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Indoor Race Tickets for Trenton and Allentown Go On Sale August 17th
Choice Seats Will Go Quickly, Don't Miss Out Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / LSMP MEDIA Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ- August 5, 2016- Tickets are going on sale on Wednesday, August 17 for the Trenton (NJ) and Allentown (PA) Indoor auto racing events, promoted by Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP). The Battle Of Trenton is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, December 9-10. The Allentown Indoor event presented by Ironton Telephone is slated for Friday and Saturday, December 30-31. “The best seats sell out quickly for these races,” warned LSMP’s Len Sammons. “The sooner folks order their race tickets…
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Richards by the Dozen
Josh Richards captures his 12th win of the season, 70th career series victory Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WoO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM & BRUCE NUTTLEMAN PHOTO NEW RICHMOND, WI- August 5, 2016- Josh Richards got his golden egg Thursday night, reaching one dozen wins at Cedar Lake Speedway's USA Nationals preliminary show. It was Richards' 70th career World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series win. “From 2013-15 the track changed,” said Richards, who won the $6,000 purse. “But from last year to this year, the track was quite a bit different – with…
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Ball Goes Wire-to-Wire for Knoxville 360 National Victory
Jamie Ball Leads It All to Win Night One of the 360 Knoxville Nationals Story By: BILL WRIGHT and BRYAN HULBERT / ASCS MEDIA Photo By: BING BANG MEDIA / ASCS PHOTO KNOXVILLE, IA- August 5, 2016- For the third time in his career at the Knoxville Raceway, Jamie Ball wheeled his J.J. Kane Auctioneers No. 5J around the Marion County half-mile perfectly for 20 laps for victory on night one of the 26th annual Arnold Motor Supply ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. Timing in 13th, Ball was able to run to the final transfer in…
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Jack Johnson Night Coming Up for Race of Champions Series at The Track of Champions
Second Annual Jack Johnson Night to Feature 60-lap Race of Champions Dirt Modified Feature Story By: RoC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF FONDA, NY- August 5, 2016- The Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series fueled by Sunoco heads to the “Track of Champions” – Fonda (N.Y.) Speedway for the Jack Johnson Night on Wednesday, August 10. Johnson of Duanesburg, N.Y., captured 11 track championships at Fonda and is one of the legends of dirt modified racing. His career spanned several decades, where he called Fonda his home track throughout his illustrious career, which was highlighted by…
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Freedom 76 Classic: The Tradition Continues
Order Tickets in Advance for a Tradition Now; The 46th Annual Freedom 76 Classic at Grandview Speedway Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- August 5, 2016- It is a tradition!!! And the tradition continues on Saturday, September 10th, when the 46th edition of the Freedom 76 Modified stock car racing classic is presented at Grandview Speedway. With more than $25,000 available to the winner, the race attracts many of the top names in dirt track Modified stock car racing. Thousands of race fans jam Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA to…
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Thompson Speedway Ready to Crown The King
Tight Points Battles Leading into the Bud ‘King of Beers’ 150 at Thompson Speedway Story By: THRESA CONDICT / TSMP MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM THOMPSON, CT- August 5, 2016- The 27th annual Bud ‘King of Beers’ 150 on Wednesday, August 10, is one of the highlights of the summer at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) as the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns for their third time this season to the 5/8-mile oval. They will be joined by TSMP’s four NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions, and the Northeast Midget Association’s “winged warriors”. As the series enter the second half…
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Florence Speedway Set for History Making Event
Florence Speedway in the Spotlight with Richest Weekend in Track History Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS OIL DIRT LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: THESPORTSWIRE.NET / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA- August 5, 2016- One of the most highly anticipated events of the season is just one week away. The richest weekend in Florence Speedway history will take place Thursday-Saturday, August 11th-13th. The blockbuster weekend will kick off with the largest, single-day event in dirt late model racing in 2016 on Thursday, August 11th. The 30th Annual "Ralph Latham Memorial," held in honor of the late Ralph Latham, will boast an impressive…
