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Point Races Head Down The Home Stretch At Brewerton

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Late Models Join Brewerton Speedway Friday, August 4 Race Night; Point Races Head Down The Home Stretch Story By: Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway Photos By: Mike Johnson & Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY – August 2, 2017 – This Friday, August 4 the Brewerton Speedway welcomes the cars and stars of the Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux RUSH Late Models. If you haven’t seen the Late Models at the Fulton Speedway and the great fender-to-fender action, you owe it yourself to see them race on the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon.” Not being a weekly division at the speedway it’s anyone’s guess who will…

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CONE RACES HEADLINE “NAPA NIGHT/BEACH LUAU NIGHT” AUTO RACING ACTION AT WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY

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CONE RACES HEADLINE “NAPA NIGHT/BEACH LUAU NIGHT” AUTO RACING ACTION AT WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY (AUGUST 5) Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Cone races for the Freehold Ford Modifieds and five other racing divisions will headline “NAPA Night” auto racing action this Saturday night (August 5) at Wall Stadium Speedway. Grandstand seating will open at 5:00 p.m. and qualifying is set for 5:45 p.m. Main event action will follow around 7:00 p.m. A “Beach Luau” theme will also be the focus in the grandstand midway with many summer type activities and…

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Kick-Off Your August Racing This Saturday, August 5 At The Fulton Speedway

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Kick-Off Your August Racing This Saturday, August 5 At The Fulton Speedway; Championship Intensity Turned Up Story By: Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway Photos By: Mike Johnson/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY – August 2, 2017 – If you like race cars and lots of them, plus close door-to-door racing, then Fulton Speedway is the place to be this Saturday, August 5 when Regional Truck and Trailer presents a night of fast, family affordable fun dirt track racing. Adult grandstand admission is $12 with everyone 18 years old and younger FREE. Pit is $27 participant, $30 nonparticipant. Grandstands open at 5:00 with racing at 7:00.…

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THORSON THUNDERS TO FIRST USAC MIDGET WIN OF 2017 AT JEFFERSON CO.

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THORSON THUNDERS TO FIRST USAC MIDGET WIN OF 2017 AT JEFFERSON CO. Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media Photos By: Lonnie Wheatley/USAC Racing Fairbury, Nebraska.........Patience is a virtue, so they say and, indeed, good things come to those who wait. Tanner Thorson was the epitome of each proverbial phrase at Jefferson County Speedway's 2nd Annual Riverside Chevrolet "Tuesday Night Thunder" presented by Westin Packaged Meats and Schmidt's Sanitation. The reigning series champ out of Minden, Nevada, relentlessly hassled Tyler Thomas for the race lead throughout the first half of the 40-lap main event. On the 25th lap, Thorson made the winning…

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Sheppard Seals the Deal at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway

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Sheppard Seals the Deal at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway Sheppard's 12th win of the 2017 season Story By: Kayla May/WoOLMs Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com OSHKOSH, WI. - Aug. 1, 2017- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series took the track at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway for the first time ever on Tuesday night. Brandon Sheppard sealed the deal for his 12th win of the season by leading all 50-laps of the feature event at the third-mile. "It seemed like we were in a mad-dash to get ready all night tonight," said Sheppard. "I don't know what was up but we pulled…

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12th Old Timer’s Reunion Opens Retro Racing Program at Oswego on August 5

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12th Old Timer's Reunion Opens Retro Racing Program at Oswego on August 5 OSWEGO, NY (August 1, 2017) – Supermodified fans will be busy this week as the 12th Oswego Speedway Old-Timers Reunion will commence on Saturday, August 5, just a matter of hours before the speedway’s ‘Retro Night’ featuring a 45-lap Novelis Supermodified main event. The reunion, once again coordinated by Jim Laccardi and Jim Ferlito in 2017, will run from 10am to 3pm at Lighthouse Lanes, located directly across from the Speedway on Jim Shampine Drive. Drivers, owners, officials and media will all be on hand throughout the…

