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Final Showdown to Settle USAC Midget Championship Battle

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THORSON & BAYSTON: ONE FINAL SHOWDOWN TO DETERMINE USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TITLE Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM Indianapolis Ind.- November 23, 2016- Nine points separate two men from reaching the pinnacle of their sport. Two men who’ve endured a season that’s seen its ups and its downs, but a season that can be redeemed and rewarded with one more successful performance in an event that simply oozes with history – the 76th running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at California’s Ventura Raceway. The main figures playing lead roles on the…

Asphalt Modifieds

Tri-Track Modified Series Expands Operations

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Tri-Track Open Modifieds Gain Support for 2017 Story By: TRI-TRACK MODIFIED SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Seekonk, Ma. —November 23, 2016- The Tri-Track Open Modified Series formally announced this week the expansion of its operation. Founding partners Dick Williams and Jim Schaefer have joined forces with Wayne Darling of Seekonk, Ma. and Mark Pennink of Huntingdon Valley, Pa. The operational group is already well into plans for the 2017 season with a number of additional announcements expected in the coming weeks. “The series just got too big for us to handle on our own,” said Schaefer, who joined…

Kevin Swindell Takes on Team Ownership Role

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Kevin Swindell Finds New Passion in Ownership Side of Racing Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM GERMANTOWN, Tenn. - November 23, 2016 – Kevin Swindell has shifted into a different side of motor sports in 2016. Swindell, who became the youngest driver to win a World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series feature when he was 17-years-old and who is the only driver to record four straight Chili Bowl Nationals victories, became an owner this year. It began in January at the Chili Bowl, where Kevin Thomas Jr. wheeled a midget owned…

Rusty Wallace Racing Ferrari At Daytona

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Rusty Wallace Will Drive a Ferrari Sports Car Durng the Ferrari Finali Mondiali on Dec. 1-4 at Daytona Int'l Speedway. Story By: DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWY MEDIA Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / DAYTONA INT'L MEDIA DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –November 23, 2016- NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace is going to return to the driver’s seat for the upcoming Ferrari Finali Mondiali on Dec. 1-4 at Daytona Int’l Speedway. The 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will race on Daytona’s 3.56-mile road course for the Risi Competizione/Ferrari of Houston team in the North America series of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli. Wallace will…

Ray Allen Kulhanek Joining ASCS National Tour

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Ray Allen Kulhanek Ready to Tackle the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Next Year. Story By: BRYAN HULBERT /ASCS SERIES MEDIA Photo By: JAY HALLAS DANBURY, Texas – November 23, 2016-Ray Allen Kulhanek and team owner Bruce Griffith have announced plans to take on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour full time next season. “I’ve worked really hard trying to go run the ASCS National Tour,” Kulhanek said. “I’m pretty excited to do that and feel blessed to have the opportunity. To team up with a guy as established as he is it’s an honor and a blessing. I’m not going…

DIRTcar Northeast Champions Crowned

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Drivers, Sponsors and Promoters Recognized at DIRTcar Banquet Story By: COBY GORNIEWICZ / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM SYRACUSE, N.Y - November 22, 2016 - The 2016 season came to an end with the completion of the 2016 DIRTcar Northeast awards ceremony Saturday night. This year's banquet was full of familiar faces as drivers, sponsors and promoters were recognized and champions were crowned. The Night of Champions kicked off with the recognition of the Mr. DIRTcar champions. Throughout the year, DIRTcar Racing distributed nearly $300,000 in point fund awards, thanks to contributions from Hoosier, VP Racing…

Dirt Late Models

It’s Brandon Sheppard In Rocket No. 1

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Brandon Sheppard Will Step Into The No. 1 Rocket Late Model Next Season, Swapping Rides With WoO LMS Champion Josh Richards Story By: MARK RICHARDS RACING MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM SHINNSTON, W. Va. — November 22, 2016- Two-time Dirt Track World Championship winner Brandon Sheppard has been hired to drive the Valvoline/Seubert Calf Ranches No. 1 Rocket chassis house car next season. Sheppard is essentially swapping rides with four-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series champion Josh Richards, who announced last week that he was taking Sheppard’s seat in the Best Performance No. b5 dirt late…

