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‘The Freeze’ Meltsdown The Field At New Egypt Madness

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FRIESEN HEATS UP TO WIN MARCH MADNESS MELTDOWN AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Story By:MIKE WIZNEWESKI / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:ACE LANE Jr. and PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM New Egypt, NJ -March 20, 2016 – At New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown, Stewart Friesen took the victory in the fifty lap Modified feature while Bob Lineman, Jr. captured the checkered flag in the thirty lap Sportsman main event. Starting from the pole, Friesen grabbed the lead as the extra distance event began for the Modifieds with Duane Howard, Billy Pauch, Sr., Danny Creeden and Jeff Strunk in tow. Just…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway “Tribute Series” to Highlight 50th Season Schedule

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Important figures from Vermont racing history to be honored during season Story By:JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY PHOTO ARCHIVES WEST HAVEN, Vt. –March 20, 2016- Devil’s Bowl Speedway will honor the stars of the past during its 50th season of stock car racing in 2016. The West Haven, Vt., facility will host a “Tribute Series” to pay homage to some of its most beloved figures from its first 49 years. Six events have been confirmed thus far for Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s 3/10-mile Dirt Track and the half-mile Asphalt Track, with other events likely…

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Austin Dillon ‘Lucky Then Good’ For XFINITY Thriller

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Austin Dillon saves fuel, wins XFINITY thriller at Fontana Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR FONTANA, Calif. –March 20, 2016- Seconds after crossing the finish line .715 seconds ahead of runner-up Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon summed up Saturday’s TreatMyClot.com 300 by Janssen in one short sentence. “I’d rather be lucky than good,” Dillon chortled on his team radio after ending evading Busch’s last-ditch attempt to pinch the winning No. 2 Chevrolet into the outside wall at Auto Club Speedway. And that was just the final stanza of a crazy final lap that saw: 1) Busch…

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Williams Grove Opener Checkers for Lafferty and Satterlee

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Lafferty And Satterlee Open Williams Grove Speedway Season With Wins Story By:SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO /RACERSGUIDE.COM Mechanicsburg Pa.-March 19, 2016– Rick Lafferty of Pennington, NJ., scored the opening day sprint car feature at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, scoring $3,800 for the payday after being pressured for the lead by Freddie Rahmer and having been passed for the win by Greg Hodnett. In the super late model main, Gregg Satterlee of Rochester Mills etched his name in the Williams Grove record books for the first time as a winner in the division. Lafferty…

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Schatz Scores Win on Opening Night of FVP Western Spring Shootout

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Returns to victory lane less than a week after missing feature Story By:AARON FIEDLER /WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:MATT HILL / RACERSGUIDE.COM STOCKTON, Calif. — March 19, 2016 — After missing the feature at Thunderbowl Raceway less than a week ago, seven-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz returned to victory lane Friday night, winning the opening night of the FVP Western Spring Shootout double-header at Stockton Dirt Track. Schatz picked up his third victory of the season, which is his first win since winning on the second night at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas…

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Davenport Defends Atomic Buckeye Spring 50 Title

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Davenport Takes Atomic Buckeye Spring 50 Story By:JEREMEY SHEILDS /LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON PHOTOGRAPHY/RACERSGUIDE.COM CHILLICOTHE, OH - March 19, 2016 - Jonathan Davenport successfully defended his Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway on Friday Night. Davenport withstood an early race battle with Brian Shirley to take his fifth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season, in front of a packed house. Davenport and Shirley battled for the first 18 laps of the 50 lap race until Davenport pulled ahead. Shirley then held off Jimmy Owens to finish second. Owens came home third, followed by…

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Dillon Calls His Shot; Runs To Fontana Pole

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Austin Dillon wins Fontana pole as track record falls Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR FONTANA, Calif. –March 19, 2016- Austin Dillon delivered a parting shot that turned out to be a called shot. After taking questions from reporters after Friday’s opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Auto Club Speedway, Dillon paused to watch the last minute of Middle Tennessee State’s upset victory over Michigan State in the NCAA basketball tournament. On his way out the door, Dillon was asked about his prospects for Sunday’s Auto Club 400 (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX)…

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Casagrande Builders To Sponsor Stafford Speedway SK Modifieds

