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Super DIRTcar Series Rolls Off at FMP Speedway Tonight

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66TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY PART OF A LONG HISTORY OF BIG EVENTS AT THE QUARTER MILE OVAL. Story By:ANDREW HARPELL / FMP SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BINGHAMTON, NY - July 12, 2016-When the DIRTcar Super Dirt Series comes to Five Mile Point Speedway later this evening it will be another major event in a rich history of big races that have taken place at the quarter mile oval. Last year Stewart Friesen edged out Pat Ward with a last lap pass to record the victory in the closest finish of the 2015 series. A…

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At a Glance: Halfway Done and the ‘Month of Money’ Rolls

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The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series takes on the Brad Doty Classic at Attica Raceway Park on Tuesday and the Kings Royal Thursday through Saturday Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, N.C. - July 12, 2016 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series has passed the midpoint of the 2016 season as the series stares down the 'Month of Money' and one of the biggest weeks of the season with the Brad Doty Classic at Attica Raceway Park on tap for this Tuesday, July 12 and the newly-expanded and richer-than-ever Kings…

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Super DIRTcar Series Set for Big Stage at Eldora Speedway

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DIRTcar Series Takes on the "Big E" After a Decade Absence Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - July 12, 2016 - For the first time in a decade the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds will be making their way out west to "The Big E," also known as Eldora Speedway. 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…

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BRENT MARKS RACES TO VICTORY AT TRAIL-WAY SPEEDWAY

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Track Hosts First 410 Sprint Car Show in a Decade Story By:JUSTIN SNYDER / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By:TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM Hanover, PA| July 11, 2016- After a decade away from 410 Sprint car racing, Trail-Way Speedway returned Sunday night with one of the most exciting shows of the 2016 season. The Hanover, PA bull ring stood as the second stop of the 410 Sprint Car Shootout Series and hosted 23 contenders for the Armin Hostetter Memorial, which paid out $3500 to the winner, Brent Marks. The Myerstown, PA native started ninth and held off a surging Brian Montieth to…

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Wight Rumbles to Utica-Rome Victory

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Rocky Warner Takes Checkers In 602 Sportsman Action Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY Photos By:OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY - July 11, 2016-Pathfinder Village and Gates-Cole Insurance presented an action-packed show on Sunday, July 10th, which saw Larry Wight get his 10th career victory at the speedway after a strong performance in the Modified feature. He shared victory lane with Rocky Warner after he won the SUNY Canton 602 Sportsman, Claude Hutchings Jr. in the Broedel Energy Open Sportsman, and Mike Welch in the G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks. The Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds came to…

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Danny Holtgraver Wins $10,000 in All Star Sprints at Sharon Speedway

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Jim Rasey ends 5-year Winless Drought in Big-Block Mods & Becomes 1st repeat “Lou Blaney Memorial” winner after 8 years Story By: MIKE LEONE / SHARON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Hartford, OH.- July 11, 2016- Sharon Speedway hosted the eighth annual “Lou Blaney Memorial” presented by Ollie’s Bargain Outlet on Saturday night as Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars made their second and final appearance of the season and were joined by The Mod Tour for the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Big-Block Modifieds. A huge crowd turned out as activities took…

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This Week Ahead: Cozze Discusses Grandview Speedway

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Super DIRTcar Series Rolls Into Five Mile Point and Grandview Story By:MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - July 11, 2016 - Syracuse winner and Dirt Hall of Famer, Frank Cozze, from Wind Gap, Pa., is ready to show the Super DIRTcar boys how to get around his home track, Grandview Speedway. Cozze, the driver of the No. 35 Adirondack Auto Big-Block Modified is looking forward to this upcoming week. As Cozze looks for his first Super DIRTcar Series win of the year he tells us what he thinks about going to Grandview…

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Time To “Get Crazy” In The Southern Tier

