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Lucrative ‘Diamond State 50’ Set For Thursday, May 26 At Delaware International Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] It’s Almost Here: Lucrative ‘Diamond State 50’ Set For Thursday, May 26 At Delaware International Speedway; STSS Modifieds, Crate 602 Sportsman & Super Trucks Set To Battle DELMAR, DE – It’s almost time for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP to shine in the First State. This Thursday (May 26), Charlie Cathell’s Delaware International Speedway, located on U.S. 13 in Delmar, Del., plays host to the ‘Diamond State 50’ with more than $25,000 on the line for the STSS Velocita South Region big-block/small-block Modifieds. The 50-lap event at the tacky half-mile offers…

TWO NIGHTS OF RACING ACTION AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] TWO NIGHTS OF RACING ACTION AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND POCONO NASCAR TICKETS TO BE GIVEN AWAY ON SATURDAY NIGHT BUCKWALTER, PFEIL AND BRIGHTBILL IN MEET AND GREET Images Courtesy: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA May 25, 2016 . . . Racing action returns to Grandview Speedway on Saturday, May 28th and the competition should be intense for the NASCAR stock car racers. The racers are returning after three weeks of rainouts so all of them will be intent on getting back into action and making up for lost opportunities in the chase for the lucrative track and NASCAR…

SECOND HAND OF THE POKER SERIES FOR FIRST MIDWEEK BRIDGEPORT ACTION OF THE SEASON

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Midweek action comes to the fast 5/8 mile of the Bridgeport Speedway in pre-Memorial Day action with the second hand of the 811 Call Before You Dig Poker Series on Wednesday night, May 25th. Dominick Buffalino picked up his first win of the season as well as an Ace for the Poker Series with his win in the 60 Over Special - Doug Hoffman Memorial Race - to open the 2016 season. Buffalino led Ryan Godown, Rick Laubach, Stewart Friesen and Ryan Watt to the checkered flag for the season opening event. Buffalino and Godown are expected to lead a…

Bridgeport Speedway Sponsor Spotlight: 811 Dig Safe

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From a One-Race Promotion to Much More, 811 Continues to Support Bridgeport Speedway Story By: KOLBY RAMEY / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM BRIDGEPORT, NJ- May 25, 2016- When Doug Hoffman took over as the new promoter of the Bridgeport Speedway, 811 Call Before You Dig offered a sponsorship proposal to both help gain awareness for their organization, and to assist a new promoter at a local dirt track to get on his feet. “It started as a one-race promotion,” said Rob Andersen North East District Right of Way Manager at Call 811. “Doug was very…

Dynamic Duo: Spraker and Johnson Continue Fonda Dominance

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Championship Winning Car Owner Jake Spraker and Third Generation Driver Ronnie Johnson Continue Their Torrid Pace at The Track of Champions Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- May 24, 2016- To change what you get you must first change who you are. As the 2015 season came to a close, Ronnie Johnson found himself in a precarious position. The results of his racing efforts had become stagnant, though not from a lack of trying, and for the first time in recent memory, he went winless at the speedway which has become synonymous with his famous last…

‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Strikes This Weekend

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After Two Straight Weeks Of Rain, Thunder Mountain Speedway Ready To Return To Action On Memorial Day Weekend Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- May 24, 2016- Thunder Mountain Speedway hopes to provide the cure for two consecutive rained-out events this weekend. The three-eighths-mile located just outside of Whitney Point, N.Y., hosts two big days of action this Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29 as part of the ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Memorial Day weekend festivities. On Saturday (May 28), the lightning-fast Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) 360 Sprint…

Utica-Rome Speedway Resets for RoC Vic 200 Event

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Rainout Sets Up Double-Events at Utica-Rome Speedway in August Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY- May 24, 2016- Utica-Rome Speedway fought the good fight on Sunday night but Mother Nature ended up winning out at the end of the day. This forced the postponement of the Ferris Industries Race of Champions Series fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels “Victoria 200” for the Modifieds as well as the Gnome Cup for the Go Nuclear Late Model Series which was on the speedway as the rains began falling. In an effort to reward the…

