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Ryan Smith has Strong Showing with World of Outlaws

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Smith Posts Strong Outings with World of Outlaws in Pennsylvania Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF MECHANICSBURG, PA- May 25, 2016- Ryan Smith is happy with his results against the toughest sprint car drivers in the world this past week. However, circumstances thanks to Mother Nature left him asking "what if?" The "Kunkletown Kid" battled with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series in a pair of events in his home state of Pennsylvania. He recorded a 13 th-place finish at the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown on Thursday in…

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Bridgeport Speedway Sponsor Spotlight: 811 Dig Safe

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From a One-Race Promotion to Much More, 811 Continues to Support Bridgeport Speedway Story By: KOLBY RAMEY / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM BRIDGEPORT, NJ- May 25, 2016- When Doug Hoffman took over as the new promoter of the Bridgeport Speedway, 811 Call Before You Dig offered a sponsorship proposal to both help gain awareness for their organization, and to assist a new promoter at a local dirt track to get on his feet. “It started as a one-race promotion,” said Rob Andersen North East District Right of Way Manager at Call 811. “Doug was very…

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Dynamic Duo: Spraker and Johnson Continue Fonda Dominance

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Championship Winning Car Owner Jake Spraker and Third Generation Driver Ronnie Johnson Continue Their Torrid Pace at The Track of Champions Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- May 24, 2016- To change what you get you must first change who you are. As the 2015 season came to a close, Ronnie Johnson found himself in a precarious position. The results of his racing efforts had become stagnant, though not from a lack of trying, and for the first time in recent memory, he went winless at the speedway which has become synonymous with his famous last…

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‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Strikes This Weekend

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After Two Straight Weeks Of Rain, Thunder Mountain Speedway Ready To Return To Action On Memorial Day Weekend Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- May 24, 2016- Thunder Mountain Speedway hopes to provide the cure for two consecutive rained-out events this weekend. The three-eighths-mile located just outside of Whitney Point, N.Y., hosts two big days of action this Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29 as part of the ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Memorial Day weekend festivities. On Saturday (May 28), the lightning-fast Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) 360 Sprint…

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KoD Rookie of the Year Chase to be Intense

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Multiple Drivers Competing For Redline Graphics Rookie Of The Year Story By: ROB HAZER / KoD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / PHOTO STAFF FONDA, NY- May 24, 2016- Very rarely can drivers experience what it’s like to be a rookie all over again. With King Of Dirt Racing clarifying the series definition of a ‘rookie’ it has opened the door for some drivers to chase the Redline Graphics Rookie Of The Year honors. Jason Gray earned that title last year setting the bar high finishing 4th in points, but drivers like Jeff Watson, Joey Scarborough, Scott Duell, Allison Ricci,…

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Posse vs Outlaws: Sprint Car Racings Ultimate Rivalry

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Schatz Holds Top Spot in Unique Point Series Story By: MIKE BAKER / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / PHOTO STAFF CARLISLE, PA- May 24, 2016- The Posse versus Outlaw feud is one of the greatest rivalries in sports. Fans, drivers and tracks help fuel the fire. The number one argument, who is the best? In 2014 Pennsylvania Sprint Car News rolled out a one of a kind points championship to answer that argument. "In 2013 we kicked the idea around. A few series hold regional points standings, there is no such thing for this rivalry." Mike Baker, Founder of PA…

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Utica-Rome Speedway Resets for RoC Vic 200 Event

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Rainout Sets Up Double-Events at Utica-Rome Speedway in August Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY- May 24, 2016- Utica-Rome Speedway fought the good fight on Sunday night but Mother Nature ended up winning out at the end of the day. This forced the postponement of the Ferris Industries Race of Champions Series fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels “Victoria 200” for the Modifieds as well as the Gnome Cup for the Go Nuclear Late Model Series which was on the speedway as the rains began falling. In an effort to reward the…

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Gone But Not Forgotten Race Wraps Up May Racing At Big Diamond

