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Big-Block Modifieds Return to Action at OCFS

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CRSA Sprint Cars will make third “Hard Clay” appearance of 2016 Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- August 3, 2016- Following a mid-summer hiatus, the 800-horse power Big Block Modifieds roar back to action Saturday, August 6 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. And with just four race meets remaining to determine the Modified division point championship, the excitement level will reach a fever pitch. That’s because just 32 points separate the top-ten drivers, making every finishing position even more important. Currently, former Modified champion Jerry Higbie (772…

$5,000 TO WIN WALL STADIUM MODIFIED SUMMER SCORCHER THIS SATURDAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] $5,000 TO WIN WALL STADIUM MODIFIED SUMMER SCORCHER THIS SATURDAY (AUG. 6) STORY BY: JEFF GRAVATT/WALL STADIUM MEDIA - PHOTOS BY: JOHN JOHN LANE/RACERSGUIDE.COM WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ As the summer weather heats up at the Jersey Shore so does the professional stock car racing action at Wall Stadium Speedway. This Saturday night the shore speedway presents the “Summer Scorcher” for the Downs Ford Modified stock cars, a 125-lap feature race that offers an astounding $5,000 to the winner! Officials have announced that a rain postponed 25-lapper for the O’Shea’s Auto Repair Factory Stocks will be presented at…

Sheppard in His Own League at Merrittville Speedway

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Captures fourth Bob St. Amand Sr. Memorial title Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE/RACERSGUIDE.COM THOROLD, ONT- Aug 2, 2016- 'Super' Matt Sheppard from Waterloo, N.Y. took an early lead and never looked back at Merrittville Speedway Monday night for the Bob St. Amand Sr. Memorial 100-lap Super DIRTcar Series feature event. "It mean's so much what they do here. When you walk out of here you know you're going to have a pretty good night. They worked really hard with the lap sponsors and it doesn't go unappreciated," Sheppard said about the effort put…

‘Blast at the Beach’ STSS Event Headed to Georgetown

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Traveling Short Track Super Series Returns To Georgetown Speedway Tuesday, August 30 For ‘Blast at the Beach’ Special; $5,000-To-Win Modifieds, STSS South Region Champion Will Be Crowned Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM GEORGETOWN, DE- August 2, 2016- After a blockbuster Melvin L. Joseph event in March, the traveling Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP returns to Georgetown Speedway Tuesday, August 30. For the third consecutive year, the historic Georgetown half-mile will play host to the ‘Blast at the Beach’ promotion, a 35-lap big-block/small-block Modified event offering a…

Fan Fest Coming to Fulton Speedway August 13th

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Fulton Speedway To Feature Fan Favorite Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux $20 Car-Load And Fan Fest Night Saturday, August 13 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- August, 2, 2016- On Saturday, August 13 grab your family, friends and neighbors and hop in your vehicle and head to the Fulton Speedway for Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux $20 Car-Load Night and Fan Fest. Yes, for just $20 per car-load, everyone will be able to enjoy a night of high speed, door to door racing excitement on the ‘Hignbanks.’ Back by popular demand…

Buescher Dances to Pocono Victory

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Chris Buescher Captures First Victory When Fog Stops Race At Pocono Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: JEFF & MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM LONG POND, PA- August 2, 2016- Chris Buescher sat in his car on pit road, dreaming of the possibilities. NASCAR had just red-flagged Monday’s rain-delayed Pennsylvania 400 when a heavy fog settled over Pocono Raceway after 138 of a scheduled 160 laps, and Buescher was the unlikely race leader. “I’m thinking of every kind of rain dance I can,” Buescher said on his radio. The mental rain dance worked. When NASCAR ended the stoppage by…

Monday Pocono Notebook

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Bad Luck Brings and Early End for Polesitter Martin Truex Jr. Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: JEFF & MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM LONG POND, PA- August 2, 2016- Same car. Vastly different result. For the first 15 laps, pole winner Martin Truex Jr. looked every bit as if the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing chassis he drove to a dominating victory at Charlotte in May might pull off a duplicate performance in Monday’s Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway. Truex was the class of the field for the first 15 laps, pulling out to a lead of almost three…

