Dirt Modifieds

Marcuccilli Marches to Second Career Sportsman Classic Triumph at Weedsport

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Dave Marcuccilli Marches to Second Career Sportsman Classic Triumph at Weedsport; Joe Isabell, Tyler Walker Visit Victory Hill Story By: Dan Kapuscinski/Weedsport Speedway Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com WEEDSPORT, NY (July 4, 2017) – Dave Marcuccilli dominated the Sportsman Classic 75 presented by Industrial Tire of CNY at Weedsport Speedway on Monday evening, becoming the first driver to win the $2,500 Sportsman crown jewel twice. Starting from third position, Marcuccilli took the lead from Glenn Forward on lap 14 and never looked back, out running Rocky Warner and Corey Barker in the late stages for the score in the Super DIRTcar…

Dirt Modifieds

Alan Johnson to be Honored With Hall of Fame Induction

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Alan Johnson to be Honored With Hall of Fame Induction Veteran Driver To Battle Next Day in Hall of Fame 100 at Weedsport Story By: Clayton Johns/Super DIRTcar Series Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff CONCORD, N.C. - July 4, 2017 - Next week, Alan Johnson will get well-deserved recognition when he is inducted into the Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in Weedsport, NY on Monday, July 10. However, it isn't the only time fans will see Johnson at Weedsport. He'll be in in action the next night on July 11, behind the wheel of his Friendly's Ford No.14J for the…

Dirt Modifieds

OLIVER ROCKETS TO HIS FIRST CAREER MODIFIED FEATURE VICTORY AT NES

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PJ OLIVER ROCKETS TO HIS FIRST CAREER 358 MODIFIED FEATURE VICTORY AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Story By: Mike Wisniewski/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Harry Meeks/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (July 2, 2017) – At New Egypt Speedway’s Firecracker 40 sponsored by 48 Barriers, PJ Oliver rocketed to his first career 358 Modified feature victory. Pat Wall took the checkered flag in the Hammer Sportsman main event. Ryan Godown scored the win in the Northeast Wingless Sprint Car feature. Due to rain that delayed the start of the program, the racing schedule was adjusted and only feature events took place. As the…

Dirt Modifieds

Cornwall Calling: Stewart Friesen Looking For Eastern Ontario Repeat

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Super DIRTcar Series Makes First Canadian Stop on July 9 Press Release By: Clayton Johns / Super DIRTcar Series Media Photos By: Dave Dalesandro / Racersguide.com CONCORD, N.C. - June 30, 2017 - The Super DIRTcar Series is set to roll north of the border for the first time in 2017 when it invades Cornwall Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 9. It marks the Series' only stop at the high-banked quarter-mile this season, which means the fans and drivers alike are sure to flock to the action-packed Eastern Ontario track. Stewart Friesen, originally from Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON and now residing in…

Dirt Modifieds

FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY READY FOR ANOTHER HUGE NIGHT OF RACING

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CONKLIN COMMUNITY NIGHT THIS SATURDAY. ALL KIDS 17 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER WILL BE ADMITTED FREE! Press Release By: Andrew Harpell / FMP Speedway Media Photos By: Dave Dalesandro / Racersguide.com KIRKWOOD, NY.- June 30, 2017-Five Mile Point Speedway is ready for another big night of racing action on the historic quarter mile oval this Saturday night. This Saturday is Conklin Community Night – all town residents showing photo I.D. will be admitted in to the grandstand FRE. Racing gets underway at 6 p.m. This Saturday is also another popular Youth Night - Kids 17 years old and younger will…

Dirt Modifieds

Super DIRT Week Returning To MAVTV

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SPEED SPORT is partnering with DIRTcar Racing to bring NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLVI from Oswego Speedway to MAVTV for the second consecutive year. Press Release By: NSSN Media Photos By: Dave Dalesandro / Racersguide.com MOORESVILLE, N.C. - June 29, 2017-SPEED SPORT will produce five hours of coverage from the 46th annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week from New York’s historic Oswego Speedway as part of Suzuki presents SPEED SPORT. Included in that coverage will be a two-hour prime-time special to air on Thanksgiving night featuring the Bud Light 300 for the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds.…

