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North-South Shootout Honors Family

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North-South Shootout Is All About Family Story By: NORTH / SOUTH SHOOTOUT MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- October 26, 2016- While the $10,000 purse for the tour-type modified division during the 14th annual John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout in Memory of Charles Kepley at Concord Speedway on Nov. 3-5 is incentive enough, for modified driver Jimmy Blewett of Hopewell Township, N.J., it’s more about family and friends. “Being in honor of Charles and my brother means a lot to make a run for it,” said Blewett. “Charles was a good friend of my brother, and…

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Ransomville Speedway Year in Review

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A Look Back at the 2016 Season at Ransomville Speedway Story By: TANA ROBINSON / RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM RANSOMVILLE, NY- October 26, 2016- The biggest news of the 2016 season at Ransomville Speedway was the purchase of the racing facility made by the Atwal family, who became the third owner in the history of the speedway. The speedway saw numerous improvements this past season. Which included a brand new state of the art video board and a new lap counter. New Ransomville Speedway General Manager Tana Robinson was able to meet the…

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Halloween Havoc On Tap for Accord Speedway

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Fun Filled Halloween Havoc Rolls Into Accord Speedway This Saturday, October 29th Story By: STEVE PADOS / ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES & DAVE DALESANDRO/ RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY- October 26, 2016- After a few weeks of much needed downtime to recharge the minds and souls, Accord Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer have been working diligently at completing all of the chores as they ready the speedway for their Halloween Havoc event this coming Saturday, October 29th. The fun filled and exciting event will mark the regular season curtain closer for the successful promotional team now in their…

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Volusia Speedway Park Gets Back on Track

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Weekly Racing Resumes at Volusia Speedway Park Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WRG MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- October 26, 2016- DIRTcar Racing is proud to announce Volusia Speedway Park will be resuming weekly racing in 2016. VSP Racing, LLC and DIRTcar Racing have come to an agreement to finish out the 2016 racing season. Racing action is scheduled to resume Friday, November 18 with an open practice for all divisions, and a full racing program on Saturday, November 19 that will include Late Models, Hobby Stocks, Thunderstocks, and Gladiators. VSP Racing, LLC is newly founded…

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POWER RANKINGS: Northeast DIRT Modifieds Eastern States Weekend Edition

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The 55th Annual Eastern States weekend has come to a close, also there was on track action at Delaware International and Outlaw Speedways this past weekend. Drivers of the Week thus far in 2016: 4/3 - Duane Howard 4/10 - Ryan Godown 4/17 - Matt Sheppard 4/24 - Matt Sheppard 5/8 - Erick Rudolph 5/22 - Erick Rudolph 5/30 - Craig VonDohren 6/5 - Matt Sheppard 6/12 - Matt Sheppard 6/19 - Danny Creeden 6/26 - Stewart Friesen 7/4 - Matt Sheppard 7/11 - Stewart Friesen 7/25 - Tim Fuller 7/31 - Ryan Godown 8/7 - Stewart…

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BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY PRESENTS FIRST URC/360 SPRINTS BIG TRACK CLASSIC

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BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY PRESENTS FIRST URC/360 SPRINTS BIG TRACK CLASSIC Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com The Bridgeport Speedway is preparing for its first United Racing Club/360 Sprints Big Track Classic coming to the Logan Township speed plant on Friday and Saturday, November 4th and 5th honoring the late, great competitor and URC official, Midge Miller for the First Annual Midge Miller Memorial. Racing will get underway at 7:30pm on Friday night with the winged 360 machines take to the track for qualifying before competing in a twenty-five lap main event that will pay $2,000 to…

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Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals: At a Glance

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All Roads Lead to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway as the 2016 Season Comes to a Close Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WRG SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- October 25, 2016- The most prestigious dirt racing event in the country, the Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals, returns for three days of heart-pounding, clay-slinging action on the lightning-fast, half-mile oval on October 27-29. The Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals brings together the top series in the sport, the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series, the…

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Crate Late Models Ready for Georgetown Showdown

