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Mahoning Fall Brawl was a thriller.Brian DeFebo holds off Austin Kochenash and Kyle Strohl

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Jack Carlino, Owner/Promoter: 610-674-2547 email: Mvf443@gmail.com Dino Oberto, General Manager: 570-401-8168 email: dlmo@ptd.net Todd Baer, Operations Manager: 610-730-7470 email: aquaduckpottstown@gmail.com Website: http://www.mahoningvalley-speedway.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MahoningValleySpeedway COMING EVENTS: Nov. 6 2022 Dorney Park Speedway/Mahoning Valley Speedway Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Mahoning Fall Brawl was a thriller…Brian DeFebo holds off Austin Kochenash and Kyle Strohl; Paulie Hartwig III wins debut of 602 Crate Modifieds By DINO OBERTO (Lehighton, PA 10-22-22) Mahoning Valley Speedway’s 2022 season came to a conclusion with the second running of the Fall Brawl and for the second time Berwick’s Brian DeFebo was the winner of the headline Modified feature, his third Mahoning win…

Swanson & Swanson: Tanner Wins, Kody the Champ in USAC Silver Crown Season Swansong At IRP

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Indy Racing Images Photo Swanson & Swanson: Tanner Wins, Kody the Champ in USAC Silver Crown Season Swansong At IRP By: Richie Murray – USAC MediaBrownsburg, Indiana (October 22, 2022)………The Brothers Swanson corralled all the USAC Silver Crown headlines during Championship Saturday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.While Tanner Swanson took the feature victory in the 100-lap battle of the Kingsburg, Calif. siblings, it was Kody Swanson who emerged as the series champion once more for the seventh time in his illustrious career.Tanner tracked down Kody in lapped traffic with 35 circuits remaining, then led the balance of the distance…

Lance Dewease Gets “One For The Thumb,” Wins Fifth National Open Title at Williams Grove

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Trent Gower Photo Contact: Brian Walker, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR Credit: World of Outlaws worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/ NOT DONE YET: Lance Dewease Banks $75,000 with Fifth-Career National Open Title 57-Year-Old is First Driver to Win Williams Grove Crown Jewel Across Four Decades MECHANICSBURG, PA - October 22, 2022 - A historic edition of the 60th annual Champion Racing Oil National Open played host to a historic happening on Saturday night. Going back to the fountain of youth, 57-year-old Lance Dewease held off two of the fastest rising PA Posse stars and a slew of full-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy…

Brandon Sheppard Scores 81st Career World of Outlaws Victory at 81 Speedway

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Jacy Norgaard Photo Contact: Mike Warren, World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR Coordinator Credit: World of Outlaws worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/ CRAZY 81'S: Brandon Sheppard Scores 81st Career World of Outlaws Victory at 81 Speedway Dennis Erb Jr. extends points lead for second consecutive night with third place finish WICHITA, KS – October 22, 2022 – Brandon Sheppard picked up where he left off the last time the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series visited 81 Speedway. Like in 2017, the New Berlin, IL driver found Victory Lane on Saturday, earning his fourth Series win of 2022 and 81st of his…

Santos Schools ‘Em, Is Class of IRP Midget Field

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Chris Pederson Photo Santos Schools ‘Em, Is Class of IRP Midget Field By: Richie Murray – USAC MediaBrownsburg, Indiana (October 22, 2022)………Bobby Santos completed his pavement midget season at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in the exact same manner he started it – standing in victory lane.Five months after kicking off the year with a triumph in May, the Franklin, Mass. native led all 40 laps of Saturday night’s Championship Saturday USAC Midget non-points, special event feature following a first lap melee that forced him to take evasive action in order to escape.The final outcome for Santos resulted in him…

PERREGO KRYPTONITE TO SHEPPARD FRIDAY AT ORANGE COUNTY

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News from the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Media Contact: Brett Deyo – bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or 302.945.3206 Kryptonite: Anthony Perrego Charges Past Matt Sheppard at ‘Hard Clay Finale’ Written by Chris Moore MIDDLETOWN, NY – Kryptonite. For the second time this season, and the 10th time in his career, Anthony Perrego was victorious with the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco. Perrego outdueled Matt Sheppard in the late stages of the 50-lap ‘Hard Clay Finale’ to top the 69-car field and pick up the $10,000-plus victory. “It feels great to come here and get this win,”…