Dirt Modifieds

BUFFALINO OUTDUELS COMPETITION IN FRONT OF HUGE CROWD TO GAIN WIN IN GARDEN STATE GUNFIGHT

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BUFFALINO AND STANGLE OUTDUEL COMPETITION IN FRONT OF HUGE CROWD TO GAIN VICTORIES AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY'S GARDEN STATE GUNFIGHT Story By: Mike Wisniewski/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Dave Kovacs & John John Lane/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (June 28, 2017) - At New Egypt Speedway's Garden State Gunfight, Dominick Buffalino fought off his rivals to win the 60-lap Modified feature while Matt Stangle bested the field in the 25-lap Sportsman event. As the Modified feature got underway, Wade Hendrickson grabbed the lead with Steve Davis and Ryan Godown next in line. Godown would advance into the runner-up spot with six circuits…

Bridgeport Speedway

TWO BIG EVENTS COMING UP AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

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TWO BIG EVENTS COMING UP AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY Story By: Deb Smith/Bridgeport Speedway Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com It's official! Summer has arrived and the racing action is hot, hot, hot at the Bridgeport Speedway. The 5/8th mile speedway will take off on Saturday, July 1st to prepare for the All American 40 - the fourth hand of the Colonial Pipeline Call Before You Dig 2017 Poker Series - to be held on Monday, July 3rd - on the eve of America's Independence Day! Colonial Pipeline returns as the sponsor of the 2017 Poker Series at the Bridgeport Speedway. Colonia's petroleum…

Dirt Modifieds

Pauch Racing Recap 6/28/17

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Pauch Racing Recap 6/28/17 Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com The ‘Kid’s Kid’, Billy Pauch Jr., has been having a stout season with six wins and 31 top ten finishes out of 40 races as he heads into the busy month of July. Wednesday night saw Jr. at Action Track USA for the annual Ronnie Tobias Memorial. The SpeedSTR’s ran twin 20’s and the 600 Micro Sprint’s ran twin 17’s. The features were lined up by times so there were no heat races for either division. Jr. kicked off the night with quick time in the SpeedSTR, lining…

Airborne Speedway

All-Square: Super DIRTcar Series Heads to Airborne For First Time

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Plattsburgh, NY Track Hosts Series For First Time Since Surface Change Story By: Clayton Johns / Super DIRTcar Series Media Photos By: Dave Dalesandro / Racersguide.com CONCORD, N.C. - June 29, 2017 - When the Super DIRTcar Series rolls into Airborne Park Speedway on Thursday, July 6 it will be the first time every full-time driver sees the track's new dirt configuration. The Plattsburgh, NY track converted its surface from asphalt to dirt following the 2016 racing season and is now set to host the Super DIRTcar Series for the first time in its history. Super DIRTcar Series director Mike…

Dirt Modifieds

Super Sunday At Utica Rome Speedway Up Next

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SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES FOR MODIFIEDS, EMPIRE SUPER SPRINT SPEEDWEEK FINALE, SPORTSMAN, AND FIREWORKS ALL PART OF HUGE SHOW THIS SUNDAY AT UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY Press Release By: John Tiff / Utica Rome Speedway Media Photos By: Jeff Clemons / Racersguide.com VERNON, NY- June 29, 2017- This Sunday, July 2, a huge holiday triple header is scheduled at Utica-Rome Speedway when two of the premier series in the northeast visits the Vernon oval when the Super DIRTcar Series for the Big Block Modifieds and the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints join a weekly program of Broedel Energy Sportsman. The ESS event is…

Dirt Modifieds

Sprint Cars, Big Block Modifieds, Fireworks Headline Fulton Speedway Saturday

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Sprint Cars, Big Block Modifieds, Fireworks Headline Fulton Speedway Saturday, July 1 Racing Story By: Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY - June 28, 2017 - Fireworks on the track and in the sky will kick off the month of July this Saturday, July 1 on NAPA Auto Parts night. The winged beasts of the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints will be at the speedway for night #4 of Donath Motor Worx Speedweek. Annually Speedweek attracts some of the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the Northeast as they do battle for A-Main wins and the overall…

