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Ronald McDonald® and the Hamburglar ® To Join The Brewerton Speedway Four Star Racing Program This Friday

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] The World’s Most Famous Clown Ronald McDonald® and the Hamburglar ® To Join The Brewerton Speedway Four Star Racing Program This Friday, July 8 Story By Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway Media - Images Courtesy: Brewerton Speedway & Jeff Clemons/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY - July 6, 2016 - After being a big hit in 2015 with fans of all ages, the world's most famous clown Ronald McDonald® and the Hamburglar® will be making a visit this Friday, July 8th at the Brewerton Speedway. The night will include a meet and greet, exciting fan giveaways plus Jr. Fan Club activities. On the…

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Every Mile a Memory

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After the Loss of His Close Friend and Confidant, Torie Costa, ‘Mad’ Max McLaughlin Turned Tragedy into an Everlasting Memorial Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- July 6, 2016- There is a name that gently adorns the fuel cell cover of Max McLaughlin’s modified. There’s no explanation; no reason given, just a beautifully written, barely perceptible name; Torie Costa. It is said that all the people we have loved and lost are often found alive in our past memories. For modified racer Max McLaughlin, he’s brought the past to the present…

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Fonda Speedway Set to Honor Hondo Carpenter this Saturday

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11th Annual 'Hondo Classic' Scheduled for This Saturday at the 'Track of Champions' Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY Photos By: HARRY AND JANE CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- July 6, 2016- This coming Saturday, July 9 at the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway there will be another special racing program sponsored by School House Pools. All divisions will be in action on Saturday with a starting time of 7:30 p.m. The Fonda Speedway Museum will be open from 3:00 p.m. up until race time with this week’s tribute in honor of Jerry Cook. The pro stock feature event…

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DUANE HOWARD MAY NEED TO USE HIS POKER FACE AS HE HOLDS A PAIR OF ACES IN THE 811 DIG SAFE POKER SERIES

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] DUANE HOWARD MAY NEED TO USE HIS POKER FACE AS HE HOLDS A PAIR OF ACES IN THE 811 DIG SAFE POKER SERIES Former track champion, Duane Howard drove the Atlas Trucking No. 66 to his second Bridgeport Speedway victory in the forty lap 811 Dig Safely 2016 Poker Series. It was Howard's second Poker Series win, giving Howard a pair of Aces to lead the Poker competition through four hands. It was the fourth hand in the 811 Dig Safely Poker Series for the Crate/Sportsman, as well, with young Matt Stangle earning the win and the Ace…

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Indiana Sprint Week set to Begin this Friday

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Indiana Sprint Week Begins Friday at Gas City, Saturday at Kokomo and Lawrenceburg on Sunday Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC MEDIA Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS, IN- July 5, 2016- Indiana Sprint Week opens its 29th edition this Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway to kick off the opening of the spectacular seven-races in nine-nights series featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship. Three Hoosier dirt ovals are set to stage this weekend’s first part of ISW. This Friday night, July 8, the series takes on Gas City I-69 Speedway before heading to nearby Kokomo…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Loses Lifelong Member Ron Casey

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Official Statement on the Loss of Driver Ron Casey Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY Photos By: MARK BROWN / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY WEST HAVEN, VT- July 5, 2016- Devil’s Bowl Speedway management is saddened to confirm the loss of one of its stock car racing family members, driver Ron Casey. Mr. Casey, 61, of Manchester Center, Vt., was competing in a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Sportsman Modified race on the 3/10-mile Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on the evening of Sunday, July 3, 2016 when he was stricken with…

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DIRTcar Modified Series Ready to Jam at Grandview Speedway

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Pioneer Pole Buildings 19th Annual DIRTcar Modified Traffic Jam Returns to Grandview Speedway on Thursday, July 14th Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- July 5, 2016- The cars and stars of the DIRTcar Modified Series will return to the one-third mile Grandview Speedway on Thursday night, July 14 for the nineteenth running of the TRAFFIC JAM. This event is part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series and presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings (PPB). Defending Traffic Jam race winner Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY stood in…

