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Super DIRTcar Series Schedule Loaded for Action for 2017

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2017 DIRTcar and Super DIRTcar Series Schedule Announced Story By: COBY GORNIEWICZ /SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - December 8, 2016 - The Super DIRTcar Series announced today the 2017 racing schedule. The 2017 Super DIRTcar Series schedule features events spanning from mid-February through early November. The series will visit tracks in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, Ontario and Quebec. The Super DIRTcar Series will once again kick off the season with its fourth annual trip south for the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in a non-points event. Series racing action will…

WoO Races At Fulton, Weedsport, Ransomville In 2017

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2017 Series Schedule Announced; Outlaws To Break Ground At Three Tracks Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC - December 8, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series solidifies its 2017 season not only on familiar grounds - visiting some of the most storied tracks nationwide - but also by adding three new tracks to an already big stage. The series is scheduled to visit 25 states and one province for its upcoming season. Notably, the Greatest Show on Dirt will leave its usual tracks at some of dirt racing's…

Dirt Late Models

WoO LM Series 2017 Schedule Announced

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The Series Is Scheduled To Visit 21 States And One Province Next Season Story By: KAYLA MAY / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC - December 8, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series is set to embark on another journey across the nation and into Canada, challenging the best drivers at their home tracks. For the 2017 season, the series will return to some of the drivers' favorite tracks, where they will try to steal the biggest purses of the year. The series kicks off the 2017 campaign at Screven Motorsports Park…

“JASON LEFFLER MEMORIAL” MIDGET RACE TO AIR TONIGHT, DEC. 8 ON MAVTV

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MAVTV Airs Leffler Memorial This Evening Story By: MAVTV Media Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Moorsville NC.- December 8, 2016- The $20,000-to-win USAC Midget National Championship event run on Oct. 21 at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Ill., will be aired tonight, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET on MAVTV. The race, co-sanctioned by POWRi, brought some of the biggest names in racing to Wayne County (Ill.) Speedway including USAC Triple Crown champs Dave Darland and Jerry Coons, Jr., USAC Silver Crown titlist Chris Windom, USAC National Midget champions Tanner Thorson and Rico Abreu, two-time…

‘The Ragin Cajun’ Set For Chili Bowl Assault

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Jason Johnson Joins Clauson-Marshall Chili Bowl Roster Story By: CLAUSON - MARSHALL RACING MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM NOBLESVILLE, Ind. –December 8, 2016- Reigning Knoxville Nationals champion Jason Johnson has joined Clauson-Marshall Racing for the upcoming Chili Bow Midget Nationals. Johnson joins the man he bested at Knoxville, Donny Schatz, as well as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Tyler Courtney on the Clauson-Marshall Racing Chili Bowl lineup. The team is co-owned by Richard Marshall and Tim Clauson. “I am delighted for this opportunity to be a part of the initial Clauson-Marshall Racing Chili Bowl campaign with more determination to represent…

Brewerton and Fulton Speedway Set to Blast Off 2017

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Brewerton And Fulton Speedways Winter Blast Saturday, February 25 At RFH”s Hideaway; 2017 Divisions Announced Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON/ FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BALDWINSVILLE, NY – December 8, 2016 – RFH’s Hideaway located just minutes south of the Fulton Speedway on Route 57 will once again host the “Winter Blast” and DIRTcar Nationals final night viewing party on Saturday, February 25 at 7:00 pm. Point Money, trophies will be handed out, this year a buffet dinner will be available to those that want to purchase one. Dress for the event is casual and…

Woodhull Raceway 2016 Daugherty Auto Sales Warriors Yearbook

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Woodhull Raceway Youth Movement Keep Growing Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / S&L AWARDS WOODHULL, NY – December 8, 2016- For several seasons over the last decade and a half, Woodhull Raceway has offered a youth mini stock division that offers youngsters exiting the go-karting ranks a step up in pursuit of racing on the High Banks. Daugherty Auto Sales has graciously stepped up for the past several seasons as the division sponsor and would see a talented crop of new drivers compete on “New York’s Toughest Bullring” during the 2016 season. The Daugherty Auto…