Dirt Late Models

World of Outlaws Craftsman Partnership Celebrates 25-Years of Craftsman Club

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Contingency Award Program Increases Cash Payouts to Teams by More than $100,000 Annually, Representing the Single Largest Increase in World of Outlaws History in over a Decade Story By: JASON BLY / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- August 2, 2016- With the 25th anniversary of Craftsman Club right around the corner this October, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car and Late Model series are amping up the celebration with the addition of the Craftsman Club Fast-Five Contingency Program. Across the course of a 92-race season with $600 awarded at every event, the Sprint…

Living Legends Dream Race On Tap for Port Royal Speedway

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Port Royal Living Legends Dream Race This Week Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, PA- August 2, 2016- The 2016 version of the Living Legends Dream Race for 410 sprints is set to take place at Port Royal Speedway this Saturday, August 6 at 7 pm, also featuring the super late models. The total night’s purses eclipse $65,000 including more than $55,000 for the sprint cars and another $10,000 for the late models. Thousands and thousands of dollars in contingency cash and prizes is also on the line for the…

Bryan Clauson Nets $10,000 At Badlands Motor Speedway With Lucas Oil ASCS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Bryan Clauson Nets $10,000 At Badlands Motor Speedway With Lucas Oil ASCS Story By: Bryan Hulbert/ASCS Media - Photos By: Rob Kocak/ASCS & Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com BRANDON, S.D. (July 31, 2016) For the second time in his career, Indiana's Bryan Clauson parked the Cancer Treatment Centers Of American No. 17w in Victory Lane with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network with a $10,000 score at South Dakota's Badlands Motor Speedway. The debut event for the Lucas Oil ASCS at Badlands Motor Speedway, the victory is No. 26 on Clauson's "Circular Insanity Tour".…

Kinser Rolls to Tri-City Shootout Victory

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Kraig Kinser Outduels Sheldon Haudenschild for I-79 Summer Shootout Victory at Tri-City Raceway Park Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL-STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FRANKLIN, PA - August 1, 2016 - Bloomington, Indiana’s Kraig Kinser brought Western Pennsylvania race fans to their feet on Sunday night at Tri-City Raceway Park in Franklin, Pennsylvania, outdueling Sheldon Haudenschild during the final two circuits of round two of the I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA to secure his place on top of the feature podium. Kinser, who started from the pole position, pressured Haudenschild on multiple occasions…

STSS Ready to Tackle Woodhull Raceway

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Unique Woodhull Raceway Set To Host Short Track Super Series On Tuesday, August 16; Series Stars Set To Tackle ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks’ 52 For $5,200 Winner’s Share! Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, NY- August 1, 2016- A speedway unique in size, layout and steeply banked turns, Woodhull Raceway, provides the next challenge for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Halmar International North Region competitors. On Tuesday, August 16, the paperclip-shaped, one-third-mile track gains the spotlight with the ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks’ 52 for the STSS big-block/small-block…

RAIN AND SUTPHIN ARE WALL STADIUM WINNERS SATURDAY

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RAIN AND SUTPHIN ARE WALL STADIUM WINNERS SATURDAY Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~August 1, 2016- With rain falling in almost every municipality surrounding Wall Stadium Speedway Saturday evening track officials did their very best to present the scheduled stock car racing card. But after completing qualifying races and one main event the rain settled in and forced the remaining main events to be washed out. Before the rains fell Robert Sutphin of Brick grabbed his first win of the season in the first of what was scheduled to be two 25-lap…

Winds of Change: HBR and Jimmy Phelps Debut New Teo Chassis

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HBR Switches from Troyer to Teo Saturday Night at the Fulton Speedway; Battles Mechanical Issues During Modified Feature Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- August 1, 2016- Winston Churchill once surmised that in order to improve, one must be willing to change. After being synonymous with Troyer Race Cars for as long as can be remembered, HBR and their franchise driver, Jimmy Phelps, unloaded a new Teo Pro Car Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway much to the disbelief of the dirt modified community. Though the announcement came earlier in the week, there were certainly more…