Kansas’s Chase Junghans Nets Fourth Career World of Outlaws Win at Humboldt

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Jacy Norgaard Photo Contact: Mike Warren, World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR Coordinator Credit: World of Outlaws worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/ HEARTLAND CHASE: Kansas's Chase Junghans Nets Fourth Career World of Outlaws Win at Humboldt Dennis Erb Jr. extends Series points lead to 110 points over Tanner English HUMBOLDT, KS– October 21, 2022– After a five-year wait for the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series to return to Kansas, Chase Junghans defended his home state’s honor. The Manhattan, KS driver thundered away from Dennis Erb Jr. on Turn 2 of the race’s opening lap and held off an early challenge to…

DANNY DIETRICH AND DOUG HAMMAKER END 2022 SEASON IN VICTORY LANE; 2022 Special Awards Announced

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Saturday, October 15, 2022 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA DANNY DIETRICH AND DOUG HAMMAKER END 2022 SEASON IN VICTORY LANE; 2022 Special Awards Announced Saturday & Sunday, February 25-26, 2023 ICE BREAKER WEEKEND Abbottstown, PA (October 15, 2022) – Danny Dietrich scored his sixth win of the season and the 61st win of his career at Lincoln on Saturday night at the Dean’s Auto Plaza Night of Champions. Dietrich lined up third for the feature and after battling Buddy Kofoid, took over the lead on lap 12, “Buddy’s not easy to beat, he’s going to sliders, he’s got that midget mentality where they like…

Raabe Wins the Brockville Battle, Marcuccilli Conquers the DIRTcar War

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Contact: Michelina Friss, DIRTcar Racing PR Coordinator Credit: DIRTcar Racing DIRTcar.com Raabe Wins the Brockville Battle, Marcuccilli Conquers the DIRTcar War BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO (OCT. 16, 2022) – Chris Raabe had a 2022 year to remember at the Brockville Ontario Speedway. Capturing the track championship and at the end of the annual Fall Nationals, he completed a weekend sweep worth over $14,000 which pushed his win total to five at the fast quarter-mile. The Saturday night finale was also the final event on the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series where Dave Marcuccilli had a formable lead over his only title contender in Lance…

Bobby Herrington Dominates Brockville Fall Nationals with DIRTcar Sportsman Series Win

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Contact: Michelina Friss, DIRTcar Racing PR Coordinator Credit: DIRTcar Racing DIRTcar.com Bobby Herrington Dominates Brockville Fall Nationals with DIRTcar Sportsman Series Win Fourth Place Finish Clinches Cody McPherson’s Second Title BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO (OCT.16, 2022) – For Verona, Ontario’s Bobby Herrington, the annual Fall Nationals at the Brockville Ontario Speedway completed a full domination of the DIRTCar Sportsman class at the Paul Kirkland promoted oval. He won both 50 lap features on the weekend and his victory on Saturday night came in the Series’ final event which netted him $2,100 in winnings. Both Cody McPherson and Zach Sobotka came into the night…

WATT WIRES FIELD FOR CRATE 602 SPORTSMAN TRIUMPH AT PORT ROYAL

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News from the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Media Contact: Brett Deyo – bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or 302.945.3206 Watt Wires Port Royal Field for $4,000 Crate 602 Sportsman Score PORT ROYAL, PA - Logan Watt led every circuit of the ‘Ice Less 50’ at Port Royal on Saturday, running the bottom groove flawlessly and besting Kyle Smith and Stephen Kemery to collect the $4,000 winner’s share. Boyertown, Pa.’s Watt won his qualifying race on Friday and pulled the No. 1 chip during the Saturday afternoon redraw, sharing the front row with Smith, who placed 2nd in his Friday preliminary event. Kemery…

RACE OF THE YEAR: SHEPPARD TOPS 50K SPEED SHOWCASE 75

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News from the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Media Contact: Brett Deyo – bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or 302.945.3206 Race of the Year: Sheppard Completes Last-Lap Pass of Friesen at Port Royal Written by Chris Moore PORT ROYAL, PA – Race of the Year. In unbelievable fashion, Matt Sheppard raced from a flat right rear-tire to win the third running of the ‘Speed Showcase,’ worth $50,000-plus. The win was Sheppard’s ninth Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco victory of the 2022 season and his second consecutive $50,000-plus victory with the STSS. The Savannah, N.Y., resident passed Stewart Friesen…

Avedisian Becomes Two-Time Winner, Daum Inaugural Midget Champion in Wild Finale at I-44

