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Pauch Jr. Doubles Up with Action Track USA Championships

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Pauch Jr. Doubles Up with Action Track USA Championships Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Mandee Pauch Relations – August 21, 2018 – The hot shoe out of Milford, NJ, Billy Pauch Jr., secured his third USAC SpeedSTR Championship and first ever 600 Micro Sprint Championship Sunday evening at Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. “We started out the year strong in both divisions at Action Track USA,” noted Pauch Jr. “We were able to win three SpeedSTR races and two Micro Sprint races, which put us in the position for both championships.” Last year saw Pauch…

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Action Track USA Returns On July 11 With $1K 600 Race & Twin Features For SpeedSTRs

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Kutztown's Action Track USA Returns On July 11 With $1K 600 Race & Twin Features For SpeedSTRs Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA (July 2) - Championship Energy Action Track USA returns on Wednesday, July 11, and the track known for heart-stopping thrills, chills, and spills comes back from its annual mid-season break in a big, big way... When the clay oval located on the Kutztown Fairgrounds opens its gates for the second half of the 2018 campaign, the Hyper Racing 600 Sprints will be competing for a $1,000 payday (with Gambler's Fee) in…

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Boy Scout Balliet Will Lead 600 Sprints To Green This Sunday at Kutztown’s Action Track USA

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Boy Scout Balliet Will Lead 600 Sprints To Green This Sunday at Kutztown's Action Track USA June 10 Is Scout Night; All Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts In Uniform Get Free Admission Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA (June 6) - This Sunday, June 10, Championship Energy Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds presents Scout Night, when all Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts (who wear their uniforms) will receive free admission to the evening of high speed adventure. And, in a most appropriate coincidence, a Boy Scout will lead the 600 Sprint field…

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Salute To First Responders Coming Up This Sunday at Action Track USA

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A Salute To First Responders Coming Up This Sunday at Action Track USA in Kutztown Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith & Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - (May 30) - The first two events of the 2018 season have provided a thrill-a-minute competition at Championship Energy Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. The thrills, chills, and non-stop excitement continue this Sunday, June 3, as the speedway proudly hosts Glick Fire Equipment First Responder Night presented by Belfor Property Restoration of Allentown. All First Responders who show a current and valid I.D. will be admitted free…

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Meitzler Memorial, King of No Wing Highlight May 20 Action Track USA Opener

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Meitzler Memorial, King of No Wing Highlight May 20 Action Track USA Opener King of No Wing Shootout for 600 Sprints Pays $1,000-To-Win (with Gambler's Fee) Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com KUTZTOWN, PA - Championship Energy Action Track USA's racers and fans are drooling with anticipation as they look forward to this Sunday's Opening Day 2018 – the postponed Goldie and Elton Meitzler Memorial which will feature the Hyper Racing 600cc Sprints in the King of No Wing Shootout presented by Dumpster Dudez. The 40-lap main event for the 600's boasts a lucrative $1,000-to-win payday…

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Business Link of Kutztown Sponsoring May 13 Meitzler Memorial at Action Track USA

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Business Link of Kutztown Sponsoring May 13 Meitzler Memorial at Action Track USA Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com KUTZTOWN, PA - A local company has jumped on board with Championship Energy Action Track USA, and they are partnering with the speedway in a big, big way. Business Link has been printing the track's program books for the past five years, and now, in 2018, they will be sponsoring the No. 52 USAC All Pro SpeedSTR driven by defending point champ Tim Buckwalter. But that's not all... When this Sunday's Goldie & Elton Meitzler Memorial takes…

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Buckwalter & Pauch Jr. Lead Talented Fields Into Action Track USA Opener On May 13

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Buckwalter & Pauch Jr. Lead Talented Fields Into Action Track USA Opener On May 13 Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com KUTZTOWN, PA - The USAC All Pro SpeedSTRs, Hyper Racing 600's, and All Star Slingshots will fill out the menu when the Goldie & Elton Meitzler Memorial raises the curtain on season six of the Rich Tobias/ Doug Rose regime at Championship Energy Action Track USA on Sunday, May 13. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., and the grandstand gates swing open at 4:00. Warm-ups begin at 5 p.m. with qualifying events getting underway immediately…