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Region’s Richest Event Set For Wednesday, July 27 With $8,888-To-Win ‘Crazy 8s Special’ For Short Track Super Series At Afton Fairgrounds Oval Story By:BRETT DEYO /STSS MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY –July 11, 2016- The richest dirt-track Modified event of 2016 in the Southern Tier is set for Wednesday, July 27 at I-88 Speedway. The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP big-block/small-block Modifieds descend on the Afton Fairgrounds oval for the fourth edition of the ‘Crazy 8s Special’ offering a mammoth $8,888 to the victor with a $20 “Gambler’s Fee” ($6,888 without) posted…

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Thunder on The Hill Traffic Jam Invades Grandview Speedway

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BRIGHTBILL, CHAMBERLAIN, ‘THE DOCTOR’ AND MORE AT TRAFFIC JAM MEET & GREET THURSDAY, JULY 14 AT GRANDVIEW Story By:BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BECHTELSVILLE, PA -July 11, 2016– A pre-race event of epic proportions highlights an exciting day of action when the Super DIRTCar Series Big-Block Modifieds compete in the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series at the Grandview Speedway in a 60-Lap event paying $7,000 to the winner on Thursday night, July 14. This special night of racing is sponsored by Pioneer Pole Buildings. The big night of racing will kick…

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Fan Appreciation Night on Tap at Thunder Mountain

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Thunder Mountain July 9 Program Fell To Threatening Weather; Racing Resumes Saturday, July 16 With $1,000-To-Win Crate 602 Sportsman & Fan Appreciation Night Story By:BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By:MOJO PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY –July 11, 2016- A threatening weather forecast forced the cancelation of Saturday night’s racing program at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Management opted to make the decision early in the day out of respect to race teams and fans, many of whom travel long distances to attend events at the three-eighths-mile clay oval located in Center Lisle, N.Y., just outside Whitney Point. The ‘Fan Appreciation…

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Decker Returns to ‘The Land of Legends’ Victory Lane

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Billy Decker Grabs Canandaigua Checkers For First Time Since 2011 Story By: GARY SPAID / CANANDAIGUA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CANANDAIGUA, NY –July 11, 2016- It’s been quite a while since Billy Decker made it to the Canandaigua Motorsports park victory lane. His last visit came on June 14, 2011. Well he made it again last Saturday in a dominating performance. “Mike (Payne) and the crew have been working hard to help me as I have been struggling here as of late,” stated Decker. “This is an incredibly difficult race track. If you can get it rolling here you can…

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VonDohren Notches 300th Career Victory

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VonDohren Scores 300th Career Win In $4,000 Stevenson Memorial Triumph Story By:SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. - July 11, 2016- Craig VonDohren scored his first career win at Big Diamond Speedway on Aug. 1, 1980 in a 25-lap sportsman-modified feature. Thirty-six years later, he continues to add to his impressive career record as he won a back-and-forth battle with Duane Howard in the 30-lap, $4,000 George-Georgie Stevenson Memorial on B&H Landscaping Night at the speedway. Other winners on Friday night were Chris Derr (awarded the win) in the Jasen’s Automotive Services Street Stock…

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‘Lightning Larry’ Charges to Fulton Victory

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Larry Wight Uses Late Race Charge To Grab Fulton Speedway Modified Win Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY – July 10, 2016 – Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway Mother Nature threw a few curve balls but not enough to dampen the spirits of the racers and fans in attendance on a successful family autograph night presented by McDonald’s Restaurants and the JPW Companies. In the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds the 35 lap feature would see two and three wide racing throughout the field on an ultra-quick…

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Richard’s Rolls to Victory at Deer Creek Speedway

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Richards Racks-up Win No. 9; Clanton and Eckert duel for more than half the feature Story By:BRENDAN CAPRIA / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRING VALLEY, Minn. – July 10, 2016 – In the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series’ 500th feature event in the modern era on Saturday night, Josh Richards rockets to his 67th career series win at Deer Creek Speedway. The win was his ninth of the season. “I’ll tell you, this place does not get enough credit,” Richards said. “This is probably one of the top facilities in the country, and…

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CUMMINS CRACKS WIN COLUMN AT KOKOMO

