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Boespflug Takes The Wheel Of The Hoffman #69

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Chad Boespflug Will Drive the Hoffman No. 69 That Brady Bacon Drove to the USAC Championship This Season, in 2017. Story By: RICJIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM LOVELAND, Ohio — Deccember 5, 2016-Chad Boespflug will take the wheel of the famed Hoffman Racing No. 69 sprint car next season. The team, which won its 11th USAC National Sprint Car Series championship with Brady Bacon in 2016, will be making wholesale changes for the new year. Longtime sponsor Mean Green Cleaner & Degreaser will return to the team, which is owned and operated by…

Dirt Late Models

Tim McCreadie To Pilot Longhorn House Car

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Tim McCreadie Will Drive a Longhorn Chassis House Car Next Year in The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM TRINITY, N.C. – December 5, 2016- Tim McCreadie will partner with Longhorn Chassis next year to pilot a house car for the chassis manufacturer operated by former NASCAR premier series champion Bobby Labonte. McCreadie will continue to be sponsored by longtime partner Sweeteners Plus and the team will pursue the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship next year. “It’s no secret that there is a…

The Song Remains The Same; Perrego Takes Gobbler Victory

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New Ride, Winning Result: Anthony Perrego Wins ‘Gobbler’ Modified Event Worth $5,400 For Superior Remodeling Team; Other Winners Include Joey Bruning (Sportsman); Kyle Welsch (Street Stock); Justin Mills (Slingshot) & Patrick Bleau (Enduro) Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY –December 4, 2016- Armed with a new opportunity, Anthony Perrego closed out the 2016 Northeast dirt-track season in victorious fashion Saturday at Accord Speedway. In a rare December dirt-track event, the Montgomery, N.Y., driver dominated the ‘Gobbler’ big-block/small-block Modified special at Accord Speedway, collecting $5,400 for his efforts. Perrego was driving…

Utica Rome Sets Up For 2017 Season

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Utica-Rome Speedway Sets 2017 Weekly Divisions Story By: JOHN TIFF /UTICA ROME SPEEDWAYMEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY – December 4, 2016- Utica-Rome Speedway management is diligently working on the schedule for the 2017 season. Although dates have yet to be finalized for special events, the weekly program has taken shape over the past few weeks. The speedway plans to feature a weekly program that includes the Modifieds, 602 Sportsman, Pro Stocks as well as a new to the speedway Novice Sportsman division. As they’ve been the past several seasons at Utica-Rome, the Modifieds remain as the…

Winter Nationals Kick Off At Bubba Raceway Park

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Bubba Army Winter Nationals Dates Set Story By: BUBBA RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM Ocala Fla.- December 4, 2016- Bubba Raceway Park and NeSmith Racing officials have released the 2017 Bubba Army Winter Nationals event schedule. The event will take place Jan. 25-28 at the egg-shaped oval in Ocala, Fla. The weekend will see three events that will count for Winter Shootout Points for the NeSmith Dirt Late Model Series drivers. Bubba Raceway Park will host $2,000-to-win, 40-lap events on Jan. 26th and Jan. 27, and the weekend will be highlighted Jan. 28 with the one-day $10,000-to-win, 100-lap 12th…

NASCAR Annual Banquet Honoring Season’s Best Held Last Friday In Las Vegas

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Johnson, Stewart Honored At NASCAR Awards Gala Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR LAS VEGAS, NV -December 4, 2016- Jimmie Johnson was unfailingly humble, even on a night when the NASCAR community came together to honor his monumental accomplishment. With a victory on Nov. 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Johnson claimed his record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Nevertheless, the driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was reluctant to claim the same stature as the two seven-time champions who preceded him – Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. “Dale said this in…

Rudolph Ready For Trenton Invasion

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ERICK RUDOPLH LOOKING FOR BATTLE OF TRENTON REENACTMENT ON DECEMBER 9TH AND 10TH INSIDE SUN CENTER Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / SAMMONS PRODUCTION MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ – December 4, 2016 . . . When Erick Rudolph marches back to New Jersey for Three Quarter (TQ) Midget Auto Racing on Friday and Saturday, December 9th - 10th, he’s hoping for a Battle of Trenton Reenactment. The driving star from Ransomville, N.Y., won the Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled by VP finale at the Sun National Bank Center in February and clinched the championship. Rudolph is hoping…

