Dirt Modifieds

Billy Decker Ride Hunting For 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Billy Decker Ride Hunting For 2016 As we hinted at the other day it seems as another domino has fallen in the North East Dirt Modified scene today. Billy Decker will no longer be the driver of the Gypsum Wholesalers No.91 for John and Laura Wight. Decker has been rumored to want to scale back his racing efforts so that he can focus more time and energy into his family business Quality Hardwoods in Sydney, NY. Decker, 51, has driven a Gypsum owned car since the 2004 season. He has won 71 races over the past seven seasons…

Dirt Modifieds

Manmiller teams with Zubi’s Racing – By: Cody Manmiller

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Manmiller teams with Zubi's Racing - By: Cody Manmiller Since the 1999 season, three drivers have captured the Grandview Speedway Modified Championship. David Zubikowski and Doug Manmiller want that to change. Zubi’s Racing announced yesterday, via its Facebook page, that the team will stay at the Grandview Speedway on Saturday nights, but this time with track-standout Doug Manmiller behind the wheel. “I wasn’t originally going to go back without Jeff (Strunk),” Zubikowski said. “When he made other plans, it didn’t make sense for me to drive two and a half hours to not have a shot at the…

Dirt Modifieds

Doug Manmiller to Zubi’s for 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Doug Manmiller to Zubi's for 2016 Doug Manmiller will pilot Dave Zubikowski's #00 for the 2016 season at Grandview Speedway. Zubi who recently split with driver Jeff Strunk will provide Morrison power and a Hig Fab Chassis for Manmiller to use. "We had such a great experience at the Grandview Speedway that we have decided to return to compete for a championship in 2016. Our first year couldn't have been much better and we have to thank the Rogers family for their wonderful hospitality and running such a great facility and weekly program. The fans and friends we…

Dirt Modifieds

Where will Matt Sheppard end up?

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Where will Matt Sheppard end up? By: Pete MacDonald This we do know, Matt Sheppard will not be back behind the wheel of the Heinke-Baldwin Racing #9h in 2016. After two seasons with HBR that amassed 6 Championships, 52 wins, 129 Top-5's, 165 Top-10's in 183 starts, Sheppard is currently without a ride for the 2016 season. Matt will end up on his feet somewhere, in the dirt modified world that is the equivalent to Jimmie Johnson or Kevin Harvick looking for a NASCAR ride, it's just going to happen and he will win races where ever he…

Accord Speedway

2016 Short Track Super Series Schedule Released

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] 2016 Short Track Super Series Schedule Released The 2016 Short Track Super Series Fueled by VP has released their tentative 2016 schedule. The series will once again be split into a North and a South Region for 2016. Stewart Friesen and Ryan Watt picked up the 2015 season crowns individually. The first 'South' race will be March 12th at the Georgetown Speedway with the Melvin Joseph Memorial paying $4,900 to win. The first 'North' race will be held on April 2nd at the Orange County Fair Speedway for the 3rd Annual Hard Clay Open. 2016 Short Track Super…

Dirt Modifieds

Sheppard Moves On; Leaves HBR

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Sheppard Moves On; Leaves HBR Weedsport, New York– November 30, 2015 – The 2016 racing season will see team owner Al Heinke continuing his focus on completing the improvements at Weedsport Speedway, which weighed heavily in the decision to return HBR to a one driver team, led by Jimmy Phelps. Heinke stated that “Matt Sheppard created additional excitement and intensity over the past two racing seasons, as he competes at the highest possible level. His contributions to our sport are immeasurable. He assisted in bringing the entire HBR organization to new heights and we appreciate his commitment to us.…

Dirt Modifieds

Three timer McPherson and four first time champions honored at 63rd Merrittville Awards Night

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Three timer McPherson and four first time champions honored at 63rd Awards Night – Williamson and Friesen receive special awards THOROLD, Ontario (November 1, 2014) - Merrittville Speedway’s 63rd consecutive season officially came to a close with the Night of Champions Saturday November 1st honoring the 2014 Lucas Oil Weekly Racing Series Champions and other award recipients. Cody McPherson of St. Catharines took home top honors for the 3rd straight year in the Rick’s Delivery DIRTcar Sportsman Division. Mat Williamson (St, Catharines), Mark Fawcett, (Canfield), Jeffrey May, (Mount Hope) and Leroy Buscumb (Port Colborne) all celebrated their…