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CAPTURES FIRST USAC SPRINT VICTORY BY A FOOT OVER BALLOU AT KOKOMO Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Kokomo Indiana- July 10, 2016- Bridesmaid. Perennial runner-up. Call him what you will, but Kyle Cummins certainly cannot be labeled as such any longer. For, on Saturday night at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway, the long wait came to an end for the Princeton, Indiana driver. After passing Chris Windom for the lead with just nine laps to go, Cummins emerged from late-race turmoil and a massive charge by Robert Ballou on the final corner of…

Donny Schatz Scores Lucky No. 13 at FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake

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Scores His Fifth Career Outlaws Win at Cedar Lake Story by; AARON FIEDLER /WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF NEW RICHMOND, Wisc. - July 10, 2016 - Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet battled throughout much of Saturday night's FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake feature at Cedar Lake Speedway, as they traded the lead back and forth through lapped traffic and cautions, but it was Schatz who held tough to score his 13th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. "I've got to thank these guys," Schatz said. "They're incredible in what they do." Schatz, who…

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HODNETT CLAIMS 13TH ANNUAL WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL

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KRIMES WINS FIRST NIGHT OF LINCOLN/TRAIL-WAY/SUSQUEHANNA 410 SPRNT SHOOTOUT Story By:BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA.-July 10, 2016 – Greg Hodnett added to his Central PA point series lead with his fourth Lincoln of the year and Alan Krimes scored his first checkered flag of the year and 17th career Lincoln win in the high-paying Pigeon Hills sprint car double features Saturday night. STERNER MEMORIAL COMPLETION Hodnett picked up where he left off back on April 30th in claiming the $6,900 top prize in the 33-lap Weldon Sterner Memorial for 410 sprinters. The…

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Classic McDowell at Smoky Mountain Speedway

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McDowell Masters Mountain Moonshine Classic at Smoky Mountain Speedway Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RICK SCHWALLIE / RACERSGUIDE.COM MARYVILLE, TN -July 10, 2016 - Dale McDowell debuted a new Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis on Saturday night at Smoky Mountain Speedway, and put it in victory lane by winning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Mountain Moonshine Classic. McDowell's seventh career LOLMDS win came before a record-setting crowd at the famed 4/10-mile, speed-plant. He led a Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis sweep of the top three finishers. Jared Landers came from sixth to finish second, followed by LOLMDS point-leader Scott…

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Older is King of Pro Stocks at Albany Saratoga Speedway

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DAN OLDER WINS FULL FENDER FIRECRACKER Story By:ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By:KOD SERIES/ DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –July 10, 2016- Fireworks on the track and above the clay at Albany-Saratoga Speedway Friday night, which saw 33 cars strong sign in for the King Of Dirt Pro Stock Series. Dan Older has been supporting the series since day one and he was finally able to reach victory lane in the Full Fender Firecracker on Lazzaro’s Auto Body night at the great race place after leading all 30-laps in the feature event. Dan Older and Chuck Dumblewski would…

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Courtney Spins Then Wins at Gas City Opener

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COMEBACK COURTNEY CHARGES FROM THE TAIL TO COLLECT STUNNING VICTORY IN GAS CITY INDIANA SPRINT WEEK OPENER Story By:RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Gas City Indiana- July 9, 2016-After an opening lap spin sent him to the 24th and last position on the grid for the restart, the odds certainly did not appear to be in Tyler Courtney’s favor. Passing 23 cars in 30 laps around a ¼-mile track is a tall task for anyone, let alone a driver seeking his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win with the backdrop of an…

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Hearn Grabs Albany Saratoga Checkers

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Hearn & Older Win Big At Albany-Saratoga Story By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –July 9, 2016- A few days after Brett Hearn presented his Big Show 8 program at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway he returned to the driver role at the track and picked up the 35 lap Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified feature event at the track. His win on Friday night helped him considerably in the point standings. The New Jersey super star came into the night tied with Kenny Tremont, Jr. for second in the season long point standings.…

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Clanton Continues Solid Season; Scores 5th Win

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Clanton Clobbers Field for Fifth Win Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MASON CITY, Iowa –July 9, 2016- Shane Clanton was stronger than stone Friday night, dominating The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series 50-lap feature at Mason City Motor Speedway. Clanton not only solidified his fifth win of the season, but also tied Rick Eckert for fourth all time in career wins (35) in the series. “Oh man, that car was good,” Clanton said. “It’s pretty special right now. It was a good win here that eluded me the last…