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Jacy Norgaard Photo Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior PR Manager Credit: Xtreme Outlaw Series xtremeoutlawseries.com. CURTAIN CALL: Avedisian Becomes Two-Time Winner, Daum Inaugural Midget Champion in Wild Finale at I-44 Daum & teams ready CB Industries backup minutes before green flag, drives 23rd-to-ninth OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oct. 15, 2022 – When the pressure turned up, the heroes emerged Saturday night at I-44 Riverside Speedway. It was a nail-biting conclusion to the inaugural season for the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, where the first-ever repeat winner was found and the first-ever champion was crowned by the end of the night.…

McFadden Masters Lakeside, Returns to World of Outlaws Victory Lane with Roth Motorsports

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Trent Gower Photo Contact: Brian Walker, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR Coordinator\ Credit: World of Outlaws worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/ ROTH RETURNS: James McFadden Delivers 99th World of Outlaws Win for Roth Motorsports Lakeside Offers Three Different Leaders as J-Mac Snaps 81-Race Winless Streak KANSAS CITY, KS - October 15, 2022 - With pressure mounting and the calendar winding down, James McFadden came through in the clutch and found his way back to Victory Lane in Saturday's Lakeside Speedway Showdown presented by Micro-Lite. Ending an 81-race drought that dates back to September 2021, the Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia native provided an outstanding charge as he led…

Lesson Learned: Cockrum Gets Illinois Dirt Mile Redemption at Springfield

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Brendon Bauman Photo Lesson Learned: Cockrum Gets Illinois Dirt Mile Redemption at Springfield By: Richie Murray – USAC MediaSpringfield, Illinois (October 15, 2022)………Shane Cockrum vowed vengeance on the Illinois dirt miles entering Saturday’s Bettenhausen 100 Presented By Hunt Brothers Pizza at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.Cockrum absolutely dominated at southern Illinois’ Du Quoin State Fairgrounds dirt mile on Labor Day weekend in early September of this season.For nearly the entirety of the race at Du Quoin, Cockrum punished the field to the tune of a double-digit second lead throughout. Seemingly on cruise control, Cockrum enjoyed a healthy lead entering the latter stages. That…

Justin Whittall Breaks Through for First Port Royal Victory in Final 410 Sprint Car Start of the Season

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Justin Whittall Breaks Through for First Port Royal Victory in Final 410 Sprint Car Start of the Season By Justin Snyder Port Royal Speedway- PORT ROYAL, PA- (October 15, 2022)- In a year filled with near misses and continued growth as a driver, Justin Whittall saved the best for last as he picked up his first career Port Royal Speedway victory Friday night during the final Weikert's Livestock 410 Sprint Car event of the season. The victory came over a hard charging Dylan Cisney and Lucas Wolfe and was worth $6000 as it served as the make-up for the cancelled…

DTD MODIFIED QUALIFIERS COMPLETE AT PORT ROYAL

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News from the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Media Contact: Brett Deyo – bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or 302.945.3206 Dippel, McLaughlin, Mahaney, Godown & Phelps Claim Friday STSS Mod Qualifier Victories Written by Chris Moore PORT ROYAL, PA – From the back. That was the story of Bob Hilbert Sportswear Qualifying Night for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco at Port Royal Speedway. Sixty-one STSS big-block/small-block Modifieds signed in to compete in the 2022 ‘Speed Showcase’ at the ‘Speed Palace.’ Tyler Dippel, Max McLaughlin, Mike Mahaney, Ryan Godown, and Jimmy Phelps all topped their 20-lap…

SPEED SHOWCASE STSS CRATE 602 SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING COMPLETE

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News from the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Media Contact: Brett Deyo – bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or 302.945.3206 Krummel, Watt, Burns, Davis and Warner Top STSS Crate 602 Sportsman Qualifiers at Port Royal By Marty Kelly III PORT ROYAL, PA – Brian Krummel, Logan Watt, David Burns, Steve Davis and Tanner Warner picked up Qualifying Race victories Friday at Port Royal with the Short Track Super Series South Region ahead of Saturday’s Ice Less 50. Seventy-seven 602 Crate Sportsman cars took to the Speed Palace on Bob Hilbert Sportswear Qualifying Night Friday to begin setting the field for Saturday’s Ice…

Cannon McIntosh Wins Night One of Meents Memorial at I-44

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Jacy Norgaard Photo Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior PR Manager Credit: Xtreme Outlaw Series xtremeoutlawseries.com MAC ATTACKED: McIntosh Wins Night One of Meents Memorial at I-44 Home-state driver becomes ninth different winner in nine Series races OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oct. 14, 2022 – He’s been one of the most dominant forces in Dirt Midget racing this season, and he’s just broken through with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota. Cannon McIntosh led the last 22 laps of Friday’s portion of the 18th annual Charlene Meents Memorial at I-44 Riverside Speedway to collect his 15th national Midget win of the year. The victory also extended…