Accord Speedway

Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Will Have To Wait Seven More Days

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Will Have To Wait Seven More Days; Worsening Forecast, Mother Nature Force Postponement To Saturday, December 5 Setting Up Rare New York State December Event ACCORD, NY – A rapidly evolving weather pattern – for the worse – forced the postponement of Saturday’s anticipated ‘Gobbler’ event at Accord Speedway. Dry morning conditions and a promising forecast deteriorated quickly on Saturday. As race teams and fans filed into the Ulster County quarter-mile oval, a light mist became a steady rain, temperatures dropped and percentages for precipitation in the afternoon began to climb. Shortly after 10 a.m.,…

Dirt Modifieds

Tyler Dippel To Tackle NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Tyler Dippel To Tackle NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2016 AARN is reporting that 15 year old Wallkill, NY native and 2015 DIRTcar Big Block Modified Rookie of the Year Tyler Dippel will run a full NASCAR K&N Pro Series East slate for the 2016 season. Dippel who is no stranger to asphalt racing competed in three ARCA ReMax Series races in 2015 with a best finish of fourth at the Salem Speedway in Salem, IN. Tyler also ran the Pro All Star Series Super Late Model Series in 2014 where he ended the season fourth in…

Accord Speedway

Star-Studded Field Assembling For 2015 Northeast Dirt-Track Finale Coming Up Saturday, November 28 At Accord Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Star-Studded Field Assembling For 2015 Northeast Dirt-Track Finale Coming Up Saturday, November 28 At Accord Speedway; Annual Post-Thanksgiving ‘Gobbler’ Provides Big Money For Race Teams ACCORD, NY – The final dirt-track event of 2015 is approaching and an all-star lineup of drivers will clash at Accord Speedway this Saturday, November 28 for the ‘Gobbler’ post-Thanksgiving event. Headlining the ‘Gobbler’ spectacular is a 50-lap main for big-block/small-block Modifieds offering a healthy $5,500 winner’s share and $300 just to take the green flag. Sportsman (Open vs. Crate 602) race for 25 laps and $1,500 to win plus Crate 602 bonuses.…

Dirt Modifieds

Sheppard Crowned Super DIRTcar Series Champion for the Fourth Time at Season Ending Awards Banquet

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Sheppard Crowned Super DIRTcar Series Champion for the Fourth Time at Season Ending Awards Banquet Bernard, Desjardins and Bissonnette also honored for 2015 Series Championships By Mike Mallett LIVERPOOL, N.Y. - Nov. 23, 2015 - The 2015 Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series season officially came to a close on Saturday night with Matt Sheppard taking home top honors at the season-ending awards banquet. It was the fourth time in his career that the Waterloo, New York native has earned the series title. Sheppard was the model of consistency throughout the 2015 campaign with his Heinke-Baldwin Racing owned Troyer…

Bridgeport Speedway

HORTON SET TO RECEIVE LION’S SHARE OF MODIFIED 811 DIG SAFELY SERIES POINT FUND

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] HORTON SET TO RECEIVE LION’S SHARE OF MODIFIED 811 DIG SAFELY SERIES POINT FUND Sicklerville, NJ (November 23, 2015) – Jimmy Horton, the Modified 811 Dig Safely Series champion, will receive the lion’s share of the point fund. The five race series was contested on Bridgeport Speedway’s quarter mile during the 2015 season and was open to any type of dirt Modified Stock Car. With back-to-back wins in the final two races, Horton amassed 276 points to claim the title. For his effort, Horton will be rewarded with $1,014. Second place went to Richie Pratt, Jr. The second…

Dirt Modifieds

Thunder Mountain Speedway Brings Down The Curtain On 2015 Season With Festive Awards Banquet At Marathon Civic Center