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Big Diamond Speedway Closes Month of May with Special Tribute Story By:SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STIEGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. --May 24, 2016- Over the years, Big Diamond Speedway has been blessed to have some of the greatest people in racing grace the track as drivers, car owners, crew chiefs, mechanics or dedicated fans. On Friday, the speedway will honor their memories with the Mark’s Service Station will present the Gone But Not Forgotten Race. A list of names appears on a billboard behind the scoring tower for fans to see at the speedway and…

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Hohenforst Opens 2016 Glen Ridge Season in Victory Lane

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Sowle and Horning Also Victorious Friday Night at 'The Ridge' Story By: TOM COUGHLIN / GLEN RIDGE MOTORSPORTS PARK Photos By: JEFF KARABIN / GLEN RIDGE MOTORSPORTS PARK PHOTOS FULTONVILLE, NY- May 24, 2016- After six weeks of cancelations to begin the 2016 racing season Glen Ridge Motorsports Park was finally able to open and complete an entire night of fast paced circle track action. On this warm spring night in upstate New York the winning drivers would be Josh Hohenforst (modifieds), JaMike Sowle (A-Verdi Storage Container 602 sportsman), Luke Horning (prostock), Pete Vila (cruiser), and Frank Malec (powri midgets).…

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Wednesday, May 25th Scheduled as Rain Date for World of Outlaws at New Egypt Speedway IF NECESSARY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Wednesday, May 25th Scheduled as Rain Date for World of Outlaws at New Egypt Speedway IF NECESSARY World of Outlaw Sprints Set to Invade Tuesday, May 24th New Egypt, NJ – With weather looking like it could play into Tuesday night’s New Egypt Speedway World of Outlaws event, both management teams have put plans into place to make Wednesday, May 25th the rain date IF NECESSARY. Officials are hoping to stick to the originally scheduled date of Tuesday, May 24th, but will make a decision as early as possible if weather is an issue. Tickets are still available…

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Schuchart Dominates Weedsport, Schatz Steals Victory

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Schatz passes Schuchart with five laps remaining to win Empire State Challenge Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY- May 23, 2016- Logan Schuchart led a race high 30 laps but fell victim to a hard-charging Donny Schatz, who climbed from the ninth starting position to take the lead and score the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory in the Empire State Challenge at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday night. The seven-time series champion defeated stiff competition and Mother Nature to capture his second win in-a-row at Weedsport, and his season-leading…

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Rain Showers Knock Out ROC Vic 200

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Mother Nature Strikes Utica-Rome Speedway for Fourth Consecutive Week Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- May 23, 2016- After three straight weeks of being rained out, it finally looked like Utica-Rome Speedway would get a show in this past Sunday, May 22, when the Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series and the Go Nuclear Late Model Series rolled into the Vernon oval. Qualifying for the Sunoco Race Fuels RoC Victoria 200 and the Go Nuclear Gnome Cup, as well as the G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks, was complete and…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Dirt Track Opener Rained Out

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Two-day Memorial Day Weekend special up next Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY Photos By: DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY PHOTOS WEST HAVEN, VT- May 23, 2016- Mother Nature picked up her first win of the season at The Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, May 22, as inclement weather cancelled the opening event. Showers held off until the around 4:00 p.m., then intermittent sprinkles turned into steady rain just before 5:30 p.m. The event was scheduled to be the first-ever NASCAR Whelen All-American Series-sanctioned date on the 3/10-mile Dirt Track. The race was also…

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Teamwork Gets Dixon in the Indy 500 Field

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Dixon's Indy 500 Qualifying Effort Saved by Dedicated Crew's Quick Work Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 23, 2016- The guys in Gasoline Alley saved Scott Dixon’s Sunday. When fluid leaks were discovered in the Chevrolet engine of his No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car at the end of practice before second-day Indy 500 qualifying, Dixon’s crew was on the clock with technical inspection to swap it out. With the help of crew members from all four Chip Ganassi Racing Teams cars, they took 64 minutes…