This Week Ahead: Super DIRTcar Series Gets Set for Big Doubleheader

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The Series Heads to Merrillville and Ransomville Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- August 1, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds head to Merrittville Speedway on Monday, Aug. 1 and Ransomville Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 2 for a huge doubleheader. "For race fans and race teams alike … the doubleheader is a great chance to take in all the attractions that Southern Ontario and Western New York have to offer while enjoying the excitement at the tracks each night," said (Merrittville Speedway GM) Erica Bicknell-Jones. "Ransomville's new owners…

Pagenaud Takes IndyCar Point Lead at Mid-Ohio

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Pagenaud Re-establishes Championship Lead With Mid-Ohio Win Story By: MITCH ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO LEXINGTON, OH- August 1, 2016- Sunday for Simon Pagenaud at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was a dream day for his title hopes, as the Frenchman collected a big points payday while several of his championship rivals faced difficulties. A day after earning his sixth Verizon P1 Award of the season with a new track record, Pagenaud led 23 laps en route to victory at The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, his fourth win of 2016 and third from…

King of Dirt Racing Prepared for High Banks Invasions

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Valley Swing Begins August 6th At Lebanon Valley Speedway Story By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- August 1, 2016- Just about one month ago King Of Dirt Racing visited the ‘Great Race Place’ for a full-fender firecracker, which Dan Older claimed victory. On August 6th the annual ‘Valley Swing’ begins taking KOD to the high banks of Lebanon Valley Speedway for three strait races. Last year John Virgilio was victorious after all was said and done during the KOD Sportsman ‘Battle On The Banks’ at the valley of speed. Newcomer Of The…

Sigh of Relief: Tom Sears Jr. Finally Reaches Victory Lane at Fulton

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After Weeks of Mechanical Issues and Bad Luck, Tom Sears Jr. Finally Closed the Deal Saturday Night at Fulton; Holds Off Pat Ward to Take 35-Lap Feature Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- August 1, 2016- There are times in racing when if it weren’t for bad luck, some drivers would have no luck at all. For Tom Sears Jr., the 2016 season at the famed high banks of the Fulton Speedway in Fulton, New York has been one of his better years behind the wheel of a northeast dirt modified. Unfortunately…

Tremont Charges to Maynard Forrette Memorial Victory

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Tremont and Heffner Beat The Rain to Score High Banks Checkers Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- August 1, 2016- Once again, Lebanon Valley Speedway had to fight the rain in order to get their night of racing in. Sprinkles were felt prior to warm-ups starting and persisted for most of the night. However, the steady stuff didn’t come in until after the Modified feature ended. The Sportsman feature was rained out and will be made up at a future date. In the Modified feature, Mike Keeler inherited the pole after…

Another Action Packed Night at Merrittville Speedway

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Coutu and Jones win second features; Herremans takes home first win a long way home Story By: JIM IRVINE / MERRITTVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM THOROLD, ONT- August 1, 2016- Tim Hortons hosted the final Ballhockey.com Enduro Qualifier accelerated by Niagara College Saturday June 30th and taking home his second straight Mini-Series win was Jason Coutu of St. Catharines. Also winning for the second time in 2016 was Tim Jones of Port Robinson in the Pinty’s Delicious Foods 358 Modified Division. For two drivers, their 4th Feature Wins of the season had special meanings…

Zacharias Survives Yellow Fever for Chemung Victory

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TJ Zacharias Survives Wild Chemung Sunoco Modified Feature” Story By: CAROL HOUSSOCK / CHEMUNG SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DARYL CANFIELD / RACERSGUIDE.COM CHEMUNG, NY- August 1, 2016- It wasn’t all sloppy. But when the Sunoco Modifieds, which had run a 40-lap race with just one caution two weeks ago, hit the track it quickly got that way. Yellow fever and some lengthy clean-ups bumped up against the track’s curfew and cut the distance of the Sunoco Modified feature in half. TJ Zacharias won the race, along with Tim Gullo (Super Stocks), JP Harbst (4 Cylinders), Kevin Youngs (INEX Legends) and…

