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Blockbuster Memorial Day Weekend On Tap At Thunder Mountain Speedway

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Mark Your Calendars: HUGE Memorial Day Weekend Planned For Thunder Mountain Speedway May 28-29; Empire Super Sprints (ESS) $3,000 To Win Saturday, Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP $5,000 To Win Sunday; Something For All Fans! Story By:Brett Deyo/BD Motorsports Media Photos By;Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com CENTER LISLE, NY – Mark your calendars now....Memorial Day weekend at Thunder Mountain Speedway is a “can’t miss” two-day affair. The ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ weekend will offer something for race fans of all types at the Center Lisle three-eighths-mile oval Saturday-Sunday May 28-29. On Saturday (May 28), the "lightning-fast" Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints…

Stewart-Haas Racing Names Interim Driver For #14 Team During Speedweeks

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Vickers To Replace Stewart In #14 For Daytona Story By: STEWART-HAAS RACING Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL- Stewart-Haas Racing has named Brian Vickers interim driver of its No. 14 Chevrolet SS for all the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events during Speedweeks Feb. 12-21 at Daytona International Speedway. Vickers will begin driving the No. 14 Mobil 1 Chevrolet today as he and the team prepare for Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited. On Sunday, Vickers will pilot the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet in qualifying for the Daytona 500 before racing it again on Thursday in the Can-Am Duel and,…

A ‘Nice’ Night at Volusia — DIRTCar Nationals Night 3 Notes

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BY JIM MURDOCH Way back in my writing classes in high school, we were told never to use the word "nice" because it simply doesn't say much. But don't tell that to the feature winner of the UMP Modifieds Tyler Nicely, who picked up the win in the 20 lap feature in spectacular style. Midway through the event, Nicely battled wheel-to-wheel for at least a half dozen laps with race leader Brian Ruhlman, before taking over the top spot. But NASCAR hot shoe Ty Dillon had other ideas, closing in on Nicely in the final laps. Coming out of turn…

Schatz Battles To DIRTcar Nationals All Star Victory

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Donny Schatz Delivers DIRTcar Nationals All Star Win Story By:Aaron Feidler/DIRTcar Media Photo By:Tommy Hein/Racersguide.com BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Donny Schatz battled through the field Thursday night to win the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions feature at DIRTcar Nationals. Schatz, who drives for NASCAR champion Tony Stewart, started in 10th position and quickly moved forward. He caught the top-three drivers by lap 15 and passed leader Jason Johnson on lap 20. As Johnson worked to hold off Dale Blaney, Schatz built an insurmountable lead in the final 10 laps. "It's an incredible race team," said Schatz, a seven-time World…

Modified/Crate Sportsman Drivers Racing For Added Bonuses In 2016 At Outlaw Speedway

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Crate Sportsman Recieve Added Support From Hig Fab Chassis Story By:Steve Ovens/Outlaw Speedway Media Photos By:Curtis Berleue and Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Dundee NY – Now that racers and fans know that the foreseeable future of Outlaw Speedway is secure, they must quickly focus their attention toward the 2016 season. Several teams have pledged their allegiance to Outlaw Speedway and now sponsors are beginning to show their support. Hig Fab Chassis, led by Dirt Modified competitor Jerry Higbie, has offered their support in a big way to the Crate Sportsman competitors. Meanwhile, Chris Gennarelli from CG Racing has pledged his support toward a special…

Bloomquist Holds Off The Competition For East Bay Victory

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Bloomquist Runs Away with Thursday East Bay Victory Story By:LUCAS LMS Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photography TAMPA, FL – Scott Bloomquist held off a late charge from Jonathan Davenport to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event on Thursday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. Bloomquist took the lead on lap two from Tim Dohm and then he held off Davenport and Gregg Satterlee for his seventh career win at the East Bay Winternationals. Darrell Lanigan and Devin Moran rounded out the top five. “There was plenty of room out there to race. A guy could move…