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Casagrande Builders, Inc. Joins Stafford Speedway Contingency Program Story By:SCOTT RUNNING / STAFFORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Stafford Springs, CT-March 19, 2016- Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that Casagrande Builders, Inc., of Stafford Springs, has become the newest member of the track’s Contingency Program for the 2016 season. Casagrande Builders will supply a $100 bonus to each third place SK Modified® feature finisher for a total contribution of $2,200. Casagrande Builders’ contingency bonus means that each third place finisher will take home $700 in winnings and a $25 gas bonus from New England Racing Fuel. Casagrande Builders’…

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Olivier Pla Earns Another Sebring Pole

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Olivier Pla puts Michael Shank Racing on the pole for Saturday's 64th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida. Story By:ISMA SERIES MEDIA Photos By:ISMA PHOTO STAFF SEBRING, Fla. –March 19, 2016- For the second year in a row – albeit in a different car, and for a different team – Olivier Pla was the top qualifier Friday ahead of Saturday’s 64th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida. With a lap of 121.061 mph, Pla drove the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Tire Kingdom Ligier JS P2 Honda to…

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NASCAR Auto Club Speedway Notebook

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HARVICK GIVES HIGH MARKS TO NEW SPRINT CUP AERO PACKAGE Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR FONTANA, Calif. – March 19, 2016- Kevin Harvick came from the 18th starting position to win by a nose last Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. It took Harvick 169 laps to get to the front. It took eventual fifth-place finisher Dale Earnhardt Jr. 75 laps to get from the 26th-place starting position to the front of the field. Those impressive runs from mid-pack to the lead are a testament to the effectiveness of the low-downforce aerodynamic package NASCAR…

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2016 Super DIRTcar Series Full-Time Field Set; Two penalties issued for infractions at DIRTcar Nationals

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] 2016 Super DIRTcar Series Full-Time Field Set Two penalties issued for infractions at DIRTcar Nationals WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - March 18, 2016 - With just over a month remaining until the 2016 Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds season opener at Fulton Speedway, the field of full-time, Platinum drivers pursuing the series championship has been set. Among the field are the biggest names in big-block modified racing including past series champions Matt Sheppard, Brett Hearn, Billy Decker and Tim Fuller. In all, 17 drivers will embark on the full 29 race schedule. Those drivers are (listed alphabetically by last name):…

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Deron Rust Memorial Next Up For Georgetown Speedway Friday, March 25

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Deron Rust Memorial Next Up For Georgetown Speedway Friday, March 25; Bonuses Adding Up For Small-Block Modified & Crate 602 Sportsman Competitors As Action Returns “Under The Lights” GEORGETOWN, DE – The next event on the Georgetown Speedway schedule is picking up steam. The Deron Rust Memorial, honoring a true Georgetown supporter as a racer and former promoter, is set for next Friday, March 25 at the historic half-mile oval. The small-block Modified division will serve as the headliner with a 33-lap main paying $3,396 to the winner and $396 to take the green flag. Rust’s iconic number,…

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Three-Division Bridgeport ‘Pre-Season’ Point Series Endorsed By The Oliver Companies

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Three-Division Bridgeport 'Pre-Season' Point Series Endorsed By The Oliver Companies Bridgeport, NJ - Who says that 'pre-season' doesn't count? Not Bridgeport Speedway, and certainly not the Oliver Communications Group or Oliver Construction Enterprises. While Bridgeport's 'traditional' points towards the 2016 track championships won't start until Saturday, April 30, the '16 schedule consists of four racing programs prior to that date. The Oliver Companies of Bordentown, NJ have signed on as the title sponsor for the four-race pre-season point championship series. "How it will work is pretty simple," offered track manager Danny Serrano. Opening Day, Saturday, March 26 will…

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PRACTICE, YES PRACTICE, IS SET FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] PRACTICE, YES PRACTICE, IS SET FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY CHASE FOR TITLE KICKS OFF ON APRIL 2ND WITH NASCAR TRIPLEHEADER BECHTELSVILLE, PA March 18, 2016 . . .” I mean, listen, we're talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, we talking about practice. Not a game.” That is the famous quote by basketball great Allen Iverson back several years ago. Perhaps Iverson did not feel practice was important but many racers do and that is why a large turnout of racers is expected for the Saturday, March 26th free-to-the-public practice…