Asphalt Modifieds

Jimmy Blewett Plans Four Division Assault At Turkey Derby

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Jimmy Blewett Plans Four Division Assault At Turkey Derby Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com No driver in the history of Wall Stadium has won more races during the 42-year history of Turkey Derby than Jimmy Blewett. Blewett has amassed 16 total wins in the annual post-Thanksgiving Classic also known as Turkey Derby in Wall/SK Modifieds, Tour Type Modifieds and last year adding a Dirt Modified win to that ever growing resume. This year the Howell, NJ driver who is better known as “Showtime” will again compete in Tour-Type Modified action aboard the family owned No. 76 to go along…

Georgetown Speedway’s Historic Return

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Deyo’s Passion Revitalizes Delaware Dirt Track Racing Story By: MARSHALL GABELL/ RACECHASER MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM GEORGETOWN, Del. —November 22, 2016- Through his business skills and pure love for the sport, racing enthusiast and Short Track Super Series owner Brett Deyo was able to restore, for the first time in decades, a lost treasure to Delaware this past season: enjoyable, competitive dirt track racing. Having built his persona with the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Velocita South and Halmar International North Regions, two series for big-block modified and open sportsman competition, Deyo was prepared for his…

All Star Circuit of Champions Heading to Susky

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SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY SETS 2017 ALL STAR CIRCUIT OF CHAMPIONS DATE Story By: BRAD VORES / SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, PA - November 22, 2016- For the first time in history, Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will compete on the red clay at Susquehanna Speedway. Set for Sunday, August 20, 2017, the first ever All Star Circuit of Champions date at the York Haven facility will be the Justin Snyder Salute to the Troops . “I am thrilled to have the All Star Circuit of Champions come to Susquehanna Speedway…

Harli White To Tackle ASCS National Tour

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Harli White Will Embark on Her First Full Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Season in 2017. Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LINDSAY, Okla. – November 22, 2016- Harli White is planning on tackling the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour next season. “I’m really excited to race full time with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour,” White said. “I want to test myself against the best competition and the best way to do that is to race around the country on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.” White, who said she will…

BANNER YEAR: CJB Motorsports Finishes Off Best Year in Teams History

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Gravel and Swindell Add to Teams Legacy as Eyes Now Turn Toward 2017 Story By: CJB MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CARLISLE, PA. - November 22, 2016 - CJB Motorsports team owners Chad & Jenn Clemens seemed to sum up their 2016 season pretty well when asked. "We felt like it rocked," said the couple that fielded the #5 Big Game Treestands, J.R.C. Transportation Inc., C&S Lawn & Landscape machine for David Gravel and the #1 Big Game Treestands, GoMuddy.Com for Sammy Swindell. "All in all, we were very satisfied with what we achieved together as a team.…

New Crew Chiefs For Pittman & Sweet At KKR

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Daryn Pittman and Brad Sweet Will Have New Crew Chiefs for The 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series season. Story By; KASEY KANE RACING MEDIA Photos By: TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM MOORESVILLE, N.C. –November 22, 2016- Kasey Kahne Racing drivers Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman will both have new crew chiefs when the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series kicks off in February. Kale Kahne is moving from Pittman’s No. 9 team to take over leadership duties on the No. 49 car driven by Sweet. Kahne has been paired with Pittman for several years and helped lead Pittman to the…

STSS Sets 2017 Opening Dates

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Georgetown and Orange County Fair Speedways Kick Off 2017 Season Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Georgetown De.- November 22, 2016-With on-track activity for 2016 winding down, preparation is full-steam-ahead by management of the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP. STSS organizer Brett Deyo has set opening dates for the fourth season of the series’ existence, once again featuring North and South Regions for the big-block/small-block Modifieds. The 2017 South Region opener will take place on Saturday, March 11 at Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, Del., with the second running of the…

Asphalt Modifieds

After A Career Season, Timmy Solomito Is Taking His Driving Talents To Turkey Derby