‘The Montgomery Missile’ Heads to Pascaul Racing #3

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Perrego Joins Pascaul Racing for Two Night a Week Assault in 2017 Story By: PASCAUL RACING MEDIA Photos By: JANE & HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY –December 6, 2016- A change is coming for Bill Pascual Racing in 2017. After an amazing run at Eastern States Weekend which saw the team finish second to Stewart Friesen in the 200 a decision was made for a driver for next season. The team had a several drivers to choose from for 2017, but team owner Bill Pascual and crew chief Ralph DeGraw tapped “The Montgomery Missile” Anthony Perrego to be behind the…

Dirt Late Models

POTOMAC & WINCHESTER SPEEDWAYS RENEW AS SWEENEY RUSH SANCTIONED LATE MODEL WEEKLY TRACKS

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WINCHESTER TO KICKOFF 2017 TOURING SEASON WITH $2000 TO-WIN "MARQUEE" EVENT Story By: MIKE LEONE / RUSH RACING SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Pulaski, PA - December 6, 2016- After three years of continued growth, the Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Dirt Late Model Series is proud to announce that both Potomac and Winchester Speedways will renew as weekly-sanctioned speedways for the upcoming 2017 seasons. Potomac features Friday night racing in Budds Creek, Maryland, while Virginia's Winchester hosts Saturday night racing. Winchester is slated to kickoff the 2017 Sweeney Touring Series season with a $2,000 to-win "Marquee"…

Bridgeport Speedway Honors 2016 Track Champions

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BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY CELEBRATES 2016 SEASON Story By: KOBY RAMEY / BRIDGPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JIM BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bridgeport NJ.- December 6, 2016-The Bridgeport Speedway celebrated the success of the 2016 season and crowned the track champions for both the 5/8 mile speedway and the Spirit Auto Center Speedway. Ryan Watt raced to his second Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modified championship in four seasons behind the wheel of his Ron Roberts Racing Team No. 14w. Watt led all competitors with four feature wins, finishing in the top ten in twenty out of the twenty-one events on the 2016…

Utica-Rome Speedway Returns To DIRTcar in 2017

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Speedway Set to Sanction Weekly Action For The First Time Since 2004 Press Release By: MIKE MALLETT / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, N.Y. -December 6, 2016 - After a three year run as a NASCAR home track, the Utica-Rome Speedway is making a change for the upcoming season. The owners of the facility, Bill and Kim Shea, have elected to make a move into the DIRTcar Racing fold. It is the first time in over 10 years that the facility will fly the DIRTcar banner. "We had a great run with NASCAR but…

The Song Remains The Same; Perrego Takes Gobbler Victory

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New Ride, Winning Result: Anthony Perrego Wins ‘Gobbler’ Modified Event Worth $5,400 For Superior Remodeling Team; Other Winners Include Joey Bruning (Sportsman); Kyle Welsch (Street Stock); Justin Mills (Slingshot) & Patrick Bleau (Enduro) Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY –December 4, 2016- Armed with a new opportunity, Anthony Perrego closed out the 2016 Northeast dirt-track season in victorious fashion Saturday at Accord Speedway. In a rare December dirt-track event, the Montgomery, N.Y., driver dominated the ‘Gobbler’ big-block/small-block Modified special at Accord Speedway, collecting $5,400 for his efforts. Perrego was driving…

Utica Rome Sets Up For 2017 Season

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Utica-Rome Speedway Sets 2017 Weekly Divisions Story By: JOHN TIFF /UTICA ROME SPEEDWAYMEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY – December 4, 2016- Utica-Rome Speedway management is diligently working on the schedule for the 2017 season. Although dates have yet to be finalized for special events, the weekly program has taken shape over the past few weeks. The speedway plans to feature a weekly program that includes the Modifieds, 602 Sportsman, Pro Stocks as well as a new to the speedway Novice Sportsman division. As they’ve been the past several seasons at Utica-Rome, the Modifieds remain as the…

