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Older is King of Pro Stocks at Albany Saratoga Speedway

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DAN OLDER WINS FULL FENDER FIRECRACKER  Story By:ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA                                                                                                                                  Photos By:KOD SERIES/ DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –July 10, 2016- Fireworks on the track and above the clay at Albany-Saratoga Speedway Friday night, which saw 33 cars strong sign in for the King Of Dirt Pro Stock Series. Dan Older has been supporting the series since day one and he was finally able to reach victory lane in the Full Fender Firecracker on Lazzaro’s Auto Body night at the great race place after leading all 30-laps in the feature event. Dan Older and Chuck Dumblewski would…

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All Star Shootout Field Ready to Take on The Magic Mile

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NWMT All-Star Shootout Lineup Announced Story By: NHMS MEDIA                                                                                                                                                                                Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Loudon NH.- July10, 2016-The All-Star Shootout has become a welcomed addition to an already jam-packed July racing schedule at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway the last two years. The third annual NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour/Whelen Southern Modified Tour event, which will be held on Friday, July 15, should be another door-to-door battle among the tour’s best drivers. The field for the 35-lap invitational was announced on Thursday. The All-Star Shootout has a 30-minute time limit and will feature two segments with a mandatory caution displayed at…

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Pagenaud Wins Verizon P1 Award at Iowa

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 Collects 500th Pole in Team Penske History Story By:MITCH ROBINSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA                                                                                                               Photos By:CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar PHOTO NEWTON, Iowa –July 10, 2016-  Two weeks after competing on the longest circuit on the schedule at Road America, the Verizon IndyCar Series turns to its shortest in the 0.894-mile Iowa Speedway oval this weekend for the Iowa Corn 300. And with a blazing qualifying effort, Simon Pagenaud earned the Verizon P1 Award and the 500th pole position in the racing history of Team Penske. Pagenaud’s No. 22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet nailed down the top spot in qualifying with…

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Courtney Spins Then Wins at Gas City Opener

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COMEBACK COURTNEY CHARGES FROM THE TAIL TO COLLECT STUNNING VICTORY IN GAS CITY INDIANA SPRINT WEEK OPENER Story By:RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA                                                                                                                    Photos By:DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Gas City Indiana- July 9, 2016-After an opening lap spin sent him to the 24th and last position on the grid for the restart, the odds certainly did not appear to be in Tyler Courtney’s favor. Passing 23 cars in 30 laps around a ¼-mile track is a tall task for anyone, let alone a driver seeking his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win with the backdrop of an…

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Hearn Grabs Albany Saratoga Checkers

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Hearn & Older Win Big At Albany-Saratoga   Story By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY                                                                                                Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM    Malta, NY –July 9, 2016- A few days after Brett Hearn presented his Big Show 8 program at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway he returned to the driver role at the track and picked up the 35 lap Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified feature event at the track. His win on Friday night helped him considerably in the point standings. The New Jersey super star came into the night tied with Kenny Tremont, Jr. for second in the season long point standings.…

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Schuchart Holds off Schatz at Cedar Lake to Score First Career Win

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Joins Bill Balog as the only other first time winner, so far, in 2016 Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA                                                                                                                            Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF NEW RICHMOND, Wisc. - July 9, 2016 - It was not easy but Logan Schuchart did what he had to Friday night at Cedar Lake Speedway to score his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory as he battled past Joey Saldana and held off Donny Schatz to win the FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake. Schuchart, who started the feature on the front row with Shane Stewart, jumped out to the…

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Clanton Continues Solid Season; Scores 5th Win

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Clanton Clobbers Field for Fifth Win Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA                                                                                         Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MASON CITY, Iowa –July 9, 2016- Shane Clanton was stronger than stone Friday night, dominating The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series 50-lap feature at Mason City Motor Speedway. Clanton not only solidified his fifth win of the season, but also tied Rick Eckert for fourth all time in career wins (35) in the series. “Oh man, that car was good,” Clanton said. “It’s pretty special right now. It was a good win here that eluded me the last…

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Bloomquist Stays Hot For Cherokee Victory