2016 Albany-Saratoga Speedway Season Review

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'The Great Race Place' Looks Back On 2016 Season Story By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –December 3, 2016- When the Albany-Saratoga Speedway waved the final checkered flag of the 2016 racing season back in September, with it came the final chapter in a season that saw record card counts, large crowds and fan favorites crowned as champion. In all 19 events were held at the Great Race Place between April 22nd and September 16th. The 2016 season was the fifth for the track under promoter Lyle DeVore. The Upstate GMC Dealers…

Stenhouse Joins Clauson-Marshall For Chili Bowl

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Set to Wheel a Clauson-Marshall Racing Midget for The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHALL RACING MEDIA Photo By: JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM NOBLESVILLE, Ind. –December 3, 2016- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will join Clauson-Marshall Racing for the running of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals next month at the Tulsa (Okla.) Expo Raceway. Stenhouse joins the crowing all-star lineup fielded by Clauson-Marshall Racing, which also includes eight-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz and young gun Tyler Courtney. This is the second time that Stenhouse will drive for the Clauson-Marshall Racing squad. He …

Asphalt Modifieds

Preparations for 2017 NASCAR Season at Thompson Well Underway

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Registration Opens, Technical Inspectors & Rules Announced Story By: TAYLOR THERRIEN / THOMPSON SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Thompson Ct.- December 3, 2016- Planning is well underway for the 2017 season at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP). Officials from the historic ⅝-mile oval announced that they are receiving car number registrations for their 77th season. Renewals for drivers in the Sunoco Modified, Late Model, Limited Sportsman, Mini Stock, and Lite Modified drivers will continue until January 15. After that date, numbers will be issued on a first come-first served basis. As an incentive, anyone registering…

Asphalt Late Models

Devil’s Bowl Speedway Announces Weekly Division Realignment for 2017

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Late Models to Run Special Events; Renegades Renamed “Super Stocks” Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST HAVEN, Vt. –December 3, 2016- Devil’s Bowl Speedway has made some adjustments to its weekly stock car racing divisions for the 2017 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season. The changes are the latest step in an unending process of improving the quality and entertainment value of events at both the half-mile Asphalt Track and the 3/10-mile Dirt Track at the Vermont facility, with several additional enhancements to be announced soon. While the open-wheel Sportsman…

Bonus Bucks Up For Grabs For Indoor Racers

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BOB HILBERT SPORTSWEAR CHALLENGE OFFERS BIG MONEY OPPORTUNITY FOR INDOOR RACERS STARTING DEC. 9-10 WITH TRENTON INDOOR RACING EVENTS Story By: ERNIE SAXTON /SAMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos BY: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ – December 2, 2016-With the start of the Indoor Auto Racing Season just a week away at Trenton’s Sun National Bank Center, the pressure just got turned up on all Three Quarter (TQ) Midget racers entered. Bob Hilbert Sportswear of Boyertown, Pa. is sponsoring a unique $10,000 challenge. If one driver can win all four rounds of the Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled by VP he’ll…

2017 All Star Circuit of Champions Schedule Released; OCFS, Lebanon Valley, Grandview Include Local Stops

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2017 All Star Circuit of Champions schedule released Major events return; Ohio Sprint Speedweek features eight events in nine days Story By: Tyler Altmeyer/ASCOC Media Photos By: Pete MacDonald & Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com INDIANAPOLIS IND.-December 2, 2016- The All Star Circuit of Champions will take on a full slate of competition in 2017, complete with 51 events at 32 facilities in eight states, all of which taking shape between early February and mid-October. All Star competitors will visit facilities throughout much of the upper Midwest and Northeast during their upcoming travels, circling areas of Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and…

Chili Bowl Nationals Entries Continue to Grow

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2017 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals At 183 Entries And Climbing Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, OK – December 2, 2016- The chill in the air may signal the coming of Christmas for some, but for the world of dirt track racing, that means the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire is right around the corner. Happening January 10-14, 2017 inside the River Spirit Expo Center in Tulsa, Okla. the 31st edition of the world’s largest Midget racing event is on track to set another record…