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Empire Super Sprints Loyalty Program Back By Popular Demand

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Very Popular Lucas Oil ESS Loyalty Program Returns for 2016 Story By: DEAN REYNOLDS /ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM SYRACUSE, NY –Marcch 18, 2016- It was implemented for the first time in 2015 and was very well received by the teams that like to follow the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Tour. So for 2016, the Loyalty Program is being brought back by popular demand. Any team that follows 90% of the full point shows will receive an extra $500 on top of all their point fund monies earned. Last year an extra $4,000 was handed out…

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Gates-Cole Insurance Returns To Utica-Rome In ’16

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Continues Involvement By Becoming Title Sponsor Of Modified Division Story By: JOHN TIFF /UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY - March 18, 2016- For the 2016 season, the Modifieds will have a new name as a familiar name in local motorsports becomes the title sponsor of the headline division at the Utica-Rome Speedway. Gates-Cole Insurance has long been involved in local racing and this they have again stepped their support of the Modifieds, which will be called the Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds for the 2016 season. For decades, Gates-Cole Insurance has adorned the sides of cars in…

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Johnny Herrera Storms To Season Opening Win With The Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

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Johnny Herrera Pilots New Maxin To Victory At Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Opener Story By:BYRAN HULBERT / ASCS MEDIA Photos By:MICHAEL DIERS/POLE POSITION PHOTO WACO, Texas -March 18, 2016- The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network opened the 2016 season with the series debut at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway and New Mexico’s Johnny Herrera rough riding the highline for 14th career National Tour triumph. “This is incredible,” said Herrera of this season opening victory. “All winter, we just looked forward to coming and racing. We did run a few races previous to this…

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Szegedy To Pilot Fuller Motorsports Modified

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Szegedy Back In Rob Fuller’s Modified Story By:ROB FULLER MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM SHREWSBURY, Mass. –March 18, 2015- Rob Fuller Motorsports has confirmed that former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Todd Szegedy will return to the team this year. Szegedy will pilot the 15-40 Connection Modified in select NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races this season. Szegedy, a 19-time winner and 2003 series champion, raced for Rob Fuller Motorsports in 2014. “For me it was a combination of a few things – I want the freedom not be locked into a full season schedule,” said Szegedy. “Also, this…

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‘Pot of Bonuses’ Up for Grabs at USAC Midget Series Opener

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NUMEROUS BONUSES AND PRIZES ADDED TO SHAMROCK CLASSIC POT Story By:DICK JORDAN/ USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Du Quion Ill.- March 18, 2016- Numerous companies have pledged support of Saturday night, March 19th’s inaugural “Shamrock Classic” promoted by Bryan Clauson. The much anticipated indoor event at Du Quoin’s Southern Illinois Center marks the season opener for the 2016 USAC Midget National Championship season. Among those offering prizes and bonuses to competitors include Simpson Race Products, who is awarding a brand new helmet to the winner of the 50-lap midget feature while a select few other drivers will…

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TC and The Brady Bunch Plan Concord Assault

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‘TC’ Making the Trip to Concord to Race Brady’s No. 00 Story By:TIM SOUTHERS / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By:JIM DUPONT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Concord NC- March 18,2016- Ted Christopher is no stranger to victory lane at Concord Speedway (NC). The veteran Modified racer from Plainville, Connecticut is the only driver to ever win a NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour event at the unique half-mile tri-oval. With the tour returning to Concord Saturday for the first time since his win in 2009, Christopher will be returning to the track to pilot the Brady family’s No. 00 machine. “I gave them my spec…

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Auto Club Speedway Weekend Preview

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Close finishes define young season – but none involve Kyle Busch … yet! Story By:REID SPENCER / NASAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES/ NASCAR Fontana Ca.- March 18, 2016- First, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin beat Martin Truex Jr. to the line by .010 seconds to win the Daytona 500. Then, Kevin Harvick edged Hamlin’s teammate Carl Edwards at Phoenix – by that same .010 seconds margin. Two races, both ranking in the top 10 among the closest finishes in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history. In fact, the average margin of victory this NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is 0.232…

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Sides Ready to Strike at Stockton