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“Stampede” Coming To Albany-Saratoga Speedway Tuesday, August 15

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“Stampede” Coming To Albany-Saratoga Speedway Tuesday, August 15; Short Track Super Series Debuts At Malta Oval With $25,000-Plus Payout Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff MALTA, NY – A “stampede” is coming to Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Tuesday, August 15. This stampede comes in the form of big- and small-block Modified horsepower. In the inaugural visit by the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP to Albany-Saratoga, Modifieds will battle 50 laps around the ‘Great Race Place’ for a posted purse of more than $25,000 - $5,000 to win, $1,000 for 10th and $400…

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A BIG NIGHT FOR JUNIORS – PRATT & GALLAGHER AT BRIDGEPORT

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A BIG NIGHT FOR JUNIORS – PRATT & GALLAGHER IN BRIDGEPORT ACTION Story By: Deb Smith/Bridgeport Speedway Photos By: Kirsten Snyder/RacersGuide.com It’s a family tradition! Doing as their fathers have done before them, Richie Pratt, Jr. and Jim Gallagher, Jr. followed the lead set by their fathers as both drivers raced to victory in their respected divisions in Saturday night action at the Bridgeport Speedway. Mark Bitner earned his second win of the season by winning the Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) feature event. Just as his father and uncles have done in the past, Richie Pratt, Jr. raced to…

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Pauch Racing Recap 7/31/17

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Pauch Racing Recap 7/31/17 Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: Walt Smith & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Mandee Pauch Relations – July 31, 2017 – Billy Pauch Jr. collected his ninth victory of the season Wednesday night at Action Track USA in the X-Treme Graphics No.X 600 Micro Sprint. Pauch Jr. started his week off at Action Track USA in Kutztown, P.A. Wednesday evening. Pauch Jr. set fast time overall in the SpeedSTR’s, locking him into the main event. Pauch Jr. started on the inside of the sixth row for the 30-lap feature. “We were making moves but I caught the infield…

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BULLRINGS TO THE HIGH BANKS: 4 USAC MIDGETS RACES IN 5 NIGHTS UP NEXT FOR “BELLEVILLE WEEK”

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BULLRINGS TO THE HIGH BANKS: 4 USAC MIDGETS RACES IN 5 NIGHTS UP NEXT FOR "BELLEVILLE WEEK" Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com USAC's National Midget schedule annually consists of venues that range in size from the bullrings to the half-miles from new events to the established. This week, the series' drivers and teams will experience a docket that runs the gamut from the one-fifth-mile Jefferson County Speedway to the quarter-mile Solomon Valley Raceway to the aptly-named half-mile Belleville High Banks. Each racy in their own right with distinct characteristics that make them stand apart from each…

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Britten Records Three Top-Five Finishes

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Britten Records Three Top-Five Finishes Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Tommy Hein/RacersGuide.com Mandee Pauch Relations – July 31, 2017 – Peter Britten capped off three nights of racing in five days and scored himself three fourth-place finishes at three different tracks. “Apparently the number four was my number for the week,” laughed Britten. Britten’s week opened up on Tuesday at Autodrome Granby in Granby, Quebec, Canada with the Super DIRTcar Series. Britten had a good time in his time trial group, which set him up third for the heat race. Britten finished where he started, third.…

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Sprint Car Doubleheader At Williams Grove On August 4 With 410s & 358s

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Sprint Car Doubleheader At Williams Grove On August 4 With 410s & 358s 358 sprints race for $1,500 to win in 25-lap K1 RaceGear Summer Series event Story By: Shaun Browse/Williams Grove Speedway Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway will kickoff the month of August on Friday night, August 4 with an open wheel doubleheader featuring the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the HJ Towing and Recovery 358 sprints as part of the K1 RaceGear Summer Series for the 358s. Racing action begins at 8 pm. The 358 sprints will race in a 25-lap main paying…

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JR HEFFNER IS 358 KING ON THE HIGH BANKS

