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Outlaws Oust the Field at Lernerville

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Eckert and Richards Win Their Qualifying Features Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SARVER, Pa. - September 3, 2016 - Rick Eckert and Josh Richards each led their qualifying features to the checkers Friday night, sharing victory lane for the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series' opening night of Working Man weekend presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway. In a new format, two qualifying heats decided the eight drivers who transfer to Saturday's Craftsman Club® Feature. Four drivers from each qualifying feature will transfer to Saturday's 75-lap finale. Both Eckert…

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It’s Crunch Time at Lebanon Valley

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Championship Battle Comes Down to The Wire on Lebanon Valley High Banks Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon NY.- September 2, 2016-Hard to believe that the 2016 Lebanon Valley Speedway season is nearly complete.  Only one more race remains for Modified and Pro Stock teams, and that is this Saturday.  Reasoning as to why these two classes finish for the season when they do is relatively simple.  DIRTcar requires that track championships for Modified and Pro Stock divisions be over by Labor Day. In the Modified class, the race on…

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Sheppard Scores $17,500 Victory at Lebanon Valley

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Captures his first Mr. Dirt Track USA 100 Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, N.Y - Sept. 1, 2016 - Matt Sheppard made a late race charge by Kenny Tremont Jr. and set his No. 9s machine on cruise control at Lebanon Valley Speedway for the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified Mr. Dirt Track USA 100. After Sheppard took a wild ride at Canandaigua on Saturday totaling his car, his team was able to regroup in no time to take the checkers Thursday night and capture the $17,500…

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Virginia Motor Speedway to Host Aaron’s / Pepsi Championship Night this Saturday September 3

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Virginia Motor Speedway to Host Aaron’s / Pepsi Championship Night this Saturday September 3 Story By: Dave Seay/Virginia Motor Speedway - Photos By: Al Goulder/Virginia Motor Speedway Jamaica, VA – This Saturday September 3rd Virginia Motor Speedway Aaron’s / Pepsi Championship Night and the final week of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship season. The night will featuring the Victory Lap Late Models, Budweiser Modifieds, Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Collision One Limited Stock Cars in action. Champions will be crowned in all four divisions. Competitor gates for Saturday September 3rd will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at…

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WOO Late Model Series At A Glance: Caution! Men Working!

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Series Leaps to Labor Day Weekend for Final PA Stint Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA /WOO LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - September 1, 2016 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series schedule is dwindling - three more shows ramping up to the coveted Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals in Concord, N.C. But in hindsight, Lernerville Speedway's Working Man weekend presented by GottaRace.com is no less of a show for the series' regulars. With a new racing format coupled with an additional day for the first time in the event's history,…

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Seven-Time Champ Donny Schatz Leads the World of Outlaws into the Western Swing

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Western Swing Events include Skagit, Elma, Willamette & Chico Story By: GARY THOMAS / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Alger, Washington - September 1, 2016- On the strength of four wins in a row since the Knoxville Nationals Fargo, North Dakota's Donny Schatz leads the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series into the Western Swing, beginning this weekend at the Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington. The Western Swing in 2016 encompasses six nights of racing up and down the left coast, including events in Skagit; Elma; Lebanon, Oregon; and Chico, California. Since finishing second at the Knoxville…

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Twice as Nice: Two, $10,000 Paydays Await Arctic Cat All Stars During Labor Day Weekend,

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Championship battle heats up! Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER /ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IND.- September1, 2016- The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will celebrate the upcoming holiday weekend in a big way; competing in two areas of the Buckeye State for a pair of $10,000 top prizes. “America’s Series” will visit familiar territory during their holiday tour of Ohio, entering action at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, and the Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio. The weekend will ignite officially on Saturday, September 3, with the inaugural Dirt Classic Ohio in Attica, Ohio. The…

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Down to The Wire in ‘The Hard Clay’ Title Fight

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ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY POINT CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Story By: JOHN SNYDER /OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY & JANE CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY - September 1, 2016- When New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra said, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” truer words were never spoken. That’s exactly the case in two of Orange County Fair Speedway’s weekly racing divisions. With the season-long point championships to be decided Saturday, September 3, drivers competing in the Big-Block Modified and Street Stock ranks are locked in tight point battles with the outcomes in doubt until each division’s…

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Three Big Full Point Events to Kick off the Labor Day Weekend Action for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints!