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Sides Looking for First Top 10 at Stockton Dirt Track This Weekend with World of Outlaws Story By:SHAWN MILLER/ INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULARE, Calif. -March 18, 2016- Jason Sides will return to action this Friday and Saturday at the Stockton Dirt Track, where he is searching for his first career top 10. Sides has recorded a 13th-place result each of the past two years at the 3/8-mile oval in Stockton, Calif., where the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series hosts the FVP Western Spring Shootout this weekend. "There is usually a pretty big crowd…

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STEVE KINSER HEADED TO THE VALLEY OF SPEED

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King Of The Outlaw 410 Sprints Looking For Win Number 14 Story By: ROB HAZER / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS and DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon, NY - March 17, 2016– Lebanon Valley Speedway previously announced Tony Stewart’s smoking hot all-star show featuring outlaw 410 winged sprints would thunder into the valley of speed on August 21, 2016. This week promoter Howard Commander officially confirmed when the All-Star Circuit Of Champions tour rolls into town there would be a king on hand. Steve Kinser hasn’t missed an outlaw 410-sprint show at Lebanon Valley since the division…

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KOD PRO STOCKS TO ENJOY EXPANDED SCHEDULE IN 2016

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Driver Rewards Program For Full-Fender Drivers Set For Upcoming Season Story By:ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY- March 17, 2016- When the Lazzaro’s Auto Body King Of Dirt Pro Stock Series heads to the action track of the east on May 15th drivers will begin battling through the summer months for the kings throne. The excitement for full-fender drivers is growing with anticipation for an expanded 2016 schedule, preferred starters status, and now a driver rewards program. Pro Stocks without question put on some truly exciting racing. This coming season should be no…

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Bridgeport Speedway Gears Up For Season Opener

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2016 Bridgeport Speedway Practice Sessions, Points, and Tire Information Story By: KOLBY RAMEY / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bridgeport, NJ - March 17, 2016- The 2016 racing season at the Gloucester County oval is quickly approaching. March 26 marks the '16 Opening Day featuring the 'Fourth Annual Doug Hoffman Memorial 60over Special'. The marquee season lid-lifter honors the late Doug Hoffman and everything he did for and meant to Bridgeport Speedway. Practice Sessions: There are three scheduled practices early in the season. The first practice will be held Saturday, March 19 from 12pm to 4pm. …

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Speedway Children’s Charities Gala Salutes Tony Stewart

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Stewart Honored For Incredible Contributions to Speedway Children's Charities Story By: SPEEDWAY CHILDREN'S CHARITIES MEDIA Photos By:GETTY IMAGES CONCORD, N.C. –March 17, 2016- The 36th annual Sonic Automotive Speedway Children’s Charities Gala presented by The NRA Teach Freedom Foundation will recognize Tony Stewart, one of NASCAR’s great philanthropists, on May 25. Stewart will be honored for his successes on and off the track, including his incredible contributions to Speedway Children’s Charities across all eight Speedway Motorsports chapters. Stewart announced last year that 2016 would be his final season as a NASCAR driver, with the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion transitioning full-time into…

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Woodhull Arnott Mall Car Show Previews 2016 Season Opener

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Season Passes On Sale at Woodhull Raceway Booth Story By: STEVE OWENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM WOODHULL, NY- March 17, 2016 - The annual Arnot Mall Car Show presented by Swarthout Recycling kicks off this weekend in Horseheads, NY and race fans of Woodhull Raceway will get their first chance to see the new paint schemes and new cars for their favorite drivers. Fans and teams alike will have the opportunity to purchase their 2016 season passes as well from the Woodhull Raceway booth in Center Court. Woodhull Raceway has released the pricing schedule for…

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Outlaws Continue Battle with California Crew at Stockton

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The Series takes on the Stockton Dirt Track for the FVP Western Spring Shootout at the Stockton Dirt Track on March 18 and 19 Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - March 17, 2016 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series continues its month-long battle with the California crew this weekend as it takes on the Stockton (Calif.) Dirt Track on Friday and Saturday, March 18 and 19. While Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb driver Brad Sweet continues his roll through the early part of the 2016 season, he and…

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Perrego And Hearn, Set To Race At Selinsgrove ROC Icebreaker 40