Brewerton Speedway

ESS Speedweek At The Brewerton Speedway Friday

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Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Speedweek At The Brewerton Speedway Friday, June 30 Story By: Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway Photos By: Jay Fish & Jeff Clemons/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY - June 28, 2017 - One of the most anticipated events on the Brewerton Speedway calendar is this Friday June, 30 when A-Verdi Storage Containers presents the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints -Donath Motor Worx Speedweek night three comes to the speedway. ESS Speedweek annually brings some of the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the Northeast to do battle on the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon.” Add the 800 horsepower, ground pounding Tracey Road…

Albany Saratoga Speedway

Tim McCreadie Steals the Spotlight at the Big Show

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Tim McCreadie Steals the Spotlight at the Big Show Watertown, NY Driver Takes the Lead From Larry Wight With 23 Laps to go Story By: Clayton Johns/Super DIRTcar Series Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com MALTA, NY - June 27, 2017 - Larry Wight took the lead from Stewart Friesen on a lap 74 restart, but Tim McCreadie pounded the cushion to go from fourth to the lead on lap 77. McCreadie then led the final 23 laps of Brett Hearn's Big Show 9 to claim the $10,000 winner's share at Albany-Saratoga on Tuesday night. It was McCreadie's first win since he…

Dirt Modifieds

Jeff Strunk (Modified) & Dale Welty (Sportsman) Lead American Racer Cup

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Jeff Strunk (Modified) & Dale Welty (Sportsman) Lead American Racer Cup Presented By Sunoco Race Fuels Into Summer Stretch Story By: Brett Deyo/American Racer Cup Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com INDIANA, PA – After a wet spring, the race for the 2017 American Racer Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuels heats up for its summer stretch. Jeff Strunk, representing his home track of Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa., currently leads the Modified chase, while Dale Welty, a regular at the paper-clip-shaped Woodhull (N.Y.) Raceway, tops the Sportsman pursuit. The American Racer Cup got underway in mid-April. However, persistent rain has forced…

Dirt Modifieds

5th annual Industrial Tire of CNY Sportsman Classic Set for July 3

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5th annual Industrial Tire of CNY Sportsman Classic Set for July 3; Green Flag to Wave at 7 p.m. Story By: Dan Kapuscinski/Weedsport Speedway Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com WEEDSPORT, NY (June 26, 2017) – The 5th annual Sportsman Classic, presented by Industrial Tire of CNY, will continue Weedsport Speedway’s schedule of events this Monday, July 3 with green flag racing set for 7 p.m. Initially slated for a 6 p.m. start, officials have decided to bump the program back one hour to allow more time for fans to make their way to the speedway. Pit gates will now open at…

Dirt Modifieds

MARTZ, MANNING AND HENRY PICK UP FIRST BRIDGEPORT WINS OF 2017 SEASON

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MARTZ, MANNING AND HENRY PICK UP FIRST BRIDGEPORT WINS OF 2017 SEASON Story By: Deb Smith/Bridgeport Speedway Photos By: Kirsten Snyder/RacersGuide.com Sam Martz, Roger Manning and TJ Henry each earned their first feature wins of the 2017 season in Saturday night action at the Bridgeport Speedway. Tommy Ericco, Jr. picked up his second win of the season in the DA's Auto Body & Repair Rookie Division but it was Jim Gallagher, Jr. who was crowned as the 2017 Bridgeport Speedway Rookie Champion. The Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifieds were led to the start of their twenty-five lap feature event…

Dirt Modifieds

Accord Speedway Gets Ready For Battle 5

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On The Eve Of Its Grand Reopening 25th Anniversary, Accord Speedway Hosts Huge ‘Battle of the Bullring 5’ On Monday, July 3 Press Release By: Brett Deyo / STSS Media Photos By: Dave Dalesandro / Racersguide.com ACCORD, NY – June 26, 2017- Next Monday night’s (July 3) ‘Battle of the Bullring 5’ is scheduled on the eve of a key anniversary in the history of Accord Speedway. On July 4, 1992 and a mid-sized, but enthusiastic crowd gathered in the grandstand for the ‘grand-reopening’ of the Ulster County facility, previously dormant for five years. The speedway, which had fallen into…