Champions Oil Returns As Williams Grove Summer Nationals Sponsor

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Champion Oil Extends Support Of Summer Nationals Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mechanicsburg Pa.- December 2, 2016 – Champion Oil will return as the title sponsor of the Williams Grove Summer Nationals Open sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series on July 21-22 in Mechanicsburg, Pa. The Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals is an event with more than 50 years of history that includes the biggest names in motorsports competing at half-mile Williams Grove Speedway, one of dirt racing’s legendary venues. “Champion Racing Oil is proud to support…

PPB Motorsports Show Continues to Grow

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NASCAR RACING PERSONALITY JEFF HAMMOND, MONSTER TRUCKS ADDED TO PPB MOTORSPORTS 2017 SHOWCASE Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / PPB MOTORSPORTS SHOW MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM & GETTY IMAGES OAKS, PA – December 2, 2016 - NASCAR racing personality Jeff Hammond and two wild Monster Trucks have joined an exciting line up for the 31st annual Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Racecar & Trade Show. The three day show, Fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels and Distributed by Insinger Performance, is set to take place at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA on Friday January 20 thru Sunday January…

Asphalt Modifieds

Chase Dowling Returns To Stafford Speedway SK Division

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Dowling Coming Home to Stafford and the SK Modifieds Story By: SCOTT RUNNING / STAFFORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Stafford Springs, CT - December 2, 2016- After two years away from weekly competition, 2014 SK Modified® Rookie of the Year Chase Dowling will return to Stafford’s premier division in 2017 behind the wheel of the #50 Les & Tina Skowyra owned modified. Dowling has spent the last two years running on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour after an impressive 2014 season in the SK Modified® division which etched his name in the record books as the youngest SK…

NASCAR and Monster Energy Team Up For 2017

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NASCAR, Monster Energy Announce Premier Series Entitlement Partnership Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR LAS VEGAS –December 2, 2016- NASCAR announced on Thursday at Wynn Las Vegas a multi-year deal that will make Monster Energy only the third entitlement sponsor in premier series history. The length and terms of the deal were not disclosed, but both parties hailed the partnership as the perfect fit for both brands. “Monster Energy is a brand built on excitement and enthusiasm, qualities that align with NASCAR,” said Brian France, NASCAR Chairman and CEO. “This sponsorship position is…

Jimmy John’s Renews With Stewart-Haas Racing

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Jimmy John's Has Extended its Sponsorship of Stewart-Haas Racing and Driver Kevin Harvick. Story By: STEWART-HAAS RACING MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF KANNAPOLIS, N.C. –December 2, 2016- Jimmy John’s, a gourmet sandwich chain established in 1983, has extended its partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing in a multiyear agreement to continue as a primary sponsor of driver Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 team. Jimmy John’s will be the primary sponsor of Harvick and the No. 4 team for 16 races next year, highlighted by the season-opening Daytona 500. For the remaining 22 races on the schedule, Jimmy John’s will serve…

Tickets for 101st Indianapolis 500 on Sale Now

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Readies For 101st INDY 500 Story By: MITCH ROBINSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: IMS PHOTO STAFF Indianapolis Ind.-December 2, 2016-Tickets for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil went on sale today, along with the entire 2017 Indianapolis Motor Speedway month of May schedule that includes the IndyCar Grand Prix. Fans who have not already pre-ordered tickets can visit the IMS ticket office or IMS.com to purchase seats for an action-packed schedule that also includes Indianapolis 500 practice and qualification days, concerts, autograph sessions and more. "Many fans jumped at…

Harli White Heading Down Under

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White Excited for Upcoming Opportunity to Race Sprint Cars in Australia Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF LINDSAY, Okla. -December 2, 2016 – Harli White leaves this week to embark upon her first career trip to Australia. White will compete in approximately a dozen winged 410ci sprint car races during December and January for Paul Stirton and the A-One Charge Air Coolers backed team. “It’s awesome to think people are watching from that far away,” White said. “It’s a blessing. They are really good people and are all about the safety aspect of…

New Egypt Speedway 2017 Pit Licenses & Season Passes On Sale Now

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New Egypt Speedway 2017 Pit Licenses & Season Passes On Sale Now Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Harry Cella & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – With the Holiday Season upon us and the 2017 season right around the corner, New Egypt Speedway is giving their fans and competitors a chance to get a jump start on their 20th Anniversary season as a dirt track. Season Grandstand Passes are now available for $400 and they include every REGULAR Saturday night event during the 2017 season, not to be used for special shows including the World of…