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Bloomquist Stays Hot For Cherokee Victory

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Bloomquist Takes Grassy Smith Memorial at Cherokee Speedway Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH /LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RICK SCHWALLIE/ RACERSGUIDE.COM GAFFNEY, SC -July 9, 2016 - Scott Bloomquist won his third straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on Friday Night at Cherokee Speedway by leading all but one lap of the main event. After a 4-hour rain delay, the standing room only crowd saw Bloomquist take the win in the Grassy Smith Memorial, also marking his 70th career LOLMDS win. Casey Roberts came home in second, followed by Johnny Pursley, Brandon Sheppard, and 18th-starting Jonathan Davenport. Chris Madden managed…

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STEWART FRIESEN IS RED HOT HEADING TO PPB SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES TRAFFIC JAM

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NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES . . .SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES TRAFFIC JAM AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY THURSDAY, JULY 14 Story By: BOB MILLER /TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA - July 9, 2016 – Race fans are buzzing with anticipation as the elite Big-Block Modified drivers of the Super DIRTCar Series race into Grandview Speedway on Thursday, July 14 as part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill 19th Annual Traffic Jam presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings. The 60-lap Big-Block Modified portion of the event offers a lucrative $7,000 payday to…

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Weedsport Speedway Adds Super DIRTcar Series Labor Day Spectacular

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Bigger and Better Super DIRTcar Series Labor Day Spectacular at The Port Story By:SHANNON PHELPS / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY –July 9, 2016- Weedsport Speedway will welcome the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified tour for a Labor Day spectacular on September 5, 2016. Construction delays and discussions with Central New York Raceway Park officials freed up the Super DIRTcar Series Labor Day event, which Weedsport quickly picked up in order to transform a previously scheduled non-series event into a bigger and better event for all involved. An extremely congested northeast schedule through mid-July…

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Racing Action Returns To Georgetown Speedway On Friday, July 22

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] We’re Back: Racing Action Returns To Georgetown Speedway; Open Practice Set For Tuesday, July 12; URC Sprint Car & Big-Block Doubleheader Approaching On Friday, July 22 GEORGETOWN, DE – We’re back! After sitting idle since June 2, the roar of race engines returns to Delaware’s historic Georgetown Speedway in July. The half-mile oval’s gates will unlock twice in the next two weeks at the “special-events” schedule under the BD Motorsports Media LLC management team resumes. On Tuesday, July 12, a special “test and tune” open practice session will be held. The practice gives race teams an ample opportunity…

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Fonda Speedway Set to Honor Hondo Carpenter this Saturday

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11th Annual 'Hondo Classic' Scheduled for This Saturday at the 'Track of Champions' Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY Photos By: HARRY AND JANE CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- July 6, 2016- This coming Saturday, July 9 at the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway there will be another special racing program sponsored by School House Pools. All divisions will be in action on Saturday with a starting time of 7:30 p.m. The Fonda Speedway Museum will be open from 3:00 p.m. up until race time with this week’s tribute in honor of Jerry Cook. The pro stock feature event…

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Indiana Sprint Week set to Begin this Friday

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Indiana Sprint Week Begins Friday at Gas City, Saturday at Kokomo and Lawrenceburg on Sunday Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC MEDIA Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS, IN- July 5, 2016- Indiana Sprint Week opens its 29th edition this Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway to kick off the opening of the spectacular seven-races in nine-nights series featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship. Three Hoosier dirt ovals are set to stage this weekend’s first part of ISW. This Friday night, July 8, the series takes on Gas City I-69 Speedway before heading to nearby Kokomo…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Loses Lifelong Member Ron Casey

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Official Statement on the Loss of Driver Ron Casey Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY Photos By: MARK BROWN / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY WEST HAVEN, VT- July 5, 2016- Devil’s Bowl Speedway management is saddened to confirm the loss of one of its stock car racing family members, driver Ron Casey. Mr. Casey, 61, of Manchester Center, Vt., was competing in a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Sportsman Modified race on the 3/10-mile Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on the evening of Sunday, July 3, 2016 when he was stricken with…