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JR HEFFNER IS 358 KING ON THE HIGH BANKS Drellos Climbs To 6th In KOD Tour Point Standings Story By: Rob Hazer/KOD Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com July 31, 2017 (West Lebanon, NY) – There were so many story lines going on Sunday night at Lebanon Valley Speedway even George R.R. Martin himself couldn’t keep up, but at the end of the night the famed Game Of Thrones author would have been pleased with the dramatic outcome of the King Of Dirt Racing Small Block Modified 35-lap feature event. JR Heffner inherited the lead on lap 15 and never looked back…

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Hodnett Hustles to Mach 1 National Open Win

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Hodnett Hustles to Mach 1 National Open Win Story By: Tim Moran/URC Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Greg Hodnett used his pole starting position to power to his first Capitol Renegade United Racing Club win of the 2017 season and the $6,000 payday to go along with it. With 28 cars signed into the pits for night 2 of the Mach 1 360 National Open, three heat races were used to determine the starting lineup of the 30-lap event. Blaine Heimbach and Curt Michael brought heat race 1 to the green flag as the 12 of Heimbach jumped out to the…

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Run, Run Rudolph: Erick Rudolph Pockets $10,000 STSS Modified Payday At Susquehanna

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Run, Run Rudolph: Erick Rudolph Pockets $10,000 STSS Modified Payday At Susquehanna Speedway Sunday During York County Nationals; Strong 40-Car Field On Hand Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Harry Meeks/RacersGuide.com NEWBERRYTOWN, PA – For the first time ever on the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP, Erick Rudolph reached Victory Lane. And it was a big one. Rudolph, of Ransomville, N.Y., guided Randy Chrysler’s Modified to a $10,000 payday Sunday night at Susquehanna Speedway in the 16th annual York County Nationals, edging Stewart Friesen in a side-by-side battle to the checkered flag. Rudolph became…

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Kyle Busch breaks 36-race winless drought with Pocono victory

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Kyle Busch breaks 36-race winless drought with Pocono victory Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By: Jeff & Matt Clemons/RacersGuide.com LONG POND, Pa. – Barely more than three hours after the Pocono crowd greeted Kyle Busch with a chorus of boos during driver introductions, Kyle Busch made converts of the fans in the grandstands – at least a large portion of them – with a spectacular burnout after his long-awaited victory in the Overton’s 400. Benefitting from a splendid pit call by crew chief Adam Stevens, Busch charged through the field after his final stop and pulled away to…

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Bobby Herrington Ends Year Long Drought with 358 Modified Win at Brockville

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Bobby Herrington Ends Year Long Drought with 358 Modified Win at Brockville Story By: Tim Baltz/Brockville Speedway Photos By: Rick Young/RacersGuide.com Another big night of racing this past Saturday night at the Brockville Ontario Speedway saw a thrilling finish in the 358 Modifieds. Bobby Herrington edged out Danny O'Brien by inches to claim his first 358 Modified win of the year. Dylan Evoy took the lead late to score his 3rd Sportsman checkered flag, Dale Gifford scored his 2nd Rookie Sportsman victory in 3 weeks, Kurtis Daye became the 5th different first time winner in Mini Stock and Cory Winters…

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SHEPPARD PASSES VARIN TO TAKE ANOTHER UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY WIN

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MATT SHEPPARD PASSES BOBBY VARIN TO TAKE ANOTHER UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY WIN, ROCKY WARNER, SHANE HENDERSON, AND TOM JUNO ALSO SCORE VICTORIES Story By: John Tiff/Utica-Rome Speedway Photos By: Jay Fish & Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com VERNON, NY- A picture perfect day greeted fans this past Sunday July 30, and they were treated to some great racing action on Gates-Cole Auto Insurance and the Gene Kotary Memorial night. Matt Sheppard took his fourth win of the season the Gates-Cole Auto Insurance Modifieds, while Rocky Warner also collected his fourth Broedel Energy Sportsman win of 2017. Shane Henderson nipped Mike Welch for his first…

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Tremont Back-To-Back at Devil’s Bowl Dirt Track