SEASON PASSES AVAILABLE FOR 55th SEASON OF AUTO RACING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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SEASON PASSES AVAILABLE FOR 55th SEASON OF AUTO RACING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SEASON KICKS OFF WITH TRADITIONAL PRACTICE DAY ON MARCH 25TH Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA December 3, 2016 . . . A season pass for every Saturday night stock car racing event at Grandview Speedway during the 2017 season may be just the gift you need for that race fan on the Christmas list. The Bechtelsville, PA one-third-mile, banked clay oval will be presenting its 55th consecutive season of auto racing under the promotion of the Rogers family. For just $350,…

MATT ROSELLI HEADS TO TRENTON INDOOR AUTO RACING EVENT DEC. 9 & 10 COMING OFF BIG OUTDOOR SEASON WIN

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Story By: Ernie Saxton/Len Sammons Motorsports Productions - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com TRENTON, NJ – December 1, 2016 . . . Matt Roselli heads to Round One of the Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series on Friday and Saturday, December 9th and 10th at Trenton, NJ's Sun National Bank Center with great momentum. The Brodheadsville, PA driver is coming off a knock-out victory at the TQ Midget race car outdoor season finale Turkey Derby held at NJ's Wall Stadium. “I’ve been good enough to win races but I just hadn’t been able to get it done,” said Roselli who is seeking…

6th Annual March Meltdown to Kick Off New Egypt Speedway’s 20th Anniversary on March 18th

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6th Annual March Meltdown to Kick Off New Egypt Speedway’s 20th Anniversary on March 18th Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Harry Cella & George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – New Egypt Speedway will kick off its 20th Anniversary as a dirt track with its 6th Annual March Meltdown on Saturday March 18th, 2017. The event which will feature Big/Small Block Modifieds in a 50-Lap affair which will pay $5,000 to win and $400 to start. The Big Block Modifieds and Open Small Block Modifieds will utilize traditional dirt modified windows while spec-headed 358 Modifieds will…

Dave Shullick Jr. To Chase Oswego Supermodified Crown

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Dave Shullick Jr. will race full time at Oswego Speedway this season. Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, N.Y. —November 30, 2016- For the first time in more than 20 years, a veteran Ohio supermodified driver will contend for Oswego Speedway’s coveted Novelis Supermodified track championship as two-time ISMA champion Dave Shullick Jr. will join forces with John Nicotra Racing for a weekly assault on the “Steel Palace” next season. Hailing from North Ridgeville, Ohio, Shullick became the first Ohio driver to win the ISMA title in 2015 and backed it up…

NYSSCA Announces 2017 HOF Inductes

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DIVERSE SLATE SET FOR 2017 NYSSCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTION Story By: RON HEDGER / NYSSCA MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Clifton Park, NY - November 30, 2016- Dirt stars Paul Jensen and Gary Balough, asphalt ace Billy Greco, racer and historian Dan Ody and longtime media stalwarts Don and Joanne Davies highlight an all-star class of inductees for the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame ceremony set for late January. Jensen, who long-time Utica-Rome Speedway promoter Gene Cole dubbed “the Smoky Yunick of Central New York” for his innovative mechanical skills, has enjoyed a 42-year career…

Airborne Park Speedway to Host Super DIRTcar Series

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Super DIRTcar Series Set to Hit the Clay at Airborne in July Story By: ROBBIE KNOWLES / AIRBORNE PARK SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PLATTSBURGH, NY – November 30, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series will invade the newly covered four-tenths mile, Airborne Park Speedway, for the first time ever on Thursday, July 6. The Super DIRTcar Series is the premier traveling series for Big-Block Modifieds in the nation. Some of the best dirt modified drivers in the country will converge on the fresh dirt at Airborne for an outstanding night of racing. “I’m excited to have one…

Big Time Series Scheduled For Sharon Speedway In 2017

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Lucas Oil LM's, All Star Sprints & Super DIRTcar Series All Set To Visit OH Track Story By: MIKE LEONE / SHARON SPEEDWAY Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM HARTFORD, OH - November 20, 2016- While the 2017 racing season is still well over four months away, Sharon Speedway management has been busy making preparations for the 88th anniversary season. All of the major events scheduled in 2016 will return with some additional events in the works. The weekly Saturday night "Steel Valley Thunder" program has been reduced from six divisions down to four for the 2017 season. After the…

