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Opportunistic Truex gets coveted win in Bojangles’ Southern 500

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Opportunistic Truex gets coveted win in Bojangles’ Southern 500 Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service - Photos By: Getty Images/NASCAR DARLINGTON, S.C. – Martin Truex Jr.’s luck changed. Kevin Harvick’s didn’t. And that was the difference in Truex’s unexpected victory in Sunday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Truex led 28 laps, all after passing Ryan Newman for the top spot on Lap 339 of 367. Harvick led a race-high 214 laps, bringing his career total to 10,068. But where Truex’s much-maligned pit crew performed its finest stop when it counted most—under caution on Lap 351—Harvick’s crew…

John Hunter Nemechek wins wild Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] John Hunter Nemechek wins wild Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Story By: Lee Bailie/NASCAR Wire Service - Photos By: Getty Images/NASCAR Bowmanville, Ontario, CANADA – In what has quickly become tradition for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series when it races north of the border, the Chevrolet Silverado 250 produced yet another wild and memorable finish. This time around at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, John Hunter Nemechek and Cole Custer made contact on the last corner of the last lap and crossed the start-finish line in the grass in a virtual tie. Following a few…

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Jimmy Phelps Takes Brewerton Checkers and Championship

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Jimmy Phelps Wins Brewerton Speedway Modified Feature And Championship; Ron Davis III And Jeff Sykes Also Champions Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY - September 3, 2016 - A huge crowd and an overflow pits set up a winning night for everyone Friday at the Brewerton Speedway. Three track championships and the final round of the A-Verdi Storage Containers 360 Sprint Car Series hit the speedway to do battle for the regular season finale presented by Schneider Packaging Equipment Company and McDonald’s Restaurants®. Feature winners were, Jimmy Phelps (Modifieds)…

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Johnson, Pitts & Speed 2016 Albany-Saratoga Champions

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Johnson, Pitts & Speed 2016 Albany-Saratoga Champions Story By: Toby LaGrange/Albany-Saratoga Speedway PR - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com Malta, NY – The Albany-Saratoga Speedway closed out the 2016 points season Friday evening and when all was said and done, a new face entered the history books as a track champion and a two-time titlist became a three-time champion. Coming into the night’s action Marc Johnson trailed Brett Hearn by one point in the race for the 2016 Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified track championship. When the checkered flag waved over the field Johnsons fifth place finish earned him…

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Dixon’s perfect drive nets 40th career win, fourth at Watkins Glen

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Dixon's perfect drive nets 40th career win, fourth at Watkins Glen Story By: Mike Kitchel/INDYcar - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Jeff Clemons/RacersGuide.com WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016) - Scott Dixon capped a perfect weekend with a perfect Sunday drive to win the INDYCAR Grand Prix at The Glen presented by Hitachi in the Verizon IndyCar Series' return to Watkins Glen International. The No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver led 50 of 60 laps to collect his fourth triumph on the 3.37-mile permanent road course steeped in open-wheel racing history. It was also the 40th…

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Larry Wight Takes Care Of Business Winning Fulton Speedway Modified Feature And Championship

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Larry Wight Takes Care Of Business Winning Fulton Speedway Modified Feature And Championship Story By: Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway - Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY - September 3, 2016 - There is a classic rock song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive called, ‘Takin Care of Business.’ That is exactly what Larry Wight did Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds. It all came down to 35 laps between Larry Wight and Jimmy Phelps to decide a champion after season long battles that started in early spring on the ‘Highbanks.’ Wight had his car working…

KRAUSE AND HOPKINSON TAKE WALL STADIUM MODIFIED WINS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] KRAUSE AND HOPKINSON TAKE WALL STADIUM MODIFIED WINS Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ With a majority of those on the speedway grounds keeping an eye on the weather due to the impending forecast of a tropical storm Andrew Krause of Holmdel and Derek Hopkinson of Toms River kept their eyes on the track to win Downs Ford Modified main events on Saturday night at Wall Stadium Speedway. Krause’s win was his third of the campaign while Hopkinson won his first main event of the year. In the first…

