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The Doctor Takes His First on Lape Tribute Night

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THE DOCTOR MAKES A HOUSE CALL AT FONDA FOR HIS FIRST WIN OF 2016 Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Fonda, NY –June 27, 2016- The Dr. Danny Johnson went were nobody else wanted to race, the outside groove at the "Track of Champions" on Saturday evening and drove around the outside of both Ronnie Johnson and Jimmy Davis to get the lead on his way to his 11th career win at Fonda and his first win at the track since 9/23/2012! It was a special night at Fonda on Saturday as it was…

Hough and Tremont Take Lebanon Valley Wins

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Hough Holds Off Tremont for Lebanon Valley Victory Story By:PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:MARK BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon NY. - June 26, 2016-Saturday night saw the kids have fun riding in the back of cars. However, once the rides were complete, the action began in earnest. Steve Hough started from the pole and held off Olden Dwyer early. J.R. Heffner stalled in turn 3 and got hit by Rob Pitcher to bring out an early yellow. While slowing for said yellow, a crash broke out in turn 1 involving four more drivers. The biggest…

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CLEVELAND OWNS FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

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Catapults To Top Of KOD Sportsman Point Standings Story By:ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY. -June 26, 2016- 45 very able Sportsman drivers packed Albany-Saratoga Speedway for round two of the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? King Of Dirt Crate Sportsman Series Presented By Dodson Construction, Elmo’s Speed Supply, and Hoosier Racing Tire. After 30-Laps of high paced open wheel action Connor Cleveland owned Friday Night Lights for the second strait year. Connor Cleveland and Jack Speshock would bring the 30 car-starting field to the green flag, with Cleveland quickly putting the Dean’s Electrical Services 09 into the…

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Chad Cook Outlasts Overheating Engine For Thunder Mountain Modified Win

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Brian White (Sportsman), Brian Mady (Crate 602 Sportsman), Ryan Alsdorf (Rookie Sportsman), Jonathan Carpenter (Street Stock), Will Eastman (XCel 600 Modified) & Kenny Underwood (FWD Four Cylinder) Also Score! Story By:BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By:MOJO PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY –June 26, 2016- An overheating engine and spirited challenge from Brian Malcolm couldn’t keep Chad Cook from Victory Lane on Saturday at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Cook, of Deposit, N.Y., nursed the Mike Costello-owned No. 222 to the win in a competitive 30-lap big-block/small-block Modified main event, earning the $1,200 top prize. Cook’s late-race struggle was evident…

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Bachetti Stays Hot at I-88 Speedway

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Bachetti Goes 3 for 4 in June Events at Afton Fairgrounds Story By:STEPHAN CLAPPERTON /I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Afton NY.- June 26- 2016-Andy Bachetti continued his June hot streak in the Greg Page Construction Modifieds on Algonkin Motel and NYSCCA Night at I-88 Speedway. The Sheffield MA driver garnered his third win in four races for the month, his only non-winning night coming on June 10th when he finished second to Cortland’s Nick Nye. Starting seventh in the 21 car starting field Bachetti broke into the top four on the fourth lap of the 30 lap feature, while…

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Kochenash Out Duels Beers to Mahoning Checkers

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Austin Kochenash survives to win Mahoning Modified slugfest; Frankie Althouse does the same for Late Model glory Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY Photos By;WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa. - June 26, 2016- At the bullring ¼-mile Mahoning Valley Speedway on a sizzling Saturday night, there was beating and banging, there was spins and dings and there was action galore, and that was just in the Modified feature. It was a race that was a slugfest in every sense of the word and after all was said and done standing tall in Victory Lane after a hard fought…

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Zacharias Takes Charge at Chemung Speedway

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“Jimmy Zacharias Bests Chemung Sunoco Modifieds, Scores Double Points” Story By: CAROL HOUSSOCK / CHEMUNG SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:MOJO PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Chemung, NY.- June 26, 2016- Race teams rolled the dice on week #7 at Chemung, a night when double points were on the line for all five regular divisions. Lucky 7 winners last week included Jimmy Zacharias (Sunoco Modifieds), Frank Chapman (Super Stocks), Monica Green and Zack Bennett (4 Cylinder FWD/RWD), Alexandria Smith (INEX Legends), and Bryce Bailey and Teddy Bowen (Bandolero Bandit/Outlaw). Teams have a week off as Chemung is quiet July 1st and racing…