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Thomas Thrashes Field in Flag-to-Flag Brownstown Rout

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Thomas Takes New Team to Brownstown Victory Lane Story By: DICK JORDAN / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JOHN DaDALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BROWNSTOWN, IN- May 23, 2016- Just a mere month after combining forces, Kevin Thomas, Jr. and the 4J Motorsports team found USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship victory lane Saturday night at Brownstown Speedway, leading wire-to-wire in a caution-free affair at the series’ first visit to the southern Indiana quarter-mile dirt oval since 2011. Making just their third series start together, including a 3rd at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway one night prior, Thomas began the 30-lap feature…

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Repeat Performance for Hearn on Valley High Banks

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Brett Hearn Wins Valley Feature with Last-Lap Pass Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY Photos By: MARK BROWN / NEPART PHOTOS WEST LEBANON, NY- May 23, 2016- For the second week in a row rain played a role in the overall outcome at Lebanon Valley. This week, the Pro Stock feature was red-flagged after five laps due to rain. It will continue next Saturday night with Jay Corbin leading the field to the green flag. Before the rains came, Chad Jeseo started the Modified feature from the pole with Kyle Sheldon alongside. Sheldon has struggled so far in…

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Johnson & Johnson Sweep Malta Mains

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Johnson Brothers Dominate The Great Race Place Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- May 23, 2016- After back to back weeks of Mother Nature visiting victory lane, the Albany-Saratoga Speedway returned to action Friday night with exciting action and a pair of very popular brothers visiting victory lane. The brothers Johnson – Marc and Chris, picked up the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified and Sportsman division feature events respectfully in front a large and cheering crowd. In other action Nick Stone (DIRTcar Pro Stocks), Anthony Alger (Limited Sportsman), Steve Ryan…

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Johnson and Gates Take Their Third Wins-In-a-Row at Fonda

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Ronnie Johnson and Kenny Gates Continue Fonda Speedway Dominance in 2016 Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- May 22, 2016- During the career of a race car driver they are sometimes fortunate to hit on a magical combination of driver, race car, and car owner that just seems to clique. Ronnie Johnson seems to have hit on that this year with a combination of a 2016 Teo Pro car owned by legendary car owner Jake Spraker and his wife Nancy as Saturday evening at Fonda he won his third victory…

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Mother Nature The Winner at The Fulton Speedway

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Racing And Demo Derbies Saturday, May 28 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- May 22, 2016- The fans were in the stands and a great field of cars filled the pits setting a stage for a great night of racing. Mother Nature had other ideas just after the first heat of the evening took the checkers. Despite using a set of tillers, packer trucks and the 30 SUNY Canton Sportsman who hit the track trying to run in the surface the moisture from the sky was just enough to end…

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Green Breaks Into I-88 Win Column

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Darwin Green takes I-88 Modified Feature Win Story By: STEPHAN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- May 22, 2016- Darwin Greene captured the Greg Page Construction Modified feature win at I-88 Speedway on Rosa’s Restaurant and Pizzeria Night. Pole sitter Don Hart Jr. took the lead at the start of the race while Greene settled into second with Greene’s Mike Decker holding onto third place. The race went to caution just after lap one when two time winner Andy Bachetti spun out in turn one. Bachetti, of Sheffield MA, went pit side and…

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Smith Scores Outlaw ESS Checkers

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Mark Smith Takes Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Checkers at Outlaw Speedway Story By: MIKE MALLETT / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RANDY MALLETT / HAMERDOWN PHOTOS DUNDEE, NY- May 22, 2016- Mark Smith has figured out the New York slick track and that could be trouble for the rest of the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) campaigners. The Sunbury, Pa., driver has been known for his success on the Pennsylvania Sprint Car Circuit and now he’s starting to make a name for himself in New York as well. Smith, teaming up with car owner Patrick Vigneault, dominated the…

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Quenneville Opens Devil’s Bowl Speedway Title Defense with Victory