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Tim Buckwalter & Dylan Hoch Cash In On Kutztown Titles

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Kutztown's Action Track USA Honors 2017 Champions; Tim Buckwalter & Dylan Hoch Cash In On Their Titles Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Action Track USA Kutztown, PA - A pair of point titles, along with a National SpeedSTR Championship were among Tim Buckwalter's many accomplishments during the 2017 racing season. All of the hard-earned success had him pinching himself (to make sure it really happened) at Friday night's Championship Energy Action Track USA Awards Banquet at the Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie, Pa. "Yeah, at times it's almost hard to believe, but you have to start…

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Action Track Teams With Championship Energy Group For 2018 And Beyond

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Action Track Teams With Championship Energy Group For 2018 Racing Season And Beyond... Story By: Barry Angstadt/Championship Energy Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - It just makes sense, as in dollars and "cents". Championship Energy Group, located in Reading, Pennsylvania is a local affiliate of Stream Energy, a national energy company. The insanely intense competition at Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds has often been described as "electrifying". So it's only natural that a national electricity supplier and a spark-igniting speedway, one that has been a lightning rod of excitement for racers and fans, strike…

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Plenty of 2018 Schedule Highlights; More Sunday Dates for Kutztown’s Action Track USA

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Plenty of 2018 Schedule Highlights; More Sunday Dates for Kutztown's Action Track USA Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - If distance and/or job-related commitments have prevented some racers and fans from attending events at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA in Kutztown, then 2018 is definitely starting out on the right foot for those folks. The new season at the Kutztown Fairgrounds oval will see just about all of its first half scheduled on Sunday evenings as opposed to the previous norm of Wednesday nights. After the traditional two-week break for the annual Folk…

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One Win, Two Point Titles For Tim Buckwalter In Wednesday’s Action Track USA Finale

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One Win, Two Point Titles For Tim Buckwalter In Wednesday's Action Track USA Finale Kyle Spence Bags $2,000 Victory in 600 Sprints; Vinciguerra Is Slingshot Winner Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - Great weather, fantastic crowd, and a terrific night of racing brought down the curtain for the three weekly divisions at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on Wednesday night. And when it was over, Tim Buckwalter, Kyle Spence, and Nick Vinciguerra wore the biggest smiles at the annual Kutztown Fair. Buckwalter, the Pottstown, Pa. ace, put a giant exclamation point on a…

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75 Laps Suits Pauch Jr. Just Fine; Billy Wins 3rd Straight Tobias Classic at Action Track

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75 Laps Suits Pauch Jr. Just Fine; Billy Wins 3rd Straight Tobias Classic at Action Track USA T. Buckwalter Takes 600 Sprint Main; Dylan Hoch Scores Slingshot Victory Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - Attempting to manhandle a USAC All Pro SpeedSTR for 75 laps - while dicing for position with 25 other throttle-jockeys - can be an intimidating chore. But the long distance of the Dick Tobias Classic has proven to be no problem for Billy Pauch Jr. The Milford, NJ ace won his third consecutive Tobias Classic on Sunday night at…

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Tim Buckwalter Charges To 5th SpeedSTR Win

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Tim Buckwalter Charges To 5th SpeedSTR Win; Pauch Jr. Takes Wild 600 Sprint Main At Kutztown's Action Track USA on July 26 Seth Spayd Is Kutztown Komet 100 Slingshot Victor Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - A dramatic charge, topped off by a three-wide pass for the lead, propelled Tim Buckwalter to his fifth victory of the season in the USAC All Pro SpeedSTR main on Wednesday, July 26, at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. The SpeedSTR winner was not as fortunate in the Hyper Racing 600 Sprint feature,…

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Pauch Jr. Now All-Time SpeedSTR Win Leader at Action Track USA

