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‘Pot of Bonuses’ Up for Grabs at USAC Midget Series Opener

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NUMEROUS BONUSES AND PRIZES ADDED TO SHAMROCK CLASSIC POT Story By:DICK JORDAN/ USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Du Quion Ill.- March 18, 2016- Numerous companies have pledged support of Saturday night, March 19th’s inaugural “Shamrock Classic” promoted by Bryan Clauson. The much anticipated indoor event at Du Quoin’s Southern Illinois Center marks the season opener for the 2016 USAC Midget National Championship season. Among those offering prizes and bonuses to competitors include Simpson Race Products, who is awarding a brand new helmet to the winner of the 50-lap midget feature while a select few other drivers will…

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TC and The Brady Bunch Plan Concord Assault

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‘TC’ Making the Trip to Concord to Race Brady’s No. 00 Story By:TIM SOUTHERS / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By:JIM DUPONT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Concord NC- March 18,2016- Ted Christopher is no stranger to victory lane at Concord Speedway (NC). The veteran Modified racer from Plainville, Connecticut is the only driver to ever win a NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour event at the unique half-mile tri-oval. With the tour returning to Concord Saturday for the first time since his win in 2009, Christopher will be returning to the track to pilot the Brady family’s No. 00 machine. “I gave them my spec…

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Auto Club Speedway Weekend Preview

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Close finishes define young season – but none involve Kyle Busch … yet! Story By:REID SPENCER / NASAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES/ NASCAR Fontana Ca.- March 18, 2016- First, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin beat Martin Truex Jr. to the line by .010 seconds to win the Daytona 500. Then, Kevin Harvick edged Hamlin’s teammate Carl Edwards at Phoenix – by that same .010 seconds margin. Two races, both ranking in the top 10 among the closest finishes in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history. In fact, the average margin of victory this NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is 0.232…

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Sides Ready to Strike at Stockton

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Sides Looking for First Top 10 at Stockton Dirt Track This Weekend with World of Outlaws Story By:SHAWN MILLER/ INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULARE, Calif. -March 18, 2016- Jason Sides will return to action this Friday and Saturday at the Stockton Dirt Track, where he is searching for his first career top 10. Sides has recorded a 13th-place result each of the past two years at the 3/8-mile oval in Stockton, Calif., where the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series hosts the FVP Western Spring Shootout this weekend. "There is usually a pretty big crowd…

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STEVE KINSER HEADED TO THE VALLEY OF SPEED

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King Of The Outlaw 410 Sprints Looking For Win Number 14 Story By: ROB HAZER / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS and DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon, NY - March 17, 2016– Lebanon Valley Speedway previously announced Tony Stewart’s smoking hot all-star show featuring outlaw 410 winged sprints would thunder into the valley of speed on August 21, 2016. This week promoter Howard Commander officially confirmed when the All-Star Circuit Of Champions tour rolls into town there would be a king on hand. Steve Kinser hasn’t missed an outlaw 410-sprint show at Lebanon Valley since the division…

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KOD PRO STOCKS TO ENJOY EXPANDED SCHEDULE IN 2016

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Driver Rewards Program For Full-Fender Drivers Set For Upcoming Season Story By:ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY- March 17, 2016- When the Lazzaro’s Auto Body King Of Dirt Pro Stock Series heads to the action track of the east on May 15th drivers will begin battling through the summer months for the kings throne. The excitement for full-fender drivers is growing with anticipation for an expanded 2016 schedule, preferred starters status, and now a driver rewards program. Pro Stocks without question put on some truly exciting racing. This coming season should be no…

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Bridgeport Speedway Gears Up For Season Opener

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2016 Bridgeport Speedway Practice Sessions, Points, and Tire Information Story By: KOLBY RAMEY / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bridgeport, NJ - March 17, 2016- The 2016 racing season at the Gloucester County oval is quickly approaching. March 26 marks the '16 Opening Day featuring the 'Fourth Annual Doug Hoffman Memorial 60over Special'. The marquee season lid-lifter honors the late Doug Hoffman and everything he did for and meant to Bridgeport Speedway. Practice Sessions: There are three scheduled practices early in the season. The first practice will be held Saturday, March 19 from 12pm to 4pm. …