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Crate Late Models Set To Battle For Cool $1,000 Winner’s Share November 5 At Georgetown Speedway; Rules Allow For 602 & 604 Combinations; $100 To Start! Story By: BRETT DEYO / GEORGETOWN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM GEORGETOWN, DE- October 25, 2016- A cool $1,000 winner’s share awaits one Crate Late Model driver at the conclusion of 20 laps Saturday, November 5 at Georgetown Speedway. The Crate Late Model division makes its first 2016 appearance at Georgetown, the historic half-mile oval, as part of the two-day November 4-5 Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend Season Finale, featuring nine classes of stock…

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Donny Schatz Seeking History at World Finals

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Can Become The First Driver to Win Both Sprint and Late Model Class Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- October 25, 2016- Donny Schatz is not a one-trick pony in the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series. The seven-time sprint car series champion found a new challenge in the Outlaws’ late model series, and when he grabbed the reigns of the 2,300-pound iron horse, reality hit him for the first time since he first wheeled a 360-sprint car 24 years ago. “Late Model racing is like the horse you…

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Peach State Warriors Heading to ‘Bad Boy’ World Finals

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Georgia Stars Target World Finals Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WoO LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- October 25, 2016- Augusta-based Bad Boy Off Road will bring the cream of the crop in Georgia dirt late model racing to the the Oct. 27-29 Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Brandon Overton and Dale McDowell will lead the Peach State stars into a a three-day spectacular of unprecedented, wheel-to-wheel dirt late model action in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series season finale. Overton – a…

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Grit Meets Glitz: Saldana Stays True to His Roots

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Joey Saldana Adds an Old-School Touch to The Big Stage Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC- October 25, 2016- Joey Saldana may be a second generation racer within his family, but he still believes he is the cut from Sprint Car racing’s original fabric. In Saldana’s 20-year career with the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series, he has arguably dressed more for the shop than for the racetrack. To him, driving is just a fraction of the job. The “Brownsburg Bullet” currently stands at 99 career wins with the Outlaws.…

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Oswego Race of Champions Closes Out 2016 Season

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Race Of Champions Closing Oswego Season Story By: DAN KAPUCSINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS BURGESS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY- October 25, 2016- The 66th annual Race of Champions will conclude the season for the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series fueled by Sunoco this Saturday at Oswego Speedway. It will also be the final time for race fans to see asphalt modifieds compete in New York during the current racing season. Patrick Emerling and Chuck Hossfeld have engaged in a battle for the top spot throughout the season and with just 250 laps remaining in the…

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Coleman Gulick Wins Thrilling Dutch Hoag Memorial 360 Event at Outlaw.

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Beats Lucas Wolfe to the line for a $3,000 Pay Day. Story By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, NY –October 24, 2016- Binghamton’s Coleman Gulick returned to Central, NY a few months ago to resume his 360 winged sprint car career. He was knocking on the door at many Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) events at season end, this time he put together all 25 laps for a $3,000 victory. For the young star, it was an all-out, three wide outside sweep coming off turn of two lapped cars…

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Hard Clay Happenings Eastern States Weekend Notebook

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Hard Clay Happenings Eastern States Weekend Notebook: Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com 64 Big-Block Modifieds, 73 Small-Block Modifieds, 81 Sportsman and 36 Street Stocks were on hand bringing the car count to 254 for the weekend which would have been higher but the 305 Sprint Cars were scrapped following Saturday’s rain. Brett Hearn would lead the last 80 laps in the 100 Lap event for the 358 Modifieds and looked like he had pocketed another $15,000 check at OCFS but would come up 23lbs light at the scales post race handing the win to Brian Krummel in…

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Friesen Finally Wins The One That Got Away at Eastern States

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Friesen Finally Wins The One That Got Away at Eastern States Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com In 2010 just a couple of weeks fresh off of winning his first Super DIRT Week 200-lapper at the NYS Fairgrounds, Stewart Friesen looked like he was well on his way to his first Eastern States 200 win at the Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, NY. Unfortunately a scoring error on a late race restart prohibited Friesen from winning one of the “Crown Jewels” in northeast Dirt Modified racing. Fast forward to 2016. Friesen set fast time on Friday over probably…