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Crunch Time For Racers At Utica-Rome Speedway
Track Set To Begin Last Full Month Of Racing With Four-Division Show Sunday Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY - August 4, 2016- The last full month of racing at the Utica-Rome Speedway is set to kick off this Sunday, August 7, when LaLonde Electric and Parry’s Maintenance/Oneida Lake Marina presents a night of fast affordable racing action. On tap is a full program of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing featuring the Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds, SUNY Canton 602 Sportsman, Broedel Energy Open Sportsman, and G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks.…
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Working Man Weekend Gets a New Look
High-Intensity Crowds & Large Purses Make Merritt & Lernerville Go-To's Before Labor Day Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WOO LM SERIES Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC - August 4, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series punches in its time card for back-to-back double feature weekends with dirt late model racing’s biggest names. The series takes on Merritt Speedway (Mich.) Aug. 26-27 before retracing its steps back to Pennsylvania for an all-new Working Man weekend, Sept. 2-3 at Lernerville Speedway. The Working Man at Lernerville will feature a new format for the blockbuster weekend. For the first…
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Watkins Glen NASCAR Weekend Preview
Buescher Wins First Race, Snaps Front Row Motorsports’ 118-Race Winless Drought Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WATKINS GLEN, NY- August 4, 2016- Chris Buescher scored a surprise win at Pocono – his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory – after the race was called for fog. The last time a first-time winner visited Victory Lane was in 2014 when AJ Allmendinger triumphed at Watkins Glen International – the site of Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (2:30 p.m. ET on USA). Although he won, Buescher still has some work to do to…
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Lucas Oil ESS set for Two Nation Weekend
Ohsweken and Canandaigua Ready for Weekend Action Story By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SYRACUSE, NY –August 4, 2016- After a rather wet Weekend of Money, the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) points battles will heat up this weekend. The stars and cars will visit two very popular ovals in two different countries. On Friday it’s off to the Ohsweken Speedway followed by a trip back to the states and at Canandaigua. The home of the Canandian Sprint Car Nationals is always notched on the ESS calendar. Not only does it provide…
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“Whelen Wednesday” Set For Devil’s Bowl Speedway Dirt on August 10
Mid-Season Championships at Special Mid-Week Date Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST HAVEN, VT- August 4, 2016- Devil’s Bowl Speedway is going mid-week racing next Wednesday night, August 10 at 7:00 p.m. The 3/10-mile Dirt Track will host the double-points Mid-Season Championship presented by Whelen Engineering, which has been rescheduled after being postponed by rain last Sunday. The Dirt Track will continue to race every Sunday night as planned, but with only three events completed so far in 2016 due to many weather cancellations, the “Whelen Wednesday” event was…
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TSMP Honors New England Racing Legends
Mario Fiore and Ron Bouchard to be Honored on August 10 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Story By: THERESA CONDICT / TSMP MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES THOMPSON, CT- August 4, 2016- The passing of Ron Bouchard and Mario Fiore earlier this year were sad losses for the short track racing community. On Wednesday, August 10, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park will pay tribute to both drivers on behalf of the modified racing community as the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to the 5/8 mile oval for the Budweiser ‘King of Beers’ 150. Mario Fiore had a long and successful…
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At a Glance: I Am Ironman
The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series takes on the Ironman 55 weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Friday, Aug. 5 and Saturday, Aug. 6 Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- August 4, 2016- One of the toughest World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series events of the season is here as the series prepares to take on Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 for the Monroe Shocks and Struts Prelude to the Ironman and the Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 presented by Walker.…
