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Earnhardt, Johnson complete Hendrick sweep of Daytona Duels

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Hendrick Motorsports swept the front-row starting positions for Sunday’s Daytona 500. Apparently enjoying the feeling, HMS then swept Thursday’s Budweiser Duel at Daytona twin 150-mile qualifying races. Dale Earnhardt Jr. came from his last-place starting position to win Thursday night’s first Budweiser Duel at Daytona 150-mile qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway, as unsung heroes behind him diced their way into the 57th running of the Great American Race (1 p.m. ET on FOX). Jimmie Johnson, on the pole for the second Duel and already locked into the outside of the front row for the Daytona…

US 43 Dragway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 29 Dooley Road, Ethridge, Tennessee 38456 Phone # 931-829-2072 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Concrete Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced N/A Website www.us43drags.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Friesen Ices Super DIRTcar Series Foes at DIRTcar Nationals

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BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 19, 2015 - For the third consecutive year, Stewart Friesen captured the second night of Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series action at Volusia Speedway Park's annual DIRTcar Nationals on Thursday night. Friesen, the defending event champion, swiped the lead from three-time series titlist Matt Sheppard en route to winning the 30-lap feature, marking the sixth time in his career he's won in the Sunshine State. "We had a great race car," said Friesen, defending Syracuse 200 winner from Sprakers, N.Y. "We worked a lot of bugs out last night and learned a lot of stuff about…

Music City Raceway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 3302 Ivy Point Road, Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072 Phone # 615-876-0981 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Pro Bike, Street Legal Trophy, Junior Dragster, Super Gas, Heads Up Website www.musiccityraceway.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Middle Tennessee Dragway

9 years ago 987 Views Comments Off

[ezcol_1half] Location 680 Rock Springs Road, Buffalo Valley, Tennessee 38548 Phone # 931-858-2912 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Box, No Box, Junior Dragster Website www.mtdragway.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Knoxville Dragstrip

9 years ago 1205 Views Comments Off

[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 160 Raceway Drive, Maynardville, Tennessee 37807 Phone # 865-992-9995 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Pro, No Box, Junior Dragster Website www.knoxvilledragstrip.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Jackson Dragway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 79 Ranger Road, Jackson, Tennessee 38301 Phone # 731-427-5536 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Super Pro, Foot Brake, Junior Dragster Website www.jacksondragway.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Great River Road Raceway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 165 Little Levee Road North, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024 Phone # 731-589-3328 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Concrete Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced N/A Website Find Us On Facebook! [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

411 Dragway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 632 Hwy 411, Seymour, Tennessee 37865 Phone # 865-577-8551 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Pro, Box, No Box Website www.411dragway.net [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Clanton Cruises To Second World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Of 2015 At Volusia’s DIRTcar Nationals

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BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 19, 2015 - Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., continued his tremendous start to the 2015 season with a dominating display in Thursday's DIRTcar Nationals A-Main at Volusia Speedway Park. Clanton, the 39-year-old World of Outlaws Late Model Series veteran, led every lap ofThursday's 50-lap race to earn his second WoO LMS victory of the season and his second victory during the 2015 version of Volusia's six-day stretch of Super Late Model racing. "This shows how hard we worked over the winter to get where we're at," said Clanton, whose only opposition came in the form of…

2015 DIRTcar Nationals Notebook Day Five

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2015 DIRTcar Nationals Notebook Day Five By: Brooklyn Kennedy -It was a very chilly night at Volusia on Thursday. With it being in the low 30s for most of the racing action, there really was a decline in fan count from the past several days. I think with the final two days seeing warmer race time temperatures and having the same two divisions running, it kept a lot of fans home. -Shane Clanton is having a heck of a week so far. He scored his second Late Model win of the week after holding off some tough challenges from…