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VonDohren Rolls Back-Up to Grandview Victory

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VONDOHREN CAPTURES 3RD MODIFIED WIN OF THE SEASON USING A BACK-UP CAR AND INCREASES POINT LEAD; BRAD ARNOLD BECOMES NINTH SPORTSMAN FEATURE WINNER OF THE SEASON AND DAVE BROWN JR WINS CLOSE TSRS SPRINT FEATURE RACE Story By:ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA. -June 26, 2016 - Defending Grandview Speedway Modified point champion and current point leader Craig VonDohren damaged his primary car in his qualifying event forcing him to go to a back-up car in the consolation race. The multi-time track champion was able to win the consolation and then started 22nd in the…

Tanner Take’s Merrittville ESS Main

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Exciting Finish Brings Matt Tanner Lucas Oil ESS Glory at Merrittville Story By: MIKE MALLETT / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RANDY MALLETT / HAMMERDOWN PHOTO THOROLD, ONT –June 26, 2016- Matt Tanner needed nearly every lap in Saturday night’s Lucas Oil Super Sprint/Mach 1 Chassis A-Main at the Merrittville Speedway to put himself out in front of the field. The Stephentown, N.Y., driver worked and worked to get to the front and finally secured the top spot in the Gary Cunningham Memorial with just two of laps to go. That wasn’t the end of the fight for Tanner…

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Brachman Turns His Luck Around for Ransomville Victory

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Chad Brachman Takes His of Season Checkers at Ransomville Story By:TANA ROBINSON / RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY Photos By: TOM STEVENS / DTD RANSOMVILLE, NY –June 26, 2016- Eight weeks into the 2016 season, Ransomville Speedway continues to be perfect with the weather. Last Friday night, the half mile oval drew another large crowd in the grandstands and a pit full of race cars. The nights’ activities were sponsored by Localedge, Scott Joy Trucking and Snyder Industries. In the 30 lap Krown Undercoating 358 Modified feature, Chad Brachmann of Sanborn, NY won for the first time in 2016. With the victory, Brachmann stopped an…

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Brandon Sheppard Earns Hard Fought Fairbury Win

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Pierce Continues to Expand his Summer Nationals Points Lead Story By:AARON FIEDLER / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: STL. PHOTOS/RACERSGUIDE.COM FAIRBURY, Ill. - June 26, 2016 - It was not an easy win, but Brandon Sheppard held tough and fought back challenges Saturday night at Fairbury American Legion Speedway to claim his first Summer Nationals victory of the season. Sheppard started the feature on the outside pole with veteran Billy Moyer next to him. Moyer jumped out to an early lead. Sheppard got around him on lap three but Moyer battled back. He cruised through the next 20 laps with…

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Dewease Kicks Off PA. Speedweeks with Lincoln Victory

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DEWEASE TAKES ROUND ONE OF 2016 PENNSYLVANIA SPEEDWEEK for 39TH CAREER LINCOLN WIN Story By:BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA.- June 26, 2016- Lance Dewease was never really gone. But his performances in a limited number of appearances has amazed even the most doubting fans in 2016. Dewease started on the pole, followed outside front row starter Lucas Wolfe for the first eight laps, drove by the Zemco #1 in heavy lapped traffic on lap eight to take the lead for good in claiming the $7,000 top prize on what turned out to be…

Hometown Heroes Night Proves Perfect for Lussier’s First Devil’s Bowl Win

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Aube, McKiernan, Messier on top in support classes Story By; JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY Photos By:ANDREW CASSIDY / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY WEST HAVEN, Vt. –June 26, 2016- Billy Lussier thrilled his hometown crowd at the half-mile Asphalt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, June 25, taking his first career victory in a wire-to-wire romp. Somewhat fittingly, the Fair Haven, Vt. driver’s milestone win came on “Hometown Heroes” Night presented by Rutland Regional Medical Center and Whelen Engineering. Other winners in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action included Jamie Aube, Jim McKiernan, and Eric Messier. Lussier, who lives just five…