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After A Career Season, Timmy Solomito Is Taking His Driving Talents To Turkey Derby Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com After winning the first four races of your NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career and finishing a career best third in the season long points standings, with nine Top-5’s and 11 Top-10s in 17 starts, how else would you want to end your season? At Turkey Derby of course. Long Islander Timmy Solomito who picked up wins in the Icebreaker at Thompson, his home track at Riverhead Raceway on Long Island, Seekonk Speedway and Monadnock Speedways in NWMT competition in 2016…

Jimmie Johnson Makes History, Scores Record Tying 7th Championship

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Jimmie Johnson Wins at Homestead to Claim Record-Tying Seventh Title Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR Homestead, Fla. –November 21, 2016- Call him Seven-Time.....Jimmie Johnson joined NASCAR’s most exclusive club on Sunday, winning the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to claim his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, putting the driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on par with icons Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. “You’re a good man, you’re a great champion, and now you’re a seven-time champion,” crew chief Chad Knaus radioed to Johnson, who grabbed the lead…

Sunday Homestead-Miami Notebook

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CREW CHIEF CHAD KNAUS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF JIMMIE JOHNSON’S RECORD-TYING EFFORT Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR HOMESTEAD, Fla. –November 21, 2016- All Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus wanted was another shot, and when Dylan Lupton hit the Turn 2 wall on Lap 252 to bring out the fifth caution of Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400, Knaus clenched his fist in anticipation. At the time, Johnson was running sixth, trailing the three Championship 4 drivers—Joey Logano, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards—he needed to beat to claim a record-tying seventh…

5-Hour Energy Back On Board For Knoxville Nationals

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5-HOUR ENERGY® RETURNS AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2017 KNOXVILLE NATIONALS Story By: BRYAN HULBERT/ KNOXVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF KNOXVILLE, IA – November 21, 2016- Following a successful 2016 entry into grassroots racing, 5-hour ENERGY® has announced they will return to sprint car racing’s most prestigious race as the title sponsor of the 2017 Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway. The 57th running of the 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores will be held August 9-12, 2017. The four-day event hosts more than 100 of sprint car racing’s greatest drivers from the United…

KRIMES CLAIMS SECOND TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IN LINCOLN 410 SPRINTS

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Leiby Takes 2016 Track Title in Lincoln 358 Sprint Division Story By: BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK, PA, - November 21, 2016- Lincoln Speedway track champions and special year-end awards were handed out at the Wyndham Garden York Hotel Saturday night, November 19th. The top ten finishers in the season -long point series for both sprint car divisions, and special awards were distributed to rookies’ of-the-year and most improved driver. KRIMES SCORES SECOND LAWRENCE CHEVROLET TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IN THREE YEARS Denver’s Alan Krimes rode the strength of two wins and consistent top…

Port Royal 50th Annual Tuscarora 50 Goes Big

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50th Annual Port Royal Speedway Tuscarora 50 To Pay $50,000 To Win Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, PA –November 21, 2016- The biggest and richest event in the long and storied history of Port Royal Speedway was announced Saturday night, November 19, 2016 at the annual oval awards banquet. Celebrating its 50th annual running on September 9, 2017, the 50th annual Tuscarora 50 for sprint cars will pay $50,000 to win out of a nearly $100,000 total purse. Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars…

Brady Bacon Collects Second USAC Title

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Brady Bacon Captured his Second USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series Championship. Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF INDIANAPOLIS IND.- November 21, 2016 -For the second time in the last three seasons, Brady Bacon has been crowned as USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car champion. Following a runner-up finish at Indiana’s Gas City I-69 Speedway in May, the 26-year-old Broken Arrow, Okla., driver took a point lead he would not relinquish, eventually building his advantage in the standings to 314 by season’s end. The 314-point margin between Bacon and second-place Stockon was the largest…

Johnny Sauter Claims NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Title

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William Byron Gets Record Seventh Win Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICCE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR HOMESTEAD, Fla. –November 19, 2016- Johnny Sauter won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship with a third-place finish in Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, leaving race winner William Byron to consider what might have been. As Byron and Tyler Reddick battled for the lead, Sauter passed Championship 4 contender Matt Crafton for third-place on Lap 119 of 134 at the 1.5-mile track. Sauter then pulled away to claim the championship as Crafton faded to seventh in…