Winter Nationals Kick Off At Bubba Raceway Park

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Bubba Army Winter Nationals Dates Set Story By: BUBBA RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM Ocala Fla.- December 4, 2016- Bubba Raceway Park and NeSmith Racing officials have released the 2017 Bubba Army Winter Nationals event schedule. The event will take place Jan. 25-28 at the egg-shaped oval in Ocala, Fla. The weekend will see three events that will count for Winter Shootout Points for the NeSmith Dirt Late Model Series drivers. Bubba Raceway Park will host $2,000-to-win, 40-lap events on Jan. 26th and Jan. 27, and the weekend will be highlighted Jan. 28 with the one-day $10,000-to-win, 100-lap 12th…

2016 Albany-Saratoga Speedway Season Review

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'The Great Race Place' Looks Back On 2016 Season Story By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –December 3, 2016- When the Albany-Saratoga Speedway waved the final checkered flag of the 2016 racing season back in September, with it came the final chapter in a season that saw record card counts, large crowds and fan favorites crowned as champion. In all 19 events were held at the Great Race Place between April 22nd and September 16th. The 2016 season was the fifth for the track under promoter Lyle DeVore. The Upstate GMC Dealers…

Stenhouse Joins Clauson-Marshall For Chili Bowl

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Set to Wheel a Clauson-Marshall Racing Midget for The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHALL RACING MEDIA Photo By: JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM NOBLESVILLE, Ind. –December 3, 2016- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will join Clauson-Marshall Racing for the running of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals next month at the Tulsa (Okla.) Expo Raceway. Stenhouse joins the crowing all-star lineup fielded by Clauson-Marshall Racing, which also includes eight-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz and young gun Tyler Courtney. This is the second time that Stenhouse will drive for the Clauson-Marshall Racing squad. He …

Chili Bowl Nationals Entries Continue to Grow

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2017 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals At 183 Entries And Climbing Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, OK – December 2, 2016- The chill in the air may signal the coming of Christmas for some, but for the world of dirt track racing, that means the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire is right around the corner. Happening January 10-14, 2017 inside the River Spirit Expo Center in Tulsa, Okla. the 31st edition of the world’s largest Midget racing event is on track to set another record…

Champions Oil Returns As Williams Grove Summer Nationals Sponsor

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Champion Oil Extends Support Of Summer Nationals Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mechanicsburg Pa.- December 2, 2016 – Champion Oil will return as the title sponsor of the Williams Grove Summer Nationals Open sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series on July 21-22 in Mechanicsburg, Pa. The Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals is an event with more than 50 years of history that includes the biggest names in motorsports competing at half-mile Williams Grove Speedway, one of dirt racing’s legendary venues. “Champion Racing Oil is proud to support…

Harli White Heading Down Under

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White Excited for Upcoming Opportunity to Race Sprint Cars in Australia Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF LINDSAY, Okla. -December 2, 2016 – Harli White leaves this week to embark upon her first career trip to Australia. White will compete in approximately a dozen winged 410ci sprint car races during December and January for Paul Stirton and the A-One Charge Air Coolers backed team. “It’s awesome to think people are watching from that far away,” White said. “It’s a blessing. They are really good people and are all about the safety aspect of…

New Egypt Speedway 2017 Pit Licenses & Season Passes On Sale Now

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New Egypt Speedway 2017 Pit Licenses & Season Passes On Sale Now Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Harry Cella & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – With the Holiday Season upon us and the 2017 season right around the corner, New Egypt Speedway is giving their fans and competitors a chance to get a jump start on their 20th Anniversary season as a dirt track. Season Grandstand Passes are now available for $400 and they include every REGULAR Saturday night event during the 2017 season, not to be used for special shows including the World of…

6th Annual March Meltdown to Kick Off New Egypt Speedway’s 20th Anniversary on March 18th

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6th Annual March Meltdown to Kick Off New Egypt Speedway’s 20th Anniversary on March 18th Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Harry Cella & George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – New Egypt Speedway will kick off its 20th Anniversary as a dirt track with its 6th Annual March Meltdown on Saturday March 18th, 2017. The event which will feature Big/Small Block Modifieds in a 50-Lap affair which will pay $5,000 to win and $400 to start. The Big Block Modifieds and Open Small Block Modifieds will utilize traditional dirt modified windows while spec-headed 358 Modifieds will…