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Pauch Jr. Now All-Time SpeedSTR Win Leader at Action Track USA; Strada Rim-Rides To 2nd 600 Sprint Win Tanner VanDoren Is All Star Slingshot Winner; Nowatarski Makes It Three Straight in Jr. Slingshots Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - One could not help but notice that there was a special vibe, a certain magical feeling in the air on Wednesday night at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. It was Kenny Brightbill Appreciation Night, and his legion of fans turned out in droves to help the "Shillington Slingshot" celebrate his…

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Kutztown’s Action Track USA Set to Honor Kenny Brightbil

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On July 19, Kutztown's Action Track USA Set to Honor Kenny Brightbill for 50 Years in Motorsports Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - He is one of the best race drivers - ever - to come from Berks County, and certainly one of the top drivers in history to hail from Pennsylvania. And, on Wednesday, July 19 (fitting because for many years, that was and is currently his car number) the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds is planning to honor Kenny Brightbill. The 2017 season marks Brightbill's 50th season in…

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ACTION TRACK USA RACES BACK INTO THE KUTZTOWN FAIRGROUNDS THIS WEDNESDAY

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ACTION TRACK USA RACES BACK INTO THE KUTZTOWN FAIRGROUNDS THIS WEDNESDAY, JULY 12; 600 SPRINTS CHALLENGE FOR $1,000 TO WIN Story By: Jay Dugan/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com KUTZTOWN, PA (July 9, 2017) – Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and no one misses racing action more than fans of JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA. Thankfully for them, they’ll get the chance to race back into Action Track USA this Wednesday, July 12, when the roar of racing engines will once again fill the Kutztown Fairgrounds. A full card of racing action is presented by AEI Equipment Inc. in Tamaqua,…

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Twice Is Nice For Tim Buckwalter in Action Track USA’s Ronnie Tobias Memorial

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Twice Is Nice For Tim Buckwalter in Action Track USA's Ronnie Tobias Memorial on 6/21 Drevicki, Swavely, & J. Silfee Also Notch Victories In Five Feature Program Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - Just in case folks could not see it over the past few years, this Tim Buckwalter fella is making two things perfectly clear this season: 1) he is pretty doggone talented, no matter what type of racing machine he is buckled into and; 2) he sure knows the fast way around the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds.…

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Hartman & Buckwalter Win Heart-Pounding Mains on Scout Night

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Dylan Hoch Wins Season First in Slingshot Silver Tour Race; Nowatarski Repeats in Junior Slingers Story By: BARRY ANGSTADT / ACTION TRACK USA MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Kutztown, PA – June 16, 2017- Jeff Hartman though he’d be facing an angry crowd when Victory Lane announcer Michael Batz turned on the microphone after the USAC All Pro SpeedSTR main event on Wednesday night at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. “I’m thinking they are all going to hate me and boo me for passing Kenny Brightbill,” whispered Hartman, the race winner, prior to Batz…

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T. Buckwalter Wins 2nd SpeedSTR Main; Pauch Jr. Declared 600 Winner

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Matt Miller Is All Star Slingshot Victor; Nowatarski Reigns In Junior Slingshots Story By: BARRT ANGSTADT / ACTION TRACK USA MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Kutztown, PA – June 2, 2017- Wednesday night was First Responder Night presented by Glick Fire Equipment, and the competition was certainly hot and heavy at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. When the sparks died down and the smoke cleared, Tim Buckwalter claimed his second victory of the young season in the USAC All Pro SpeedSTR division. Jimmy Glenn was the apparent victor of the Hyper Racing Wingless 600…

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The Fourth Annual Dick Tobias Classic Launches Action Track USA Season

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Special Grandstand Dedication To Be Part of May 14 Dick Tobias Classic Sunday, May 7th, 2017 Press Release By: BARRY ANGSTADT / ACTION TRACK USA MEDIA Photos By: LENNY SLEMMER / RACERSGUIDE.COM Kutztown, PA – May 11, 2017- The Fourth Annual Dick Tobias Classic, set to kick off the fifth season of competition at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on Sunday, May 14, will once again pay tribute to one of the best drivers and innovative minds that dirt track racing has ever known, the late, great Dick “Toby” Tobias of Lebanon, PA. Before the races begin on Sunday, however, Action Track…