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Woodhull Raceway Military Appreciation Night on Tap
Woodhull Raceway Set To Honor Veterans & Armed Forces Saturday Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES WOODHULL NY- August 4, 2016- Saturday night’s action on the High Banks of the Woodhull Raceway will be dedicated to the fine men and women of our armed forces and veterans of the armed forces. The racing program this week, is presented by Shawknee Acres Farms. It is because of the sacrifices that the men and women of our military make that allow us to come out to our favorite dirt tracks and enjoy ourselves in a…
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Action-Packed Weekend Ahead at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Fireworks and C.J. Richards Memorial on Asphalt; Double features on Dirt Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES WEST HAVEN, VT- August 4, 2016- Devil’s Bowl Speedway is geared up for a jam-packed weekend of stock car racing on August 6-7. The Rutland County facility hosts NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on its half-mile Asphalt Track on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m., and the 3/10-mile Dirt Track runs on Sunday night at 6:00 p.m., each boasting a program overflowing with excitement. Carrara Masonry & Concrete hosts the action on the Asphalt Track…
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Fayetteville Motor Speedway set for Lucas Late Model Series Return
Lucas Oil Late Models Return to Fayetteville Motor Speedway Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: THE SPORTSWIRE.NET / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA- August 4, 2016- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to Fayetteville Motor Speedway in 2016. The stars of the nation's premier dirt late model tour will tackle the lightning-fast, 4/10-mile oval on Thursday, September 29th. The Dunn Benson Ford Wayne Gray Sr. Memorial will include a complete program of: Miller Welders Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 50-lap, $10,000-to-win main event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The…
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Mahoning Valley Speedway August 6 Advance
Mahoning Valley Speedway has five division show + Micro Stocks and Car Cruise Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, PA- August 4, 2016- Mahoning Valley Speedway got washed out last Saturday, July 30th for a fifth time and now looks to get back on track with five classes of stock cars along with the touring Micro Stocks. This Saturday, August 6 the paved ¼-mile oval located on PA Route 443 near Lehighton, will see the headline Modifieds, Dirt Mods, Street Stocks, Pro 4s and Hobby Stocks competing in regular heat and…
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Final Full Month Of Racing at Big Diamond Speedway Begins Friday
Coalcracker Weekend Set For Sept. 2 and Sept. 4 Story By: SHAWN WOODS / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA- August 4, 2016- The No Sweat Service Group, the title sponsor of the street stock division at Big Diamond Speedway, will help kick off the final full month of racing on Friday night. A four-division show is on tap for the CJ’s Tire & Automotive Services 358 modifieds, U.S.S. Achey sportsman, Savage 61 roadrunners and the No Sweat Service Group street stocks. The gates will open at 5:30 with warm ups at 7:45 and…
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BRC SPONSORED NIGHT WILL FEATURE A 30-LAP BRC LATE MODEL FEATURE WITH $10K in GIFT & MANUFACTURER AWARDS
[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] BERNHEISEL RACE CARS SPONSORED NIGHT WILL FEATURE A 30-LAP BRC LATE MODEL FEATURE WITH $10,000 IN GIFT ANDAVAILABLE; TP TRAILERS MODIFIEDS AND SPORTSMAN ALSO PART OF THE NIGHT OF ACTION AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY GEISWITE CREATIONS “BACK TO SCHOOL PROMOTION” PACKED WITH GIVEAWAYS Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway Media - Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 3, 2016 . . . The BRC Late Models will be in the limelight on Saturday night when Bernheisel Race Cars Night offers a 30-lap feature for the popular NASCAR division of racing with $10,000 in gift and manufacturer awards being…
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BOAT CRUISES TO FIRST CAREER SERIES VICTORY IN USAC MIDGETS’ JEFFERSON COUNTY DEBUT
[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] BOAT CRUISES TO FIRST CAREER SERIES VICTORY IN USAC MIDGETS' JEFFERSON COUNTY DEBUT Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Brad Brown/USAC Racing Fairbury, Nebraska.........In the USAC Midget National Championship's return to the state of Nebraska after a nine-year hiatus, Phoenix, Arizona's Chad Boat broke through in his 65th career series start, leading the final 19 laps to take his first series victory in front of a standing-room-only crowd at Riverside Chevrolet's "Tuesday Night Thunder" in USAC's first ever visit to Fairbury, Nebraska's Jefferson County Speedway. The night's 35-lap feature marked just the sixth the time a…