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Murray makes it three straight in Super Stocks Story By: Justin St. Louis/Devils Bowl Speedway Photos By: Barry Snelling/Devil's Bowl Speedway WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Kenny Tremont Jr. keeps stacking up victories at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The veteran stock car driver put on a clinic at the 3/10-mile Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl on Sunday, July 30, winning his second-straight NASCAR Whelen All-American Series race on Brown’s Quarried Slate/Brown’s Orchard & Farm Stand Night. Other winners during the event included Chris Murray, Chris Conroy, Aaron Mulready, and Bill Putnam. Tremont, of West Sand Lake, N.Y., started 12th in the 35-lap…

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DeFebo Comes From 15th To Win Second Straight Mahoning Valley Modified Main

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Brian DeFebo comes from 15th to win second straight Mahoning Valley Modified main Story By DINO OBERTO/MVS Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com (LEHIGHTON, PA. 7-29-17) Brian DeFebo put on an exciting drive in coming from 15th to first and in doing so won for a second straight week and third time this season at Mahoning Valley Speedway. DeFebo pulled off a thrilling outside pass on Kris Graver with two laps to go in taking the popular verdict which comes as important factor in his quest for a possible championship. He is currently in a tight battle at the top of the…

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Dietrich leads all 25 for $7,000 top prize at The Valley of Speed

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Danny Dietrich leads all 25 for $7,000 top prize at The Valley of Speed Story By: Tyler Altmeyer/ASCOC Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com WEST LEBANON, NY (July 30, 2017) - Wrapping up a weekend that included double round trips from Pennsylvania to New York, “Double-D” Danny Dietrich is now a two-time main event winner with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions in the state of New York, leading all 25 laps around the Lebanon Valley Speedway half-mile to score $7,000 for his part-time car owner, Tom Buch. Dietrich’s dominating performance, crossing under the final checkers two seconds ahead of…

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Newgarden’s second straight win springs him to championship lead

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Newgarden's second straight win springs him to championship lead Story By: Mike Kitchel/INDYcar Photos By: INDYcar Photo Staff LEXINGTON, Ohio (Sunday, July 30, 2017) - Josef Newgarden finally completed what he started at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, bursting into the Verizon IndyCar Series championship lead after winning the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in dominant fashion. Newgarden led 73 of 90 laps on the 2.258-mile permanent road course, taking the checkered flag 5.1556 seconds ahead of Team Penske teammate Will Power. It gave the Tennessean back-to-back wins, following his triumph July 16 at the Honda Indy Toronto. Newgarden also vaulted…

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KRAUSE, HOPKINSON WIN WALL STADIUM MOD TWINS SATURDAY

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KRAUSE, HOPKINSON WIN WALL STADIUM MOD TWINS SATURDAY Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium Speedway Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Andrew Krause of Holmdel and Toms River’s Derek Hopkinson raced to Freehold Ford Modified stock car victories Saturday night at Wall St6adium in the “Pete & Elda’s Bar/Carmen’s Pizzeria Twin 40’.” Krause’s win was his second of the season while Hopkinson grabbed his first win of the campaign. The first Modified race saw Jason Hearne of New Egypt and Hopkinson wrestle for the top spot early before Hopkinson went spinning from contention. Krause then moved to second…

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Jeffreys and Miller Take Emotional Wins at Bowman Gray

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Jeffreys and Miller Take Emotional Wins at Bowman Gray Story By: Loren Pinillis/Bowman Gray Stadium Photos By: Eric Hylton/Bowman Gray Stadium (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg gave it all he had to claim the checkered at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday. But the tears started flowing once the victory was his. The last few months have been hard for the Jeffreys team after Lee lost his father, Robert Jeffreys, to cancer earlier in the year. Robert was a former champion, a veteran racer, and a fixture in the race shop. So to honor his passing, Lee…

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Wight Dominates Fulton Speedway Modified Field For Fourth Win Of 2017