David Gravel Closes I-80 Speedway with Dominant World of Outlaws Win

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Trent Gower Photo Contact: Brian Walker, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR Coordinator Credit: World of Outlaws worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/ LEVI'S GENES: New Dad David Gravel Dominates Final World of Outlaws Show at I-80 Speedway Gravel Continues to Close on Championship Lead, Trails by 56 with 5 Nights Left GREENWOOD, NE - October 14, 2022 - While I-80 Speedway ends an era this week as the track closes, David Gravel begins a new one as a father. On Friday night, the two coincided as Levi's dad, a championship hopeful, dominated all 30 laps of the final World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event at the…

Zach Daum Wins at Port City, Becomes Eighth Different Winner in Eight Races

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Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior PR Manager Credit: Xtreme Outlaw Series xtremeoutlawseries.com Jacy Norgaard Photo GOT ONE: Daum Wins at Port City, Becomes Eighth Different Winner in Eight Races Boschele drives 19th-to-second; Hinton 21st-to-third in first national Midget Feature start TULSA, OK – Oct. 13, 2022 – In the chase for the inaugural season championship, there was one big thing missing from Zach Daum’s season – a Feature win. Thursday night at Port City Raceway, he finally got it. Daum, the current Series points leader from Pocahontas, IL, was forced to fend-off challenges from several contenders in the Keith Kunz Motorsports stable over…

Matt Sheppard Wins The 50th Super DIRT Week Billy Whittaker Cars 200

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Michael Fry Photo Contact: Michelina Friss, Super DIRTcar Series PR Coordinator Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtcarseries.com THE DREAM CONTINUES: Matt Sheppard Wins The 50th Super DIRT Week Billy Whittaker Cars 200 After winning in his DIRTcar 358 Modified, Sheppard takes the checkers in the Big Block Modified Feature for the third time in his career at Super DIRT Week OSWEGO, NY (OCT. 9, 2022) – On a night that will be remembered for years to come, Matt Sheppard etched his name on one of the most historical pages in Super DIRT Week’s history book. After claiming the SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel…

GREGG SATTERLEE SCORES FIRST LINCOLN WIN IN LAZER LATE MODEL CLASH; Cameron Smith Continues Rookie Season Success; Stephen Wurtzer Victorious in Central PA Legends Feature

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Saturday, October 8, 2022 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA GREGG SATTERLEE SCORES FIRST LINCOLN WIN IN LAZER LATE MODEL CLASH; Cameron Smith Continues Rookie Season Success; Stephen Wurtzer Victorious in Central PA Legends Feature Saturday, October 15, 2022 (6PM) DEAN’S AUTO PLAZA NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS: 410 Sprints and 358 Sprints [rain date: October 16] Saturday & Sunday, February 25-26, 2023 ICE BREAKER WEEKEND Abbottstown, PA (October 8, 2022) – The Inaugural Lazer Late Model Clash went to Gregg Satterlee on Saturday night. It was Satterlee’s first win at the Abbottstown oval. Earlier in the evening Satterlee set a new one-lap track record during time…

Cody McPherson Wins Chevy Performance 75 at 50th Super DIRT Week

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Michael Fry Photo Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior Public Relations and Editorial Content Manager Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtweek.com CHERRY ON TOP: McPherson Wins Chevy Performance 75 at 50th Super DIRT Week McPherson now leads by 19 points in Sportsman Series with four dates remaining OSWEGO, NY – Oct. 9, 2022 – He’s been the most dominant DIRTcar Sportsman Modified driver in the nation this year, and now, Cody McPherson has the most coveted trophy to prove it. In one of the most impressive displays put on at Oswego Speedway in recent editions of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, McPherson showed the…

DRELLOS BECOMES 14TH WORKING MAN’S RACE WINNER AT AFTON

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News from the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Media Contact: Brett Deyo – bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or 302.945.3206 14 for 14: Demetrios Drellos Tops “Working Man’s Race” Modified Event at Afton Motorsports Park Written by Chris Moore AFTON, NY – The beat goes on. Demetrios Drellos parked his family-owned No. 111 in Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco Victory Lane for the first time in his career, becoming the 14th different winner of the American Racer Cup Short Track SuperNationals. One hundred and forty-five racecars across the three divisions packed the pit area of the Chenango County…