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Pat Ward Victorious in Wild and Unpredictable Brewerton Feature

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Neighbors Pat Ward And Will Shields Win Brewerton Speedway Modified And Sportsman Features; Empire Super Sprints Speedweek Coming Wednesday, June 29 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- June 25, 2016- It was a night of celebration at the Brewerton Speedway Friday for two King Ferry, NY neighbors Pat Ward and Will Shields who live literally feet from each other . In the wild and unpredictable Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified 35 lap feature Pat Ward didn’t take the lead until lap 34 in a race as Ward related that nobody seemed to…

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Richards Records No. 8 this Season in a Wild One

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Overton Records First Podium Finish of Season Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WoO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SARVER, PA- June 24, 2016- Josh Richards was the first one to the checkers Friday, winning the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series second preliminary feature night of the Firecracker 100 weekend presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway. Though he was the last man standing on the second night, it did not come without a trio of drivers nipping at his rear tires. Two cautions within the first three laps did not slow down the 28-car field…

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Bobby Pierce Battles Billy Moyer for Tri-City Win

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Pierce adds to his Summer Nationals points lead Story By: AARON FIEDLER / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JIM DENHAMER / RACERSGUIDE.COM PONTOON BEACH, IL- June 25, 2016 - Friday night's Summer Nationals feature at Tri-City Speedway played out very similarly to Cedar Lake as Billy Moyer and Bobby Pierce battled it out for the win. This time though the young gun, Pierce, got the better of the veteran, Moyer, to score his fourth Summer Nationals victory of the season. The two drivers started on the feature front row together and battled side-by-side through the opening laps. Pierce made his…

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Boespflug Breaks Out for Eagle Victory

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Grabs Third Victory of 2016 at Eagle Raceway Story By: RICHIE MURRY / USAC MEDIA Photos By: RICH FORMAN PHOTO EAGLE, NE- June 25, 2016- Coming into the 2016 season, it had been three seasons since Chad Boespflug visited USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory lane. Now, as the calendar nears the edge of the month of June, the Hanford, California native found the perfect balance on both ends of the racetrack, running the bottom in turns one and two and the topside of turns three and four to perfection to grab his third series win of the year in…

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Pittman Returns to Victory Lane at Jackson Motorplex

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Scores fifth win of 2016 in the series’ first trip to the track since 2014 Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM & SHANNON DYCE PHOTO JACKSON, MN- June 25, 2016- 2013 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion, Daryn Pittman, started on the pole position and captured the lead from Joey Saldana on lap two, then held off a hard-charging Kerry Madsen on a green-white-checkered finish to score his fifth victory of the season at Jackson Motorplex on Friday night. Pittman, who also claimed the quick-time award and dash victory to…

Stewart Friesen Breaks the Ice at Albany-Saratoga

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Friesen & Cleveland Take Friday Night Crowns At Albany-Saratoga Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- June 25, 2016- It is rare that Stewart Friesen tops the headlines with a “first” but that is what the Spraker’s resident did Friday night at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Friesen won the 35 lap Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified feature event, his first with the Halmar International team at the Great Race Place and did so after starting 16th in the star studded field. Connor Cleveland won the Friday Night Lights King of Dirt Sportsman Series feature event.…

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The Week Ahead: Super DIRTcar Series Tackles 3 in 5

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The series heads to Cornwall Motor Speedway on June 26, Albany-Saratoga Speedway on June 28 and Canandaigua Motorsports Park on June 30 Story By: AARON FIEDLER / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY- June 25, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds have a busy week ahead, as the series gears up for the heat of the summer and runs three races in five days. On Sunday, the big blocks roll into Cornwall (Ont.) Motor Speedway then head back south to take on Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Tuesday for Brett Hearn's The Big Show 8 with…

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Modifieds Make Long-Awaited Return to Susquehanna Speedway Park

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Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Spectacular; Sportsman ‘Susky Showdown’ Added To Program Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEWBERRYTOWN, PA- June 25, 2016- For the first time since 2009, the rumble of Modifieds returns to Susquehanna Speedway Park on Sunday, July 31. The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP visits the Newberrytown, Pa., oval, bringing smiles to the faces of Northeast race fans who have long awaited Modifieds at the facility. The absence will end July 31 (rain date: Aug. 7) when the STSS Velocita South…