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Thunder Mountain Speedway Brings Down The Curtain On 2015 Season With Festive Awards Banquet At Marathon Civic Center; Mike Mahaney, Modified Champion, Leads Honorees And Receives $5,200-Plus For Car Owner Jim Shear MARATHON, NY – The curtain was closed on the 2015 Thunder Mountain Speedway season in a festive manner Saturday night. With the Marathon Civic Center providing the backdrop, more than 230 race enthusiasts gathered for the speedway’s annual Awards Banquet. The event concluded owner and promoter Karl Spoonhower’s second season back at the helm of the three-eighths-mile clay oval located in Center Lisle, N.Y., a successful…

Dirt Modifieds

VONDOHREN, KRESSLEY AND SCHUTZ EARN NASCAR TITLES AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] VONDOHREN, KRESSLEY AND SCHUTZ EARN NASCAR TITLES AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY JEFF STRUNK AND KENNY GILMORE TAKE AMERICAN RACER TRACK TITLES T.P.TRAILERS RETURNS AS MAJOR SPONSOR FOR 2016 SEASON Bechtelsville, PA November 21, 2015 . . . Veteran stock car racers Craig VonDohren and Chuck Schutz along with Brett Kressley were honored as the 2015 NASCAR champions on Saturday night at the 53rd Anniversary Grandview Speedway Awards Banquet which took place at the Gilbertsville, PA Fire Co. Social Hall. Jeff Strunk topped the American Racer Cup standings for the Modifieds while Kenny Gilmore, Fleetwood, earned the American Racer Cup…

Delaware

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

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] ‘Diamond State 50’ Set For Delaware International Speedway Thursday, May 26; Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP South Region Special To Offer $5,000 Winner’s Share From $25,000-Plus Purse Structure DELMAR, DE – The date has been set for a Delaware dirt-track highlight of 2016. For the second consecutive year, the Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP South Region will visit Delaware International Speedway to take part in the prestigious ‘Diamond State 50’ at Charlie Cathell’s half-mile oval. After a decade-long absence, the event returned to Delaware International last summer, setting the stage for the ’16 edition.…

Bridgeport Speedway

WATT CLOSES OUT BRIDGEPORT SEASON WITH BIG WIN; Williams, Kressley and Wills, Jr. Collect Poker Series Titles

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] WATT CLOSES OUT BRIDGEPORT SEASON WITH BIG WIN Williams, Kressley and Wills, Jr. Collect Poker Series Titles Ryan Watt picked up his fourth win of the season with his win in the Gone but Not Forgotten Big Block Modified Feature event to close out the 2015 season at the Bridgeport Speedway. Bobby Lileck picked up his first win of the season in the Stewart Stainless Crate Sportsman feature event while Jeramy Doerr earned his eighth win of the season in the John Blewett III Poker Series finale for the Outlaw Stocks. The Wildcard Weekend wrapped up the competition…

Dirt Modifieds

UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY TO HAVE A PRESENCE AT THE NATIONAL PARTS PEDDLER TRADE SHOW THIS WEEKEND

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY TO HAVE A PRESENCE AT THE NATIONAL PARTS PEDDLER TRADE SHOW THIS WEEKEND VERNON, NY-Every fall to begin the off season after a busy race season, race teams, fans, and various race track officials converge at the Center of Progress building at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse NY for the National Parts Peddler Auction and Trade Show. This year, on November 20-22, it will be the 36th edition of the Parts Peddler event as race teams put a stamp on the previous season and start to prepare for the upcoming season. Joining the building…

Bridgeport Speedway

PAUCH CHARGES TO BRIDGEPORT SMALL BLOCK MODIFIED WIN

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] PAUCH CHARGES TO BRIDGEPORT SMALL BLOCK MODIFIED WIN Billy Pauch charged to the feature win in the 358 Small Block Modified feature event in the Bridgeport Speedway's Wild Card Weekend. It was Pauch's sixteenth career win in Bridgeport Speedway small block modified competition - a track where he sits third on the Big Block Modified All Time Feature Winners List with fifty-eight victories. "I thought Wade (Hendrickson) had it won," Pauch commented. "I don't know what happened to him. With a couple of laps to go , I thought the hell with it - we came here to…

Accord Speedway

Upstate Auto, United Pump & Tank “Sweeten The Pot” For Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ On Saturday, November 28; Purses Go Up, Bonuses Posted