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Friesen Strikes Late;Takes Eastern States 200 Title

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Driver Makes Last Lap Pass On Brett Hearn To Take $35,000 Payday Story By: FRANK CATIZONE / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY -October 24, 2016- Stewart Friesen brought a packed house to its feet on the final lap of the 2016 racing season as he secured his first Eastern States 200 Modified victory during a heated battle with the event’s all-time winner Brett Hearn Sunday night at the Orange County Fair Speedway. Friesen, who called OCFS his home for the first time this racing campaign, dove underneath Hearn while racing between the third and fourth…

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Hirschman Takes Tri-Track Series Title with Speedbowl Score

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Hirschman Takes Home First Speedbowl Check Story By: TRI-TRACK MODIFIED SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM WATERFORD, CT- October 24, 2016- Matt “Money” Hirschman lived up to his name once again on Sunday night at New London-Waterford Speedbowl. He took down the victory in the $5,000 to win NorthEast Race Cars Tri Track Open Modified Series feature event and with the win, he locked up the 2016 championship. “It worked out really well, we had a good starting spot,” Hirschman said. “The car really responded well to the start of the race and that was important because the cars…

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Modifieds Set to Double-Down at Georgetown Championship Weekend

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$10,000 ‘Georgetown Double-Down’ Set For Modified Racers At Georgetown Speedway Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend November 4-5 Story By: BRETT DEYO / GEORGETOWN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM GEORGETOWN, DE- October 24, 2016- Modified racers, be ready. There are 10,000 reasons to make the tow south to Delaware in November. Thanks to a partnership with Chesapeake Paving of Parsonsburg, Md., a $10,000 ‘Georgetown Double-Down’ program has been announced for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend set for November 4-5 at Georgetown Speedway. During the two-day Mid-Atlantic Championship weekend, Friday night’s (Nov. 4) small-block Modified 30-lap event offers a $3,000 winner’s share. On…

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Logano Wins a Wild One at ‘Dega’

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Logano Advances with Win in Wild Talladega Race; Chase Field Cut to Eight Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR TALLADEGA, AL- October 24, 2016- If Joey Logano’s victory in Sunday’s Hellman’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was decisive—in relative terms—the race between Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon for the final spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup’s Round of 8 was anything but. In an overtime race that went four laps past its scheduled distance, Logano surged ahead after a restart on Lap 191 at the 2.66-mile track and beat runner-up Brian…

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Strohl Octoberfast in Mahoning RoC 150

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16-year old Kyle Strohl Tops Impressive Mahoning Valley Speedway RoC Field in Octoberfast 150 Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, PA- October 24, 2016- Mahoning Valley Speedway’s season finale Octoberfast 2016 almost became “Octobersplash” as rain was dominating much of the day but thanks to the dedicated effort by track crew, the race went off albeit two hours over the original start time, and fans who braved the brisk autumn night were treated to a thrilling 150 lap feature for the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Modified Series Fueled by…

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Sprint Cup Championship Hopes Go Up in Smoke

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Truex, Keselowski See Championship Hopes Go Up in Smoke Story By: MIKE HEMBREE / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR TALLADEGA, AL- October 24, 2016- Two drivers who were among the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season’s most productive winners won’t be in the race for the championship. Former champion Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr., winners of four races apiece this year, fell out of Sunday’s Hellman’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway with blown engines and failed to qualify for the Round of 8 with four races remaining on the schedule. Also knocked out of the championship group…

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Pittman Returns To WoO Winning Ways At Salina

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Leads Every Lap In A-Main; Gains Momentum Heading Into World Finals Story By: BREDAN CAPERIA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PRYOR, OK - October 23, 2016 - Daryn Pittman returned to his winning ways on the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series tour Saturday night, winning the O'Reilly Auto Parts Twister Showdown at Salina Highbanks Speedway. Pittman’s trip down victory lane was his eighth of the season. With the win, Pittman – like his teammate Brad Sweet the night before – shattered a winless streak that spanned four months. His last victory was at Williams Grove…

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Sheldon Haudenschild Wins Arctic Cat All Star Finale,