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Special 360 Open at Weedsport on Monday   Story By: DEAN REYNOLD / EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM /RACERSGUIDE.COM    SYRACUSE, NY – September 1, 2016- The Labor Day Weekend annually closes down the Summer Season and it’s no different with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS). Three $2,000 to win full point events will kick off what is now a four-race weekend. The Brewerton, Thunder Mountain and Utica-Rome Speedways will see the battle of the Lucas Oil Championship continue to kick off the American Holiday Weekend. A special 360 Open by the ESS gang will…

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Accord Speedway Locked and Loaded for Championship Night

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Great Racing, Chicken BBQ, Sparrow’s Nest Charity And Spectacular Fireworks Highlight Friday At Accord Speedway Story By: STEVE PADOS /ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY – September 1, 2016- The Accord Speedway is locked, loaded and ready for this coming Friday evening, September 2nd, to usher in a full compliment of awesome events scheduled at their pristine entertainment facility. Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer and staff have worked overtime and then some to prepare for one of the biggest nights of the season on the Accord Speedway schedule. When the gates of the speedway swing open…

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Friesen Drives From 16th To Win Georgetown ‘Blast at the Beach’ & Secures STSS South Championship

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] No Conserving: Stewart Friesen Drives From 16th To Win Georgetown ‘Blast at the Beach’ & Secures STSS South Region Championship; Brandon Grosso (Crate 602 Sportsman), Scott Calhoun (Delmarva Charger) & Robert Smith (Super Truck) Also Score Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com GEORGETOWN, DE – With a championship on the line, no one could have blamed Stewart Friesen for racing conservatively Tuesday night at Georgetown Speedway. But conservative, he was not. Friesen, a Canadian who now lives in Sprakers, N.Y., roared from 16th to win the ‘Blast at the Beach’ presented by Hurlock Auto &…

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Weedsport Speedway Doubleheader Closes Labor Day Weekend

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Labor Day Double Play Faetures DIRTcar Series and Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Story By: SHANNON PHELPS/ WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM Weedsport NY-August 31, 2016- The Weedsport Speedway will come to life on September 5th with a huge holiday doubleheader. The Labor Day Double Play features the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds, as well as the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints. The special Monday show highlights two of the top regional sanctioning bodies under one roof for what will certainly be a must-see event. The Lucas Oil ESS tour will be making their first appearance…

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THE BATTLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ENDS SATURDAY AT GRANDVIEW

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46th ANNUAL $25,000 TO WIN FREEDOM 76 FEATURES TOP NAMES ON SEPTEMBER 10 Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BECHTELSVILLE, PA AUGUST 31, 2016 - The championships in all three divisions of NASCAR stock car racing at Grandview Speedway will be decided this Saturday, September 3. With this being one of the most competitive seasons, 24 different feature winners, seen at the one-third-mile, banked clay oval the Saturday night action is expected to be some of the best of the season. T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds will top the night of action with racing starting…

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Flemington Speedway Car Show Gearing Up For Annual Event

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FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKING VENDORS & CARS FOR 6TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW OCT. 15 Story By: DIANE TRACY / FLEMINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEDIA Photos By: FLEMINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY Flemington, NJ  —August 31, 2016- Lentini Auto Salvage presents the Flemington Speedway Historical Society Car Show on Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The event happens rain or shine at the South County Park / Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, with entrances located off of Route 179 in Ringoes. The physical address is 1207 Route 179, Lambertville, NJ, 08530. Flemington Speedway Historical Society (FSHS) is a public charity 501(c)(3) whose mission…

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LUCAS OIL EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS JOIN WEEKLY DIVISIONS ON UTICA ROME CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT

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TRACK CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED THIS SUNDAY Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- August 31, 2016-After a season that has seen some great racing in between dodging the rain, the Utica-Rome Speedway point season will come to a close this Sunday, September 22, in all four of the weekly divisions.  Broedel Energy and Rasmussen Rents will present the final night of points and see the track champions crowned for the Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds, SUNY Canton 602 Sportsman, Broedel Energy Open Sportsman, and G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks. The…

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Lucas Oil Late Model Series Spectacular Labor Day Tripleheader on Tap!

