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Four Races For Tri-Track Open Modified Series

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Tri-Track Series Set 2017 Schedule Story By: DALE HOLBROOK/ TRI-TRACK SERIES MEDIA Photo By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Seekonk, Mass.- December 14, 2016-  The Northeast Race Cars Tri-Track Open Modified Series announced its schedule for the upcoming season. The now traditional four-race schedule is a combination of midweek and weekend shows that kicks-off at Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk, Mass., followed by a stop at Star Speedway in Epping, N.H., and culminates with a pair of races at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut. “The schedule was a strong one to begin with,” said Wayne Darling, managing partner. “The goal simply…

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DORNEY PARK SPEEDWAY WILL COME ALIVE AGAIN AT MOTORSPORTS 2017

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DORNEY PARK SPEEDWAY WILL COME ALIVE AGAIN AT MOTORSPORTS 2017 RACE CAR AND TRADE SHOW WITH MANY FORMER STARS PARTICIPATING Story By: Ernie Saxton/LMSP - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com OAKS, PA December 14, 2016 . . . The memories of Allentown, PA’s Dorney Park Speedway live on despite the track being long gone. Many of the yesteryear stars that raced at the popular facility will be part of the Dorney Park Reunion which will be a big part of the three day (January 20-22) Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2017 Fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels and Distributed by Insinger Performance Race…

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WoO Late Models & Short Track Super Series Highlight 2017 Georgetown Schedule

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Georgetown Speedway Set For Active 2017 Season With Unique Special Events Planned; Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Kicks It Off March 11 Story By: Brett Deyo/Georgetown Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com GEORGETOWN, DE – After a highly successful resurrection of auto racing last season at Georgetown Speedway, plans have taken shape for 2017 at the historic facility. Ushering in the new season with the theme ‘the tide has turned’ the historic oval is set for an ambitious ’17 campaign featuring a number of high-profile, unique special events. BD Motorsports Media LLC has signed a three-year lease extension to continue racing…

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SMALL BLOCK MODIFIEDS COMING TO KOD SERIES

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King Of Dirt Racing To Add Small Block Mods In 2017 Story By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY – December 13, 2016-  When King Of Dirt Racing launched in December of 2014, promoter Rob Hazer laid out a five-year growth plan for the series that would ultimately wield the three major divisions of racing. After two successful years of Sportsman and Pro Stock racing, KOD will be adding Small Block Modifieds two years ahead of schedule. King Of Dirt Racing consisted of nine races during the 2015 season between two divisions…

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New Egypt Speedway Food Ticket Program Discontinued

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New Egypt Speedway Food Ticket Program Discontinued Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald & John John Lane/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – The fans have spoken and the new, New Egypt Speedway Management Team has listened. The Food Ticket program that was utilized during the 2016 season has been discontinued for the 2017 season. “The food tickets were the biggest complaint we had last year and after reading the fans e-mail’s suggestions, we feel this is the right thing to do”, said Jennifer Stone who is a member of the track management team at New Egypt…

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Stenhouse Jr And The Rest of the Clauson-Marshall Racing Team Are Entered in the Junior Knepper 55

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr And The Rest of the Clauson-Marshall Racing Team Are Entered in the Junior Knepper 55 Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHALL RACING MEDIA Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com INDIANAPOLIS  Ind.- December 13, 2016- The Clauson-Marshall Racing juggernaut with drivers Donny Schatz, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Jason Johnson and Tyler Courtney has entered the Junior Knepper 55 USAC Midget Special Event indoor event Saturday at the Southern Illinois Center at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. The latest of the now 73 cars who’ve entered for the second annual event is highlighted by the team spearheaded by Tim Clauson and Richard Marshall. Stenhouse, a regular NASCAR premier…

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Danny Dietrich To Pilot Buch No. 13

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Danny Dietrich Will Enter Select Events in the Tom Buch No. 13 in 2017. Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM GETTYSBURG, Pa. –Deceber 13, 2016- Danny Dietrich will pilot the No. 13 APC/DVC sprint car owned by Tom Buch in select events next year. Dietrich will continue to drive the familiar Gary Kauffman-owned/Sandoe’s Fruit Market/Hickory Run Orchards/No. 48 for the majority of the season and will only drive for Buch when his schedule allows. Dietrich will begin his tenure for Buch with an eight-race campaign in Florida. Dietrich and Busch will enter all…