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Larry Wight Dominates Fulton Speedway Modified Field For Fourth Win Of 2017 Story By: Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY - July 29, 2017 - Larry Wight was a man on a mission Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway as he totally dominated the 35-lap Tracey Road Equipment Big Block Modified feature. Wight, started 10th and would only need 4-laps to take the lead. Once out front there was no slowing down Wight as he won by over four-seconds at the checkers for his fourth win in 2017. Other winners on Sunoco Fulton Ethanol Facility & Ehrlich…

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FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL MODIFIED CLASSIC SET FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 AT GRANDVIEW WITH $10,000 GOING TO THE WINNER

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RICH PIONEER FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL MODIFIED CLASSIC SET FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 AT GRANDVIEW WITH $10,000 GOING TO THE WINNER. Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA July 30, 2017. . . All attention is now turning toward the rich Pioneer Pole Buildings Forrest Rogers Memorial set for Saturday, August 5th at NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway. The Saturday night show just completed gave racers a great opportunity to make sure their racing equipment is ready for the tough competition ahead. And with Craig VonDohren winning his first feature of the season at Grandview he will…

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BACON TURNS IN K.C. MASTERPIECE AT LAKESIDE

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BACON TURNS IN K.C. MASTERPIECE AT LAKESIDE Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media Photos By: Rich Forman/USAC RAcing Kansas City, Kansas.........One of the statistics bandied about in the week leading up to Saturday night's USAC return to Lakeside Speedway was the fact that the most accomplished drivers in the sport, more often than not, seem to rise to the occasion when the venerable club visits the Kansas City, Kansas oval. Coming into the event, 13 of the 17 drivers who had won USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car features at the old Lakeside Speedway half-mile and the newer Lakeside Speedway 4/10-mile were…

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LAFFERTY DOMINATES PORT ROYAL LEGENDS DREAM RACE SATURDAY TO POCKET $12,510

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LAFFERTY DOMINATES PORT ROYAL LEGENDS DREAM RACE SATURDAY TO POCKET $12,510 Coleby Frye wins first of Port season in super lates Speedway Offers $10 Admission & $2,000 To Win/25-laps For Late Models Aug. 5 Story By: Port Royal Speedway Media Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Port Royal – Rick Lafferty dominated the Port Royal Speedway Living Legends Dream Race for 410 sprint cars on Saturday night to record the biggest win of his career, worth a combined total of $12,510 including posted payout and lap moneys. Lafferty not only won the 35-lap Dream A Main but he also scored a $2,000…

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Preece finds Victory Lane at Iowa in pressure-packed performance

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Ryan Preece finds Victory Lane at Iowa in pressure-packed performance Story By: Rob Gray/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By: Getty Images/NASCAR NEWTON, Iowa — Ryan Preece’s short-lived, but ambitious 2017 NASCAR XFINITY Series schedule began three weeks ago at his de facto home track, New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It ended Saturday in the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway — as confetti swirled and soared to highlight his first career series triumph in Victory Lane. Preece, held off a hard-charging Kyle Benjamin in a green-white checkered finish that came after the third restart in the race’s final 17 pulse-quickening laps. “I…

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Christopher Bell pulls away to Truck Series victory at Pocono

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Christopher Bell pulls away to Truck Series victory at Pocono Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By: Jeff & Matt Clemons/RacersGuide.com LONG POND, Pa. – With his boss out of the race, Christopher Bell filled the void, pulling away to win the Overton’s 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Bell overtook John Hunter Nemechek on Lap 54 of 60 at the 2.5-mile triangular track and finished 1.964 seconds ahead of runner-up Ben Rhodes, who passed Nemechek for the second position on Lap 56. One circuit later Ryan Truex Jr. took the third spot…

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PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS JERSEY RUSH VII TO TRY AGAIN, WEDNESDAY NIGHT AUGUST 23 AT NEW EGYPT