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Speedway Children’s Charities Gala Salutes Tony Stewart

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Stewart Honored For Incredible Contributions to Speedway Children's Charities Story By: SPEEDWAY CHILDREN'S CHARITIES MEDIA Photos By:GETTY IMAGES CONCORD, N.C. –March 17, 2016- The 36th annual Sonic Automotive Speedway Children’s Charities Gala presented by The NRA Teach Freedom Foundation will recognize Tony Stewart, one of NASCAR’s great philanthropists, on May 25. Stewart will be honored for his successes on and off the track, including his incredible contributions to Speedway Children’s Charities across all eight Speedway Motorsports chapters. Stewart announced last year that 2016 would be his final season as a NASCAR driver, with the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion transitioning full-time into…

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Woodhull Arnott Mall Car Show Previews 2016 Season Opener

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Season Passes On Sale at Woodhull Raceway Booth Story By: STEVE OWENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM WOODHULL, NY- March 17, 2016 - The annual Arnot Mall Car Show presented by Swarthout Recycling kicks off this weekend in Horseheads, NY and race fans of Woodhull Raceway will get their first chance to see the new paint schemes and new cars for their favorite drivers. Fans and teams alike will have the opportunity to purchase their 2016 season passes as well from the Woodhull Raceway booth in Center Court. Woodhull Raceway has released the pricing schedule for…

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Outlaws Continue Battle with California Crew at Stockton

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The Series takes on the Stockton Dirt Track for the FVP Western Spring Shootout at the Stockton Dirt Track on March 18 and 19 Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - March 17, 2016 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series continues its month-long battle with the California crew this weekend as it takes on the Stockton (Calif.) Dirt Track on Friday and Saturday, March 18 and 19. While Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb driver Brad Sweet continues his roll through the early part of the 2016 season, he and…

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Perrego And Hearn, Set To Race At Selinsgrove ROC Icebreaker 40

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Both Drivers Head To PA Track In Search Of Race Of Champions Series Opener Victory Story By: RACE OF CHAMPIONS MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, PA -March 17, 2016- Dirt modified racing’s most recent star, Anthony Perrego of Montgomery, N.Y., and dirt modified racing’s biggest star, Brett Hearn of Kinnelon, New Jersey will join the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series Fueled by Sunoco when it takes center stage at Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday in the ‘Icebreaker 40 presented by Insinger Performance’. Perrego will head to Selinsgrove fresh off his biggest win to date which came…

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Lucas Oil Late Model Series Heading For Record Setting Season

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Largest Schedule and Record Prize Money Highlights 2016 Season! Story By:LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA - March 17, 2016- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - widely acknowledged as the nation's premier dirt late model sanctioning organization - is proud to offer its many fans and drivers the most exciting events in 2016. Since its inception in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has more than doubled the amount of races on the annual schedule. The unique brand provided by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has led to more racing,…

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Top 12 Dirt Modified Drivers Under 30

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Top 12 Dirt Modified Drivers Under 30 By: Pete MacDonald There is going to come a day when Brett Hearn, Jimmy Horton, Billy Pauch, and Kenny Tremont are no longer able to compete on the level that they currently do now. What is going to happen then? Who will fans cheer for? Who is the future of Northeast Dirt Modified racing? 1) Larry Wight – 23 Years Old from Phoenix, NY. Larry has been racing Modified cars since he was 14 years old. His father John, who is one of the most prominent car owners in the business,…

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Brent Marks Looks For Better Results at Grove Opener

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Marks Hopes for Better Outcome During Upcoming Central PA Start Story By:FULLY INJECTED MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO /RACERSGUIDE.COM MYERSTOWN, Pa. -March 16, 2016- Brent Marks was on his way to a potential top-five finish on Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway; advancing from a sixth row starting position to top-five contention with just ten circuits recorded during the 25-lap, Port Royal Speedway season opener. Unfortunately, his progress through the field was cut short; caught in a scary, on-track incident involving two other competitors. All drivers were unharmed, but Marks would have to settle for a disappointing DNF. “That was…

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Whelen So. Mod News & Notes: Concord