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NASCAR BROADCASTER STEVE POST JOINS INDOOR AUTO RACING SERIES ANNOUNCING STAFF

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MOTOR RACING NETWORK’S NASCAR BROADCASTER STEVE POST JOINS INDOOR AUTO RACING SERIES ANNOUNCING STAFF Story By: Ernie Saxton/LSMP - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com & MRN.com TRENTON, NJ December 12, 2016 . . . Steve Post, a veteran NASCAR pit reporter for the Motor Racing Network will join the announcing staff of the Indoor Auto Racing Series for upcoming events in Allentown, Pa. and Atlantic City, N.J. Post will join the ‘Voice of the Three Quarter (TQ) Midgets’, Bob Marlow, and Pocono Raceway’s chief announcer Earl Krause on the series starting with the Allentown event held inside the PPL Center…

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Short Track Super Series Set To Invade ‘The Great Race Place’

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Albany-Saratoga Speedway To Host Short Track Super Series For The First Time In 2017; Series Inaugural Scheduled For Tuesday, August 15 Story By: Brett Deyo/Short Track Super Series Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com MALTA, NY –December 12, 2016 -One of New York State’s premier dirt tracks – Albany-Saratoga Speedway – will join the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP. Albany-Saratoga owner Howard Commander and promoter Lyle DeVore have reached an agreement with STSS organizer Brett Deyo to bring the series to the Malta, N.Y., oval for the first time in 2017. The inaugural STSS visit takes place on Tuesday, August…

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Fastest Dirt Track in The East Kicks Off Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series

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MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES KICKS OFF 2017 SEASON AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY Story By: ERIKA PALMAI WAGNER / MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bridgeport NY- December 11, 2016- The Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series will kick off their inaugural season at the “fastest dirt track in the east”, Bridgeport Speedway on Sunday, April 30th.  The series, which hosts RacesaverⓇ 305 Sprint Cars in the Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Delaware region, has eight to ten tentative events scheduled at the South Jersey facility, which will be released on a final schedule set to come out at a later date. “The staff at Bridgeport Speedway…

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Gateway Dirt Nationals Has Something For Everyone

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Gateway Dirt Nationals Invade The Dome at America’s Center in Downtown St. Louis December 15th – 17th Story By: JIMMY DEARING / ST. LOUIS MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS St. Louis, MO -December 12, 2016 – Almost a year ago (back in February during Florida Speedweeks), Cody Sommer and Jeremy Burnett made the huge announcement that they were going to promote a huge indoor race for dirt late models and modifieds in St. Louis, MO at The Dome at America’s Center. Every since then, it has been talked about and debated by everyone in the dirt racing media along…

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Doug Coby Becomes A Man of Steel

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Mayhew Steel Products Will Sponsor NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby Next Season. Story By: SMERIGLIO RACING MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CHARLOTTE, N.C. –December 11, 2016- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby and Mike Smeriglio Racing will carry new primary sponsorship next year from Mayhew Steel Products of Turners Falls, Mass. Coby made the announcement during his champion’s speech at Saturday’s Night of Champions Touring Awards banquet at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Dunleavy Truck & Trailer, his primary sponsor the last few years, will remain as a sponsor with the team as well. Mayhew Steel…

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Race of Champions Set Championship Awards Banquet Date

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RACE OF CHAMPIONS SEASON CELEBRATION SET FOR JANUARY 14, 2017 Story By: ROC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:  RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF MOUNT MORRIS, NY – December 11, 2016-The Race of Champions Series will gather at the Genesee River Restaurant & Reception Center in Mount Morris, New York, on Saturday, January 14, to celebrate the 2016 season. Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, NY, Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY, Brad Rouse of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, and Joe Mancuso of Buffalo, NY, will be honored as division champions, while several others will receive special recognition in addition to recognizing the accomplishments of all…

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Rudolph Rolls to Battle of Trenton Victory

