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Montoya Repeats Trip to St. Pete Victory Lane

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The 50th anniversary celebration season for Team Penske is off to a rousing start. Story By:DAVE lEWENDOWSKI / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:CHRIS OWENS /INDYcar PHOTOS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – March14, 2016- Verizon Team Penske driver Juan Pablo Montoya controlled the llast half of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg to win the Verizon IndyCar Series season opener for a second straight year. Driving the No. 2 Chevrolet, Montoya led teammate Simon Pagenaud across the finish line by 2.3306 seconds, with Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay third and Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves fourth on the 1.8-mile temporary street course. Montoya’s…

Thunder Mountain Speedway Set To Rumble For 2016 Season

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Thunder Mountain Speedway Looks To Carry Momentum Into New Season Story By:PATSI SPOONHOWER/ THUNDER MOUNTAIN MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO/RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY – March 14, 2016- The Southern Tier of New York state is flooded with speedways operating on Saturday nights. One, however, stands out above the rest. Thunder Mountain Speedway – rescued from near demise three years ago by its founder Karl Spoonhower – has emerged as a leader in the region with strong attendance and growing car counts. The 2015 campaign was among the most successful in the speedway’s history, launching into the off-season with a wave of…

MVS RACERS READY TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGE OF THE RACE OF CHAMPIONS

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Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series Preparing for 2016 Story By: DINO OBERTO/MVS MEDIA Photos By:WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Elma, N.Y. – March 14, 2016 – Competitors on the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series Fueled by Sunoco have been preparing through the winter for their 2016 season opener. That event, the “Break-the-Ice 75” is only weeks away at Mahoning Valley Speedway, on Saturday, April 9. With the event looming on the horizon, race teams have been preparing for months. Several western New York race teams will be kicking off the season earlier than normal with the…

ANTHONY PERREGO OPENS STSS SEASON WITH WIN IN FRONT OF HUGE GEORGETOWN CROWD

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Crowd Attends Grand Reopening Of Delaware’s Historic Georgetown Speedway; New Yorker Anthony Perrego Claims $5,229 Payday Over Stout Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Field; 123 Cars Sign In For Competition Story By:CODY MANMILLER/ BD MOTORHugeSPORTS MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM GEORGETOWN, DE -March 13, 2016- Anthony Perrego scored the first victory of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled by VP Velocita South Region season at the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial for the grand re-opening of Georgetown Speedway. The triumph was Perrego’s second career STSS victory - he captured the ‘Battle of the Bullring 2’ at…

David Gravel Wins at Thunderbowl, Scores First of the Season

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Reigning champion Donny Schatz does not race in feature for the first time since 2012 Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photo By: PAUL TREVINO TULARE, Calif. - March 13, 2016 - David Gravel claimed his first World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season Saturday night at Thunderbowl Raceway as he held off Shane Stewart through the 35-lap feature. The win was the first series win for Gravel since he won the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway in 2014 and the first for him with his new team, CJB Motorsports. "It's awesome to win…

Hodnett Kicks Off Port Royal Season In Victory Lane

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Hodnett And Haus Open Port Royal Season With Wins Story By:SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, Pa. – March 13, 2016-Greg Hodnett inherite the lead from Lucas Wolfe with 11 laps to go to pick up the $3,500 payday in the Port Royal Speedway season opener for sprint cars on Saturday evening. Hamburg’s Andy Haus proved victorious in the super late model main, holding off a surging Greg Satterlee to pick up the victory worth $2,000. Second starter Danny Dietrich took the lead at the start of the 25-lap sprint car feature…

Qualifying Master Power Wins Sixth St. Pete Pole Position

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Powers Makes A Come Back For St. Petersburg Pole Run Story By:DAVE LEWENDOWSKI / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar Photo ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. –March 13, 2016- You would think it was a bad weekend to be Will Power. But at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, it rarely is. Battling a stomach virus and coming back after crashing his No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet in the first practice session March 11 for the Verizon IndyCar Series season opener, Power persevered in a big way today. For the second straight year, the Australian broke the track…

Kyle Busch continues dominance with XFINITY win at Phoenix

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Busch Has The Knack For Collecting Checkered Flags Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES AVONDALE, Ariz. -March 13,2016 – Kyle Busch calls it a “knack.” His rivals might refer to the continuing saga of Kyle Busch at Phoenix International Raceway as absolute dominance. But the record books will show Saturday’s result in the Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 as yet another NASCAR XFINITY Series victory for the Busch juggernaut. Leading 175 of 200 laps at the one-mile race track, Busch notched his ninth victory in 20 starts at PIR. That’s the highest total number of wins…

