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Woodhull Racers Ready to Challenge The Bullring

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7th Annual Bullring Challenge Weekend Friday & Saturday At Woodhull Raceway Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL- September 29, 2016 – For the seventh year in a row, Ted and Brandi White will host Bullring Challenge Weekend at the Woodhull Raceway this Friday and Saturday nights sponsored by Costy Energy Services. This will be the final weekend of circle track racing on the High Banks for 2016, with only a bulls and barrels rodeo in two weeks left on the schedule. Friday night kicks off the weekend of competition with an $800-to-win…

National Open Drivers to Watch

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Williams Grove National Open: Favorites, Contenders and Drivers to Watch Story By: JEREMY ELLIOTT / PATRIOT NEW Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mechanicsburg Pa.- September 29, 2016- Lance Dewease; Dewease beat the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove in May. He beat them again in July. He also has five wins at the Grove this season and 10 overall in 23 races. No wonder he is the favorite this weekend. Donny Schatz No driver in the illustrious history of Williams Grove Speedway has won more National Open titles than Schatz. The best driver on the planet owns five Open…

Donny Schatz Enters Chili Bowl

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Donny Schatz will join Clauson-Marshall Racing to enter his first Chili Bowl in 2017. Story By: CLAUSON/MARSHALL RACING MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF INDIANAPOLIS – September 29, 2016- Seven-time and defending World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz announced Thursday he will compete in the 2017 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals driving for Clauson-Marshall Racing. Schatz will be making his Chili Bowl debut and the entry is the first for the multi-car CMR team in the 31st running of the event held Jan. 9-14 at the River Spirit Expo Center. “I’m looking forward to having…

NON-STOP RACING ON SATURDAY OF EASTERN STATES WEEKEND

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Small-Block Modifieds and 305 Sprint Cars Star on Saturday Story By: JOHN SNYDER /OCFS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY -September 29, 2016- The Small-Block Modifieds, powered by 358-cubic inch engines, will be the Saturday, October 22 headline attraction during the 55th Annual Eastern States Weekend at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. This year’s 40th Annual Eastern States Small-Block Modified Championship Presented by Halmar International, WLR Construction, and Arkel Motors race will be 100 laps in distance. A star-studded lineup of top Small-Block Modified drivers from the entire Northeast dirt track Modified circuit will…

Victoria 200 Kicks Off Action Packed Race Week

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‘VICTORIA 200’ TO BE RUN AT UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH Story By: ROC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY –September 29, 2016- The Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series fueled by Sunoco will race in the ‘Victoria 200’, a 55-lap $5,500 to win event on Tuesday, October 4th. The starting positions, which were set in May will be maintained, however, Race of Champions and Utica-Rome officials have agreed to open the field up to new entrants. New participants will run in qualifying races to earn their way into the starting field. Those that…

Verizon INDYcar Season Review

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2016 Season Full of Noteworthy Achievements, Memorable Gestures Story By: JEFF PAPPONE / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Indianapolis Ind.- September 29, 2016- With the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series in the books and the champion crowned in the season-ending GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma, it's time to look back on some of the performances that stood out. Team Penske's Simon Pagenaud will officially be presented the Astor Cup and a $1 million prize as the series champion at the INDYCAR Championship Celebration on Oct. 4 in Indianapolis. Additional official awards will be handed out as well, but…

Mahoning Valley Octoberfast Closes Out 2016 Season

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Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Modified Series Fueled by Sunoco tour will headline Mahoning Valley Speedway Octoberfast 2016 with 150-lap/$5000-to-win feature Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa. -September 29, 2016- Since it was introduced four years ago, Mahoning Valley Speedway’s season ending Octoberfast has become a race that drivers and fans alike have flocked to as the high stakes event showcases the very best of the home track stars as well as drawing a nice group of invaders who try their luck at going after the always lucrative purse…

Ryan Simmons; The Backbone of Our Sport, Raised in a Family Heavily Involved in NJ Racing

