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SCHEDULE CONFIRMED FOR 10TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW

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PHILLIPSBURG MALL, MARCH 5-11, 2017. . . . SCHEDULE CONFIRMED FOR 10TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW , A BIG WEEK PLANNED Story By: Bob Miller/Dirt Track Heroes Car Show - Photos By: Ace Lane Jr./RacersGuide.com The tentative schedule for the popular tenth edition of the week long Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show is now confirmed for 2017. The successful event will once again begin its week long run at the Phillipsburg Mall located off Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Opening day is set or Sunday, March 5th with a…

Lucas Oil Returns as Presenting Sponsor for the Empire Super Sprints

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Slogan 35/10! 35th year for ESS and 10th year with Lucas Oil! Story By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / PHOTO STAFF SYRACUSE, NY –February 1, 2017- As the 2017 racing season rapidly approaches, the Empire Super Sprints (ESS) is proud to once again announce Lucas Oil as the presenting sponsor for the entire tour. The Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints is getting ready to put on another exciting year of 360 winged sprint car action in the northeastern United States and Canada. It will be slogan 35/10! This year marks the 35th season of…

NES Racers Looking For Perfect Attendance Bonus

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S&D Bodyline Returns to Sponsor the Perfect Attendance Bonus at New Egypt Press Release By: MIKE WISNIEWSKI / NES MEDIA Photos By: JANE CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ –February 1, 2017- For the second year in a row, a Perfect Attendance Bonus award will be doled out to one New Egypt Speedway driver courtesy of S&D Bodyline. Competitors in the Modified, Sportsman or Crate Modified class that compete in every scheduled 2017 point event in their respective division will be eligible. At the regular season finale at the Ocean County, NJ dirt oval, all drivers fulfilling the perfect attendance…

Earnhardt Back On Track During PIR Testing

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Was On Track Testing on Tuesday at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. Press Release By: NASCAR MEDIA Photos By: GETTY IMAGES/ NASCAR AVONDALE, Ariz. –February 1, 2017- Dale Earnhardt Jr. was back on track for the first time this year on Tuesday during testing at Phoenix Int’l Raceway. The 42-year-old North Carolinian was driving his familiar No. 88 Chevrolet as part of a two-day test for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams. It was his first appearance in a race car since a private test in December that was required for him to receive medical clearance for his return…

Delaware International Speedway Announces New Full Throttle Series for 2017

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Over $130,000 in Purses to be Paid For Seven Race Series Press Release By: DIS MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM DELMAR, DE – February 1, 2017- In the first state, there have been several dirt tracks, some which were in operation through the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and all the way up into the 21st century. Each track has had a following of racers, fans and sponsors whose names have remained cultural legends. DIS, being a small family-owned racing facility, the Cathell family understands what it takes to survive in the business community. There is one family who has…

The Racer’s Expo Up Next For TSMP

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Thompson Speedway Exhibiting at The Racer’s Expo Press Release By: TAYLOR THERIAN / TSMP MEDIA Photos By: RACERS EXPO MEDIA THOMPSON, CT –February 1, 2017- The Racer’s Expo, an annual motor sports trade show, returns on February 3rd and 4th at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, MA. This year, under the management of OTB Promotions, the show features some new seminars and world class exhibitors. Over 45 vendors are registered for the expo for 2017. TSMP will once again be showcasing the facility and experiences offered at the expo. Exotic Driving Events, American Muscle Experience and Fiat 500…

Cadillac Scores Epic Rolex 24 At Daytona Win with Taylors, Gordon, Angelelli

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Cadillac Scores Rolex 24 Victory With Dominating Performance Story & Photos By: ISMA WEATHER TECH SERIES MEDIA Daytona Beach Fla.- January 30, 2017- A long 24 hours, made even longer by 12 hours of cold temperatures, steady rain and 21 caution flags – though not even close to a record, actually – combined to make the night hours of the most prestigious sports car race in North America miserable for drivers and crew. But the 55th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona was one of the most exciting, and certainly most important endurance races in recent memory. And those…

