORIAL” WINNER

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] $20,000 AWAITS THURSDAY'S "LEFFLER MEMORIAL" WINNER; FANS INVOLVED IN $50,000 CASH BONUS! Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com The logjam at the top of the USAC National Midget standings is sure to create added excitement at this Thursday night's "Jason Leffler Memorial" race at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Ill., not to mention the $20,000 winner's share of the purse, which will provide the biggest payday for a midget feature winner in the USA all year! Co-sanctioned by POWRi, Thursday's race is the fourth since Leffler, the three-time USAC National Midget Champion, perished in a…

DAVE SHULLICK REPEATS AS WORLD SERIES ISMA WINNER

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TAKES SECOND STRAIGHT ISMA CHAMPIONSHIP Story By: CAROL D. HAYNES / ISMA SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JIM FEENEY / ISMA; RACERSGUIDE.COM Thompson, Conn. - Occtober 18, 2016 - The run for the 2016 ISMA championship was one of ups and downs for the two main contenders, Dave Shullick Jr. and Mike Lichty. It seemed when one did well, the other would not at almost all of the events throughout the schedule. They took turns at the top of the standings and that trend continued to the season finale at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park World Series of Racing this past weekend. Mike Lichty…

Asphalt Modifieds

‘OCTOBERFAST’ 150 NEXT UP FOR FERRIS MOWERS RACE OF CHAMPIONS

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Emerling and Hossfeld Lead Championship Battle to the Exciting Quarter-Mile - Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Lehighton, Pa. –October 18, 2016 – The Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series fueled by Sunoco heads to the quarter-mile confines of the Mahoning Valley Speedway in Lehighton, Pa., for the Octoberfast 150 this coming Saturday (October 22). The 150-lap event is sure to be exciting with much on the line for the Series in regard to the championship, but also $5,000-to-the-winner. Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, N.Y., and Chuck Hossfeld or Ransomville,…

OneDirt World Short Track Championship Welcomes Division Sponsors

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Inaugural DIRTcar Racing "Family Reunion" Features Over $50,000 in Contingency Awards Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JEFF & MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - October 18, 2016 - DIRTCar Racing welcomes some of the best known brands in motorsports as new division sponsors for the OneDirt World Short Track Championship, October 20-22, along with contingency awards totaling over $50,000 across all divisions. Division sponsorship will be as follows: Fox Pro Late Models; Comp Cams 360 Sprint Cars; Chevy Performance Pro Sprint Cars; Summit Racing Equipment UMP Modifieds; Hoosier Racing Tire Pro Modifieds; DRIVEN Racing…

TALKING POINTS: RUN, RUN RUDOLPH, PAUCH JR. GOOD AT GRANDVIEW, BUNTING FAST IN THE FIRST STATE, DIETRICH DOES POSSE GOOD AND EASTERN STATES ON TAP

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] TALKING POINTS: RUN, RUN RUDOLPH, PAUCH JR. GOOD AT GRANDVIEW, BUNTING FAST IN THE FIRST STATE, DIETRICH DOES POSSE GOOD AND EASTERN STATES ON TAP Story By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com - Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff RUN, RUN RUDOLPH: Erick Rudolph had a stellar weekend this past weekend not only sweeping the 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Northeast Nationals in Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified and Super DIRTcar Series action at the Brockville Speedway in Brockville, ON, but he did it with the same car equipped with a 358 Small-Block engine. PAUCH JR. GOOD AT GRANDVIEW: Billy Pauch Jr. and Ryan…

$60,000 DELAWARE STATE DIRT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS ALWAYS FULL OF SURPRISES

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] $60,000 DELAWARE STATE DIRT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS ALWAYS FULL OF SURPRISES Story By: Charlie Brown/DIS - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Anticipation for the Oct. 21st and Oct. 22nd Delaware State Dirt Track Championships is at an all-time high. The 2016 season has been the most competitive ever producing 42 different feature winners in the five weekly divisions. A total of 22 (11 big block, 11 late model) different winners could easily produce a Fall champion in either of those divisions but the year end race has a way of coming up with some surprises. With $7000 (with $100 gambler’s…

MAURIELLO WINS RACE, REED MODIFIED CHAMP AT WALL STADIUM SATURDAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] MAURIELLO WINS RACE, REED MODIFIED CHAMP AT WALL STADIUM SATURDAY Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Eric Mauriello of Howell quickly turned a bad season into a good one Saturday afternoon as he won his second straight Downs Ford Modified stock car 40-lap main event of the season. Jackson’s Steven Reed also had plenty of reason to celebrate as his third place finish nailed down the 2016 Driving Championship for the division. After being postponed for two consecutive Saturday evenings by rain the Saturday afternoon event saw Mauriello jump to…