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Bloomquist Takes Grassy Smith Memorial at Cherokee Speedway  Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH /LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA                                                                                                       Photos By:RICK SCHWALLIE/ RACERSGUIDE.COM GAFFNEY, SC -July 9, 2016 - Scott Bloomquist won his third straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on Friday Night at Cherokee Speedway by leading all but one lap of the main event. After a 4-hour rain delay, the standing room only crowd saw Bloomquist take the win in the Grassy Smith Memorial, also marking his 70th career LOLMDS win. Casey Roberts came home in second, followed by Johnny Pursley, Brandon Sheppard, and 18th-starting Jonathan Davenport. Chris Madden managed…

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STEWART FRIESEN IS RED HOT HEADING TO PPB SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES TRAFFIC JAM

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NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES . . .SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES TRAFFIC JAM  AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY THURSDAY, JULY 14 Story By: BOB MILLER /TOTH SERIES MEDIA                                                                                                                                  Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA - July 9, 2016 –  Race fans are buzzing with anticipation as the elite Big-Block Modified drivers of the Super DIRTCar Series race into Grandview Speedway on Thursday, July 14 as part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill 19th Annual Traffic Jam presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings. The 60-lap Big-Block Modified portion of the event offers a lucrative $7,000 payday to…

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Busch Rolls to Kentucky XFINITY Victory

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Kyle Busch Holds Off Austin Dillon for XFINITY Win at Kentucky Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE                                                                                                                   Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR SPARTA, Ky. –July 9, 2016- It was a race Kyle Busch won with a dramatic run around the outside lane at Kentucky Speedway. It was a race Erik Jones lost when he hit the wrong switch on his dashboard, killed the engine and slowed under caution late in the race. But, interestingly, it was a race where Jones showed Busch, the pole winner, the key to victory, demonstrating to his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate that the outside line…

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Friday Kentucky Notebook

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Crash in Practice Sends Jimmie Johnson to Backup Car Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE                                                                                                                    Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR SPARTA, Ky. –July 9, 2016- So far, this has been a summer Jimmie Johnson would love to forget. His last eight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races have produced an average finish of 20.75, with the lone highlight a third-place run in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. That, by the way, was the only top 10 in the last eight races for the six-time series champion. Most recently, his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was gobbled up in a 22-car…

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Weedsport Speedway Adds Super DIRTcar Series Labor Day Spectacular

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Bigger and Better Super DIRTcar Series Labor Day Spectacular at The Port Story By:SHANNON PHELPS / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA                                                                                           Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM  / PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY –July 9, 2016- Weedsport Speedway will welcome the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified tour for a Labor Day spectacular on September 5, 2016. Construction delays and discussions with Central New York Raceway Park officials freed up the Super DIRTcar Series Labor Day event, which Weedsport quickly picked up in order to transform a previously scheduled non-series event into a bigger and better event for all involved. An extremely congested northeast schedule through mid-July…

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Byron holds off Nemechek, Hemric for record Camping World Truck Series win

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Byron holds off Nemechek, Hemric for record Camping World Truck Series win July 7, 2016 By Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service - Images Courtesy: NASCAR/Getty Images SPARTA, KY. – William Byron didn’t have the fastest truck at the end of Thursday night’s Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway. But Byron had the most important ingredient in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the newly repaved and reconfigured 1.5-mile track. Byron held the top spot for all 42 laps after the final restart of the event on lap 108 of 150. It was no cakewalk.…

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SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES TRAFFIC JAM RETURNS TO THE GRANDVIEW ON THURSDAY, JULY 14

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"]     NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL SERIES CONTINUES GRANDVIEW’S BEST PROVIDE STIFF COMPETITION TO DIRTCAR ELITE. . . SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES TRAFFIC JAM PRESENTED BY PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS RETURNS TO THE HILL ON THURSDAY, JULY 14 Story By: Jay Dugan/TOTH Media - Images Courtesy: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff BECHTELSVILLE, PA (July 7, 2016) – The premier Big-Block Modified series in the country, the Super DIRTCar Series, heads to the Berks County high-banked Grandview Speedway on Thursday night, July 14 when the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series brings you the 19th Annual Traffic…

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Racing Action Returns To Georgetown Speedway On Friday, July 22