Top of the Crop: Grant Ends 6-Month USAC Midget Drought at Harvest Cup

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Josh James Artwork Photo TOP OF THE CROP:GRANT ENDS 6-MONTH USAC MIDGET DROUGHTAT HARVEST CUP By: Richie Murray – USAC MediaHaubstadt, Indiana (October 8, 2022)………Justin Grant had waited long enough.The same line can be used to describe his entire USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship season in addition to Saturday night’s Harvest Cup feature at Haubstadt, Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway.After becoming the first driver in USAC National Midget history to win the first three feature events to start a season, Grant endured a lengthy six-month wait that encompassed a 21-race winless drought between April and October.In a microcosm of his…

Cole Duncan wins Jim & Joanne Ford Classic for $10,000; Tyler Courtney wraps up second consecutive All Star championship

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Chad Warner & Emily Scwenke Photos Cole Duncan wins Jim & Joanne Ford Classic for $10,000; Tyler Courtney wraps up second consecutive All Star championship FREMONT, Ohio (October 8, 2022) - Lockbourne, Ohio’s Cole Duncan was certainly the driver to beat Saturday night in Fremont Speedway’s Jim and Joanne Ford Classic Finale featuring the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1, not only activating the Classic Ink USA All Star Season Finale with the fastest qualifying lap, but driving on to earn the evening’s pole position via dash win, then ultimately conquering all 30 circuits of the…

Nick Stone Scores First Career DIRTcar Pro Stock 50 Victory

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Michael Fry Photo Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior Public Relations and Editorial Content Manager Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtweek.com PALACE OF DREAMS: Nick Stone Scores First Career DIRTcar Pro Stock 50 Victory Bruno Richard clinches 2022 DIRTcar Pro Stock Championship OSWEGO, NY – OCTOBER 8, 2022 – Nick Stone found the missing piece to his DIRTcar Pro Stock resume Saturday night at Oswego Speedway. After years of trying, the Rotterdam, NY driver finally reached a Victory Lane that’s eluded him—the DIRTcar Pro Stock 50 at NAPA Super DIRT Week. However, while the statistics show “The Manimal” led 39 laps, his win was anything but easy. …

Waterloo, NY’s Matt Sheppard scores Super DIRT Week Salute to the Troops 150 win

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Michael Fry Photo Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior Public Relations and Editorial Content Manager Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtweek.com ‘SUPER MATT’ RETURNS: Matt Sheppard wins third Salute to the Troops 150 title Sheppard returns to Victory Lane at Oswego Speedway in a DIRTcar 358 Modified for the first time since 2017 OSWEGO, NY (Oct. 8, 2022) – Matt Sheppard has shown this “super” strength throughout the 50th Running of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, winning the pole and his Qualifying Heat for the Billy Whittaker Cars 200. However, when it came to his 358 Modified, he questioned at times why he…

McCreadie Scores Sixth Win of the Season at Talladega

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McCreadie Scores Sixth Win of the Season at Talladega EASTABOGA, Ala. (October 8, 2022) – Tim McCreadie led all the way for his sixth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of 2022 on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. With the victory, McCreadie now has a 215-point advantage over Brandon Sheppard heading into next week’s season finale at Portsmouth Raceway Park. Ricky Thornton Jr. tracked down McCreadie in the final stages of the race, finishing 0.661 seconds behind the 48-year-old New York racer. Dale McDowell finished in third followed by Garrett Alberson and Brandon Sheppard. Michael Page, a multi-time Ice Bowl winner…

Anthony Macri Completes Historic Weekend Sweep with World of Outlaws at Port Royal

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Trent Gower Photo Contact: Brian Walker, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR Coordinator Credit: World of Outlaws worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/ THE CONCRETE KING: Anthony Macri Sweeps World of Outlaws Weekend at Port Royal Speedway Macri is First Driver Since 1979 to Win First Two WoO Features Back-to-Back PORT ROYAL, PA - October 8, 2022 - It took Anthony Macri more than five years and 60 starts to win his first-career World of Outlaws NOS Energy DrinkSprint Car Series Feature; then it only took him another 23 hours to quickly top his second. The 23-year-old sensation earned his 23rd win of 2022 on Saturday night, doing…

Clean Sweep: Blaine Klinger Leaves “Working Man’s Race” Day No. 1 with $3,000-plus