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PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS JERSEY RUSH VII TO TRY AGAIN, WEDNESDAY NIGHT AUGUST 23 AT NEW EGYPT Story By: Bob Miller/TOTH Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr/RacersGuide.com NEW EGYPT, NJ (July 29, 2017) – After an unexpected rainstorm halted Tuesday’s event, Sammons/Miller Promotions is excited to announce the rescheduling of the Pioneer Pole Buildings Jersey Rush VII to Wednesday, August 23 at New Egypt Speedway. There is plenty of excitement from the sprint drivers on getting this event rescheduled. The New Egypt Speedway, after much rain three days prior, was in near perfect condition just before the rain began to fall on…

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AMY WINS; FINOCCHARIO REMAINS UNDEFEATED IN SUPERSTOCKS AT SPENCER

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AMY WINS; FINOCCHARIO REMAINS UNDEFEATED IN SUPERSTOCKS AT SPENCER! Story By Gary Spaid/Spencer Speedway Photos By: Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com WILLIAMSON, NY…Amy Catalano, from Ontario, NY, returned to victory lane after nearly a year’s absence from winning at Spencer Speedway. “With the luck I have been having, I’ve been wishing for 2017 to just go away,” commented Amy. “The older I am getting the harder these wins are coming.” In the Super Sixes, Brandon Allen repeated in that division’s 20-lap feature. Chris Finocchario did the same in the New York SuperStock division. Finally, Travis Montgomery picked up his very first feature win…

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Hulsizer Outruns Decker For Brewerton Speedway Modified Win

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Matt Hulsizer Outruns Billy Decker For Brewerton Speedway Modified Win; Late Models On Friday, August 4 Race Schedule Story By: Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway Photos By: Mike Johnson/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY - July 28, 2017 - Friday night at the Brewerton Speedway Matt Hulsizer picked up one of the more popular wins of the season in the Tracey Road Equipment Big Block Modifieds. Hulsizer took the lead on a lap 4 restart from Jeremy Smith and looked to run away and hide. The win was not an easy one as in the late going Hulsizer had to get through two-wide traffic at…

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RYAN SMITH FINDS VICTORY LANE IN FIRST EVER 410 SPRINT CAR EVENT AT OUTLAW

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RYAN SMITH FINDS VICTORY LANE IN FIRST EVER 410 SPRINT CAR EVENT AT OUTLAW SPEEDWAY Story By: Paul Szmal/Outlaw Speedway Photos By: Duane & Daryl Canfield/Mojo Photos DUNDEE, NY.....An overflow crowd packed Outlaw Speedway Friday ncght for the first ever appearance of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprint Cars, presented by Lane's Yamaha. The 30-lap ASCoC 'A' Main began with Sammy Swindell grabbing the early lead over Ryan Smith as Danny Dietrich and Caleb Helms battled for third. The leaders hit traffic on lap 4 and a wild battle for the lead ensued. Smith was able…

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Mother Nature Wins Again At New Egypt Speedway

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Mother Nature Wins Again At New Egypt Speedway Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway Photo By: New Egypt Speedway New Egypt, NJ – Mother Nature picked up yet another victory on Saturday over the New Egypt Speedway. Friday night rain along with cloud cover all day hurt the track crew’s chance to get the speedway into a safe race able shape for Saturday night. “We were hoping that the sun would come out and help dry the track but it never did”, said New Egypt Speedway’s Joey Liquori. New Egypt Speedway will be back in action next Saturday night August…

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SANTOS TAMES TOLEDO HIGHBANKS IN “ROLLIE BEALE CLASSIC”

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SANTOS TAMES TOLEDO HIGHBANKS IN "ROLLIE BEALE CLASSIC" Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media Photos By: Rich Forman/USAC Racing Toledo, Ohio.........Bobby Santos' golden reputation as a racer has been well-established and well-earned. From open wheel cars, to full-bodied stock cars to modifieds, the Franklin, Massachusetts native has driven them all and tamed them all at one point or another in his masterful career. In Friday night's Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness "Rollie Beale Classic," the 31-year-old driver had a single pin left standing in his lane on the way to cementing his diverse capabilities behind the wheel, if you ever doubted him for…