Dirt Modifieds

Friesen Rolls To Fonda Checker Board Square

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FRIESEN BRINGS “A CYCLONE” TO FONDA’S VICTORY LANE Story By: Ron Szczerba / Fonda Speedway Media Photos By: Jeff Karben / Fonda Speedway Photo Fonda, NY –June 26, 2017- Saturday evening at the “Track of Champions” was a special night as the 3rd Annual Elimination Race in Honor of Bill Ag of the Winners Circle” was held. When all was said and done in that event, defending modified track champion Ronnie Johnson was the winner of the final elimination race which was worth $1475. The prior four elimination races were won by Tim Fuller who took home a total of…

Dirt Modifieds

KANIA CAPTURES NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY’S MR. CRATE CLASSIC

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KANIA CAPTURES NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY’S MR. CRATE CLASSIC Story By: Mike Wisniewski/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Ace Lane & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (June 25, 2017) – On a spectacular summer night in Ocean County, NJ, Kyle Kania captured New Egypt Speedway’s Mr. Crate Classic for the Crate Modifieds. The Hammer Sportsman feature was won by Will Dupree. Lou Cicconi scored the victory in the Northeast Wingless Sprint Car main event. Along with taking top honors in the final event for the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman, David Burns was crowned the champion. Bill Liedtka was victorious in the…

Dirt Modifieds

Ridley Leads Green to Checkered to Open Beyea Custom Headers Sportsman Shootout Series at Weedsport

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Kevin Ridley Leads Green to Checkered to Open Beyea Custom Headers Sportsman Shootout Series at Weedsport Story By: Dan Kapucinski/Weedsport Speedway Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com WEEDSPORT, NY (June 26, 2017) – The Beyea Custom Headers Sportsman Shootout Series has been waiting over a month to take the green flag at Weedsport Speedway, and they finally did Sunday night with Kevin Ridley leading the green to checkered 25-lap main worth $1,000 presented by Big Dog Country 103.5 FM. Driving the No. 20X, Ridley set quick time in his qualifying group, won his heat race, redrew the pole position and then dominated…

Accord Speedway

SSTS Invades Accord Speedway Monday, July 3 For ‘Battle of the Bullring 5’

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Hang On Tight: Short Track Super Series Invades Accord Speedway Monday, July 3 For ‘Battle of the Bullring 5’ Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com ACCORD, NY – You better hang on tight for this 12-second ride! On Monday, July 3, the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP makes its annual stop at Accord Speedway for a 50-lap, $5,000-to-win Modified clash at the Ulster County bullring. Gary and Donna Palmer’s pristine quarter-mile oval plays host to Round No. 4 of the STSS Halmar International North Region with the ‘Battle of the Bullring 5’…

Dirt Modifieds

Mahaney and Ward Hope to Use Home Track Advantage at Utica-Rome

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New Yorker 100 Set for July 2 at Vernon, NY Half-Mile Story By: Clayton Johns / Super DIRTcar Series Media Photos By: Dave Dalesandro / Racersguide.com CONCORD, N.C. - June 23, 2017 - When the Super DIRTcar Series rolls into Utica-Rome Speedway, a number of home track drivers will attempt to use their knowledge from weekly competition as an advantage in the New Yorker 100. Chief among that list are full-time Series regulars Mike Mahaney and Pat Ward. Mahaney, a King Ferry, NY native, is looking forward to racing at the big Vernon, NY half-mile. It's a change of pace…

Afton Motorsports Park

Friesen Fast: Stewart Rides High Line To ‘Afton Action 50’ STSS $5,100 Score Wednesday

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Friesen Fast: Stewart Rides High Line To ‘Afton Action 50’ STSS $5,100 Score Wednesday Night Over Hard Charging 17th-To-Second Drive By Ryan Godown Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com AFTON, NY – Taking the high line to his liking, Stewart Friesen stormed to victory in Wednesday night’s ‘Afton Action 50’ at Afton Motorsports Park. Picking the worst number in the redraw – 12 – Friesen shot through the field in the outside lane and drove to the win in the 50-lap Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP big-block/small-block Modified event, Round No. 3…