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Both Drivers Head To PA Track In Search Of Race Of Champions Series Opener Victory Story By: RACE OF CHAMPIONS MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, PA -March 17, 2016- Dirt modified racing’s most recent star, Anthony Perrego of Montgomery, N.Y., and dirt modified racing’s biggest star, Brett Hearn of Kinnelon, New Jersey will join the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series Fueled by Sunoco when it takes center stage at Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday in the ‘Icebreaker 40 presented by Insinger Performance’. Perrego will head to Selinsgrove fresh off his biggest win to date which came…

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Lucas Oil Late Model Series Heading For Record Setting Season

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Largest Schedule and Record Prize Money Highlights 2016 Season! Story By:LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA - March 17, 2016- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - widely acknowledged as the nation's premier dirt late model sanctioning organization - is proud to offer its many fans and drivers the most exciting events in 2016. Since its inception in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has more than doubled the amount of races on the annual schedule. The unique brand provided by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has led to more racing,…

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Top 12 Dirt Modified Drivers Under 30

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Top 12 Dirt Modified Drivers Under 30 By: Pete MacDonald There is going to come a day when Brett Hearn, Jimmy Horton, Billy Pauch, and Kenny Tremont are no longer able to compete on the level that they currently do now. What is going to happen then? Who will fans cheer for? Who is the future of Northeast Dirt Modified racing? 1) Larry Wight – 23 Years Old from Phoenix, NY. Larry has been racing Modified cars since he was 14 years old. His father John, who is one of the most prominent car owners in the business,…

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Brent Marks Looks For Better Results at Grove Opener

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Marks Hopes for Better Outcome During Upcoming Central PA Start Story By:FULLY INJECTED MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO /RACERSGUIDE.COM MYERSTOWN, Pa. -March 16, 2016- Brent Marks was on his way to a potential top-five finish on Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway; advancing from a sixth row starting position to top-five contention with just ten circuits recorded during the 25-lap, Port Royal Speedway season opener. Unfortunately, his progress through the field was cut short; caught in a scary, on-track incident involving two other competitors. All drivers were unharmed, but Marks would have to settle for a disappointing DNF. “That was…

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Whelen So. Mod News & Notes: Concord

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Tour Returns to Fast Half Mile for First Time in Seven Years Story By:TIM SOUTHERS / NASCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – March 16, 2016- For the first time since 2009, the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will return to Concord Speedway for the Southern Sizzler 150 this Saturday in Concord, North Carolina. Burt Myers enters the race on a hot streak after winning the season-opening Davis Roofing 150 last weekend to lead the standings, but he’ll face some tough competition – including the driver who won at Concord the last time the…

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Action Express Team Up For The Challenge at Sebring 12hrs

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Action Express Set To Defend Sebring Title Stort By:ISMA SERIES MEDIA Photos By: ISMA SERIES PHOTO SEBRING, Fla. – March 16, 2016- Action Express Racing will take on a variety of challengers when it defends its victory in Saturday’s 64th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida, round two of both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season and Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup on Saturday. Christian Fittipaldi and Joao Barbosa return to the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Corvette DP, where they will be joined by Filipe Albuquerque in a bid for their second consecutive Sebring…

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New Tour-Type Modified Series Ready to Debut in New York

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Six Race Series Set to Kick Off at Chemung Speedrome Story By:CAROL HOUSSOCK / CHEMUNG SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DUANE CANFIELD / RACERSGUIDE.COM Chemung NY. -March 16,2016- A new Tour-Type Modified series is hoping to gain traction in the Upstate New York region in 2016. The American Modified Pavement Series, led by promoter Chris Zacharias, has released a six-race schedule that is set to kick off at Chemung Speedrome (NY) on May 1. Zacharias stated that starting a new series is something he’s been thinking about doing for a while, and he finally thought the time was right. “The timing was right…

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Selflessness, Bravery and 100% Pure Balls

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Selflessness, Bravery and 100% Pure Balls By: Pete MacDonald Images By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com At what point do you throw all caution to the wind to help out a competitor? Opening night at any race track is a special event. Fans are optimistic that a new season is upon them, and racers are optimistic after assembling the best piece that they can for the new season. For just one day, everybody is in first place. This past Saturday night, the Port Royal Speedway in central Pennsylvania was beyond packed for their season opener. Fans, most of who had seen a complete…