Ganassi Racing Returns The Ford GT to Daytona Victory Lane

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The Ford GT Found Victory Lane During the Rolex 24 on Sunday Afternoon. Story & Photos By: ISMA SERIES MEDIA DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.- January 30, 2017- A year after the competitive debut of the Ford GT at the Rolex 24 at Daytona Int’l Speedway, Chip Ganassi Racing brought the Ford GT back to Daytona determined to find victory lane. On Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m., it was mission accomplished. Dirk Mueller, Joey Hand and Sebastien Bourdais piloted the No. 66 Ford GT to victory in the GT Le Mans class Sunday, putting the cherry on top of the first year of…

NYSSCA Honors Racers At Annual Awards Banquet

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NEW YORK STATE STOCK CAR ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES ITS 48TH ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET Story By: Ron Szczerba / New York State Stock Car Association Photos By: Mark Brown/ Racersguide.com Albany, NY – January 30, 2017-On Saturday evening January 28, the New York State Stock Car Association (NYSSCA) celebrated its 48th annual awards banquet at the Polish Community Center in Albany, NY. A total of over 350 people filled the banquet room as drivers, owners, fans, and sponsors celebrated the accomplishments of their race teams for the 2016-racing season. Master of Ceremonies for the event were John Stanley and Dan Martin. Earlier…

Mercer Raceway Track Champions Honored

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Mercer Raceway Park Celebrates 2016 Season and Awards Championships Story By: LOU LONG / MERCER RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mercer, PA - January 30, 2017- Over 230 members of the racing family from Mercer Raceway Park gathered Saturday night at the Normandy Banquet Hall of the Hickory V.F.W. to celebrate the 2015 season and to honor the track's biggest achievers. Taking the top honors were seven divisional champions. In addition, two special awards were conferred on second generation racers. Jack Sodeman, Jr., from North Jackson, OH celebrated his third track championship in the 410 Sprint…

Rudolph Rules at Atlantic City

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ERICK RUDOLPH WINS THIRD GAMBLER’S CLASSIC IN ATLANTIC CITY’S BOARDWALK HALL, RYAN FLORES IS INDOOR AUTO RACING SERIES CHAMPION Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / SAMMONS MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -January 29, 2017 . . . Erick Rudolph of Ransomville, N.Y., staved off a furious last lap challenge off the final turn by Zane Zeiner of Bath, Pa., and won the NAPA Know How Racing Weekend Three Quarter (TQ) Midget Gambler's Classic 40-lap feature by a razor thin margin inside historic Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night. “I wasn't sure about it, to be honest,”…

Keith Flach Aims High for 2017

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After a Satisfying 2016 Campaign, the ‘Ravena Rocket’ is looking for More Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- January 29, 2017- There’s something to be said for having a sense of satisfaction. Success and fulfillment seem to take on a direct correlation in the sense that can’t have one without the other. It’s a peace of mind that takes hold only when you realize you performed at your best level and, in turn, became the best you could become at that point in time. In racing, these moments don’t happen with relative…

KING OF DIRT RACING SCHEDULE SET FOR 2017

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All Divisions Will Enjoy Expanded Summer Schedules Press Release BY ROB HAZER / KING OF DIRT SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY - January 28, 2017 – After much anticipation, multiple inquires, and some painstakingly patient months the 2017 King Of Dirt Racing schedule is finally set for the Small Block Modifieds, Sportsman, and Pro Stock divisions. With King Of Dirt Racing pledging never to schedule more than eight races a season per division to keep travel costs to a minimum, the 2017 schedule is rather aggressive in volume of races. Where there is a possibility…

Jeff Gordon Set To Take On Rolex 24

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Jeff Gordon Will Make His Second Career Start in The Rolex 24 Later Today at Daytona Int'l Speedway. Story & Photos By: ISMA WEATHER-TECH SERIES MEDIA DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —January 28, 2017- Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon will be among the more than 200 drivers who will participate in this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. The 55th running of the event at Daytona Int’l Speedway will take the green flag at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and conclude 24 hours later at the 3.56-mile road course. Fifty-five cars are scheduled to take the green flag and the No. 10 Cadillac DPi…

Bonsignore, Christopher, Zeiner and Isles Punch Tickets To Gamblers Classic

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BONSIGNORE FASTEST IN TIME TRAILS AT ATLANTIC CITY’S BOARDWALK HALL Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GAMBLERS CLASSIC EDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - January 28, 2017 . . . Justin Bonsignore, Ted Christopher, Zane Zeiner and Mike Iles hit Big Casino Friday inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall by winning the four 20-lap A-Main TQ Midget Qualifiers that were the highlight of Friday’s program of Indoor Auto Racing. Their wins guaranteed each a starting spot in Saturday’s Gambler’s Classic 40-lap headliner which offers a $5,000 first place prize. Bonsignore and Christopher were the winners of the first…

A Matter of Perspective: What Makes The Rolex 24 Special?