Gordon’s ‘Great American’ Goodbye

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Staff Report NASCAR Wire Service Jeff Gordon kicked off his final full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season the best way he possibly could – by winning the Daytona 500 Coors Light Pole. The 43-year-old will attempt to launch his farewell full-schedule campaign in even grander fashion in Sunday’s 57th running of “The Great American Race” (1 p.m. ETon FOX) by becoming the 10th Daytona 500 winner to visit Victory Lane from the pole. “I can't think of anything cooler than to start this season, the Daytona 500, my final Daytona 500, final full season, on the…

INDYCAR NEWS AND NOTES – Feb. 19, 2015

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Verizon IndyCar Series and Mazda Road to Indy headlines: Drivers showcase athleticism at NFL Combine Chevrolet renderings of road/street aero kit Karam to start opener at St. Pete Jakes added to Schmidt Peterson Motorsports lineup Author John Green happy with his fantasy INDYCAR team Of note: Wilder adds punch to home state event Krewe of Bacchus hosts drivers on Officer's Float Drivers to attend screenings of "Focus" movie Winterfest begins at NOLA 1. Drivers showcase athleticism at NFL Combine: Josef Newgarden and Sage Karam were invited to the home of the Indianapolis Colts for the NFL Combine, where hundreds of…

Wednesday Daytona Notebook

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Wednesday Daytona Notebook Notebook Items: NASCAR modifies Daytona qualifying format for XFINITY, Trucks Patrick goes to backup car NASCAR clarifies Chase eligibility Feb. 18, 2015 NASCAR modifies Daytona qualifying format for XFINITY, Trucks By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Why have a five-minute qualifying session if no one is going to use the full five minutes? That was one of the rationales NASCAR considered in streamlining the time trial process for the NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series for events to be held at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. The first round…

2015 DIRTcar Nationals Notebook Day Four

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Yesterday’s notebook was cancelled due to rain just like the races. Two inches of rain fell at Volusia Speedway on Tuesday, which forced the cancellation. With that amount of rain the track crew did a fantastic job of getting the track race ready today. The surface was perfect, especially for the Late Model feature. -The first thing I noticed as I arrived at the track was Rick Laubach working on his car all by himself. It’s great to see a driver taking the extra time to put so much effort into preparing the car. It paid off in the long…

Thunder Valley Dragways

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 27417 Thunder Valley Avenue, Parker, South Dakota 57053 Phone # 605-648-3605 Track Length 1/4 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Super Pro, Pro, Top Dragster, Box, No Box, Street Car, Bike, Junior Dragster Website www.thundervalleydragways.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Sturgis Dragway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 20523 Hwy 79, Sturgis, South Dakota 57785 Phone # 605-431-8672 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Bike/Sled, Junior Dragster Website www.sturgisdrags.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Oahe Speedway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 196th Street, Pierre, South Dakota 57501 Phone # 605-222-0798 Track Length 1/4 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Street Trophy, Sports Compact, Specialty, High School, Junior Dragster Website www.oahespeedway.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Bloomquist Masters Volusia Speedway Park To Earn 10th Career DIRTcar Nationals Victory

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BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 18, 2015 - Scott Bloomquist rekindled his love affair with Volusia Speedway Park Wednesday night. The veteran 51-year-old racer from Mooresburg, Tenn., mastered the half-mile oval's tricky clay surface during Wednesday's DIRTcar Nationals A-Main, leading all 40 laps of the caution-free race for a $10,000 DIRTcar Late Model victory. "I love this racetrack," said Bloomquist, who recorded his 10th career DIRTcar Nationals triumph as Volusia closed out its stretch of DIRTcar-sanctioned action ahead of three straight nights of World of Outlaws Late Model Series programs Thursday through Saturday. "It's so demanding and has so much character.…