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RUDOLPH WINS BATTLE OF TRENTON INDOOR THREE QUARTER MIDGET FEATURE; CO-FEATURE FOR SLINGSHOT RACERS IS CLAIMED BY ANTHONY RAISNER Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / SAMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY MEEKS / RACERSUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ  December 11,2016 - Erick Rudolph passed Jimmy Blewett for the lead on the sixth lap of the 40-lap feature and raced on to victory Saturday night in the Battle of Trenton Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) TQ Midget feature at Sun National Bank Center. “We come to these races with the best car Mark Lafler car build and set it up the best way he knows…

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USAC Honors 2016 Series Champions

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Windom, Bacon & Thorson Share USAC Spotlight Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: USAC SERIES / DAN DEMARCO/ RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS  IND.- December 11, 2016- USAC National driving champions Chris Windom, Brady Bacon and Tanner Thorson shared the spotlight along with other 2016 USAC champions and special award recipients at Friday night’s 61st USAC Night of Champions celebration at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. Windom, of Canton, Ill., Bacon, of Broken Arrow, Okla. and Thorson, of Minden, Nev., earned National championships. Windom was a first-time Silver Crown titlist, Bacon a second-time AMSOIL Sprint Car king and Thorson the National…

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Van Pelt Brings Hilfiger His Final Woodhull Title

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Billy Van Pelt and Grant Hilfiger Go Three for Three on Woodhull's High Banks Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, NY – December 10, 2016- One of the big questions entering 2016, for the Insinger Performance 370 Modifieds, was who could stop Billy Van Pelt and Grant Hilfiger from obtaining their third straight track championship in the No. 78? That question wouldn’t be answered until late in the season, although Hilfiger took the backup car to an opening night victory on a chilly April night on the High Banks. Van Pelt didn’t…

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RUDOLPH, CHRISTOPHER AND FLORES TAKE NIGHT ONE BATTLE OF TRENTON TRIPLE TWENTIES

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CALE ROSS WINS CHAMP KART MAIN EVENT; TQ MIDGET MAIN EVENT AND SLINGSHOT RACES SET FOR TONIGHT Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / SAMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY MEEKS / RACERSGUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ -December 10, 2016 -Erick Rudolph of Ransomville, N.Y., Ted Christopher of Plainville, Ct., and New Jersey native Ryan Flores, who lives in Cornelius, N.C., shared the glory on Night One of the fourth annual Battle of Trenton Indoor Auto Racing program. Each of the trio won a 20-lap Three Quarter (TQ) Midget feature in the first events of the 2016-2017 Indoor Auto Racing Championship Fueled By VP…

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COURTNEY AND TOPP PREPARE FOR 2017 USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR TITLE RUN

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COURTNEY AND TOPP TAKE ON USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES Story By:TYLER ALTMEYER / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind.- December 10, 2016- After teaming up for a partial schedule which saw them win their first career series race this past summer, driver Tyler Courtney and the TOPP Motorsports team announced Thursday their intentions to take on the full USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car tour in 2017. Courtney, out of Indianapolis, and the Rochester, Indiana-based TOPP outfit both earned their first career USAC victories in July of 2016, partnering up to take the victory in the “Indiana…

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USAC Launches TracSAFE Initiative

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USAC’s TracSAFE System Will Launch in Early 2017 and Will be Implemented in The Three USAC National Championship Series. Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IND.- December 10, 2016- The USAC TracSAFE initiative aimed at driver safety was introduced during the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show at the Indiana Convention Center. The TracSAFE system will launch in early 2017 and will be implemented in the three USAC National Championship Series, the Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Cars and National Midgets. USAC will supply the TracSAFE equipment to teams at each of the series’ national…

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Woodhull Raceway Adds 604 Crate Late Models For 2017 Season

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604 Crate Late Models Have Been Added to The 2017 Weekly Racing Lineup at New York’s Woodhull Raceway. Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, N.Y. —December 10, 2016- With much speculation circling race teams in the Southern Tier since the removal of the 360 Late Model division at Woodhull Raceway, owner and promoter Ted White is happy to announce that the 604 Crate Late Model division will indeed be added to the 2017 weekly lineup at “New York’s Toughest Bullring”. The move comes on the heels of a run of more than…

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45 Dates For Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars