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Pecore Perfect at Mohawk

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Pecore Perfect at Mohawk Story By: Tim Baltz/Mohawk Intl Raceway Photos By: Rick Young/RacersGuide.com The 358 Modified 30 lap event saw 18 year old Madison Mulder take the lead at the drop of the green but the lead would be short lived as the yellow flew for Carey Terrance who spun in turn 3. Terrance would rejoin at the tail of the field. On the restart Mulder would take control of the race with Brian McDonald Joel Doiron Corey Wheeler and Mike Maresca completing the top 5. Mulder had a stout car in the opening laps as behind him Brian…

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Patience Pays Off: David Gravel wins at Hartford Speedway

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Patience Pays Off: David Gravel wins at Hartford Speedway Story By: Tony Veneziano/WoO Photos By: Harry Meeks/RacersGuide.com HARTFORD, Mich. - July 29, 2017 - Patience was certainly a must on Friday night in the Battle of Michigan for the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series. David Gravel showed the patience of a true veteran, enduring five cautions and one red flag period en route to winning at the re-configured Hartford Speedway. Gravel, who started third, was able to get by Brad Sweet in lapped traffic with just three laps remaining, after erasing a sizeable lead that Sweet had as…

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Friday Pocono Notebook

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Friday Pocono Notebook Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By: Getty Images/NASCAR When it comes to patience, Ryan Truex has an excellent role model LONG POND, Pa. – Martin Truex Jr. is enjoying life at the top of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series pyramid. He’s the series leader in points. Entering Sunday’s Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN), he’s tied for the series lead in victories with three. And he’s the runaway leader in playoff points with 29, a whopping 14 coming from stage wins. Truex is at the top of his game, with…

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Oswego Speedway Kickstarts August with Old Timer’s Reunion

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Oswego Speedway Kickstarts August with Old Timer's Reunion, 'Retro Night' Special Next Saturday Story By: Camden Proud/Oswego Speedway Photos By: Chris Burgess/RacersGuide.com OSWEGO, NY (July 28, 2017) - Following a four week long stretch of racing in the month of July which saw Novelis Supermodified and Pathfinder Bank SBS points leaders Dave Shullick Jr. and Dave Cliff extend their advantage approaching the championship homestretch in the month of August, Oswego Speedway is off this Saturday night, July 29 and will return to action a week later on August 5. All of the action on Saturday, August 5 will be presented by…

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Hunter-Reay leads practice day for Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

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Hunter-Reay leads practice day for Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Story By: INDYCar Media Photos By: Matt Fraver & Chris Owens/INDYcar LEXINGTON, Ohio (Friday, July 28, 2017) - Ryan Hunter-Reay continued his recent surge, setting the pace on the first day of practice for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. The Andretti Autosport driver was fastest in the second of two 45-minute sessions on the 13-turn, 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with a lap of 1 minute, 4.2961 seconds (126.428 mph) in the No. 28 DHL Honda. Hunter-Reay is hopeful it bodes well for a strong showing in Sunday's race.…

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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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SANTOS ON THE VERGE OF HISTORY FRIDAY AT TOLEDO

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SANTOS ON THE VERGE OF HISTORY FRIDAY AT TOLEDO Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media Photos By: Al Steinberg/USAC Racing In the long, storied history of the United States Auto Club, only 19 individuals have posted their name on an exclusive list of drivers who've captured Silver Crown, National Sprint and National Midget features at a single track during their careers. Even fewer are the names who comprise the list of individuals who've accomplished the feat at multiple tracks. Dave Darland has done so at Eldora Speedway and the Terre Haute Action Track. Jack Hewitt snagged all three in one night…

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CHAD BOAT UNDOCKED; RETURNS FOR USAC MIDGET “BELLEVILLE WEEK”