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Friesen Rebounds at Ransomville
Takes Home Summer Nationals Victory Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM RANSOMVILLE, NY- Aug 3, 2016- Stewart Friesen keeps it in the family once again as he captured the Super DIRTcar Series Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway Tuesday night for the second year in a row. Friesen's night started off on a bad note as he damaged his car in time trials and was forced to bring out his back-up car. That didn't stop Friesen and the Halmar team from rebounding to take home the victory. "This is awesome. The Halmar…
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Spectator Races this Saturday at Fulton Speedway
One-On-One Spectator Races Plus Full Race Card This Saturday, August 6 At The Fulton Speedway Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH and MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- August 3, 2016- Race fans who have always wanted to get on the ‘Highbanks’ of the Fulton Speedway will have their chance this Saturday, August 6 when the One-On-One Spectator Races join a five-star racing program. To participate in the One-On-One Spectator Races all you need is a registered and insured road vehicle, valid driver's license and a helmet. After purchasing a general admission ticket go to…
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All-New World Short Track Championships Takes Center Stage at the Dirt Track at Charlotte
Joins the Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals for two huge weeks of dirt racing Story By: AARON FIEDLER / DIRTcar MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC- August 3, 2016- The World Short Track Championships, an all-new, three-day event featuring the best weekly racers from throughout the United States, was announced today by DIRTcar Racing. The event, hosted at the Dirt Track at Charlotte (N.C.), Thursday, Oct. 20 to Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, will put on the center stage nine divisions in pursuit of a purse in excess of $120,000. The mega event takes place…
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Brewerton Speedway Championship Battles Hit the Home Stretch
NY6A 600 Sprint Tour Set To Invade Brewerton Speedway Friday, August 5; Big Block Modifieds, Sportsman And Four Cylinders Start Home Stretch Of Point Battles For 2016 Track Championships; Mod Lites Week Off. Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- August 3, 2016- The ultra quick NY6A 600 Micro Sprint Tour is set to challenge the ‘D-Shaped Dirt Demon’ this Friday, August 5 on VP Small Engines Fuels night at the Brewerton Speedway. Don’t let the size of the winged 600 Micro Sprints fool you. They provide lightning quick speeds and great…
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It’s a Wide Open Game for STSS Inaugural Event Sunday at Susquehanna
It’s A Wide-Open Game Entering Sunday’s Short Track Super Series Modified Invasion Of Susquehanna Speedway; Five Winners In Five STSS South Events So Far In 2016! Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF NEWBERRYTOWN, PA- August 3, 2016- It’s a wide open game this Sunday, August 7, at Susquehanna Speedway. For the first time since 2009, Modifieds return to the Newberrytown, Pa., oval in the ‘York County Nationals’ 50-lap event offering $5,000 to win from a purse structure of more than $25,000. The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP event…
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Big-Block Modifieds Return to Action at OCFS
CRSA Sprint Cars will make third “Hard Clay” appearance of 2016 Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- August 3, 2016- Following a mid-summer hiatus, the 800-horse power Big Block Modifieds roar back to action Saturday, August 6 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. And with just four race meets remaining to determine the Modified division point championship, the excitement level will reach a fever pitch. That’s because just 32 points separate the top-ten drivers, making every finishing position even more important. Currently, former Modified champion Jerry Higbie (772…
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$5,000 TO WIN WALL STADIUM MODIFIED SUMMER SCORCHER THIS SATURDAY
[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] $5,000 TO WIN WALL STADIUM MODIFIED SUMMER SCORCHER THIS SATURDAY (AUG. 6) STORY BY: JEFF GRAVATT/WALL STADIUM MEDIA - PHOTOS BY: JOHN JOHN LANE/RACERSGUIDE.COM WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ As the summer weather heats up at the Jersey Shore so does the professional stock car racing action at Wall Stadium Speedway. This Saturday night the shore speedway presents the “Summer Scorcher” for the Downs Ford Modified stock cars, a 125-lap feature race that offers an astounding $5,000 to the winner! Officials have announced that a rain postponed 25-lapper for the O’Shea’s Auto Repair Factory Stocks will be presented at…