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Tour Returns to Fast Half Mile for First Time in Seven Years Story By:TIM SOUTHERS / NASCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – March 16, 2016- For the first time since 2009, the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will return to Concord Speedway for the Southern Sizzler 150 this Saturday in Concord, North Carolina. Burt Myers enters the race on a hot streak after winning the season-opening Davis Roofing 150 last weekend to lead the standings, but he’ll face some tough competition – including the driver who won at Concord the last time the…

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Action Express Team Up For The Challenge at Sebring 12hrs

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Action Express Set To Defend Sebring Title Stort By:ISMA SERIES MEDIA Photos By: ISMA SERIES PHOTO SEBRING, Fla. – March 16, 2016- Action Express Racing will take on a variety of challengers when it defends its victory in Saturday’s 64th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida, round two of both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season and Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup on Saturday. Christian Fittipaldi and Joao Barbosa return to the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Corvette DP, where they will be joined by Filipe Albuquerque in a bid for their second consecutive Sebring…

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New Tour-Type Modified Series Ready to Debut in New York

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Six Race Series Set to Kick Off at Chemung Speedrome Story By:CAROL HOUSSOCK / CHEMUNG SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DUANE CANFIELD / RACERSGUIDE.COM Chemung NY. -March 16,2016- A new Tour-Type Modified series is hoping to gain traction in the Upstate New York region in 2016. The American Modified Pavement Series, led by promoter Chris Zacharias, has released a six-race schedule that is set to kick off at Chemung Speedrome (NY) on May 1. Zacharias stated that starting a new series is something he’s been thinking about doing for a while, and he finally thought the time was right. “The timing was right…

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Selflessness, Bravery and 100% Pure Balls

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Selflessness, Bravery and 100% Pure Balls By: Pete MacDonald Images By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com At what point do you throw all caution to the wind to help out a competitor? Opening night at any race track is a special event. Fans are optimistic that a new season is upon them, and racers are optimistic after assembling the best piece that they can for the new season. For just one day, everybody is in first place. This past Saturday night, the Port Royal Speedway in central Pennsylvania was beyond packed for their season opener. Fans, most of who had seen a complete…

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TYLER DIPPEL SETS HIS SIGHTS ON MARCH MADNESS MELTDOWN FRESH OFF OF NASCAR K&N WIN

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] TYLER DIPPEL SETS HIS SIGHTS ON MARCH MADNESS MELTDOWN FRESH OFF OF NASCAR K&N WIN New Egypt, NJ – New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown this Saturday March 19th has another invader proclaiming his interest in this weekend’s event. Fresh off of his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East win in Mobile, AL on Sunday, 15-yr old Tyler Dippel has set his sights on New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown this Saturday March 19th. The Wallkill, NY native is looking to take the $5,000 first place check back to The Empire State with him, also this Saturday…

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Williams Grove Speedway Going Green This Friday

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Williams Grove Opening Day Presented By Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips Is March 18 Story By:SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM MECHANICSBURG, PA – March 15, 2016-Williams Grove Speedway is set to return to racing this week, on Friday March 18 at 7:30 pm when it hosts the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars on Opening Day presented by Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips. Opening Day presented by Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips will also include racing competition for the super late models. The super stock cars rarely get to compete at Williams Grove these days and the show for the mighty…

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Jam Packed Entry List Set For DuQuoin’s Shamrock Classic

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NEARLY 60 CARS ENTERED FOR Du QUOIN'S "SHAMROCK CLASSIC" USAC MIDGET OPENER SATURDAY Story By:DICK JORDAN /USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:JOHN DaDALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM DuQuion Ill.- March 15, 2016- This Saturday, March 19, the inaugural running of the “Shamrock Classic” at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin, Illinois pits the top midget drivers and teams in the United States against each other in the USAC Midget National Championship’s first “points-paying” indoor National Midget race since Kenny Irwin, Jr.’s victory at the Toronto SkyDome in January of 1993. Fifty-eight teams have already pre-entered for the event, including USAC champions Dave…

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Thunder On The Hill ……The 27th Season of Thunder