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Upstate Auto, United Pump & Tank “Sweeten The Pot” For Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ On Saturday, November 28; Purses Go Up, Bonuses Posted ACCORD, NY – The ‘Gobbler’ at Accord Speedway is not only the last dirt-track event in the Northeast for 2015. It is also becoming one of the richest. Marketing partners continue to “sweeten the pot” for the post-Thanksgiving special to take place on Saturday, November 28 at the Ulster County quarter-mile oval. Upstate Auto of Germantown, N.Y., has signed on to boost the winner’s shares for both the big-block/small-block Modified and Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman…

Bridgeport Speedway

WILLIAMS PLAYS CARDS RIGHT TO WIN POKER SERIES FINALE

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] WILLIAMS PLAYS CARDS RIGHT TO WIN POKER SERIES FINALE Pittsgrove, NJ's Neal Williams didn't even know how to play poker 10 days before the 2015 Poker Series Finale at the Bridgeport Speedway, but heading into the final event with two Queens and a car that has gotten better as the season has gone on Williams knew his chances would be good. With a third place finish on Saturday netting him a third Queen in the series Williams would pick up the series crown worth $2,500. "This car has really come alive lately, we've been experimenting with shock combos…

Dirt Modifieds

WILLIE OSMUN TO WHEEL MIKE BENT RACING’S MODIFIED IN HIGH PROFILE EVENTS IN 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] WILLIE OSMUN TO WHEEL MIKE BENT RACING’S MODIFIED IN HIGH PROFILE EVENTS IN 2016 Sicklerville, NJ (November 15, 2015) – Willie Osmun, an accomplished and winning driver, is set to wheel Mike Bent Racing’s Modified in high profile events in 2016. Osmun, from Bloomsbury, NJ, has been involved in racing from birth. Being the son of Hall of Fame wheelman Billy Osmun, the younger Osmun watched his dad compete before getting behind the wheel in 1986. At the age of 18, he began to compete at the famed Flemington Speedway in the rookie sportsman class. From there, Osmun’s…

Dirt Modifieds

NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY GEARING UP FOR 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY GEARING UP FOR 2016 New Egypt, NJ (November 13, 2015) – With activities completed for this year, New Egypt Speedway is gearing up for 2016. Up first, the 2015 track champions and top finishers in points will be honored at an awards banquet on Saturday, January 16. This year’s gala event will occur at the Hibernians Club located on Kuser Road in Hamilton, NJ. Tickets are on sale now for $75 per person. Reservation forms are available at the speedway’s website at www.newegyptspeedway.net. Completed banquet forms are due back to New Egypt Speedway no later…

Dirt Modifieds

Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series Returns to Eldora Speedway July 19-20, 2016; The series then takes on Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio on July 21

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series Returns to Eldora Speedway July 19-20, 2016 The series then takes on Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio on July 21 CONCORD, N.C. - Nov. 12, 2015 - The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds will return to Eldora Speedway in 2016 for the first time in a decade. The series takes on the historic half-mile track in Rossburg, Ohio on Tuesday, July 19 and Wednesday, July 20. The Big-Block Modifieds will run a full series points event on Tuesday and an invitational event on Wednesday when it joins the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.…

Delaware

Makin’ Power: Short Track Super Series Signs Agreement With VP Racing Fuels For 2016 Season; Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Set For Third Season With North & South Regions

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Makin’ Power: Short Track Super Series Signs Agreement With VP Racing Fuels For 2016 Season; Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Set For Third Season With North & South Regions BOYERTOWN, PA – VP Racing Fuels is known for its ‘Makin’ Power’ slogan. In 2016, the Short Track Super Series (STSS) will be “powered” once again by VP Racing Fuels. An agreement has been reached between BD Motorsports Media LLC, operator of the series, and VP Racing Fuels to partner for the ’16 season and beyond. The series will now be known as the Short Track Super…

Dirt Modifieds

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES BOOKS FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH ELDORA; Super DIRTcar Modifieds to Support

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES BOOKS FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH ELDORA Fourth Primetime Event Scheduled for Wednesday July 20, 2016; Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds To Make Return NCWTS ROSSBURG, Ohio (November 10, 2015) – Eldora Speedway and NASCAR have come to agreement to continue the popular NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at the legendary half-mile clay oval through 2020. The fourth running of the primetime event will take place on Wednesday July 20, 2016 live on Fox Sports 1 and, for the first-time in history, NASCAR has agreed to a multi-year agreement. The only dirt race in…