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Friday Sonoma Notebook

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For Kyle Larson, a breakthrough victory at Sonoma is not far-fetched Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR SONOMA, CA- June 25, 2016- As proficient as Kyle Larson has been on high-banked ovals, you might be tempted to discount his chances of getting his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory on a road course. Then there’s his lack of experience at venues like Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen International. Interestingly, Larson credits his dirt-track background with the ability to get a quick handle on road courses. “I don’t have hardly any road course…

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GRIT 602 Sportsman Series Invades Utica-Rome Speedway this Sunday

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GRIT 602 Sportsman to Compete in $1,500-to-win Martin Memorial Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- June 25, 2016- This Sunday, June 26, Utica-Rome Speedway close out the month of June with a huge event for the GRIT 602 Sportsman Series with a big $1,500 paycheck awaiting the victor of the first ever Mike Martin Memorial. The Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds will also be in action along with the Broedel Energy Open Sportsman and the G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks. The evening of high speed action will be presented by Gates-Cole Insurance and…

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Get Ready for Battle 4 at Accord Speedway

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Accord Speedway In Spotlight Tuesday, July 5: New York Truck Parts Inc. ‘Battle of the Bullring 4’ Offers Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Modifieds $5,400 To Win; Open Sportsman & Slingshots Complete Card Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY- June 24, 2016- The ‘Ulster County Bullring’ nestled in the Catskill Mountains takes the dirt-track Modified spotlight on Tuesday, July 5. For the fourth consecutive year, BD Motorsports Media LLC teams with Accord Speedway owners Gary and Donna Palmer to present the New York Truck Parts Inc. ‘Battle of the…

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McMahan Looks to Get Season Back on Track

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McMahan Hunting An Outlaws Turnaround Story By:SHAWN MILLER/ INSIDELINE MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BEAVER DAM, Wisc.-June 24, 2016- Paul McMahan has had arguably the worst luck of any driver on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series this year. Whether it’s been flat tires, getting caught up in other people’s accidents, having freak mechanical failures or a bevy of other circumstances; if it can happen, it probably has happened to McMahan and his No. 7 Destiny Motorsports entry. However, he has finished in the top-10 in each of the last two World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series races…

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Nick Hoffman Returns to Victory at Spoon River

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals returns to action Friday at Tri-City Speedway Story By: AARON FIEDLER / DIRTcar MEDIA Photo By: JIMMY DEARING / STLRACING PHOTO CANTON, IL- June 24, 2016- Nick Hoffman continued to roll Thursday night at Spoon River Speedway as he claimed his third DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory of the season. Hoffman, from Mooresville, N.C., jumped out to an early lead over Brent Mullins in the feature. Through three cautions, Mullins, who had his hands full with Allen Weisser, tried to run down Hoffman but was unable to close the gap. Mullins finished…

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Bacon Sizzles at Jackson

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Bacon Bests Ballou in Fast-Paced, Caution-Free Jackson Thriller Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC MEDIA Photos By: RICH FORMAN JACKSON, MN- June 24, 2016- Brady Bacon held off a hard-charging Robert Ballou as the two sliced and diced their way through lapped traffic during the final laps to take the victory in the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars' first visit to the Jackson (Minn.) Motorplex in 28 years. With the victory, the legendary Hoffman Auto Racing team crossed the century mark in total USAC Sprint Car feature victories (95 National, 2 Midwest, 3 Special Event). Outside front-row starter Bacon, driving…

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Dennis Erb Jr. Dominates Summer Nationals at Spoon River

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Pierce adds to his Summer Nationals points lead Story By: AARON FIEDLER / DIRTcar MEDIA Photo By: STL RACING PHOTOS CANTON, IL- June 24, 2016- Dennis Erb Jr., fresh of his win at the Dirt Late Model Dream, came into Thursday night's DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Spoon River Speedway with the wind at his back and did it ever show. Erb cruised to a dominant victory over Billy Moyer and Bobby Pierce in the 50-lap feature and scored the $10,000 payday. "I didn't know if it was easy or not," Erb said. "The car was good and I didn't see anybody challenge…