‘The Wild Child’ Rolls a Seven at I-88 Speedway

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Bachetti Chauks Up His Seventh Victory of The Season Story By: STEPHAN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- August 1, 2016- If Andy Bachetti is going to win the 2016 Greg Page Construction Modified track championship the path will go through victory lane. For the seventh time in 12 races the Sheffield MA driver rim rode his way through a stellar field of Modified drivers to take the feature win on Friday night at I-88 Speedway. Starting eleventh in the field, Bachetti completed a three wide pass for the lead coming off turn two on the…

Lussier, Durgan Ride the Outside in Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Twin 25s

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Masterson, FitzGerald, Wood back on top Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: NICHOEL LAFFOND / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY PHOTO WEST HAVEN, VT- August 1, 2016- Billy Lussier and Jason Durgan were the stars of the show on the half-mile Asphalt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, July 30, splitting twin 25-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series races. Each driver used the outside lane to win in the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified division on Community College of Vermont Night. Other winners included Josh Masterson, Scott FitzGerald, Zach Wood, and Gerald Grant. Durgan, of Morrisonville,…

Dirt Late Models

Richards Sweeps Prairie Dirt Classic Weekend

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Dennis Erb Jr. Rekindles a Past Battle Between the Two Late Model Drivers Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF FAIRBURY, IL- July 31, 2016- Josh Richards completed the “Prairie Dirt Classic” sweep Saturday night in front of a packed house, winning the 100-lap finale at Fairbury American Legion Speedway. The victory was Richards’ 11th of the season and his 69th of his career in the series. “To win this race at Fairbury, it’s one I’ve always looked forward to,” Richards said. “It’s cool to finally get one.” Richards, starting 11th in…

Tom Sears Jr. Tops Fulton Speedway Modified Field

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Davis, Fleming, Buonagurio, Carvey, Wallis And Isabell Winners. Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- July 31, 2016- A great weather night and a pit full of cars made for a exciting racing Saturday at the Fulton Speedway. The big winners on Ehrlich Pest Control night were, Tom Sears Jr. (Big Block Modified) Ron Davis III (Sportsman) Chris Fleming (Late Models) Joey Buonagurio & Brandon Carvey (Novice Sportsman) Quinn Wallis (4-Cyl) Joe Isabell (Mod Lites). The first attempt at starting the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature saw a mad…

VonDorehn, Godown Split Twin 20s at Big Diamond Speedway

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Brenden Bright Wins ARDC Feature, Steve Gromis, Ricky Weaver also winners on Friday night Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. --July 31, 2016- A packed house was treated to a night of outstanding racing on Friday at Big Diamond Speedway on Red White and Blue Autos night with the return of the Twin 20s for the CJ’s Tire & Automotive Services 358 modifieds. Craig VonDohren won the opening 20-lap feature with a last-lap pass for the win while point leader Ryan Godown led all 20-laps in the nightcap feature which…

STSS York County Nationals Postponed

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Wet Grounds, Unstable Forecast Force Postponement Of Susquehanna Speedway Short Track Super Series Modified York County Nationals By One Week To Sunday, August 7 Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEWBERRYTOWN, PA- July 31, 2016- The return of Modifieds to Susquehanna Speedway will have to wait one more week. Heavy overnight rain saturated the grounds of the Newberrytown, Pa., oval by Sunday morning; additionally thunderstorms and showers predicted for the evening forced event promoters to postpone the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP big-block/small-block Modified York County Nationals to…

Wilmot Warrior: David Gravel wins O’Reilly Auto Parts Badger 40 at Wilmot Raceway

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Scores his sixth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season Story By: TONY VENEZIANO / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: KELLY BROWN & TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM WILMOT, WI- July 31, 2016- David Gravel has been under the weather over the course of the last week, but he didn't let that slow him down on Saturday night in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Badger 40 at Wilmot Raceway in Wisconsin. The native of Watertown, Connecticut, led all 40 laps to claim his sixth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win of the season. Gravel has now…

