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Smith Scores Outlaw ESS Checkers

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Mark Smith Takes Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Checkers at Outlaw Speedway Story By: MIKE MALLETT / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RANDY MALLETT / HAMERDOWN PHOTOS DUNDEE, NY- May 22, 2016- Mark Smith has figured out the New York slick track and that could be trouble for the rest of the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) campaigners. The Sunbury, Pa., driver has been known for his success on the Pennsylvania Sprint Car Circuit and now he’s starting to make a name for himself in New York as well. Smith, teaming up with car owner Patrick Vigneault, dominated the…

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Quenneville Opens Devil’s Bowl Speedway Title Defense with Victory

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Masterson, FitzGerald, Wood also take opening night wins Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM WEST HAVEN, VT- May 22, 2016- Vince Quenneville Jr. showed a good opening night crowd that he never missed a beat over the winter at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, May 21. The Brandon, Vt., speedster and defending Asphalt Track champion ran to a dominant win in the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified division to open the 50th season of racing at the Rutland County facility. Other winners in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) action…

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At a Glance: Outlaws Continue Trek Through Northeast

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The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series march into Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway for the Empire State Challenge on Sunday, May 22 then migrate south for the Jersey Outlaw Classic at New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway on Tuesday, May 24 Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC- May 22, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will continue their push through the northeast as they compete in a rare Sunday showdown on May 22 at Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway. Following action in upstate New York, the series will move south to New…

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Wild Night in Charlotte All-Star Race

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Joey Logano Triumphs in Scintillating NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race finish Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, NC- May 22, 2016- At the end of a wild and crazy Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Joey Logano got the upper hand in an intense battle with last-chance qualifier Kyle Larson and took home the million-dollar prize as the winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Trying to block the stronger car of Logano in the closing 13-lap final segment of the race, Larson buried his car into Turn 1 as Logano edged ahead.…

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Sheppard Defends Home Turf

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Wins Spring Shootout at LaSalle Story By: JEREMEY SHIELDS / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM LASALLE, IL- May 22, 2016- Brandon Sheppard became the second home-state driver in two nights to visit Lucas Oil Victory Lane with his victory at LaSalle Speedway on Saturday Night. The 23-year-old Illinois native led all 60 laps of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned, Spring Shootout. The driver of the Best Performance Motorsports/Rocket took his first LOLMDS win of the season over Tim McCreadie, who crossed the line in second in his Sweeteners Plus/Longhorn. McCreadie and Don O'Neal…

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First-Day Qualifying at Indy Leaves Nerves Frazzled

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"Damn Good Day" for Schmidt Motorsports Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS, IN- May 22, 2016- How crazy was it today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? The exciting conclusion to the first day of qualifying for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil had quadriplegic team co-owner Sam Schmidt cracking jokes about doing a rain dance in his wheelchair for Sunday. A sick joke? Not at the end of what Schmidt proudly proclaimed “a damn good day.” Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver James Hinchcliffe, who…

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Crafton Goes Back-to-Back with CWTS Victory

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Matt Crafton dominates NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, NC- May 22, 2016- Matt Crafton had a lot to overcome on Saturday—a 17th-place starting position and a difficult pit stall that cost him dearly in the early stages of Saturday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But after 134 laps, Crafton was 5.748 seconds ahead of second-place Kyle Busch, winning the race and extending his series lead to 12 points over seventh-place finisher Timothy Peters. In fact, the two-time champion…

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Saturday All-Star Notebook

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LARSON UNLEASHES AGGRESSIVE APPROACH IN SPRINT SHOWDOWN Story By:REID SPENCER /NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, N.C. –May 22, 2016- Different week. Different circumstances. Same driver. Last Sunday at Dover International Speedway, Kyle Larson was chasing Matt Kenseth for the win in the AAA 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Larson treated Kenseth, the 2003 series champion, with the utmost respect, taking great pains to run the veteran driver as cleanly as possibly. Kenseth won, with Larson trailing him in second place by a fraction of a second. But that was not the case on Saturday morning…

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Wight Roars to Demon Victory

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Larry Wight The Class Of The Brewerton Speedway Modified Field Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BREWERTON, NY- May 21, 2016- Lightning stuck the Brewerton Speedway victory lane Friday night when Larry Wight parked his Gypsum Express/Tracey Road Equipment/NAPA Auto Parts/Penske Racing Shocks/LJL Kevlar Racing Engines/No.99L/Teo in victory lane in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds. In the 35 lap feature Wight took the lead on lap 3 and never looked back. The win was anything but easy as Wight had to hold off challenges from Chuck Bower and Chad Phelps until…