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Ryan Simmons; The Backbone of Our Sport, Raised in a Family Heavily Involved in NJ Racing Story By: Fred Hahn/RacersGuide.com - Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff There's a young star on the rise that comes from a family rich in New Jersey racing history, and that is Ryan Simmons. For Ryan it all began when his great-grandfather Jack Simmons, the late promoter of East Windsor Speedway, got his start in racing from his very own father. While Ryan's grandfather didn't stay behind the wheel long as after only a few races Jack decided best to help other drivers…

CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED AT WALL STADIUM SATURDAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED AT WALL STADIUM SATURDAY Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Driving championships and top positions for all six auto racing divisions are still up for grabs and will be determined this Saturday evening (Oct. 1) as Wall Stadium Speedway presents “Champions Night.” Grandstand seating will open at 5:00 p.m. with qualifying beginning at 5:45 p.m. and main event action to follow. Due to the importance of determining driving champions, in the event of bad weather a Saturday, Oct. 8, rain date is in effect. In…

Fuller Has Something To Prove At Super DIRT Week

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Slack and Fuller Ready to Prove Team Combination at Super DIRT Week Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY –September 28, 2016- With just a few days ’til go-time, drivers and crew are gearing up for the 45th annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway. In addition to the new location of Super DIRT Week the 358 Small-Block Modifieds will now be allowed to run a W-16 motor for the first time in DIRTcar competition for the Riccelli-Northern Salute the Troops 150 on Saturday, October 8. One of the…

CRSA Sprint Cars Heading To I-88 Speedway As Part Of Short Track SuperNationals

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First-Ever Full-Sized Sprint Car Appearance During “Working Man’s Race” Weekend Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY –September 28, 2016- For the first time ever, full-sized Sprint Cars will be part of the Short Track SuperNationals. CRSA 305 Sprint Cars will be featured during the Friday night (October 7) portion of the two-day “Working Man’s Race” Short Track SuperNationals 9 at I-88 Speedway. The “I-88 40” is set for the Afton Fairgrounds, an added bonus to a busy first night of the SuperNationals at the three-tenths-mile. CRSA Sprints will battle for an increased…

Bryan Clauson’s Team Will Continue Racing

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Bryan Clauson’s Father Tim Clauson and Richard Marshall Will Continue to Operate As Clauson-Marshall Racing. Story By: LONNIE WHEATLEY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF NOBLESVILLE, Ind. –September 28, 2016- The legacy of Bryan Clauson Racing will continue under a new name thanks to Bryan Clauson’s father, Tim Clauson, and team co-owner Richard Marshall. The team will now be known as Clauson-Marshall Racing banner and will make its debut during the upcoming USAC National Midget Series Jason Leffler Memorial at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Ill., on Oct. 20. Current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitor Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will…

USAC Sprints Heading to Lawrencburg Fall Nationals

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USAC SPRINTS ROAR INTO OCTOBER WITH LAWRENCEBURG FALL NATIONALS ON SATURDAY Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind.- September 28, 2016- Thomas Meseraull returns to Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway Saturday to defend his “Fall Nationals” victory as the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship calendar enters the month of October. Meseraull, of San Jose, Calif. finished 16th in Saturday’s “4-Crown Nationals” feature at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, but remains fourth in the latest series point standings. Fort Branch, Indiana’s Chase Stockon was the ProSource Fast Qualifier at Eldora, and along…

Oswego International Classic Airs This Thursday on MAVTV

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60th Budweiser International Classic to Air on MAVTV's SPEED SPORT this Thursday Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF OSWEGO, NY -September 28, 2016 – For the third consecutive year Oswego Speedway’s prestigious Budweiser International Classic 200 for Novelis Supermodifieds will air nationally on Suzuki presents SPEED SPORT on MAVTV this Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 & 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The one hour broadcast, featuring the world’s most unique open-wheel short track racecars and the richest race in the world of Supermodified racing, will display 34 of the best open-wheel drivers in the country…