Red-Hot Richards Rolls into Winter Freeze VI at Screven Motor Speedway

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Driver concludes off-season on winning streak, eyes improvements in 2016 Story By: Jordan Morris/DIRTcar Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com SYLVANIA, G.A. – Josh Richards has not claimed a Winter Freeze event at Screven Motor Speedway since 2013 and struggled at the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park last season, but if the offseason has indicated anything, it will be that Richards will be a force to be reckoned with to start the season. As the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series gears up to take the green flag at Screven on Friday and Saturday, Richards has been hard at work…

FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY DAYTONA 500 PARTY SET FOR SUNDAY, FEB. 21

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Daytona 500 Part Time With Flemington Historical Society Story By:Diane Tracy/Flemington Historical Society Three Bridges, NJ- The annual Daytona 500 Party presented by the Flemington Speeedway Historical Society (FSHS) at the Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Company's banquet hall is set for Sunday, Feb. 21. The professionally-catered affair runs from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 pm. The address is 467 Main Street, Three Bridges, NJ. Your local NAPA Auto Parts stores host this annual local tradition, which benefits FSHS. The society is a public charity recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Contributions are tax deductible. Two Daytona 500 winners…

Rob Summers Looking Forward to NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford Speedway in Return to Full-Time Status on NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

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Rob Summers Returns To Full-Time Status on NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Story By: Scott Running/Stafford Speedway Media Photos By:John Driscole/Driscole Motorsports Photography Stafford Springs, CT—When the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour comes to Stafford for the 45th Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler, one driver who will be looking forward to the race is Rob Summers. The 2016 season will mark a return to full-time NWMT competition for Summers, who hasn’t run a Tour race since the 2013 season. Summers has recorded 4 of his 7 career pole positions and 3 of his 14 career top-5 finishes have come at the Connecticut half-mile facility. “Stafford is…

Can You Say Fast? DIRTCar Nationals Night 2 Notes

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News and Notes From DIRTcar Nationals Night 2 Story and Photos By:Jim Murdoch/Racersguide.com Barberville Fla.-For the second straight night the track crew at the ultra-fast Volusia Speedweek Park battled brisk winds and temperatures dipping into the upper 30's. But the fans who braved another frigid night were rewarded with a dust-free tacky surface and incredible displays of hold-your-breath racing. It was clear in time trials speeds would approach record levels, when 'The Buckeye Bullet' Dave Blaney flat-footed around the big 1/2 mile D-shaped speedway in under 13 seconds with an average speed around 140 mph. Twenty-Six other All-Star Arctic Cat…

Blaney Scores All Star Victory At DIRTcar Nationals Opening Night

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Dave Blaney Wins All Star Circuit of Champions Feature at DIRTcar Nationals Story By:Aaron Feidler/WoO Series Media Photos By:Paul Arch/Racersguide.com BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Dave Blaney held off Donny Schatz to score the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions feature win on Wednesday night at DIRTcar Nationals. Blaney, a former NASCAR driver and the 1995 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion, started the 30-lap feature at Volusia Speedway Park in the second position and battled with polesitter Joey Saldana early. Blaney took the lead and had to contend with Schatz who charged forward from a sixth place starting…

Davenport Returns To Victory Lane At East Bay Winternationals

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Davenport Captures First East Bay Winternationals Win Story By:Jeremy Shields/LUCAS LMS Media Photos By;Heath Lawson Photgraphy Tampa Fla.- Jonathan Davenport returned to Lucas Oil Victory Lane on Wednesday Night at East Bay Raceway Park during the 40th Annual East Bay Winternationals. Davenport led 34 of the 35 laps, but had to withstand a late race challenge from both Tim McCreadie and Don O’Neal to get his first career win at East Bay. McCreadie was going for the lead and the win heading to the checkers, but he hooked the cushion and ended up headlong into the wall. McCreadie was uninjured but…