Dirt Modifieds

SHAKELTON NAPA AUTO & TRUCK PARTS AND TONARLO’S RESTAURANT “UP THE ANTE”

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FOR THE SUNDAY, JULYL 16TH MODIFIED SUMMER SLAM. RACE NOW PAYS MINIMUM $4,000 TO WIN FOR ONLY 30 LAPS AT FMP – COULD PAY AS MUCH AS $4,750. Press Release By: Andrew Harpell / Five Mile Poiny Speedway Media Photos By: Dave Dalesandro / Racersguide.com KIRKWOOD, NY.- June 22, 2017- Race number 2 of the 4 race Sunday Summer Slam for Modifieds is set to take place on Sunday, July 16th at Five Mile Point Speedway. Thanks to Shakelton NAPA Auto & Truck Parts and Tonarlo’s Restaurant the 30 lap Modified event will now pay a whopping $4,000 to the…

Dirt Modifieds

New Format Unveiled for All-Star Race at Eldora

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New Format Unveiled for All-Star Race at Eldora Big Blocks Visit World's Greatest Dirt Track For Second Straight Year Story By: Clayton Johns/Super DIRTcar Series Photos By: Dave Dalesandro /Racersguide.com CONCORD, N.C. - June 22, 2017 - The Super DIRTcar Series will return to Eldora Speedway for two action-packed nights of racing at the World's Greatest Dirt Track on July 18 and 19. The Series will race alongside the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on both nights. The 75-lap Feature event during the Tuesday Night Tailgate on July 18 at the Rossburg, OH half-mile will count towards the 2017 Super…

Dirt Modifieds

Mr. Crate Classic and Rookie Graduation Highlight New Egypt Speedway Saturday

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Mr. Crate Classic and Rookie Graduation Highlight New Egypt Speedway This Saturday Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Dave Kovacs/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – The 1st Annual Mr. Crate Classic for the Crate Modifieds will be held this Saturday at New Egypt Speedway. The extra distance 30-Lap feature will pay $750 to the winner. Make sure you come out and see who will be crowned king of the crates in the Mr. Crate Classic. The Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman will be in the spotlight this coming Saturday June 24th at New Egypt Speedway as they will…

Dirt Modifieds

“Tuesday Night Tailgate Party” and Meet & Greet Highlight Garden State Gunfight Pre Race Activities

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“Tuesday Night Tailgate Party” and Meet & Greet Highlight Garden State Gunfight Pre Race Activities Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Harry Meeks/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – With New Egypt Speedway’s Garden State Gunfight less than a week away, speedway management has added pre race activities including a Tuesday Night Tailgate Party and special Meet & Greet to be held before Tuesday night’s festivities. Fans are welcome and encouraged to go all out tailgating in the speedway parking lot prior to Tuesday night’s race. Prizes to the Top-3 tailgate parties will be given out that include New…

Dirt Modifieds

SPRINT CARS HEADLINE SATURDAY’S BECHTELSVILLE CAR WASH NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW

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SPRINT CARS HEADLINE SATURDAY’S BECHTELSVILLE CAR WASH NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW MODIFIEDS AND SPORTSMAN LOOK TO ADD NEW FEATURE WINNERS TO THE LIST OF 20 WINNERS Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA June 22, 2017 . . . The excitement of Sprint car racing action will be part of the Bechtelsville Auto Wash tripleheader show at Grandview Speedway on Saturday night. This will be a first time appearance for the popular Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series racers. And eyes will also be on the TP Trailers 358 Modifieds and Sportsman stock car racers as the two divisions…

Dirt Modifieds

HBR Racing Recap 6/21/17

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HBR Racing Recap 6/21/17 Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com Mandee Pauch Relations – June 21, 2017 – Heinke-Baldwin Racing’s Jimmy Phelps and Max McLaughlin both earned two top-ten finishes this past week in New York. The teams’ weekend opened Friday night at Brewerton Speedway. Phelps started the evening seventh in his heat race and advanced to fifth. That lined Phelps up on the inside of the ninth row for the main event. “We weren’t really catching any breaks,” Phelps said. “The feature went green to checkered. We were okay but not good enough to pass a lot…