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] We’re Back: Racing Action Returns To Georgetown Speedway; Open Practice Set For Tuesday, July 12; URC Sprint Car & Big-Block Doubleheader Approaching On Friday, July 22 GEORGETOWN, DE – We’re back! After sitting idle since June 2, the roar of race engines returns to Delaware’s historic Georgetown Speedway in July. The half-mile oval’s gates will unlock twice in the next two weeks at the “special-events” schedule under the BD Motorsports Media LLC management team resumes. On Tuesday, July 12, a special “test and tune” open practice session will be held. The practice gives race teams an ample opportunity…

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Friesen Cashes In at Akwesasne Mohawk Casino 100

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Friesen Cashes In at Akwesasne Mohawk Casino 100 Scores second win in a row and third of the Super DIRTcar Series season Story By Mandee Pauch/Super DIRTcar Series Media - Images Courtesy: Alex & Helen Bruce/RacersGuide.com HOGANSBURG, N.Y. - July 7, 2016 - Stewart Friesen dominated the 100-lap nonstop Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds feature event Thursday night at Mohawk International's Akwesasne Mohawk Casino 100. "The boys did some track prep during intermission and that was just what we needed. I had a little tip from a friend that it would lay rubber," laughed Friesen in victory lane.…

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Shane Stewart Ready to Roll Into the ‘Month of Money’

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Shane Stewart Ready to Roll Into the ‘Month of Money’ The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series takes on the FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake double-header beginning Friday, July 8 Story By: Aaron Fiedler/DIRTcar Media - Images Courtesy: Dave Dalessandro/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, N.C. - July 7, 2016 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series kicks off the 'Month of Money' on Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway for the FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake. One driver who comes into the grueling month-long stretch of the biggest races of the season with experience and success is Shane Stewart.…

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Record $320,975 Posted For 33rd Annual Kings Royal Weekend At Eldora

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Record $320,975 Posted For 33rd Annual Kings Royal Weekend At Eldora World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Return For Expanded Three-Day Event July 14-15-16 ROSSBURG, Ohio - July 7, 2016 - The 33rd running of Kings Royal Weekend, expanded this year to include a full World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series race on Thursday, July 14, already promises fans more racing and Eldora Speedway officials today announced more prize money for the racers. Saturday's tradition of $50,000-to-win and the pomp and circumstance that surrounds racing's most unique victory remains untouched - but that is the only…

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LATE MODELS ARE IN THE LIMELIGHT WITH THE FIRECRACKER 40 AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] BRC LATE MODELS ARE IN THE LIMELIGHT AT GRANDVIEW WITH RUNNING OF CHAPMAN FORD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM DEALERSHIP FIRECRACKER 40 ALONG WITH FIREWORKS DISPLAY, TP TRAILERS 358 MODIFIEDS AND SPORTSMAN SATURDAY Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway media - Images Courtesy: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA July 6, 2016 . . . The popular BRC NASCAR Late Models will be in the spotlight on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. Current point leader and defending champion Chuck Schutz will head up a strong field of racers as they take part in the big event of the season for the BRC…

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Friesen Wins By .08 at The Big Show 8

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Friesen Wins By .08 at The Big Show 8 Captures second Super DIRTcar Series win of the year Story By Mandee Pauch/DIRTcar Media - Photos Courtesy: Dave Dalessandro/RacersGuide.com ALBANY, N.Y. - July 6, 2016 - The Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified Series returned to Albany-Saratoga Speedway Wednesday night for Brett Hearn's Big Show 8. Starting the thirty-two car field to the green was Vic Coffey and Stewart Friesen followed by Larry Wight and Jimmy Phelps. Friesen made a quick charge to the outside and gained the top spot over Coffey by the first lap. Coffey didn't give…

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Friesen Earns Accord Speedway First On Tuesday

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Breakthrough: Stewart Friesen Earns Accord Speedway First On Tuesday, Tops ‘Battle of the Bullring 4’ For $5,710 Payday; Tyler Boniface (STSS Open Sportsman) & Justin Mills (Slingshot) Also Score Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Media - Images Courtesy: Dave Dalessandro/RacersGuide.com ACCORD, NY – Stewart Friesen got the Accord Speedway monkey off his back. Friesen, the Sprakers, N.Y., star, had enjoyed very little success at the quarter-mile oval located in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Until Tuesday night, that is. Friesen won for the first time in his career at Accord, topping the New York Truck Parts Inc. ‘Battle of the…

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RACERS! Don’t Skimp on Safety!