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Chad Kemenah Claims Fifth Career Arctic Cat All Star Championship Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSUIDE.COM CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -October 22, 2016 - For the fifth time in his career and for the first time since 2005, Alvada, Ohio’s Chad Kemenah is an Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions titlist, earning his fate by finishing eighth during the championship finale at Atomic Speedway on Saturday, October 22. It is a first-ever title for team owner Rob Hunter. Kemenah, pilot of the Rob Hunter-owned/Seneca Energy Corp/DKW Transport/JRC Transportation/Bonnell’s Rod Shop/ No. 10H…

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OneDirt World Short Track Champions Head to Victory Lane

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The 3-day Inaugural Event Wraps Up With Nine Division Champs Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CMS PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, N.C. - October 23, 2016 - The first-ever OneDirt World Short Track Championship came to a close on Saturday night with the "crowning" of nine division champions, but the big win went to all of the 325 weekly drivers as the dirt racing family reunion brought them all to center stage, resulting in a father/son duo in Victory Lane in the Pro Modified division, a two-brother duo in Victory Lane in the Monster Mini-Stock class, and…

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Burt Myers Collects Another Modified Crown

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Burt Myers Wins the Southern Modified Racing Series Finale on Saturday at Caraway Speedway Story By: PASS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: ROBERT EVERHARDT / RACERSGUIDE.CO ASHEBORO, N.C. – October 23, 2016- Burt Myers pulled the double Saturday night at Caraway Speedway by claiming the win in the Kenny Minter Memorial 125 and, in so doing, taking the inaugural Southern Modified Racing Series championship. Myers’ second career SMRS win capped off a remarkable season which also saw him claim titles at Bowman Gray Stadium and in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. “This is just a dream come true because I feel…

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Grant Enfinger Scores First Truck Series Win

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Chase Field is Cut to Six Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR TALLADEGA, Ala. –October 23, 2016- In the race that decided the lineup for the Round of 6 in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase, Alabama native Grant Enfinger stole the thunder from the playoff drivers in Saturday’s Fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. With a strong push from GMS Racing teammate and Chase driver Ben Kennedy after a restart on Lap 93 of 94, Enfinger surged to the front and stayed there in the face of a last-lap challenger…

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Friesen Eye’s Eastern States 200 Crown Jewel

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Stewart Friesen Will Start From The Pole for Sunday’s Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway. Story By: FRANK CATIZONE / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. –October 22, 2016- Stewart Friesen will chase another modified crown jewel from the pole after earning the top starting spot for the Eastern States 200 on Friday at Orange County Fair Speedway. Friesen, fresh off his fifth victory in the Bud Light 200 at Oswego Speedway on Oct. 9, was part of the final group to qualify Friday evening. He knocked Brett Hearn off the top spot with a 107.655…

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Features Set For World Short Track Championship

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Drivers Stake Their Claims During Night Two Of Inaugural Event At Dirt Track At Charlotte Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / DIRTCAR Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM /CMS PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC - October 22, 2016- Three hundred and twenty cars took to the Dirt Track at Charlotte for time trials and heat races on the second day of the inaugural OneDirt World Short Track Championship. As nine divisions got in on the racing action, all drivers battled to stake their claim in Saturday night’s features. There’s no time for a bad night when a qualifying spot for the main event is at…

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Boniface Takes Eastern States Sportsman Main

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Wild Night On The Hard Clay; Nearly 100 Sportsman Cars Attempt To Qualify Story By: FRANK CATIZONE / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY - October 22, 2016-Tyler Boniface put an exclamation point on his most successful season ever at the Orange County Fair Speedway Friday night. He led the entire distance to capture the 50-lap championship for the Sportsman division in the 55th annual Eastern States Weekend Racing Festival. Boniface, a 23-year-old driver from Pine Bush, got the jump on pole-sitter Jared LaBagh at the drop of the initial green and never looked back as…

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Sweet Silences The WoO Sprint Field At Lakeside