Dirt Modifieds

Britten Battles Through Tear Off Issues to Finish Sixth at Albany

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Britten Battles Through Tear Off Issues to Finish Sixth at Albany Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Matt Noles/RacersGuide.com Mandee Pauch Relations – June 21, 2017 – Peter Britten was pleased with his performance Friday at Albany-Saratoga where he ran into wet tear off conditions to finish sixth. Britten’s weekend kicked off Friday evening at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Britten started sixth in his heat race and qualified fourth, placing him on the outside of the seventh row for the main event. “It was a weird feature,” he said. “It started lightly sprinkling towards the end of the race.…

Dirt Modifieds

Marcuccilli Battles Past Davis For Win at Outlaw

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Marcuccilli Battles Past Davis For Win at Outlaw Third Different Sportsman Series Central Region Winner in Three Races Story By: Clayton Johns/DIRTcar Racng Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com DUNDEE, NY - June 20, 2017 - Dave Marcuccilli used the track position a lap 27 restart afforded him and won a side-by-side battle with Ronnie Davis III to claim a victory in the DIRTcar Sportsman Series Central Region Feature at Outlaw Speedway on Tuesday night. Marcucciili's victory completed a perfect night with a fast time in qualifying and a heat race win. He also became the third different winner in three Sportsman…

Dirt Modifieds

Decker Dashes To Ultimate Outlaw 100 Win at Outlaw Speedway

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Decker Dashes To Ultimate Outlaw 100 Win at Outlaw Speedway Second Win of the Season for Unadilla, NY Driver Story By: Clayton Johns/Super DIRTcar Series Photos By: Jay Fish & Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com DUNDEE, NY - June 20, 2017 - Billy Decker used the outside lane to take the lead from Larry Wight on a lap 68 restart and then fended off numerous challenges from reigning Super DIRTcar Series champion Matt Sheppard over the final 20 laps to win the Ultimate Outlaw 100 at Outlaw Speedway on Tuesday night. Decker was strong in lapped traffic and had to utilize both the…

Brewerton Speedway

Unique eCigs Joins the Brewerton Speedway and Fulton Speedway as a Marketing Partner

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Unique eCigs Joins the Brewerton Speedway and Fulton Speedway as a Marketing Partner Story By: Dave Medler/Brewerton & Fulton Speedways Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY – June 20, 2017 – The Brewerton Speedway and Fulton Speedway would like to welcome Unique eCigs as a marketing partner in 2017! Unique eCigs will be the presenting sponsor of one of the must-see events on the 2017 Fulton Speedway calendar – the Saturday, September, 2nd Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints/Big Block Modified doubleheader. In addition to event sponsorship and weekly advertising at the tracks, Unique eCigs is a sponsor of Bret Belden’s…

Dirt Modifieds

Kressley Earns First Victory of The Season

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Kressley Earns First Victory of The Season Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com Orefield, Pennsylvania - Brett Kressley ran into several issues early in the year but never gave up and picked up his first victory of the season Saturday evening at Grandview Speedway in the Kressley’s Auto & Truck Sales No.19k modified. “I have to give a shout out to my crew for sticking together through the rough times at the beginning of the year,” Kressley said. Kressley’s week kicked off Tuesday for a Thunder on The Hill race at Grandview Speedway. With luck of the…

Dirt Modifieds

Pauch Jr. Has Three Top-10’s In Two States Last Week

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Pauch Jr. Has Three Top-10's In Two States Last Week Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Frenchtown, NJ - Milford, NJ’s, Billy Pauch Jr. produced three top-ten finishes this past week in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Pauch Jr.’s week started off early on Tuesday at Grandview Speedway for a Thunder on The Hill event in the No.14 modified. Jr. and the team were battling issues with the car all night and caught a tough break. “It was a rough night,” Jr. said. “We had trouble getting the car to run all night and unfortunately didn’t really get it up…