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] RACERS! Don’t Skimp on Safety! By: Pete MacDonald Fire is every racers ultimate fear. We were reminded again how dangerous this sport can be when 305 Sprint Car driver Jake Waters suffered serious burns following an incident at Selinsgrove Speedway in PA on Sunday night. A rescue worker and fellow driver Austin Burke also suffered burns while trying to extricate Waters from his car during the incident. This proves even more that in the year 2016 you just can’t put a price on safety, there really is no excuse anymore. Many drivers will reply with, “Well I can’t…

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Family Autograph Night at Fulton Speedway Racing Saturday, July 9

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Family Autograph Night, The World’s Most Famous Clown Ronald McDonald® and the Hamburglar ® Join  Fulton Speedway Racing Saturday, July 9 Story By: By Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway Media - Images Courtesy: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY - July 6, 2016 - With the racing heating up as hot as the summer temperatures, there will be fun for everyone on and off the race track this Saturday, July 9 at the Fulton Speedway presented by McDonald’s® Restaurants and the JPW Companies. After being a big hit in 2015 with fans of all ages, the world's most famous clown Ronald McDonald®…

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Ronald McDonald® and the Hamburglar ® To Join The Brewerton Speedway Four Star Racing Program This Friday

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] The World’s Most Famous Clown Ronald McDonald® and the Hamburglar ® To Join The Brewerton Speedway Four Star Racing Program This Friday, July 8 Story By Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway Media - Images Courtesy: Brewerton Speedway & Jeff Clemons/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY - July 6, 2016 - After being a big hit in 2015 with fans of all ages, the world's most famous clown Ronald McDonald® and the Hamburglar® will be making a visit this Friday, July 8th at the Brewerton Speedway. The night will include a meet and greet, exciting fan giveaways plus Jr. Fan Club activities. On the…

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Every Mile a Memory

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After the Loss of His Close Friend and Confidant, Torie Costa, ‘Mad’ Max McLaughlin Turned Tragedy into an Everlasting Memorial Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM                                                                                                                                Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- July 6, 2016- There is a name that gently adorns the fuel cell cover of Max McLaughlin’s modified. There’s no explanation; no reason given, just a beautifully written, barely perceptible name; Torie Costa. It is said that all the people we have loved and lost are often found alive in our past memories. For modified racer Max McLaughlin, he’s brought the past to the present…

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Fonda Speedway Set to Honor Hondo Carpenter this Saturday

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11th Annual 'Hondo Classic' Scheduled for This Saturday at the 'Track of Champions' Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY                                                                                                                              Photos By: HARRY AND JANE CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- July 6, 2016- This coming Saturday, July 9 at the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway there will be another special racing program sponsored by School House Pools. All divisions will be in action on Saturday with a starting time of 7:30 p.m. The Fonda Speedway Museum will be open from 3:00 p.m. up until race time with this week’s tribute in honor of Jerry Cook. The pro stock feature event…

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DUANE HOWARD MAY NEED TO USE HIS POKER FACE AS HE HOLDS A PAIR OF ACES IN THE 811 DIG SAFE POKER SERIES

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] DUANE HOWARD MAY NEED TO USE HIS POKER FACE AS HE HOLDS A PAIR OF ACES IN THE 811 DIG SAFE POKER SERIES Former track champion, Duane Howard drove the Atlas Trucking No. 66 to his second Bridgeport Speedway victory in the forty lap 811 Dig Safely 2016 Poker Series. It was Howard's second Poker Series win, giving Howard a pair of Aces to lead the Poker competition through four hands. It was the fourth hand in the 811 Dig Safely Poker Series for the Crate/Sportsman, as well, with young Matt Stangle earning the win and the Ace…

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Indiana Sprint Week set to Begin this Friday

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Indiana Sprint Week Begins Friday at Gas City, Saturday at Kokomo and Lawrenceburg on Sunday Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC MEDIA     Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS, IN- July 5, 2016- Indiana Sprint Week opens its 29th edition this Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway to kick off the opening of the spectacular seven-races in nine-nights series featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship. Three Hoosier dirt ovals are set to stage this weekend’s first part of ISW.  This Friday night, July 8, the series takes on Gas City I-69 Speedway before heading to nearby Kokomo…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Loses Lifelong Member Ron Casey