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Three Unique Events Featured Over Holiday Weekend Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA -August 31, 2016 - The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are gearing up for a spectacular Labor Day weekend tripleheader. The nation's top dirt late model drivers will converge on three unique venues, with over $170,000 in total prize money up for grabs. The action will kick off on Friday, September 2nd, at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, OH. A complete racing program is on tap for the LOLMDS, which includes: Miller…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway to Host Historic Same-Day Doubleheader at Vermont 200

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Two-Day Asphalt Weekend Capped off by Full Dirt Event Sunday Night on September 10-11 Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: ANDREW CASSIDY / RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES WEST HAVEN, Vt. –August 31, 2016-  Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s biggest stock car racing event just got bigger.  The annual “Vermont 200 Weekend” on September 10-11 will have two huge days of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on both the half-mile Asphalt Track and the 3/10-mile Dirt Track, and on Sunday – for the first time in Devil’s Bowl history – both surfaces will run a full program on…

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Szulewski Takes 52nd Heath Memorial At Five Mile

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Walker Wins 2016 Modified Title; Perrego Is Summer Slam Series Champion Story By: ANDREW HARPELL/ FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY -August 30, 2016- On Sunday Five Mile Point Speedway hosted one of the most significant days of racing in its storied 66 year history.  The twice rained out 52nd edition of the Heath Memorial was held with a 40 lap $2,500 to win event. The race also served as the Season Championship for Modifieds and the final round of the Sunday Summer Slam Series.  Modified rookie Brad Szulewski bested a strong field of…

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Big Weekend Planned at Port Royal Speedway with Two Days of Racing

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Saturday Port Royal Juniata County Fair Opener Offers UFO Late Model Butch Renninger Memorial 33, 410 Sprints, Econo Late Models and Xtreme Stocks Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, Pa. –August 30, 2016-  Port Royal Speedway will kickoff the 162nd annual Juniata County Fair with the annual running of the Butch Renninger Memorial 33 sanctioned by the UFO Late Models this Saturday night, September 3 at 7 pm. The prestigious Renninger 33, run in honor of the late three-time track champion, will pay $3,300 to win, $300 to start…

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Utica Rome Speedway Makes New Yorker Weekend Changes

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Schedule Conflicts Force Changes to New Yorker Weekend Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, N.Y. – August 30, 2016- Due to several conflicts with various tracks and organizations the Utica-Rome Speedway and the Race of Champions series have decided to cancel the Race of Champions 200 scheduled for Saturday, September 10th while adding a special $3,000 to win 40-lap event for the Race of Champions Modifieds on September 11th. “With the events in Quebec, Grandview and at Middletown we thought it was best to cancel the show for this year,” stated…

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2016 AMERICAN RACER CUP ENDS THIS WEEKEND

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POINT STANDINGS VERY TIGHT Story By: REED MILLER / AMERICAN RACE CUP MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indiana, PA.- August 30, 2016- The popular American Racer Cup program enters its final week of the 2016 season with great point battles in both the modified and sportsman divisions. The program, in its seventh year, awards points to its members at thirteen different speedways throughout the northeast. The driver’s twelve best finishes are used to determine the champions. Bonus points are awarded based on the average number of cars starting the races at the participating speedways. The bonus points will…

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Coalcracker Weekend Closes Out 2016 Racing Season At Big Diamond Speedway

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Coalcracker 72 Sunday, Sept. 4 for 358 modifieds; Sportsman Coalcracker This Friday; 40 laps. Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. -August 30, 2016 - It all began in 1979 when Bob Emerich scored the win in the first-ever Coalcracker. Since then, 18 drivers have won the prestigious event and the winners list reads like a who’s-who of 358 modified chauffers. The Jack Rich Inc., Coalcracker 72 brings to a close the 2016 racing season at Big Diamond Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 4, with the 36th running of the Coalcracker…