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Doug Esh Roars to Beam Tribute Race Victory

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DOUG ESH WINS INAUGURAL GARY BEAM TRIBUTE RACE FRIDAY NIGHT AT WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA –September 3, 2016- It was all Doug Esh in the inaugural running of the Gary Beam Tribute Race for the sprint cars Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway as “The Hammer” led all 25 laps and was never challenged. The race was run in honor of the late car owner that had three track championships at the Grove, along with wins and other championships throughout central Pennsylvania. His wife,…

46TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CLASSIC OFFERS $25,000 TO WINNER AT GRANDVIEW ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] 46TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CLASSIC OFFERS $25,000 TO WINNER AT GRANDVIEW ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 TSRS SPRINTS AND SPORTSMAN PLUS MOD PRACTICE FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway - Photos By: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA September 4, 2016 . . . Craig VonDohren, Jeff Strunk, Meme DeSantis, Duane Howard and Billy Pauch Sr. have all won the Freedom 76 Modified Classic multiple times and it is quite possible that all of them will be competing for another opportunity to collect the $25,000 first place money when the Granddaddy of area big dollar Modified events is…

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WINDOM OUTGUNS SWINDELL IN EPIC Du QUOIN SHOOTOUT TO WIN TED HORN 100

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] WINDOM OUTGUNS SWINDELL IN EPIC Du QUOIN SHOOTOUT TO WIN TED HORN 100 Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Rich Forman/Neil Cavanah/USAC Racing Du Quoin, Illinois.........In a battle of the young lion and the wise veteran, resilience prevailed as Chris Windom of Canton, Illinois fought back to retake the lead from Jeff Swindell with a daring outside turn three pass just three laps from the finish to win his first career USAC Silver Crown Championship race on a dirt mile in Saturday night's "Ted Horn 100" presented by Casey's General Stores at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.…

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Sheldon Haudenschild scores $10,000 during Inaugural Dirt Classic Ohio at Attica

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Sheldon Haudenschild scores $10,000 during Inaugural Dirt Classic Ohio at Attica Raceway Park, Mega Labor Day weekend continues Sunday at Wayne County Speedway with Pete Jacobs Memorial Story By: Tyler Altmeyer/ASCoC - Photos By: Vince Vellella/ASCoC & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com ATTICA, Ohio (September 3, 2016) - After nearly giving it all away, spinning in front of the entire feature field after leading the first eight circuits at Attica Raceway Park, Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild would recover; rigorously working back to the top spot around a pair of Ohio veterans, ultimately scoring the 40-lap, Inaugural Dirt Classic Ohio victory worth…

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Dixon shatters track record to win Watkins Glen pole

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Dixon shatters track record to win Watkins Glen pole Story By: Mike Kitchel/INDYcar - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Jeff Clemons/RacersGuide.com WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - For as much success as Scott Dixon has enjoyed at Watkins Glen International, he had never won the pole position at the iconic road course. Until today. Dixon laid down a track-record lap of 1 minute, 22.5259 seconds (147.008 mph) in the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet during the climactic Firestone Fast Six segment of knockout qualifying to capture the Verizon P1 Award. The 25th pole position of Dixon's Indy car…

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Davenport Back in Winning Form at Attica

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Davenport Dashes to Win at Attica Raceway Park Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSUIDE.COM ATTICA, OH -September 3, 2016- Defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion Jonathan Davenport returned to his winning form by taking the feature event on Friday night at Attica Raceway Park. Davenport took the lead on lap 14 from Doug Drown, who had led the first 13 circuits. Dennis Erb Jr. charged from his 12th starting spot to finish second. Doug Drown, the defending track champion at Attica, had the home track fans on their…

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Outlaws Oust the Field at Lernerville

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Eckert and Richards Win Their Qualifying Features Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SARVER, Pa. - September 3, 2016 - Rick Eckert and Josh Richards each led their qualifying features to the checkers Friday night, sharing victory lane for the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series' opening night of Working Man weekend presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway. In a new format, two qualifying heats decided the eight drivers who transfer to Saturday's Craftsman Club® Feature. Four drivers from each qualifying feature will transfer to Saturday's 75-lap finale. Both Eckert…