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News from the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Media Contact: Brett Deyo – bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or 302.945.3206 Clean Sweep: Blaine Klinger Leaves “Working Man’s Race” Day No. 1 with $3,000-plus Written by Chris Moore AFTON, NY – A clean sweep. In dominant fashion, Blaine Klinger ruled the Opening Night of the American Racer Cup Short Track SuperNationals 14 at Afton Motorsports Park. Klinger led all 30-laps of the Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman Sportsman Challenge to pick up the $2,000 payday after posting the $20 Gambler’s Fee. With 128 race cars packing the Afton Motorsports Park pit area for Night…

Moles Hits Paydirt, Wins Jason Leffler Memorial

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Neil Cavanah Photo Moles Hits Paydirt, Wins Jason Leffler Memorial By: Richie Murray – USAC MediaWayne City, Illinois (October 7, 2022)………As part of his initiation to the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, Mitchel Moles has been required to make a plethora of first-time visits to a variety of racetracks in his Rookie season with the series.On three separate occasions in 2022, he has been triumphant in his debut appearance with the series at a particular venue. First, there was July’s round at Nebraska’s Jefferson County Speedway. He then accomplished the feat for a second time in September at Ohio’s Eldora…

Anthony Macri Wins First World of Outlaws Sprint Car Feature at Port Royal

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Trent Gower Photo Contact: Brian Walker, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR Coordinator Credit: World of Outlaws worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/ FINALLY: Anthony Macri Aces Port Royal Speedway for Long-Awaited First World of Outlaws Win Anthony Macri, Lance Dewease, Logan Wagner Lead PA Posse Podium Sweep PORT ROYAL, PA - October 7, 2022 - After five years of trying, Anthony Macri can finally breathe a sigh of relief - he did it, he's a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series winner. Before his latest accomplishment, the 23-year-old was already considered one of the most respected racers in the country. He's a Tuscarora 50 champion,…

GIOVANNI SCELZI HOLDS OFF BUDDY KOFOID TO WIN THE BRIAN MONTIETH CLASSIC

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Thursday, October 6, 2022 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA GIOVANNI SCELZI HOLDS OFF BUDDY KOFOID TO WIN THE BRIAN MONTIETH CLASSIC Saturday, October 8, 2022 (6PM) LAZER LATE MODEL CLASH: Super Late Models, 358 Sprints and Central PA Legends Saturday, October 15, 2022 (6PM) DEAN’S AUTO PLAZA NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS: 410 Sprints and 358 Sprints [rain date: October 16] Saturday & Sunday, February 25-26, 2023 ICE BREAKER WEEKEND Abbottstown, PA (October 6, 2022) – Giovanni Scelzi had yet to have success at Lincoln Speedway but that all changed Thursday night at the Brian Montieth Classic. Scelzi drew the 1 in the redraw, putting him on…

Friesen Takes Checkers as Super DIRT Week Honors 50 Years of Champions

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Michael Fry Photo Contact: Michelina Friss, Super DIRTcar Series PR Coordinator Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtcarseries.com Friesen Takes Checkers as Super DIRT Week Honors 50 Years of Champions Reutimann, Balough join today’s superstars to help kick off ‘Racing’s Biggest Party’ OSWEGO, NY (OCT. 6, 2022) – From the inaugural winner in 1972 to the most recent driver to take the checkered flag, NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week celebrated 50 years of history on Thursday by honoring past champions of the event. After each former winner — from 1972 winner Buzzie Reutimann to 2021 winner Mat Williamson — was introduced to the…

Stewart Friesen, Marc Johnson, Mat Williamson score Thursday Night Thunder triumphs

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Michael Fry Photo Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior Public Relations and Editorial Content Manager Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtweek.com 358 THUNDER: Stewart Friesen, Marc Johnson, Mat Williamson score Thursday Night Thunder triumphs Heavy hitters setup exciting storylines entering the Salute to the Troops 150 on Saturday OSWEGO, NY (Oct. 7, 2022) – A battle of titans has been set up for the 2022 DIRTcar 358 Modified Salute to the Troops 150 during the 50th Running of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. Time Trials and three Qualifying Heats Thursday night at Oswego Speedway locked 30 drivers into Saturday’s main event and…

Zach Sobotka Wins DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Hurricane Heavey at Weedsport

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Quentin Young Photo Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior Public Relations and Editorial Content Manager Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtweek.com FINALLY: Sobotka Scores First Brewerton Win of Season in Hurricane Harvey 30 BREWERTON, NY – Oct. 5, 2022 – In the span of one year, Zach Sobotka went from winning multiple Features at Brewerton Speedway and clinching the track championship, to fighting tooth-and-nail to get to Victory Lane just once. That “once” came Wednesday night, in one of the most prestigious DIRTcar Sportsman Modified races on the Series schedule – The Hurricane Harvey 30. Sobotka, the defending NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week champion of the division…