Airborne Park Speedway to Host Super DIRTcar Series

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Super DIRTcar Series Set to Hit the Clay at Airborne in July Story By: ROBBIE KNOWLES / AIRBORNE PARK SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PLATTSBURGH, NY – November 30, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series will invade the newly covered four-tenths mile, Airborne Park Speedway, for the first time ever on Thursday, July 6. The Super DIRTcar Series is the premier traveling series for Big-Block Modifieds in the nation. Some of the best dirt modified drivers in the country will converge on the fresh dirt at Airborne for an outstanding night of racing. “I’m excited to have one…

Big Time Series Scheduled For Sharon Speedway In 2017

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Lucas Oil LM's, All Star Sprints & Super DIRTcar Series All Set To Visit OH Track Story By: MIKE LEONE / SHARON SPEEDWAY Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM HARTFORD, OH - November 20, 2016- While the 2017 racing season is still well over four months away, Sharon Speedway management has been busy making preparations for the 88th anniversary season. All of the major events scheduled in 2016 will return with some additional events in the works. The weekly Saturday night "Steel Valley Thunder" program has been reduced from six divisions down to four for the 2017 season. After the…

Virginia Motor Speedway Sets 2017 Schedule

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48th Season Of Racing For Virginia Motor Speedway Story By: DAVE SEAY / VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM JAMAICA, Va. –November 29, 2016- Virginia Motor Speedway has released the schedule for next season, which will make the 48th season of racing for the Virginia half-mile dirt oval. The schedule includes 13 nights of Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship weekly racing action. The schedule also includes two Ultimate Super Late Model sanctioned events – the April 8 $20,000 to win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth and the $20,000 to win 40th Annual USA 100 presented by Commonwealth…

Big Diamond Speedway Releases 2017 Tentative Schedule

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Season Opener; March 31; Stevenson Memorial, July 7; Coalcracker, Sept. 2 Story By: SHAWN T. WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. - November 27, 2016- The countdown is on. In just four months race cars will be back on the track at Big Diamond Speedway with an open practice on Saturday, March 25, in preparation for the 2017 season as promoter Jake Smulley released the track’s tentative schedule today. A total of 25 race nights will take place at the 3/8th’s-mile coal region oval from Friday, March 31, to Sunday, Sept. 3.…

‘The Gobbler’ Re-sets For Next Saturday

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Changing Forecast, Significant Morning Rainfall Forces Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Postponement To December 3 Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY –November 27, 2016- A dramatically changing forecast press significant rainfall over Accord Speedway on Saturday morning, forcing the postponement of the ‘Gobbler’ until next Saturday, December 3. The forecast on Friday night called for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the high-40s. Saturday morning dawned with rain and frozen mix that lasted past the time pit gates were scheduled to open. The speedway, thoroughly soaked, would not have been able to be…

All Systems Go For “The Gobbler”

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FOURTH ANNUAL ‘GOBBLER’ SET TO GO ON SATURDAY AT ACCORD SPEEDWAY Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Accord NY.- November 25, 2016- Accord Speedway is ready to bring down the curtain on the 2016 outdoor dirt-track season this Saturday with a favorable forecast. The fourth annual ‘Gobbler’ is headlined by the ‘Mashed Potato’ Modifieds racing 50 laps for a $5,000 winner’s share. Sportsman battle in the ‘Turkey 25’ with $1,500 on the line (Open vs. Crate), plus ‘Pumpkin Pie’ Pure Stocks racing for a $650 winner’s share in the Ron Wright Memorial…

Larson Lights Up Turkey Night Field

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LARSON CARVES UP TURKEY NIGHT WIN #2; THORSON TASTES FIRST USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TITLE Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RICH FORMAN /USAC PHOTO VENTURA, CA –November 25, 2016- On the rare occasion that Kyle Larson gets the chance to take the wheel of a midget these days, he certainly makes each opportunity count. On Thursday night in the centerpiece of the USAC National and Western States Midget calendar, Larson cooked up one of his patented performances, holding off a furious late-race rally from early leader Brady Bacon to win his second career “Turkey Night Grand…

Brady Bacon Sets Pace In TNGP Drills

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Brady Shows The Way As 53 Cars Practice at Ventura Raceway Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photo By: JEREMY RHOADS VENTURA, Calif. —November 24, 2016- Brady Bacon recorded the fastest time of the 53 drivers on hand in Wednesday night’s USAC National and Western States Midget practice at Ventura Raceway. The Broken Arrow, Okla., driver was the fastest in two of the three sessions held on the one-fifth-mile oval in preparation for Thursday night’s 76th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. His time of 12.115 seconds in the first session held up as the top speed on…