Stafford Motor Speedway 2015 Sneak Peak

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By: Matthew Wiernasz Stafford Motor Speedway kick off their 2015 season with the 44th annual NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler on the weekend of April 26th featuring the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour as their race will be 200 laps. There will also be the SK Modifieds, Late Models, SK Lights, Limited Late Models, DARE Stocks, U.S. Legends Cars, and the Mr. Rooter Truck Series. Bobby Santos will look for his third win in a row in the NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler. It will also be the first of four appearances for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. They will visit…

Champion Oil Decreases Pricing

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(Clinton, MO / February 16th, 2015) Champion Oil, a major player in development and manufacturing of semi-synthetic and full synthetic motor oils, announced that effective this week there will be a general posted price decrease of branded motor oils and lubricants on select SKU's. “Champion is pleased to be one of the first in announcing the decrease costs of our products to the market,” stated Karl Dedolph, Global Sales Director at Champion Oil. “It gives us great pleasure at this time and, in part because of falling crude oil prices, to help our distributors with pricing advantages who will pass…

THE STARS OF CHIP GANASSI RACING

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SCOTT DIXON TONY KANAAN CHARLIE KIMBALL THE MODERATOR: We are joined by 'The Veterans,' Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan. We have the stars of Ganassi Racing. We also have Charlie Kimball joining us. Tony and Scott, been busy already this year. SCOTT DIXON: Yes. Obviously excited to be talking about IndyCar and kicking it off and getting ready for the season. Testing for us, we've had a few weeks off, looking forward to the new aero kits, Chevy showing a little bit of theirs today. Hopefully we get to see Honda's sometime soon. Yeah, obviously starting off the year in a winning way, which is always exciting. The…

The Next Generation

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An interview with: JOSEF NEWGARDEN GABBY CHAVES SAGE KARAM THE MODERATOR: We have what are billed as The Next Generation, drivers who had successes in a variety of our ladder series. Sage. SAGE KARAM: I'm going to start this off by saying I have an announcement that I'm going to be at St. Pete in the Chip Ganassi No. 8 car, GE LED sponsorship. Really looking forward to that. Looking forward to getting in the series again. Yeah, let's get the series going. THE MODERATOR: Going back to Florida with more good news. SAGE KARAM: I'm always in Florida, which…

Ware Shoals Dragway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 17052 Hwy 25, Ware Shoals, South Carolina 29692 Phone # 864-861-2467 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Box, No Box, Junior Dragster Website www.wareshoalsdragway.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Union County Drayway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 2102 Santuc-Carlisle Hwy, Union, South Carolina 29379 Phone # 704-534-0306 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Pro, Modified, Junior Dragster, Street Website www.unioncountyscdragway.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Orangeburg Dragstrip

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 194 Dragstrip Road, Neeses, South Carolina 29107 Phone # 803-534-8999 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Box, No Box, Bikes, Junior Dragster, Pro Mod Website www.obdragstrip.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Pageland Dragway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 3167 Peach Orchard Road, Pageland, South Carolina 29718 Phone # 843-658-3556 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Top Elimintor, Modified, Eliminator, Junior Dragster, Hot Rod Eliminator Website www.jpdragway.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

The Stars of Andretti Autosport

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RYAN HUNTER-REAY MARCO ANDRETTI CARLOS MUNOZ THE MODERATOR: These are three gentlemen who had tremendous success here. We saw Ryan at the museum. Carlos has been Rookie of the Year. Marco has done exceedingly well here with some great finishes. Ryan, we'll start with you. You come back to this place. A whole new perspective, I would think, as the defending champion of the event, and also as a gentleman who has won the Verizon IndyCar Series. RYAN HUNTER-REAY: It's a tremendous accomplishment for the team and for myself personally to be an Indy 500 winner. We feel like we're…

Greer Dragway

9 years ago 1183 Views Comments Off

[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 1792 Dragway Road, Greer, South Carolina 29651 Phone # 864-879-4634 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Pro, Foot Brake, Junior Dragster Website www.greerdragway.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Dorchester Dragway