Brewerton Speedway

Head and Neck Restraints Mandatory for Fulton and Brewerton Speedway Competitors in 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Head and Neck Restraints Mandatory for Fulton and Brewerton Speedway Competitors in 2016 By Dave Medler (Baldwinsville, NY) – SFI 38.1 approved head and neck restraints will be required for use by all competitors at Brewerton and Fulton Speedway beginning in 2016. The rule can be found under section V of the General and Safety Rules section of the Fulton and Brewerton rules pages as written below: 2. Head and Neck Restraint Devices a. SFI 38.1 approved head and neck restraint systems are required for use by all participants in all classes at Fulton Speedway and Brewerton Speedway.…

Accord Speedway

Any Good Thanksgiving Meal Has Plenty Of Toppings: Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Saturday November 28 Gaining Momentum As Special Awards & Bonuses Are Posted

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Any Good Thanksgiving Meal Has Plenty Of Toppings: Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Saturday November 28 Gaining Momentum As Special Awards & Bonuses Are Posted ACCORD, NY – Any good Thanksgiving meal has plenty of extra toppings. The ‘Gobbler’ 2015 Northeast dirt-track finale at Accord Speedway will have its share of “extras” for competitors taking part in the Saturday, November 28 post-Thanksgiving special. Headlining the ‘Gobbler’ spectacular is a 50-lap main for big-block/small-block Modifieds offering a healthy $5,300 winner’s share and $300 just to take the green flag. Sportsman (Open vs. Crate 602) race for 25 laps and $1,200 to…

Dirt Modifieds

Canadian Kerr Scores First Super DIRTcar Series Victory in Bad Boy Buggies World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Canadian Kerr Scores First Super DIRTcar Series Victory in Bad Boy Buggies World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Sheppard captures his fourth series championship By Jo Ann Davies CONCORD, N.C. - Nov. 8, 2015 - For the first time in his young career Canadian Big-Block Modified driver Tim Kerr of Picton, Ontario, scored a Super DIRTcar Series win, and did so on Sunday night at the premier Bad Boy Buggies World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. A strong second-place finish earned Waterloo, N.Y.'s Matt Sheppard his fourth Super DIRTcar Series championship title and the…

Dirt Modifieds

‘The Doctor’ Delivers at Bad Boy Buggies World Finals

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] 'The Doctor' Delivers at Bad Boy Buggies World Finals Danny Johnson races to victory at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for second year in a row By Mike Mallett CONCORD, N.C. - Nov. 6, 2015 - For the second consecutive season Danny Johnson put his Chris Genarrelli-owned ride in Victory Lane at the Bad Boy Buggies World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. The ageless veteran campaigner used a nifty pass on an early restart to assume the lead and eventually the $8,000 Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series win. "I had a great race car with a…

Dirt Modifieds

New Egypt Speedway Awards Banquet Set for Saturday, January 16, 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] New Egypt Speedway Awards Banquet Set for Saturday, January 16, 2016 New Egypt, NJ-- New Egypt Speedway has scheduled their annual awards banquet to honor the 2015 champions and top finishers in season ending points for Saturday, January 16, 2016. This years banquet will take place at the Hibernians Club located on Kuser Road in Hamilton, NJ. Tickets for the event are on sale now for $75 per person. Reservation forms are on the New Egypt Speedway website www.newegyptspeedway.net. The banquet will run from 6 pm to 10 pm. There are many local area hotels located just a…

Dirt Late Models

The World Finals – Why This Needs To Be On Any Race Fans Bucket List

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] The World Finals - Why This Needs To Be On Any Race Fans Bucket List By: Pete MacDonald Every race fan has a bucket list of races they want to attend in their lifetime. I constantly add to mine as the years progress, but there is one race if I had to make sure I get to each and every year, it's The World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars, the World of Outlaw Late Model Series, and the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified…