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Sheppard in His Own League at Merrittville Speedway
Captures fourth Bob St. Amand Sr. Memorial title Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE/RACERSGUIDE.COM THOROLD, ONT- Aug 2, 2016- 'Super' Matt Sheppard from Waterloo, N.Y. took an early lead and never looked back at Merrittville Speedway Monday night for the Bob St. Amand Sr. Memorial 100-lap Super DIRTcar Series feature event. "It mean's so much what they do here. When you walk out of here you know you're going to have a pretty good night. They worked really hard with the lap sponsors and it doesn't go unappreciated," Sheppard said about the effort put…
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‘Blast at the Beach’ STSS Event Headed to Georgetown
Traveling Short Track Super Series Returns To Georgetown Speedway Tuesday, August 30 For ‘Blast at the Beach’ Special; $5,000-To-Win Modifieds, STSS South Region Champion Will Be Crowned Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM GEORGETOWN, DE- August 2, 2016- After a blockbuster Melvin L. Joseph event in March, the traveling Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP returns to Georgetown Speedway Tuesday, August 30. For the third consecutive year, the historic Georgetown half-mile will play host to the ‘Blast at the Beach’ promotion, a 35-lap big-block/small-block Modified event offering a…
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Fan Fest Coming to Fulton Speedway August 13th
Fulton Speedway To Feature Fan Favorite Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux $20 Car-Load And Fan Fest Night Saturday, August 13 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- August, 2, 2016- On Saturday, August 13 grab your family, friends and neighbors and hop in your vehicle and head to the Fulton Speedway for Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux $20 Car-Load Night and Fan Fest. Yes, for just $20 per car-load, everyone will be able to enjoy a night of high speed, door to door racing excitement on the ‘Hignbanks.’ Back by popular demand…
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Buescher Dances to Pocono Victory
Chris Buescher Captures First Victory When Fog Stops Race At Pocono Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: JEFF & MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM LONG POND, PA- August 2, 2016- Chris Buescher sat in his car on pit road, dreaming of the possibilities. NASCAR had just red-flagged Monday’s rain-delayed Pennsylvania 400 when a heavy fog settled over Pocono Raceway after 138 of a scheduled 160 laps, and Buescher was the unlikely race leader. “I’m thinking of every kind of rain dance I can,” Buescher said on his radio. The mental rain dance worked. When NASCAR ended the stoppage by…
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Monday Pocono Notebook
Bad Luck Brings and Early End for Polesitter Martin Truex Jr. Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: JEFF & MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM LONG POND, PA- August 2, 2016- Same car. Vastly different result. For the first 15 laps, pole winner Martin Truex Jr. looked every bit as if the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing chassis he drove to a dominating victory at Charlotte in May might pull off a duplicate performance in Monday’s Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway. Truex was the class of the field for the first 15 laps, pulling out to a lead of almost three…
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World of Outlaws Craftsman Partnership Celebrates 25-Years of Craftsman Club
Contingency Award Program Increases Cash Payouts to Teams by More than $100,000 Annually, Representing the Single Largest Increase in World of Outlaws History in over a Decade Story By: JASON BLY / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- August 2, 2016- With the 25th anniversary of Craftsman Club right around the corner this October, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car and Late Model series are amping up the celebration with the addition of the Craftsman Club Fast-Five Contingency Program. Across the course of a 92-race season with $600 awarded at every event, the Sprint…
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Living Legends Dream Race On Tap for Port Royal Speedway
Port Royal Living Legends Dream Race This Week Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, PA- August 2, 2016- The 2016 version of the Living Legends Dream Race for 410 sprints is set to take place at Port Royal Speedway this Saturday, August 6 at 7 pm, also featuring the super late models. The total night’s purses eclipse $65,000 including more than $55,000 for the sprint cars and another $10,000 for the late models. Thousands and thousands of dollars in contingency cash and prizes is also on the line for the…