LARSON MARKS RACING READY FOR MORE WINS AND A CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2016

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WILL BE FIRST TEAM TO UTILIZE ENEOS OIL PRODUCTS IN COMPETITION THROUGHOUT THE SEASON Story By: Andrea Larson/LMR Media Photos By:Paul Arch/Racersguide.com Mooresville NC.-LMR TEAM: Driver Shane Stewart and the Larson Marks Racing team return for the 2016 season fully intact with crew chief Scotty Martin and crewmembers Heath Moyle and Andrew Seamans. FLORIDA KICK-OFF: The runner-up team in 2015 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series point standings will jumpstart the 2016 season with two Arctic Cat All-Star Circuit of Champions events at Volusia Speedway Park on Wednesday, February 10 and Thursday, February 11 before making its first of…

One Hundred Days And Counting For INDY 500 Milestone

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Preps for 100-Day Countdown to 100th Indy 500 Story and Photos By:Indianapokis Motor Speedway Media Indianapolis Ind.-The 100-day countdown to the monumental 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil will kick off with a star-studded and action-packed 24-hour celebration beginning on Feb. 19. From Indianapolis to New York City, fans will celebrate the past, present and future of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing and the entire Verizon IndyCar Series. “The 100th Running of the Indy 500 marks a monumental milestone for our sport and our nation,” Hulman & Company CEO Mark Miles said.…

SUNY Canton Joins Forces With Lucas Oil ESS Tour For 2016

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SUNY Canton Series Returns to the Lucas Oil ESS for 2016 Story By: Dean Reynolds/ESS Series Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com SYRACUSE, NY – The picturesque campus located in Upstate, NY known as SUNY Canton continues their long partnership with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) once again for the 2016 racing season. The SUNY Canton Series will reward drivers that finish in the top 10 in points for the series within a series. While the overall Lucas Oil point title is the crown jewel of all the point series within the ESS ranks where the overall champion is crowned,…

NE Smith Late Model Series Set 20 Event Schedule

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NeSmith Late Models Busy With 20 Race Schedule Story By:NE Smith Series Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photgraphy Cartersville, Ga. – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials released their schedule Wednesday, which features 20 races at 11 different tracks that will be contested over 11 weekends from April through November. Nine tracks will return from the 2015 season, and two tracks will return after a long absence. The season will begin with a two-day, two-race extravaganza at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tenn. on April 8-9. The NeSmith Late Models will compete in front of an international audience during NASCAR…

Price Chopper ‘Tickets to Go’ Program Continues in 2016

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Oswego Speedway Advanced Discount Tickets On Sale At Price Chopper Supermarkets Story By:Dan Kapuscinski/Oswego Speedway Media Photos By:Chris Burgess/Racersguide.com Oswego NY. – Oswego Speedway’s popular Price Chopper ‘Tickets to Go’ program will continue in 2016 with discounted advance sale adult tickets going on sale at all Price Chopper Supermarkets locations beginning this spring. The Speedway and Price Chopper have teamed to offer this special discount for five of the regular season events at the fast 5/8 mile oval this season. The ‘Tickets to Go’ program will again offer up to a $3 discount on adult general admission tickets. Advance sale…

Why Richie Pratt Jr. Should to be Father of the Year after last night.

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Why Richie Pratt Jr. deserves to be Father of the Year after last night. By: Pete MacDonald Last night I saw this on Facebook and discovered another reason just to love racers and their ability to work around rules at any time, and felt that this needed to be put in to the public eye. Bridgeport Speedway Modified driver Richie Pratt Jr. is vacationing down at Disneyworld in Florida with his family. Yesterday there was an instance where Richie’s daughter Jayde was in line to go on a ride but when it was her turn and got to…

DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS Night 1 Notes: Volusia Speedway Park