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Mother Nature Scores Another Victory As New Egypt Speedway Cancels May 21st Event

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World of Outlaw Sprints Invade Tuesday, May 24th Story By: ALLYSE WOLFINGER / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: HARRY MEEKS / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ- May 21, 2016- Mother Nature reared her ugly head yet again and forced the cancellation of New Egypt Speedway’s NASCAR Night event on Saturday, May 21st. The next regular Saturday night event is Saturday, May 28th. It’s Military Appreciation Night and all active and retired military with their military ID receive FREE General Admission. But first up the “The Greatest Show On Dirt” the World of Outlaw Craftsman Tool Sprint Cars are headed for…

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Dewease Dominates Opening Night at Williams Grove Speedway

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Defeats Outlaws to even the score in fiercely contested annual feud Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photo By: RACERSGUIDE.COM /PHOTO STAFF MECHANICSBURG, PA- May 21, 2016- Lance Dewease exited his car to loud cheers from the Pennsylvania Posse-favored crowd after he dominated the final 15 laps of the 25-lap feature to claim the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night. Dewease, who passed fellow Posse driver Greg Hodnett for the win, became just the second non-Outlaw driver to capture a checkered flag in a series race this year, joining…

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Weir Takes Gas City USAC Checkers

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Weir Warms Up to USAC Nation Victory No. 1 in Gas City's 'May Meltdown' Story By: USAC AMSOIL MEDIA Photos By: TRAVIS BRANCH & RYAN SELLERS GAS CITY, IN- May 21, 2016- In an epic side-by-side duel for the ages that lasted the entire second half of the feature, Scotty Weir was the ultimate gunslinger, outgunning Brady Bacon in the final pair of laps to claim his long-awaited first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway's "May Meltdown." Weir started the 30-lap feature from the pole position, but it was outside front row…

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Diemel Dashes to Home-State Victory

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A.J. Diemel Takes First Career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Victory in Grand Fashion; Leads All 50-Laps Story By: LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES MEDIA Photo By: HEATH LAWSON OSHKOSH, WI- May 21, 2016- Home-state driver A.J. Diemel scored his first-ever Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory tonight at Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway. In front of a packed grandstand, Diemel led all 50 laps and took the biggest win of his career. Chris Simpson drove his Cheap Cars/Longhorn Chassis to a second place finish, followed by Jared Landers in the Crop Production Services/Sweet-Bloomquist. Tim McCreadie wheeled the Sweeteners…

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Time to Climb: Short Track Super Series Headed to Thunder Mountain Speedway

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“Time To Climb” For Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP: Sunday, May 29 Brings ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ At Thunder Mountain Speedway; Erick Rudolph Leads STSS North Region Standings Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT JR. & PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- May 20, 2016- It’s “time to climb” for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP. To celebrate the unofficial kick-off to summer, the STSS traveling stars of the Halmar International North Region ascend to Thunder Mountain Speedway in Center Lisle, N.Y.,…

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Bill Wimble: Remembering a Legend

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Bill Wimble Left an Unfillable Void When He Retired from Racing; Now with His Passing, Another Integral Part of Racing History is gone for Good Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO COLLECTION / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- May 20, 2016- It was just another sunny Saturday afternoon in Fonda, New York. The traffic strolled by the Winner’s Circle restaurant at its typical lackadaisical pace as the speedway across the railroad tracks slowly began to show signs of life in anticipation of the spectacle to come. A man with a white hat, tropical patterned shirt and khaki pants…

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Outlaws Land First Blow in Year-Long War with Pennsylvania Posse

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Schatz Captures Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ABBOTTSTOWN, PA- May 20, 2016- Seven-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz managed to do something that only one other series driver has been able to do since 1997: out-muscle the Pennsylvania Posse on their home turf and claim the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway. Schatz's victory, his sixth of the season, gives the Outlaw drivers the upper hand as the annual feud over sprint car supremacy has officially kicked-off. "We want to win everywhere we…

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Schatz Gets Back on Track with Lincoln Score

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Donny Schatz Ends World of Outlaws Struggles, Holds off Danny Dietrich to Win Gettysburg Clash Story By: JEREMY ELLIOTT / PATRIOT NEWS Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ABBOTTSTOWN, PA- May 20, 2016- Donny Schatz hasn’t been the easiest driver to live with over the last four or five weeks. There are probably some days and nights when his crew just wanted to ship him to the hotel or even home. When you are used to winning like Schatz, you get a little ornery when things aren’t going your way. But that’s what makes Schatz the best in Sprint Car racing. He demands…