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TYLER DIPPEL SETS HIS SIGHTS ON MARCH MADNESS MELTDOWN FRESH OFF OF NASCAR K&N WIN

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] TYLER DIPPEL SETS HIS SIGHTS ON MARCH MADNESS MELTDOWN FRESH OFF OF NASCAR K&N WIN New Egypt, NJ – New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown this Saturday March 19th has another invader proclaiming his interest in this weekend’s event. Fresh off of his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East win in Mobile, AL on Sunday, 15-yr old Tyler Dippel has set his sights on New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown this Saturday March 19th. The Wallkill, NY native is looking to take the $5,000 first place check back to The Empire State with him, also this Saturday…

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Williams Grove Speedway Going Green This Friday

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Williams Grove Opening Day Presented By Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips Is March 18 Story By:SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM MECHANICSBURG, PA – March 15, 2016-Williams Grove Speedway is set to return to racing this week, on Friday March 18 at 7:30 pm when it hosts the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars on Opening Day presented by Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips. Opening Day presented by Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips will also include racing competition for the super late models. The super stock cars rarely get to compete at Williams Grove these days and the show for the mighty…

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Jam Packed Entry List Set For DuQuoin’s Shamrock Classic

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NEARLY 60 CARS ENTERED FOR Du QUOIN'S "SHAMROCK CLASSIC" USAC MIDGET OPENER SATURDAY Story By:DICK JORDAN /USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:JOHN DaDALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM DuQuion Ill.- March 15, 2016- This Saturday, March 19, the inaugural running of the “Shamrock Classic” at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin, Illinois pits the top midget drivers and teams in the United States against each other in the USAC Midget National Championship’s first “points-paying” indoor National Midget race since Kenny Irwin, Jr.’s victory at the Toronto SkyDome in January of 1993. Fifty-eight teams have already pre-entered for the event, including USAC champions Dave…

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Thunder On The Hill ……The 27th Season of Thunder

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ELI’S AUTOWORLD RETURNS TO PACE THE FIELD AT THUNDER ON THE HILL IN 2016, OPENER SET FOR SUNDAY, MAY 29 Story By:BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bechtelsville Pa.- March 15, 2016- The 27th season of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings will return to the one-third mile high banked Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA with seven special events in the 2016 season. The Thunder Series will present numerous divisions to include the USAC non-wing Sprints, DIRTcar Modifieds, All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprints, 358…

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Selinsgrove Ready To Break The Ice With Big Block Groundpounders

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Selinsgrove Speedway Opens This Saturday with the RoC Big-Block Modifieds Story By:STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, PA –March 15, 2016 - Selinsgrove Speedway will kick off the 2016 season this Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m. featuring the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions big block dirt modifieds in the annual Insinger Performance Products Icebreaker 40 paying $4,000 to win. Pit gates will open at 11 a.m. and grandstand gates at 12 p.m. The rain date, if needed, will be Sunday, March 20. The 360 and 410 sprint cars, super late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners…

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Keith Shampine Set to Debut New Chassis at The Steel Palace

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Osetek Technologies Prepping New Super; Keith Shampine Set for 2016 Oswego Slate Story By:DAN KAPUSCINSKI/OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photo By: BILL TAYLOR Oswego NY -March 15, 2016- Supermodified car owner Chris Osetek has been busy this winter in his Statesville, N.C., shop building a new supermodified for driver Keith Shampine to wheel at Oswego Speedway in 2016. Production of the chassis began in late 2014 with plans for a 2015 debut at Oswego. Progress slowed once the ’15 racing season began as the Osetek team shifted its focus to their 2012 chassis that Shampine has driven since the 2013 season. In…

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2017 DIRTcar Nationals Date Changes Announced

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] 2017 DIRTcar Nationals Date Changes Announced 46th Annual event shifts one week to Feb. 14 to 25, 2017 BARBERVILLE, Fla. - March 14, 2016 - The 46th Annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. kicks off 'Florida in February' one week later in 2017 as the event shifts to Feb. 14 to 25, 2017. "It is important to the World of Outlaws and DIRTcar that we continue to align this event with all of the great motorsports events in Florida during the month and provide as much accessibility to our fans as possible," said World…