Bonus Bucks Grow For March Madness Meltdown

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LAP LEADER BONUSES OF MORE THAN $1,000 COLLECTED FOR NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY'S MARCH MADNESS MELTDOWN Story By:JAY DUGAN/ RADICAL DESIGN MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ -March 12, 2016 -- As New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown quickly approaches over $1,000 in lap leader bonuses have been collected, on top of an already lucrative $25,000 plus purse. The Modified and Sportsman double-header marks the Ocean County speedway’s nineteenth season opener, slated for Saturday, March 19. The lap leader in all 50 laps of the Modified feature event will collect a minimum of $15 per lap, while drivers…

The Working Man’s Promoter

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Short Track Super Series Founder Brett Deyo is one of the Best Promoters in Dirt Modified Racing, and He’s Just Getting Started Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERS GUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- March 11, 2016- The final weekend in November isn’t usually synonymous with dirt racing in the northeast. Then again, neither is the first weekend in December. Though the aforementioned meteorological facts hold their weight in both snow and frost, Brett Deyo could care less. If going against the established norms of dirt race promoting were a form of high fashion, Deyo would be…

SPEED SPORT Partnering with Weedsport Speedway to Broadcast Big-Block Modified Racing on MAVTV

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Three huge events will showcase Northeast dirt racing superstars Story By: CHRIS DOLACK / NSSN MVTV MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACCERSGUIDE.COM MOORESVILLE, N.C. -March 11, 2016 - SPEED SPORT and Weedsport Speedway are teaming together to broadcast three exciting events from the beautifully rebuilt New York dirt racing venue as part of the award-winning Suzuki Presents SPEED SPORT on MAVTV. SPEED SPORT will cover Weedsport Speedway’s three Big-Block Modified events this season beginning on July 24 and continuing with the Super DIRTcar Series Hall of Fame Classic on Aug. 9 and the Super DIRTcar Series event on Sept. 17.…

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Invades Atomic and Brownstown

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Return To Action Story By:LUCAS LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA -March 12, 2016- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will resume competition next week with a trip to Ohio and Indiana. The series will converge on Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, OH on Friday, March 18th before heading to Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN on Saturday, March 19th. A strong contingent of local and regional standouts are expected to battle the elite drivers of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in the 2nd Annual Buckeye Spring 50. In…

Brad Sweet Takes on Year Two as a Promoter at Placerville

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NASCAR stars Kyle Larson and Rico Abreu join Brad Sweet presents the Placerville Short Track Outlaw Showdown on March 23 Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN/ RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - March 12, 2016 - As if winning World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series races and competing for the series championship was not enough of a challenge, Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb's Brad Sweet is looking to his second year as the promoter of the Placerville Short Track Outlaw Showdown presented by Riebes Auto Parts. The event, now in its second year at California's…

2016 Rookie Class Gears Up for Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway

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Continue season-long battle for prestigious Rookie of the Year honor Story By:JORDAN MORRIS / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. – March 12, 2016 – As the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series makes it way from of the southeast to the Midwest following the first five races of the season, the 2016 rookie class continues to grow as the series returns to action at the Illini 100 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway on April 1 and 2. Joey Coulter and Paul Wilmoth Jr. were already gearing up for the season-long battle…

EXTREME SPEED & PERFORMANCE JOINS KOD FAMILY

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PAC Spring Package Will Be Awarded To Lucky Driver During Banquet Story By:ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY- March 11,2016– Earlier this week King Of Dirt Racing Series promoter Rob Hazer announced on KOD Radio Mike Walton of Extreme Speed & Performance would join the list of marketing partners to reward tour regulars with products at the year end banquet for 2016. Mike Walton is part of the Fastline Performance team with Bruce Harwood that also offers a set of Fox Shocks at the year-end banquet. Walton also offers PAC Springs to go…

DON’T TELL YOUR FRIENDS: Someone will win at least $5,000 at Devil’s Bowl on May 28

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One fan guaranteed to win big at inaugural Yorkmont Auto Auctions “Memorial Day 5000” event Story By:JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MEMOR EVENTS WEST HAVEN, Vt. –March 11, 2016- Hey race fans, can you keep a secret? Someone is going to win $5,000 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Memorial Day weekend, but don’t tell your friends – you’ll have a better chance of winning that way! Yorkmont Auto Auctions of Fair Haven, Vt., has joined the Devil’s Bowl Speedway family and will host the first-ever “Yorkmont Memorial Day 5000” at the half-mile Asphalt Track on Saturday…