45th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week to Air on MAVTV Thanksgiving Night

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Bud Light 200 at Oswego Speedway to Air Thanksgiving Night at 7pm ET. Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY - November 24, 2016 - NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week took on a new twist for its 45th edition, sliding inside the steel confines of Oswego Speedway, featuring the Super DIRTcar Series Bud Light 200. This historic first outing at the 'Steel Palace' was covered in-depth by Suzuki presents SPEED SPORT and will air on national television Thanksgiving night on MAVTV, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Full coverage of the…

Big Diamond Announces New 358 Modified Division Sponsor

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Division Sponsors Return, Track Adds More Than 1,100 Tons of New Clay Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY EDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA.- November 24, 2016-There doesn’t seem to be too much of an off-season in dirt-track racing anymore. In the two months since Craig VonDohren took the checkered flag in the season-ending Coalcracker event at Big Diamond Speedway, promoter Jake Smulley and his staff have been hard at work getting ready for the 2017 season. The warm weather this fall has allowed the track crew to resurface the 3/8th’s-mile oval with more than…

Stout Field Ready To Battle At Accord Speedways Gobbler

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Stout Field Set To Battle This Saturday At Accord Speedway As ‘Gobbler’ Event Closes Curtain On 2016 Northeast Dirt Track Season; Who Will Be The Day’s Big Winner? Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY –November 23, 2016- Outdoor dirt-track racing in the Northeast for 2016 comes to a close this weekend in style. Accord Speedway presents the fourth running of the ‘Gobbler’ event on Saturday (November 26) featuring a “full plate” of racing to include the ‘Mashed Potato’ Modifieds in a 50-lap, $5,000-to-win contest, the ‘Turkey 25’ for Open vs. Crate…

Final Showdown to Settle USAC Midget Championship Battle

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THORSON & BAYSTON: ONE FINAL SHOWDOWN TO DETERMINE USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TITLE Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM Indianapolis Ind.- November 23, 2016- Nine points separate two men from reaching the pinnacle of their sport. Two men who’ve endured a season that’s seen its ups and its downs, but a season that can be redeemed and rewarded with one more successful performance in an event that simply oozes with history – the 76th running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at California’s Ventura Raceway. The main figures playing lead roles on the…

Georgetown Speedway’s Historic Return

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Deyo’s Passion Revitalizes Delaware Dirt Track Racing Story By: MARSHALL GABELL/ RACECHASER MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM GEORGETOWN, Del. —November 22, 2016- Through his business skills and pure love for the sport, racing enthusiast and Short Track Super Series owner Brett Deyo was able to restore, for the first time in decades, a lost treasure to Delaware this past season: enjoyable, competitive dirt track racing. Having built his persona with the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Velocita South and Halmar International North Regions, two series for big-block modified and open sportsman competition, Deyo was prepared for his…

All Star Circuit of Champions Heading to Susky

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SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY SETS 2017 ALL STAR CIRCUIT OF CHAMPIONS DATE Story By: BRAD VORES / SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, PA - November 22, 2016- For the first time in history, Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will compete on the red clay at Susquehanna Speedway. Set for Sunday, August 20, 2017, the first ever All Star Circuit of Champions date at the York Haven facility will be the Justin Snyder Salute to the Troops . “I am thrilled to have the All Star Circuit of Champions come to Susquehanna Speedway…

STSS Sets 2017 Opening Dates

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Georgetown and Orange County Fair Speedways Kick Off 2017 Season Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Georgetown De.- November 22, 2016-With on-track activity for 2016 winding down, preparation is full-steam-ahead by management of the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP. STSS organizer Brett Deyo has set opening dates for the fourth season of the series’ existence, once again featuring North and South Regions for the big-block/small-block Modifieds. The 2017 South Region opener will take place on Saturday, March 11 at Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, Del., with the second running of the…