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Chaves Tops Indy Speed Charts; Qualifying Draws Near

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Chaves tops Indy 500 practice chart as thoughts wander to qualifying Story By: MARK ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 20, 2016- As qualifying draws near for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, a pair of three-letter abbreviations are being mentioned more often around Indianapolis Motor Speedway: “NTS” and “kPa.” The first stands for “no-tow speed,” or the lap speed a car achieved around the 2.5-mile oval without help of an aerodynamic tow. The second is short for kilopascals, the unit of measurement used to gauge…

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NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Weekend Preview

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Hamlin readies to defend NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race win Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CHARLOTTE, NC- May 20, 2016- Denny Hamlin currently holds the title of ‘reigning champion’ for two of NASCAR’s most prestigious races: the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Come Saturday night, he will look to continue the strangle hold on one of them, attempting to capture a second consecutive win in Saturday's NASCAR Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (9 p.m. ET on FS1). In order to take home the title, Hamlin will need to…

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Pauch Sr. Rules at Kutztown’s Action Track USA

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Pauch Sr. Is SpeedSTR Winner; King Eddie Reigns Supreme in 600 Sprints; Hoch Wins Slingshot Thriller at Kutztown’s Action Track USA on May 18 Story By: BARRY ANGSTADT / ACTION TRACK USA MEDIA Photos By: PHIL MAR / RACERSGUIDE.COM KUTZTOWN, PA- May 20, 2016- Billy Pauch Sr. finished runner-up to a Buckwalter on opening night, but the Frenchtown, NJ throttle-jockey turned the tables on another member of the same family on May 18. Pauch worked hard to defeat Steve Buckwalter on Wednesday, repelling several late race attacks and hanging on to win his first USAC All Pro SpeedSTR main event since…

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Dillon Aims for All-Star Performance

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In career year, Dillon Aims to Add All-Star Nod, Sprint Cup Victory Story By: MARK McCARTER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CHARLOTTE, NC- May 20, 2016- Last October at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Austin Dillon was reminded that not all perils a driver faces come on the track. It was a Friday night in October 2015 and he was on pit road, head bowed in prayer before climbing into his car for the NASCAR XFINITY Series race. Suddenly, a sizzling sound and what he called “a glimmer of light” interrupted the prayer. A hot little meteorite…

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First State Bound: Short Track Super Series Velocita South Region Heads to Delmar, Delaware Thursday, May 26

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Stewart Friesen Leads Standings Into Lucrative ‘Diamond State 50’ At Delaware International Speedway With $25,000-Plus At Stake Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF DELMAR, DE- May 19, 2016- The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP returns to the First State next Thursday, May 26. Charlie Cathell’s Delaware International Speedway, located on U.S. 13 in Delmar, Del., plays host to the ‘Diamond State 50’ with more than $25,000 on the line for the STSS Velocita South Region big-block/small-block Modifieds. The 50-lap event at the tacky half-mile offers $5,000-plus to win,…

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Double Shot of Empire Super Sprints on Tap

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Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints With Two Events this Weekend at Outlaw and Selinsgrove Story By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM SYRACUSE, NY- May 19, 2016- The first two-race weekend for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) will be held this weekend with a Friday night visit to the Outlaw Speedway and then on Saturday for the annual Mach 1 Chassis Shootout at the Selinsgrove Speedway The 2016 point season for ESS was suppose to kick off April 22 at Outlaw with the first ever Spring Nationals. With the evening postponed cause…

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Five Star Racing Program at The Fulton Speedway This Saturday

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Fulton Speedway set for Saturday Program Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- May 19, 2016- After losing last Saturday's racing program due to unfavorable weather conditions the Fulton Speedway is primed for racing excitement this Saturday, May 21st on VP Small Engine Fuels night. This Saturday on the fast, affordable, family fun race schedule will be the ground shaking Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds, SUNY Canton Sportsman, Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux RUSH Late Models, E&V Energy Novice Sportsman and JB Logging & Firewood Four Cylinders. Jimmy Phelps is off…

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All Star Sprints Heading West

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Arctic Cat All Stars Ready for Illinois/Wisconsin Road Trip Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 19, 2016- After spending the first few weeks of the 2016 point season in areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania, the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will now transfer focus toward areas of Illinois and Wisconsin, moving into the Central Time Zone for the first and only time this season. “America’s Series” will make a first-ever appearance at one particular Illinois short track during their weekend road trip, followed by a night…