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ELI’S AUTOWORLD RETURNS TO PACE THE FIELD AT THUNDER ON THE HILL IN 2016, OPENER SET FOR SUNDAY, MAY 29 Story By:BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bechtelsville Pa.- March 15, 2016- The 27th season of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings will return to the one-third mile high banked Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA with seven special events in the 2016 season. The Thunder Series will present numerous divisions to include the USAC non-wing Sprints, DIRTcar Modifieds, All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprints, 358…

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Selinsgrove Ready To Break The Ice With Big Block Groundpounders

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Selinsgrove Speedway Opens This Saturday with the RoC Big-Block Modifieds Story By:STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, PA –March 15, 2016 - Selinsgrove Speedway will kick off the 2016 season this Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m. featuring the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions big block dirt modifieds in the annual Insinger Performance Products Icebreaker 40 paying $4,000 to win. Pit gates will open at 11 a.m. and grandstand gates at 12 p.m. The rain date, if needed, will be Sunday, March 20. The 360 and 410 sprint cars, super late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners…

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Keith Shampine Set to Debut New Chassis at The Steel Palace

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Osetek Technologies Prepping New Super; Keith Shampine Set for 2016 Oswego Slate Story By:DAN KAPUSCINSKI/OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photo By: BILL TAYLOR Oswego NY -March 15, 2016- Supermodified car owner Chris Osetek has been busy this winter in his Statesville, N.C., shop building a new supermodified for driver Keith Shampine to wheel at Oswego Speedway in 2016. Production of the chassis began in late 2014 with plans for a 2015 debut at Oswego. Progress slowed once the ’15 racing season began as the Osetek team shifted its focus to their 2012 chassis that Shampine has driven since the 2013 season. In…

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2017 DIRTcar Nationals Date Changes Announced

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] 2017 DIRTcar Nationals Date Changes Announced 46th Annual event shifts one week to Feb. 14 to 25, 2017 BARBERVILLE, Fla. - March 14, 2016 - The 46th Annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. kicks off 'Florida in February' one week later in 2017 as the event shifts to Feb. 14 to 25, 2017. "It is important to the World of Outlaws and DIRTcar that we continue to align this event with all of the great motorsports events in Florida during the month and provide as much accessibility to our fans as possible," said World…

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“Friday Night Lights” At Georgetown Speedway With Deron Rust Memorial Small-Block Modified Event Friday, March 25

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] “Friday Night Lights” At Georgetown Speedway With Deron Rust Memorial Small-Block Modified Event Friday, March 25; Sealed Spec Head Bonuses Of $500, $300 & $200 Posted For Top-Three Across Line GEORGETOWN, DE – After a wildly successful opener on March 12 – the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial – at Georgetown Speedway, attention now turns to racing “under the lights” on a Friday night. The Deron Rust Memorial, honoring a true Georgetown supporter as a racer and former promoter, is set for next Friday, March 25 at the historic half-mile oval. The small-block Modified division will serve as the…

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Bridgeport Speedway Remembers Doug Hoffman Leading into Memorial Event on March 26

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By: Deb Smith Doug Hoffman was a racer. Former car owners, fellow competitors as well as track personnel will all tell you the same thing. When he was at the race track, Doug Hoffman was focused on racing and racing to win. He went out on the track and raced. He came back into the pits and watched the track. He was always thinking about the next laps that he would turn. He wasn't there to socialize. He was there to race. And there is no questioning his success. Four hundred and eighty-two times, Hoffman raced to the checkered flag…

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Invader List Grows for New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Invader List Grows for New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown Saturday, March 19th Kicks Off the 2016 New Jersey Dirt Racing Season New Egypt, NJ-- We are less than a week away from the kick off to the 2016 New Jersey dirt racing season with New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown on Saturday, March 19th. Invader entries are starting to take shape with Modified heavy weights Stewart Friesen, Jimmy Horton, Ryan Watt, Danny Creeden, and Kyle Merkel confirming they will be in attendance at the Central Jersey speed plant. They will be looking to take home the $5,000…

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Melvin Joseph Memorial Notebook By: Pete MacDonald