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Masterson, FitzGerald, Wood also take opening night wins Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM WEST HAVEN, VT- May 22, 2016- Vince Quenneville Jr. showed a good opening night crowd that he never missed a beat over the winter at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, May 21. The Brandon, Vt., speedster and defending Asphalt Track champion ran to a dominant win in the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified division to open the 50th season of racing at the Rutland County facility. Other winners in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) action…

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At a Glance: Outlaws Continue Trek Through Northeast

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The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series march into Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway for the Empire State Challenge on Sunday, May 22 then migrate south for the Jersey Outlaw Classic at New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway on Tuesday, May 24 Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC- May 22, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will continue their push through the northeast as they compete in a rare Sunday showdown on May 22 at Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway. Following action in upstate New York, the series will move south to New…

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Wild Night in Charlotte All-Star Race

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Joey Logano Triumphs in Scintillating NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race finish Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, NC- May 22, 2016- At the end of a wild and crazy Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Joey Logano got the upper hand in an intense battle with last-chance qualifier Kyle Larson and took home the million-dollar prize as the winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Trying to block the stronger car of Logano in the closing 13-lap final segment of the race, Larson buried his car into Turn 1 as Logano edged ahead.…

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Sheppard Defends Home Turf

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Wins Spring Shootout at LaSalle Story By: JEREMEY SHIELDS / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM LASALLE, IL- May 22, 2016- Brandon Sheppard became the second home-state driver in two nights to visit Lucas Oil Victory Lane with his victory at LaSalle Speedway on Saturday Night. The 23-year-old Illinois native led all 60 laps of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned, Spring Shootout. The driver of the Best Performance Motorsports/Rocket took his first LOLMDS win of the season over Tim McCreadie, who crossed the line in second in his Sweeteners Plus/Longhorn. McCreadie and Don O'Neal…

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First-Day Qualifying at Indy Leaves Nerves Frazzled

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"Damn Good Day" for Schmidt Motorsports Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS, IN- May 22, 2016- How crazy was it today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? The exciting conclusion to the first day of qualifying for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil had quadriplegic team co-owner Sam Schmidt cracking jokes about doing a rain dance in his wheelchair for Sunday. A sick joke? Not at the end of what Schmidt proudly proclaimed “a damn good day.” Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver James Hinchcliffe, who…

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Crafton Goes Back-to-Back with CWTS Victory

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Matt Crafton dominates NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, NC- May 22, 2016- Matt Crafton had a lot to overcome on Saturday—a 17th-place starting position and a difficult pit stall that cost him dearly in the early stages of Saturday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But after 134 laps, Crafton was 5.748 seconds ahead of second-place Kyle Busch, winning the race and extending his series lead to 12 points over seventh-place finisher Timothy Peters. In fact, the two-time champion…

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Saturday All-Star Notebook

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LARSON UNLEASHES AGGRESSIVE APPROACH IN SPRINT SHOWDOWN Story By:REID SPENCER /NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, N.C. –May 22, 2016- Different week. Different circumstances. Same driver. Last Sunday at Dover International Speedway, Kyle Larson was chasing Matt Kenseth for the win in the AAA 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Larson treated Kenseth, the 2003 series champion, with the utmost respect, taking great pains to run the veteran driver as cleanly as possibly. Kenseth won, with Larson trailing him in second place by a fraction of a second. But that was not the case on Saturday morning…

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Wight Roars to Demon Victory

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Larry Wight The Class Of The Brewerton Speedway Modified Field Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BREWERTON, NY- May 21, 2016- Lightning stuck the Brewerton Speedway victory lane Friday night when Larry Wight parked his Gypsum Express/Tracey Road Equipment/NAPA Auto Parts/Penske Racing Shocks/LJL Kevlar Racing Engines/No.99L/Teo in victory lane in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds. In the 35 lap feature Wight took the lead on lap 3 and never looked back. The win was anything but easy as Wight had to hold off challenges from Chuck Bower and Chad Phelps until…