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It’s Crunch Time at Lebanon Valley

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Championship Battle Comes Down to The Wire on Lebanon Valley High Banks Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon NY.- September 2, 2016-Hard to believe that the 2016 Lebanon Valley Speedway season is nearly complete. Only one more race remains for Modified and Pro Stock teams, and that is this Saturday. Reasoning as to why these two classes finish for the season when they do is relatively simple. DIRTcar requires that track championships for Modified and Pro Stock divisions be over by Labor Day. In the Modified class, the race on…

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Sheppard Scores $17,500 Victory at Lebanon Valley

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Captures his first Mr. Dirt Track USA 100 Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, N.Y - Sept. 1, 2016 - Matt Sheppard made a late race charge by Kenny Tremont Jr. and set his No. 9s machine on cruise control at Lebanon Valley Speedway for the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified Mr. Dirt Track USA 100. After Sheppard took a wild ride at Canandaigua on Saturday totaling his car, his team was able to regroup in no time to take the checkers Thursday night and capture the $17,500…

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46TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 TAKES PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 10 AT GRANDVIEW

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY CONTINUES TO OFFER FAN FRIENDLY EVENT; 46TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 TAKES PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 10 Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway - Photos By: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA - The annual Freedom 76 Modified stock car classic at Grandview Speedway continues to be one of the most successful short track dirt racing events in the nation. The 46th annual edition of the race, which attracts some of the best dirt track racing talent, is set for Saturday, September 10th with the winner walking off with at least $25,000. With another huge crowd anticipated, the Rogers family, operators…

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Virginia Motor Speedway to Host Aaron’s / Pepsi Championship Night this Saturday September 3

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Virginia Motor Speedway to Host Aaron’s / Pepsi Championship Night this Saturday September 3 Story By: Dave Seay/Virginia Motor Speedway - Photos By: Al Goulder/Virginia Motor Speedway Jamaica, VA – This Saturday September 3rd Virginia Motor Speedway Aaron’s / Pepsi Championship Night and the final week of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship season. The night will featuring the Victory Lap Late Models, Budweiser Modifieds, Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Collision One Limited Stock Cars in action. Champions will be crowned in all four divisions. Competitor gates for Saturday September 3rd will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at…

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COCKRUM EYES HISTORY AS HE VIES FOR 3-IN-A-ROW SATURDAY AT Du QUOIN

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] COCKRUM EYES HISTORY AS HE VIES FOR 3-IN-A-ROW THIS SATURDAY AT Du QUOIN Story By: Richie Murray/USAC - Photos By: Rich Forman/USAC Two-time, defending "Ted Horn 100" winner Shane Cockrum finds himself in rarified air coming into this Saturday night's 64th edition of the 100-mile USAC Silver Crown race at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in southern Illinois. While there have been a pair of drivers who've won three and four consecutive champ car races at the "Magic Mile," not a single driver has won in three straight calendar years. The "Tinley Park Express," Tony Bettenhausen, won three AAA…

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Biffle, Kahne search for Victory Lane at Darlington

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Biffle, Kahne search for Victory Lane at Darlington Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service - Photos By: RacerGuide.com Photo Staff One of the bigger surprises of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was veteran stars Greg Biffle and Kasey Kahne failing to make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. This year, the two experienced wheelmen find themselves in a similar predicament. With just two races remaining until NASCAR's playoffs, Kahne (52 points below the final Chase spot) and Biffle (-144) both need a win to get in. They get their first of two chances at a…

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Honda Signs on as Presenting Sponsor for Red Bull Global Rallycross Season Finale in Los Angeles

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Honda Signs on as Presenting Sponsor for Red Bull Global Rallycross Season Finale in Los Angeles, October 8-9 Story By: Andrea Sobel/Red Bull GRC - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com LOS ANGELES, CA – American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has partnered with Red Bull Global Rallycross as presenting sponsor of the series’ third annual event at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro on October 8-9. Red Bull Global Rallycross Los Angeles presented by Honda will be a double-header event, and will serve as the season finale for the 2016 season. The event weekend will also mark the…

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WOO Late Model Series At A Glance: Caution! Men Working!