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Hunter-Reay Tops the Speed Chart on Day 2 Practice

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Hunter-Reay Happy to be at Sharp End of Indy 500 Practice Chart Story By: MARK ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 19, 2016- Ryan Hunter-Reay isn’t getting ahead of himself. The Andretti Autosport driver knows it’s only two days into practice for the epic 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Some competitors may not have shown all their cards yet, but sitting atop the speed chart today with a lap of 228.202 mph in the No. 28 DHL Honda has the 2014 Indianapolis 500 champion…

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Celebrate Summer at The Big Show 8

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TV Racing Analyst Kenny Wallace Joins a Banner Field Expected for the Super DIRTcar Modified Series 100 June 28 at Albany-Saratoga Speedway Story By: JOHN SNYDER / DRIVEN MARKETING MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SUSSEX, NJ-May 19, 2016- Already there’s a buzz in the air as top Northeast dirt track Modified teams anticipate competing in the Tuesday, June 28 The Big Show 8 Super DIRTcar Modified Series 100 at Malta, New York’s Albany-Saratoga Speedway. “We’re expecting all the Super DIRTcar Series drivers as well as the top weekly competitors from Albany-Saratoga plus several other drivers who have indicated to…

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Persistent Moisture Postpones Gettysburg Clash

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Series will resume action at Lincoln Speedway on Thursday, May 19 Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By :DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA- May 19, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. has been postponed to Thursday, May 19 due to persistent rain throughout the day and night on Wednesday. Fans that purchased grandstand tickets will be able to redeem their tickets for reentry at the track on Thursday, while fans that purchased pit passes and received a pit band are asked to keep their bands…

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George Williams Memorial Races Bring Woodhull Back to Life Saturday

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George Williams Memorial $2,000-to-win 35-Lap Modifieds Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL NY- May 19, 2016- This Saturday night, May 21, Woodhull Raceway gets back on track just one week after dropping their first event of the season to rain. Saturday night’s racing for the George Williams Memorial Races will be presented by longtime Woodhull supporters Griffith Energy and the Elkland Moose. Griffith Energy is a well-known name in the Northeast for your energy needs from fuel to heating to air conditioning and much more, you can find it all at Griffith. …

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‘The Electric Company’ Wires Diamond STSS Field

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Electrifying: Ryan Watt Scores Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP ‘Anthracite Assault’ Combination Event At Big Diamond Speedway Tuesday Over 51-Car STSS Field; Brandon Grosso Earns First-Ever STSS Sportsman Triumph; Michael Burrows Wild XCel 600 Winner Story By:CODY MANMILLER / STSS MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA -May 18, 2016- Ryan Watt led all 50 laps at the familiar Big Diamond Speedway on his way to winning the ‘Anthracite Assault,’ a match-up of drivers from both the Halmar International North Region and Velocita South Region under the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By…

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Weedsport Speedway “Lights It Up” this Sunday with Huge Season Opener

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Craftsman World of Outlaws Invade to Kick Off 2016 Story By: SHANNON PHELPS / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY- May 18, 2016- The Craftsman World of Outlaws are set to invade "The Port" on Sunday, May 22nd. This marks the return of the Empire State Challenge, New York State's only regular season appearance for the "Greatest Show on Dirt" where the Outlaws hope to take the money and run. The Northeast's best Sportsman Modified competitors will begin their quest for glory, as Sunday kicks off the 2016 Napa Sportsman Shootout Series. While taking in the…

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At a Glance: Tensions Rise as Outlaws Set Out for Posse Territory

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The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series heads into Posse territory on Wednesday, May 18 for the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa., then the Morgan Cup double-header at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21 Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- May 18, 2016- This week the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will wage war with the Pennsylvania Posse on their home turf when the series travels to Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. for the Gettysburg Clash…

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Rescheduled Outlaw Spring Nationals & Military Veterans Night This Friday at Outlaw Speedway

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Outlaw Spring Nationals & Military Veterans Night Goes Green This Friday Story By: STEVE OVENS / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, NY- May 18, 2016- After the huge success that was last week’s running of Thursday Night Thunder, weekly racing on Friday nights returns for Friday May 20th’s program. But this is no ordinary night of racing- it is the rescheduled running of the Outlaw Spring Nationals. This night will include special races for the Modifieds, Crate Sportsman, IMCA Modifieds and also ushers in the first stop of the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints for 2016. …

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Coby Leads Whelen Tour Points Over Solomito Leaving Waterford Speedbowl