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Special Grandstand Dedication Part of May 14 Dick Tobias Classic at Action Track USA

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Special Grandstand Dedication Part of May 14 Dick Tobias Classic at Action Track USA Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USAC Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - The Fourth Annual Dick Tobias Classic, set to kick off the fifth season of competition at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on Sunday, May 14, will once again pay tribute to one of the best drivers and innovative minds that dirt track racing has ever known, the late, great Dick "Toby" Tobias of Lebanon, PA. Before the races begin on Sunday, however, Action Track USA co-promoters Rich Tobias and Doug Rose will honor…

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Action Track USA To Host Richest Slingshot Race Ever On August 15 & 16

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Action Track USA To Host Richest Slingshot Race Ever On August 15 & 16 Kutztown, PA - Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus...and he's delivering one whopper of a gift to everyone in the United States and Canada who competes in the All Star Slingshot division, courtesy of the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Slingshot drivers' will be merry as visions of dollar signs dance in their heads this holiday season because Doug Rose and Rich Tobias of Action Track USA are going to pay $4,000 to win - and $300 to take the…

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S.E. Fall Jamboree Day Two: Bednar’s 2nd Win Nets National Title; Steuer (All Star Slingshots), Ryan Smith (W/L 600cc), & Stangle (Junior Slingshots) Also Visit Victory Lane at Grandview On Sunday

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] S.E. Fall Jamboree Day Two: Bednar's 2nd Win Nets National Title; Steuer (All Star Slingshots), Ryan Smith (W/L 600cc), & Stangle (Junior Slingshots) Also Visit Victory Lane at Grandview On Sunday by BARRY ANGSTADT Bechtelsville, PA - When the weekend began, Mike Bednar was just hoping for two good runs to end his season of USAC All Pro SpeedSTR competition. By the time Sunday evening rolled around, Bednar had picked up his first two SpeedSTR victories, the USA Regional title, and a National SpeedSTR Championship. Two good runs, indeed. The Whitehall, PA resident had himself a weekend to…

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Six Year Old Secret Propels Billy Pauch Jr.’s Late Season Streak

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Six Year Old Secret Propels Billy Pauch Jr.'s Late Season Streak By: Pete MacDonald In this day and age dirt modified racing is all about having the freshest, lightest, newest and fastest piece you can bring to the race track. So they say... After winning his second NES 358 Modified feature of 2015 on August 15th, Pauch Jr. decided it was time for a change. After much success late in the 2014 season, Pauch and car owner Rick Holsten decided it was time to go back to what worked at this time of year last season which included…

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Pauch Jr. (SpeedSTRs) & Buckwalter (W/L 600) Win Action Track Finales and Championships on August 16

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Brett Bieber Is Crowned Slingshot Champ While Kurtz Nets Fourth Win of Season [xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Kutztown, PA - Champions were crowned before a capacity crowd on Sunday, August 16, as the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA lowered the curtain on its 2015 racing season at the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Some fantastic racing took place before the point champions could be recognized, with Billy Pauch Jr. pulling off the biggest win of the night as he captured the 75-lap Dick Tobias Classic for the USAC All Pro SpeedSTRs. The victory was worth $5,000 to Pauch, who clinched his second consecutive point title…

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Photo Galleries Updated

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Photos from Bowman Gray Stadium, New Egypt Speedway, Action Track USA, and Grandview Speedway are all uploaded at http://racersguide.com/photos/

Brad Brightbill Earns SpeedSTR Victory; Kunkle Is Homegrown 600cc Winner; Hoch Takes Dutch Classic At Action Track USA on 7/29

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Kutztown, PA - In 2014, Brad Brightbill caught fire (not literally, mind you) at the end of the season, winning two of the biggest races of the season for the USAC All Pro SpeedSTRs at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Watch out, SpeedSTR competitors...it appears to be happening again. Held winless so far in 2015, the Sinking Spring wheel-twister finally turned his luck around last Wednesday, July 29, as he captured his initial victory of the campaign - just as the Action Track USA season begins to wind down and heads…