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The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Will Embark on a Schedule that Features 45 Events Next Year, With More Expected to be Added. Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / ASCS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, Okla. –December 9, 2016-  The 26th year of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network features 45 confirmed dates, with more expected to be added in the coming weeks and months. Of the 45 confirmed dates, six stops will be a new facilities for the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network. “We’ve got…

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TOUR TRAVELS COAST-TO-COAST IN 2017 CAMPAIGN

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Twenty-Seven Dates in Seven States Serve as The Ingredients For The 2017 USAC Midget National Championship Schedule. Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind.- December 9, 2016-Among the events are four distinct tours that make up the bulk of the schedule such as June’s “Indiana Midget Week,” July’s weekend trip to Illinois as well as an August tour of the Heartland of America and “Pennsylvania Midget Week,” which offers a total of eight races in a busy Summer stretch. The 13th annual “Indiana Midget Week” kicks off with the first of…

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Brewerton & Fulton Speedway Set Major Event Dates

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Major Event Dates Taking Shape For Brewerton And Fulton Speedways In 2017 Story By: DAVE  MEDLER / BREWERTON-FULTON SPEEDWAYS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BALDWINSVILLE, NY – December 9, 2016 – Brewerton and Fulton Speedways' exciting 2017 schedules are taking shape with major events at both speedways that will give race fans high-speed racing excitement in must-see events. The 32nd annual Outlaw 200 Weekend, one of the crown jewels in all of modified racing, will be held at Fulton Speedway on Friday September 29th and Saturday, September 30. The Super DIRTcar Series for Big Block Modifieds will again kick…

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USAC Series Double Down At Susky in 2017

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TWO BIG USAC SHOWS ON SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE IN 2017 Story By: BRAD VORES / SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, PA - December 9, 2016- Susquehanna Speedway will once again be part of the two big weeks of Amsoil USAC Racing in Central Pennsylvania in 2017. The AMSOIL National USAC Sprint Cars will bring the Eastern Storm to Susquehanna Speedway on Sunday, June 11. The second big USAC date will be the AMSOIL National Midget Series where Susquehanna’s Sunday August 13 date will kick off the annual Midget Week at area speedways. “We are…

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Go Nuclear Late Models Series Gears Up For 2017 Season

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Changes Coming to Go Nuclear in 2017; $1,000 Loyalty Bonus Offered Story By: GO NUCLEAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM Auburn NY.-December 9, 2016-After two years under the leadership of Series Director Emeritus Greg Belyea, the 2017 Go Nuclear Late Model Series campaign will see series founder Shayne Tenace back at the helm. With the change in leadership, additional changes have been announced to the points fund and “loyalty” programs. “For the last five years, the series has placed an emphasis on rewarding those teams that have provided continued support. First, we started with our loyalty drawings,…

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Earnhardt Jr. Ready For Daytona Competition

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Medically Cleared to Return to Competition at Daytona Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF/ GETTY IMAGES DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –December 9, 2016- After 18 races out of the car, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been medically cleared to resume NASCAR competition, and will return to the wheel of the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports at the 2017 edition of the Daytona 500. Earnhardt’s road back to the cockpit ended at Darlington Raceway on Wednesday afternoon where he completed a nearly five-hour test session observed by NASCAR while working with…

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Random Drug Testing Implemented For 2017 World Of Outlaws Season

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World of Outlaws Joins Forces With National Center for Drug Free Sport Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, N.C. — December 8, 2016-The World of Outlaws announced Thursday at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show an exclusive partnership with The National Center for Drug Free Sport (Drug Free Sport), launching a drug-testing program to improve the safety of competitors in compliance with a revised World of Outlaws Substance Abuse Policy. “Every major sport across the country has adopted drug-testing policies. As the leader in dirt track racing we felt it was time…

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USAC Sprints Going Back To Knoxville & Williams Grove

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The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series Will Return to Williams Grove Speedway and Knoxville Raceway in 2017. Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF INDIANAPOLIS IND.-December 8, 2016-  Two of the most storied dirt tracks in the United States return to the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car calendar next season. On June 3, the series invades the legendary half-mile Knoxville Raceway for the first time since 2011. The Saturday night event coincides with National Sprint Car Hall of Fame induction weekend at the Iowa dirt oval. Pennsylvania’s Williams Grove Speedway, the only venue on…