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DIRTcar Modified Series Ready to Jam at Grandview Speedway

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Pioneer Pole Buildings 19th Annual DIRTcar Modified Traffic Jam Returns to Grandview Speedway on Thursday, July 14th Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- July 5, 2016- The cars and stars of the DIRTcar Modified Series will return to the one-third mile Grandview Speedway on Thursday night, July 14 for the nineteenth running of the TRAFFIC JAM. This event is part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series and presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings (PPB). Defending Traffic Jam race winner Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY stood in…

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‘The Hard Clay’ Roars Back to Action

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Racing Resumes Saturday, July 9th at the Orange County Fair Speedway Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- July 5, 2016- Following a July 2 Holiday recess at Orange County Fair Speedway, Stock Car racing will resume on Saturday, July 9 with a full program of Big-Block Modified, Sportsman, Rookie Sportsman, and Street Stock racing. Also on the card will be the season’s third appearance of the open-wheel CRSA Sprint Cars. Falanga Trucking and Johnstons Toyota will be the July 9 race night sponsors In eight Big-Block Modified feature races to date,…

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DOUBLE D DOUBLES UP WITH WIN AND SPEEDWEEK TITLE

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305 Sprint Feature Cancelled - Pro Stock Feature Postponed Story By:STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, Pa. -July 3, 2016- Danny Dietrich of Gettysburg started from the front row looking to claim his first PA Speedweek title in Sunday's 30-lap Jan Opperman/Dick Bogar Memorial Speedweek finale at Selinsgrove Speedway. Dietrich and second-place points driver Greg Hodnett traded off six point advantages after time trials and heat races were completed going into the championship race. Dave Blaney was the night's Fast Tees Fast Qualifier and led the field to the green flag in the night's $5,000-to-win feature…

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Barney Dominates Final Night of Lucas Oil ESS Donath Motor Worx CNY Speedweek at Utica-Rome

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Poirier Named Week Long Champion for Second Consecutive Year Story By: MIKE MALLETT / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY –July 3, 2016- Jason Barney captured his second consecutive 25-lap Mach 1 Chassis A-Main at the Utica-Rome Speedway with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints. The Brewerton, N.Y., driver dominated Sunday night’s feature. He led the entire distance for his third feature win of the season. Barney pocketed over $2,100 for his triumph in the final night of Donath Motor Worx CNY Speedweek. He gathered points toward the overall series title while also earning…

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Sheppard Lights Up Utica-Rome Speedway

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Captures second Super DIRTcar Series win of the year Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar MEDIA Photos By: JEFF and MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- July 4, 2016- Fireworks capped off the night at Utica-Rome Speedway but the fireworks actually started early when the fierce battle between Matt Sheppard and Danny Johnson started on lap 30 of the main event. "It just kind of seemed slow and steady. The car felt good at the drop of the green but not fantastic. We kind of road for quite a while," said Matt Sheppard in victory lane. "It seemed the longer…

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Donny Schatz Makes It an Even Dozen with Badlands Win

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Saldana and Gravel finish second and third both nights Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM and ROB KOCAK PHOTO BRANDON, SD- July 4, 2016- Donny Schatz made it an even dozen wins on Sunday night as he battled forward from a fifth place starting position and powered past Joey Saldana at Badlands Motor Speedway to score his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Schatz, who last stood in victory lane with his No. 15 Bad Boy Off Road/Chevrolet Performance team earlier this week at Rockford Speedway,…

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Haudenschild Sweeps Up the Competition at I-96

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Sheldon Haudenschild Sweeps Independence Day Weekend Swing by Claiming Inaugural Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ASCOC MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM and T.J. BUFFENBARGER PHOTO LAKE ODESSA, MI- July 4, 2016- For the second time in as many days, Sheldon Haudenschild is a main event winner with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, this time claiming the Inaugural Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. Much like Saturday night at Hartford Speedway, Haudenschild dominated the Dirty 30 main event, leading all 30 laps from the front row to score…

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Creeden Grabs $1,776 Payday at Thunder Mountain