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The Rolex 24 More Than Just A Race Story & Photos By: ISMA WEATHER-TECH SERIES MEDIA Daytona Beach Fla.- January 28, 2017- The Rolex 24 At Daytona has always been a special race, but the reason why varies greatly depending on who you ask. So that’s what we did – we caught up with a variety of people involved in some way with the Rolex 24 to find out what makes it special to them, from one of the race’s most successful drivers, to a special guest driver from the past, to up and comers dreaming of participating, to the…

Dietrich Shoots For The Century Mark Plus

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More Than 100 Races For Danny Dietrich Press Release By: FULLY INJECTED MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM GETTYSBURG, Pa. —January 28, 2017- Boasting an impressive slate with a race count reaching near the 110 mark, Danny Dietrich will have a busy sprint car racing season. The Gettysburg, Pa., native, who recently announced his plans to pilot for car owner Tom Buch during select events in 2017, will launch his new season with three consecutive nights of Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions competition at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. “We have a big season ahead, but…

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Golden Isles Speedway Ready For Super Bowl Kick Off

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Rhino AG Super Bowl of Racing Kicks Off 2017 Season! Press Release By: TRAVIS BRANCH /UCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSUIDE.COM BATAVIA, OHIO - January 28, 2017 - The highly anticipated 2017 season for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will kick off with the Rhino AG Super Bowl of Racing - Presented by General Tire Thursday, February 9th through Saturday, February 11th at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA. The Super Bowl of Racing will get underway on Thursday, February 9th with an open practice for all competing divisions. The Lucas Oil Late Model…

VP Race Fuels Grandview Racers For 2017

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VP Racing Fuels Returns as Sponsor for Saturday Night Racing Events at Grandview Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA –January 28, 2017- With just eight weeks remaining before the 55th season of stock car racing gets underway at Grandview Speedway interest continues to grow in the NASCAR sanctioned Saturday night racing action which will once again feature the T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman stock cars. The annual free-to-the-public practice session will kick things off on Saturday, March 25th at noon. And the following Saturday, April 1st, the…

Isaac Chapple Plans Aggressive 2017 Schedule

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Isaac Chapple Plans 69-Race Season Including USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car Series Press Release By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM WILLOW BRANCH, Ind. — January 28, 2017- Reigning USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year Isaac Chapple is planning a schedule of 69 non-winged sprint car races this season. The 20-year-old from Willow Branch, Ind., will be back on the road with the series full time again as an owner/driver effort, while also joining forces with LNR Racing. He will also compete in as many Sunday evening races at Kokomo (Ind.)…

Woodhull Raceway Sets Annual Car Show Dates

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2017 Woodhull Arnot Mall Car Show Sponsored by Swarthout Recycling Coming March 17th Through 19th Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: TURN 5 MEDIA Woodhull, N.Y. - January 28, 2017-' New York's Toughest Bullring' is gearing up for their 2017 season- their 53rd consecutive season of racing at the Woodhull, NY facility founded by the Williams family and now owned and promoted by Ted and Brandi White. But before any laps are turned on the Steuben County third-mile oval, racers and fans can look forward to the annual Arnot Mall Car Show, which will be…

Teams Tune-Up For Atlantic City Gamblers Classic

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RYAN FLORES, TED CHRISTOPHER AND JUSTIN BONSIGNORE TOPS CHARTS IN BOARDWALK HALL THREE QUARTER MIDGET INDOOR PRACTICE; OVER 120 TEAMS TAKE PART IN OPTIONAL SESSION Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / SAMMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -January 27, 2017. . . With nothing at stake except the right to proclaim supremacy in practice, Ryan Flores of Cornelius, N.C., outran fifty (Three Quarter) TQ Midgets to post fastest time of 8.018 seconds in Thursday night practice. More than half of the expected 90 TQ Midget teams participated in the optional four-and-a-half-hour session that also…