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS Night 1 notes: Volusia Speedway Park By Jim Murdoch DirtCar Nationals kick off start to Daytona SPEEDWEEKS 2016 at Volusia Speedway Park While parts of my home state were under either a blanket of white, or water, depending on how close to the beaches you were, the palm trees of Volusia County swayed as a stiff breeze threatened to bring a chill to the opening night of the DirtCar Nationals. Let me begin by saying there are thousands and thousands of race fans in the greater Daytona Beach area, of which only a tiny fraction actually…

Velocita Signs On As 2016 Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP South Region Sponsor

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Velocita Signs On As 2016 Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP South Region Sponsor; Racers Benefit With Custom Race Suit Giveaway, Product Certificates & More BOYERTOWN, PA – The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP welcomes a new partner for 2016. Velocita, the North Carolina-based provider of premium motorsports fire suits, gloves, shoes and sublimated crew shirts/apparel, has signed on as the title sponsor of the 2016 STSS South Region for big-block/small-block Modifieds. The Velocita South Region is comprised of seven events at five different venues during the ’16…

Gravel Fastest in Florida Practice

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] David Gravel Leads Open Practice on Night One of DIRTcar Nationals Practice kicks off sprint week, Feb. 10 to 14, at Volusia Speedway Park BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 9, 2016 - David Gravel kicked off sprint week at the 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals on Tuesday night by turning the fastest lap in the open practice session. The Connecticut native turned the fast lap of 13.814 seconds during the first hot laps session. It is Gravel's first outing driving the No. 5 Big Game Treestands car for CJB Motorsports. "It's definitely something that takes time, but so far so…

Richards Continues To Dominate The Competition At East Bay Winternationals

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Richards Keeps Rolling at East Bay Winternationals Story By:Jeremy Sheilds/LUCAS LM Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photography TAMPA, FL. – Josh Richards continued to dominate the competition on Tuesday Night at East Bay Raceway Park, winning his fourth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of 2016. Richards took the lead from Jared Landers on lap nine after Landers jumped the turn four cushion. Richards went on to win his sixth career East Bay Winternationals feature event. Scott Bloomquist finished second, followed by Tim McCreadie, Jonathan Davenport, and Eddie Carrier Jr. “We changed motors today. I was a little nervous…

Double Down On The Road Again With The Outlaws

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Jason Sides Returns to the Road as 2016 Season Begins This Week in Florida Story By:Shawn Miller/Inside Line Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com. Bartlett, Tenn. – It’s back to the gypsy life for Jason Sides as his 2016 season in the United States gets underway this week. Sides, who is fresh off his trip to compete for several weeks in Australia, will invade Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., for the 45th annual DIRTcar Nationals with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions and the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series this Wednesday through Sunday. “When everything is…

Morton Buildings Joins World of Outlaws as Official Partner

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Will be the ‘Official Building of the World of Outlaws’ Story By:Aaron Feidler/WoO Series Media Photos By:Pete MacDonald/Racersguide.com CONCORD, N.C. - Morton Buildings, a national leader in the construction of high-quality, long-lasting structures, has signed an agreement to become the 'Official Building of the World of Outlaws.' Since 1903, Morton Buildings has specialized in attractive, custom buildings for residential and commercial clients across the United States. With more than 100 construction centers in 43 states, Morton builds thousands of structures every year including farm buildings, garages, general storage buildings, airplane hangars, homes and churches. "Morton Buildings is thrilled to…

USAC Has Rich History In The Sunshine State

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USAC SPRINT HISTORY IN FLORIDA DATES TO THE VERY BEGINNING Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Series Media Photos By:USAC Photo Archives Indianapolis Ind.-As the competitors of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship ready themselves for the start of the 2016 season February 18-19-20 at Ocala, Florida’s Bubba Raceway Park, one shall not forget the beginnings of the series and its connection to the state of Florida. For it was 60 years ago that the USAC Sprint Car Series made its on-track debut in the “Sunshine State.” Nineteen fifty-six was a year of transition for automobile racing in the United States. The…