Modified Twin’s Highlight Mahoning Valley Speedway Saturday Night

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Modified Twin 50s + Jennifer Flanagan Kutz Memorial 42 for Late Models this Saturday at Mahoning Valley Speedway Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa. - September 28, 2016-Mahoning Valley Speedway will open up the final month of racing with a big night of stock car racing that will be headlined by Modified Twin 50s. Plus the speedway will present a very special Late Model feature with the running of the Jennifer Flanagan Kutz Memorial 42. Also in action will be the Street Stocks, Dirt Mods, Pro 4s and Hobby…

POWER RANKINGS: Northeast DIRT Modifieds Week Ending 9/25/16

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] 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 Friesen 7/25 - Tim Fuller 7/31 - Ryan Godown 8/7 - Stewart Friesen 8/14 - Craig VonDohren 8/21 - Ryan Watt 8/28 - Kenny Tremont Jr. 9/5 - Matt Sheppard 9/12 - Matt Sheppard 9/26 - Billy…

CAN ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY CHAMPION TOMMY MEIER BECOME A BACK-TO-BACK WINNER OF THE EASTERN STATES 200?

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Meier Looks to Add His Name to The Five Previous Back-to-Back Eastern States Victors! Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: JANE & HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY - September 27, 2016- In the 54 previous Eastern States 200 races, five drivers have posted back-to-back victories. Will there be a sixth driver joining this exclusive club on October 23 at the conclusion to the 55th annual renewal of this auto racing classic? Tommy Meier, of Waldwick, New Jersey, won the 2015 race, and based on his capturing the track Modified division point championship a few scant weeks…

This Week Ahead: Gearing Up For Super DIRT Week

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Teams Make Final Preperations for Oswego Invasion Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY –September 27, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds will be taking the week off as teams prepare for the biggest race of the year, the 45th running of the NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway October 5th-9th. While fans get their campers and coolers ready for racing’s biggest party, teams will be working hard getting their cars and crew ready for the biggest race. The winner of the Bud Light 300 on Sunday,…

Williams Grove National Open; History in The Making

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Williams Grove World Of Outlaws 54th Annual Champion Racing Oil National Open This Week Has Storied & Historic Past Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF MECHANICSBURG, PA –September 27, 2016- Sprint car fans in the East will gather this Saturday night to see the 54th running of the Williams Grove Speedway Champion Racing Oil National Open for sprint cars sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Craftsman sprint car series, going 40-laps in distance and paying $50,000 to the winner. The National Open has a grand history that dates back to its inception and…

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Lucas Oil Late Models Double Dip in Georgia This Weekend!

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Lucas Late Models Set for Southern Showdown in The Peach State Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA -September 27, 2016 - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to the Peach State this weekend for an action-packed doubleheader. A band of the nation's elite dirt late model drivers will tackle two venues that have been pillars on the LOLMDS tour. The activities will kick off on Saturday night, October 1st with the Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA. This year's event will feature…

Donnelly Dominates on Devil’s Bowl Dirt for Big Sprint Car Payday

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Hackel, Ryan, Duprey Increase Win Totals Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST HAVEN, Vt. –September 27, 2016- Chris Donnelly put on a clinic at the Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, September 25, dominating the second annual Fabian Earthmoving “Green Mountain Sprint Car Nationals” race for the division’s biggest payday of the season. “The Professor” headlined a winners list that also included NASCAR Whelen All-American Series victories by Bobby Hackel, Mike Ryan, and Billy Duprey. Donnelly, of Piermont, N.H., started on the pole of the 30-lap main…

TALKING POINTS: Friesen’s Double, Double D Bounces Back, 51 is No.1 & More.