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Defending Series Champion Hold Slim Advantage After 3 Events Story By: JASON CUNNINGHAM / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM WATERFORD, Conn. - May 18, 2016- Defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby may not have scored a top-five finish in Saturday’s New England Cycle Center 161 at New London-Waterford Speedbowl, but his eighth place finish was enough to keep him on top of the point standings leaving the Shoreline oval. Coby, driver of the No. 2 Dunleavy Truck and Trailer Repair/A&J Romano Construction LFR Chassis modified, holds an eight point lead over Timmy Solomito. Coby scored…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Opens 50th Season with Action-Packed Weekend

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Kids bike races, Modified 50-lappers, tribute to ’67 champ Hulbert highlight two nights of racing Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST HAVEN, VT- May 18, 2016- The wait is over for local stock car racing fans, as Devil’s Bowl Speedway opens its 50th season of action this weekend, May 21-22, with a two-night schedule jammed with action. The Rutland County track’s landmark golden anniversary will be the first full season of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on both the half-mile Asphalt Track and the 3/10-mile Dirt Track.…

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Selinsgrove Returns May 21 with Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints

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Moon Shine Camo Route 35 Super Late Model Challenge Series and $2,000-to-win Sprint and Late Model Main Events on Tap Story By: STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, PA- May 18, 2016- Selinsgrove Speedway will present a special racing card this Saturday, May 21, at 7 p.m. featuring $2,000-to-win main events for the 360 sprint cars and super late models. The pro stocks will round out a three-division racing card. Gates will open at 5 p.m. The Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints will headline a full-points race for the series and the speedway with…

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Racers Are Ready for Action Packed Stock Car Racing at Grandview Speedway

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NASCAR Pocono Raceway Ticktes Will Go To Lucky Fans in the Stands Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STIEGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- May 18, 2016- Racers are chomping at the bit, anxious to get back to racing, after two straight Saturday night rainouts at NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway. Racing action this Saturday will feature some very serious competition as the four division show will include the T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models, Sportsman and the popular Blast from the Past Vintage racers. Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30…

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Lucas Late Models set for Double Header Shootout

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Lucas Oil Spring Shootout at Oshkosh and LaSalle Up Next Story By: JEREMEY SHIELD / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA- May 18, 2016- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will continue the rip-roaring month of May with a doubleheader weekend for the Lucas Oil “Spring Shootout.” The action will kick off on Friday, May 20th at Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway in Oshkosh, WI before wrapping up on Saturday, May 21st at LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, IL. Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway is a 1/3-mile, semi-banked clay oval, located just 4 miles north of Oshkosh, WI.…

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WoO Sprints to Invade Williams Grove This Weekend

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First Match Up Of Season At Hand For Outlaws Vs. Pennsylvania Posse Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA- May 18, 2016- Williams Grove Speedway will present the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series this Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21 with time trials getting underway both nights at 7:30 pm. Gates for each day of the affair will open at 5 pm with fireworks included in both programs. Adult general admission tickets are $30 each night with youth ages 13 – 20 admitted for $15 and ages…

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At a Glance: Super DIRTcar Series Gassing-Up for The Grove

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The Super DIRTcar Series returns to action at Williams Grove Speedway (Pa.) on Wednesday, June 22 Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- May 17, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series travels to Williams Grove (Pa.) Speedway for the Big-Block Modified Mayhem at the Grove on Wednesday, June 22. The series 17 Platinum drivers will test their 800-horsepower Big-Block Modifieds on the Mechanicsburg, Pa. course for the first time since 2006. Setting the bar high The new combination of Billy Decker and car owner Mike Payne found their way to victory…

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The Need for Speed as Indy 500 Practice Begins

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Andretti Cars Set Pace on Opening Day of Indy 500 Practice Story By: MARK ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR PHOTO STAFF INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 17, 2016- The importance of track time was plainly evident on the opening day of practice for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. All 33 entered cars saw time on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, totaling 1,972 laps. The 33 cars on track is the most for an Indy 500 opening day since 2010. Andretti Autosport led the way with its five drivers…

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Brewerton Speedway Best Seat in The House Contest Starts This Friday

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Billy Whittaker Cars And Trux Best Seat In The House Fan Contest Starts This Friday May 20 At The Brewerton Speedway Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- May 17, 2016- Major Brewerton and Fulton Speedways marketing partner Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux has an exciting promotion for fans starting this Friday, May 20th at the Brewerton Speedway. When you enter the speedway all fans are eligible to stop by the photo/novelty stand to enter their name into the Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Best Seat In The House contest. When…