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Super DIRTcar Series Schedule Loaded for Action for 2017

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2017 DIRTcar and Super DIRTcar Series Schedule Announced Story By: COBY GORNIEWICZ  /SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - December 8, 2016 - The Super DIRTcar Series announced today the 2017 racing schedule. The 2017 Super DIRTcar Series schedule features events spanning from mid-February through early November. The series will visit tracks in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, Ontario and Quebec. The Super DIRTcar Series will once again kick off the season with its fourth annual trip south for the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in a non-points event. Series racing action will…

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WoO Races At Fulton, Weedsport, Ransomville In 2017

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2017 Series Schedule Announced; Outlaws To Break Ground At Three Tracks Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC - December 8, 2016-  The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series solidifies its 2017 season not only on familiar grounds - visiting some of the most storied tracks nationwide - but also by adding three new tracks to an already big stage. The series is scheduled to visit 25 states and one province for its upcoming season. Notably, the Greatest Show on Dirt will leave its usual tracks at some of dirt racing's…

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WoO LM Series 2017 Schedule Announced

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The Series Is Scheduled To Visit 21 States And One Province Next Season Story By: KAYLA MAY / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC -  December 8, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series is set to embark on another journey across the nation and into Canada, challenging the best drivers at their home tracks. For the 2017 season, the series will return to some of the drivers' favorite tracks, where they will try to steal the biggest purses of the year. The series kicks off the 2017 campaign at Screven Motorsports Park…

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“JASON LEFFLER MEMORIAL” MIDGET RACE TO AIR TONIGHT, DEC. 8 ON MAVTV

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MAVTV Airs Leffler Memorial This Evening Story By: MAVTV Media Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Moorsville NC.- December 8, 2016- The $20,000-to-win USAC Midget National Championship event run on Oct. 21 at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Ill., will be aired tonight, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET on MAVTV. The race, co-sanctioned by POWRi, brought some of the biggest names in racing to Wayne County (Ill.) Speedway including USAC Triple Crown champs Dave Darland and Jerry Coons, Jr., USAC Silver Crown titlist Chris Windom, USAC National Midget champions Tanner Thorson and Rico Abreu, two-time…

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Dave Darland Rejoins Phillips Motorsports 71p

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Dave Darland Will Return to Phillips Motorsports for the 2017 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series Season. Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IND.- December 8, 2016- Dave Darland will reunite with Phillips Motorsports next year during the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series season. Darland, the series’ winningest driver, and Phillips Motorsports put together a highly-successful three-year stretch between 2013 and 2015, scoring 17 USAC National Sprint Car victories. This year Darland piloted the Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing car to two wins during the USAC National Sprint Car season at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway…

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‘The Ragin Cajun’ Set For Chili Bowl Assault

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Jason Johnson Joins Clauson-Marshall Chili Bowl Roster Story By: CLAUSON - MARSHALL RACING MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM NOBLESVILLE, Ind. –December 8, 2016- Reigning Knoxville Nationals champion Jason Johnson has joined Clauson-Marshall Racing for the upcoming Chili Bow Midget Nationals. Johnson joins the man he bested at Knoxville, Donny Schatz, as well as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Tyler Courtney on the Clauson-Marshall Racing Chili Bowl lineup. The team is co-owned by Richard Marshall and Tim Clauson. “I am delighted for this opportunity to be a part of the initial Clauson-Marshall Racing Chili Bowl campaign with more determination to represent…

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Brewerton and Fulton Speedway Set to Blast Off 2017

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Brewerton And Fulton Speedways Winter Blast Saturday, February 25 At RFH”s Hideaway; 2017 Divisions Announced  Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON/ FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BALDWINSVILLE, NY – December 8, 2016 – RFH’s Hideaway located just minutes south of the Fulton Speedway on Route 57 will once again host the “Winter Blast” and DIRTcar Nationals final night viewing party on Saturday, February 25 at 7:00 pm. Point Money, trophies will be handed out, this year a buffet dinner will be available to those that want to purchase one. Dress for the event is casual and…

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USAC Silver Crown Series Returning To Phoenix