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Bryan Clauson Nets $10,000 At Badlands Motor Speedway With Lucas Oil ASCS
[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Bryan Clauson Nets $10,000 At Badlands Motor Speedway With Lucas Oil ASCS Story By: Bryan Hulbert/ASCS Media - Photos By: Rob Kocak/ASCS & Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com BRANDON, S.D. (July 31, 2016) For the second time in his career, Indiana's Bryan Clauson parked the Cancer Treatment Centers Of American No. 17w in Victory Lane with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network with a $10,000 score at South Dakota's Badlands Motor Speedway. The debut event for the Lucas Oil ASCS at Badlands Motor Speedway, the victory is No. 26 on Clauson's "Circular Insanity Tour".…
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Kinser Rolls to Tri-City Shootout Victory
Kraig Kinser Outduels Sheldon Haudenschild for I-79 Summer Shootout Victory at Tri-City Raceway Park Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL-STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FRANKLIN, PA - August 1, 2016 - Bloomington, Indiana’s Kraig Kinser brought Western Pennsylvania race fans to their feet on Sunday night at Tri-City Raceway Park in Franklin, Pennsylvania, outdueling Sheldon Haudenschild during the final two circuits of round two of the I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA to secure his place on top of the feature podium. Kinser, who started from the pole position, pressured Haudenschild on multiple occasions…
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STSS Ready to Tackle Woodhull Raceway
Unique Woodhull Raceway Set To Host Short Track Super Series On Tuesday, August 16; Series Stars Set To Tackle ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks’ 52 For $5,200 Winner’s Share! Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, NY- August 1, 2016- A speedway unique in size, layout and steeply banked turns, Woodhull Raceway, provides the next challenge for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Halmar International North Region competitors. On Tuesday, August 16, the paperclip-shaped, one-third-mile track gains the spotlight with the ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks’ 52 for the STSS big-block/small-block…
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RAIN AND SUTPHIN ARE WALL STADIUM WINNERS SATURDAY
RAIN AND SUTPHIN ARE WALL STADIUM WINNERS SATURDAY Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~August 1, 2016- With rain falling in almost every municipality surrounding Wall Stadium Speedway Saturday evening track officials did their very best to present the scheduled stock car racing card. But after completing qualifying races and one main event the rain settled in and forced the remaining main events to be washed out. Before the rains fell Robert Sutphin of Brick grabbed his first win of the season in the first of what was scheduled to be two 25-lap…
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Winds of Change: HBR and Jimmy Phelps Debut New Teo Chassis
HBR Switches from Troyer to Teo Saturday Night at the Fulton Speedway; Battles Mechanical Issues During Modified Feature Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- August 1, 2016- Winston Churchill once surmised that in order to improve, one must be willing to change. After being synonymous with Troyer Race Cars for as long as can be remembered, HBR and their franchise driver, Jimmy Phelps, unloaded a new Teo Pro Car Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway much to the disbelief of the dirt modified community. Though the announcement came earlier in the week, there were certainly more…
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This Week Ahead: Super DIRTcar Series Gets Set for Big Doubleheader
The Series Heads to Merrillville and Ransomville Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- August 1, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds head to Merrittville Speedway on Monday, Aug. 1 and Ransomville Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 2 for a huge doubleheader. "For race fans and race teams alike … the doubleheader is a great chance to take in all the attractions that Southern Ontario and Western New York have to offer while enjoying the excitement at the tracks each night," said (Merrittville Speedway GM) Erica Bicknell-Jones. "Ransomville's new owners…
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Pagenaud Takes IndyCar Point Lead at Mid-Ohio
Pagenaud Re-establishes Championship Lead With Mid-Ohio Win Story By: MITCH ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO LEXINGTON, OH- August 1, 2016- Sunday for Simon Pagenaud at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was a dream day for his title hopes, as the Frenchman collected a big points payday while several of his championship rivals faced difficulties. A day after earning his sixth Verizon P1 Award of the season with a new track record, Pagenaud led 23 laps en route to victory at The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, his fourth win of 2016 and third from…