5-Hour Energy Back On Board For Knoxville Nationals

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5-HOUR ENERGY® RETURNS AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2017 KNOXVILLE NATIONALS Story By: BRYAN HULBERT/ KNOXVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF KNOXVILLE, IA – November 21, 2016- Following a successful 2016 entry into grassroots racing, 5-hour ENERGY® has announced they will return to sprint car racing’s most prestigious race as the title sponsor of the 2017 Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway. The 57th running of the 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores will be held August 9-12, 2017. The four-day event hosts more than 100 of sprint car racing’s greatest drivers from the United…

KRIMES CLAIMS SECOND TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IN LINCOLN 410 SPRINTS

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Leiby Takes 2016 Track Title in Lincoln 358 Sprint Division Story By: BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK, PA, - November 21, 2016- Lincoln Speedway track champions and special year-end awards were handed out at the Wyndham Garden York Hotel Saturday night, November 19th. The top ten finishers in the season -long point series for both sprint car divisions, and special awards were distributed to rookies’ of-the-year and most improved driver. KRIMES SCORES SECOND LAWRENCE CHEVROLET TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IN THREE YEARS Denver’s Alan Krimes rode the strength of two wins and consistent top…

Port Royal 50th Annual Tuscarora 50 Goes Big

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50th Annual Port Royal Speedway Tuscarora 50 To Pay $50,000 To Win Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, PA –November 21, 2016- The biggest and richest event in the long and storied history of Port Royal Speedway was announced Saturday night, November 19, 2016 at the annual oval awards banquet. Celebrating its 50th annual running on September 9, 2017, the 50th annual Tuscarora 50 for sprint cars will pay $50,000 to win out of a nearly $100,000 total purse. Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars…

Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Returns

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Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Event Will Return to The Chili Bowl. Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHAL MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF TULSA, Okla. –November 19. 2016- The third edition of Bryan Clauson’s Racers for Autism hosted by Lauren Stewart will take place at the long-time Chili Bowl fan favorite Caravan on Jan. 9. The event sponsored by B&H Contractors and Dooling Machine is set for Monday night, Jan. 9, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Caravan is located at 41st and Memorial (7901 E 41st St) in Tulsa, Okla., just a few short minutes away from Tulsa Expo Raceway. A…

Grandview Speedway Preps for 2017 Season

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T.P.TRAILERS RETURNS FOR SIXTH SEASON AS A MAJOR SPONSOR OF NASCAR STOCK CAR RACING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bechtelsville, PA -November 19, 2016 - Again in 2017, as they have for the past five years, T.P.Trailers of Limerick, PA will continue as a major sponsor at NASCAR sanctioned stock car racing at Grandview Speedway. The Perkins family, operators of T.P. Trailers in Limerick, PA, feel that they gain great exposure for their business through their sponsorship at Grandview and that results in increased support for their business…

Turkey Night Grand Prix Field Grows

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Larson, Bell & Abreu File Turkey Night Entries Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:TOMMY HEIN & JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IND. -November 18, 2016- Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Rico Abreu have all filed entries to compete in the 76th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix, slated for Nov. 24 at California’s Ventura Raceway. After closing out their NASCAR seasons this weekend in Miami, Larson, Bell and Abreu will head to Ventura for the prestigious midget race. Larson, a native of Elk Grove, California, engraved his name in the Turkey Night history books in…

Lost Speedways Event on Tap at SAM

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RACING HISTORY AND DINOSAUR BARBEQUE: A WINNING COMBINATION Story By: RON HEDGER / SARATOGA AUTO MUSEUM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Saratoga Springs, NY -November 17, 2016-The latest edition of the Saratoga Automobile Museum's wildly popular "Lost Speedways" program is set for Saturday, November 26th, with the program to feature displays of memorabilia and five presentations on various subjects. And for the first time ever, refreshments from the equally popular Dinosaur Barbeque will be available for museum visitors. "This event does not fit into an afternoon, so we open the memorabilia displays in late morning with presentations starting at 12:45,"…

Past ‘Gobbler’ Winners Danny Johnson & Anthony Perrego In Different Seats For 2016 Edition