Stewart Starts The Next Chapter His Way

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Stewart Says Goodbye With Wry Humor And Little Fanfare—The Way He Likes It Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF / GETTY IMAGES HOMESTEAD, Fla.— November 19, 2016-Most people probably think the next chapter in Tony Stewart’s life begins on Sunday night, after he races his final laps in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. But from Stewart’s perspective, the next phase of his life starts on Saturday, a day before Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 (2:30 p.m. on NBC), his final race in NASCAR’s premier division. Saturday is when he gets a new cell phone…

Championship Battle Going Down to The Wire at Homestead

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Championship 4 Drivers are Tightly Bunched at Homestead; Harvick wins pole Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR HOMESTEAD, Fla. –November 19, 2016- Jimmie Johnson’s rueful rhetorical question told the story of Friday’s knockout qualifying session at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “What’s a championship race without a little drama?” Johnson asked after earning the 14th starting position during a session fraught with difficulty for the No. 48 team. Kevin Harvick, who was eliminated from the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup last Sunday at Phoenix, won the pole for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 Championship 4 race…

Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Returns

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Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Event Will Return to The Chili Bowl. Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHAL MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF TULSA, Okla. –November 19. 2016- The third edition of Bryan Clauson’s Racers for Autism hosted by Lauren Stewart will take place at the long-time Chili Bowl fan favorite Caravan on Jan. 9. The event sponsored by B&H Contractors and Dooling Machine is set for Monday night, Jan. 9, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Caravan is located at 41st and Memorial (7901 E 41st St) in Tulsa, Okla., just a few short minutes away from Tulsa Expo Raceway. A…

Grandview Speedway Preps for 2017 Season

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T.P.TRAILERS RETURNS FOR SIXTH SEASON AS A MAJOR SPONSOR OF NASCAR STOCK CAR RACING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bechtelsville, PA -November 19, 2016 - Again in 2017, as they have for the past five years, T.P.Trailers of Limerick, PA will continue as a major sponsor at NASCAR sanctioned stock car racing at Grandview Speedway. The Perkins family, operators of T.P. Trailers in Limerick, PA, feel that they gain great exposure for their business through their sponsorship at Grandview and that results in increased support for their business…

BJF-ENGINEERED THREE QUARTER MIDGET TO MAKE TRENTON DEBUT

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ALL NEW BJF-ENGINEERED THREE QUARTER MIDGET TO DEBUT AT BATTLE OF TRENTON INDOOR RACE EVENTS DEC. 9-10, 2017 Story By: ERNIE SAXTON/ SAMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ- November 19, 2017 - A newly engineered Three Quarter (TQ) Midget built by BJF of West Valley, N.Y., wrenched by veteran TQ team owner Blu Metz and driven by Metz’s ace Geoffrey Sutton, is ready to take on the favored Mark Lafler-built cars that have dominated the Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series Fueled By VP Racing Fuels. The LSMP Indoor Auto Racing Series starts with…

Asphalt Modifieds

Stafford Speedway Releases 2017 Event Schedule

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Modified Touring Series Event Replaces TSI 150 WMT Race Story By: SCOTT RUNNING / STAFFORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Stafford Springs, CT- November 18, 2016—With just over 5 months until the 2017 season kicks off at the 46th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler, Stafford Speedway is proud to announce the 22 event 2017 schedule. “We are excited about the 2017 season, we have our marquee events and have added 4 new shows to the schedule,” explained Stafford COO/GM Mark Arute. “Stafford’s key focus remains to have a strong weekly program for the fans and race…

Turkey Night Grand Prix Field Grows

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Larson, Bell & Abreu File Turkey Night Entries Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:TOMMY HEIN & JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IND. -November 18, 2016- Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Rico Abreu have all filed entries to compete in the 76th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix, slated for Nov. 24 at California’s Ventura Raceway. After closing out their NASCAR seasons this weekend in Miami, Larson, Bell and Abreu will head to Ventura for the prestigious midget race. Larson, a native of Elk Grove, California, engraved his name in the Turkey Night history books in…