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‘The Hard Clay’ Roars Back to Action

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Racing Resumes Saturday, July 9th at the Orange County Fair Speedway Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- July 5, 2016- Following a July 2 Holiday recess at Orange County Fair Speedway, Stock Car racing will resume on Saturday, July 9 with a full program of Big-Block Modified, Sportsman, Rookie Sportsman, and Street Stock racing. Also on the card will be the season’s third appearance of the open-wheel CRSA Sprint Cars. Falanga Trucking and Johnstons Toyota will be the July 9 race night sponsors In eight Big-Block Modified feature races to date,…

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Mahoning Valley Hits Mid-Season Action

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Mahoning Valley Speedway reaches mid-season; All regular track classes + Micro Stocks on tap for July 9 Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, PA July 5, 2016- The 2016 season at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway is at the midway point of the season and after 10 events run (there have been 3 rainouts), the competition across the six regular classes remains tight and now looking to this week’s action, Saturday, July 9, it is becoming clear as to how the points are shaping up for those making their bid at respective…

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Action Express Racing takes 1-2 in Six Hours of The Glen

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Action Express Racing Claimes Victory in Sunday's Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen. Story By: JOHN DAGYS / ISMA SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH /RACERSGUIDE.COM Watkins Glen, N.Y.- July 3, 2016-Action Express Racing has claimed victory in Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, with Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi leading a 1-2 for the Corvette DP squad in an action-packed race. Barbosa crossed the line 0.709 seconds ahead of teammate Dane Cameron, who held off a late charge by Olivier Pla in the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Ligier JS P2 Honda. The third round of the Tequila…

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DOUBLE D DOUBLES UP WITH WIN AND SPEEDWEEK TITLE

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305 Sprint Feature Cancelled - Pro Stock Feature Postponed Story By:STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, Pa. -July 3, 2016- Danny Dietrich of Gettysburg started from the front row looking to claim his first PA Speedweek title in Sunday's 30-lap Jan Opperman/Dick Bogar Memorial Speedweek finale at Selinsgrove Speedway. Dietrich and second-place points driver Greg Hodnett traded off six point advantages after time trials and heat races were completed going into the championship race. Dave Blaney was the night's Fast Tees Fast Qualifier and led the field to the green flag in the night's $5,000-to-win feature…

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Barney Dominates Final Night of Lucas Oil ESS Donath Motor Worx CNY Speedweek at Utica-Rome

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Poirier Named Week Long Champion for Second Consecutive Year Story By: MIKE MALLETT / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY –July 3, 2016- Jason Barney captured his second consecutive 25-lap Mach 1 Chassis A-Main at the Utica-Rome Speedway with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints. The Brewerton, N.Y., driver dominated Sunday night’s feature. He led the entire distance for his third feature win of the season. Barney pocketed over $2,100 for his triumph in the final night of Donath Motor Worx CNY Speedweek. He gathered points toward the overall series title while also earning…

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Sheppard Lights Up Utica-Rome Speedway

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Captures second Super DIRTcar Series win of the year Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar MEDIA Photos By: JEFF and MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- July 4, 2016- Fireworks capped off the night at Utica-Rome Speedway but the fireworks actually started early when the fierce battle between Matt Sheppard and Danny Johnson started on lap 30 of the main event. "It just kind of seemed slow and steady. The car felt good at the drop of the green but not fantastic. We kind of road for quite a while," said Matt Sheppard in victory lane. "It seemed the longer…

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Donny Schatz Makes It an Even Dozen with Badlands Win

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Saldana and Gravel finish second and third both nights Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM and ROB KOCAK PHOTO BRANDON, SD- July 4, 2016- Donny Schatz made it an even dozen wins on Sunday night as he battled forward from a fifth place starting position and powered past Joey Saldana at Badlands Motor Speedway to score his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Schatz, who last stood in victory lane with his No. 15 Bad Boy Off Road/Chevrolet Performance team earlier this week at Rockford Speedway,…

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Haudenschild Sweeps Up the Competition at I-96