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] TALKING POINTS: Week ending 9/25/16 Story By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com - Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff FRIESEN DOUBLE DOWNS ON SATURDAY: When you think of doing the double in auto racing, you automatically think the Indy 500/Coke 600 double on Memorial Day Weekend, right? Saturday Stewart Friesen accomplished a double of his own finishing 13th in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Loudon, NH then headed off to Fonda Speedway in New York where he would compete in the Super DIRTcar Series race there ultimately ending up 5th. BACK IN THE SADDLE: Less than 24 hours after…

PAUCH RACES TO KING OF THE BIG BLOCKS TITLE

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] PAUCH RACES TO KING OF THE BIG BLOCKS TITLE Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com During his forty plus year career, Billy Pauch has earned many titles. King of the Big Blocks can now be added! Billy Pauch raced to the win in the first King of the Big Blocks event at the Bridgeport Speedway in front of a huge crowd of racing fans, many of whom were seeing their first race on the 5/8th mile speedway. The King of the Big Blocks is sponsored by K&A Excavating and United Rentals. Pauch's performance was…

IT’S COZZE OVER PAUCH IN BARNBURNER ON THE EVE OF THE KING OF THE BIG BLOCKS!

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] IT'S COZZE OVER PAUCH IN BARNBURNER ON THE EVE OF THE KING OF THE BIG BLOCKS! Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com It brought back memories for seasoned racing fans! It was a show not many will forget as two drivers who have forged stellar careers in stock car racing over the span of forty years battled wheel to wheel and side by side for more than half the race. Frank Cozze picked up his first Bridgeport Speedway win in more than twenty years as he held off the challenges of Billy Pauch to…

‘The Hurricane’ Shreds Outlaw Fall Nationals & Siri’s Shot At Sunoco $25,000

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‘The Hurricane’ Scores Fall Nationals Victory Story By: STEVE OVENS / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Dundee, NY- September 26, 2016 – It has been a great year for Steve Paine at Outlaw Speedway, as well as a lucrative one recently. Paine picked up several wins this season as well as locking up his ninth track championship. He picked up $5,000 for winning the 2016 track championship and matched that $5,000 with a victory in Saturday’s Outlaw Fall Nationals over track owner and promoter Tyler Siri. The victory was Paine’s ninety-sixth of his career at Outlaw Speedway’s…

DAVID SCHILLING SINES AT BEAR RIDGE

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Connor Cleveland Claims 2016 KOD Championship Story By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: KOD SERIES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bradford, VT- September 26, 2016 – David Schilling came into the King Of Dirt Sportsman Modified Series season finale at Bear Ridge Speedway just 11 points behind Connor Cleveland. Schilling would start 3rd with Cleveland starting 10th and that set up one epic throw down for the crown in the Green Mountain State Clash. Michael Sabia and Jon Miller led the 31-car field to the green flag, with Sabia taking the early lead. The aforementioned David Schilling quickly moved into the…

MAURIELLO BREAKS WALL STADIUM DROUGHT WITH MODIFIED WIN SATURDAY

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MAURIELLO BREAKS WALL STADIUM DROUGHT WITH MODIFIED WIN SATURDAY Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Eric Mauriello put all of his bad fortunes of the 2016 season behind him Saturday night and won the 40-lap Downs Ford Modified stock car main event at Wall Stadium Speedway. The “Snap On Night” win was the Howell resident’s first victory of the season. Mauriello took full advantage of the front row starting spot, earned in the handicapping system by his streak of poor fortunes, to rocket to the lead at the outset. He…

The Race Is On: STSS Title Fight Down To Final Four

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Four Drivers Within 39 Points For Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Halmar North Region Championship Entering I-88 Speedway October 7-8 Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY –September 26, 2016- The championship race is on. Four drivers now sit within 39 points for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Halmar International North Region championship entering the season finale Short Track SuperNationals 9 at I-88 Speedway October 7-8. The title race shook up following Friday night’s eighth round of the North Region held at…

Schatz Settles the Commonwealth Clash at Lernerville

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Schatz Continues Record Setting Season Story By: CHRISTINE CORDOVA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM SARVER, Pa. –September 26, 2016- Donny Schatz continued his historic season Saturday night, claiming his 23rd World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win at Lernerville Speedway. The series had not competed in the track’s Commonwealth Clash presented by Classic Ink since 2014, and thousands of fans rallied behind its drivers as if they never left. “This was a fun car to drive,” Schatz said. “The racetrack changed, and I didn’t know whether or not that top groove was going to come in. But…