Dirt Modifieds

Sheppard Eyes Fourth Super DIRTcar Series Crown at Bad Boy Buggies World Finals

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Sheppard Eyes Fourth Super DIRTcar Series Crown at Bad Boy Buggies World Finals Leads defending champion Decker heading to The Dirt Track at Charlotte CONCORD, N.C. - Nov. 4, 2015 - Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, N.Y., has the fourth Super DIRTcar Series championship of his career in his sights as the Big-Block Modified Series heads to The Dirt Track at Charlotte this week for Bad Boy Buggies World Finals on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sheppard has driven the FX Caprara/Mohawk Northeast Inc. No. 9h for HBR Racing to four wins and 21 top-10s in 22 starts on the…

Dirt Modifieds

Halmar Heads South With All Star Cast Of Drivers

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Halmar Heads South With All Star Cast Of Drivers By: Pete MacDonald The Halmar International race team headed up by Willy Auchmoody has confirmed their entries for this weekend's World of Outlaw World Finals held at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway located in Concord, NC. You may not find more of an "All Star" team anywhere in the field of Dirt Modified racing then this one. Brett Hearn will be flying the Halmar logo for the first time ever, Hearn who has been in the news lately regarding his decision to head to the Orange County…

Dirt Modifieds

Billy Pauch Jr. Hoping Throwback Brings Good Luck To Charlotte

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Billy Pauch Jr. Hoping Throwback Brings Good Luck To Charlotte By: Pete MacDonald In light of the ever so popular throwback paint schemes at Syracuse during last month's "Finale at the Fairgrounds", Billy Pauch Jr. decided that he wanted to pay tribute to his favorite car that his legendary father at this year's World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. After flipping and destroying his own No.15 at the Outlaw 200 at Fulton Speedway back on Saturday October 3rd a new Bicknell frame was ordered and assembly began on the new mount. "This was…

Bridgeport Speedway

IT’S ACES FOR LAUBACH, JONES AND FREES IN BRIDGEPORT POKER SERIES ACTION

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] IT'S ACES FOR LAUBACH, JONES AND FREES IN BRIDGEPORT POKER SERIES ACTION Rick Laubach, CJ Jones and Ron Frees capitalized on an opportunity when they picked up Aces as the result of their feature wins in the Bridgeport Speedway's Bonus Hand for the 2015 Poker Series. For 2012 Bridgeport Champion, Rick Laubach the win in the thirty lap Spirit Auto Centers Big Block Modified event was his sixth win of the 2015 season on the 5/8 mile track but this win came behind the wheel of Glenn Hyneman's No. 126. It was Laubach's first outing in Hyneman's Big…

Accord Speedway

Eat Dinner With The Family, We Provide The Dirt-Track Dessert: Annual ‘Gobbler’ Set For Saturday, November 28 At Accord Speedway; Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks & Slingshots In Action

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Eat Dinner With The Family, We Provide The Dirt-Track Dessert: Annual ‘Gobbler’ Set For Saturday, November 28 At Accord Speedway; Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks & Slingshots In Action ACCORD, NY – Eat dinner with the family. We’ll provide the dirt-track dessert. That has been the motto for the ‘Gobbler’ post-Thanksgiving special at Accord Speedway as the event is set for its third running Saturday, November 28. A full slate of stock car racing at the Ulster County quarter-mile oval will conclude the 2015 dirt-track season in the Northeast. Headlining the ‘Gobbler’ spectacular is a 50-lap main for big-block/small-block…

Bridgeport Speedway

MIKE ILES TAKES THE $10,000 FIRST PLACE PRIZE AT THE ROMP IN THE SWAMP CALL BEFORE YOU DIG CHAMPIONSHIP AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] MIKE ILES TAKES THE $10,000 FIRST PLACE PRIZE AT THE ROMP IN THE SWAMP CALL BEFORE YOU DIG CHAMPIONSHIP AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY Sicklerville, NJ (November 1, 2015) – Mike Iles won the 40-lap Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship on Bridgeport Speedway’s quarter mile dirt oval. The victory was worth $10,000. At the start of the feature event, Rocco Infante grabbed the lead with Mike Iles and Billy Pauch, Jr in his tracks. Pauch slipped by Iles on the second circuit just before the first of three cautions took place for a multi-car tangle. When…