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Sheldon Haudenschild Sweeps Independence Day Weekend Swing by Claiming Inaugural Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ASCOC MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM and T.J. BUFFENBARGER PHOTO LAKE ODESSA, MI- July 4, 2016- For the second time in as many days, Sheldon Haudenschild is a main event winner with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, this time claiming the Inaugural Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. Much like Saturday night at Hartford Speedway, Haudenschild dominated the Dirty 30 main event, leading all 30 laps from the front row to score…

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Bloomquist Goes Back-to-Back in Buckeye State Sweep

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Takes 60-Lap Feature Event at Muskingum County Speedway; Collects $24,000 in Winnings in Two Nights Story and Photo By: LUCAS OIL DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA ZANESVILLE, OH- July 4, 2016- Scott Bloomquist pulled off a clean sweep of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series racing in the State of Ohio this Independence weekend, winning the Lumi-Lite Candle Co. 60 on Sunday Night at Muskingum County Speedway. Over the course of two nights, Bloomquist collected over $24,000 in winnings. Bloomquist started third in the 60-lap main event and fell back to fifth on the opening lap. He gradually made his…

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Creeden Grabs $1,776 Payday at Thunder Mountain

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Danny Creeden Celebrates July 4th Weekend With $1,776 Modified Win At Thunder Mountain; Brian White (Sportsman), Tom Collins (Crate 602 Sportsman), Ryan Alsdorf (Rookie), Steven Deinhardt (Street Stock), Joe McCabe (XCel 600), John Scarborough (SRP) & Michael Robinson (FWD Four Cylinder) Also Score Story By: BRETT DEYO / THUNDER MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY Photos By: MOJO PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- July 4, 2016- On Independence Day weekend, Danny Creeden raced to a $1,776 ‘Red, White & Blue Special’ payday at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Wurtsboro, N.Y.’s Creeden, who started 10th in a 28-car field of big-block/small-block Modifieds, earned his third win of the…

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Varin Takes Third Victory of 2016 at Fonda

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Bobby Varin Wins on C.D. Coville Night at 'The Track of Champions,' Now Fourth on the All Time Winner's List Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY Photos By: JANE CELLA and DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- July 4, 2016- The 2016 racing season started out great for the Dover Brake #00 with top five finishes in the first three events. Then at the end of the month of May, Varin was out of the top 10 two weeks in a row before getting his first win of the season back on June 4. Since that first win Varin has…

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Jimmy Phelps Victorious at Fulton

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Phelps, Dygert, Parkhurst, Poirier, Riggs & Thompson Fulton Speedway Winners Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- July 4, 2016- A great crowd, pit full of cars and fireworks in the sky led to a great night of racing Saturday at the Fulton Speedway on NAPA Auto Parts & A-Verdi Storage Containers Night. In the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature Jimmy Phelps started 14th and would work his way to second place on a lap 14 restart that started a great battle for the lead with Tommy Sears Jr..…

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Wolfe Runs Middle Lane For Port Royal Speedweek Win

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Dietrich Hold Series Lead Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDECOM PORT ROYAL, Pa. –July 2, 2016- Lucas Wolfe used the middle groove to drive by leader Tim Shaffer and claim the PA Speedweek feature at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night, worth $5,000. In the Moon Shine Camo Rt. 35 Dirt Late Model Challenge Series, Jeff Rine motored to his second win in a row in the series after taking a series event last week at Selinsgrove Speedway. The victory was the 13th of Rine’s career at Port Royal. Mike Goodwin…

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COZZE, SCHUTZ AND KLINE EACH BECOME REPEAT WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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EIGHT YOUNGSTERS GO HOME WITH BIKES THANKS TO KORY FLEMING’S SLEEPY HOLLOW RACING Story By:ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA. –July 2, 2016- Ray Swinehart and Frank Cozze, two of the elder statesmen in Modified action at Grandview Speedway battled for several laps with Swinehart on the high groove and Cozze down low. On the 26th lap coming off turn four, Cozze took Swinehart to the limit and was able to put the Tom Umbenhauer-owned/Harry’s U-Pull-It No. 4 into the top spot. At the same time Jeff Strunk, one of the younger veterans…