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Series Leaps to Labor Day Weekend for Final PA Stint Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA /WOO LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - September 1, 2016 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series schedule is dwindling - three more shows ramping up to the coveted Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals in Concord, N.C. But in hindsight, Lernerville Speedway's Working Man weekend presented by GottaRace.com is no less of a show for the series' regulars. With a new racing format coupled with an additional day for the first time in the event's history,…

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Black & Blue: Stout Bud Classic 200 Field Aims to Dethrone Bob Bond, Otto Sitterly in 2016

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Bond and Sitterly in The Cross Hairs of Classic Field Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF OSWEGO, NY -September 1, 2016- – Since 2009 the Budweiser International Classic 200 for Novelis Supermodifieds at Oswego Speedway has been ruled by the black and blue duo of Bob Bond and Otto Sitterly, each claiming all of their Classic titles in the seven year span. This year however, some argue there are nearly two dozen drivers with a shot at the $15,000 top prize. Driving the John Nicotra Racing No. 7, Sitterly has claimed four Classics in…

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Seven-Time Champ Donny Schatz Leads the World of Outlaws into the Western Swing

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Western Swing Events include Skagit, Elma, Willamette & Chico Story By: GARY THOMAS / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Alger, Washington - September 1, 2016- On the strength of four wins in a row since the Knoxville Nationals Fargo, North Dakota's Donny Schatz leads the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series into the Western Swing, beginning this weekend at the Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington. The Western Swing in 2016 encompasses six nights of racing up and down the left coast, including events in Skagit; Elma; Lebanon, Oregon; and Chico, California. Since finishing second at the Knoxville…

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INDYCAR Voices: Historic road courses will determine title

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INDYcar Returns to Historic Watkins Glen International Story By: PAUL PAGE/ INDYcar SERIES COMMENTATOR RETIRED Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO Watkins Glen NY.- September 1, 2016-Two major road courses will determine the Verizon IndyCar Championship this year. Both have wonderful histories and great challenges for INDYCAR drivers and teams. And maybe some surprises. The Glen is back. Watkins Glen International in upstate New York is much like Road America in Wisconsin and about the same age – both opened in the mid-1950s, evolving from races held on nearby public roads. Watkins Glen, site of this weekend’s INDYCAR…

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Twice as Nice: Two, $10,000 Paydays Await Arctic Cat All Stars During Labor Day Weekend,

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Championship battle heats up! Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER /ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IND.- September1, 2016- The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will celebrate the upcoming holiday weekend in a big way; competing in two areas of the Buckeye State for a pair of $10,000 top prizes. “America’s Series” will visit familiar territory during their holiday tour of Ohio, entering action at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, and the Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio. The weekend will ignite officially on Saturday, September 3, with the inaugural Dirt Classic Ohio in Attica, Ohio. The…

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Down to The Wire in ‘The Hard Clay’ Title Fight

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ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY POINT CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Story By: JOHN SNYDER /OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY & JANE CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY - September 1, 2016- When New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra said, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” truer words were never spoken. That’s exactly the case in two of Orange County Fair Speedway’s weekly racing divisions. With the season-long point championships to be decided Saturday, September 3, drivers competing in the Big-Block Modified and Street Stock ranks are locked in tight point battles with the outcomes in doubt until each division’s…

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Three Big Full Point Events to Kick off the Labor Day Weekend Action for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints!

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Special 360 Open at Weedsport on Monday Story By: DEAN REYNOLD / EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM /RACERSGUIDE.COM SYRACUSE, NY – September 1, 2016- The Labor Day Weekend annually closes down the Summer Season and it’s no different with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS). Three $2,000 to win full point events will kick off what is now a four-race weekend. The Brewerton, Thunder Mountain and Utica-Rome Speedways will see the battle of the Lucas Oil Championship continue to kick off the American Holiday Weekend. A special 360 Open by the ESS gang will…

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Accord Speedway Locked and Loaded for Championship Night