Hohenforst Opens 2016 Glen Ridge Season in Victory Lane

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Sowle and Horning Also Victorious Friday Night at 'The Ridge' Story By: TOM COUGHLIN / GLEN RIDGE MOTORSPORTS PARK Photos By: JEFF KARABIN / GLEN RIDGE MOTORSPORTS PARK PHOTOS FULTONVILLE, NY- May 24, 2016- After six weeks of cancelations to begin the 2016 racing season Glen Ridge Motorsports Park was finally able to open and complete an entire night of fast paced circle track action. On this warm spring night in upstate New York the winning drivers would be Josh Hohenforst (modifieds), JaMike Sowle (A-Verdi Storage Container 602 sportsman), Luke Horning (prostock), Pete Vila (cruiser), and Frank Malec (powri midgets).…

Rain Showers Knock Out ROC Vic 200

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Mother Nature Strikes Utica-Rome Speedway for Fourth Consecutive Week Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- May 23, 2016- After three straight weeks of being rained out, it finally looked like Utica-Rome Speedway would get a show in this past Sunday, May 22, when the Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series and the Go Nuclear Late Model Series rolled into the Vernon oval. Qualifying for the Sunoco Race Fuels RoC Victoria 200 and the Go Nuclear Gnome Cup, as well as the G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks, was complete and…

Devil’s Bowl Speedway Dirt Track Opener Rained Out

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Two-day Memorial Day Weekend special up next Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY Photos By: DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY PHOTOS WEST HAVEN, VT- May 23, 2016- Mother Nature picked up her first win of the season at The Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, May 22, as inclement weather cancelled the opening event. Showers held off until the around 4:00 p.m., then intermittent sprinkles turned into steady rain just before 5:30 p.m. The event was scheduled to be the first-ever NASCAR Whelen All-American Series-sanctioned date on the 3/10-mile Dirt Track. The race was also…

Repeat Performance for Hearn on Valley High Banks

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Brett Hearn Wins Valley Feature with Last-Lap Pass Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY Photos By: MARK BROWN / NEPART PHOTOS WEST LEBANON, NY- May 23, 2016- For the second week in a row rain played a role in the overall outcome at Lebanon Valley. This week, the Pro Stock feature was red-flagged after five laps due to rain. It will continue next Saturday night with Jay Corbin leading the field to the green flag. Before the rains came, Chad Jeseo started the Modified feature from the pole with Kyle Sheldon alongside. Sheldon has struggled so far in…

Johnson & Johnson Sweep Malta Mains

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Johnson Brothers Dominate The Great Race Place Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- May 23, 2016- After back to back weeks of Mother Nature visiting victory lane, the Albany-Saratoga Speedway returned to action Friday night with exciting action and a pair of very popular brothers visiting victory lane. The brothers Johnson – Marc and Chris, picked up the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified and Sportsman division feature events respectfully in front a large and cheering crowd. In other action Nick Stone (DIRTcar Pro Stocks), Anthony Alger (Limited Sportsman), Steve Ryan…

Johnson and Gates Take Their Third Wins-In-a-Row at Fonda

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Ronnie Johnson and Kenny Gates Continue Fonda Speedway Dominance in 2016 Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- May 22, 2016- During the career of a race car driver they are sometimes fortunate to hit on a magical combination of driver, race car, and car owner that just seems to clique. Ronnie Johnson seems to have hit on that this year with a combination of a 2016 Teo Pro car owned by legendary car owner Jake Spraker and his wife Nancy as Saturday evening at Fonda he won his third victory…

Mother Nature The Winner at The Fulton Speedway

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Racing And Demo Derbies Saturday, May 28 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- May 22, 2016- The fans were in the stands and a great field of cars filled the pits setting a stage for a great night of racing. Mother Nature had other ideas just after the first heat of the evening took the checkers. Despite using a set of tillers, packer trucks and the 30 SUNY Canton Sportsman who hit the track trying to run in the surface the moisture from the sky was just enough to end…