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Mother Nature Scores Another Victory As New Egypt Speedway Cancels May 21st Event

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World of Outlaw Sprints Invade Tuesday, May 24th Story By: ALLYSE WOLFINGER / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: HARRY MEEKS / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ- May 21, 2016- Mother Nature reared her ugly head yet again and forced the cancellation of New Egypt Speedway’s NASCAR Night event on Saturday, May 21st. The next regular Saturday night event is Saturday, May 28th. It’s Military Appreciation Night and all active and retired military with their military ID receive FREE General Admission. But first up the “The Greatest Show On Dirt” the World of Outlaw Craftsman Tool Sprint Cars are headed for…

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Dewease Dominates Opening Night at Williams Grove Speedway

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Defeats Outlaws to even the score in fiercely contested annual feud Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photo By: RACERSGUIDE.COM /PHOTO STAFF MECHANICSBURG, PA- May 21, 2016- Lance Dewease exited his car to loud cheers from the Pennsylvania Posse-favored crowd after he dominated the final 15 laps of the 25-lap feature to claim the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night. Dewease, who passed fellow Posse driver Greg Hodnett for the win, became just the second non-Outlaw driver to capture a checkered flag in a series race this year, joining…

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Weir Takes Gas City USAC Checkers

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Weir Warms Up to USAC Nation Victory No. 1 in Gas City's 'May Meltdown' Story By: USAC AMSOIL MEDIA Photos By: TRAVIS BRANCH & RYAN SELLERS GAS CITY, IN- May 21, 2016- In an epic side-by-side duel for the ages that lasted the entire second half of the feature, Scotty Weir was the ultimate gunslinger, outgunning Brady Bacon in the final pair of laps to claim his long-awaited first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway's "May Meltdown." Weir started the 30-lap feature from the pole position, but it was outside front row…

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Diemel Dashes to Home-State Victory

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A.J. Diemel Takes First Career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Victory in Grand Fashion; Leads All 50-Laps Story By: LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES MEDIA Photo By: HEATH LAWSON OSHKOSH, WI- May 21, 2016- Home-state driver A.J. Diemel scored his first-ever Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory tonight at Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway. In front of a packed grandstand, Diemel led all 50 laps and took the biggest win of his career. Chris Simpson drove his Cheap Cars/Longhorn Chassis to a second place finish, followed by Jared Landers in the Crop Production Services/Sweet-Bloomquist. Tim McCreadie wheeled the Sweeteners…

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Time to Climb: Short Track Super Series Headed to Thunder Mountain Speedway

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“Time To Climb” For Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP: Sunday, May 29 Brings ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ At Thunder Mountain Speedway; Erick Rudolph Leads STSS North Region Standings Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT JR. & PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- May 20, 2016- It’s “time to climb” for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP. To celebrate the unofficial kick-off to summer, the STSS traveling stars of the Halmar International North Region ascend to Thunder Mountain Speedway in Center Lisle, N.Y.,…

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Bill Wimble: Remembering a Legend

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Bill Wimble Left an Unfillable Void When He Retired from Racing; Now with His Passing, Another Integral Part of Racing History is gone for Good Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO COLLECTION / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- May 20, 2016- It was just another sunny Saturday afternoon in Fonda, New York. The traffic strolled by the Winner’s Circle restaurant at its typical lackadaisical pace as the speedway across the railroad tracks slowly began to show signs of life in anticipation of the spectacle to come. A man with a white hat, tropical patterned shirt and khaki pants…

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Outlaws Land First Blow in Year-Long War with Pennsylvania Posse

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Schatz Captures Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ABBOTTSTOWN, PA- May 20, 2016- Seven-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz managed to do something that only one other series driver has been able to do since 1997: out-muscle the Pennsylvania Posse on their home turf and claim the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway. Schatz's victory, his sixth of the season, gives the Outlaw drivers the upper hand as the annual feud over sprint car supremacy has officially kicked-off. "We want to win everywhere we…