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Past ‘Gobbler’ Winners Danny Johnson & Anthony Perrego In Different Seats For 2016 Edition; Northeast Dirt-Track Finale Set For November 26 At Accord Speedway Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com ACCORD, NY – Race fans, this is it. The final 2016 shot to see outdoor dirt-track racing in the Northeast takes place at Accord Speedway on Saturday, November 26 with the fourth running of the post-Thanksgiving ‘Gobbler’ finale. Fans will enjoy a “full plate” of racing to include the ‘Mashed Potato’ Modifieds in a 50-lap, $5,000-to-win contest, the ‘Turkey 25’ for Open vs. Crate…

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HOWARD & PRATT RACE TO DRAMATIC FINISH IN BRIDGEPORT FINALE

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HOWARD & PRATT RACE TO DRAMATIC FINISH IN BRIDGEPORT FINALE Story By: Deb Smith/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro, Pete MacDonald & George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com It was the Wild Card Weekend with the final hands to be played in the 2016 Colonial Pipeline 8-1-1 Dig Safely Poker Series for all three divisions of Big Block Modifieds, Crate/Sportsman and Outlaw Stocks. The final race date of the 2016 season was sponsored by Spirit Auto Center and in spite of the unseasonable cold temperatures, the racing action was HOT - leaving the fans with some great memories to recall during the…

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GODOWN & HENRY OPEN WILD CARD WEEKEND WITH WINS

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GODOWN & HENRY OPEN WILD CARD WEEKEND WITH WINS Story By: Deb Smith/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald & George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com Ryan Godown and TJ Henry set the pace in their respective divisions as the Bridgeport Speedway presented the first of two nights of racing to conclude their 2016 racing season. Friday night's event was sponsored by Colonial Pipeline 8-1-1 Dig Safely and fans were treated to Colonial's heated tent where they received several giveaways and free hot dogs before the start of the racing events. Godown, winner of two 358 Small Block Modified track championships during the…

BOESPFLUG STOPS WINDOM’S STREAK TO TAKE “OVAL NATIONALS” NIGHT ONE

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BOESPFLUG STOPS WINDOM'S STREAK TO TAKE "OVAL NATIONALS" NIGHT ONE Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Tommy Hein/RacersGuide.com Perris, California.........In what has already been a banner year for Chad Boespflug, the Hanford, California native checked off yet another highlight-reel moment during the 2016 season - a USAC victory in his home state - after winning night one of the 21st Budweiser "Oval Nationals" at Perris Auto Speedway. In fact, the Thursday Perris triumph marks the fifth different state Boespflug has won in during his five career USAC point-paying victories - Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey, Nebraska and California, not…

Donny Schatz Tests Midget Ahead Of Chili Bowl Debut

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Donny Schatz got his first taste of midget racing Thursday during a test session at U.S. 24 Speedway. Story By: BILL KLINGBELL / TSR MEDIA Photos By: TSR / RACERSGUIDE PHOTO STAFF LOGANSPORT, Ind. - November 11, 2016- Donny Schatz got his first taste of midget racing during a Thursday test session at U.S. 24 Speedway. Schatz drove the No. 39 Clauson-Marshall Racing machine. Schatz, who won his eighth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series championship this season, had never driven a midget prior to Thursday’s test session at the eighth-mile oval. The goal for the test was to get…

Wine Country Outlaw Showdown Moves to September

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Calistoga Speedway Hosts World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, N.C. - November 11, 2016 - The Wine Country Outlaw Showdown at Calistoga Speedway, which traditionally hosts the two-day event in April, has moved to September 15-16 in the 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series schedule. The Outlaws' 26th year at the renowned half-mile will be a part of the the season's fall western swing. Last year's Spring Wine Country Outlaw Showdown was stricken by Mother Nature, forcing the series to cancel their double-header event at the…

“Are Sprint Cars Really Winning Me Over?”

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Modified Fan Finding a New Love For Sprint Cars Story By: DANNY SERRANO / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY GM Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bridgeport NJ.- November 10, 2016- “Big Track Classic?” What the hell are we talking about? Who would have thought? I guess I’ll just cut to the point here. I’ve never been a big fan of sprint car racing. Growing up at Flemington, I was in MODIFIED Country, USA. Sprint cars were an oddity. You know, they’d come in every now and again and you’d watch them race and then they’d go back to Pennsylvania most likely. Now, I…

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