Green Breaks Into I-88 Win Column

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Darwin Green takes I-88 Modified Feature Win Story By: STEPHAN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- May 22, 2016- Darwin Greene captured the Greg Page Construction Modified feature win at I-88 Speedway on Rosa’s Restaurant and Pizzeria Night. Pole sitter Don Hart Jr. took the lead at the start of the race while Greene settled into second with Greene’s Mike Decker holding onto third place. The race went to caution just after lap one when two time winner Andy Bachetti spun out in turn one. Bachetti, of Sheffield MA, went pit side and…

Wight Roars to Demon Victory

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Larry Wight The Class Of The Brewerton Speedway Modified Field Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BREWERTON, NY- May 21, 2016- Lightning stuck the Brewerton Speedway victory lane Friday night when Larry Wight parked his Gypsum Express/Tracey Road Equipment/NAPA Auto Parts/Penske Racing Shocks/LJL Kevlar Racing Engines/No.99L/Teo in victory lane in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds. In the 35 lap feature Wight took the lead on lap 3 and never looked back. The win was anything but easy as Wight had to hold off challenges from Chuck Bower and Chad Phelps until…

Mother Nature Scores Another Victory As New Egypt Speedway Cancels May 21st Event

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World of Outlaw Sprints Invade Tuesday, May 24th Story By: ALLYSE WOLFINGER / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: HARRY MEEKS / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ- May 21, 2016- Mother Nature reared her ugly head yet again and forced the cancellation of New Egypt Speedway’s NASCAR Night event on Saturday, May 21st. The next regular Saturday night event is Saturday, May 28th. It’s Military Appreciation Night and all active and retired military with their military ID receive FREE General Admission. But first up the “The Greatest Show On Dirt” the World of Outlaw Craftsman Tool Sprint Cars are headed for…

Time to Climb: Short Track Super Series Headed to Thunder Mountain Speedway

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“Time To Climb” For Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP: Sunday, May 29 Brings ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ At Thunder Mountain Speedway; Erick Rudolph Leads STSS North Region Standings Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT JR. & PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- May 20, 2016- It’s “time to climb” for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP. To celebrate the unofficial kick-off to summer, the STSS traveling stars of the Halmar International North Region ascend to Thunder Mountain Speedway in Center Lisle, N.Y.,…

Bill Wimble: Remembering a Legend

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Bill Wimble Left an Unfillable Void When He Retired from Racing; Now with His Passing, Another Integral Part of Racing History is gone for Good Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO COLLECTION / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- May 20, 2016- It was just another sunny Saturday afternoon in Fonda, New York. The traffic strolled by the Winner’s Circle restaurant at its typical lackadaisical pace as the speedway across the railroad tracks slowly began to show signs of life in anticipation of the spectacle to come. A man with a white hat, tropical patterned shirt and khaki pants…

First State Bound: Short Track Super Series Velocita South Region Heads to Delmar, Delaware Thursday, May 26

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Stewart Friesen Leads Standings Into Lucrative ‘Diamond State 50’ At Delaware International Speedway With $25,000-Plus At Stake Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF DELMAR, DE- May 19, 2016- The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP returns to the First State next Thursday, May 26. Charlie Cathell’s Delaware International Speedway, located on U.S. 13 in Delmar, Del., plays host to the ‘Diamond State 50’ with more than $25,000 on the line for the STSS Velocita South Region big-block/small-block Modifieds. The 50-lap event at the tacky half-mile offers $5,000-plus to win,…

Celebrate Summer at The Big Show 8

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TV Racing Analyst Kenny Wallace Joins a Banner Field Expected for the Super DIRTcar Modified Series 100 June 28 at Albany-Saratoga Speedway Story By: JOHN SNYDER / DRIVEN MARKETING MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SUSSEX, NJ-May 19, 2016- Already there’s a buzz in the air as top Northeast dirt track Modified teams anticipate competing in the Tuesday, June 28 The Big Show 8 Super DIRTcar Modified Series 100 at Malta, New York’s Albany-Saratoga Speedway. “We’re expecting all the Super DIRTcar Series drivers as well as the top weekly competitors from Albany-Saratoga plus several other drivers who have indicated to…