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Snaps More Than Four-Month Series Winless Streak With Victory Story By: COLBY GORNIEWICZ / WORLD OF OUTLAWS MEDIA Photos By: LONNIE WHEATLEY / RACERSGUIDE.COM KANSAS CITY, KS - October 22, 2016- Brad Sweet steamrolled ahead Friday night to his eighth win of the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series season at Lakeside Speedway. The O'Reilly Auto Parts Rumble on the River did not only give Sweet an advantage to finish the season’s points race in the top-three, but the victory also snapped a 33-race drought for Sweet. Sweet had not won a feature in the series since Badlands (S.D.)…

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Bacon Rumbles To Leffler Memorial Triumph

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BACON A BEAST IN “JASON LEFFLER MEMORIAL” SCORE AT WAYNE CITY Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: NEIL CAVANAH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Wayne City, Illinois - October 22, 2016-Wayne County Speedway in southern Illinois is a place that’s become near and dear to Brady Bacon and the FMR Racing team. Nearly exactly one year to the day of Bacon and FMR’s initial series start, the duo reached its greatest height yet Friday night – their very first USAC National Midget feature victory in the midget racing season’s largest winner’s payout share in North America. Bacon, the 2014…

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Eckert Hall of Fame Bound

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Rick Eckert Joins Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC –October 22, 2016- Preceding the 36th Annual Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship presented by Optima at Portsmouth Raceway Park (Ohio), the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2017. Of the eight drivers graced with the honor, World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series pioneer “Scrub” Rick Eckert was one of them. “I already knew I was old, but it makes you feel even older,” joked Eckert, receiving the call…

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Mother Nature Wins All Star Series Openner

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All Star Finale Set For Saturday Press Release By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM CHILLICOTHE, Ohio –October 21, 2016- With Mother Nature’s failure to cooperate, washing away competition for Friday evening, October 21, Atomic Speedway and Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions officials have decided to reschedule the original two-day Arctic Cat All Star championship finale and now host a single day shootout, all set for Saturday, Oct. 22. Drivers will battle for a top prize equaling $10,000 on Saturday evening, highlighting a complete show that will include qualifying time trials, heat race competition, consolations,…

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INDOOR RACING’S BIGGEST THREE QUARTER MIDGET RACE WINNER, TED CHRISTOPHER TO DRIVE FOR TREY HODDOCK

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] INDOOR RACING’S BIGGEST THREE QUARTER MIDGET RACE WINNER, TED CHRISTOPHER TO DRIVE FOR TREY HODDOCK Story By: Ernie Saxton/LSMP - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com TRENTON, NJ October 21, 2016 . . . The roar of racing engines will move indoors on Friday and Saturday, December 9-10 when Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) presents the first of three indoor TQ Midget racing series events at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ. When that first green flag drops at the Battle Of Trenton Presented By Oliver Communications And NAPA Auto Parts, the TQ Midget field will see a fundamental shift in…

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Over 300 Cars Come Out for Night One of OneDirt World Short Track Championship

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Over 300 Cars Come Out for Night One of OneDirt World Short Track Championship Story By: Cristina Cordova/DIRTcar Media - Photos By: Justin Fiedler/DIRTcar CONCORD, N.C. - Oct. 20, 2016 - Night one of the OneDirt World Short Track Championship drew to a close at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway at 10pm. Over 300 entries across nine divisions showed up for the opening night hot laps of the inaugural 3-day event. Under a warmer than usual fall evening in Concord, North Carolina, the first-ever OneDirt World Short Track Championship kicked off with a night of rotating…

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Along For The Ride With Otto Graham

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Going Along For a Ride With a Race Team. Story & Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM Weedsport NY.- October 21, 2016- First let me introduce myself: I'm Otto Graham, and as a young man I was a racer, (1960's at Fonda and Victoria Speedways), since then I've been a picture taker, taking photos for my now extinct website "Ottos Race Action" and of late taking pictures for the website www.racersguide.com. The Ride Along is a concept I thought up in 2011. Basically I get in with a race team and go along with them to their race destination where…

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Overton Returns to Crates for OneDirt World Short Track Championship