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Brad Brightbill Earns SpeedSTR Victory; Kunkle Is Homegrown 600cc Winner; Hoch Takes Dutch Classic At Action Track USA on 7/29

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Brad Brightbill Earns SpeedSTR Victory; Kunkle Is Homegrown 600cc Winner; Hoch Takes Dutch Classic At Action Track USA on 7/29 Kutztown, PA - In 2014, Brad Brightbill caught fire (not literally, mind you) at the end of the season, winning two of the biggest races of the season for the USAC All Pro SpeedSTRs at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Watch out, SpeedSTR competitors...it appears to be happening again. Held winless so far in 2015, the Sinking Spring wheel-twister finally turned his luck around last Wednesday, July 29, as he captured his initial victory…

Kevin Graver Jr. Nets First SpeedSTR Victory; Kunsman Takes W/L 600cc Triumph; Kurtz Again In Slingshots at Kutztown’s Action Track USA

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Kutztown, PA - It was good to be a "Junior" on Wednesday night, July 22nd, as three of the four feature winners at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA share their father's name. Lehighton's Kevin Graver Jr. picked up his first career victory in the USAC All Pro SpeedSTR division, while Tommy Kunsman Jr. registered his initial Pioneer Pole Building Wingless 600cc (Powered by Engler Injection) triumph. Chris Kurtz - also named after his father - won his second consecutive and third overall NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshot main event. Justin Mills notched the win in…

Action Track USA Suffers 1st Rain Out of ’15; Pauch Returns On July 22nd

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Kutztown, PA - Heavy overnight rain that lasted well into the daylight hours of Wednesday, July 15, prohibited Rich Tobias from getting any equipment onto the racing surface at Kutztown's JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA. As a result, Tobias and co-promoter Doug Rose were forced to cancel the racing program scheduled for that night and the speedway suffered its first rain out of the 2015 season. The bicycles that were going to be given away on Wednesday the 15th will now be up for grabs next week, July 22nd, when the track salutes the area's youth of all…

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Starting 12th No Handicap For Buckwalter; Azzalina Breaks Through In 600 Sprints; Kurtz Claims 2nd Slingshot Victory At Action Track USA

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Kutztown, PA - After a three-week break, Kutztown's JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA opened its gates once again on Wednesday, July 8 to the enthusiastic response of a large crowd and a pit area full of anxious race teams. [xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] Utilizing a new handicapping procedure for the USAC All Pro SpeedSTRs - instituted during the break - did not deter Tim Buckwalter from picking up his second victory of the season in the division's 30-lap main event. Joining Buckwalter in Wednesday's winner's circle were Brandon Azzalina, who broke through for his first triumph in the Pioneer Pole Buildings…

Six Different Winners Highlight Ronnie Tobias Memorial at Kutztown’s Action Track USA

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Photo Courtesy of French Fry Nation Photos Kutztown, PA - The third annual Ronnie Tobias Memorial culminated with the running of Twin 17-lap features for the three weekly divisions at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA, and whenWednesday's thrill-a-minute program ended, six different winners smiled for the cameras in victory lane. With the speedway shutting down for the next three weeks (there will not be any racing on June 24 and July 1) due to the Kutztown Folk Festival taking over the fairgrounds on which the race track sits, the 112 competitors who entered the Ronnie Tobias Memorial tried their…

Mahaney Is Flyin’ Farmer; Severn & Swinehart Win Career 1st At Kutztown’s Action Track USA on June 3rd

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(Photo Courtesy of Rick's Racing Photos 2015) Kutztown, PA - It was very appropriate that someone in the farming industry win the $3,000 top prize in Wednesday night's SpeedSTR race at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Mike Mahaney was only too happy to oblige. "Magic Mike", the farmer from Kings Ferry, NY, captured the Flyin' Farmer 40 for the USAC All Pro SpeedSTR's as the Action Track USA paid tribute to the late, great Tommy Hinnershitz from nearby Oley, Pa. on Wednesday night. Throughout his stellar career in Sprint Cars, Midgets, and Indy cars, Hinnershitz…