George Williams Memorial Races Bring Woodhull Back to Life Saturday

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George Williams Memorial $2,000-to-win 35-Lap Modifieds Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL NY- May 19, 2016- This Saturday night, May 21, Woodhull Raceway gets back on track just one week after dropping their first event of the season to rain. Saturday night’s racing for the George Williams Memorial Races will be presented by longtime Woodhull supporters Griffith Energy and the Elkland Moose. Griffith Energy is a well-known name in the Northeast for your energy needs from fuel to heating to air conditioning and much more, you can find it all at Griffith. …

‘The Electric Company’ Wires Diamond STSS Field

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Electrifying: Ryan Watt Scores Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP ‘Anthracite Assault’ Combination Event At Big Diamond Speedway Tuesday Over 51-Car STSS Field; Brandon Grosso Earns First-Ever STSS Sportsman Triumph; Michael Burrows Wild XCel 600 Winner Story By:CODY MANMILLER / STSS MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA -May 18, 2016- Ryan Watt led all 50 laps at the familiar Big Diamond Speedway on his way to winning the ‘Anthracite Assault,’ a match-up of drivers from both the Halmar International North Region and Velocita South Region under the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By…

Rescheduled Outlaw Spring Nationals & Military Veterans Night This Friday at Outlaw Speedway

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Outlaw Spring Nationals & Military Veterans Night Goes Green This Friday Story By: STEVE OVENS / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, NY- May 18, 2016- After the huge success that was last week’s running of Thursday Night Thunder, weekly racing on Friday nights returns for Friday May 20th’s program. But this is no ordinary night of racing- it is the rescheduled running of the Outlaw Spring Nationals. This night will include special races for the Modifieds, Crate Sportsman, IMCA Modifieds and also ushers in the first stop of the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints for 2016. …

Racers Are Ready for Action Packed Stock Car Racing at Grandview Speedway

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NASCAR Pocono Raceway Ticktes Will Go To Lucky Fans in the Stands Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STIEGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- May 18, 2016- Racers are chomping at the bit, anxious to get back to racing, after two straight Saturday night rainouts at NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway. Racing action this Saturday will feature some very serious competition as the four division show will include the T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models, Sportsman and the popular Blast from the Past Vintage racers. Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30…

At a Glance: Super DIRTcar Series Gassing-Up for The Grove

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The Super DIRTcar Series returns to action at Williams Grove Speedway (Pa.) on Wednesday, June 22 Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- May 17, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series travels to Williams Grove (Pa.) Speedway for the Big-Block Modified Mayhem at the Grove on Wednesday, June 22. The series 17 Platinum drivers will test their 800-horsepower Big-Block Modifieds on the Mechanicsburg, Pa. course for the first time since 2006. Setting the bar high The new combination of Billy Decker and car owner Mike Payne found their way to victory…

Brewerton Speedway Best Seat in The House Contest Starts This Friday

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Billy Whittaker Cars And Trux Best Seat In The House Fan Contest Starts This Friday May 20 At The Brewerton Speedway Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- May 17, 2016- Major Brewerton and Fulton Speedways marketing partner Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux has an exciting promotion for fans starting this Friday, May 20th at the Brewerton Speedway. When you enter the speedway all fans are eligible to stop by the photo/novelty stand to enter their name into the Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Best Seat In The House contest. When…

Victoria 200 Set for Utica-Rome Speedway This Sunday

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RoC Dirt Modified Series Kicks Off with Prestigious Victoria Event at Utica-Rome Story By: RoC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- May 17, 2016- The Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Series fueled by Sunoco is ready to kick off the dirt portion of the series with the “Victoria 200” on tap at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Sunday night May 22. The 2016 edition of the historic race is scheduled to be a 55-lap feature with a $5,500 payday going to the winner. The first “Victoria 200” took place at the Utica-Rome Speedway in 2008 after then…