Charter System Deal For NASCAR Good For The Sport

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New NASCAR charter system of team ownership is huge step for the sport Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and current team owner Richard Petty called Tuesday’s announcement of a new charter agreement between the sanctioning body and Sprint Cup team owners “the second-most important thing that’s ever happened in NASCAR.” Second, that is, to NASCAR’s founding meeting at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach in December 1947. Roush Fenway Racing President Steve Newmark characterized it as “a complete paradigm shift in how we operate.” NASCAR Chairman and…

Tyler Dippel Ready For New Challenge At Stafford Speedway K&N East Event

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Dippel Looks For Strong Performance With 3 Time Defending Championship Team Story By:Scott Running/Stafford Speedway Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Stafford Springs, CT—In the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, the team to beat for the past three seasons has been the team of HScott Motorsports. They have won the last three series championships with drivers Dylan Kwasniewski, Ben Rhodes, and William Byron. With Stafford Motor Speedway adding a K&N East race for the first time since the 2008 season, HScott Motorsports will once again be the team to beat and they will come to Stafford for the 19th Annual NASCAR…

Montoya Helps Kick Off St. Petersburg Course Construction

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Montoya Joins City Leaders as Construction of St. Petersburg Circuit Begins Story By:Dave Lewendowski/INDYcar Series Media Photos By:Chris Jones/INDYcar Photo ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — With just 31 days until on-track activity begins to officially kick off the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season, reigning Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg winner Juan Pablo Montoya was in the city on Tuesday to oversee beginning construction of the temporary street circuit for the March 11-13 event. Montoya, who also won the 2015 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race and finished runner-up for the season championship by virtue of a tiebreaker, donned hard hats with St.…

PREFERRED STARTER STATUS NEW FOR 2016 KOD SERIES

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Sportsman & Pro Stock Series Regulars Rewarded For Commitment Story By:Rob Hazor/KOD Series Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Fonda, NY – It’s no secret the King Of Dirt Racing Series rewards drivers for commitment through the course of a season long point chase in many different ways. From point funds to a revolutionary driver rewards program KOD found ways to build a series for the drivers, by the drivers, and of the drivers. During the 2016 racing season the series will utilize a preferred starters status for tour regulars who journey to each respective track. Qualifying spots come at a premium…

TIM BUCKWALTER, PAUL LOTIER JR. READY FOR INDOOR THREE QUARTER (TQ) MIDGET SUCCESS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] TIM BUCKWALTER, PAUL LOTIER JR. READY FOR INDOOR THREE QUARTER (TQ) MIDGET SUCCESS; LEN SAMMONS MOTORSPORTS PRODUCTIONS FINALE SET FOR FEB. 26-27 IN TRENTON, NJ TRENTON, NJ February 9, 2016 . . . Win a TQ Midget race indoors! That was the goal, when driver Tim Buckwalter and car owner Paul Lotier, Jr. formed a partnership last spring. Their day may come in the third annual Battle Of Trenton, set for the weekend of February 26-27 inside Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, N.J. In early 2015, Buckwalter signed on to drive for Lotier in weekly SpeedSTR competition…

Aaron Reutzel Looking For Back-To-Back Championships With The Lucas Oil ASCS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Aaron Reutzel Looking For Back-To-Back Championships With The Lucas Oil ASCS TULSA, Okla. (February 8, 2016) It wasn't long ago that Aaron Reutzel was battling to earn his first win with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network. Accomplishing that in 2014, the goal quickly turned to the season ending $60,000 champion's prize. March the calendar ahead one year, and the Clute, Texas driver stood tall as the 2015 Lucas Oil ASCS National Champion. Already up to speed with events in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Florida under his belt in 2016, Aaron Reutzel…