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Danny Creeden Celebrates July 4th Weekend With $1,776 Modified Win At Thunder Mountain; Brian White (Sportsman), Tom Collins (Crate 602 Sportsman), Ryan Alsdorf (Rookie), Steven Deinhardt (Street Stock), Joe McCabe (XCel 600), John Scarborough (SRP) & Michael Robinson (FWD Four Cylinder) Also Score Story By: BRETT DEYO / THUNDER MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY Photos By: MOJO PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- July 4, 2016- On Independence Day weekend, Danny Creeden raced to a $1,776 ‘Red, White & Blue Special’ payday at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Wurtsboro, N.Y.’s Creeden, who started 10th in a 28-car field of big-block/small-block Modifieds, earned his third win of the…

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Varin Takes Third Victory of 2016 at Fonda

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Bobby Varin Wins on C.D. Coville Night at 'The Track of Champions,' Now Fourth on the All Time Winner's List Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY Photos By: JANE CELLA and DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- July 4, 2016- The 2016 racing season started out great for the Dover Brake #00 with top five finishes in the first three events. Then at the end of the month of May, Varin was out of the top 10 two weeks in a row before getting his first win of the season back on June 4. Since that first win Varin has…

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Jimmy Phelps Victorious at Fulton

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Phelps, Dygert, Parkhurst, Poirier, Riggs & Thompson Fulton Speedway Winners Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- July 4, 2016- A great crowd, pit full of cars and fireworks in the sky led to a great night of racing Saturday at the Fulton Speedway on NAPA Auto Parts & A-Verdi Storage Containers Night. In the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature Jimmy Phelps started 14th and would work his way to second place on a lap 14 restart that started a great battle for the lead with Tommy Sears Jr..…

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COZZE, SCHUTZ AND KLINE EACH BECOME REPEAT WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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EIGHT YOUNGSTERS GO HOME WITH BIKES THANKS TO KORY FLEMING’S SLEEPY HOLLOW RACING Story By:ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA. –July 2, 2016- Ray Swinehart and Frank Cozze, two of the elder statesmen in Modified action at Grandview Speedway battled for several laps with Swinehart on the high groove and Cozze down low. On the 26th lap coming off turn four, Cozze took Swinehart to the limit and was able to put the Tom Umbenhauer-owned/Harry’s U-Pull-It No. 4 into the top spot. At the same time Jeff Strunk, one of the younger veterans…

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Kenny Tremont Continues Small-Block Dominance at ‘The Valley’

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The ‘Sandlake Slingshot’ Scores his Sixth Victory of 2016 in Small-Block Competition at Lebanon Valley Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- July 3, 2016- When you’re good, you’re good. But when you’re really good, you’re Kenny Tremont. Fresh off his feature win last Saturday night on the highbanks of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, Tremont quickly discovered that if five victories in one season are good then six must be a whole lot better. Tremont, who started eight rows deep last night in the 24-lap small-block modified feature, made quick work of his fellow competitors and…

Dirt Modifieds

The ‘Wild Child’ Rolls to Victory at Lebanon Valley

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Andy Bachetti Picks up the Modified Feature Win Saturday Night on ‘The Highbanks’ Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- July 3, 2016- Persistence always pays off. With a season full of ups and downs over the past few weeks, modified competitor Andy Bachetti returned to the top of the podium with a dominating and popular victory Saturday night at the ‘Valley of Speed’ in the 30-lap DIRTcar modified feature. After a convincing win in his qualifying heat race earlier in the evening which put all competitors on notice, Bachetti jumped from his second row starting position at…

Dirt Modifieds

Pauch Jr. and Laubach Take New Egypt Twin 20s

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Billy Pauch Jr. and Rick Laubach Split Twin 20s at New Egypt Speedway Story By: MIKE WISNIEWSKI / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Photos By: JIM BROWN PHOTOS NEW EGYPT, NJ- July 3, 2016- On Military Heroes Twin Twenties Night at New Egypt Speedway, Billy Pauch, Jr. and Rick Laubach were the winners in the 358 Modified features. Ryan Godown topped the field in the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprint main event. Brandon Grosso scored the win in the Crate Sportsman feature. As the first 20-lap feature for the 358 Modifieds began, Ryan Krachun jumped out to the front with Chad…