Jones powers past Dillon for third victory of the season

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Jones powers past Dillon for third victory of the season Story By: Brian Eberly/NASCAR - Photos By: Getty Images/NASCAR NEWTON, Iowa – For 83 laps, it looked like Ty Dillon's winless drought would finally end. That was until Erik Jones flashed the brilliance that has many predicting big things for the Joe Gibbs Racing prodigy. Jones led a race-high 154 laps in the No. 20 DeWalt Toyota en route to victory lane on Saturday night in the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway. Jones passed Dillon with 15 laps remaining to retake the lead for the final time…

BIG WEEK FOR USAC NATIONAL MIDGETS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] FAIRBURY, NEB. USAC DEBUT & "CHAD McDANIEL MEMORIAL AT BELOIT, KANS. PRECEDE 39TH "BELLEVILLE MIDGET NATIONALS" Story By: Dick Jordan/USAC Media - Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com A big week awaits USAC's National Midget Series in the nation's heartland with four races in five nights expected to be pivotal in the battle for the 2016 championship. It all starts with Tuesday night's "Riverside Chevrolet Tuesday Night Thunder" at Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Neb. It's been seven years since USAC Midgets visited the Cornhusker State. Jerry Coons Jr., Brady Bacon and Brad Kuhn scored USAC/SMRS victories at Rising Sun…

Pagenaud wins Mid-Ohio pole with record lap

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Pagenaud wins Mid-Ohio pole with record lap Story By: Mike Kitchel/INDYcar Media - Photos By: Joe Skibinski & Chris Jones/INDYcar LEXINGTON, Ohio (Saturday, July 30, 2016) - Not even a sore back that nearly kept him out of the race car could prevent Simon Pagenaud from winning another Verizon P1 Award and setting another Verizon IndyCar Series track record. The 2016 championship leader hustled his No. 22 PPG Automotive Refinish Team Penske Chevrolet around the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1 minute, 3.8700 seconds (127.271 mph) to edge Team Penske teammate Will Power for the pole position…

Byron breaks rookie record with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Pocono

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Byron breaks rookie record with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Pocono July 30, 2016 Story By Reid Spencer/NASCAR - Photos By: George Steigerwalt, Jeff Clemons & Matthew Clemons/RacersGuide.com LONG POND, Pa. – Saturday’s Pocono Mountains 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Pocono Raceway featured no Sprint Cup drivers in the field. Then again, the race didn’t need any representation from NASCAR’s top division, as dominant as William Byron was. The 18-year-old from Charlotte, N.C., led 44 of 60 laps in the No. 9 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota in a caution-filled event and pulled away…

Ward Victorious in Friday Night Action at Brewerton

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Pat Ward First Repeat Modified Winner At The Brewerton Speedway Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH & JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- July 30, 2016- The competition at the Brewerton Speedway in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds has been so tough in 2016 it took until the last Friday of July to get the first repeat winner. In the 35 lap feature Pat Ward would erase recent finishes that were not up to his standards as he dominated the race. After taking the lead on lap 2 the closest anyone would get to…

The ‘Ironman 55’ is Just One Week Away

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Are you tough enough? Series returns for the Ironman weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PEVELY, MO- July 30, 2016- In just one week, the stars of the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will be challenged to prove their skills in one of the season's biggest tests of will and strength, the Ironman 55 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. The two-day weekend destination event kicks off on Friday, Aug. 5 with the Prelude to the Ironman and concludes on Saturday,…

Freddie Rahmer Claims First Victory at Williams Grove Speedway Friday

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URC/ESS 360 Sprint Nationals To Hodnett Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA- July 30, 2016- Freddie Rahmer scored his first ever Williams Grove Speedway sprint car win on Friday night, racing ahead of Alan Krimes and Greg Hodnett to the win as he etched another Rahmer name on the historic oval’s all time win list. In the $4,000 to win, 25-lap URC/ESS 360 sprint car nationals, Greg Hodnett wired the field from the pole for the victory to record a hat track in 360 action at the track to date this…