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Sheppard Strikes First At Bubba’s Winter Nationals

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It’s All Brandon Sheppard In Bubba Opener Race Report By: BUBBA RACEWAY PARK MEDIA Photos By: TRACE.COM OCALA, Fla. —January 27, 2017- Brandon Sheppard got his Bubba Army Winter Nationals weekend started in great fashion by picking up the victory on night one at Bubba Raceway Park. Sheppard piloted the No.17 Sallack Well Service-sponsored Rocket Chassis to a 1.256-second victory over second-place finisher Kyle Bronson. Jamie Perry crossed the stripe in third, ahead of Hall of Famer Ronnie Johnson in the CVR Race Cars house car and Mike Pegher Jr. Sheppard led the race wire to wire, as he was able…

Jeff Rockefeller Headed To Albany Saratoga Speedway

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Feature Winning Driver Looking For Success In Malta, NY Story By: ROB HAZER / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta NY - January 27, 2017 – On Friday nights Albany-Saratoga Speedway is a hot spot for dirt modified racing action. There’s hall-of-fame drivers, white nights, young guns, and some would even argue the greatest of all time twisting metal for a moment of glory. Any given Friday fans can even see one or two NASCAR caliber drivers turning laps in Malta, NY and that’s exactly why Jeff Rockefeller wants to compete at the great race…

Northeast Modified Opener Set For Georgetown Speedway Saturday, March 11

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Short Track Super Series Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Kicks Off 2017 Press Release By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM GEORGETOWN, DE –January 27, 2017- After a highly attended Motorsports 2017 Racecar & Trade Show in Oaks, Pa., and a pair of mild, sunny January days, fans and competitors have the itch to go racing. For dirt Modified enthusiasts, their thirst for on-track action will be quenched by Georgetown Speedway on Saturday, March 11. The Melvin L. Joseph Memorial, for the second consecutive year, launches the Northeast Modified season with the lid-lifter for the Bob Hilbert…

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Dates For Second Gateway Dirt Nationals Set

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The Gateway Dirt Nationals Will Now Feature a $30,000-to-Win Finale for Dirt Late Models in 2017. Press Release & Photos By: GATEWAY DIRT NATIONALS MEDIA ST LOUIS, Mo. —January 27, 2017- The second running of the Gateway Dirt Nationals will return to The Dome at America’s Center on Dec. 14-16. The event, which featured late models and open-wheel modifieds on a fifth-mile temporary track inside The Tome at America’s Center, debuted in December of 2016. Shannon Babb was the preliminary winner for the late models while Scott Bloomquist pocketed $20,000 for winning the finale. The event will have a variety of…

Barbosa Puts Cadillac On Pole For Rolex 24

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Joao Barbosa Will Start From The Pole When The Rolex 24 Takes The Green Flag Saturday afternoon. Story & Photos By: ISMA SERIES MEDIA DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –January 27, 2017- Joao Barbosa captured the pole on Thursday for the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona Int’l Speedway, showcasing one of the new Cadillac DPi Prototypes that are racing for the first time this week. Barbosa, a resident of nearby Ormond Beach, Fla., had a fast lap of 1 minute, 36.903 seconds (132.2 mph) in the No. 5 entry on the 3.56-mile DIS road course to lead both overall and Prototype class…

Manufacturer Battles Set To Highlight Rolex 24 At Daytona

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Lexus and Acura Are Among The New Manufacturers That Have Joined The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship This Year. Story & Photos By: ISMA SERIES MEDIA DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –January 27, 2017- With the eyes of the racing world focused on the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend, the International Motor Sports Ass’n prepares for a weekend highlighting an unprecedented amount of official automotive partners. Between the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, IMSA now has 17 official automotive partners, including five that are new for 2017: Acura, Cadillac, Lexus, McLaren and Mercedes-AMG. The complete…