9 years ago 1177 Views Comments Off

[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 213 Delee Circle, Dorchester, South Carolina 29437 Phone # 843-563-5412 Track Length 1/8 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced IHRA Summit Series, Pro Modifieds, Pro Top Outlaws, Grudge Racing, Bracket Racing Website www.dorchesterdrag.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Darlington Dragway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 2506 Bobo Newsome Hwy - SC151, Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Phone # 843-383-0008 Track Length 1/4 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Top Eliminator, Modified, Junior Dragster Website www.darlingtondragway.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

Caroline Dragway

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[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Location 302 Dragstrip Road, Aiken, South Carolina 29803 Phone # 877-471-RACE Track Length 1/4 Mile Surface Paved Shape Drag Strip Divisions Raced Box, No Box, Junior Dragster Website www.houseofhook.com [/ezcol_1half_end] [xyz-ihs snippet="Bottom-2Large-Block-AdSense-Centered"]

2015 DIRTcar Nationals Notebook Day Two

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By: Brooklyn Kennedy -After night one of the Late Models at Volusia, I have a new found appreciation for them. They were fast and inches away from the inside wall all night long. The speeds were incredible and they put on a great show. -Donny Schatz stayed at Volusia after the World of Outlaw Sprints left for home, to race his Late Model. Night one for Schatz was a huge disappointment as he ran back of the pack all night long and failed to qualify. After looking like he had a handle on the Late Model at…

2015 DIRTcar Nationals Notebook Day One

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By: Brooklyn Kennedy -It was nice to see Kasey Kahne in the pits at Volusia Speedway. The hands on presence of the team owner certainly played into the success of Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman during the weekend. -Daryn Pittman looks to be the early championship favorite picking up a win and the overall Nationals championship, although it will be a dogfight between him and Donny Schatz to the end with Brad Sweet playing the dark horse. -I think this will be the first of many feature wins during the season for Brad Sweet. His rebound to take the lead…

Bowyer Goes Off, Black Helicopters And A Four-Time Champion Comes Out On Top Sunday In Daytona

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By: Pete MacDonald Photo Credit: NASCAR/Getty Images It seems that just about everybody except Jeff Gordon bashed NASCAR for the group qualifying sessions on Sunday. People forget that it was changed to draw more interest into qualifying and the fact of the matter is this, we all tuned in so who is the fool in all of this? I like Michael Waltrip's idea for group qualifying on the plate tracks, Practice Friday, Your practice times line up Heat Races for Saturday, Qualify 1-36 through the Heats and fill in 37-43 with provisional's. NASCAR has always said they didn't utilize heat…

Ocala Sprint Timetable Moved Back One Day

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"Winter Dirt Games VI" is moving back one day as a result of the cold temperatures and rain moving into Florida today and tomorrow. This week's AMSOIL USAC Sprint Car National Championship schedule at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida now opens with an open practice Thursday night, followed by racing Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Times remain the same for Friday and Saturday, while warmups on Sunday night will begin at 6 pm. Defending AMSOIL USAC Sprint Car National Champion Brady Bacon leads the series into the 2015 openers, which will be followed the next week by races…

A New Chapter For Team Penske

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An interview with: WILL POWER JUAN PABLO MONTOYA HELIO CASTRONEVES SIMON PAGENAUD THE MODERATOR: Juan, good to have you back in an IndyCar. Had a pretty good 2014. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA: Yeah, it was okay. At the beginning we sucked, I knew we were going to suck, so that was okay. At the end of the year I felt I was doing a really good job. Still felt like we were miles off in qualifying. I have to really work at that. I thought our race pace was good. Just need to put it all together. THE MODERATOR: You got…

Gator Raid: Kasey Kahne Racing Caps off Stellar 2015 DIRTcar Nationals

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BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 15, 2015 - Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb capped off a stellar 2015 DIRTcar Nationals Sunday night with a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature win, the team's third of sprint week, and the coveted 'Big Gator.' Brad Sweet, the 2014 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, gave his team its final feature win of sprint week after battling Paul McMahan. Sweet started the A-main in fifth and quickly began his ascension through the field. He drove his Ollie's Bargain Outlet car to third following the scrum on the first lap and got past…