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Great Racing, Chicken BBQ, Sparrow’s Nest Charity And Spectacular Fireworks Highlight Friday At Accord Speedway Story By: STEVE PADOS /ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY – September 1, 2016- The Accord Speedway is locked, loaded and ready for this coming Friday evening, September 2nd, to usher in a full compliment of awesome events scheduled at their pristine entertainment facility. Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer and staff have worked overtime and then some to prepare for one of the biggest nights of the season on the Accord Speedway schedule. When the gates of the speedway swing open…

Northeast DIRT Modified Power Rankings Week Ending 8/28

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] 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 Friesen 8/14 - Craig VonDohren 8/21 - Ryan Watt 8/28 - Kenny Tremont Jr. [xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”]

TWIN MODIFIED RACES ON TAP SATURDAY (Sept. 3) AT WALL STADIUM

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] TWIN MODIFIED RACES ON TAP SATURDAY (Sept. 3) AT WALL STADIUM Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Wall Stadium Speedway will celebrate the Labor Day holiday weekend with six feature races for five stock car divisions this Saturday evening (Sept. 3). Highlighting the card will be Twin Downs Ford Modified 40-lap main events. The first, rain postponed from July 30, will be contested before regularly scheduled qualifying at 5:30 p.m. sharp. The second will be presented later in the evening as a part of the regularly scheduled racing card.…

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Friesen Drives From 16th To Win Georgetown ‘Blast at the Beach’ & Secures STSS South Championship

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] No Conserving: Stewart Friesen Drives From 16th To Win Georgetown ‘Blast at the Beach’ & Secures STSS South Region Championship; Brandon Grosso (Crate 602 Sportsman), Scott Calhoun (Delmarva Charger) & Robert Smith (Super Truck) Also Score Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com GEORGETOWN, DE – With a championship on the line, no one could have blamed Stewart Friesen for racing conservatively Tuesday night at Georgetown Speedway. But conservative, he was not. Friesen, a Canadian who now lives in Sprakers, N.Y., roared from 16th to win the ‘Blast at the Beach’ presented by Hurlock Auto &…

Weedsport Speedway Doubleheader Closes Labor Day Weekend

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Labor Day Double Play Faetures DIRTcar Series and Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Story By: SHANNON PHELPS/ WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM Weedsport NY-August 31, 2016- The Weedsport Speedway will come to life on September 5th with a huge holiday doubleheader. The Labor Day Double Play features the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds, as well as the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints. The special Monday show highlights two of the top regional sanctioning bodies under one roof for what will certainly be a must-see event. The Lucas Oil ESS tour will be making their first appearance…

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THE BATTLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ENDS SATURDAY AT GRANDVIEW

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46th ANNUAL $25,000 TO WIN FREEDOM 76 FEATURES TOP NAMES ON SEPTEMBER 10 Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BECHTELSVILLE, PA AUGUST 31, 2016 - The championships in all three divisions of NASCAR stock car racing at Grandview Speedway will be decided this Saturday, September 3. With this being one of the most competitive seasons, 24 different feature winners, seen at the one-third-mile, banked clay oval the Saturday night action is expected to be some of the best of the season. T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds will top the night of action with racing starting…

Like Father, Like Son; Pauch, Jr. Looking to Become a Champion at NES

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Like Father, Like Son; Billy Pauch, Jr. Looking to Become a Champion at New Egypt Speedway Story By: Fred Hahn/RacersGuide.com - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com Seventeen years ago Billy Pauch, Jr.'s father, Billy Pauch Sr., won his first of a record six New Egypt Speedway Modified division championships. Now Billy Jr., a young father himself, has his sights set on his first championship at the Plumsted Township, NJ Speedway. After a strong second place finish to his father Saturday night, Billy Jr. now has an even better chance to overtake Ryan Godown in this Saturday's double point finale.…

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Flemington Speedway Car Show Gearing Up For Annual Event