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CHAD BOAT UNDOCKED; RETURNS FOR USAC MIDGET "BELLEVILLE WEEK" ONE MONTH AFTER LINCOLN CRASH Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com One month after a frightening accident during the USAC National Midget event at Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway, Chad Boat will make his return behind the wheel for a big week of Midget racing in the nation's heartland Aug. 1 in Fairbury, Neb., Aug. 2 in Beloit, Kans. and Aug. 4-5 at Belleville, Kans. It was this week and these same three events last year where Chad Boat broke out for his first three career USAC Midget wins in…

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The Push Toward Pennsylvania

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The Push Toward Pennsylvania Port Royal Speedway and Eriez Speedway Story By: Kayla May/WoO LMS Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, NC- July 27, 2017-Only two drivers remain from the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series original Dirty Dozen formed in 2004: Rick Eckert and Chub Frank. For 14 years the pair has traveled countless of miles around the nation visiting different tracks with the Series. On August 19 and 20 the Series will return to their homestate of Pennsylvania for the second time this season for back-to-back races at Port Royal Speedway and Eriez Speedway. "We usually have no…

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‘Summer of 69’ Approaching Sunday, August 6 At Bethel Motor Speedway

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‘Summer of 69’ Approaching Sunday, August 6 At Bethel Motor Speedway; $6,900-To-Win Dirt-Style Sportsman Event Headlines Program On Quarter-Mile Paved Oval Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com WHITE LAKE, NY – We’ve got to see this! That’s what race fans are saying about the ‘Summer of 69’ coming up on Sunday, August 6 on the quarter-mile paved Bethel Motor Speedway. Never before has a dirt Sportsman race of this magnitude been run on a paved track. Never before has a 69-lap Sportsman race offered $6,900 – yes $6,900 – to the winner. And never has an event of…

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New Egypt Speedway To Host Open Modified Racing Weekly For 2018 Season

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New Egypt Speedway To Host Open Modified Racing Weekly For 2018 Season Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff New Egypt, NJ – In an effort to allow people with other engine combinations to be able to compete with them on Saturday nights, New Egypt Speedway decided to open up their Modified rules to allow Big Blocks, Open Small Block along with Spec Small Block engine combinations for 2018. The exact rules will be announced at a later date. “We want people to know they can come and race with us, we pay $10,000 for our…

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Matt Sheppard wins an historic Super DIRTcar Series at Autodrome Drummond

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Matt Sheppard wins an historic Super DIRTcar Series at Autodrome Drummond! Matt Sheppard sweeps the Quebec swing with two locals completed the podium Story By: Martin Belanger/Super DIRTcar Series Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com DRUMMONDVILLE, QC, CAN - July 27, 2017 - Always looking forward to the Quebec swing at the end of July, the Super DIRTcar Series regular went into battle with the top local runners of Autodrome Drummond as Matt Sheppard brought out the broom as he swept both races, as the other two steps of the podium at Drummond were occupied by local talent. Matt Sheppard was all…

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THIRD ANNUAL JACK JOHNSON TRIBUTE RACE TO BE HELD AT FONDA ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2

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THIRD ANNUAL JACK JOHNSON TRIBUTE RACE TO BE HELD AT FONDA ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 Story By: Ron Szczerba/Fonda Speedway Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Jane Cella/RacersGuide.com Fonda, NY – At the beginning of every racing season, fans, and drivers may look at their calendars and the racing schedules at local tracks and circle dates of events that are extra special to them, ones that they wouldn’t miss for anything in the world One such event is coming up at the Fonda Speedway on Wednesday, August 2 when the third annual tribute race to the legendary Jack Johnson takes place…

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Tremont Hits Two Major Milestones at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

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Tremont Hits Two Major Milestones at Devil’s Bowl Speedway Dirt Track Future Hall of Famer scores 75th Devil’s Bowl win, 350th career victory Story By: Justin St. Louis/Devils Bowl Speedway Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s most successful Modified stock car driver, Kenny Tremont Jr., added two major milestones at the Vermont facility on Sunday, July 23. On Interstate All Battery Center Night, the West Sand Lake, N.Y., driver took the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series’ main event for his 75th feature race win at Devil’s Bowl and the 350th overall victory of his illustrious career. Also…

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