Richards Claims Milestone 50th World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory With First Series Triumph Of 2015 At Bubba Raceway Park

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OCALA, Fla. - Feb. 15, 2015 - Josh Richards' long wait for his 50th career World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory is finally over. More than 15 months after wrapping up his third WoO LMS championship with his 49th series victory in the tour's 2013 season finale, Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., topped a back-and-forth battle with Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., midway through Sunday'sBubba Army Winter Nationals finale and pulled away from Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., during the race's closing laps to claim a $10,175 triumph at Bubba Raceway Park. The 26-year-old Richards reached the 50-win milestone with…

Successful NEPA Race Car Show Wraps Up at Laurel Mall

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(WEST HAZLETON, Pa. 2-15-15) The 2nd Annual NEPA Race Car Show presented by B. Swartz Transport of Lehighton concluded its week-long stay inside the Laurel Mall in West Hazleton and to say it was an unqualified success would be a huge understatement. Pride, passion and perfection can be seen everywhere among those who displayed their race vehicles. And, never mind some bone chilling weather as each day of the show there was noticeably more foot traffic according to mall management. Area race fans flocked to check out the striking assortment in anticipation of the soon-to-start 2015 race season here in…

Schatz Perseveres to Score First Win of 2015 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Season

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BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 14, 2015 - Nothing could keep Donny Schatz down Saturday night as he looked for his first World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of 2015 on night five of DIRTcar Nationals sprint week at Volusia Speedway Park. A solid night turned to potential disaster for the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing driver when he developed engine trouble during his second place Dash run. "We broke a valve spring in the dash with two laps to go," Schatz said. "We could have taken the chance to run the engine." The team opted not to and began the scramble…

Heckenast Overcomes Challengers To Claim First World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory In Saturday’s Bubba Army Winter Nationals A-Main

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OCALA, Fla. - Feb. 14, 2015 - Frank Heckenast Jr. refused to be denied again. The second-year national traveler nearly saw another chance at his breakthrough World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory slip through his fingers Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park when Shane Clanton snuck by him late in the 3/8-mile oval's 50-lap race. But instead of settling for another near-miss, Heckenast, 26, of Frankfort, Ill., dug deep and willed himself back to the lead one lap later. The 2014 WoO LMS Rookie of the Year held off both Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., and hard-charging Josh Richards of…

Dirt Late Models

Billy Moyer Dominates the East Bay Winternationals Finale

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TAMPA, FL (February 14, 2015) - Billy Moyer picked up his third victory of the week in the 39th Annual East Bay Winternationals on Saturday Night. Moyer pulled away late to win for the 26th time in his Hall-of-Fame career at East Bay Raceway Park. Moyer survived a side-by-side tussle with Jimmy Owens to take the win in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event. Defending LOLMDS National Champion, Don O'Neal, finished second, followed by Jonathan Davenport, Owens, and Jared Landers. Owens led the first 28 laps of the 50 lap main event with Moyer following…

With Epic Pass, Pittman Wins World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Season Opener

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BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 13, 2015 - Daryn Pittman took the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season opener Friday night with an epic last lap pass of the reigning series champion Donny Schatz. Just a lap sooner the feature win was in Schatz's sights as he approached the lapped car of Kraig Kinser. Schatz dove low in turns three and four to make the pass but was not able to make the line stick. As he exited the turn his Bad Boy Buggies car drifted up the track and over the cushion. Pittman saw his opportunity. "When I saw…

Lanigan Tops Late Battle With Richards To Claim Opening Round Of Bubba Raceway Park’s Bubba Army Winter Nationals