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Dave Lape Night at ‘The Track of Champions’

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Dave Lape Tribute Night On Tap this Saturday at Fonda Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF FONDA, NY- June 24, 2016- This Saturday, June 25 at the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway a tribute to legendary modified pilot Dave Lape is on the racing program with all divisions in action along with the Vintage race cars with a start time of 7:30 p.m. Police K-9’s will also be a part of the racing program on Saturday as well. Lape’s record at Fonda speaks for itself, 99-career feature wins placing him third on the all-time…

Sahlen’s 6hrs at The Glen Starting Field Set

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42-Car Field Set For Watkins Glen Enduro Story By: ISMA SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM WATKINS GLEN, NY- June 24, 2016- The top-three finishing GTE Pro teams and the winning GTE Am team from the recent 24 Hours of Le Mans return to IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen July 3 at Watkins Glen Int’l. IMSA released a 42-car entry list for the six-hour event, which serves as round six of the WeatherTech Championship. Ford Chip Ganassi Racing headlines the GT Le Mans class entry with the Joey Hand and Dirk…

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Vintage Modifieds set for Mohawk Valley Doubleheader

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RELIVE THE GOOD OLD DAYS Story By: TOM COUGHLIN / MVVDM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA / FULTONVILLE, NY- June 24, 2016- If you have been looking for an opportunity to reminisce about the good old days of racing, when coupes and coaches were the main attraction, make plans for this weekend to pay a visit to Glen Ridge Motorsports Park near Fultonville, N.Y. and the Fonda Speedway in Fonda, N.Y. Nostalgia will be the theme this weekend on Friday, June 24 on the 1/4 mile at Glen Ridge and on the following evening Saturday, June…

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Garden State Classic Going Green this Saturday

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Wall Stadium Modifieds ready for Garden State Classic Story By: JEFF GAVITT / WALL STADIUM MEDIA Photos By: JJ LANE / RACERSGUIDE.COM WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ- June 24, 2016- Many of the top drivers in asphalt Modified stock car racing are ready to compete in one of the most prestigious events in the sport as Wall Stadium presents the 55th running of the Garden State Classic this Saturday evening (June 25). Current plans call for spectator seating to open at 5:00 p.m., with qualifying slated for 5:45 p.m. and main event action to follow around 7:00 p.m. This year’s 125-lap format, offering…

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Hodnett Wins URC Sprint Williams Grove Special

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Driver Takes Sprint Car A-Main As Companion To Super DIRTcar Series Event Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA -June 23, 2016- A three-car crash on the frontstretch involving Kody Lehman, Adam Carberry and Will Eggimann brought out the red flag on the initial start of the United Racing Club 360-Sprint car feature. When the race resumed, Robbie Stillwaggon grabbed the race lead over Jason Shultz, Mark Smith and seventh starter Hodnett. The caution flew with one lap completed for a spin by Chuck Hebing. Hodnett had passed Smith before the caution and…

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Matt Sheppard Scores in Return to Williams Grove

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Scores first full-points Super DIRTcar Series victory of the season Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - June 23, 2016 -Tim Fuller led early at Williams Grove Speedway on Wednesday night, but it was Matt Sheppard who battled to the lead and was dominant through much of the 100-lap Modified Mayhem at the Grove Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds feature. In the series' first return to the track in a decade, Sheppard became the sixth different winner in six Super DIRTcar features run at the track since 1989. The defending series champion…

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ESS Set For Canadian Invasion This Weekend

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Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Back into Action in Canada with a Visit to Merrittville Saturday Story By:DEAN REYNOLDS /ESS SEREIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH/ RACERSGUIDE.COM SYRACUSE, NY –June 23, 2016- After a weekend off, the traveling road show of the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) is back into action this Saturday with a trip to the beautiful Merrittville Speedway. The event in Canada will pay $2,000 to win with $275 just to take the green flag. After the double weekend of Mohawk and Utica-Rome, Jason Barney has taken over the point lead in what he hopes…

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Saldana Scores Thrilling NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown Victory