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Will Use Event to Prepare for World Finals Next Week Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO LM SERIES EDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. – October 21, 2016 – Brandon Overton did not take the usual steps a driver would to rise up through the ranks in dirt racing. Rather, the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series regular took an unorthodox step, first wheeling a Super Late Model before stepping down into the Crate Late Model class with less horsepower. Overton, who recorded his first series win in a preliminary feature for Lernerville Speedway's prestigious Firecracker 100,…

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FMP Speedway Re-Sets Sunday Events

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FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY MOVES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23RD EVENT TO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH WITH A RAIN DATE OF SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY – October 20, 2016- Five Mile Point Speedway is moving this Sunday’s race program to Saturday, October 29th with a built in rain date for Sunday, October 30th. All rain checks will be honored. The move is being made for multiple reasons with the biggest reason to allow teams to race at the Dutch Hoag National event at Outlaw Speedway this Sunday and…

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Mid-Atlantic Championships Coming To Georgetown Speedway Friday-Saturday November 4-5

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Mid-Atlantic Championships Coming To Georgetown Speedway Friday-Saturday November 4-5; Big-Block Modifieds, Small-Block Modifieds, Super Late Models Headline Nine Divisions Of Racing! Story By: Brett Deyo/Georgetown Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com GEORGETOWN, DE – A two-day event to please the tastes of race fans is coming to Georgetown Speedway on Friday-Saturday November 4-5. The Mid-Atlantic Championships take over the historic half-mile oval with nine divisions of racing to close out a highly successful 2016 season. The Mid-Atlantic Championships are sure to draw some of the Northeast’s top talent to Delmarva. Modifieds, big- and small-block varieties, will be featured…

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POWER RANKINGS: Northeast DIRT Modifieds Week Of 10/16/16

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] The season is starting to wind down with only a few big race weekends left on the calendar at Orange County, Delaware, Charlotte, Georgetown, Bridgeport and finally ending with The Gobbler at Accord on Thanksgiving weekend. Drivers of the Week thus far in 2016: 4/3 - Duane Howard 4/10 - Ryan Godown 4/17 - Matt Sheppard 4/24 - Matt Sheppard 5/8 - Erick Rudolph 5/22 - Erick Rudolph 5/30 - Craig VonDohren 6/5 - Matt Sheppard 6/12 - Matt Sheppard 6/19 - Danny Creeden 6/26 - Stewart Friesen 7/4 - Matt Sheppard 7/11 - Stewart…

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CLAUSON AND STENHOUSE RACE ON IN BRYAN’S MEMORY THURSDAY AT WAYNE CITY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] CLAUSON AND STENHOUSE RACE ON IN BRYAN'S MEMORY THURSDAY AT WAYNE CITY STORY BY: RICHIE MURRAY/USAC MEDIA - PHOTOS BY: PETE MACDONALD/RACERSGUIDE.COM One year ago at the "Jason Leffler Memorial," we were fortunate enough to witness a classic Bryan Clauson performance. On the gas, smooth and steady, never flinching a muscle, Bryan was able to fend off a relentless Rico Abreu during the final 12 circuits of an intense 40-lap feature to take the victory on the one-eighths-mile bullring. This Thursday night at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Illinois, there will certainly be a void with the absence…

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Shane Stewart Looks For Twister Repeat

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Stewart Chases Another Victory in O'Reilly Auto Parts Twister Showdown at Salina Highbanks Speedway Story By: TONY VENEZIANO / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SALINA, OKLA. — October 20, 2016 — Shane Stewart has won on some of the biggest stages with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series in his career. He has claimed the Kings Royal at the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio, as well as the Ironman 55 at I-55 Raceway in Missouri. He has also been victorious on preliminary nights during the Knoxville Nationals at the legendary Knoxville Raceway in Iowa and…

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2016 Arctic Cat All Star Championship To Be Determined At Atomic Speedway

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Two-Day Program Complete With $20,000 Main Event And $2,000 “Race of Champions” Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF INDIANAPOLIS IND.- October 20, 2016 - Entering the final weekend of competition as one of the closest point battles in Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions history, “America’s Series” will determine a 2016 champion on Saturday evening, October 22, at Atomic Speedway, concluding a near-50 race campaign through much of the Northeast and Midwest that welcomed nearly 300 different sprint car competitors to the dirt in 2016. Thirteen drivers from four different states…