THORSON WEATHERS STORMY START TO CLAIM 2016 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TITLE

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THORSON WEATHERS STORMY START TO CLAIM 2016 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TITLE Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Coming into the 2016 USAC National Midget season, many observers earmarked Tanner Thorson as the odds-on favorite to become the next series champion. Armed with three years of experience in the series and a ride in the perennially potent Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports ride, it was more than enough to provide credence to the notion that Thorson would be a contender to win each and every night he strapped into the TRD - JBL Audio/Bullet/Speedway Toyota No 67. However, the…

Eastern States Weekend Expands To Four Days With The Addition Of SSTS

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Eastern States Weekend Expands To Four Days With The Addition Of SSTS Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Brett Deyo confirmed to us this morning that he will conclude his 2017 Short Track Super Series North season at the Orange County Fair Speedway on October 19, 2017 as part of an expanded Eastern States Weekend. Since the SSTS inception in 2014 it’s North schedule has always ended at the Short Track Super Nationals held at the I-88 Speedway located near Afton, NY. The 2017 Short Track Super Nationals will get a boost as it is being combined with the American…

Dale Blaney Set to Pilot Zemco Sprinter for 2017 Season

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Dale Blaney Signs Deal to Drive Famed Zemco Speed Equipment #1 Story By: JEREMEY ELLIOTT / PENN LIVE MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF York Haven Pa.- November 29, 2016- It's been a tough couple of months for Sprint Car driver Dale Blaney, one of the top competitors in the sport. Blaney lost backing from Big Game Motorsports, which forced him to start looking for a new ride. Then came the big blow when long-time crew chief and friend George Fisher lost his battle with cancer. It's forced change into Blaney's life, but that's not always a bad thing. And…

JOEY SALDANA GETS THE CALL FOR NEWLY-FORMED STENHOUSE JR.- WOOD RACING

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WILL RACE FULL WORLD OF OUTLAWS CRAFTSMAN SPRINT CAR TOUR IN 2017 Story By: JACK DUCHARDT / STENHOUSE JR.-WOOD RACING MEDIA Photos By:PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BROWNSBURG, IND. November 29, 2016 - Sprint car veteran and 99-time World of Outlaw Craftsman Sprint Car Series winner Joey Saldana has found a new home for the 2017 racing season. Saldana will drive the Elk Grove Ford/Roth Investments No. 17 for the newly-formed Stenhouse Jr.-Wood Racing team. Owned by NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Matt Wood, Stenhouse Jr.-Wood Racing will compete full time on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series tour in…

Virginia Motor Speedway Sets 2017 Schedule

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48th Season Of Racing For Virginia Motor Speedway Story By: DAVE SEAY / VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM JAMAICA, Va. –November 29, 2016- Virginia Motor Speedway has released the schedule for next season, which will make the 48th season of racing for the Virginia half-mile dirt oval. The schedule includes 13 nights of Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship weekly racing action. The schedule also includes two Ultimate Super Late Model sanctioned events – the April 8 $20,000 to win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth and the $20,000 to win 40th Annual USA 100 presented by Commonwealth…

Asphalt Modifieds

HIRSCHMAN SWEEPS TURKEY DERBY MODIFIED RACES AT WALL SATURDAY

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HIRSCHMAN SWEEPS TURKEY DERBY MODIFIED RACES AT WALL SATURDAY Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Throughout the 2016 season Matt Hirschman lived up to his nickname “Big Money Matt” by winning many of the high paying races he entered. The Northampton, Pa. resident did it again on Saturday at Wall Stadium Speedway by winning both the Tour Type Modified and Wall Modified feature races during Turkey Derby XLIII. These two wins are added to the “Woody’s 105” race victory that he enjoyed in the summer here. Hirschman collected a combined $9,000 by…