Richards Keeps Rolling With East Bay Winternationals Victory

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Josh Richards Captures East Bay Winternationals Opener Story By:LUCAS LMS Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photography TAMPA, FL – On Monday Night at East Bay Raceway Park, Josh Richards continued his recent hot streak by winning his third Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event this season. Richards started ninth and charged to the front, taking the lead on lap 20 from Jimmy Owens. Owens came home second, followed by Jared Landers, Tim Dohm, and Tim McCreadie. “What a great start to the season! I would like to thank everybody on the crew. The track was really good tonight. It…

Drivers Looking Forward To The WoO Craftsman Sprint Series Season

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Donny Schatz leads the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series into DIRTcar Nationals Story By:Aaron Feidler/WoO Series Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Donny Schatz drove to the infield of The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway in November and claimed his seventh World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series championship. The win came at the end of a season that was one for the record books - Schatz recorded 31 wins, including his ninth Knoxville Nationals title and crossed over the 200 wins mark on the way to one of the widest championship win margins in 20…

Big Game Motorsports and Lasoski Kicking Off 2016 Season This Week in Florida

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Lasoski Heads To The Sunshine State Looking For A Gator Story By:Shawn Miller/Inside Line Media Photos By:Paul Arch/Racersguide.com WINDOM, Minn. – Danny Lasoski certainly loves to start his season in Florida each year. “Not only is the weather amazing, but we usually run pretty well down there,” he said. “I can’t wait to get this season going this week in Florida.” Lasoski and Big Game Motorsports will invade Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville on Wednesday and Thursday with the Arctic Cat Circuit of Champions before racing with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series on Friday, Saturday and Sunday…

Tradition Continues for ARCA Racing Series; 53rd Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona On Tap

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ARCA Racing Series Kicks Off Daytona Speedweeks Story and Photos By:ARCA Racing Series Media Daytona Beach, Fla. – As it has since 1964, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards — in its 64th consecutive year of competition — will open its season at Daytona Int’l Speedway. The 53rd running of the Lucas Oil 200 will be held Saturday, Feb. 13. What started out as a superspeedway experiment turned into a rich tradition for the diverse ARCA tour, which made its superspeedway debut at Daytona on February 8, 1964 with a 250-mile race – Nelson Stacy the inaugural winner. It…

Five Mile Point Speedway Honors Speedway Champions At Gala Event

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CAPACITY CROWD SALUTES 2015 FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONS AT ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER ON SATURDAY. Story By:Andrew Harpell/FMP Media Photos By:D&J Photo/FMP KIRKWOOD, NY…Five Mile Point Speedway held the 65th Annual Champions Award Dinner this past Saturday evening at the Claude Garrison Memorial Post Legion in Binghamton, NY. Shaun Walker took center stage and was honored as a first time Modified Track Champion in front of the capacity crowd while receiving his $5,000 championship funds and awards. Walker, from Masonville, NY emerged in 2015 as not only the Five Mile Point Speedway Modified Track Champion but a driver to watch…

Blaney Ready To Roll With Motter Motorsports

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Blaney Preps For First Race With Motter Story By:Motter Motorsports Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com BARBERVILLE, Fla. – National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Dave Blaney will debut in Motter Motorsports’ No. 71M on Wednesday in the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions event at Volusia Speedway Park. The race marks the first of five consecutive days of racing for the team: two days of All Star racing followed by the three-day kickoff of the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car season. Blaney, who has had a storied career on dirt tracks from 1983 to ’97, moved to NASCAR, competing…

Thunder Mountain Speedway Increases Modified Payout

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Modified Purse Increase Planned For The Southern Tier’s Saturday Leader; Thunder Mountain Speedway Prepares For 2016 With Modifieds Receiving $175 To Start; Competitors Eligible For American Racer Cup Story By:Brett Deyo/BD Motorsports Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com CENTER LISLE, NY – 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…

TRACEY ROAD EQUIPMENT RETURNS AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE BREWERTON & FULTON SPEEDWAYS DIRTcar BIG BLOCK MODIFIED DIVISION