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Williams Grove Honors Late Car Owner With Gary Beam Sprint Tribute Friday

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385 Late Models on Card, Sprints Race for $4,088 to win! Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO & GREG ORBST/ RACERSGUIDE.COM Mechanicsburg Pa.- August 30, 2016- Williams Grove Speedway will host the first-ever Gary Beam Tribute Race in honor of the late Williams Grove track champion car owner coming up this Friday, September 2 at 8 pm. The Beam Tribute will showcase the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars in a 25-lap main event paying a hefty $4,088 to win in honor of Beam’s famed No. 88 sprint car. Time trials will be used to set…

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World of Outlaws Brings 410 Sprint Cars Back to Colorado

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Series Takes on El Paso County Raceway for the First Time Ever on Sept 14 Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, N.C. - Aug. 30, 2016 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series has partnered with Blood, Sweat and Tears (BST) Racing to bring 410 sprint car racing to El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colo. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The event will be the Outlaws' first time in Colorado since 2005, and the first-ever appearance at the semi-banked quarter-mile track. "We are excited to join BST Racing for this great…

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‘Little Haud’ Wires Millstream Field

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Sheldon Haudenschild Goes Wire-to-Wire at Millstream Speedway, Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FINDLAY, OH –August 30, 2016- Despite Mother Nature’s attempt to end the evening just after qualifying time trials, Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild cruised on to score his sixth Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory of the 2016 season on Sunday night at Millstream Speedway, leading all 30 circuits over fellow championship contenders Chad Kemenah and Dale Blaney. Haudenschild, pilot of the Southern Pacific Farms/Finzer Farms/Haudenschild Racing/No. 93, survived six cautions, including a fuel stop, to clinch his…

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Motorsports Mecca: Stars From Across The Northeast Converge On Georgetown Speedway

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‘Blast at the Beach’ Spectacular; Short Track Super Series Velocita South Region Champion To Be Crowned! Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF GEORGETOWN, DE – August 29, 2016- This Tuesday night (August 30), Delaware’s Sussex County will serve as the Northeast mecca of dirt Modified racing. Historic Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, Del., hosts the championship round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Velocita South Region with the ‘Blast at the Beach’ presented by Hurlock Auto & Speed Supply and L&J Sheet Metal. STSS big-block/small-block Modifieds race…

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Poirier Thrills Hometown Fans With 61st Victory

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Steve Poirier Beats Chuck Hebing for Lucas Oil ESS Win at Le RPM Speedway Story By: MIKE MALLETT / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RICK YOUNG / RACERSGUIDE.COM ST. MARCEL DE RICHELIEU, QUE –August 29, 2016- Steve Poirier did what he does in Quebec as he captured yet another Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint victory in front of the hometown fans at the Le RPM Speedway.  For the St. Mathieu de Beloeil, Que., driver it was win No. 61 of his career.  It was also his second consecutive at the tough quarter-mile facility. The victory came after a race long battle with…

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One For The Thumb: Hackel Takes Fifth Win in “Ol’ Reliable 54” at Devil’s Bowl Dirt Track

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Mosher tops Renegades, Ryan repeats in Mini Stocks Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: ANDREW CASSIDY / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY WEST HAVEN, Vt. –August 29, 2016-  Bobby Hackel’s impressive roll continued at the Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, August 28, as he picked up win number five on the season in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series competition.  The Rensselaer, N.Y., racer won the highly competitive Charlie LaDuc Memorial “Ol’ Reliable 54,” while Matt Mosher and Mike Ryan were also winners at the event. After starting 14th, Hackel was a late arrival to…

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Bachetti Rolls to 8th Win at I-88 Speedway

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I-88 Speedway Recap from August 26, 2016   Story By: STEPHAN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM Afton NY.- August 29, 2016- Andy Bachetti took home his eighth Greg Page Construction Modified Feature Winner’s trophy on Neighbors Insurance Night at I-88 Speedway. Bachetti, of Sheffield MA, started 12th in the 20 car field and worked his way to the front taking the lead when Afton’s Kurt Decker’s engine expired while leading on lap 15. “Just glad this car’s back to the way it was. It was a pretty hard hit, we put a clip on the…