Dirt Late Models

Josh Richards Heading to Best Performance Motorsports Team

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Josh Richards Will Drive For Best Performance Motorsports fOR 2017 Season. Story By: JOSH RICHARDS RACING MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SHINNSTON, W.Va. –November 18, 2016- Reigning World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series champion Josh Richards will drive for Best Performance Motorsports next year. Richards, who in years past has driven the No. 1 Rocket house car for his father Mark Richards that was based Northern, W.Va., will instead drive for Best Performance Motorsports out of their shop in St. Marys, Ohio. Brandon Sheppard drove the Best Performance Motorsports No. B5 car this season with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt…

Lost Speedways Event on Tap at SAM

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RACING HISTORY AND DINOSAUR BARBEQUE: A WINNING COMBINATION Story By: RON HEDGER / SARATOGA AUTO MUSEUM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Saratoga Springs, NY -November 17, 2016-The latest edition of the Saratoga Automobile Museum's wildly popular "Lost Speedways" program is set for Saturday, November 26th, with the program to feature displays of memorabilia and five presentations on various subjects. And for the first time ever, refreshments from the equally popular Dinosaur Barbeque will be available for museum visitors. "This event does not fit into an afternoon, so we open the memorabilia displays in late morning with presentations starting at 12:45,"…

TITLES TO BE DECIDED AND STARS CONVERGE AT 76TH TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX IN VENTURA

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TITLES TO BE DECIDED AND STARS CONVERGE AT 76TH TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX IN VENTURA Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Fans who congregate at the Ventura Raceway for the 76th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix next Wednesday and Thursday, November 23rd and 24th, will have a chance to see a bevy of racing stars, including NASCAR divers Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Rico Abreu, as well as two championships being decided. Spectator gates will open at 3:00 PM each day with qualifying at 3:30 and racing at 5:30. After closing out their NASCAR…

ALEX BRIGHT TO SUIT UP FOR 2017 USAC EASTERN STORM

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ALEX BRIGHT TO SUIT UP FOR 2017 USAC EASTERN STORM Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Dan DeMarco & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Midget racing standout Alex Bright will pilot a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car for Pennsylvania car owner Rick Kaylor in the 11th annual "Eastern Storm" series in 2017. Bright, who has yet to make a USAC Sprint Car start in his career, has 40 career USAC National Midget feature starts, including a second-place finish at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway in 2012. The Collegeville, Pennsylvania native is renowned for his success in a midget on a resume that is…

Stewart Ready to Return to His Roots

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Tony Stewart Says It’s ‘Halftime’ In His Career As final Sprint Cup Series Race Looms on Sunday Story By: BILL KLINGBIEL / STEWART-HAAS RACING MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF HOMESTEAD, Fla. —November 17, 2016- Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart will make his 618th and final start in the series Sunday afternoon at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but the Indiana native is already looking ahead to next season. After 18 years, 49 victories and three championships, Stewart will continue in his role as team owner of Stewart-Haas Racing next season, but will also get back to his roots on the…

Johnson; Kanaus Shoot For Record Setting Championship

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Johnson, Knaus Can Cement Names Atop NASCAR Record Books Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR Miami Fla.- November 17, 2016- Jimmie Johnson has been there before – more than any other driver in the past two decades. But this trip to Homestead-Miami Speedway for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 (2:30 p.m. ET; NASCAR.com/tickets) is different. In the first place, Johnson has his first opportunity to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship under the 16-driver elimination format introduced by the sanctioning body in 2014. Beyond that, in what is the transcendent story of…

Graham Rahal Recieves SoldierStrong Honors

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Rahal Honored for Work with SoldierStrong Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind. - November 17, 2016- Graham Rahal accepts SoldierStrong’s “Commitment to Service Award” not on his own behalf but for his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team. The third annual honor, bestowed on the Verizon IndyCar Series driver Tuesday, is in recognition of those who make a significant impact to raise awareness of SoldierStrong, charitable organization whose mission is to improve the lives of the men and the women of the United States Armed Forces. Rahal and his team have…