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Official Statement on the Loss of Driver Ron Casey Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY     Photos By: MARK BROWN / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY  WEST HAVEN, VT- July 5, 2016- Devil’s Bowl Speedway management is saddened to confirm the loss of one of its stock car racing family members, driver Ron Casey. Mr. Casey, 61, of Manchester Center, Vt., was competing in a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Sportsman Modified race on the 3/10-mile Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on the evening of Sunday, July 3, 2016 when he was stricken with…

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DIRTcar Modified Series Ready to Jam at Grandview Speedway

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Pioneer Pole Buildings 19th Annual DIRTcar Modified Traffic Jam Returns to Grandview Speedway on Thursday, July 14th Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- July 5, 2016- The cars and stars of the DIRTcar Modified Series will return to the one-third mile Grandview Speedway on Thursday night, July 14 for the nineteenth running of the TRAFFIC JAM.  This event is part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series and presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings (PPB). Defending Traffic Jam race winner Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY stood in…

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‘The Hard Clay’ Roars Back to Action

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Racing Resumes Saturday, July 9th at the Orange County Fair Speedway Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA     Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- July 5, 2016- Following a July 2 Holiday recess at Orange County Fair Speedway, Stock Car racing will resume on Saturday, July 9 with a full program of Big-Block Modified, Sportsman, Rookie Sportsman, and Street Stock racing. Also on the card will be the season’s third appearance of the open-wheel CRSA Sprint Cars. Falanga Trucking and Johnstons Toyota will be the July 9 race night sponsors In eight Big-Block Modified feature races to date,…

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Mahoning Valley Hits Mid-Season Action

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Mahoning Valley Speedway reaches mid-season; All regular track classes + Micro Stocks on tap for July 9 Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY     Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, PA July 5, 2016- The 2016 season at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway is at the midway point of the season and after 10 events run (there have been 3 rainouts), the competition across the six regular classes remains tight and now looking to this week’s action, Saturday, July 9, it is becoming clear as to how the points are shaping up for those making their bid at respective…

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Action Express Racing takes 1-2 in Six Hours of The Glen

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Action Express Racing Claimes Victory in Sunday's Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen. Story By:  JOHN DAGYS / ISMA SERIES MEDIA                                                                                                                                 Photos By: JAY FISH /RACERSGUIDE.COM Watkins Glen, N.Y.- July 3, 2016-Action Express Racing has claimed victory in Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, with Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi leading a 1-2 for the Corvette DP squad in an action-packed race. Barbosa crossed the line 0.709 seconds ahead of teammate Dane Cameron, who held off a late charge by Olivier Pla in the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Ligier JS P2 Honda. The third round of the Tequila…

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DOUBLE D DOUBLES UP WITH WIN AND SPEEDWEEK TITLE

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305 Sprint Feature Cancelled - Pro Stock Feature Postponed Story By:STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA                                                                                                       Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, Pa. -July 3, 2016- Danny Dietrich of Gettysburg started from the front row looking to claim his first PA Speedweek title in Sunday's 30-lap Jan Opperman/Dick Bogar Memorial Speedweek finale at Selinsgrove Speedway. Dietrich and second-place points driver Greg Hodnett traded off six point advantages after time trials and heat races were completed going into the championship race. Dave Blaney was the night's Fast Tees Fast Qualifier and led the field to the green flag in the night's $5,000-to-win feature…

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Barney Dominates Final Night of Lucas Oil ESS Donath Motor Worx CNY Speedweek at Utica-Rome

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Poirier Named Week Long Champion for Second Consecutive Year   Story By: MIKE MALLETT / ESS SERIES MEDIA                                                                                                                                Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF   VERNON, NY –July 3, 2016-  Jason Barney captured his second consecutive 25-lap Mach 1 Chassis A-Main at the Utica-Rome Speedway with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints.  The Brewerton, N.Y., driver dominated Sunday night’s feature.  He led the entire distance for his third feature win of the season. Barney pocketed over $2,100 for his triumph in the final night of Donath Motor Worx CNY Speedweek.  He gathered points toward the overall series title while also earning…

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Sheppard Lights Up Utica-Rome Speedway