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Haers Pilots Retro Ride to Canandaigua Victory Lane

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Justin Haers Returns To Victory Lane At The Land Of Legends Story By: GARY MONTGUMRY / CANANDAIGUA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM CANANDAIGUA, NY – August 28, 2016- ”After we had problems at Rolling Wheels with my regular car, my crew kept pestering me to ‘get the red car out’. I was saving that car for the year end shows. But here we are now,” commented an elated Justin Haers in victory lane at Canandaigua Motorsports Park. Haers piloted the retro looking Billy Taylor-Doug Hoffman number 1, the same car he drove at last year’s…

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Holtgraver Takes’em Downtown in Brownstown

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Leads all 40 laps to Score Third Arctic Cat All Star Victory of the Season at Brownstown Speedway Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BROWNSTOWN, IN -August 27, 2016 - “Downtown” Danny Holtgraver nearly dominated Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions competition on Saturday night at the Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana, leading all 40 circuits to capture his third Arctic Cat All Star victory of the 2016 season, as well as the first Arctic Cat All Star victory at Brownstown Speedway since June of 1999. Holtgraver, pilot of Pete…

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THOMAS TAKES TWO IN SPECTACULAR SMACKDOWN WEEKEND

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CASHES IN $10K SATURDAY NIGHT FINALE AT KOKOMO Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Kokomo, Ind. -August 28, 2016-Kevin Thomas, Jr. closed his weekend the same way it all began back on Thursday night – with his car parked in Bryan Clauson’s victory lane at Kokomo Speedway. Thomas, of Cullman, Alabama, put in a masterful performance Saturday night, crafting 40 flawless laps around the ¼-mile dirt oval on his way to his 12th career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory – his second at the track in the last three nights –…

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Wild Action was Scary, Exciting, and Emotional All Wrapped Up in One Night at the Valley

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Bachetti Rules Big Block Feature; Tremont Doubles Down; Sanchez Scores By Inches Story By: RODNEY RESCOTT / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon, NY.-August 28, 2016-  To sum up what went down at the Valley of Speed this past Saturday, the phrase Roller Coaster could easily be applied.  A roller coaster of emotions from victory, for Tremont as he doubled down in the Small Block Modifieds and Daniel Sanchez scoring a thriller at the line for the win in the King of Dirt Pro Stocks.  And the emotions of fear, as hard crashes were the…

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Brent Marks Wipes Up Port Royal Sprint Field

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 Calls Track “Premier Facility In Pennsylvania.” Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA PhotosBy: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, Pa. – August 28, 2016- One week after the Jonestown Jet Brock Zearfoss won the sprint car main at Port Royal Speedway, the Myerstown Missile Brent Marks came in for a landing in victory lane, scoring his second oval checkers of the year, worth $3,200 in a flag to flag performance. Elsewhere, Dover’s Coleby Frye made it back-to-back wins in the super late model division, holding off Mike Lupfer for the hard-fought victory amid a stellar field. In…

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Howard Returns to Grandview Victory Lane

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HOWARD, KLINE, LILICK, SMITH AND MYERS GARNER GRANDVIEW FEATURE VICTORIES ON A.D.MOYER NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- August 28, 2016 -  The previous Saturday night, Duane Howard’s car sat in the Grandview Speedway pits destroyed due to an on track accident. The Norm Hansell owned No. 357H team worked diligently during the week and had another car prepared for the five-time track Modified point champion and the effort paid off. This Saturday night Howard started 14th in the 28-car starting grid and with three laps to…

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Bloomquist Continues Indiana Dominance

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Bloomquist Wins  Lawrenceburg's Whiskey City 60 Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM   LAWRENCEBURG, IN - August 28, 2016 - For the second night in a row Scott Bloomquist led every lap of a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event, winning Saturday night's Whiskey City 60 at Lawrenceburg Speedway. His win at Lawrenceburg was his 12th series win of the season as he continues to stand atop the championship standings. Earl Pearson Jr.; in the Dunn-Benson Ford/Lucas Oil/Longhorn Chassis; finished second, followed by Brandon Sheppard in the Best Performance Motorsports/Rocket…