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Schatz Gets Back on Track with Lincoln Score

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Donny Schatz Ends World of Outlaws Struggles, Holds off Danny Dietrich to Win Gettysburg Clash Story By: JEREMY ELLIOTT / PATRIOT NEWS Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ABBOTTSTOWN, PA- May 20, 2016- Donny Schatz hasn’t been the easiest driver to live with over the last four or five weeks. There are probably some days and nights when his crew just wanted to ship him to the hotel or even home. When you are used to winning like Schatz, you get a little ornery when things aren’t going your way. But that’s what makes Schatz the best in Sprint Car racing. He demands…

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Chaves Tops Indy Speed Charts; Qualifying Draws Near

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Chaves tops Indy 500 practice chart as thoughts wander to qualifying Story By: MARK ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 20, 2016- As qualifying draws near for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, a pair of three-letter abbreviations are being mentioned more often around Indianapolis Motor Speedway: “NTS” and “kPa.” The first stands for “no-tow speed,” or the lap speed a car achieved around the 2.5-mile oval without help of an aerodynamic tow. The second is short for kilopascals, the unit of measurement used to gauge…

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NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Weekend Preview

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Hamlin readies to defend NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race win Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CHARLOTTE, NC- May 20, 2016- Denny Hamlin currently holds the title of ‘reigning champion’ for two of NASCAR’s most prestigious races: the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Come Saturday night, he will look to continue the strangle hold on one of them, attempting to capture a second consecutive win in Saturday's NASCAR Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (9 p.m. ET on FS1). In order to take home the title, Hamlin will need to…

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Pauch Sr. Rules at Kutztown’s Action Track USA

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Pauch Sr. Is SpeedSTR Winner; King Eddie Reigns Supreme in 600 Sprints; Hoch Wins Slingshot Thriller at Kutztown’s Action Track USA on May 18 Story By: BARRY ANGSTADT / ACTION TRACK USA MEDIA Photos By: PHIL MAR / RACERSGUIDE.COM KUTZTOWN, PA- May 20, 2016- Billy Pauch Sr. finished runner-up to a Buckwalter on opening night, but the Frenchtown, NJ throttle-jockey turned the tables on another member of the same family on May 18. Pauch worked hard to defeat Steve Buckwalter on Wednesday, repelling several late race attacks and hanging on to win his first USAC All Pro SpeedSTR main event since…

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Dillon Aims for All-Star Performance

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In career year, Dillon Aims to Add All-Star Nod, Sprint Cup Victory Story By: MARK McCARTER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CHARLOTTE, NC- May 20, 2016- Last October at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Austin Dillon was reminded that not all perils a driver faces come on the track. It was a Friday night in October 2015 and he was on pit road, head bowed in prayer before climbing into his car for the NASCAR XFINITY Series race. Suddenly, a sizzling sound and what he called “a glimmer of light” interrupted the prayer. A hot little meteorite…

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First State Bound: Short Track Super Series Velocita South Region Heads to Delmar, Delaware Thursday, May 26

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Stewart Friesen Leads Standings Into Lucrative ‘Diamond State 50’ At Delaware International Speedway With $25,000-Plus At Stake Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF DELMAR, DE- May 19, 2016- The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP returns to the First State next Thursday, May 26. Charlie Cathell’s Delaware International Speedway, located on U.S. 13 in Delmar, Del., plays host to the ‘Diamond State 50’ with more than $25,000 on the line for the STSS Velocita South Region big-block/small-block Modifieds. The 50-lap event at the tacky half-mile offers $5,000-plus to win,…

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Double Shot of Empire Super Sprints on Tap

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Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints With Two Events this Weekend at Outlaw and Selinsgrove Story By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM SYRACUSE, NY- May 19, 2016- The first two-race weekend for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) will be held this weekend with a Friday night visit to the Outlaw Speedway and then on Saturday for the annual Mach 1 Chassis Shootout at the Selinsgrove Speedway The 2016 point season for ESS was suppose to kick off April 22 at Outlaw with the first ever Spring Nationals. With the evening postponed cause…