POKER SERIES BONUS HAND & ROMP IN THE SWAMP HEADLINE BRIDGEPORT ACTION

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] POKER SERIES BONUS HAND & ROMP IN THE SWAMP HEADLINE BRIDGEPORT ACTION Racing action returns to the 5/8 mile Bridgeport Speedway this weekend with two full nights of racing action! On Friday night, the Poker Series Bonus Hand takes the green flag with the Spirit Auto Centers Big Block Modifieds, Steward Stainless Crate/Sportsman and PennCo Tech Outlaw Stocks taking the first green flag at7:30pm. Competitors will have the opportunity to pick up a bonus card that can only help their hands for the Poker Series competition. While winless so far in the Poker Series competition this season, Duane…

Dirt Modifieds

MAJOR EVENT DATES SET FOR 2016 AUTO RACING SEASON AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] MAJOR EVENT DATES SET FOR 2016 AUTO RACING SEASON AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY BECHTELSVILLE, PA October 27, 2015 . . . Despite the fact that auto racing action at Grandview Speedway has just finished, important dates for the 2016 season have already been announced. Sticking with tradition the new season will kick off with a free-to-the-public practice session on Saturday, March 26th at noon. This test and tune session allows racers, representing a variety of forms of auto racing, to have the opportunity to do shake down runs with their new or refurbished racing equipment as they get ready…

UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY “NEW YORKER” TO BECOME “NEW YORKER RACE OF CHAMPIONS 200”

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY “NEW YORKER” TO BECOME “NEW YORKER RACE OF CHAMPIONS 200” VERNON, NY – In a joint statement Race of Champions steward Joe Skotnicki and Utica-Rome Speedway owners Bill and Kim Shea today announced they have partnered to present the speedway’s annual fall event to be known as the “New Yorker Race of Champions 200” to be held on September 9 -10, 2016. “One of the first goals with acquiring the Race of Champions was to create a marquee signature event within the dirt modified program that recognized, rewarded and was built to become a long standing…

Decker breezes to 35-lap “Prelude” win at Weedsport

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Decker breezes to 35-lap "Prelude" win at Weedsport Remainder of ‘Last Call at the Port’ schedule washed out WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – October 23, 2015 - In what turned out to be the final Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified event of the season at Weedsport Speedway Friday night, Billy Decker took charge early and won the $3,500-to-win 35-lap feature that was to have led into the All Ways 150 the next day. Decker started on the outside pole after the draw that followed time trials for Saturday’s scheduled All Ways 150. Earlier, Gary Tomkins had set fast time, but…

Bridgeport Speedway

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ROMP IN THE SWAMP CALL BEFORE YOU DIG CHAMPIONSHIP IS SET TO TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ROMP IN THE SWAMP CALL BEFORE YOU DIG CHAMPIONSHIP IS SET TO TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY Sicklerville, NJ (October 25, 2015) – Since Motorsports 2015 in January at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, drivers and fans have been discussing the $10,000 to win Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship. On Saturday, October 31, this highly anticipated event is set to take place on the quarter mile dirt oval at Bridgeport Speedway. This race is open to any type of dirt Modified stock car and will have a…

Ricky Yetter ends career in Victory Lane; Gene Bowers tops Street Stock field; Sam Ryan scores in Hobby Stocks; Dylan Steuer in All-Star Slingshots

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Ricky Yetter ends career in Victory Lane; Gene Bowers tops Street Stock field; Sam Ryan scores in Hobby Stocks; Dylan Steuer in All-Star Slingshots By DINO OBERTO (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 10-24-15) As the 2015 season at Mahoning Valley Speedway came to a close, so too did the career of Ricky Yetter. And what a way to end it as the recently crowned Dirt Mod champion went out in style, winning the 60-lap Octoberfast feature in what he called his last time in a race car. Gene Bowers won in his last Street Stock race but unlike Yetter, he is…

Jimmy Phelps Takes Bud Light 125 at Weedsport

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Jimmy Phelps Takes Bud Light 125 at Weedsport Steve Bernard finishes 8th, earns 358 Modified DIRTcar Series title WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – October 23, 2015 - Jimmy Phelps, coming off a 358 Modified victory in the Salute to the Troops 150 during NAPA Super DIRT Week at the Syracuse Fairgrounds, was back for more Friday at Weedsport Speedway’s ‘Last Call at the Port’ Bud Light 125. Phelps prevailed in a stop-and-start grueling affair that lasted over and hour and required 16 cautions and a red flag. Along the way, he turned many a contested lap racing with Larry Wight,…