Courtney Lands Clauson-Marshall Ride For 31st annual Chili Bowl Nationals

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Tyler Courtney Will Drive a Clauson-Marshall Racing Entry During the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHALL RACING MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM NOBLESVILLE, Ind. —November 17, 2016- Tyler Courtney will drive a midget fielded by Clauson-Marshall Racing during the Jan. 10-14 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at Tulsa Expo Raceway inside the River Spirit Expo Center. Courtney will be making his sixth Chili Bowl appearance after winning rookie-of-the-year honors in the event while racing for Bryan Clauson Racing in 2011. “To say I’m excited is an understatement,” Courtney said. “When Tim (Clauson) and Richard (Marshall) approached me with…

NASCAR Sets Driver Guidelines for Xfinity and Truck Series

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NASCAR Finally Keeping Premier Drivers Out of Xfinity and Trucks Series Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD /RACERSGUIDE.COM Trenton NJ.- November 17, 2016- I have long felt that NASCAR should keep Cup drivers from racing in the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series. It is something that I have had strong feelings about for a long time. Many in the industry feel the same way and certainly I have heard from a large number of fans that shared my thinking. It just did not seem fair to have Cup racers coming in to take the…

AJ Foyt Racing Sets 2017 Driver Line Up

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Daly & Munoz Join A.J. Foyt Racing Story By: MITCH ROBINSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IND.- November 17, 2016- Talented young drivers Conor Daly of the United States and Carlos Munoz of Colombia will join forces with A.J. Foyt Racing in the Verizon IndyCar Series beginning next season. Daly, who spent his rookie season with Dale Coyne Racing in 2016, will drive car No. 4. Munoz — a race winner at Andretti Autosport — will drive the team’s flagship No. 14 entry. “Both of our drivers are very young and they’ve got their whole future ahead…

Sides Preps for 2017 Outlaw Campaign

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Sides Says Two Big Wins Highlight 2016 Season, Will Return to Outlaws in 2017 Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDELINE MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BARTLETT, Tenn. - November 17, 2016 – A pair of feature victories highlighted the 2016 season for Jason Sides. Sides scored a World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series win in April at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., which is a short drive from his hometown. “To get a win close to home would be the biggest highlight of the year,” he said. “It just seemed like it fell into place, like…

Pruett And Lexus Headline Opening Day Of Rolex 24 Testing

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Scott Pruett and the Lexus RC-F GT3 headlined the opening day of Rolex 24 testing Tuesday at Daytona Int’l Speedway. Story and Photos By: DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –November 17, 2016- One of IMSA’s biggest stars, driving one of IMSA’s newest cars, highlighted the opening day of Rolex 24 At Daytona testing on Tuesday. Five-time Rolex 24 champion Scott Pruett was on hand helping to shake down the No. 14 RC F GT3 Lexus, a stunning machine painted in “Ultrasonic Blue 2.0” livery and making its long-awaited public debut, all in preparation for the 55th Rolex 24 At Daytona…

Fuller and Graham Ready to Take on 2017

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Fuller and Graham Ready to Take on 2017 Story By: Mandee Pauch/DIRTcar Media - Photos By: Jeff Clemons & Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com Weedsport, N.Y. - Nov. 16, 2016 - Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified standout Tim Fuller is coming off one of his strongest seasons to date with a solid third-place finish in the championship point standings for car owner Dave Rauscher. With two series wins and eleven top-five finishes for Rauscher, Fuller won't be behind the wheel of the familiar No. 19 Monadnock Disposal Service in 2017. The two have mutually agreed to part ways, leaving Fuller up for…

Energized American Racer Cup Program Set For 2017 Season; BD Motorsports Media LLC Takes Over Program Management

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Energized American Racer Cup Program Set For 2017 Season; BD Motorsports Media LLC Takes Over Program Management Story By: Brett Deyo/American Racer Cup - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro, George Steigerwalt Jr., & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com INDIANA, PA – The American Racer Cup, an incentive program for racers at participating facilities across the Northeast, enters the 2017 season with new direction. Fred Woodward of Lias Tire, the Indiana, Pa.-based regional distributor of American Racer tires, has named Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media LLC to manage the American Racer Cup program for next season. The 2017 season will mark the eighth year…