Harvick Surges to Victory at NHMS

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Harvick Gets Stress-Relieving Chase Victory at New Hampshire Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES & DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM LOUDON, N.H. –September 26, 2016- Remember last week, when Kevin Harvick was trapped a lap down at Chicagoland Speedway, finished 20th and fell out of the top 12 in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings? Remember last year, when Harvick crashed at Chicagoland and ran out of fuel while leading at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and had to win at Dover to advance in the Chase? That’s all moot, now that Harvick redeemed himself…

Sunday New Hampshire Notebook

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Truex and Kenseth Stage Intense Late-Race Battle – But in Vain Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES & DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM LOUDON, N.H. –September 26, 2016- For all appearances, Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. were going to settle Sunday’s Bad Boy Off Road 300 between them. Truex led a race-high 141-of-300 laps at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Kenseth led 105. From a restart on Lap 249 until the fifth caution of the race on Lap 285, the Toyota drivers ran 1-2, with Kenseth playing defense from the lead and Truex trying every trick…

Packed House Closes Out The Track of Champions Season

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JIMMY PHELPS WINS SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES MODIFIED EVENT AT FONDA Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY – September 25, 2016-When the Super DIRTcar Series comes to town it brings with it a different type of atmosphere to the tracks that they visit which seems to attract fans to those locations. Whether it be the huge haulers that bring the race cars to the track, or the all-star drivers that follow the series, or both, fans flock to the track to see these events. That was the case at the “Track…

Eric Beers Continues to Show Everyone He is the Man to Beat

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13-Year Old Broc Brown becomes youngest driver to win a Late Model feature Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa. -September 26, 2016- During the drivers meeting prior to the start of the Saturday’s meet, Mahoning Valley Speedway race director Tim Santee indicated to all that there will be 100 show-up points awarded to all those who come to the season ending Octoberfast. And, although the final points race is listed as October 1, that incentive for the October 22 big stakes event could have major implications for both title hopefuls and…

Grant Gets Redemption at Eldora’s 4-Crown

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GRATEFUL GRANT GETS THE SPRINT WIN AT ELDORA 4-CROWN Story By:RICHIE MURRAY / USAC MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Rossburg, Ohio- September 24, 2016-Eldora Speedway has provided the highest of highs and lowest of lows to Justin Grant over the last couple of seasons. Just a little over four months after his most recent visit to Eldora Speedway, Grant, a 2015 Eldora USAC Sprint Car winner, found himself without a full-time sprint car ride. Throughout the summer the Ione, California driver bounced around between a handful of different teams searching for consistent success, but since joining forces with the…

Rico Rockets His Way To Eldora Victory

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RICO ROMPS IN ELDORA 4-CROWN MIDGET ROUT Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Rossburg, Ohio- September 24, 2016- Rico Abreu arrived at Eldora Speedway Saturday evening via an airplane ride alongside Tony Stewart after competing in the afternoon’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in New Hampshire. As soon as the St. Helena, California driver hit the western Ohio half-mile for the first time on Saturday, it almost seemed as if Abreu was still on-board a jet as he piloted his Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports entry to a complete sweep of the night’s USAC National…

Bonsignore Finds Success At Magic Mile

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Reaches New Hampshire Victory Lane For First Time Story By: JASON CHRISTLEY / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM LOUDON, N.H. -September 24, 2016- Justin Bonsignore knows if he's going to catch Doug Coby in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship race, he's going to need to all the points he can get in the final three races. And that means finding success at a place that's long plagued him: New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mission accomplished for the Holtsville, New York, driver Saturday afternoon. Bonsignore dominated the FW Webb 100, lead 77 laps and holding off the field…

Dirt Classic Victory for Stevie Smith

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STEVIE SMITH CLAIMS $20,000 TOP PRIZE IN LINCOLN SPEEDWAY “DIRT CLASSIC” Story By: BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA, -September 24, 2016- “I said at the beginning of the night that the only thing better than winning a Lincoln Dirt Classic was winning two of them.” So said Stevie Smith after claiming his second win in three years in the 40-lap $20,000-to-win “Dirt Classic” in the Pigeon Hills Saturday night. Smith, who started third after setting third-fast time and gathering the third-most points in time trials and qualifying, followed front row starters…