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Napa Auto Parts TOTH Racing Series Storm Warnings

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USAC Non-Wing Sprints and The Eastern Storm To Kickoff at Grandview Speedway on Tuesday, June 7th Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- May 17, 2016-Three abreast racing, a few slide jobs, a wheelie or two and an occasional bounce off the outside guardrail is just the norm when the USAC non-wing sprints invade Grandview Speedway, and it all takes place on Tuesday night, June 7. Joined by the 358 NASCAR Modifieds, the AMSOIL Non-Wing USAC Sprint cars will open the Eastern Storm on the high-banked one-third mile oval. This event…

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Victoria 200 Set for Utica-Rome Speedway This Sunday

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RoC Dirt Modified Series Kicks Off with Prestigious Victoria Event at Utica-Rome Story By: RoC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- May 17, 2016- The Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Series fueled by Sunoco is ready to kick off the dirt portion of the series with the “Victoria 200” on tap at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Sunday night May 22. The 2016 edition of the historic race is scheduled to be a 55-lap feature with a $5,500 payday going to the winner. The first “Victoria 200” took place at the Utica-Rome Speedway in 2008 after then…

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Weather Forces Rescheduled KoD Event at Utica

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Utica Rome Rescheduled To June 5th; Pro Stocks Open June 3rd At Malta Story By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- May 17, 2016- For the 2nd year in a row Mother Nature forced the rescheduling of the King Of Dirt Racing Series openers for both the Crate Sportsman and Pro Stock divisions. Temporarily the first ever visit for KOD to the action track of the east Utica Rome Speedway will have to wait until June 5th where both Crate Sportsman and Pro Stocks will be in action. “Bill and Kim tried…

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Andrew Smith Wins FMP Snow Shortened Star Series Crate Sportsman “28”

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Dave Simms, Jerry Williams, Jimmy DiFulvio and Marty Kelly III All Notch Feature Wins Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP MEDIA Photos By: D & J PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY- May 17, 2016- Andrew Smith made his first ever appearance at Five Mile Point Speedway a successful one as he took top honors in the STAR Series Crate Sportsman opener on Sunday. The race was cut short two laps due to a second squall of snow that swept over the quarter mile oval. The victory was worth $1,000 for the Lockport, New York driver. The scheduled 30 lap STAR…

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No Panic: Dave Franek Keeps Hot Streak Rolling at Georgetown Speedway

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Earns $2,000 URC Sprint Victory; Sunday Rain Date Draws Strong Crowd, Robust Car Count Story By: BRETT DEYO / GEORGETOWN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FILE PHOTOS GEORGETOWN, DE- May 16, 2016- Davie Franek kept his hot streak alive on Sunday evening at Georgetown Speedway. Franek, the current United Racing Club (URC) 360 Sprint Car point leader, romped to his third victory of the early season, dominating the 25-lap A-Main at the historic half-mile track. The Wantage, N.J., driver earned $2,000 for his efforts at the B&G Auto Body sponsored program. Racing had been scheduled for Friday…

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Fonda Suffers First Rain Out of 2016

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Despite Tremendous Effort, Fonda Forced to Cancel Saturday Night; Speedway Ready to Honor Lou Lazzaro and Ken Shoemaker this Saturday, May 21st Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- May 16, 2016- The Demitraszek Enterprises management team held on until the last minute on Saturday evening May 14 before cancelling the racing program due to a heavy rain that had just hit the track. Cars were in the pit area and word had come out that the plan was to get the racing program in but that one last heavy rain…

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Twin-20’s for the Modifieds Rescheduled to May 21st at Middletown

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Big-Block's set to Double Down this Saturday at the House of Power Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- May 16, 2016- Due to inclement weather, the racing program originally scheduled for May 14, featuring Twin 20-lap features for the headline Big-Block Modifieds is now set for this coming Saturday evening, May 21 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. Led by defending point champion Jerry Higbie, the earth-shaking, 800 horse power Modifieds will have two chances to win on the lightning fast five-eighths-mile Middletown “Hard Clay” oval. Also on…

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Sunday Dover Notebook

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Despite third-place run, Elliott wants more Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR DOVER, DE- May 16, 2016- Chase Elliott needs to do a better job. Not of driving a race car, mind you. He needs to do a better job of enjoying his own accomplishments. When he arrived in the media center after finishing a career-best third in Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, Elliott seemed almost disappointed. After all, the Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate hadn’t converted his first real opportunity to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.…

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