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Captures second Super DIRTcar Series win of the year Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar MEDIA     Photos By: JEFF and MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- July 4, 2016- Fireworks capped off the night at Utica-Rome Speedway but the fireworks actually started early when the fierce battle between Matt Sheppard and Danny Johnson started on lap 30 of the main event. "It just kind of seemed slow and steady. The car felt good at the drop of the green but not fantastic. We kind of road for quite a while," said Matt Sheppard in victory lane. "It seemed the longer…

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Donny Schatz Makes It an Even Dozen with Badlands Win

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Saldana and Gravel finish second and third both nights Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WoO SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM and ROB KOCAK PHOTO BRANDON, SD- July 4, 2016- Donny Schatz made it an even dozen wins on Sunday night as he battled forward from a fifth place starting position and powered past Joey Saldana at Badlands Motor Speedway to score his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Schatz, who last stood in victory lane with his No. 15 Bad Boy Off Road/Chevrolet Performance team earlier this week at Rockford Speedway,…

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Haudenschild Sweeps Up the Competition at I-96

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Sheldon Haudenschild Sweeps Independence Day Weekend Swing by Claiming Inaugural Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ASCOC MEDIA     Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM and T.J. BUFFENBARGER PHOTO LAKE ODESSA, MI- July 4, 2016- For the second time in as many days, Sheldon Haudenschild is a main event winner with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, this time claiming the Inaugural Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. Much like Saturday night at Hartford Speedway, Haudenschild dominated the Dirty 30 main event, leading all 30 laps from the front row to score…

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Bloomquist Goes Back-to-Back in Buckeye State Sweep

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Takes 60-Lap Feature Event at Muskingum County Speedway; Collects $24,000 in Winnings in Two Nights Story and Photo By: LUCAS OIL DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA ZANESVILLE, OH- July 4, 2016- Scott Bloomquist pulled off a clean sweep of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series racing in the State of Ohio this Independence weekend, winning the Lumi-Lite Candle Co. 60 on Sunday Night at Muskingum County Speedway. Over the course of two nights, Bloomquist collected over $24,000 in winnings. Bloomquist started third in the 60-lap main event and fell back to fifth on the opening lap. He gradually made his…

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Creeden Grabs $1,776 Payday at Thunder Mountain

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Danny Creeden Celebrates July 4th Weekend With $1,776 Modified Win At Thunder Mountain; Brian White (Sportsman), Tom Collins (Crate 602 Sportsman), Ryan Alsdorf (Rookie), Steven Deinhardt (Street Stock), Joe McCabe (XCel 600), John Scarborough (SRP) & Michael Robinson (FWD Four Cylinder) Also Score Story By: BRETT DEYO / THUNDER MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY                                                                                                      Photos By: MOJO PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- July 4, 2016- On Independence Day weekend, Danny Creeden raced to a $1,776 ‘Red, White & Blue Special’ payday at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Wurtsboro, N.Y.’s Creeden, who started 10th in a 28-car field of big-block/small-block Modifieds, earned his third win of the…

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Varin Takes Third Victory of 2016 at Fonda

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Bobby Varin Wins on C.D. Coville Night at 'The Track of Champions,' Now Fourth on the All Time Winner's List Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY     Photos By: JANE CELLA and DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- July 4, 2016- The 2016 racing season started out great for the Dover Brake #00 with top five finishes in the first three events. Then at the end of the month of May, Varin was out of the top 10 two weeks in a row before getting his first win of the season back on June 4. Since that first win Varin has…

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Jimmy Phelps Victorious at Fulton

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Phelps, Dygert, Parkhurst, Poirier, Riggs & Thompson Fulton Speedway Winners Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY     Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- July 4, 2016- A great crowd, pit full of cars and fireworks in the sky led to a great night of racing Saturday at the Fulton Speedway on NAPA Auto Parts & A-Verdi Storage Containers Night. In the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature Jimmy Phelps started 14th and would work his way to second place on a lap 14 restart that started a great battle for the lead with Tommy Sears Jr..…

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Wolfe Runs Middle Lane For Port Royal Speedweek Win