Mahoning Valley Speedway Dirt Mod champ Ricky Yetter looking to close out his career with a win

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Mahoning Valley Speedway Dirt Mod champ Ricky Yetter looking to close out his career with a win (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 10-22-15) When Mahoning Valley Speedway presents its season finale this Saturday, October 24, which is day two of Octoberfast 2015, it won’t just mean the last time for cars to hit the paved ¼-mile oval but it also will be the swansong of newly crowned Dirt Mod champion Ricky Yetter. Yetter made it known at the start of the season that win, lose or draw, 2015 would be his last as a driver. Two years ago he had a…

Decker notches 5th win at Brewerton

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Decker notches 5th win at Brewerton Hearn, Johnson, Sheppard, Coffey 2-3-4-5 in racy McDonald’s 100 BREWERTON, N.Y. – October 22, 2015 - Billy Decker started on the pole and won the twice rained-out McDonald’s 100 at Brewerton Speedway Thursday, but it wasn’t all that easy. Decker swapped the lead three times with Brett Hearn before taking the lead for keeps on lap 76 with a hammer down move in the fourth turn that brought him close to the retaining wall. He withstood three late restarts and a green-white-checkered finish to record his fifth series win of the season.…

New Egypt Speedway Schedules First Event of 2016 for Saturday, March 19th

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] New Egypt Speedway Schedules First Event of 2016 for Saturday, March 19th March Madness Meltdown to Feature Modifieds, Sportsman, and Wingless Sprints New Egypt, NJ-- With 2016 right around the corner, the management of New Egypt Speedway has been busy putting together the 2016 racing schedule. The first event to kick off the 2016 season will put a new twist on a fan favorite. Gone is the ROC sanctioned Cabin Fever event and in its place will be will the March Madness Meltdown on Saturday, March 19, 2016. The March Madness Meltdown will feature a 50-lap open Modified…

DIRTcar 358 Modified Series title on the line at Weedsport

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] DIRTcar 358 Modified Series title on the line at Weedsport WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – October 22, 2015 - The 2015 DIRTcar NE 358 Modified Series championship will be decided Friday, October 23 at Weedsport Speedway – the opening night of its ‘Last Call at the Port’ three-day spectacular that closes out the region’s racing season. Chris Raabe of Napanee, ON, David Hebert of St. Damase, QC and Steve Bernard of Granby, QC enter the 125 lap, $7,500-to-win race separated by only nine points. Raabe is the current point leader – three points ahead of Hebert – the 2015 358…

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Historic Georgetown Speedway Set To Live Another Year: Lease Agreement With BD Motorsports Media LLC Signed For 2016; Special-Event, Limited Schedule Will Bring Excitement & Variety To First State Racing Community; Working Relationship With Delaware International Speedway Planned

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Historic Georgetown Speedway Set To Live Another Year: Lease Agreement With BD Motorsports Media LLC Signed For 2016; Special-Event, Limited Schedule Will Bring Excitement & Variety To First State Racing Community; Working Relationship With Delaware International Speedway Planned GEORGETOWN, DE – A First State facility rich in history will live to see another year of auto racing. On Tuesday, Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media LLC signed a lease agreement with Seacoast Investments LLC to operate Georgetown Speedway in 2016 with a second-year option in place for 2017. A limited schedule of unique and special events will take…

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Deyo To Take Over Georgetown Speedway for 2016 Season

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Deyo To Take Over Georgetown Speedway for 2016 Season Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Founder Brett Deyo inked a deal today to operate Delaware's Georgetown Speedway for the 2016 season with a second-year option. Plans for right now call for Georgetown to operate under a limited schedule with unique and special events for next season. The "Beach Blast" will be returning to the 1/2 mile oval for its third straight season which will be co-promoted by Deyo and Modified driver Eric Kormann. Also Deyo is looking to work with the Delaware International Speedway to build a…

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