Asphalt Modifieds

History Making Season in The Books for Doug Coby

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Coby Makes History, Wraps Up Third Consecutive Whelen Modified Title at Thompson Story By: THRESA CONDICT / TSMP MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM THOMPSON, CT - October 17, 2016 - Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park saved the best for last in 2016, crowning several champions on the final day of the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing, presented by Xtra Mart including a champion in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Defending series champion Doug Coby looked to earn his third consecutive title and fourth in the last five seasons after extending his points lead on Justin Bonsignore and Timmy Solomito with…

Pauch Jr. Rules Mods at The Madhouse Finale

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BILLY PAUCH JR. WINS THRILLING THUNDER ON THE HILL MODS AT THE MADHOUSE SEASON FINALE AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA -October 16, 2016 – With a full moon looming over the Grandview Speedway, it was Frenchtown, NJ’s Billy Pauch Jr. battling back from a mechanical issue early in the evening to claim a hard fought win in a wild and exciting Mods at the Madhouse main event. Pauch topped a field of forty-two modifieds, taking home the $5,000 prize during Saturday night’s NAPA Auto Parts Thunder…

Harvick Does it Again at Kansas

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Kevin Harvick Saves His Chase With Impressive Victory at Kansas Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR KANSAS CITY, Kan. –October 17, 2016- He did it again. Last in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings and faced with an uphill struggle to make the Round of 8, Kevin Harvick and his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team did what they do best—win with their backs to the wall. Moments after a restart on Lap 238 of 267, Harvick cleared Carl Edwards for the lead through Turns 1 and 2 at Kansas Speedway…

Open Wheel Madness to Close Out Port Royal Season

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Port Royal Open Wheel Madness For 410, URC 360 & 305 Sprints Caps Season Sat. Oct. 22 Show Offers Big Three-Division Sprint Show Along With Food, Craft & Flea Market! Story By: SHAWN BROUSE /ORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY EDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, Pa. – October 17, 2016- Port Royal Speedway will close its season this Saturday, October 22 at 3 pm when it hosts Open Wheel Madness, featuring 410, URC 360 and 305 sprint cars. The 410 sprints will compete in a 30-lap main paying $5,000 to win and $400 to start while the URC Sprints…

ROCHINSKI GETS THE MONKEY OFF HIS BACK AT PENN CAN

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WINS KING OF THE CAN AT PENN CAN SPEEDWAY; COLLINS, WILLIAMS AND GRIST ALL VICTORIOUS Story By: DAN HARPELL / PENN CAN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SUSQUEHANNA, PA - October 17, 2016- Nick Rochinski is often one of the fastest cars on the track but bad luck has given him little to show for it, until Friday night. Rochinski dominated the 50 lap King of the Can for STAR Series Modifieds at Penn Can Speedway to secure his first win of the year. Tom Collins, Jr., Jeremy Williams and Nick Grist were also victorious. Rochinski raced…

Dirt Late Models

Port Royal Speedway To Host Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series April 23, 2017

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Event Marks First-Ever for Lucas Oil Series At Any Venue in Central Pennsylvania Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MIKE CAMPBELL / THESPORTSWIRE.NET PORT ROYAL, Pa. –October 17, 2016- The biggest late model race in the modern history of Port Royal Speedway is coming! Set to premier at the track for the first time ever as well as at any track in Central Pennsylvania, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take up stakes at Port Royal Speedway on Sunday night, April 23, 2017. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series brings one of…

Schuchart Scores Popular Port Royal World Of Outlaws Victory Saturday

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Hanover Driver Gets Second Tour Win of Year in Front of Home State Fans Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, Pa. –October 16, 2016- Hanover’s Logan Schuchart scored a convincing win in Saturday night’s 30-lap World of Outlaws sprint car feature at Port Royal Speedway, taking $10,000 for the victory in front of his home state fans. The victory was Schuchart’s second career checkers at the Port Royal oval and it was also his second of the season with the World of Outlaws sprint car circuit after recording his…

Windom Stays Hot With “Hurtubise Classic” Victory

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WINDOM BESTS BOESPFLUG IN BREATHTAKING “HURTUBISE CLASSIC” AT TERRE HAUTE Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Terre Haute, Indiana- October 16, 2016-Over the last three-months, the red-hot Chris Windom has been on a tear. However, the Canton, Illinois veteran driver may have saved his best performance of the year for Saturday night’s “Jim Hurtubise Classic” USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature at the famed Terre Haute Action Track. Windom battled back-and-forth, lap-after-lap, in a “hold your breath” 30-lap boxing match with Chad Boespflug that saw an astonishing 26 unofficial lead changes - four…