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Dietrich Hold Series Lead Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA                                                                                                  Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDECOM PORT ROYAL, Pa. –July 2, 2016-  Lucas Wolfe used the middle groove to drive by leader Tim Shaffer and claim the PA Speedweek feature at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night, worth $5,000. In the Moon Shine Camo Rt. 35 Dirt Late Model Challenge Series, Jeff Rine motored to his second win in a row in the series after taking a series event last week at Selinsgrove Speedway. The victory was the 13th of Rine’s career at Port Royal. Mike Goodwin…

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COZZE, SCHUTZ AND KLINE EACH BECOME REPEAT WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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EIGHT YOUNGSTERS GO HOME WITH BIKES THANKS TO KORY FLEMING’S SLEEPY HOLLOW RACING Story By:ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA                                                                                                     Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA. –July 2, 2016-  Ray Swinehart and Frank Cozze, two of the elder statesmen in Modified action at Grandview Speedway battled for several laps with Swinehart on the high groove and Cozze down low. On the 26th lap coming off turn four, Cozze took Swinehart to the limit and was able to put the Tom Umbenhauer-owned/Harry’s U-Pull-It No. 4 into the top spot. At the same time Jeff Strunk, one of the younger veterans…

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Bobby Jones Returns to Mahoning Victory Lane

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 Mike Sweeney dominates en route to “Pineapple 50” Late Model win Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY                                                                                                       Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa. -July 2, 2016-  Bobby Jones is easily considered one of the best racers Mahoning Valley Speedway showcases which makes it is hard to fathom that this classy veteran has not been a winner in over four years. A string of bad luck had a lot to do with it. Missed set-ups on his No. 1J more times than not can be taken into consideration for the Victory Lane absence too. No matter what the…

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Kenny Tremont Continues Small-Block Dominance at ‘The Valley’

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The ‘Sandlake Slingshot’ Scores his Sixth Victory of 2016 in Small-Block Competition at Lebanon Valley Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- July 3, 2016- When you’re good, you’re good. But when you’re really good, you’re Kenny Tremont. Fresh off his feature win last Saturday night on the highbanks of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, Tremont quickly discovered that if five victories in one season are good then six must be a whole lot better. Tremont, who started eight rows deep last night in the 24-lap small-block modified feature, made quick work of his fellow competitors and…

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The ‘Wild Child’ Rolls to Victory at Lebanon Valley

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Andy Bachetti Picks up the Modified Feature Win Saturday Night on ‘The Highbanks’ Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- July 3, 2016- Persistence always pays off. With a season full of ups and downs over the past few weeks, modified competitor Andy Bachetti returned to the top of the podium with a dominating and popular victory Saturday night at the ‘Valley of Speed’ in the 30-lap DIRTcar modified feature. After a convincing win in his qualifying heat race earlier in the evening which put all competitors on notice, Bachetti jumped from his second row starting position at…

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Pauch Jr. and Laubach Take New Egypt Twin 20s

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Billy Pauch Jr. and Rick Laubach Split Twin 20s at New Egypt Speedway Story By: MIKE WISNIEWSKI / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY     Photos By: JIM BROWN PHOTOS NEW EGYPT, NJ- July 3, 2016- On Military Heroes Twin Twenties Night at New Egypt Speedway, Billy Pauch, Jr. and Rick Laubach were the winners in the 358 Modified features. Ryan Godown topped the field in the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprint main event. Brandon Grosso scored the win in the Crate Sportsman feature. As the first 20-lap feature for the 358 Modifieds began, Ryan Krachun jumped out to the front with Chad…

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Bad Brad Takes Daytona Checkers

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Brad Keselowski dominates chaotic Sprint Cup race at Daytona Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE     Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL- July 3, 2016- Brad Keselowski had an excellent solution for the massive wrecks that scrambled the finishing order of Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. He stayed ahead of all of them. Leading 115 of 161 laps in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, Keselowski sped away from his pursuers after a restart in overtime and posted his third victory of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season in thoroughly convincing fashion.…

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This Week Ahead: Fuller Leads the Way

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Four Teams - Three Races - Fifteen Points Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- July 3, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds continue to roll into the busy month of July as the series tackles three races in the upcoming week. Today, Sunday, July 3, the big blocks roll into Utica-Rome Speedway and then head east to take on Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Wednesday, July 6 for the previously rescheduled Brett Hearn's 'The Big Show 8' before heading north to take on Mohawk Raceway on Thursday,…

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