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FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKING VENDORS & CARS FOR 6TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW OCT. 15 Story By: DIANE TRACY / FLEMINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEDIA Photos By: FLEMINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY Flemington, NJ —August 31, 2016- Lentini Auto Salvage presents the Flemington Speedway Historical Society Car Show on Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The event happens rain or shine at the South County Park / Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, with entrances located off of Route 179 in Ringoes. The physical address is 1207 Route 179, Lambertville, NJ, 08530. Flemington Speedway Historical Society (FSHS) is a public charity 501(c)(3) whose mission…

Whelen Modified News & Notes: Oswego

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Tour Returns To Track That Has Championship History Story By: TRAVIS BARRETT / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —August 31, 2016- It’s been 27 years since the NASAR Whelen Modified Tour tackled Oswego Speedway, but the track in upstate New York will again play a role in the title race when it hosts the Toyota Mod Classic 150 presented by McDonald’s this Saturday night. There may not be a long history of Whelen Modified Tour racing at Oswego when compared to other tracks, but the history which has been made there played significant roles in determining…

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LUCAS OIL EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS JOIN WEEKLY DIVISIONS ON UTICA ROME CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT

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TRACK CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED THIS SUNDAY Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- August 31, 2016-After a season that has seen some great racing in between dodging the rain, the Utica-Rome Speedway point season will come to a close this Sunday, September 22, in all four of the weekly divisions. Broedel Energy and Rasmussen Rents will present the final night of points and see the track champions crowned for the Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds, SUNY Canton 602 Sportsman, Broedel Energy Open Sportsman, and G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks. The…

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Lucas Oil Late Model Series Spectacular Labor Day Tripleheader on Tap!

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Three Unique Events Featured Over Holiday Weekend Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA -August 31, 2016 - The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are gearing up for a spectacular Labor Day weekend tripleheader. The nation's top dirt late model drivers will converge on three unique venues, with over $170,000 in total prize money up for grabs. The action will kick off on Friday, September 2nd, at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, OH. A complete racing program is on tap for the LOLMDS, which includes: Miller…

Devil’s Bowl Speedway to Host Historic Same-Day Doubleheader at Vermont 200

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Two-Day Asphalt Weekend Capped off by Full Dirt Event Sunday Night on September 10-11 Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: ANDREW CASSIDY / RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES WEST HAVEN, Vt. –August 31, 2016- Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s biggest stock car racing event just got bigger. The annual “Vermont 200 Weekend” on September 10-11 will have two huge days of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on both the half-mile Asphalt Track and the 3/10-mile Dirt Track, and on Sunday – for the first time in Devil’s Bowl history – both surfaces will run a full program on…

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Mahoning Street Stocks Triple 20’s Headline the Action

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Street Stock Triple 20’s Head up the Action this Saturday at Mahoning Valley Speedway Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa.-August 31, 2016- Mahoning Valley Speedway’s Street Stock division always makes for a great debate as one of the best support classes in short track racing. Every week there is full fields and the racing has amazing two-wide and field-deep side-by-side action. Just last Saturday alone the feature was so heated that the margin of victory by winner Cory Edelman over Dennis Buss was my inches. Heading into this week’s race…

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Szulewski Takes 52nd Heath Memorial At Five Mile

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Walker Wins 2016 Modified Title; Perrego Is Summer Slam Series Champion Story By: ANDREW HARPELL/ FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY -August 30, 2016- On Sunday Five Mile Point Speedway hosted one of the most significant days of racing in its storied 66 year history. The twice rained out 52nd edition of the Heath Memorial was held with a 40 lap $2,500 to win event. The race also served as the Season Championship for Modifieds and the final round of the Sunday Summer Slam Series. Modified rookie Brad Szulewski bested a strong field of…

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Big Weekend Planned at Port Royal Speedway with Two Days of Racing

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Saturday Port Royal Juniata County Fair Opener Offers UFO Late Model Butch Renninger Memorial 33, 410 Sprints, Econo Late Models and Xtreme Stocks Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, Pa. –August 30, 2016- Port Royal Speedway will kickoff the 162nd annual Juniata County Fair with the annual running of the Butch Renninger Memorial 33 sanctioned by the UFO Late Models this Saturday night, September 3 at 7 pm. The prestigious Renninger 33, run in honor of the late three-time track champion, will pay $3,300 to win, $300 to start…