Fonda Suffers First Rain Out of 2016

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Despite Tremendous Effort, Fonda Forced to Cancel Saturday Night; Speedway Ready to Honor Lou Lazzaro and Ken Shoemaker this Saturday, May 21st Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- May 16, 2016- The Demitraszek Enterprises management team held on until the last minute on Saturday evening May 14 before cancelling the racing program due to a heavy rain that had just hit the track. Cars were in the pit area and word had come out that the plan was to get the racing program in but that one last heavy rain…

Twin-20’s for the Modifieds Rescheduled to May 21st at Middletown

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Big-Block's set to Double Down this Saturday at the House of Power Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- May 16, 2016- Due to inclement weather, the racing program originally scheduled for May 14, featuring Twin 20-lap features for the headline Big-Block Modifieds is now set for this coming Saturday evening, May 21 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. Led by defending point champion Jerry Higbie, the earth-shaking, 800 horse power Modifieds will have two chances to win on the lightning fast five-eighths-mile Middletown “Hard Clay” oval. Also on…

First Time Thunder Modified Winner Possible on Sunday, May 29 at Grandview Speedway

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Pioneer Pole Buildings Triple Thunder Thriller to Included Big-Block vs. 358 Modifieds, Sportsman and TSRS Sprints Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- May 16, 2016- With $5,000 on the line to win, $1,000 for tenth and $500 to start the 40 lap Big Block VS 358 Modified feature event, it’s very possible that a first time winner could emerge on Sunday night, May 29 when the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series opens the 2016 season at the Grandview Speedway. Gates will open at 5 PM with…

Hearn Jets New Car to Lebanon Valley Victory

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Hearn Claims Victory with Optimized Chassis Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- May 16, 2016- Lebanon Valley was just about the only track in New York to race on Saturday night. Nearly all of the scheduled features were completed before the rains finally came. That action was quite fast and furious. Olden Dwyer started from pole with a hard-charging Lorne Browe alongside. Browe clearly wanted the lead early and went into turns 3 and 4 hard on the inside. Unfortunately, Browe lost control and spun in front of…

Bachetti Rolls Back Up Racer Into I-88 Victory Lane

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Bachetti's Last to First Charge Nets Back to Back Wins Story By: STEVEN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- May 15, 2016- Andy Bachetti, of Sheffield MA, won the Greg Page Construction Modified feature on Wagner Nineveh Night at I-88 Speedway. Bachetti started last in the 23 car field after opting to go to his back-up car after qualifying in the heat race. Darwin Greene, of Susquehanna PA was the early leader in the 30 lap event, a race which was halted for two red flag incidents. The first coming on lap one…

Rain and Cold Temperatures Force Utica-Rome Speedway to Cancel

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King of Dirt Series Rescheduled for June 5th Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- May 15, 2016- For the third straight week, weather has forced Utica-Rome Speedway to cancel all racing action at the speedway. Scheduled for this Sunday, May 15, was the first ever stops presented by the King of Dirt Sportsman Series and King of Dirt Pro Stock Series plus the Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds and Broedel Energy Open Sportsman. Whelen Engineering and Gates-Cole Insurance were to present the night’s activities. With a forecast that includes a 70 percent…

Phelps Continues Opening Night Magic at ‘The Demon’

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Jimmy Phelps Victorious in Brewerton Season Opener Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY –May 14, 2016- A great field of cars and the fans turned out Friday night for the 2016 season opener at the Brewerton Speedway. The racing on the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon” didn’t disappoint as the track was fast with multiple racing grooves. In the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature, Jimmy Phelps served notice to the rest of the division that he will be a serious contender for the track championship. Phelps behind the wheel of his J&B…

Weedsport Speedway Test and Tune Scheduled for this Sunday

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Weedsport Speedway Test and Tune Scheduled for this Sunday Images Courtesy: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com Weedsport Speedway will open on Sunday, May 15th for open practice for all divisions. For some the afternoon will provide an opportunity for drivers to shake off the cobwebs and get some laps on their equipment. While for others it could be used to fine tune their setups for an upcoming Weedsport event. A mild winter and an early start has helped the track crew fine tune the surface. Speedway management hopes some minor tweaks in the configuration makes for better racing. "The track has…