New Tracks On Board For DIRTcar Sportsman Teams

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Airborne, Freedom and Utica-Rome Speedways Join DIRTcar Northeast as Sportsman Modified Home Tracks in 2017 Story By: CLAYTON JOHNS / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, N.C. - January 27, 2017 - DIRTcar Northeast officials are proud to announce the additions of Airborne Speedway, Freedom Raceway Park and Utica-Rome Speedway as Sportsman Modified home tracks for the 2017 season. The addition of the trio of New York facilities increases the number of DIRTcar Sportsman Modified sanctioned tracks to 17 for the upcoming season. Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY returns to a dirt surface in 2017 with promoter…

URC Teams Set For Season To Begin

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No Panic Franek’s 2017 Ride Showcased at Motorsports 2017 Press Release By: TIM MORAN / URC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Oaks Pa.- January 27, 2017- Defending United Racing Club presented by Capital Renegade Custom Coaches and Trailer’s Champion Davie “No Panic” Franek’s 2017 ride was showcased this past weekend at the 2017 Motorsports Show presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings. Franek’s ride was part of the United Racing Club’s booth which also featured title sponsor David Quackenbush’s and URC rookie Kris Lilick’s 2017 rides as well. Franek who was also the 2014 URC Champion will be looking to…

ASCS Sprint Cars Heading To Arkansas Tracks

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ASCS Mid-South Region Invades Arkansas In 2017 Press Release By: BRYAN HULBERT / ASCS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, Okla. -January 27, 2017- Making its return, the ASCS Mid-South Region has been revamped to sanction Sprint Car races across the state of Arkansas in 2017. For the series' first year back since 2006 when Darren Stewart topped the final standings, the 2017 season currently has a dozen dates with two to five more in the works as tracks confirm their schedules. Each regular season event will pay $2,000 to win, $300 to start. I-30 Speedway in Little…

New Egypt Speedway 358 Modified Champion To Earn $10,000 Again In 2017

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New Egypt Speedway 358 Modified Champion To Earn $10,000 Again In 2017 Story By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com - Photos By: Dave Kovacs/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – Just has it has for it’s previous 19 seasons as a dirt track, New Egypt Speedway will pay $10,000 to its 358 Modified champion again in 2017. Ryan Godown is set to defend his title, but this time it will be in a different car that he’s used to aboard the Petruska family owned Atlas Paving No.66 in search of his fifth title in six seasons at the Ocean County, D-Shaped facility. Godown’s 2016 title…

Steve Kinser Tops List Of MSHFA Inductees

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Steve Kinser Tops The List of Motorsports Personalities That Will Enter The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2017. Press Release By: MSHFA MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – January 26, 2017- World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series legend Steve Kinser leads a seven-person list of luminaries representing sports cars, stock cars, land-speed records, motorcycles, open-wheel and drag racing that make up the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2017 class of inductees. The announcement was made in Daytona Int’l Speedway’s infield media center prior to qualifying for the 55th running of the…

Georgetown Speedway Crate Late Models To Run Under RUSH Sanctioning For 2017

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Georgetown Speedway Crate Late Models To Run Under RUSH Sanctioning For 2017 Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Georgetown Speedway promoter Brett Deyo confirmed to us by phone today that for its three Crate Late Model events in 2017, Georgetown Speedway would be run under the RUSH sanctioning body. This will allow competitors that compete at nearby Potomac and Winchester Speedways to earn RUSH points at the Southern Delaware facility, which will host Crate Late Model races on Thursday May 11th, Sunday July 2nd and during the Mid-Atlantic Championship weekend on October 28th. RUSH which takes a drivers best finishes…

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DIRTcar Nationals Jump Start 2017 Campaign

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Jumping the Gun: DIRTcar Nationals Will Lay Foundation for 2017 Season Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / DIRTcar NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC –January 26, 2017- This time next month a new season will be underway for the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series. For the third year in a row the series will kick off at Screven Motorsports Complex on February 17-18 before the real madness begins at the 46th annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park. Coming off of a three-month break from the series, the first two weeks of racing is one of the…