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] TRACEY ROAD EQUIPMENT RETURNS AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE BREWERTON & FULTON SPEEDWAYS DIRTcar BIG BLOCK MODIFIED DIVISION BALDWINSVILLE, NY – FEBRUARY 8, 2016 – The Brewerton and Fulton Speedways are proud to welcome back major marketing partner Tracey Road Equipment as the title sponsor of the high-powered DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds at both speedways for the 2016 racing season. With both tracks right in the heart of DIRTcar country and less than a half-hour apart, it’s an ideal Friday and Saturday night stop for any serious Big Block Modified driver to collect valuable DIRTcar home track points…

Dirt Late Models

Final 2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman ® Late Model Series Schedule Announced

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Final 2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman ® Late Model Series Schedule Announced Series returns in 2016 building on tradition while expanding with new tracks and bigger events CONCORD, N.C. – Feb. 8, 2016 – As the 2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series season gets ready to begin, the final dates in the 2016 schedule have been set. In all, the season will feature nearly 50 scheduled A-features at more than 30 tracks across the United States. As the series kicks off the season, it looks forward to taking on old favorites, expanding historic traditions and writing…

Iconic Steve Kinser Racing, Arctic Cat Brands To Join Forces For 2016 Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Tour with Drivers Kraig & Steve Kinser

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Iconic Steve Kinser Racing, Arctic Cat Brands To Join Forces For 2016 Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Tour with Drivers Kraig & Steve Kinser Plymouth, Minn. (Feb. 8, 2016) – Arctic Cat, one of the most widely recognized and legendary names in the snowmobile, ATV and Side-by-Side industry, announced today its partnership with another legendary brand, Steve Kinser Racing (SKR) and driver Kraig Kinser for the 2016 racing season with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Series (ASCoC.) In a first for both iconic brands, this season will see the Kinser name compete in…

HBR Modified Team Expands Driver Line-up For 2016 Campaign

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Diversified Drivers Join Expanded HBR Modified Team Story By:Betsy Angelone/Mohawknortheast.com Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Weedsport, New York– “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”......George Bernard Shaw …..and so it is with a focus on continued improvement and progress that the faces and names of the 2016 HBR race team are being shared. This team, which has in the past fielded cars driven by Todd Burley, Alan Johnson, Erik Rudolph, and Matt Sheppard, looks to combine energy and experience for the 2016 racing season. Al Heinke announced the expansion of his championship HBR…

Hamlin and S&S Speedways Heading To Dirt Track Hero Show

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HAMLIN SPEEDWAY AND S&S SPEEDWAYS SIGN ON FOR 9TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES Story By: Bob Miller/TOTH Media Photos By: George Steigerwalt/Racersguide.com Phillipsburg NJ.-The event staff of the Ninth Annual Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show continues to add all of the finishing touches on what will be another great event coming together as the past, present and future of auto racing joins forces together under one roof in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The Dirt Track Heroes Car Show will be primed and ready to go when the doors of the Phillipsburg Mall swing open…

Smith Leads Them All For Golden Isle NE Smith Victory

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Smith Goes The Distance At Golden Isles Story By:NE Smith Series/Media Photos By:Bruce Carroll/NE Smith Photo BRUNSWICK, Ga. – David Smith held off a spirited challenge from Cale Conley to win the 50-lap NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series feature on Sunday at Golden Isles Speedway. Smith led all 50 laps in the Upstate Wholesale Cars Special, but that did not describe the racing action. Smith was the only car that did not hot lap before the race because Smith knew what the track was going to be like in a rare daytime race for the NeSmith Late Models. The…