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Bobby Jones Returns to Mahoning Victory Lane

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Mike Sweeney dominates en route to “Pineapple 50” Late Model win Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa. -July 2, 2016- Bobby Jones is easily considered one of the best racers Mahoning Valley Speedway showcases which makes it is hard to fathom that this classy veteran has not been a winner in over four years. A string of bad luck had a lot to do with it. Missed set-ups on his No. 1J more times than not can be taken into consideration for the Victory Lane absence too. No matter what the…

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Kenny Tremont Continues Small-Block Dominance at ‘The Valley’

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The ‘Sandlake Slingshot’ Scores his Sixth Victory of 2016 in Small-Block Competition at Lebanon Valley Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- July 3, 2016- When you’re good, you’re good. But when you’re really good, you’re Kenny Tremont. Fresh off his feature win last Saturday night on the highbanks of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, Tremont quickly discovered that if five victories in one season are good then six must be a whole lot better. Tremont, who started eight rows deep last night in the 24-lap small-block modified feature, made quick work of his fellow competitors and…

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The ‘Wild Child’ Rolls to Victory at Lebanon Valley

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Andy Bachetti Picks up the Modified Feature Win Saturday Night on ‘The Highbanks’ Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- July 3, 2016- Persistence always pays off. With a season full of ups and downs over the past few weeks, modified competitor Andy Bachetti returned to the top of the podium with a dominating and popular victory Saturday night at the ‘Valley of Speed’ in the 30-lap DIRTcar modified feature. After a convincing win in his qualifying heat race earlier in the evening which put all competitors on notice, Bachetti jumped from his second row starting position at…

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Pauch Jr. and Laubach Take New Egypt Twin 20s

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Billy Pauch Jr. and Rick Laubach Split Twin 20s at New Egypt Speedway Story By: MIKE WISNIEWSKI / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Photos By: JIM BROWN PHOTOS NEW EGYPT, NJ- July 3, 2016- On Military Heroes Twin Twenties Night at New Egypt Speedway, Billy Pauch, Jr. and Rick Laubach were the winners in the 358 Modified features. Ryan Godown topped the field in the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprint main event. Brandon Grosso scored the win in the Crate Sportsman feature. As the first 20-lap feature for the 358 Modifieds began, Ryan Krachun jumped out to the front with Chad…

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Bad Brad Takes Daytona Checkers

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Brad Keselowski dominates chaotic Sprint Cup race at Daytona Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL- July 3, 2016- Brad Keselowski had an excellent solution for the massive wrecks that scrambled the finishing order of Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. He stayed ahead of all of them. Leading 115 of 161 laps in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, Keselowski sped away from his pursuers after a restart in overtime and posted his third victory of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season in thoroughly convincing fashion.…

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This Week Ahead: Fuller Leads the Way

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Four Teams - Three Races - Fifteen Points Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- July 3, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds continue to roll into the busy month of July as the series tackles three races in the upcoming week. Today, Sunday, July 3, the big blocks roll into Utica-Rome Speedway and then head east to take on Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Wednesday, July 6 for the previously rescheduled Brett Hearn's 'The Big Show 8' before heading north to take on Mohawk Raceway on Thursday,…

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Haudenschild Beats Blaney for All Star Victory at Hartford

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Sheldon Haudenschild Holds Off Dale Blaney for Arctic Cat All Star Victory at Hartford Speedway, Inaugural Dirty 30 On Deck Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ASCOC MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM and PAUL ARCH PHOTO HARTFORD, MI- July 3, 2016- Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild held off one of the best in the business for 25 laps on Saturday night, July 2, at Hartford Speedway, clinching a tenth career Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory and his first ever at the Hartford, Michigan, half-mile. The pilot of the Southern Pacific Farms/No. 93 started from the pole position…

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Brad Sweet Has a Good Night at Badlands Motor Speedway