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Melvin Joseph Memorial Notebook By: Pete MacDonald Made the trek down to Georgetown Speedway this past weekend for the 2016 Short Track Super Series South opener, it’s amazing what some clean up and a fresh coat of paint can do to a race track as Brett and Heather Deyo had the place looking great. They were rewarded with a standing room only crowd and a pit area packed full of race cars. I really don’t think that the Delaware Modified guys get enough respect. Yes, I get it that it’s not Central New York and the hotbed of…

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Dippel Dominates Mobile 150

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Fifteen-Year-Old Victorious In Second K&N Pro Series East Start Story By:BROOKE FRANCESCHINI / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By:GETTY IMAGES/NASCAR MOBILE, Ala. –March 14, 2016- The latest prospect making the transition from dirt to asphalt may prove to be the quickest study of them all. Wallkill, New York, native Tyler Dippel stormed to Victory Lane in just his second NASCAR K&N Pro Series East start Sunday at Mobile International Raceway. Twenty-three days shy of his 16th birthday, Dippel took the lead on Lap 30 of the Mobile 150 presented by the Mobile Sports Authority and drove away from the 25-car field…

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Harvick Continues Phoenix Dominance By Inches

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Harvick holds off Edwards at Phoenix—by a matter of inches Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR AVONDALE, Ariz. –March 14, 2016- In recent years, Kevin Harvick has exercised his dominance at Phoenix International Raceway by crushing the competition. In Sunday’s Good Sam 500 at the one-mile track in the Sonoran Desert, he maintained his mastery by a matter of inches, banging fenders with Carl Edwards in a side-by side overtime battle on the way to the finish line. After the drivers traded shots on the way to the stripe, Harvick pulled ahead to win…

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Arctic Cat All Stars Announce Mega Championship Finale at Atomic Speedway

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Weekend Headlined with Race of Champions and $20,000-to-win A-Main Story By:BLAKE ANDERSON/ ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By:TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -March 14, 2016 - 2016 will prove to be an historical season for Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Not only will race fans have the opportunity to chase the region’s finest sprint car drivers across much of the Midwest and northeast, visiting venues in seven different states over the course of the next seven months, but they will also have the opportunity to witness a record breaking, season-ending program at Atomic Speedway in…

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Montoya Repeats Trip to St. Pete Victory Lane

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The 50th anniversary celebration season for Team Penske is off to a rousing start. Story By:DAVE lEWENDOWSKI / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:CHRIS OWENS /INDYcar PHOTOS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – March14, 2016- Verizon Team Penske driver Juan Pablo Montoya controlled the llast half of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg to win the Verizon IndyCar Series season opener for a second straight year. Driving the No. 2 Chevrolet, Montoya led teammate Simon Pagenaud across the finish line by 2.3306 seconds, with Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay third and Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves fourth on the 1.8-mile temporary street course. Montoya’s…

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Thunder Mountain Speedway Set To Rumble For 2016 Season

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Thunder Mountain Speedway Looks To Carry Momentum Into New Season Story By:PATSI SPOONHOWER/ THUNDER MOUNTAIN MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO/RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY – March 14, 2016- The Southern Tier of New York state is flooded with speedways operating on Saturday nights. One, however, stands out above the rest. Thunder Mountain Speedway – rescued from near demise three years ago by its founder Karl Spoonhower – has emerged as a leader in the region with strong attendance and growing car counts. The 2015 campaign was among the most successful in the speedway’s history, launching into the off-season with a wave of…

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MVS RACERS READY TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGE OF THE RACE OF CHAMPIONS

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Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series Preparing for 2016 Story By: DINO OBERTO/MVS MEDIA Photos By:WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Elma, N.Y. – March 14, 2016 – Competitors on the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series Fueled by Sunoco have been preparing through the winter for their 2016 season opener. That event, the “Break-the-Ice 75” is only weeks away at Mahoning Valley Speedway, on Saturday, April 9. With the event looming on the horizon, race teams have been preparing for months. Several western New York race teams will be kicking off the season earlier than normal with the…

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ANTHONY PERREGO OPENS STSS SEASON WITH WIN IN FRONT OF HUGE GEORGETOWN CROWD