Phelps Earns Fonda Victory with Mohawk Valley 100 Win

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Phelps Fights For Win at Fonda, Snags second series victory of the season Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- September 25, 2016- Jimmy Phelps battled hard for his victory Saturday night in the Mohawk Valley 100 at Fonda Speedway as he took the checkered to grab his second Super DIRTcar Series win of the year and his first ever victory at Fonda Speedway. “I think this is my first top five here,” said Phelps with a big grin on his face. “You know it was funny. I felt pretty…

Byron ‘Trucks’ to Victory in New Hampshire

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William Byron wins first-ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase race Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR LOUDON, NH- September 25, 2016- William Byron stole a page from his mentor and team owner, Kyle Busch. Leading 161 of 175 laps in Saturday’s UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – the first race in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase – Byron cruised to victory, the way Busch has done so many times before, and punched his ticket into the Chase's Round of 6. Not that runner-up Christopher Bell, Byron’s stablemate…

Madsen Scores Four Crown Nationals Win at Eldora

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Ian Madsen scores Four Crown Nationals victory for first ever Eldora Speedway win, Chad Kemenah reclaims Arctic Cat All Star championship point lead over Dale Blaney Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ASCOC MEDIA Photo By: VINCE VELLELLA ROSSBURG, OH- September 25, 2016- Sometimes, being in the right place at the right time can make all of the difference. For Ian Madsen, that statement proved to be worth $5,000. For the first time in his career, Ian Madsen is a main event winner at the world-famous Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio; scoring a victory against the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit…

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Bloomquist Dominates Late Model Action at Brownstown

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Scott Bloomquist Bags the Jackson 100 at Brownstown Story and Photo By: LUCAS OIL DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA BROWNSTOWN, IN- September 25, 2016- Scott Bloomquist led 97 of the 100 laps on Saturday Night at Brownstown Speedway, winning his sixth career Jackson 100. He earned $20,000 for winning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event. Bloomquist passed Dennis Erb Jr. for the lead early in the race and was briefly challenged by Darrell Lanigan and Jimmy Owens. Bloomquist's Crop Production Services, Reece Monument Company, Mark Martin Automotive, Durham Racing Engines, Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis outran Owens, Lanigan, Tim McCreadie, and…

Creeden Continues Thunder Mountain Dominance with STSS Victory

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Danny Creeden Defends Home Turf For Thunder Mountain Speedway Wade Decker Memorial $5,500 Short Track Super Series Score Over 45-Car Field; Brian White (Open Sportsman), Brian Mady (Crate Sportsman) & Jonathan Carpenter (Street Stock) Also Score Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO & OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- September 25, 2016- Danny Creeden capped his championship season in style Friday at Thunder Mountain Speedway. The Wurtsboro, N.Y., driver turned back a talented field of 45 big-block/small-block Modifieds in the MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial, the eighth round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short…

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Francis Tops Jackson 100 Qualifying at Brownstown

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Francis Tops Jackson 100 Qualifying at Brownstown Story By: LOLMDS Media - Photos By: LOLMDS & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com BROWNSTOWN, IN (September 23, 2016) - Hall-of-Fame driver Steve Francis set the overall Miller Welders Fast Time on Friday Night at Brownstown Speedway. Francis was fastest among the 42 entrants on night one of the 37th Annual Jackson 100. Heat race pole sitters for Saturday Nights' activities will be Francis, Jimmy Owens, Cody Mahoney and Tim McCreadie. All gates will open 12:00pm (noon) on Saturday. There will be a Dirt Racing Outreach Service from 3:30-4:15pm, followed by a driver's autograph session…

EXHIBITOR SPACE IS FILLING QUICKLY FOR THE POPULAR MOTORSPORTS RACECAR AND TRADE SHOW

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] EXHIBITOR SPACE IS FILLING QUICKLY FOR THE POPULAR MOTORSPORTS RACECAR AND TRADE SHOW Story By: Ernie Saxton/LMSP Media - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com TRENTON, NJ September 23, 2016 . . . The 32nd annual Motorsports Racecar and Trade Show dates have been set for Friday, January 20 thru Sunday, January 22nd. Labeled as the mid-winter motorsports happening the show again takes place at the popular Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. The Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2017 Racecar and Trade Show Fueled by Sunoco and Distributed by Insinger Performance is again expected to fill all 250,000 square…