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Chips away at Donny Schatz’s points lead Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM and JEFF BYLSMA PHOTO BRANDON, SD- July 3, 2016- Brad Sweet led early and led often at Badlands Motor Speedway on Saturday night as he found luck and persevered to score his seventh World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Sweet, who took the checkered flag at the track for the first time in his career, lost the lead to Rico Abreu on lap 10. When Abreu got too low on the track and caught…

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Bloomquist Takes Third Straight Lucas Oil Win at Portsmouth

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Increases Series Point Lead over Jonathan Davenport Story and Photo By: LUCAS OIL DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA PORTSMOUTH, OH- July 3, 2016- Scott Bloomquist rolled to his third straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory at Portsmouth Raceway Park on Saturday Night. In front of a massive crowd, Bloomquist led all 60 laps of the Independence 60, and now holds a 20-point lead over Jonathan Davenport in the Lucas Oil Championship Standings. Jared Landers came from seventh to finish second in the Lance Landers Motorsports/Crop Production Services/Sweet-Bloomquist entry. Steve Francis finished third in the Optima Batteries/Tim Logan Racing/Black Diamond…

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Cartwright Nips Van Pelt At The Line for Outlaw Victory

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Jordan Bacon Wins First Career Feature At Outlaw Speedway Story By: STEVE OVENS / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Dundee, NY- July 2, 2016 – It’s customary for the post-race press release to start out with the recap of the premier division, the Friendly Dodge & Ford Big Block/Small Block Modifieds. But on Friday night, a young thirteen-year-old driver won over the hearts of the packed grandstand by winning his first career feature at the Yates County oval on D.B. Miles Insurance Agency Night. Young Jordan Bacon was entering his first career feature event in the Winners…

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Bower Takes Brewerton Checkers

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Fan Favorite Chuck Bower Grabs Popular Brewerton Speedway Modified Win Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWRTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- July 2, 2016- Since the mid 1990s Lansing, NY Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Big Block Modified racer Chuck Bower has called the Brewerton Speedway home. The small independent team was track champion in 2000 and has always battled at the front of the field for top five finishes and wins, only to see victory slip away late in the going since his last win in 2011. All the changed Friday night as Bower battled…

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Ballou Dominates in Lincoln Park Speedway Victory

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Ballou Goes Wire-to-Wire in Putnamville's 'Bill Gardner Sprintacular' Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC MEDIA Photos By: DAVID NEARPASS and RYAN SELLERS PUTNAMVILLE, IN- July 2, 2016- Lincoln Park Speedway has been very kind to Robert Ballou in recent years. Almost two years to the day of the Rocklin, California native's career-turning triumph at the 5/16-mile dirt oval, Ballou once again took his own team to USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory lane at the track Friday night, holding off a late charge by Chad Boespflug to take the 2nd annual "Bill Gardner Sprintacular." Outside front row starter Ballou rolled…

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Dietrich Seals The Deal for Grove Victory

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Dietrich Pounces On Hodnett For 10K Williams Grove Mitch Smith Speedweek Win Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA- July 2, 2016- Danny Dietrich pounced on the slightest of openings left by Greg Hodnett to steal the victory in Friday night’s PA Speedweek Mitch Smith Memorial for sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway, worth $10,000. Elsewhere in the PASS 305 sprint main, Aston’s Dave Brown went wire to wire for the 20-lap victory. Greg Hodnett and James McFadden started on the front row of the 30-lap speedweek Mitch Smith Memorial with…

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Pla Fastest as IMSA Teams Hit The Glen

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Olivier Pla posted the fastest time during IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice on the recently repaved Watkins Glen Int'l on Friday. Story By: IMSA SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS BURGESS and JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM WATKINS GLEN, NY- July 2, 2016- Finding the repaved 3.4-mile Watkins Glen Int’l to their liking in Friday’s opening practice, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competitors unofficially bettered all four class records in preparation for Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. Olivier Pla posted the fastest time of the day, running 1:36.155 (127.2 mph) in the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Curb Records/AERO Honda Ligier…

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Almirola Edges Allgaier for NASCAR XFINITY Series Win at Daytona