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The USAC Silver Crown Series Will Return to Phoenix Int’l Raceway Next Year. Story By: DICK JORDAN / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS  IND.- December 8, 2016-The USAC Silver Crown Series will race at Phoenix Int’l Raceway next year for the first time since 2009. The United States Auto Club confirmed the news Wednesday evening with a video press release on their social media platforms. The event is scheduled for April 29 at the one-mile oval located in Avondale, Ariz., and will serve as a preliminary event to the Verizon IndyCar Series race scheduled for…

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Justin Grant Targets USAC Sprint Car Title

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Justin Grant  Will Pilot a Sam McGhee Motorsports Sprint Car During the 2017 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series Season. Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BROWNSBURG, Ind. –December 8, 2016- Sam McGhee Motorsports has announced that Justin Grant will take the wheel of the team’s No. 11 sprint car full-time next year to chase the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series championship. “We partnered with Justin midway through August of 2016 and had outstanding success during the months that followed,” team owner Sam McGhee said.  “Justin picked up SMM’s very first USAC…

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Woodhull Raceway 2016 Daugherty Auto Sales Warriors Yearbook

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Woodhull Raceway Youth Movement Keep Growing Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / S&L AWARDS WOODHULL, NY – December 8, 2016-  For several seasons over the last decade and a half, Woodhull Raceway has offered a youth mini stock division that offers youngsters exiting the go-karting ranks a step up in pursuit of racing on the High Banks.  Daugherty Auto Sales has graciously stepped up for the past several seasons as the division sponsor and would see a talented crop of new drivers compete on “New York’s Toughest Bullring” during the 2016 season. The Daugherty Auto…

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Bacon & Marshall Partner To Form New Winged Team

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Brady Bacon and Richard Marshall have partnered in Bacon-Marshall Racing, with Bacon expanding his winged sprint car schedule next year! Story By: BACON / MARSHALL RACING MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF / CHRIS SEELMAN BROKEN ARROW, Okla. —December 7, 2016- Reigning USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series champion Brady Bacon will embark on a new venture in 2017, as he partners with Richard Marshall of Priority Aviation to form Bacon/Marshall Motorsports. The team will run a large winged sprint car schedule next season, with the two-time USAC National Sprint Car champion also driving the Frank Manafort Racing No. 76M midget…

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Schedule Announced

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First Combined Schedule In Several Years Story By: JASON CUNNINHAM / NASCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM DAYTONA BEACH, FL - December 7, 2016- NASCAR has released the 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule. It was announced back in October that the NASCAR Whelen Modified and Southern Modifieds tour would be merging into one. The 2017 season will kick off a 19 race schedule at Myrtle Beach Speedway in Myrtle Beach, SC on Saturday March 18th. The second stop for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be the 43rd annual Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Sunday…

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Brett Marks Becomes An Outlaw

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Brent Marks To Join World Of Outlaws In 2017 To Live Ultimate Dream On The National Tour Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WORLD OF OUTLAWS Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC -December 7, 2016-  Brent Marks joins the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car series tour under his family-owned Brent Marks Racing (BMR) team for the 2017 season. Marks, hailing from Myerstown, Pa., has long dreamed of running with the Greatest Show on Dirt from the time he first hopped into a 410 sprint car seven years ago. “It took a lot of work to make it happen,…

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Richards Ready For Lucas Oil Late Model Series Campaign

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Richards to Compete Full-Time in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Story By: JIMMY SEGAR / BEST PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ST. MARYS, OH – December 7, 2016-Four-Time World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Champion Josh Richards who joined forces with Best Performance Motorsports last month, announced today that he will run full-time in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the 2017 season. Though Richards has chased championships under the World of Outlaws banner for his entire career, the 28-year-old driver has 12 Lucas Oil Series wins to his credit, six of…

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Jankowiak Ready For Battle of Trenton

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ANDY JANKOWIAK LANDS TOP TQ MIDGET RIDE FOR INDOOR AUTO RACING THIS WEEKEND IN TRENTON Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / SAMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ -December 6, 2016 - Andy Jankowiak of Buffalo, NY has obtained a Three Quarter (TQ) Midget ride for the Indoor Auto Racing fueled by VP season opener this weekend at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ. Jankowiak, the 2014 winner of the Battle of Trenton, is in the process of building his own TQ Midget for the series, but it won’t be finished for the opener. On…