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Snaps 18-race winless streak and remains only series driver to win at I-80 Speedway Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF GREENWOOD, Neb. - June 22, 2016 - Joey Saldana captured the lead on the opening lap from David Gravel and held off Donny Schatz on a green-white-checkered finish to score his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season in the NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown at I-80 Speedway on Wednesday night. Saldana, who snapped an 18-race winless streak that stretched back to Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, remains the…

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Lernerville Kicks Off Firecracker 100 Weekend

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Three Days of Racing, Three Times the Party Starts on Thursday Story By:BRENDAN CAPRIA / WoO LATE MODEL SERIES Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SARVER, Pa. - June 23, 2016 - The final countdown is on until the Firecracker 100 kicks off at Lernerville Speedway. Three days of racing and three times the party starts on Thursday, June 23 and continues until Saturday, June 25. The Northeast's biggest late-model party leads into the Firecracker 100, one of the most coveted wins in late model racing. This year, the Firecracker 100 celebrates its 10th anniversary. For World of Outlaws Craftsman®…

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BECHTELSVILLE CAR WASH ADDS MODIFIED CASH DASH TO THEIR NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY

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18 FEATURE WINNERS SO FAR THIS SEASON, WILL SATURDAY PRODUCE MORE Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BECHTELSVILLE, PA- JUNE 23, 2016- Two NASCAR divisions of racing will be in the spotlight this Saturday at Grandview Speedway along with Sprint cars when Bechtelsville Car Wash presents another tripleheader show of motorsports entertainment featuring the TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, TSRS 305 Sprints and the Sportsman in action with racing starting at 7:30 p.m. Added to the Saturday night show is a special Cash Dash event featuring the Modified qualifying heat winners racing for $300…

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Patriots Night on Tap at Mercer Raceway Park

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Fireworks and Racing Fun at Mercer Raceway Park on June 25 Story By:LOU LONG / MERCER RACEWAY PARK Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mercer, PA.- June 23, 2016- Mercer Raceway Park presented a spectacular night of racing on June 18, topped off with a thirty lap feature for the United Late Model Series, won by Russell King over Max Blair. Well, one week later, the Late Models have moved on and the 4 Your Car Connection 410 Sprint Cars are back as the headline act, along with the other six divisions that make up the Saturday Night Live! program at…

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QUEST FOR RECLAMATION

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POSSE COMPETITORS BATTLE TO CLAIM PARTY AT THE PATH VICTORIES ON SUNDAY, JUNE 26 Story By:JAY DUGAN / FRED RAHMER PROMOTIONS Photo By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SPRING RUN, PA -June 23, 2016 – The kingpin of the Pennsylvania Posse clan of Sprint Car racers, Fred Rahmer, transitioned from full-time competitor to full-time promoter two years ago -- holding events at Path Valley Speedway in Spring Run, Pennsylvania. Yet, despite Rahmer’s Posse allegiance, the greatest racers in Central Pennsylvania remain winless at ‘The Path.’ “These guys just can’t get it together enough to beat the outsiders,” Rahmer said of his cohorts. …

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No Sweat Service Group Street Stocks Take Center Stage Friday At Big Diamond

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Extra-Distance Race, Extra Money on the Line for the Full-Fender Division Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY Photos By: GEORGE STIEGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. –June 23, 2016- There will be plenty of side-by-side and three- and four-wide action on Friday night as the No Sweat Service Group Street Stocks are featured in the Street Stock Summer Shootout 30 on Jasen’s Automotive Night at Big Diamond Speedway. The on-track racing has been exciting for the division all year. Eric Tripp, of Wernersville, leads the division with two wins while defending street stock champion Rich Bossinger, of Lebanon, is the…

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Back From the Dead

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Dave Lape and Original Car Owner ‘Burger’ Don Knapfel set to Debut Their Historic 1977 Tobias Chassis and Mr. Dirt Title Winning Car this Saturday at the Fonda Speedway Museum for ‘Dave Lape Night’ Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- June 22, 2016- Dave Lape had been driving his own equipment for the entirety of his young career and by the end of 1976, it seemed as if the hand he had been dealt had finally run its course. In short, the money was gone and Lape’s desire to continue driving far outweighed his means. Fate,…

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Warner ‘Flies’ to Weedsport Shootout Victory