Mother Nature Claims First Win at Albany-Saratoga

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Rain Forces Cancellation of Friday Night Program at 'The Great Race Place' Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- May 8, 2016- The Albany-Saratoga Speedway was forced to pull the plug on the racing program Friday evening. The May 6th program was the first rain out of the season at the Great Race Place. With afternoon and evening rains, track management was forced to cancel their first event of the season. The Albany-Saratoga Speedway will return to action this Friday night with all divisions in action plus the Greg’s Towing and Repair…

Bachetti Hauls to Lebanon Valley Speedway Win

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Andy Bachetti Dominates at Lebanon Valley Story By:PHIL ALTAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK BROWN/ RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY – May 1, 2016- Saturday night marked the beginning of the Super DIRTcar Series season at Fulton Speedway. As a result, only appearance points were on the table for the Modifieds (you got them if you were at Lebanon Valley or Fulton). That didn’t mean that there wasn’t any action. Paul Gilardi started from the pole, but was immediately pressured by Brian Berger. Berger had the stronger car and was able to get past on lap 3 for…

Decker Beats Tim Fuller to Win Highbank Holdup at Fulton Speedway

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Scores Super DIRTcar Series win in first series outing for new car owner Mike Payne Story By: MIKE MALLETT / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF FULTON, N.Y. - April 30, 2016 - It didn't take long for the new combination of Billy Decker and car owner Mike Payne to find their way to victory lane on the Super DIRTcar Series trail. The duo joined forces over the winter and their first series event together was Saturday's Highbank Holdup at the Fulton Speedway. Just like he's done so many times in the past, Decker worked the bottom of the…

NE DIRTcar Mod Hall Of Fame Class of 2016 Inductees Announced

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Billy Pauch, Jeff Heotzler Sr, Don Diffendorf To Be Honored This Year Story By: BUFFY SWANSON / DIRTcar HALL OF FAME MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT NY.-April 29, 2016- Billy Pauch, one of the region's winningest and most versatile modern-era drivers, longtime Orange County and Accord kingpin Jeff Heotzler and pioneer Southern Tier legend Don Diffendorf will officially be inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in August. These three driving greats add their names to a stellar list of Modified standouts that was started in 1992 when the Hall of Fame was established on the Cayuga County…

Super DIRTcar Series Kicks Off 2016 at Fulton’s Highbank Holdup

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DIRTcar Northeast Sportsman help kick off the Highbank Holdup weekend on Friday Story By:AARON FIEDLER / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – April 27, 2016 – The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds travel to Fulton Speedway to kick-off the regular season points race on Saturday, April 30 during the Highbank Holdup weekend. The Super DIRTcar Series, the nation’s premier touring big-block modified series, returns to action after four nights of non-points events during DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in February. Despite starting a new team in the off-season, Matt Sheppard returned to action in old…

‘The Track of Champions’ Great Bill Wimble Passes

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Racersguide Pays Tribute to a True Gentleman and Champion of Northeast Auto Racing Northeast Racing Legend Takes His Final Checkers Amsterdam NY.-April 27, 2016- The following was written by Ron Szczerba in the August 14, 2009 edition of the Schenectady Gazette and we found it a fitting tribute to the legendary driver. Stock car racing: Wimble a true legend at Fonda For the last few weeks, legendary driver Bill Wimble has been making his yearly stops at the local race tracks to meet all of his friends. This year, there is something else to keep him busy on his visit…

Max McLaughlin Gears Up for His Rookie Super DIRTcar Series Season

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' Mad Max' Set to Take On The DIRTcar Series Story By: TOM HERZIG /DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM WEEDSPORT, N.Y. –April 23, 2016- He wasn’t reminiscing back to the “good ol’ days,” no. Rather, Mike McLaughlin was looking forward to seeing his then 11-year-old son, Max, show the desire to race like he did as a kid. “I was like, ‘Oh boy, here we go,'” said Mike, who got the nickname “Magic Shoes” from his successful racing career. “I told him get your grades up and we’ll do it. He did, and we started karting.” Max admitted…