DANNY DIETRICH TAKES HOME EXCITING SUSQUEHANNA WIN

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Bob Stough Wins Legends Feature Story By: BRAD VORES / SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, PA -September 23, 2016- Danny Dietrich tweeted “it will be a win it or wear it kind of night” Thursday afternoon in reference to Thursday night’s BAPS Coatings & Supplies 410 Sprint Series Justin Snyder “Salute to the Troops” event at Susquehanna Speedway. And he wasn’t kidding. While he nearly “wore it” on several occasions during the 30-lap feature event, the Gettysburg driver remained relentless, pounding the top of the speedway and then “won it” when race-long leader Aaron…

ELDORA’S 4-CROWN NATIONALS TRADITION CONTINUES

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THE ROOTS OF ELDORA’S 4-CROWN NATIONALS DATE BACK TO AN IDEA AND A CAR RIDE Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAN DUNLAP /RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ROSSBURG, OH – September 23, 2016- Eldora Speedway has been a stronghold of USAC racing for 55 of the series’ 61 years, but in 1981, the half-mile high-banked oval crafted by Earl Baltes in western Ohio became the host of a new tradition that gave life to what instantly became one of USAC’s most prestigious events, the “4-Crown Nationals.” Thirty-five years have now passed since that fall October day at…

Johnny Herrera Rolls To Victory In Hockett/McMillin Memorial Opener

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Herrera Out Duels Swindell in Thursday Night Action Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / ASCS MEDIA Photos By: JOHN LEE / ASCS PHOTOS WHEATLAND, MO – September 23, 2016-Besting a stout lineup of 65 drivers, New Mexico’s Johnny Herrera was the class of the field on Thursday night, earning the top spot in Thursday’s kick off to the sixth annual Hockett/McMillin Memorial at the Lucas Oil Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network. Utilizing a late race restart, Johnny sailed his MVT No. 45x to the cushion to take the lead away from…

Tonights The Night; It’s The MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial at Thunder Mountain Speedway

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Friday, September 23 – Short Track Super Series Modifieds, Open Sportsman, Crate 602 Sportsman & Street Stocks On The Card Story By: BRETT DEYO / SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY –September 23, 2016- This Friday night, Sept. 23 brings on the MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial at Thunder Mountain Speedway. The second-to-last round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Halmar International North Region takes place. STSS Modifieds race 50 laps for $5,000 to win, $400 to start and a number of attractive bonus awards…

Bacon and Courtney Set to Square Off at Eldora’s Nationals

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BACON AND COURTNEY READY FOR QUADRUPLE DUTY SATURDAY NIGHT AT ELDORA’S “4-CROWN NATIONALS” Story By: RICHIE MURRAY /USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM ROSSBURG, OH – September 23, 2016- Two drivers have each thrown their hat into the ring and will put themselves to the mental and physical test involved with running all four legs of this Saturday’s 35th running of the “4-Crown Nationals” at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon and Indianapolis, Indiana’s Tyler Courtney have both secured rides in the USAC Silver Crown, USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car, USAC National Midget…

Excitement Building For Lucrative Industrial Tire Of CNY Sportsman Shootout Championship

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Heading to Fulton Speedway Outlaw 200 Weekend September 30 – October 1 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY – September 23, 2016 – Fulton Speedway will be the setting for one of the crown jewels in Northeast Sportsman racing, the Industrial Tire of CNY Sportsman Shootout 50, on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1, during the 31st Annual Sunoco Fulton Ethanol Facility Outlaw 200 weekend presented by SUNY Canton. Long time Fulton Speedway marketing partner Industrial Tire of CNY located at 1015 Hiawatha Blvd. in Syracuse, N.Y continues its…

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