Kyle Larson Stays True To His Roots

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Larson Planning Open Wheel Starts Amid Cup Schedule Story By: ANDREA LARSON / LARSON-MARKS RACING MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / GETTY IMAGES CHARLOTTE, N.C. —January 26, 2017- For fans of Kyle Larson’s dirt track racing endeavors, never fear: the Chip Ganassi Racing driver confirmed Wednesday during the final day of the NASCAR Media Tour that he has plans to race sprint cars and midgets again this year. Larson, who won the opening race of USAC’s Indiana Midget Week last year and also competed in the prestigious Knoxville Nationals for car owner Paul Silva, said he is “allowed to run about 25…

Earnhardt Jr. A Changed Man Ready For Action

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Newly Married Dale Earnhardt Jr. Eager to Start 2017 Season Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CHARLOTTE, N.C. – January 26, 2017- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in his happy place. On New Year’s Eve, NASCAR’s most popular driver married long-time girlfriend Amy Reimann. The couple honeymooned on Maui and Kaua’i. But neither of those Hawaiian Islands tugs on Earnhardt’s psyche the way Daytona Beach does, and at long last, in mid-February, he’ll be back on track at the Birthplace of Speed, racing a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series car for the first…

NASCAR Wednesday Media Tour Notebook

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AS SEASON BEGINS, BUBBA WALLACE IS UNDER PRESSURE TO PERFORM Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CHARLOTTE, N.C. – January 26, 2017- Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. is under pressure this season—and not just the sort of natural butterflies a driver feels when he suits up and climbs into the cockpit before a race. Wallace is racing in the face of unknowns, trusting that a strong performance in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing NASCAR XFINITY Series Ford will prolong his tenure in the car. A graduate of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program…

Bourdais Carries Life Lessons From A Legend

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Bourdais Carries Lesson of Humility Learned From Legendary Newman Story By: JEFF OLSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO Indianapolis Ind.- January 26, 2017- The first time Sebastien Bourdais met Paul Newman, they had dinner at a restaurant a short walk from the street circuit in St. Petersburg, Fla. It was the spring of 2003, Bourdais had just joined Newman/Haas Racing and was preparing for the Champ Car World Series season opener. As dinners with Paul Newman go, it was quiet. Uneventful, even. Then, during the walk back to their hotel, the…

Suarez Leads The Way For Diversity Class

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Daniel Suarez Should Provide Inspiration for New NASCAR Drive for Diversity Class Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CHARLOTTE, N.C. –January 26, 2017- If the members of the 2017 NASCAR Drive for Diversity class need a beacon to guide them or a story to inspire them, they need look no further than Daniel Suarez. Unexpectedly, and at least a year ahead of schedule, Suarez earned a battlefield promotion into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series when Carl Edwards shocked the racing world with the January announcement that he was stepping away from…

Matt Kenseth Looks to Capture Second Championship

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Kenseth Relaxed Amid Pursuit Of Second Cup Title Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CHARLOTTE, N.C.- January 25, 2017- Heading into his 17th full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, it seems as if Matt Kenseth is already in prime form. Kenseth is entering his fifth year for Joe Gibbs Racing and has another chance at capturing his second championship in 2017. The Cambridge, Wisconsin driver is coming off a 2016 that was filled with success, including two victories and 19 top-10 finishes over the 36-race season. He finished fifth in the…

Anticipation High For New Prototype Era

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Dallara, Ligier, Multimatic/Riley and ORECA have all built new prototype chassis' that will debut in the Rolex 24 this weekend. Story By: ISMA SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAYTONA INT'L SPEEDWAY PHOTO DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – January 25, 2017- There’s seldom any shortage of excitement at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, North America’s toughest, most prestigious sports car endurance race. For the 55th running of the Rolex, though, the excitement has started long before the green flag drops Saturday afternoon. That excitement is about what’s on the grid – an all-new field of Prototype race cars, the fastest, most technologically advanced…

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Wrisco Industries Extends Partnership with Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heading South For Season Kick-Off Press Release By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MIKE CAMPBELL / RACERSGUIDE.COM BATAVIA, OHIO -January 25, 2016 - Wrisco Industries - a leading manufacturer of high quality aluminum, architectural, steel and building products for over 100 years - will continue their partnership with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series throughout 2019. As the undisputed champion aluminum sheet supplier to the racing industry leader, Wrisco carries more than 40 winning racing finishes, such as painted, anodized, mill finish and aluminum diamond tread bright in a wide range of sizes…