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Almirola Inches To Daytona XFINITY Victory Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL- July 1, 2016- Aric Almirola won his second NASCAR XFINITY Series race by much less than a nose. But to the driver of the No. 98 Fred Biagi-owned Ford, that was a vast improvement over his first victory in the series—when he wasn’t even in the car when the race ended. In Friday night’s Subway Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway, Almirola was inches ahead of Justin Allgaier off the final corner in overtime when NASCAR called the…

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Susquehanna Pays Back Car Owners for Firecracker 40

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Susquehanna Speedway to Thank Car Owners With Free Admission to Firecracker 40 Story By: JUSTIN SNYDER / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, PA- July 2, 2016- Susquehanna Speedway has been the talk of the local racing scene since Scott Gobrecht took ownership last year and brought Kolten Gouse on to serve as promoter of the Newberrytown facility. With cosmetic changes such as new barriers, upgraded bathrooms, new lights and more, fans and drivers have been treated to new and improved facilities throughout the 2016 season. Hosting multiple series on a weekly basis, the racing has been…

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‘The Biff’ Knocks Out Daytona Pole

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Greg Biffle Breaks Four-Year Pole Drought at Daytona Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL- July 1, 2016- Greg Biffle came out of nowhere. Winless since 2013 and without a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole since the fall Charlotte race in 2012, the driver of the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford scorched Daytona International Speedway on Friday to claim the top starting spot for Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 (at 7:45 p.m. ET on NBC). In the second and final round of knockout qualifying, Biffle toured the 2.5-mile restrictor-plate…

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Hype Continues to Build for Mega Michigan Weekend

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Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions for Mega Michigan Weekend Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IN- July 2, 2016- The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will invade Michigan for the final time of 2016, bringing along some of the finest open wheel competitors to ever sit behind the wheel of a 410 sprint car. The Arctic Cat All Stars will be joined by drivers and teams from all areas of the world during this Independence Day weekend, representing nearly ten states and two countries stretching from western New York to…

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Ringoes Rocket to Zoom with Zubi

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Ringoes Rocket to Zoom with Zubi By: Pete MacDonald “The Ringoes Rocket” Ryan Godown fresh off his first win of the 2016 season last Saturday at the New Egypt Speedway is set to pilot a Dave Zubikowski owned Hig-Fab Chassis No. 11z this coming Tuesday at the Battle of the Bullring 4 at the Accord Speedway sanctioned by the Short Track Super Series North. It will be Godown’s third career start at the Ulster County bullring. “You never know what could happen, its just one race for now we’ll see”, said Godown, who has won three out…

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Tim Fuller Battles to Canandaigua Win

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Tim Fuller Battles to Canandaigua Win Captures first Super DIRTcar series win of the year Story By Mandee Pauch/DIRTcar Media Photos Courtesy: Dave Dalessandro/RacersGuide.com CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. - June 30, 2016 - Tim Fuller battled from a sixth starting position and through tough lap traffic and cautions at Canandaigua Motorsports Park's Jan Corcoran Memorial 64 on Thursday night as he claimed his first full points Super DIRTcar Series win since November 2012. "The car was really good tonight. Matt is really good and to be able to run with him throughout the year has helped. If I could finished second…

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Social Media Superstars

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Believe It or Not, Social Media and Its Users May Actually Be Hurting Racing Instead of Helping It; Ronnie Johnson, Kenny Gates, Bobby Varin and Tadd Parks Share Their Views on the Relationship of the Internet and Racing Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- July 1, 2016- Social media is nothing but a contradiction of terms. In fact, it’s more of a compost pile for morons. There’s nothing social about receiving messages in the form of text or photos where human interaction is about as frequent as an honest…

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Thursday Daytona Notebook

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. hopes a “no-name” car will be the answer Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL- July 1, 2016- What’s in a name? Henceforth, the chassis Dale Earnhardt Jr. drives won’t have one—not since the No. 88 Chevrolet named “Amelia” spun and wrecked at Talladega and was consigned to the chassis “graveyard” on Earnhardt’s property in North Carolina. “No, we’re not going to be naming cars anymore,” Earnhardt said Friday at Daytona International Speedway. “I knew, as soon as we did that, it sort of took off and…