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Crowd Attends Grand Reopening Of Delaware’s Historic Georgetown Speedway; New Yorker Anthony Perrego Claims $5,229 Payday Over Stout Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Field; 123 Cars Sign In For Competition Story By:CODY MANMILLER/ BD MOTORHugeSPORTS MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM GEORGETOWN, DE -March 13, 2016- Anthony Perrego scored the first victory of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled by VP Velocita South Region season at the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial for the grand re-opening of Georgetown Speedway. The triumph was Perrego’s second career STSS victory - he captured the ‘Battle of the Bullring 2’ at…

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David Gravel Wins at Thunderbowl, Scores First of the Season

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Reigning champion Donny Schatz does not race in feature for the first time since 2012 Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photo By: PAUL TREVINO TULARE, Calif. - March 13, 2016 - David Gravel claimed his first World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season Saturday night at Thunderbowl Raceway as he held off Shane Stewart through the 35-lap feature. The win was the first series win for Gravel since he won the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway in 2014 and the first for him with his new team, CJB Motorsports. "It's awesome to win…

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Hodnett Kicks Off Port Royal Season In Victory Lane

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Hodnett And Haus Open Port Royal Season With Wins Story By:SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, Pa. – March 13, 2016-Greg Hodnett inherite the lead from Lucas Wolfe with 11 laps to go to pick up the $3,500 payday in the Port Royal Speedway season opener for sprint cars on Saturday evening. Hamburg’s Andy Haus proved victorious in the super late model main, holding off a surging Greg Satterlee to pick up the victory worth $2,000. Second starter Danny Dietrich took the lead at the start of the 25-lap sprint car feature…

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Qualifying Master Power Wins Sixth St. Pete Pole Position

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Powers Makes A Come Back For St. Petersburg Pole Run Story By:DAVE LEWENDOWSKI / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar Photo ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. –March 13, 2016- You would think it was a bad weekend to be Will Power. But at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, it rarely is. Battling a stomach virus and coming back after crashing his No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet in the first practice session March 11 for the Verizon IndyCar Series season opener, Power persevered in a big way today. For the second straight year, the Australian broke the track…

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Kyle Busch continues dominance with XFINITY win at Phoenix

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Busch Has The Knack For Collecting Checkered Flags Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES AVONDALE, Ariz. -March 13,2016 – Kyle Busch calls it a “knack.” His rivals might refer to the continuing saga of Kyle Busch at Phoenix International Raceway as absolute dominance. But the record books will show Saturday’s result in the Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 as yet another NASCAR XFINITY Series victory for the Busch juggernaut. Leading 175 of 200 laps at the one-mile race track, Busch notched his ninth victory in 20 starts at PIR. That’s the highest total number of wins…

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Bonus Bucks Grow For March Madness Meltdown

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LAP LEADER BONUSES OF MORE THAN $1,000 COLLECTED FOR NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY'S MARCH MADNESS MELTDOWN Story By:JAY DUGAN/ RADICAL DESIGN MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ -March 12, 2016 -- As New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown quickly approaches over $1,000 in lap leader bonuses have been collected, on top of an already lucrative $25,000 plus purse. The Modified and Sportsman double-header marks the Ocean County speedway’s nineteenth season opener, slated for Saturday, March 19. The lap leader in all 50 laps of the Modified feature event will collect a minimum of $15 per lap, while drivers…

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The Working Man’s Promoter

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Short Track Super Series Founder Brett Deyo is one of the Best Promoters in Dirt Modified Racing, and He’s Just Getting Started Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERS GUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- March 11, 2016- The final weekend in November isn’t usually synonymous with dirt racing in the northeast. Then again, neither is the first weekend in December. Though the aforementioned meteorological facts hold their weight in both snow and frost, Brett Deyo could care less. If going against the established norms of dirt race promoting were a form of high fashion, Deyo would be…

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SPEED SPORT Partnering with Weedsport Speedway to Broadcast Big-Block Modified Racing on MAVTV

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Three huge events will showcase Northeast dirt racing superstars Story By: CHRIS DOLACK / NSSN MVTV MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACCERSGUIDE.COM MOORESVILLE, N.C. -March 11, 2016 - SPEED SPORT and Weedsport Speedway are teaming together to broadcast three exciting events from the beautifully rebuilt New York dirt racing venue as part of the award-winning Suzuki Presents SPEED SPORT on MAVTV. SPEED SPORT will cover Weedsport Speedway’s three Big-Block Modified events this season beginning on July 24 and continuing with the Super DIRTcar Series Hall of Fame Classic on Aug. 9 and the Super DIRTcar Series event on Sept. 17.…