Asphalt Modifieds

Riverhead To Host Modified Touring Series In 2017

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Event To Take Place Saturday, June 17th, At Speedway Story By: BOB FINAN / RIVERHEAD SPEEDWAY Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF RIVERHEAD, NY - November 28, 2016- Exciting news from Long Island broke Friday afternoon when Riverhead Raceway's Eddie & Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz in conjunction with Modified Touring Series owner Gary A. Knight disclosed the second year organization would be racing on Long Island Saturday June 17th, 2017 at the historic quarter mile facility. "We are very excited as well honored that our Modified Touring Series event will be the first non NASCAR Modified touring race ever at…

Big Diamond Speedway Releases 2017 Tentative Schedule

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Season Opener; March 31; Stevenson Memorial, July 7; Coalcracker, Sept. 2 Story By: SHAWN T. WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. - November 27, 2016- The countdown is on. In just four months race cars will be back on the track at Big Diamond Speedway with an open practice on Saturday, March 25, in preparation for the 2017 season as promoter Jake Smulley released the track’s tentative schedule today. A total of 25 race nights will take place at the 3/8th’s-mile coal region oval from Friday, March 31, to Sunday, Sept. 3.…

‘The Gobbler’ Re-sets For Next Saturday

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Changing Forecast, Significant Morning Rainfall Forces Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Postponement To December 3 Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY –November 27, 2016- A dramatically changing forecast press significant rainfall over Accord Speedway on Saturday morning, forcing the postponement of the ‘Gobbler’ until next Saturday, December 3. The forecast on Friday night called for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the high-40s. Saturday morning dawned with rain and frozen mix that lasted past the time pit gates were scheduled to open. The speedway, thoroughly soaked, would not have been able to be…

All Systems Go For “The Gobbler”

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FOURTH ANNUAL ‘GOBBLER’ SET TO GO ON SATURDAY AT ACCORD SPEEDWAY Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Accord NY.- November 25, 2016- Accord Speedway is ready to bring down the curtain on the 2016 outdoor dirt-track season this Saturday with a favorable forecast. The fourth annual ‘Gobbler’ is headlined by the ‘Mashed Potato’ Modifieds racing 50 laps for a $5,000 winner’s share. Sportsman battle in the ‘Turkey 25’ with $1,500 on the line (Open vs. Crate), plus ‘Pumpkin Pie’ Pure Stocks racing for a $650 winner’s share in the Ron Wright Memorial…

Sesely Taking New TQ Midget Into Battle

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SESELY AIMS TO KEEP ON WINNING INDOORS WITH NEW TQ MIDGET RIDE STARTING WITH THE BATTLE OF TRENTON. Story By: ERNIE SAXTON/ LEN SAMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ –November 25, 2016- Anthony Sesely’s three wins in the NAPA Auto Parts Gamblers Classic in Atlantic City established him as a major player in Indoor racing. The 33-year old driver from Matawan, NJ, is hoping that a new ride driving for one of the true super stars of the sport will be the ticket to getting him back to the winners circle. Sesely swept to victory…

Larson Lights Up Turkey Night Field

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LARSON CARVES UP TURKEY NIGHT WIN #2; THORSON TASTES FIRST USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TITLE Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RICH FORMAN /USAC PHOTO VENTURA, CA –November 25, 2016- On the rare occasion that Kyle Larson gets the chance to take the wheel of a midget these days, he certainly makes each opportunity count. On Thursday night in the centerpiece of the USAC National and Western States Midget calendar, Larson cooked up one of his patented performances, holding off a furious late-race rally from early leader Brady Bacon to win his second career “Turkey Night Grand…

Brady Bacon Sets Pace In TNGP Drills

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Brady Shows The Way As 53 Cars Practice at Ventura Raceway Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photo By: JEREMY RHOADS VENTURA, Calif. —November 24, 2016- Brady Bacon recorded the fastest time of the 53 drivers on hand in Wednesday night’s USAC National and Western States Midget practice at Ventura Raceway. The Broken Arrow, Okla., driver was the fastest in two of the three sessions held on the one-fifth-mile oval in preparation for Thursday night’s 76th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. His time of 12.115 seconds in the first session held up as the top speed on…

Tony Stewarts INDYcar Years Kicked Started Great Racing Career

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Retiring Stewart's Greatness Blossomed During INDYCAR years Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON/ INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: INDYcar SERIES PHOTO STAFF Indianapolis Ind.- November 24, 2016-Team Menard had been testing at Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando, Fla., for about a week when a confident, young driver was summoned for his first Indy car test. Team manager/crew chief Larry Curry had rationalized the new Indy Racing League, on the verge of its inaugural season in 1996, was created in part to provide a chance to up-and-coming hopefuls who had shown promise in sprint cars and midgets. Tony Stewart introduced himself…