Earnhardt Jr. Staying Busy, Still Has More Left In The Tank

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Getting Back In Shape For 2017 Return Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / RACERSUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Reading Pa.- October 20, 2016- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is confident he will be back in shape ready for racing on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit come the 2017 Daytona 500 in February. Earnhardt has not driven a race car since early July. He will miss a total of 18 races during the 2016 season. This is all the result of a concussion suffered in a June 12th crash at Michigan International Speedway. Though he has…

Dixon Comes to Grips With Disappointing 2016 Season

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Scott Dixon Was Still Fast, He Just Didn’t Experience The Results Expected For a Four-Time Verizon IndyCar Series Champion. Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind. - October 20, 2016- An offseason of change will see team owner Chip Ganassi switching engine manufacturers to Honda from Chevrolet. Longtime sponsor Target will depart. But Dixon, who has a long-term contract, is confident he will return as one of the series contenders in 2017. He’s been too good for too long to believe anything else. “We only come here to do one…

Dirt Modifieds

Outlaw Speedway Moves Dutch Hoag Memorial 7s Wild Nationals to Sunday October 23rd

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Outlaw Speedway Moves Dutch Hoag Memorial 7s Wild Nationals to Sunday October 23rd Story By: Steve Ovens/Outlaw Speedway - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com (DUNDEE, N.Y.) – One of the biggest paying events of the season at Outlaw Speedway was set to take place this coming Saturday. But a strong chance of wet, cold weather on Saturday has forced Outlaw Speedway owner and promoter, Tyler Siri, to change the event to Sunday October 23rd. "After looking at the forecast for the last handful of days, it's getting worse," said Siri when contacted by phone. "We need to move…

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THURSDAY’S “LEFFLER MEMORIAL” PACKS STAR POWER FROM ACROSS THE RACING LANDSCAPE

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] THURSDAY'S "LEFFLER MEMORIAL" PACKS STAR POWER FROM ACROSS THE RACING LANDSCAPE Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com The swan song of USAC racing in the Midwest this season comes to Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Illinois this Thursday night, October 20th for the 4th annual "Jason Leffler Memorial." Nestled alongside a cornfield in the heart of southern Illinois, the one-eighth mile dirt track comes alive just once a year for midget racing. When a driver rolls into Wayne City, he or she has to be on their game. It's close-quarters, full-contact racing and…

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SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY PRESENTS BILL THOMAS MEMORIAL WEEKEND

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY PRESENTS BILL THOMAS MEMORIAL WEEKEND Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Spirit Auto Center Speedway is preparing to wave the checkered flag on the 2016 season with a big three day weekend show - the 6th Annual Bill Thomas Memorial. Bill Thomas was instrumental in the building of the small car divisions on the Bridgeport quarter mile before his untimely death. The Speedway and the Thomas family continue to honor Thomas' memory with the running of this annual event. Action gets underway on the quarter mile track on Friday evening…

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Pittman Looks To Continue Late-Season Surge

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Daryn Pittman Has Been The Most Consistent Driver on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Story By: TONY VENZARNO / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KANSAS CITY, Kan. —October 19, 2016- Since July 22, only one driver on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series circuit has finished in the top-10 in each and every race. That driver is Daryn Pittman and the stats work out to 26 consecutive top-10 finishes, with 17 of those being top-five performances. Pittman looks to extend his late-season top-10 streak this week in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rumble on the…

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DQed Eldora Drivers Withdraw Lawsuit

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A Lawsuit Filed by Scott Bloomquist and Four Other Dirt Late Model Drivers Has Been Dismissed. Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ROSSBURG, Ohio –October 19, 2016- A federal lawsuit filed against World Racing Group Inc. (WRG) and subsidiary DIRTcar Racing, Eldora Speedway Inc. and its owner Tony Stewart by five drivers and race teams disqualified following June’s Dirt Late Model Dream was dismissed Tuesday in U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of New York. U.S. District Court Judge Mae A. D’Agostino signed the dismissal order in Albany, N.Y. “With ticket…

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