Eye-Opener: Brett Haas Looks Back on 2016 and Readies for the New Year

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Brett Haas Reflects and Readies for the New Year Story By: MATT NOLES Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Sprakers NY- January 25, 2017 - In the words of Calvin Coolidge, nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. There have been scores of drivers in racing that had an abundance of talent, yet were still unsuccessful. In the same rite, there have been numerous drivers of incredible intelligence but even they were lost to the derelicts of time. Only persistence and determination, and nothing else, seem to create the most success behind the wheel. In 2015, Lebanon…

Tuesday NASCAR Media Tour Notebook

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Earnhardt Excited About Upgrades to Race and Points Formats Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE'COM & GETTY IMAGES CHARLOTTE, N.C. – January 24, 2017- Though he was sidelined for the second half of the 2016 season while recovering from a concussion, Dale Earnhardt Jr. remained intimately involved in the conduct of NASCAR racing, figuring prominently in discussions that led to significant innovations in the race structure and points system for 2017. Henceforth, races in NASCAR’s top three touring series will feature three stages in each, with opportunities to earn both championship and…

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Pitkat Set For Double The Action at TSMP

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Woody Pitkat to Run Double Duty at TSMP in 2017 Story By: TAYLOR THERRIEN / TSMP MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Thompson Ct. - January 25, 2017- The 2017 season is shaping up to be a busy one for Woody Pitkat. Already committed to a new NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour ride with Goodie Motorsports, and returning to his Stan Mertz owned No. 6 Sunoco Modified at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Pitkat will also be driving Jeff Hartwel’s No. 91 Late Model entry. Returning to the Late Model Division is a homecoming for Pitkat, whose roots are in a full-fendered…

Johnson Adapts To NASCAR Changing Environment

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Jimmie Johnson Has Flourished in an Evolving Environment Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CHARLOTTE, N.C. –January 24, 2017- This isn’t the first time Jimmie Johnson will face an update in the competition model, but the driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet isn’t vain enough to think NASCAR would try to “Jimmie-proof” its playoff formats just because he keeps winning championship. In the aftermath of the Monday night announcement of a stage-based race format and revamped playoff points system in all three of NASCAR’s national series, Johnson was the first driver…

BIG EVENT HEADING TO PHILLIPSBURG MALL MARCH 5 -11

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ENTERPRISE CAR SALES SIGNS ON FOR 10TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES SHOW Press Release By: BOB MILLER / DIRT TRACK HEROS SHOW MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Phillipsburg NJ.- January 24, 2017- Keeping pace to fill in all of the defining details for a successful show, the energetic Dirt Track Heroes management staff will bring the past, present and future of auto racing together under one roof in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The Tenth Annual Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show is edging closer to the opening day of the event set to…

Love’s Travel Stops Extends With Front Row For 18 Cup Series Races

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Love's Travel Stops Will Sponsor the Front Row Motorsports No. 34, Which Will be Driven by Landon Cassill, in 18 NASCAR Cup Series Races. Press Release By: FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM STATESVILLE, N.C. —January 24, 2017- Love’s Travel Stops has extended its successful partnership with Front Row Motorsports, joining Landon Cassill and the No. 34 team for 18 races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The familiar yellow and red colors of the Oklahoma City, Okla., based company will return to the No. 34 Ford for a half-season schedule that includes the Daytona…

RYAN PREECE SEEKS TO REVERSE BAD TQ MIDGET INDOOR RACING LUCK IN ATLANTIC CITY THIS WEEKEND

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NASCAR STAR RYAN PREECE SEEKS TO REVERSE BAD THREE QUARTER MIDGET INDOOR RACING LUCK IN ATLANTIC CITY’S GAMBLERS CLASSIC THIS WEEKEND, JANUARY 27-28 Story By: Ernie Saxton/ACIR -Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - NASCAR driving talent Ryan Preece will be heading to Atlantic City this week on a mission. After being fast in practice the last three years for the NAPA Know How race weekend held inside famous Boardwalk Hall, Preece has had problems that have kept him from the starting line-up of the Gambler's Classic. This year, the Berlin, Conn. driver who competed full-time on NASCAR's Xfinity series…

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