Dirt Modifieds

This Week Ahead: Fuller Leads the Way

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Four Teams - Three Races - Fifteen Points Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- July 3, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds continue to roll into the busy month of July as the series tackles three races in the upcoming week. Today, Sunday, July 3, the big blocks roll into Utica-Rome Speedway and then head east to take on Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Wednesday, July 6 for the previously rescheduled Brett Hearn's 'The Big Show 8' before heading north to take on Mohawk Raceway on Thursday,…

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Haudenschild Beats Blaney for All Star Victory at Hartford

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Sheldon Haudenschild Holds Off Dale Blaney for Arctic Cat All Star Victory at Hartford Speedway, Inaugural Dirty 30 On Deck Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ASCOC MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM and PAUL ARCH PHOTO HARTFORD, MI- July 3, 2016- Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild held off one of the best in the business for 25 laps on Saturday night, July 2, at Hartford Speedway, clinching a tenth career Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory and his first ever at the Hartford, Michigan, half-mile. The pilot of the Southern Pacific Farms/No. 93 started from the pole position…

Dirt Tracks

Brad Sweet Has a Good Night at Badlands Motor Speedway

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Chips away at Donny Schatz’s points lead Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM and JEFF BYLSMA PHOTO BRANDON, SD- July 3, 2016- Brad Sweet led early and led often at Badlands Motor Speedway on Saturday night as he found luck and persevered to score his seventh World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Sweet, who took the checkered flag at the track for the first time in his career, lost the lead to Rico Abreu on lap 10. When Abreu got too low on the track and caught…

Dirt Late Models

Bloomquist Takes Third Straight Lucas Oil Win at Portsmouth

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Increases Series Point Lead over Jonathan Davenport Story and Photo By: LUCAS OIL DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA PORTSMOUTH, OH- July 3, 2016- Scott Bloomquist rolled to his third straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory at Portsmouth Raceway Park on Saturday Night. In front of a massive crowd, Bloomquist led all 60 laps of the Independence 60, and now holds a 20-point lead over Jonathan Davenport in the Lucas Oil Championship Standings. Jared Landers came from seventh to finish second in the Lance Landers Motorsports/Crop Production Services/Sweet-Bloomquist entry. Steve Francis finished third in the Optima Batteries/Tim Logan Racing/Black Diamond…

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Cartwright Nips Van Pelt At The Line for Outlaw Victory

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Jordan Bacon Wins First Career Feature At Outlaw Speedway Story By: STEVE OVENS / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Dundee, NY- July 2, 2016 – It’s customary for the post-race press release to start out with the recap of the premier division, the Friendly Dodge & Ford Big Block/Small Block Modifieds. But on Friday night, a young thirteen-year-old driver won over the hearts of the packed grandstand by winning his first career feature at the Yates County oval on D.B. Miles Insurance Agency Night. Young Jordan Bacon was entering his first career feature event in the Winners…

Dirt Modifieds

Bower Takes Brewerton Checkers

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Fan Favorite Chuck Bower Grabs Popular Brewerton Speedway Modified Win Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWRTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- July 2, 2016- Since the mid 1990s Lansing, NY Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Big Block Modified racer Chuck Bower has called the Brewerton Speedway home. The small independent team was track champion in 2000 and has always battled at the front of the field for top five finishes and wins, only to see victory slip away late in the going since his last win in 2011. All the changed Friday night as Bower battled…

Dirt Tracks

Ballou Dominates in Lincoln Park Speedway Victory

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Ballou Goes Wire-to-Wire in Putnamville's 'Bill Gardner Sprintacular' Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC MEDIA Photos By: DAVID NEARPASS and RYAN SELLERS PUTNAMVILLE, IN- July 2, 2016- Lincoln Park Speedway has been very kind to Robert Ballou in recent years. Almost two years to the day of the Rocklin, California native's career-turning triumph at the 5/16-mile dirt oval, Ballou once again took his own team to USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory lane at the track Friday night, holding off a late charge by Chad Boespflug to take the 2nd annual "Bill Gardner Sprintacular." Outside front row starter Ballou rolled…

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