It’s Dad’s Turn On May 27; Pauch Sr. Wins SpeedSTR Main At Kutztown’s Action Track USA

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(Photo Courtesy of French Fry Nation Photos - Michael Fry -) Kutztown, PA - "I actually went to the gym last winter and started workin' out...I knew these young guys were gonna be tough to beat this year. They're fast and they're tough; there are no 'gimme's' in this division, so this feels really good. We've finally turned our luck around." Those were the words of Frenchtown, NJ's Billy Pauch Sr., a driver who's won hundreds of feature races in several different divisions throughout his storied career, as he described just how difficult it is to capture a victory…

Pauch Jr. Strikes Back In SpeedSTR’s; Buckwalter Nabs 600 Sprint Victory; Kurtz Quick In Action Track USA Mains On May 20

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Kutztown, PA - On Sunday, May 17, WWE presented a Pay-Per-View event titled "Payback". Billy Pauch Jr. must have noticed. Three nights later Pauch Jr. continued that theme, scoring some payback of his own in winning the USAC All Pro SpeedSTR main event at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds in a racing program sponsored by Rita's Italian Ice of Blandon, Shillington, and Kutztown. Joining Pauch Jr. in the winner's circle were Tim Buckwalter, who captured the King of No Wing Shootout, a 40-lap feature for the Pioneer Pole Building Wingless 600cc Sprints powered by…

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Quick Summary Race Results from Kutztown’s JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on 5/20/2015

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USAC All Pro SpeedSTR Feature, 30 laps: 1.Billy Pauch Jr., 2.Billy Pauch Sr., 3.Mike Mahaney, 4.Jeff Strunk, 5.Larry Solomon, 6.Kyle Lick, 7.Kevin Graver Jr., 8.Steven Nederostek, 9.Jay Hartman, 10.Frank Cozze, 11.Matt Janisch, 12.Mike Bednar, 13.John Bockhorn, 14.Sammy Piazza, 15.Kris Graver, 16.Brandon Grosso, 17.Frank Yankowski, 18.Earl Paules, 19.Ryan Krachun, 20.Damon Paul, 21.Jason Miller, 22.Dale Planck, 23.Tim Iulg, 24.Tim Buckwalter, 25.Brad Brightbill, 26.Kenny Brightbill, 27.Doug Manmiller, 28.Wayne Weaver. DNQ: Andy Haus, Rick Kirkendall, Mike Vermeulen, Joe Vaccaro, Nick Baer, Tom Kunsman Jr., Jason Esterly, Joey Thomson. Pioneer Pole Building Wingless 600cc "King of No Wing" Sprint Feature, 40 laps: 1.Tim Buckwalter, 2.Eddie…

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Meitzler Memorial Wins To T. Buckwalter (SpeedSTR), Pauch Jr. (Wingless 600’s), and B. Bieber (All Star Slingshots) As Kutztown’s Action Track USA Kicks Off 2015 Season In Grand Style

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Kutztown, PA - The JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds kicked off its 2015 racing season on Wednesday, May 13, with wins going to Tim Buckwalter (USAC All Pro SpeedSTR's), Billy Pauch Jr. (Pioneer Pole Building Wingless 600 Sprints powered by Engler Injection Systems), and Brett Bieber (NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshots) as the speedway presented its annual Goldie and Elton Meitzler Memorial Race. The Meitzler Memorial is the traditional season opener at the Berks County oval, and co-promoters Rich Tobias and Doug Rose were rewarded with a sunny, albeit somewhat chilly, day on Wednesday. The…

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Results from the Goldie & Elton Meitzler Memorial Race on Wednesday, May 13