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Castroneves Still Chasing First INDYcar Championship

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Castroneves Wants to Achieve More in INDYCAR Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind.- December 6, 2016- The clock continues to tick on Helio Castroneves, not that the Team Penske driver cares to acknowledge the inevitable. There’s still so much he aspires to achieve in his Verizon IndyCar Series career. The 41-year-old Brazilian wants nothing more than to win his fourth Indianapolis 500 and join A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser Sr. in that elite club. He’s still chasing an elusive first series championship after coming close so many…

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Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Announces 2017 Schedule

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Season Opener Icebreaker set for March 31-April 2 Story By: TAYLOR THERRIEN / THOMPSON SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Thompson, CT -December 6, 2016 – Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park today announced dates for the 2017 racing schedule, celebrating its 77th season on the high banked oval.  The 2017 seven event NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) schedule is highlighted by the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the return of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. “This year’s schedule balances our commitment to tradition and innovation,” states Josh Vanada, General Manager of TSMP.  “The 2017 schedule preserves fan favorites…

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‘The Montgomery Missile’ Heads to Pascaul Racing #3

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Perrego Joins Pascaul Racing for Two Night a Week Assault in 2017 Story By: PASCAUL RACING MEDIA Photos By: JANE & HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY –December 6, 2016- A change is coming for Bill Pascual Racing in 2017. After an amazing run at Eastern States Weekend which saw the team finish second to Stewart Friesen in the 200 a decision was made for a driver for next season. The team had a several drivers to choose from for 2017, but team owner Bill Pascual and crew chief Ralph DeGraw tapped “The Montgomery Missile” Anthony Perrego to be behind the…

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POTOMAC & WINCHESTER SPEEDWAYS RENEW AS SWEENEY RUSH SANCTIONED LATE MODEL WEEKLY TRACKS

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WINCHESTER TO KICKOFF 2017 TOURING SEASON WITH $2000 TO-WIN "MARQUEE" EVENT Story By: MIKE LEONE / RUSH RACING SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Pulaski, PA - December 6, 2016- After three years of continued growth, the Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Dirt Late Model Series is proud to announce that both Potomac and Winchester Speedways will renew as weekly-sanctioned speedways for the upcoming 2017 seasons.  Potomac features Friday night racing in Budds Creek, Maryland, while Virginia's Winchester hosts Saturday night racing.  Winchester is slated to kickoff the 2017 Sweeney Touring Series season with a $2,000 to-win "Marquee"…

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Bridgeport Speedway Honors 2016 Track Champions

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BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY CELEBRATES 2016 SEASON Story By: KOBY RAMEY / BRIDGPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JIM BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM  Bridgeport NJ.- December 6, 2016-The Bridgeport Speedway celebrated the success of the 2016 season and crowned the track champions for both the 5/8 mile speedway and the Spirit Auto Center Speedway. Ryan Watt raced to his second Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modified championship in four seasons behind the wheel of his Ron Roberts Racing Team No. 14w.  Watt led all competitors with four feature wins, finishing in the top ten in twenty out of the twenty-one events on the 2016…

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Utica-Rome Speedway Returns To DIRTcar in 2017

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Speedway Set to Sanction Weekly Action For The First Time Since 2004 Press Release By: MIKE MALLETT / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, N.Y. -December 6, 2016 - After a three year run as a NASCAR home track, the Utica-Rome Speedway is making a change for the upcoming season. The owners of the facility, Bill and Kim Shea, have elected to make a move into the DIRTcar Racing fold. It is the first time in over 10 years that the facility will fly the DIRTcar banner. "We had a great run with NASCAR but…

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Team Dillon Racing Shuts Down Late Model Team

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But Shane McDowell Racing Will Take Its Place On The Dirt Late Model Scene. Story By: BEN SHELTON / MCDOWELL RACING MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WELCOME, N.C. –December 5, 2016- Team Dillon Racing owner Mike Dillon has decided to cease operations of the dirt late model team at the end of December. Dillon said he made the decision in order to focus on advancing the careers of his two sons, Ty and Austin Dillon. “It was a really hard decision to end our tenure with the dirt program,” said Dillon. “Shane (McDowell) and Dale (McDowell) have been like…

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