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‘The Flying Squirrel’ Rocky Warner Victorious in Weedsport Napa Auto Parts Sportsman Shootout Feature Event; Claims Third Career Win at the Historic Facility Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- June 22, 2016- There are weeks where nothing seems to go right and at the same time there are weeks where you can seemingly do no wrong. After coming off of a win Sunday night at the Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York, Rocky Warner headed back to the Weedsport Speedway Tuesday night in search of his second straight triumph in as many starts and his third…

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Richards Skyrockets to Win No. 7 at Weedsport

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Five Drivers Finish on Lead Lap Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WoO LATE MODEL SERIES Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY- June 22, 2016- Josh Richards played tag from the front row Tuesday night at Weedsport Speedway (N.Y.), leaving only five cars on the lead lap of the Finger Lakes 40 in his seventh win of the season. “I can’t thank my guys enough,” Richards said. “They worked their butts off, and I’m just glad I can put [the car] up front for them.” Richards, who led the 24-car field into the green flag with his No. 1 Valvoline/…

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At a Glance: WoO Off to a Sizzling Start to Summer

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The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series starts the summer swing with the NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown at I-80 Speedway on Wednesday, June 22, before heading to Jackson Motorplex on Friday, June 24 and Beaver Dam Raceway for the Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial presented by Karavan Trailers on Saturday, June 25 Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC- June 22, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will kick off the busy summer months with a week of action, as the series heads to I-80 Speedway in Greenwood,…

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Tonight’s the Night the Super DIRTcar Series Returns to Williams Grove Speedway

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The series returns for the first time since 2006; just the sixth time ever Story By: AARON FIEDLER / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY- June 22, 2016- Tonight the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds will make it's return to the historic half-mile Williams Grove Speedway for the first time in a decade. Big-Block Modified Mayhem at the Grove on Wednesday, June 22 brings the series back for just the sixth time in series history. Jimmy Phelps last stood in victory lane with the series on Oct. 15, 2006. Among previous winners at the track are…

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Point Races Heating Up at Albany-Saratoga

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Johnson Leads The Pack Heading into Summer Season Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA,NY- June 22, 2016- With seven events completed in the 2016 racing season, the Albany-Saratoga Speedway points races are in full swing. A look at the current standings show familiar faces on top of each divisions standings, In the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified division Guilderland’s Marc Johnson holds the points lead. With three feature wins, Johnson leads all 48 drivers who have competed this season. Johnson (376 points) holds a 42 point advantage over Brett Hearn (334). Kenny…

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INDYcar Series Test ‘The Glen’s’ New Surface

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Watkins Glen Test Proves Fast and Furious Story By:MARK ROBINSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. –June 21, 2016- Two words sum up what drivers think the INDYCAR Grand Prix at The Glen will be like after they participated in a one-day test at Watkins Glen International: fast and physical. A repaved track surface, combined with the speedy benefits of the Chevrolet and Honda aero kits on the Dallara IR-12 chassis, set the stage for lightning-quick lap times on the 3.4-mile historic permanent road course. Five drivers from four teams took part in…

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Abreu Dominates at Wayne County Speedway

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Rico Abreu Dominates Round Four of Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket at Wayne County Speedway, Ohio Sprint Speedweek continues Tuesday at Sharon Speedway Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ASCOC MEDIA Photo By: VINCE VELLELLA PHOTO ORRVILLE, OH- June 21, 2016- After missing the main event on Sunday night at Millstream Speedway, finishing sixth during the evening’s C-main, St. Helena, California’s Rico Abreu made an impressive rebound and nearly swept round four of Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio. Abreu earned victories during his respective heat race and dash on Monday…

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BRIDGEPORT’S FIRST PACK THE HOUSE NIGHT IS A HUGE SUCCESS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] BRIDGEPORT'S FIRST PACK THE HOUSE NIGHT IS A HUGE SUCCESS Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway Images Courtesy Bridgeport Speedway "If you build it, they will come" - everyone remembers that line from the movie Field of Dreams. The Bridgeport & Spirit Auto Centers Speedways opened the gates and they came! With numbers surpassing anyone's expectations, they came - young and old, entire families - they came to the Logan Township race track, many to see their first ever stock car race! And they saw nine divisions of race cars with racing action taking place on both the 5/8…

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