Dirt Modifieds

STRUNK TAKES OVER AS TP TRAILERS NASCAR MODIFIED POINT LEADER AT GRANDVIEW

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B.HIRTHLER LEADS SPORTSMAN, SCHUTZ STILL TOPS IN BRC LATE MODELS; 20 DIFFERENT FEATURE WINNERS OUT OF 24 FEATURE RACES RUN Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEOTGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA -June 20, 2017 - Ten time TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified champion Jeff Strunk is working toward his eleventh at Grandview Speedway. This past Saturday night Strunk was able to grab a fifth place finish while Craig VonDohren came home 9th giving Strunk the top spot in the Modified standings. Strunk now sits at the top of the standings with 2226 counters while VonDohren is…

Big Diamond Speedway

Open-wheel Doubleheader Friday Night At Big Diamond

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Big Diamond 358 modifieds, URC Sprint Cars, New Warm-Up Time, Start Time, Goes In Effect June 30 Story By: SHAWN T. WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT & JEFF STERE / RACERSGUIDE.COM FORESTVILLE, PA. - June 20, 2017- An open-wheel doubleheader is on tap for Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway as the Steel & Metal Service Center 358 modifieds return to action. They'll be joined by the Capitol Renegade United Racing Company sprint cars who are making their second and final appearance of the season at the track. This time, URC will race with the wings on.…

Dirt Modifieds

Malcolm Is The Mountain Man

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Brian Malcolm Picks Up First Mountain Win For 2017 Story By: CRAIG DECKER / THUNDER MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DARYL CANFIELD / MOJO PHOTOS Center Lisle, NY.-June 19, 2017- Saturday night at the fast track was all about the fans! The competitors and race teams certainly put forth an outstanding effort to honor the fans from bicycle giveaways to free cash drawings, ice cream, candy, chips, and over 20 boxes of Little Caesars Pizza. It was what you would call a grand gesture to honor the ones that make it happen, the fans in the grandstands. With the power…

Dirt Modifieds

Weaver Adds To His Win Total With FMP Checkers

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BRIAN WEAVER BECOMES SEVENTH DIFFERENT MODIFIED FEATURE WINNER IN SEVEN RACES AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY IN AWESOME MODIFIED MAIN. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: D&J PHOTO / FMP KIRKWOOD, NY.- June 19, 2017- Over the three decades that Brian Weaver has raced he has recorded victories all over the northeast on Saturday he added to that win total by capturing the 30 lap Modified main event at Five Mile Point Speedway. With the victory, Weaver became the seventh different feature winner in seven events this season at the speedway. The 30 lap Modified feature…

Dirt Modifieds

Modified Racers Have 6000 Reasons To Attend The Garden State Gunfight On June 27th At New Egypt Speedway

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Modified Racers Have 6000 Reasons To Attend The Garden State Gunfight On June 27th At New Egypt Speedway Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Dave Kovacs/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – Racers from all over the northeast have 6000 reasons to attend New Egypt Speedway’s Garden State Gunfight which will be held on Tuesday night June 27th as it will pay $6,000 to win the 60-Lap Big Block vs. Small Block Modified affair. The Modified portion of the event will pay $400 just to start. Confirmed invaders planning on attending the event include Pennsylvania’s Jeff Strunk, Duane Howard and…

Dirt Modifieds

Fuller Wins Career First at Fonda

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Watertown, New York Native Knocks Another Win Off His Bucket List Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- June 19, 2017- At the beginning of the 2017 racing season many people were surprised that Tim Fuller had decided to make Fonda Speedway his home track on Saturday nights. It was a win, win for Fuller who would gain DIRTcar points for racing there and for the Fonda fans as well to have a driver of his caliber racing there every Saturday evening in addition to all of the other great drivers…

Dirt Tracks

Rocky Rules KOD Sportsman At Utica Rome

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ROCKY WARNER DOMINATES TO SCORE BIG KING OF DIRT WIN WHILE JEFF TROMBLEY TAKES CRSA SPRINT WIN Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RANDY MALLETT / HAMMERDOWN PHOTO VERNON, NY-June 19, 2017- Mother Nature forced Utica-Rome Speedway officials run a fast-paced show to attempt to get the full show in on Community Car Wash and Bill Herrig Auto Parts night. The CSRA Sprint event saw Jeff Trombley score the win while Rocky Warner dominated the King of Dirt Sportsman Series event. The Gates-Cole Auto Insurance Modifieds and the King of Dirt Pro Stock Series event…