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USAC All Pro SpeedSTR Feature, 30 laps: 1.Tim Buckwalter, 2.Billy Pauch Jr., 3.Doug Manmiller, 4.Jay Hartman, 5.Jeff Strunk, 6.Mike Bednar, 7.Mike Mahaney, 8.Larry Solomon, 9.Tim Iulg, 10.Dale Planck, 11.Frank Yankowski, 12.Brandon Grosso, 13.John Bockhorn, 14.Earl Paules, 15.Andy Haus, 16.Jason Miller, 17.Joey Thompson, 18.Kevin Graver Jr., 19.Joe Vaccaro, 20.Brad Brightbill, 21.Billy Pauch Sr., 22.Damon Paul, 23.Sam Piazza, 24.Kyle Lick, 25.Chris Graver, 26.Stephen Nederostek, 27.Frank Cozze, 28.Kenny Brightbill, 29.Rick Kirkendall. DNQ: Ryan Krachun, Jason Esterly, Mike Vermuelen, Nick Baer, Wayne Weaver, Ray Nemeth, Matt Janisch. Pioneer Pole Building Wingless 600 Sprint Feature, 30 laps: 1.Billy Pauch Jr., 2.James Morris, 3.Tim Buckwalter, 4.Tommy…

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Dylan Hoch Takes Year’s First National Slingshot Tour Event at Thunder Mountain’s Small Car Showcase

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Defending National champion Dylan Hoch of Mertztown, Pa., won the 20-lap Slingshot main event on Sunday, May 3rd. Via the double-heats format, Hoch earned the outside pole for the feature and led the entire distance. Hoch likened the Thunder Mountain layout to Pa.’s Grandview Speedway in Victory Lane. Cody Kline made a late advance for second, with Brett Bieber, Demetrios Drellos and Joe Krum in tow. The Slingshot field was a strong one with entries ranging from Connecticut, Long Island, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and beyond. Many had never seen the speedway prior to Sunday…. FINISH: National…

Improvements, Schedule Heighten Anticipation For Kutztown’s Action Track USA Season Opener

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Improvements, Schedule Heighten Anticipation For Kutztown's Action Track USA Season Opener Kutztown, PA - Anticipation is reaching an all time high as season three draws near at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Co-promoters Rich Tobias and Doug Rose have been working feverishly on improvements that will further entice fans and racers alike to the facility that is already the Wednesday night place to be during the spring and summer months. And it's a good thing that those improvements are ready to go, as Opening Night 2015 is barely one week away. May 13 is the…

Action Track USA Ups Ante For Wingless 600 Sprints…More Cash & Contingencies This Season

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Kutztown, PA - There's been a whirlwind of activity and great news for the Wingless 600cc Sprint teams who compete at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. With the new season set to begin in a month - on May 13 - the positive momentum generated by the Wingless 600's continues to snowball. The winter months have been filled with news of additional money to be won in 2015, a growing list of marketing partners to support the division, and added contingency prizes for those who steer the non-wing, fire breathing beasts that have thrilled the…

New SpeedSTR Alliance – Weaver & Iulg Set To Compete At Kutztown’s Action Track USA

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Kutztown, PA - "It's kind of neat that three old Modified guys have come together to form this team." That's how Tim Iulg, the youngest member of a new SpeedSTR alliance, described the joint venture between Wayne Weaver, Richie Pratt Sr., and Gary Iulg. Tim, the Bridgeton, NJ 600cc Sprint veteran, will be the pilot of Pratt's No. 28 as he makes his USAC Championship SpeedSTR debut at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA when the clay oval on the Kutztown Fairgrounds opens for business on Wednesday, May 13. Weaver, a staunch supporter of the Tobias built SpeedSTR's…

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Wingless 600 Sprints Have New Partner At Kutztown’s Action Track USA

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Kutztown, PA - There's no denying the immense popularity enjoyed by the Wingless 600cc Sprints at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown, PA Fairgrounds. The clay tossing, steer 'em with the right-rear, ultra-competitive wingless wonders produce a weekly buzz among those who pack the grandstand each Wednesday during the summer. When the 2015 racing season kicks off in May, just to spice things up even more, the non-wing 600cc ground pounders will have a new marketing partner. Tim Engler of Engler Machine & Tool, will provide additional sponsorship for the class. "It'll now be known as the Pioneer…