Friesen & Hoard Split Twin 20’s at Albany-Saratoga

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Championship Point Battle Shaping Up Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- July 30, 2016- The Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified division competed in twin 20 lap feature Friday night. When the final checkered flag waved on the second event, it was clear the race fans got their monies work. Stewart Friesen picked up the win in the first event while veteran Ray Hoard won the second event. The win for Hoard was his first ever at the fast, four tenths of a mile oval. Floyd Billington and Mark Kislowski led…

Dale Blaney Opens I-79 Summer Shootout with Victory at Eriez Speedway

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I-79 action continues Saturday at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ASCOC MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM HAMMETT, PA- July 30, 2016- For the first time since June 19, the “Low Rider” Dale Blaney earned his place in Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory lane, this time at the Eriez Speedway in Erie, Pennsylvania, during round one of the I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA. The Hartford, Ohio, native, who started third on the feature grid, took command of the 30-lap main event on lap 18, driving under race leader Sheldon Haudenschild at…

Mid-Ohio IndyCar Notebook

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Even Veterans Struggle to Get Handle on Track Story By: MITCH ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR PHOTO LEXINGTON, OH- July 30, 2016- Indy cars are racing on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the 32nd time with this weekend’s Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. It is one of the favorite circuits for the drivers but can also be one of the trickiest, even to successful Team Penske veterans Helio Castroneves, Juan Pablo Montoya and Will Power. “I love Mid-Ohio,” two-time Mid-Ohio race winner Castroneves said. “You know every time you go out on this track,…

Martin Truex Jr. Powers No. 78 Toyota to Pocono Pole

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Truex Looks For Repeat Performance at 'The Tricky Triangle' Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR LONG POND, PA- July 30, 2016- Martin Truex Jr. found a lot more than light at the end of the Tunnel on Friday afternoon at Pocono Raceway. Gaining time on the rest of the field through Turn 2—the Tunnel Turn—at the 2.5-mile triangular race track, Truex put his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota on the pole for Sunday’s Pennsylvania 400 (on NBCSN at 1:30 p.m. ET), knocking fellow Toyota Camry driver Carl Edwards out of the top…

Friday Pocono Notebook

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Is Jeff Gordon just what the doctor ordered for Hendrick Motorsports? Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR LONG POND, PA- July 30, 2016- Since Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s immediate future is in the hands of doctors, it’s appropriate that his substitute driver, Jeff Gordon, has also been brought in for a second opinion. Not a medical opinion, mind you. But Gordon is invaluable in his role as a consultant for Hendrick Motorsports, and now that he’s behind the wheel of Earnhardt’s No. 88 Chevrolet, his opinions of the organization’s performance are all the more informed.…

Track of Champions Honors “The Silver Bullitt”

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$2507 TO WIN MODIFIED EVENT AT FONDA THIS SATURDAY IN A TRIBUTE TO BOB SAVOIE Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY – July 29, 2016- This Saturday, July 30 there will be a 50-lap modified feature event honoring the late Bob Savoie, which will pay $2507 to the winner of the event. All other regular divisions are also on the racing card, which will get the green flag at 7:30 p.m. Savoie was known as the “Silver Bullitt” to fans here in the area and was a two-time winner in the…

52ND RUNNING OF THE HEATH MEMORIAL THIS SATURDAY AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY

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MODIFIED 40 LAP SPECIAL TO PAY $2,500 TO WIN FOR MODIFIEDS. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY- July 29, 2016-Five Mile Point Speedway will honor the founders Anna and Irving Heath this Saturday with the 52nd running of the Heath Memorial. The Modified special 40 lap event will pay $2,500 to win and the locals are looking to have to contend with some of the outsiders for this prestigious event. The speedway is currently celebrating 66 consecutive years of racing at the Kirkwood oval. Racing begins at 6…