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King of Dirt Racing Prepared for High Banks Invasions
Valley Swing Begins August 6th At Lebanon Valley Speedway Story By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- August 1, 2016- Just about one month ago King Of Dirt Racing visited the ‘Great Race Place’ for a full-fender firecracker, which Dan Older claimed victory. On August 6th the annual ‘Valley Swing’ begins taking KOD to the high banks of Lebanon Valley Speedway for three strait races. Last year John Virgilio was victorious after all was said and done during the KOD Sportsman ‘Battle On The Banks’ at the valley of speed. Newcomer Of The…
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Sigh of Relief: Tom Sears Jr. Finally Reaches Victory Lane at Fulton
After Weeks of Mechanical Issues and Bad Luck, Tom Sears Jr. Finally Closed the Deal Saturday Night at Fulton; Holds Off Pat Ward to Take 35-Lap Feature Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- August 1, 2016- There are times in racing when if it weren’t for bad luck, some drivers would have no luck at all. For Tom Sears Jr., the 2016 season at the famed high banks of the Fulton Speedway in Fulton, New York has been one of his better years behind the wheel of a northeast dirt modified. Unfortunately…
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Tremont Charges to Maynard Forrette Memorial Victory
Tremont and Heffner Beat The Rain to Score High Banks Checkers Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- August 1, 2016- Once again, Lebanon Valley Speedway had to fight the rain in order to get their night of racing in. Sprinkles were felt prior to warm-ups starting and persisted for most of the night. However, the steady stuff didn’t come in until after the Modified feature ended. The Sportsman feature was rained out and will be made up at a future date. In the Modified feature, Mike Keeler inherited the pole after…
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Another Action Packed Night at Merrittville Speedway
Coutu and Jones win second features; Herremans takes home first win a long way home Story By: JIM IRVINE / MERRITTVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM THOROLD, ONT- August 1, 2016- Tim Hortons hosted the final Ballhockey.com Enduro Qualifier accelerated by Niagara College Saturday June 30th and taking home his second straight Mini-Series win was Jason Coutu of St. Catharines. Also winning for the second time in 2016 was Tim Jones of Port Robinson in the Pinty’s Delicious Foods 358 Modified Division. For two drivers, their 4th Feature Wins of the season had special meanings…
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Zacharias Survives Yellow Fever for Chemung Victory
TJ Zacharias Survives Wild Chemung Sunoco Modified Feature” Story By: CAROL HOUSSOCK / CHEMUNG SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DARYL CANFIELD / RACERSGUIDE.COM CHEMUNG, NY- August 1, 2016- It wasn’t all sloppy. But when the Sunoco Modifieds, which had run a 40-lap race with just one caution two weeks ago, hit the track it quickly got that way. Yellow fever and some lengthy clean-ups bumped up against the track’s curfew and cut the distance of the Sunoco Modified feature in half. TJ Zacharias won the race, along with Tim Gullo (Super Stocks), JP Harbst (4 Cylinders), Kevin Youngs (INEX Legends) and…
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‘The Wild Child’ Rolls a Seven at I-88 Speedway
Bachetti Chauks Up His Seventh Victory of The Season Story By: STEPHAN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- August 1, 2016- If Andy Bachetti is going to win the 2016 Greg Page Construction Modified track championship the path will go through victory lane. For the seventh time in 12 races the Sheffield MA driver rim rode his way through a stellar field of Modified drivers to take the feature win on Friday night at I-88 Speedway. Starting eleventh in the field, Bachetti completed a three wide pass for the lead coming off turn two on the…
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Lussier, Durgan Ride the Outside in Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Twin 25s
Masterson, FitzGerald, Wood back on top Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: NICHOEL LAFFOND / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY PHOTO WEST HAVEN, VT- August 1, 2016- Billy Lussier and Jason Durgan were the stars of the show on the half-mile Asphalt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, July 30, splitting twin 25-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series races. Each driver used the outside lane to win in the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified division on Community College of Vermont Night. Other winners included Josh Masterson, Scott FitzGerald, Zach Wood, and Gerald Grant. Durgan, of Morrisonville,…
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