Baps Auto Paints And Supply To Sponsor Susquehanna 410 Sprints

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Susquehanna 410 Sprints Rolling With New Sponsorship For 2016 Story By: Brad Vores/SSP Media Photos By:Dan DeMarco/Racersguide.com Susquehanna Pa.-Susquehanna Speedway is excited to announce that BAPS Auto Paints and Supply will partner with the speedway to sponsor the seven 410 Sprint Car events for the 2016 racing season. The BAPS Auto Paints and Supply 410 Sprint cars will see action at the York Haven oval on Sunday April 10, Sunday, May 8 in the Kevin Gobrecht Classic, a June date yet to be determined, Sunday July 17, Sunday August 21, Thursday September 22 and concluding with the season finale on…

Richards Is Super At Golden Isles Finale

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Richards Grabs Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing Finale Story By:LUCAS LMS Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photography/Racersguide.com BRUNSWICK, GA - On Sunday afternoon at Golden Isles Speedway, Josh Richards takes the $15,000 finale of the Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing. The event was sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Jonathan Davenport, the reigning LOLMDS National Champion made a valiant effort on the final lap to pass Richards, but he spun allowing Richards to take the checkers first for the second time this weekend. Jared Landers slipped by Davenport for second, while Davenport re-gained control of…

‘The Great Race Place’ Honors Track Champions

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The Great Race Place Finished Golden Anniversary Season With Annual Awards Banquet Story By:Toby LaGrange/Albany Saratoga Speedway Photos By:Mark Brown/Kustomkeepsakes Photo SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - The Albany-Saratoga Speedway closed the curtain on their 50th season of racing Saturday night with the annual Awards Banquet. The event was held at the Saratoga/Wilton Elks Lodge in Saratoga Springs and was catered by Waterford Banquets. Well over 300 drivers, crews, fans and officials attended the night’s activities. Track Promoter Lyle DeVore kicked off the festivities by addressing the large crowd. DeVore started by offering a special thanks and then looked back at the…

Davenport Wires Edwin Coggins Memorial Field

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Davenport Dominates Edwin Coggins Memorial at Golden Isles Story By: LUCAS LMS Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photography/Racersguide.com BRUNSWICK, GA -The reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Jonathan Davenport led all 30 laps to win the Edwin Coggins Memorial on Saturday afternoon at Golden Isles Speedway. Davenport would get the jump on last night's winner, Josh Richards to the lead at the outset of the feature. Brian Shirley would get by Richards on the opening lap and hold the position until the checkered flag, barely edging Richards at the finish line. Jared Landers and 11th starting Steve Francis…

There Will Be A New NASCAR Sportsman Champion At Grandview Speedway

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BRUCE AND TERESA ROGERS CONTINUE RECOVERY FROM FLORIDA AUTO ACCIDENT; NEW LOOK WEBSITE WITH UPDATED RULES IN PLACE AND SEASON GETS GREEN ON MARCH 26TH Story By:Ernie Saxton/GVS Media Photos By:George Steigerwalt/Racersguide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA - There could be a repeat champion in the T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified division and in the BRC NASCAR Late Models at Grandview Speedway this season. Craig VonDohren will be back to try for his 9th title in the Modifieds while Chuck Schutz will be shooting for his 8th championship in the Late Models. However in the NASCAR Sportsman there will be a new champion…

Credit Connection Auto Sales Susquehanna Speedway Super Sportsman Sponsor

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Susquehanna Speedway Adds Super Sportsman Sponsor Story By: Brad Vores/Susquehanna Speedway Media Photo By:Dan DeMarco/Racersguide.com Susquehanna Pa.-Susquehanna Speedway is pleased to announce that Credit Connection Auto Sales, Inc. will partner with the speedway to sponsor the Super Sportsman division for the 2016 racing season. The Credit Connection Auto Sales Super Sportsman will be featured on 19 different dates on the aggressive Susquehanna Speedway schedule. Some of the bigger races for the Sportsman will include the Bud Bricker Nationals on May 28, the Firecracker 40 on July 2, the York County Nationals on July 23 and the Harvest Classic on October…

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