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Five Star Racing Program at The Fulton Speedway This Saturday

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Fulton Speedway set for Saturday Program Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- May 19, 2016- After losing last Saturday's racing program due to unfavorable weather conditions the Fulton Speedway is primed for racing excitement this Saturday, May 21st on VP Small Engine Fuels night. This Saturday on the fast, affordable, family fun race schedule will be the ground shaking Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds, SUNY Canton Sportsman, Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux RUSH Late Models, E&V Energy Novice Sportsman and JB Logging & Firewood Four Cylinders. Jimmy Phelps is off…

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All Star Sprints Heading West

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Arctic Cat All Stars Ready for Illinois/Wisconsin Road Trip Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 19, 2016- After spending the first few weeks of the 2016 point season in areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania, the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will now transfer focus toward areas of Illinois and Wisconsin, moving into the Central Time Zone for the first and only time this season. “America’s Series” will make a first-ever appearance at one particular Illinois short track during their weekend road trip, followed by a night…

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Hunter-Reay Tops the Speed Chart on Day 2 Practice

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Hunter-Reay Happy to be at Sharp End of Indy 500 Practice Chart Story By: MARK ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 19, 2016- Ryan Hunter-Reay isn’t getting ahead of himself. The Andretti Autosport driver knows it’s only two days into practice for the epic 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Some competitors may not have shown all their cards yet, but sitting atop the speed chart today with a lap of 228.202 mph in the No. 28 DHL Honda has the 2014 Indianapolis 500 champion…

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Celebrate Summer at The Big Show 8

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TV Racing Analyst Kenny Wallace Joins a Banner Field Expected for the Super DIRTcar Modified Series 100 June 28 at Albany-Saratoga Speedway Story By: JOHN SNYDER / DRIVEN MARKETING MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SUSSEX, NJ-May 19, 2016- Already there’s a buzz in the air as top Northeast dirt track Modified teams anticipate competing in the Tuesday, June 28 The Big Show 8 Super DIRTcar Modified Series 100 at Malta, New York’s Albany-Saratoga Speedway. “We’re expecting all the Super DIRTcar Series drivers as well as the top weekly competitors from Albany-Saratoga plus several other drivers who have indicated to…

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Persistent Moisture Postpones Gettysburg Clash

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Series will resume action at Lincoln Speedway on Thursday, May 19 Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By :DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA- May 19, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. has been postponed to Thursday, May 19 due to persistent rain throughout the day and night on Wednesday. Fans that purchased grandstand tickets will be able to redeem their tickets for reentry at the track on Thursday, while fans that purchased pit passes and received a pit band are asked to keep their bands…

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George Williams Memorial Races Bring Woodhull Back to Life Saturday

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George Williams Memorial $2,000-to-win 35-Lap Modifieds Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL NY- May 19, 2016- This Saturday night, May 21, Woodhull Raceway gets back on track just one week after dropping their first event of the season to rain. Saturday night’s racing for the George Williams Memorial Races will be presented by longtime Woodhull supporters Griffith Energy and the Elkland Moose. Griffith Energy is a well-known name in the Northeast for your energy needs from fuel to heating to air conditioning and much more, you can find it all at Griffith. …

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‘The Electric Company’ Wires Diamond STSS Field

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Electrifying: Ryan Watt Scores Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP ‘Anthracite Assault’ Combination Event At Big Diamond Speedway Tuesday Over 51-Car STSS Field; Brandon Grosso Earns First-Ever STSS Sportsman Triumph; Michael Burrows Wild XCel 600 Winner Story By:CODY MANMILLER / STSS MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA -May 18, 2016- Ryan Watt led all 50 laps at the familiar Big Diamond Speedway on his way to winning the ‘Anthracite Assault,’ a match-up of drivers from both the Halmar International North Region and Velocita South Region under the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By…

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