Asphalt Modifieds

NASCAR: Six Drivers Earn Touring Series’ Most Popular Driver Awards

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Melissa Fifield Won the Most Popular Driver Award for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour for the Third Year in a Row. Story By: JASON CUNNINGHAM / NASCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –November 24, 2016- NASCAR named the recipients of their regional touring series Most Popular Driver Awards for the 2016 season on Wednesday. More than 47,000 votes were cast worldwide for the 2016 season honors, with six drivers earning the title of fan favorite. The 2016 Most Popular Driver Award winners are: • Austin Theriault (Fort Kent, Maine), NASCAR K&N Pro Series East •…

45th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week to Air on MAVTV Thanksgiving Night

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Bud Light 200 at Oswego Speedway to Air Thanksgiving Night at 7pm ET. Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY - November 24, 2016 - NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week took on a new twist for its 45th edition, sliding inside the steel confines of Oswego Speedway, featuring the Super DIRTcar Series Bud Light 200. This historic first outing at the 'Steel Palace' was covered in-depth by Suzuki presents SPEED SPORT and will air on national television Thanksgiving night on MAVTV, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Full coverage of the…

Asphalt Late Models

Devil’s Bowl Speedway to Host American-Canadian Tour Twice in 2017

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“Spring Green” Returns; All-New Event Coming on Vermont 200 Weekend Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST HAVEN, Vt. –November 24, 2016- The traveling stock car stars of the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will return to the Asphalt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway twice in 2017. Having just completed its 25th season, one of the premier Late Model racing series in North America will battle in a pair of exciting events at the fast Vermont half-mile that has become a favorite of drivers and fans alike. With ACT recently releasing its 2017…

Dirt Late Models

United Dirt Late Model Specs. For 2017 Season

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FAQs and Revision to New Unified Dirt Late Model Specs Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WRG MEDIA Photos By: THESPORTSWIRE.NET / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C., - November 24, 2016- As the new Unified Dirt Late Model specs released on November 9 have been reviewed by the industry, questions - as with any change - have been presented. To help answer some of the preliminary questions and usher in refinements and adjustments to the rule package, DIRTcar Racing has released the below addendum and "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQs) document. DIRTcar Racing will officially adopt the Unified Dirt Late Model Council's technical and…

Big Diamond Announces New 358 Modified Division Sponsor

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Division Sponsors Return, Track Adds More Than 1,100 Tons of New Clay Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY EDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA.- November 24, 2016-There doesn’t seem to be too much of an off-season in dirt-track racing anymore. In the two months since Craig VonDohren took the checkered flag in the season-ending Coalcracker event at Big Diamond Speedway, promoter Jake Smulley and his staff have been hard at work getting ready for the 2017 season. The warm weather this fall has allowed the track crew to resurface the 3/8th’s-mile oval with more than…

Stout Field Ready To Battle At Accord Speedways Gobbler

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Stout Field Set To Battle This Saturday At Accord Speedway As ‘Gobbler’ Event Closes Curtain On 2016 Northeast Dirt Track Season; Who Will Be The Day’s Big Winner? Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY –November 23, 2016- Outdoor dirt-track racing in the Northeast for 2016 comes to a close this weekend in style. Accord Speedway presents the fourth running of the ‘Gobbler’ event on Saturday (November 26) featuring a “full plate” of racing to include the ‘Mashed Potato’ Modifieds in a 50-lap, $5,000-to-win contest, the ‘Turkey 25’ for Open vs. Crate…

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Wall Stadium Turkey Derby Ready to Rumble

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LARGE FIELDS EXPECTED FOR WALL STADIUM TURKEY DERBY Story By: JEFF GRAVETT / WALL STADIUM MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. -November 23, 2016- If the overflowing number of cars that were in the Wall Stadium Speedway pit area for the two pre-race practice sessions are any indication, the 43rd running of the Turkey Derby stock car classic at Wall Stadium Speedway could feature a record setting field in both quality and quantity. The event is presented on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend during the daylight hours. Among the Tour Type Modified standouts expressing interest in…

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