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OCALA, Fla. - Feb. 13, 2015 - Turning around his sluggish start to the season, Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., topped a late duel with Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., duringFriday's DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned A-Main at Bubba Raceway Park to earn a $5,000 victory during the opening night of the fourth annual Bubba Army Winter Nationals. Lanigan, the three-time and defending World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion, rallied after losing the lead to Richards on lap 20 of the 30-lapper and retook command when Richards struggled with traffic on lap 26. The 44-year-old Lanigan pulled away through the race's final…

Dirt Late Models

Billy Moyer Wins Make-Up Winter Nationals Event at East Bay Raceway Park

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TAMPA, FL (February 13, 2015) - Billy Moyer took the lead at the start of tonight's 25-lap Monday Make-Up Winternationals event at East Bay Raceway Park and never looked back. Brandon Sheppard closed the gap in the second half of the race, and challenged Moyer on several occasions, but could never quite pull even with the veteran from Batesville, Arkansas. Following Moyer and Sheppard to the finish were Billy Moyer Jr., Gregg Satterlee, and Devin Moran. "We just missed the set-up in that first race tonight; we had just enough time to make some adjustments for this race. We…

Dirt Car Nationals

Eddie Carrier Jr Wins Exciting Winter Nationals Friday Event at East Bay Raceway Park

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TAMPA, FL (February 13, 2015) - Eddie Carrier Jr. driving the Optima Batteries #28 won an exciting battle with Devin Moran in Friday Night's $10,000-to-win main event at East Bay Raceway Park. Carrier held the lead on lap 31, quickly lost it again on the next circuit and used a lapped car to his advantage as he snuck by Moran once again on lap 44.Carrier would led the remaining 6 laps and wind up in victory lane in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event. Following Carrier and Moran at the finish were Jimmy Owens, Jared Landers, and Jonathan…

Maryland’s Shawn Ward Files First Modified Entry For Orange County Fair Speedway ‘Hard Clay Open’ April 7; Elmo’s Speed & Supply Boosts Crate 602 Sportsman Winner’s Share To $1,250

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MIDDLETOWN, NY – The first official entry for the 2015 edition of the ‘Hard Clay Open’ has been filed, and it comes from a unique location: Hurlock, Md. Shawn Ward, a feature winner in the Delaware International Speedway big-block Modified division, has registered for the Tuesday, April 7 (rain dates: April 8 and 9) ‘Hard Clay Open’ presented by United Pump & Tank and East Coast Speed/ECS Auto at Orange County Fair Speedway. The chase for the $15,000 Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region championship gets underway at the legendary five-eighths-mile facility with a…

Asphalt Late Models

2015 NAPA SK 5k Bigger and Better, Fan Vote Returns

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Photo Courtesy of www.staffordmotorspeedway.com (Stafford Springs, CT)---The NAPA Auto Parts SK 5K returns to Stafford Motor Speedway Friday July 10th and the fans will once again play a direct role in determining the format of the event. With over $30,000 in prize money awarded and one of the most exciting races ever witnessed at the half-mile, last year’s NAPA SK 5K was one for the history books. The fans, through fan voting at staffordspeedway.com, selected a 100-lap race format with heads-up starting that saw Pennsylvania native and Whelen Modified Tour regular Rowan Pennink prevail. The event saw over 25 lead…

Grandview Speedway

Regular Event Admission Prices Remain The Same, Grandview Remains a Part of the Rich American Cup Championship All Racrs Need to Use Grandview Stamped American Racer Tires

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BECHTELSVILLE, PA February 12, 2015 . . . There will be no increase in admission prices for the regular Saturday night NASCAR sanctioned stock car racing events at Grandview Speedway this season. Good news for the many fans that support auto racing at the popular racing facility now headed into its 53rd season of racing. Adult admission for regular shows, featuring the 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars, will remain at $15 for adults. Youngsters 11 and under will be admitted free for the regular shows. Pit passes, for those with a NASCAR license, will be available…

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