Dirt Late Models

Clanton Rolls to Sixth Victory of 2016

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Clanton Challenged in Sixth Win; Eckert executes game plan to second place finish Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WOO LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF QUINCY, Ill. – July 28, 2016 – Shane Clanton prevailed in a Thursday night thriller at Quincy Raceways, fending off a late-push from the other World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series drivers. With this win, Clanton takes sole possession of fourth on the series’ all-time feature wins list (35). It is his sixth series win in 2016. “Our car was just excellent tonight,” said Clanton, who thought he chose all the right…

Scelzi Returning to Action at Attica Raceway Park and Wayne County Speedway

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After a Week Off, Dominic Scelzi is set to Return to Driving Duties Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS Photo By: MATT HILL PHOTO FRESNO, CA- July 29, 2016- Dominic Scelzi is rejuvenated following a weekend off to rebuild his race program. The team will return to action this weekend with a pair of races in Ohio on Friday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica and Saturday at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville. "We were low on equipment with a couple of nights of bad luck," he said. "It's the nature of the beast when you're on those…

Brown Tops Field at Missouri State Fair Speedway

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Brian Brown Tops ASCS Warriors At Missouri State Fair Speedway Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / ASCS MEDIA Photo By: JOHN LEE / ASCS PHOTO SEDALIA, MO- July 29, 2016- Rolling into Sedalia, Mo. to settle a grudge, Brian Brown let everyone know who the top dog was as the FVP / Casey's General Store No. 21 returned to Victory Lane with the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps at the Missouri State Fair Speedway. Topping the night's Grudge Match over uncle, Danny Lasoski, the Grain Valley, Mo. native gridded the A-Feature third. Trailing Jonathan…

Hahn Takes Park Jefferson Speedway Victory

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Blake Hahn Parks It At Park Jefferson Speedway With Lucas Oil ASCS Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / ASCS MEDIA Photo By: JEFF BYLSMA / ASCS PHOTO N. SIOUX CITY, SD- July 29, 2016- A bone slick race track and traffic was the way the canvas teams had to work with on Thursday night as Blake Hahn capitalized on a mistake by Josh Baughman in slower traffic to garner his third Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network victory of the month. Drawing outside of the front row in Thursday's feature event, Hahn would remain runner-up…

Jersey Rush VI set for New Egypt Return

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410 Sprints and Modifieds Return to New Egypt Speedway for the Jersey Rush VI Tuesday, August 23rd Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ- July 29, 2016- An ultimate tradition will continue. Tuesday night, August 23rd the NAPA Auto Parts Jersey Rush VI presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings will rock the house at the New Egypt Speedway with an action packed Ultimate Double-header of 410 Sprints and Modifieds. It all started back in 2011 when JJ Grasso in a 410 sprint car and legendary Billy Pauch in a modified took the…

Steve Kinser & Sammy Swindell to Make All-Star Appearance at Grandview

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Napa Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Presented By Pioneer Pole Builings Preps for the Return of the 410 Sprint All Stars on Thursday, August 18th Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- July 29, 2016- The top drivers from Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions nationally touring 410 sprint car series races into Grandview Speedway on Thursday, August 18 as part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings. This marks the first appearance of the All…

NASCAR Pocono Notebook

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Busch Goes For Second Straight Victory, Attempts To Get One Step Closer To Track Sweep Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM LONG POND, PA- July 29, 2016- After becoming the first driver to ever win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series races at Indianapolis from the pole in the same weekend, Kyle Busch has some more history to chase in Sunday’s Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway (1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN). The only active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tracks where Busch has never won are Pocono and Charlotte. With…

NDRA Created; Rolling Wheels Named First Track

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] NDRA Created; Rolling Wheels Named First Track Story By: Rolling Wheels Raceway Media - Photos By: Harry Meeks & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Elbridge, N.Y--July 28, 2016......Rolling Wheels Raceway has entered into an agreement with the N.D.R.A. (a newly formed sanctioning body for Dirt Track Racing), to be the first track in New York State to become a member of the sanctioning body. N.D.R.A. is about to announce a newly formed sanctioning body that will bring a revenue share agreement to it's member tracks and drivers. The Business Plan and Operating Agreement will be posted on the N.D.R.A. website, which…

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