Dirt Late Models

Sheppard Sensational in Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship

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Sheppard Rockets to Dirt Track World Championship Checkers Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MIKE CAMPBELL / THESPORTSWIRE.NET PORTSMOUTH, OH -October 16, 2016 - Brandon Sheppard charged from the 21st starting position to win his second career Dirt Track World Championship Race at Portsmouth Raceway Park on Saturday night. Sheppard earned a career-best $100,000 as he drove the Eric Brock-owned Best Performance Motorsports Team/Rocket Chassis to the victory. Sheppard was third different leader of the event - taking over the top spot from Josh Richards on lap 72. Richards forged ahead again on lap 73 before…

Clean Sweep For Rudolph at Brockville Fall Nationals

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Takes home First Super DIRTcar Series Victory of The Season Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM BROCKVILLE, ONT. –October. 16, 2016 – Erick Rudolph made a clean sweep during Brockville Ontario Speedway’s Fall Nationals as he picked up Friday nights DIRTcar Small Block Modified feature and Saturday nights Super DIRTcar Series feature, both in his No. 62 Small Block Modified. “I was behind Friesen for ten or fifteen laps or so,” Rudolph said. “I was able to get around him a little bit before halfway. The track took some…

Rowdy Busch Dominates Kansas XFINITY Race

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Kyle Busch Wins at Kansas as XFINITY Chasers Have Issues Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR KANSAS CITY, Kan. –October 16, 2016- Kyle Busch’s domination of Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway was about the only predictable thing that happened in the first race of the Round of 8 in the inaugural NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase. In winning his fourth XFINITY race at the 1.5-mile track, his ninth of the season and the 85th of his career—extending his own series record—Busch led 150 of 200 laps, passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Daniel…

Timmy Solomito Captures Sunoco World Series 150 Pole at Thompson

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Timmy Solomito Scores the Coors Light Pole Award at Thompson World Series Story By: JASON CUNNINGHAM / NASCAR WMT SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM THOMPSON, Conn. —October 15, 2016- Back in April, Timmy Solomito left the IceBreaker at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park with the winning trophy behind the wheel of his Diversified Metals, Flamingo Motorsports, No. 16. His quest to end the season the way he started — in victory lane at Thompson — is off to a perfect start so far. Solomito was the fastest car in qualifying and took down the Coors Light Pole Award…

Rudolph Rules Night 1 at Brockville Fall Nationals

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ERICK RUDOLPH WINS A THRILLER ON 1000 ISLANDS RV FALL NATIONALS AT BROCKVILLE, RAABE CLAIMS TITLE Story By: TIM BALTZ / BROCKVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RICK YOUNG / RACERSGUIDE.COM Brockville Ontario - October 15, 2016- A packed house was on hand this past Friday night as day 1 of the 1000 Islands RV DirtCar Northeast Fall Nationals was ready for action. The 358 Modified Super DirtCar Series Go Nuclear Late Models and a special 30 lap Street Stock Invitational highlighted the night. With titles on the line in the Modified and Late Model divisions it was get up and…

Saturday Kansas Notebook

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Martin Truex Jr. Eyes Breakthrough Victory at Kansas Speedway Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR KANSAS CITY, Kan. – October 15, 2016- As well as Martin Truex Jr. has run at Kansas Speedway, it’s nothing short of remarkable that the driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota has never won at the 1.5-mile track. Truex has led laps in seven of his 16 starts at Kansas—in some cases, lots of laps. In the spring of 2012, while driving for Michael Waltrip Racing, Truex was out front for 173 circuits before…

H.J. Bunting & Ricky Elliott Lead ‘Showdown’ Victors At Georgetown Speedway

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NASCAR Hall of Fame Driver Bobby Allison Serves As Grand Marshall Story By: BRETT DEYO / GEORGETOWN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGETOWN SPEEDWAY / RACERSGUIDE GEORGETOWN, DE – October 15, 2016- H.J. Bunting (Modified) and Ricky Elliott (Super Late Model) headlined the Stockley Tavern ‘Showdown’ winners Friday night at Georgetown Speedway. A large crowd took in the program, which included an appearance by NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bobby Allison. Prior to the start of racing, Allison spent more than an hour meeting fans in the grandstand area, then addressed attendees with stories of his racing career. Milford, Del.’s Bunting…

Dietrich Posse Strong at Grove Open

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DANNY DIETRICH WINS CHAMPION RACING OIL NATIONAL OPEN AT WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: HARRY MEEKS & PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA –October 15, 2016- Danny Dietrich grabbed the lead from Joey Saldana with two laps to go and would go on to win the 54th Annual Williams Grove National Open Friday night. Dietrich, of Gettysburg, earned $25,000 in the car owned by Gary Kauffman. It was his first career National Open win. “This is incredible,” said Dietrich. “That might have been one of the toughest races I’ve run. They…

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