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Utica Rome Speedway Makes New Yorker Weekend Changes

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Schedule Conflicts Force Changes to New Yorker Weekend Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, N.Y. – August 30, 2016- Due to several conflicts with various tracks and organizations the Utica-Rome Speedway and the Race of Champions series have decided to cancel the Race of Champions 200 scheduled for Saturday, September 10th while adding a special $3,000 to win 40-lap event for the Race of Champions Modifieds on September 11th. “With the events in Quebec, Grandview and at Middletown we thought it was best to cancel the show for this year,” stated…

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2016 AMERICAN RACER CUP ENDS THIS WEEKEND

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POINT STANDINGS VERY TIGHT Story By: REED MILLER / AMERICAN RACE CUP MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Indiana, PA.- August 30, 2016- The popular American Racer Cup program enters its final week of the 2016 season with great point battles in both the modified and sportsman divisions. The program, in its seventh year, awards points to its members at thirteen different speedways throughout the northeast. The driver’s twelve best finishes are used to determine the champions. Bonus points are awarded based on the average number of cars starting the races at the participating speedways. The bonus points will…

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Coalcracker Weekend Closes Out 2016 Racing Season At Big Diamond Speedway

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Coalcracker 72 Sunday, Sept. 4 for 358 modifieds; Sportsman Coalcracker This Friday; 40 laps. Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. -August 30, 2016 - It all began in 1979 when Bob Emerich scored the win in the first-ever Coalcracker. Since then, 18 drivers have won the prestigious event and the winners list reads like a who’s-who of 358 modified chauffers. The Jack Rich Inc., Coalcracker 72 brings to a close the 2016 racing season at Big Diamond Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 4, with the 36th running of the Coalcracker…

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Williams Grove Honors Late Car Owner With Gary Beam Sprint Tribute Friday

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385 Late Models on Card, Sprints Race for $4,088 to win! Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO & GREG ORBST/ RACERSGUIDE.COM Mechanicsburg Pa.- August 30, 2016- Williams Grove Speedway will host the first-ever Gary Beam Tribute Race in honor of the late Williams Grove track champion car owner coming up this Friday, September 2 at 8 pm. The Beam Tribute will showcase the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars in a 25-lap main event paying a hefty $4,088 to win in honor of Beam’s famed No. 88 sprint car. Time trials will be used to set…

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World of Outlaws Brings 410 Sprint Cars Back to Colorado

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Series Takes on El Paso County Raceway for the First Time Ever on Sept 14 Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, N.C. - Aug. 30, 2016 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series has partnered with Blood, Sweat and Tears (BST) Racing to bring 410 sprint car racing to El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colo. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The event will be the Outlaws' first time in Colorado since 2005, and the first-ever appearance at the semi-banked quarter-mile track. "We are excited to join BST Racing for this great…

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‘Little Haud’ Wires Millstream Field

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Sheldon Haudenschild Goes Wire-to-Wire at Millstream Speedway, Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FINDLAY, OH –August 30, 2016- Despite Mother Nature’s attempt to end the evening just after qualifying time trials, Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild cruised on to score his sixth Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory of the 2016 season on Sunday night at Millstream Speedway, leading all 30 circuits over fellow championship contenders Chad Kemenah and Dale Blaney. Haudenschild, pilot of the Southern Pacific Farms/Finzer Farms/Haudenschild Racing/No. 93, survived six cautions, including a fuel stop, to clinch his…

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PAUCH MASTERS THE 358 MODIFIED FIELD AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] PAUCH MASTERS THE 358 MODIFIED FIELD AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Story By: Mike Wizniewski/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Jim Brown/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (August 28, 2016) – At New Egypt Speedway’s Back to School Night presented by National Parts Supply, Billy Pauch, Sr. mastered the field to win the 358 Modified feature. Brandon Grosso was victorious in the Sportsman main event. John Meyer took the checkered flag in the Street Stock race. In non-point events, Kyle Kania took top honors in the Crate Modified feature while Lou Cicconi won the Burlington County Overhead Door News Sprint contest.…

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