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Hearn Jets To The Century Mark On Valley High Banks

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Brett Hearn Wins 100th Career Valley Modified Feature Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon NY.- June 18, 2017- Saturday night brought the action back to Lebanon Valley Speedway. Brett Hearn appeared to be a festive mood. However, the fiesta did not come without adversity. On the first lap of the Modified feature, Andy Bachetti and J.R. Heffner came together in turn 2, spinning out Heffner. Hearn, Brian Berger and Kyle Sheldon were also collected. The incident broke a shock on Hearn’s car. Given limited time the Madsen Motorsports crew…

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Mother Nature Wins at ‘The Port’

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Showers Force Cancellation of Weedsport’s Big Block/Small Block Challenge Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- June 18, 2017- For the second time, Weedsport Speedway’s Big Block/Small Block Challenge has been defeated by mother nature, as passing showers just after 5 p.m. forced the cancellation of the event to be held on Sunday, June 18. Thunder and lightning in the area with the threat of heavier rain later in the evening forced officials to make the cancellation just after 5:30 p.m. The Big Block/Small Block Challenge will not be rescheduled for…

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Drellos Grabs First Career Win at Albany-Saratoga

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Lehner, Bornt Also First-Time Winners Story By: MATT KEITTH / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- June 18, 2017- Demetrios Drellos held off the charges of the all-time winner at Albany-Saratoga, Brett Hearn, to score his first career win at the “Great Race Place.” The win was not without controversy though. On lap six, Drellos and thirteen time champion Kenny Tremont, who is in the midst of an already tough season, made contact several times that resulted in Tremont spinning over the backstretch. Tremont would continue, finishing 13th. A handful of laps…

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Larry Wight Cruises To Second Straight Fulton Speedway Modified Win

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Lighting Larry Wight Tames the Highbanks of Fulton Again Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY - June 17, 2017 - You always hear in racing the term, “He was on rails,” when describing a fast race car. Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway you could have put Larry Wight’s picture next to that description. In the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment Big Block Modified feature Wight started 18th and quickly made his way forward into the top five by lap 10. Once in the top five it would take Wight…

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KRESSLEY, KLINE AND LISOWSKI SCORE NASCAR FEATURE WINS AT GRANDVIEW

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20 FEATURE WINNERS IN EIGHT WEEKS OF RACING Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA. June 18, 2017 . . .Ma Nature was defeated at Grandview Speedway on Saturday as afternoon showers looked as if they would force another show to be cancelled. However management held off and the track crew did a great job to make racing possible. Brett “The Threat” Kressley, the 2016 Grandview Modified rookie, struggled early in the season with numerous mechanical and engine issues. Making a rare Grandview appearance on Saturday night, the Orefield leadfoot took…

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Fuller Finally Reaches Victory Lane at Fonda Speedway

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Tim Fuller Crossed another Speedway off His Bucket List with His First-Career Win at ‘The Track of Champions’ Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- June 18, 2017- The list of drivers that have never won at the Fonda Speedway in Fonda, New York is fairly extensive to say the least. After Saturday night’s DIRTcar modified feature at the historic oval, that list became one name shorter as Tim Fuller marched to the front with rapid precision and won his first-ever feature in devastating and convincing fashion. From the onset of the evening, the driver of the…

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“Mr. Small Block” Pete Bicknell Rumbles To Ransomville Victory

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“Mr. Small Block” Pete Bicknell Takes Home Modified Win; Jonathan Reid Scores 1st Career Sportsman Triumph Story By: RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM RANSOMVILLE, NY- June 17, 2017- Twelve-time Ransomville Speedway Modified track champion Pete Bicknell from St. Catharines, Ontario took home his first victory of the season on WGR550 and Wraptile Graphics Night at the Ransomville Speedway. Jonathan Reid from Lockport, NY won his first career Investors Service Sportsman feature event. “Showtime” Jaren Israel from Ransomville, NY won the make-up feature from May 12th for the KiPo Chevrolet Street Stocks. Cameron Tuttle from…

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