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Invades Atomic and Brownstown

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Return To Action Story By:LUCAS LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA -March 12, 2016- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will resume competition next week with a trip to Ohio and Indiana. The series will converge on Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, OH on Friday, March 18th before heading to Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN on Saturday, March 19th. A strong contingent of local and regional standouts are expected to battle the elite drivers of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in the 2nd Annual Buckeye Spring 50. In…

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DIRTcar to Sanction Weedsport Sportsman Shootout Series

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The season kicks off on May 22 at Weedsport Speedway Story By:DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - March 12, 2016 - DIRTcar Northeast and Weedsport Speedway have announced that the track's 2016 NAPA Auto Parts Sportsman Shootout Series will be DIRTcar sanctioned. The move presents significant benefits for racers and teams at the premier facility. The previously announced nine race series featuring crate sportsman modifieds kicks off on May 22 at Weedsport with the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series. The Sportsman Shootout Series runs until Sept. 19 and will accompany the World of…

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Brad Sweet Takes on Year Two as a Promoter at Placerville

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NASCAR stars Kyle Larson and Rico Abreu join Brad Sweet presents the Placerville Short Track Outlaw Showdown on March 23 Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN/ RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - March 12, 2016 - As if winning World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series races and competing for the series championship was not enough of a challenge, Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb's Brad Sweet is looking to his second year as the promoter of the Placerville Short Track Outlaw Showdown presented by Riebes Auto Parts. The event, now in its second year at California's…

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2016 Rookie Class Gears Up for Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway

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Continue season-long battle for prestigious Rookie of the Year honor Story By:JORDAN MORRIS / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. – March 12, 2016 – As the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series makes it way from of the southeast to the Midwest following the first five races of the season, the 2016 rookie class continues to grow as the series returns to action at the Illini 100 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway on April 1 and 2. Joey Coulter and Paul Wilmoth Jr. were already gearing up for the season-long battle…

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EXTREME SPEED & PERFORMANCE JOINS KOD FAMILY

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PAC Spring Package Will Be Awarded To Lucky Driver During Banquet Story By:ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY- March 11,2016– Earlier this week King Of Dirt Racing Series promoter Rob Hazer announced on KOD Radio Mike Walton of Extreme Speed & Performance would join the list of marketing partners to reward tour regulars with products at the year end banquet for 2016. Mike Walton is part of the Fastline Performance team with Bruce Harwood that also offers a set of Fox Shocks at the year-end banquet. Walton also offers PAC Springs to go…

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DON’T TELL YOUR FRIENDS: Someone will win at least $5,000 at Devil’s Bowl on May 28

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One fan guaranteed to win big at inaugural Yorkmont Auto Auctions “Memorial Day 5000” event Story By:JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MEMOR EVENTS WEST HAVEN, Vt. –March 11, 2016- Hey race fans, can you keep a secret? Someone is going to win $5,000 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Memorial Day weekend, but don’t tell your friends – you’ll have a better chance of winning that way! Yorkmont Auto Auctions of Fair Haven, Vt., has joined the Devil’s Bowl Speedway family and will host the first-ever “Yorkmont Memorial Day 5000” at the half-mile Asphalt Track on Saturday…

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DuQuoin Shamrock Classic Promises To Be Electric

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FAN-FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE PLANNED FOR USAC’S INAUGURAL Du QUOIN SHAMROCK CLASSIC Story By:DICK JORDAN / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS/ RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind.- March 11, 2016- The 2016 USAC Midget National Championship schedule is set to launch Saturday night, March 19, with the inaugural “Shamrock Classic” on the 1/6-mile, semi-banked dirt track located inside the Southern Illinois Center at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Thirty-five teams have already pre-entered for the “Shamrock Classic,” including USAC champions Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland and Brady Bacon, plus USAC National Series feature winners Zach Daum, Bill Rose, Justin Grant and Thomas Meseraull. An…

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