Mat Williamson wins third straight Hurricane Harvey 75 at Brewerton

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Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior Public Relations and Editorial Content Manager Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtweek.com MAT’S MONTH: Mat Williamson wins third straight Hurricane Harvey 75 at Brewerton Williamson started the day fastest in practice at Oswego Speedway and ended it with his 28th overall win of the year CENTRAL SQUARE, NY (Oct. 5, 2022) – With the 50th Running of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week looming, Mat Williamson entered October desperate for momentum to try and claim his third straight Super DIRT Week title. He found it Wednesday, during DIRTcar Day. First, Williamson set the fastest laps in practice…

SHEPPARD WINS RECORD SETTING 12th UTICA-ROME EVENT TUESDAY

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A Dozen: Matt Sheppard Claims Record-Setting 12th Utica-Rome Modified Victory Tuesday Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – Matt Sheppard claimed the season finale at Utica-Rome Speedway on Tuesday night, topping a stout 26-car field in the ‘Modern Day Outlaw 50’ worth $5,000. The Savannah, N.Y., resident raced from his ninth starting position to take the lead at the completion of lap 26 and drove away with a dominant performance for his record-setting 12th victory of the season. “I’m just really excited for my team, we had an unbelievable year here at Utica-Rome,” Sheppard explained. “It’s been storybook. We’ve been on a roll lately…

Cody McPherson Wins Sportsman Classic 75 at Weedsport

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Collin Wyant Photo Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior Public Relations and Editorial Content Manager Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtweek.com KING OF THE CLASSIC: McPherson Wins Super DIRT Week Sportsman Classic 75 at Weedsport WEEDSPORT, NY – Oct. 4, 2022 – With multiple track championships, the Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Racing Series championship and the most wins of any driver in the division, Cody McPherson has been on a mission this year. His appearance in Weedsport Speedway Victory Lane Tuesday night was just the next target hit on his DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series expedition. McPherson, the 30-year-old from St. Catharines, ON, came into the 50th NAPA…

Coonradt Scores Super DIRT Week Kickoff Party Win at Weedsport

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Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior Public Relations and Editorial Content Manager Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtweek.com MR. TUESDAY NIGHT: Coonradt Scores Super DIRT Week Kickoff Party Win at Weedsport WEEDSPORT, NY – October 4, 2022 – If there’s a perfect way to kick off NAPA Super DIRT Week, Josh Coonradt has figured it out. One year after starting Super DIRT Week 49 with a Tuesday night win at Brewerton, the Fort Johnson, NY driver did it again, leading wire-to-wire to earn the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series win Tuesday night during Weedsport Speedway’s Super DIRT Week Kickoff Party. However, the night was…

McLaughlin opens Super DIRT Week with special DIRTcar 358 Modified win at Weedsport

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Collin Wyant Photo Contact: Nick Graziano, Senior Public Relations and Editorial Content Manager Credit: Super DIRTcar Series superdirtweek.com ‘craZ’ KICK OFF: McLaughlin opens Super DIRT Week with DIRTcar 358 Modified win at Weedsport Max McLaughlin brings his Heinke-Baldwin Racing team a home track victory in the biggest week of the year OSWEGO, NY (Oct. 4, 2022) – Parked at the top of victory hill at Weedsport Speedway, Max McLaughlin climbed out of his Modified, slapping the roof, elated with having achieved one of his biggest accomplishments. You could say that was two years ago when he won his first Super…

POIRIER WINS FALL CLASSIC FINALE; BROWN CLINCHES KNIGHTS OF THUNDER TITLE

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Dale Calnan Photo POIRIER WINS FALL CLASSIC FINALE; BROWN CLINCHES KNIGHTS OF THUNDER TITLE By Tommy Goudge PORT COLBORNE, Ont. (October 1, 2022) – Jordan Poirier took the A-Main win on the final night of The Fall Classic at Humberstone Speedway on Saturday, while Mitch Brown clinched his first Pinty’s Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Car series championship. Poirier and Chuck Hebing drew front row starting spots for the 25 lap A-Main, and Poirier quickly opened a lead. Poirier had to tiptoe through traffic on a very slick track surface during the second half of the race and his lead…