New Egypt Speedway To Host Awards Banquet Saturday, January 7th

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New Egypt Speedway To Host Awards Banquet Saturday, January 7th Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Harry Meeks & Jim Brown/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – New Egypt Speedway will crown its 2016 point champions on Saturday January 7th 2017 at the Sheraton of Eatontown located on Industrial Way East in Eatontown, NJ. The speedway is working with the hotel to reserve a block of hotels at a cheaper rate for the evening. Point champions that will be crowned will be Ryan Godown in the 358 Modifieds, Bob Lineman Jr. in the Sportsman, Brandon Grosso in the…

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ALL-STAR FIELD EXPECTED FOR WALL STADIUM TURKEY DERBY

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ALL-STAR FIELD EXPECTED FOR WALL STADIUM TURKEY DERBY Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ If the quality and quantity of race cars at the November 12 Turkey Derby practice and the interest of other Modified stock car drivers can be any indication the 43rd running of the Turkey Derby stock car classic at Wall Stadium Speedway will feature an all-star field. The event is presented on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend and set during the daylight hours. On hand for the November 12 practice and turning fast times were…

Past ‘Gobbler’ Winners Danny Johnson & Anthony Perrego In Different Seats For 2016 Edition

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Past ‘Gobbler’ Winners Danny Johnson & Anthony Perrego In Different Seats For 2016 Edition; Northeast Dirt-Track Finale Set For November 26 At Accord Speedway Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com ACCORD, NY – Race fans, this is it. The final 2016 shot to see outdoor dirt-track racing in the Northeast takes place at Accord Speedway on Saturday, November 26 with the fourth running of the post-Thanksgiving ‘Gobbler’ finale. Fans will enjoy 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…

IRCO RETURNS FOR 10TH CONSECUTIVE QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW

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Show runs Sunday, March 5th through Saturday, March 11 at Phillipsburg Mall IRCO RETURNS FOR 10TH CONSECUTIVE QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW Story By: Bob Miller/Thunder on the Hill - Photos By: Ace Lane Jr./RacersGuide.com The dates for the popular tenth edition of the week long Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show have been confirmed for 2017 and the hard-working staff and the many historical groups and speedways are putting all of the necessary pieces in place to produce another great show. The successful event will once again begin its week long run at…

New Egypt Speedway To Conclude 2016 Season On Saturday December 3rd With 19th Annual Flea Market & Swap Meet

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New Egypt Speedway To Conclude 2016 Season On Saturday December 3rd With 19th Annual Flea Market & Swap Meet. Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway - Photo By: George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – New Egypt Speedway will conclude its 19th season as a dirt track on Saturday December 3rd, 2016 with their annual Flea Market & Swap Meet in the pit area. The Swap Meet & Flea Market is open to all divisions of racing with Street Rods and Classic Cars & parts are welcome as well. It must be racing or automotive related in order to sell.…

Mahoning Valley Speedway’s Kyle Strohl nominated for EMPA John Blewett III Young Guns Award

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Mahoning Valley Speedway’s Kyle Strohl nominated for EMPA John Blewett III Young Guns Award Story By: Dino Oberto/Mahoning Valley Speedway - Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com Mahoning Valley Speedway’s Kyle Strohl has been nominated by the Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) as candidate for the John Blewett III Young Guns Award presented by New England Fuels. The 17-year old Strohl, who is known as “The Real Deal” wrapped up his third year of racing an asphalt Modified at Mahoning Valley Speedway in a big way, winning a Race of Champions Tour 150-lap feature against a stellar field of competition. It was…

BACON ADDS MIKE CURB “SUPER LICENSE” TO 2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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BACON ADDS MIKE CURB "SUPER LICENSE" TO 2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. has wrapped up the 2016 USAC Mike Curb "Super License," adding that to the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Championship he completed last weekend. The $5,000 cash award will be presented by Mr. Curb at the December 9 USAC "Night of Champions" National Awards Banquet at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis, Ind. The award honors the driver earning the most total USAC National points in the Silver Crown, National Sprint and National Midget series…

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