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Billy Pauch Jr. Wins Season-Ending 358 Modified Points Feature;

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Ryan Godown (358s); Brandon Grosso (sportsman) Wraps Up the Division Yitles Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. - August 28, 2016-It wasn’t the season that defending CJ’s Tire & Automotive Services 358 modified champion was hoping for, but Billy Pauch, Jr., will take a win heading into the Coalcracker 72 in a little over a week. It was the the first win of the season for the New Jersey modified chauffer as it was a big night for Garden State drivers as Ryan Godown, of Ringoes, N.J., and Brandon…

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Friesen Flexes His Muscle Over Malta Modifieds

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Friesen Wins 5th Of Albany-Saratoga Season As Points Races Tighten Story By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –August 27, 2016-  Stewart Friesen and Jeremy Pitts were the big winners Friday night at the Albany-Saratoga however it was the points race in each driver’s respective division that are sharing the spotlight headed into next Friday nights action. In the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified division Brett Hearn holds a one-point lead over Marc Johnson heading into Friday night’s points finale. In the Sportsman division Jeremy Pitts holds a one-point lead over…

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Vic Coffey Wins First Career Brewerton Speedway Modified Feature

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One Point Separates Jimmy Phelps And Larry Wight Going Into Championship Night, Friday September 2 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY - August 26, 2016 - Vic Coffey in his big block modified career has won at speedways all over the Northeast including Super DIRT Week at the Syracuse mile twice. One track that always eluded Coffey going to victory lane was the Brewerton Speedway. Friday night all that changed for Caledonia, NY racer as he grabbed his first career win at the ‘D-Shaped Dirt Demon.’ In the 35 lap feature Coffey…

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“Iron” Mike Ricci Dominates Field For Second Triumph Of The Season At Accord Speedway

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Mike Ricci Takes His 2nd Modified Main Event at Accord Speedway Story By: STEVE PADOS / ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Accord NY.- August 27, 2016- Another hot summer day in the Catskill Mountains that found the temperature soaring to ninety degrees and the sights and sounds of good racing action brought out a great crowd to the Accord Speedway as the Palmer Family offered up seven divisions of racing at their Ulster County speedplant on Friday evening. The racing action on the speedway was phenomenal as once again the on track performances allowed the cream to…

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LEARY’S LONG WAIT IS OVER

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WINS SMACKDOWN NIGHT TWO AT KOKOMO Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS/ RACERSGUIDE.COM Kokomo, Ind.-August 27, 2016- Patience is a virtue and, over the last five seasons, no one has exhibited that more than C.J. Leary. After watching five other drivers notch their first series victories this season, it was C.J.’s turn Friday night as he held off multiple mid-race challenges, then cruised his way to victory lane for his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory on night two of “Sprint Car Smackdown V” at Kokomo Speedway. In what was his 140th…

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Spangler Sees the Checkers First at Merritt Shootout

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Eric Spangler Earns First World of Outlaws Win Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES LAKE CITY, Mich. - August 27, 2016 - Eric Spangler earns his first World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series victory Friday night, for the first night of the Keyser Manufacturing Great Lakes Shootout weekend at Merritt Speedway. The Lake City, Mich. native revved his engine all the way to victory lane in front of his home crowd. The four-time track champion battled a stout 24-car field against the series' superstars. Spangler led all 25 laps to…

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Bloomquist Rides High at Ponderosa

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Bloomquist Takes John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway Story By:TRAVIS BRANCH /LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM JUNCTION CITY, KY -August 27, 2016 - Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point leader Scott Bloomquist extended his lead in the championship standings by winning the 13th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway on Friday Night. It was the first ever visit by the LOLMDS to the Central Kentucky bullring. Bloomquist led all 50 laps in his Crop Production Services, Reece Monument Company, Mark Martin Automotive, Andy Durham-powered, Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis. Tim McCreadie's Sweeteners Plus, Longhorn finished second, followed…

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Selinsgrove Speedway Ready For National Open