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“Friday Night Lights” At Georgetown Speedway With Deron Rust Memorial Small-Block Modified Event Friday, March 25

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] “Friday Night Lights” At Georgetown Speedway With Deron Rust Memorial Small-Block Modified Event Friday, March 25; Sealed Spec Head Bonuses Of $500, $300 & $200 Posted For Top-Three Across Line GEORGETOWN, DE – After a wildly successful opener on March 12 – the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial – at Georgetown Speedway, attention now turns to racing “under the lights” on a Friday night. The Deron Rust Memorial, honoring a true Georgetown supporter as a racer and former promoter, is set for next Friday, March 25 at the historic half-mile oval. The small-block Modified division will serve as the…

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Bridgeport Speedway Remembers Doug Hoffman Leading into Memorial Event on March 26

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By: Deb Smith Doug Hoffman was a racer. Former car owners, fellow competitors as well as track personnel will all tell you the same thing. When he was at the race track, Doug Hoffman was focused on racing and racing to win. He went out on the track and raced. He came back into the pits and watched the track. He was always thinking about the next laps that he would turn. He wasn't there to socialize. He was there to race. And there is no questioning his success. Four hundred and eighty-two times, Hoffman raced to the checkered flag…

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Invader List Grows for New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Invader List Grows for New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown Saturday, March 19th Kicks Off the 2016 New Jersey Dirt Racing Season New Egypt, NJ-- We are less than a week away from the kick off to the 2016 New Jersey dirt racing season with New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown on Saturday, March 19th. Invader entries are starting to take shape with Modified heavy weights Stewart Friesen, Jimmy Horton, Ryan Watt, Danny Creeden, and Kyle Merkel confirming they will be in attendance at the Central Jersey speed plant. They will be looking to take home the $5,000…

Delaware

Melvin Joseph Memorial Notebook By: Pete MacDonald

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Melvin Joseph Memorial Notebook By: Pete MacDonald Made the trek down to Georgetown Speedway this past weekend for the 2016 Short Track Super Series South opener, it’s amazing what some clean up and a fresh coat of paint can do to a race track as Brett and Heather Deyo had the place looking great. They were rewarded with a standing room only crowd and a pit area packed full of race cars. I really don’t think that the Delaware Modified guys get enough respect. Yes, I get it that it’s not Central New York and the hotbed of…

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Dippel Dominates Mobile 150

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Fifteen-Year-Old Victorious In Second K&N Pro Series East Start Story By:BROOKE FRANCESCHINI / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By:GETTY IMAGES/NASCAR MOBILE, Ala. –March 14, 2016- The latest prospect making the transition from dirt to asphalt may prove to be the quickest study of them all. Wallkill, New York, native Tyler Dippel stormed to Victory Lane in just his second NASCAR K&N Pro Series East start Sunday at Mobile International Raceway. Twenty-three days shy of his 16th birthday, Dippel took the lead on Lap 30 of the Mobile 150 presented by the Mobile Sports Authority and drove away from the 25-car field…

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Harvick Continues Phoenix Dominance By Inches

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Harvick holds off Edwards at Phoenix—by a matter of inches Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR AVONDALE, Ariz. –March 14, 2016- In recent years, Kevin Harvick has exercised his dominance at Phoenix International Raceway by crushing the competition. In Sunday’s Good Sam 500 at the one-mile track in the Sonoran Desert, he maintained his mastery by a matter of inches, banging fenders with Carl Edwards in a side-by side overtime battle on the way to the finish line. After the drivers traded shots on the way to the stripe, Harvick pulled ahead to win…

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Arctic Cat All Stars Announce Mega Championship Finale at Atomic Speedway

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Weekend Headlined with Race of Champions and $20,000-to-win A-Main Story By:BLAKE ANDERSON/ ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By:TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -March 14, 2016 - 2016 will prove to be an historical season for Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Not only will race fans have the opportunity to chase the region’s finest sprint car drivers across much of the Midwest and northeast, visiting venues in seven different states over the course of the next seven months, but they will also have the opportunity to witness a record breaking, season-ending program at Atomic Speedway in…

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