Melissa Fifield: Keeping the Faith

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Two-Time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Most Popular Driver of the Year Melissa Fifield is living out Her Dream, One Lap at a Time Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- June 30, 2016- Wakefield, New Hampshire isn’t in the middle of nowhere; but you can see it from there. Tucked away off of scenic route 16 in the Lakes Region of the ‘Live Free or Die’ state, the tiny town is about as picturesque as one would imagine when roaming through the hills of New England. It’s also the last…

Donny Schatz Holds Tough at Rockford Speedway

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Holds off David Gravel on the final lap to win 11th of the season Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JEFF & MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM and MARK FUNDERBURK PHOTO ROCKFORD, IL- June 30, 2016- As the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series feature field rounded the final lap of the inaugural Outlaw Clay Classic at Rockford Speedway on Wednesday night, Donny Schatz looked poised to win. But David Gravel was charging and as Schatz rounded the final turns, maneuvering through traffic, Gravel dove low as Schatz hugged the cushion. Side-by-side off the corner, Schatz…

Mike Harrison Notches Win at Belle-Clair

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The series returns to action on Friday at Fayette County Speedway Story By: AARON FIEDLER / DIRTcar MEDIA Photo By: STL RACING PHOTOS BELLEVILLE, IL- June 30, 2016- Mike Harrison, the reigning and four-time DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals champion, found victory lane for the first time in 2016 at Belle-Clair Speedway on Wednesday night. Harrison, who started on the outside front row with Nate Zimmer on the pole, powered to the lead and then claimed victory over Nick Hoffman, the current series points leader. Ray Walsh finished third, Paul Bailey fourth and Brian Bielong in fifth. With Harrison,…

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Bobby Pierce Returns to the Top with Belle-Clair Win

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The series returns to action Thursday at Springfield Raceway Story By: AARON FIEDLER / DIRTcar MEDIA Photos By: JIM DENHAMER and STL RACING PHOTOS BELLEVILLE, IL- June 30, 2016- After rare bad luck at Clarksville Speedway on Tuesday night, Bobby Pierce rebounded on Wednesday to win at Belle-Clair Speedway and claim his sixth DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season. Jason Feger looked to be the driver to beat early as he tried for his first Summer Nationals victory of the season. On the green, he jumped ahead of Ryan Unzicker. Through the opening laps, Unzicker tried to run down…

Lakeside Speedway Added to 2016 World of Outlaws Schedule

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Lakeside joins rescheduled Salina Highbanks weekend in October Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- June 30, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series has added Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas to help close out the regular season on Friday, Oct. 21. The O'Reilly Auto Parts Rumble on the River is a special addition to the 2016 season as it joins the previously rescheduled event at Salina (Okla.) Highbanks Speedway the following day on Saturday, Oct. 22. Those two events are the last ones on the schedule before…

600 Micro Sprint Tour Headed to Brewerton this Friday

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600 Micro Sprint Tour Joins The Modifeds, Sportsman, Mod Lites And Four Cylinders Friday, July 1 At The Brewerton Speedway Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- June 30, 2016- This Friday, July 1 the Brewerton Speedway will be kicking off the Fourth of July holiday weekend with a full night of fast, family, affordable fun dirt track racing presented by Scott Jeffery’s Performance Plus. On the exciting race card will be the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds, SUNY Canton Sportsman, Firehouse Subs Mod Lites, JB Logging & Firewood Four Cylinder plus the…

King of Dirt Pro Stocks Go All Crate

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602 Crate Engines Only Option Going Forward On Tour Story By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- June 30, 2016- With competition growing intense on the King Of Dirt Pro Stock tour and some reasonable concerns about the weight differences between open pro stock motor cars and GM 602 Crate Motor cars, the King Of Dirt Pro Stock Series made the decision to even the playing field going forward. Only engine option for the full-fender division will be the crate engine. Currently DIRTcar rules are 3300 lbs. along with a 5800-rpm rev.…

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