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CRAFTSMAN WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES 18th ANNUAL NATIONAL OPEN SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 Story By: STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MMEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, PA – August 27, 2016- The Craftsman World of Outlaws Late Model Series will return to Selinsgrove Speedway for the 18th Annual Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center Late Model National Open at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4. The track’s crown jewel event for the super late model division will pay $8,000 to win and $600 to start the 40-lap A-main. A purse of more than $35,000 has been posted for…

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MANY TOP NAMES IN THE SPORT HAVE WON THE FREEDOM 76 AND MANY HAVE NOT

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MANY WILL BE TRYING FOR THE $25,000 VICTORY AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SEPTEMBER 10 Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA - August 27, 2016 - Many of the top names in dirt track Modified stock car racing have won the Freedom 76 Classic at Grandview Speedway. And there are many top names in the sport that are still without a win in the prestigious race. Many past winners and non-winners will be entered in the September 10th Freedom 76, the richest event of its type in the area, looking to…

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KEVIN THOMAS, JR. LAYS THE SMACKDOWN ON NIGHT ONE AT KOKOMO

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Storms To Dominating  Smackdown Victory On Night 1 At Kokomo Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM Kokomo, Ind.- August 26, 2016- Kevin Thomas, Jr. stormed out of the gates on the opening lap and never looked back as he completely dominated all 30 laps to win Thursday night’s “Sprint Car Smackdown V” USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship opener at Kokomo Speedway. The victory was an emotional one for the Cullman, Alabama native as he became the first driver to roll onto the newly-redesigned victory lane adorned with the late Bryan Clauson’s…

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GROFF GIVES BOOST TO MODS AT NATIONALS

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Rules Are Set For Participating Small Block Modified Teams Press Release By: ROB HAZER /NORTH EAST NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –August26, 2016- When news broke of Small Block Modifieds joining the Northeast Crate Nationals program on September 9th in Malta, NY many teams started inquiring about rules. That answer was on the way, but what they didn’t expect was the Clothier Trucking 40-Lap Suicide Prevention and Stop Bullying event would get a boost from long time Modified supporter Kevin Groff of Groff’s Plumbing, Heating, and Remodeling. On September 9th there will be Small Block Modifieds…

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66TH SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT TO SETTLE FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONS

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MODIFIED TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP  AND  40 LAP SPECIAL TO PAY $2,500 TO WIN AND ALSO SETTLE SUNDAY SUMMER SLAM SERIES TITLE. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY- August 26, 2016- The 66th Season Championship for Modifieds will be contested this Sunday at Five Mile Point Speedway.  The 40 lap event will pay $2,500 to win and will also serve as the third and final race of the Sunday Summer Slam Series at the quarter mile oval.  After being twice rained out, the Modified feature will also award the 52nd Heath Memorial race winner…

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RAHMER PROMOTIONS RETURNS TO PATH VALLEY THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 28;

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HOSEHEADS.COM OFFERS UNDERDOG BONUS AWARD Story By: JAY DUGAN / FRED RAHMER PROMOTIONS Photos By: TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRING RUN, PA - August 26, 2016 – The 410 Sprint Cars and 600cc Micro Sprints invade the ¼-mile Path Valley Speedway this coming Sunday, August 28 for the second round of Fred Rahmer Promotions Party at the Path spectaculars. The region’s top Sprint Car drivers have made their intentions known to claim the victory and ‘Take Fred Rahmer’s Money.”  Confirmed drivers include: Greg Hodnett – the most recent Party at the Path winner; Brent Marks, who finished third at the…

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Kokomo Smackdown V Rolls Off Tonight

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CLAUSON’S CELEBRATION OF LIFE, USAC SPRINT CAR SMACKDOWN CONTINUES AT KOKOMO Story By: DICK JORDAN / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Kokomo Ind.- August 25, 2016- In what has quickly become one of the most prestigious annual races on the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship calendar in its brief four-year run, Sprint Car Smackdown V returns on August 26 and 27 at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. Kokomo Speedway favorite Dave Darland of Lincoln, Indiana has won three consecutive “Smackdown” championship night features in 2013-2014-2015.  Darland, USAC’s winningest sprint car driver with 58 career feature victories has…

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