BOWMAN WINS FALL CLASSIC FINALE; DYKSTRA CLINCHES SECOND ACTION SPRINT TOUR TITLE

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Dale Calnan Photo BOWMAN WINS FALL CLASSIC FINALE; DYKSTRA CLINCHES SECOND ACTION SPRINT TOUR TITLE By Tommy Goudge PORT COLBORNE, Ont. (October 1, 2022) – Mike Bowman put an exclamation point on his first season of Crate Sprint Car racing on Saturday night at Humberstone Speedway; Bowman dominated the Action Sprint Tour fueled by Pinty’s A-Main for his eighth win of the season, while Jacob Dykstra clinched his second consecutive series championship. Mathieu Bardier and Jonah Mutton drew front row starting spots for the 25 lap A-Main, and Bardier took the lead while Mutton dropped back due to mechanical problems.…

Matt Sheppard Banks $20,000 Outlaw 200 Win After Classic Battle with Mat Williamson

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Mike Johnson Photo Media Contact: Dave Medler Public Relations Director Brewerton Speedway Fulton Speedway (315) 702-4607 Matt Sheppard Banks $20,000 Outlaw 200 Win After Classic Battle with Mat Williamson FULTON, NY – (October 1, 2022) – Two of the best in Modified racing in late season big dollar events, Matt Sheppard and defending race winner Mat Williamson slugged it out for almost the entire race with Savannah, NY Matt Shepperd collecting his second career Outlaw 200 Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway. Mike Mahaney and Matt Sheppard led the forty-four-car starting field down to the green with Sheppard grabbing the narrow…

Local Favorite Zach Sobotka Wins Fulton Speedway Outlaw 200 Weekend Sportsman Race

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Mike Johnson Photo Media Contact: Dave Medler Public Relations Director Brewerton Speedway Fulton Speedway (315) 702-4607 Local Favorite Zach Sobotka Wins Fulton Speedway Outlaw 200 Weekend Sportsman Race FULTON, NY – (October 1, 2022) – Zach Sobotka from Parish, NY has been a track champion, won big dollar races, but one race was missing out of his trophy case he so wanted, and that was a Sportsman victory during the prestigious Outlaw 200 weekend. All that changed Saturday night as Sobotka would lead every lap in the $2,500-to-win Industrial Tire of CNY DIRTcar Sportsman Series Shootout 50. The win wasn’t easy as…

Spangler, Harrison, Heck, Deal, Johnson Win Fall Nationals Finale at Lincoln

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Brenden Bauman Photo Contact: Jordan DeLucia, DIRTcar Racing PR Coordinator Credit: DIRTcar Racing and a link to DIRTcar.com THAT’S ALL FOLKS: Spangler, Harrison, Heck, Deal, Johnson Win Fall Nationals Finale at Lincoln Schwartz clinches first national title, Harrison dedicates win to late announcer Rick Eshelman LINCOLN, IL – Oct. 1, 2022 – The 39th season of weekly DIRTcar Racing is officially in the books. Another stacked roster of 118 cars across five different divisions packed the Lincoln Speedway pit area Saturday night and closed out the regular season with five entertaining Features. DIRTcar LATE MODEL – Eric Spangler Making the haul all the way from Lake…

Cherry On Top: Cummins’ $10,000 Fall Nationals Triumph Completes USAC Weekend Sweep

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Rich Forman Photo Cherry On Top: Cummins’ $10,000 Fall Nationals Triumph Completes USAC Weekend Sweep By: Richie Murray – USAC MediaLawrenceburg, Indiana (October 1, 2022)………On the eve of the Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway Fall Nationals, Kyle Cummins firmly stated that Lawrenceburg is the place where he really wanted to get one.On Saturday night, the Princeton, Ind. native got the one that had eluded him for so long as he slid into the lead on a restart just after the halfway mark and carried onward to a $10,000 top prize in the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship’s final Midwest event of…

Zach Sobotka wins DIRTcar Sportsman Series event at Fulton Speedway

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Contact: Michelina Friss, DIRTcar Racing PR Coordinator Credit: DIRTcar Racing DIRTcar.com Zach Sobotka wins DIRTcar Sportsman Series event at Fulton Speedway FULTON, NY (OCT. 1, 2022) – Zach Sobotka took home the checkers for the DIRTcar Sportsman Feature during the second night of The Outlaw 200 Weekend at Fulton Speedway. Sobotka, of Parish, NY, held the lead for the entirety of the 50-lap race after starting on the outside of row one. Runner-up Ryan Dolbear charged his way up five positions after starting in seventh. Dolbear took over the second position by Lap-12 and held it for the rest of the…

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