Buffalino Stays Hot with New Egypt Modified Win

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Buffalino Holds Off Pauch Jr. to Win Season Opening Modified Feature at New Egypt Speedway Story By: MIKE WISNIEWSKI / NES MEDIA Photos By: HARRY MEEKS / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ- April 17, 2016- On Star Wars Night presented by New Jersey Line-X, Dominick Buffalino held off Billy Pauch, Jr. to win the season opening Modified feature at New Egypt Speedway. Pat Wall captured the victory in the Sportsman feature while Neal Williams took top honors in the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints main event. The Lyons Constructions/Metal Fab Rookie race was won by Cale Ross. Starting on the…

Howard Gets Redeption Takes Grandview Checkers

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Howard, Shuey and Housworth Win NASCAR Stock Car Features at Grandview Speedway Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: BOB YURKO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- April 17, 2017- Duane Howard lost the T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified opener feature at Grandview as he had the lapped cars as obstacles that allowed eventual winner Craig VonDohren to reel him in and pass him for the win. In the second outing Howard didn’t want another one to slip by him. He was glad lapped traffic, “obeyed the move over flag, even though he had to work through them in the…

Tyler Dippel to Start Season at ‘The Valley of Speed’

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Fresh Off NASCAR K&N East Series Win Dippel Headed To High Banks Story By: ROB HAZER / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- April 15, 2016- Tyler Dippel burst onto the dirt track scene in such frenzy it stirred mixed emotions from his fellow competitors. Some questioned his age, some envied his success, but most appreciated the talent that was developing before their eyes. Dippel found victory lane sooner rather than later and has since catapulted into the conversation of talented young guns in dirt track racing today. Dippel’s quick success caught the…

The ‘Gem in the Catskills’ Kicks Off 2016 Season

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All Systems Go For Accord Speedway Opener Friday April 15th Story By: STEVE PADOS / ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY- April 15, 2016- The Tri-State area saw many speedways fall victim to the unpredictable spring weather last week including the Accord Speedway. With the practice session being scrubbed out, Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer will focus their attention to opening night at their pristine quarter mile speedway this coming Friday evening, April 15th. The evening of speed will be sponsored by Fast Signs from Kingston, New York www.fastsigns.com The crazy weather of late has…

Biggest Stories of the Past 30 Days

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Biggest Stories of the Past 30 Days By: Pete MacDonald It’s been exactly 32 days since the Northeast Dirt Modified season kicked off at the Georgetown Speedway’s Melvin Joseph Memorial. It made me think a little about what have been the biggest stories so far in 2016. The top story on everyone’s mind was and continues to be the protest of Brett Hearn at the Short Track Super Series Hard Clay Open. Hearn’s crew members refused to remove his hood for technical inspection following his win. Hearn then went out and won the Sportsman feature, his first in…

Bridgeport Set for ‘The Shootout’

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THE SOUTH JERSEY SHOOTOUT RETURNS TO THE BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY Story By:KOLBY RAMEY / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bridgeport NJ.- April 13,2016- The South Jersey Shootout - the second race for the Short Track Super Series Southern Region - comes to the Bridgeport Speedway this Sunday, April 17th with racing getting underway at 4pm. Hellertown, PA driver, Rick Laubach, dominated the inaugural event one year ago, leading every lap of the forty lap distance for the $5,000 payday in Gary & Lori Hermann's Blinderman & Sons sponsored No. 7. Laubach took the lead at the wave of…

Bobby Varin Begins His Title Defense at Glen Ridge

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Three-time Glen Ridge Motorsports Park Modified Track Champion Looking for Fourth Consecutive Title in 2016; Eyes Return to Fulltime Competition at Fonda Speedway behind the Wheel of the Famous Dover Brake No. 00 Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- April 13, 2016- Track championships are often won by sheer determination and consistency. The driver who is the best of the best, the proverbial cream of the crop for the entire season generally reaps the rewards at years end. Yet there are other factors that go into the making of a champion; factors that are sometimes overlooked…

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