DuQuoin Shamrock Classic Promises To Be Electric

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FAN-FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE PLANNED FOR USAC’S INAUGURAL Du QUOIN SHAMROCK CLASSIC Story By:DICK JORDAN / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS/ RACERSGUIDE.COM Indianapolis Ind.- March 11, 2016- The 2016 USAC Midget National Championship schedule is set to launch Saturday night, March 19, with the inaugural “Shamrock Classic” on the 1/6-mile, semi-banked dirt track located inside the Southern Illinois Center at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Thirty-five teams have already pre-entered for the “Shamrock Classic,” including USAC champions Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland and Brady Bacon, plus USAC National Series feature winners Zach Daum, Bill Rose, Justin Grant and Thomas Meseraull. An…

Joey Saldana Leads His Roth Team Back Home

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The Series takes on Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California on March 11 and 12 Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM and WoO SERIES CONCORD, N.C. - March 11, 2016 - With one World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win on the season and a second place position in the championship standings, Joey Saldana has started the season off right with his new team, Roth Motorsports. As the series heads to Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. on Friday and Saturday, the team looks for a second win - this time, on home turf. With…

NASCAR Phoenix Weekend Preview

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Harvick hopes to continue Phoenix hot streak Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR Phoenix Arz.- March 11, 2016- Mother Nature might be the only person who can stop Kevin Harvick from winning at Phoenix International Raceway. Last fall, the No. 4 Chevrolet driver appeared to be on his way to his fourth consecutive victory at the one-mile track, leading 143 of the 219 laps when rain brought out a caution as he was leaving pit road. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was slightly ahead of second-place Harvick on the track, earned the win when NASCAR called…

USAC AND INDIANA PROMOTERS GATHER WITH IMS TO PLAN 100TH INDY 500 CELEBRATIONS

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Indiana Short Track Promotors Planning Special Events For INDY 500 Milestone Story By:DICK JORDAN / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photo By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO Indianapolis Ind.- March 11, 2016- Several race track promoters throughout Indiana joined together at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Media Center to introduce the mission of including local race tracks, their participants and their communities in the celebrations to commemorate the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. In the event brought together by the Indianapolis 500 100th Running Host Committee, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles spoke of the plan to coordinate activities involving this…

Packed Entry List For Tri Track Open Modified Series

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53 Drivers Pre-Entered for Tri-Track Open Modified Series Story By:TTOM SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM New London Ct.- March 11, 2016- Though the official start of the 2016 NorthEast Race Cars Tri Track Open Modified Series (TTOMS) season will not come until June, the entry list is already packed with top talent from across the Northeast. Fifty-three drivers have officially pre-entered for the 2016 season, which allows each of them to be eligible for the points championship fund, along with extra incentives that will be announced a later date. Among the first fifty-three entries includes NASCAR Whelen Modified…

‘Back on Track’ Big Diamond Rolls Off With March 13 Practice

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Big Diamond Mall Show Wraps Ups, Practice Set For March 13; Opening Day Is March 20 Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. -March 10, 2016- The 45th season of racing at Big Diamond Speedway unofficially kicked off last week as the track celebrated another successful week-long mall show at the Schuylkill County Mall in Frackville last Friday night. Drivers from all three of the track’s divisions; CJ’s Tire & Automotive Services 358 Modifieds; U.S.S. Achey Sportsman and Savage 61 Roadrunners were on hands as track announcer Tim Pitts conducted…

‘The Everett Express’ Joins The Party In Phillipsburg

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THE EVERETT EXPRESS” GERALD CHAMBERLAIN IS COMING TO TOWN FOR 9TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES SHOW Story By:STEVE PADOS / DIRT TRACK HEROES MEDIA Photos By:ACE LANE JR. / RACERSGUIDE.COM Phillipsburg NJ.- March 10,2016- The successful week long Ninth Annual Quaker Steak and Lube Dirt Track Heroes show is enjoying a great run this year and with each passing evening of putting another show in the books, the work continues behind the scenes to complete the details for the entire show. The show encompasses the majority of the local short track scene and will continue through…

Saratoga Auto Museum to Unveil ‘POSEY’ Exhibit

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CELEBRITY PANEL TO HONOR SAM POSEY AT SARATOGA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM'S JUNE GALA Story By: HOLLY HULFISH / SAM MEDIA Photos By:GETTY IMAGES Saratoga Springs, NY - March 10, 2016- The June opening of the Saratoga Automobile Museum's new Golub Gallery exhibit, "POSEY: Shifting Through the Creative Life of Sam Posey," will be highlighted by a celebrity panel's discussion of his multi-faceted career during the Museum's annual gala, set for Friday, June 24 at the museum. Posey will be on hand along with veteran TV personality Bob Varsha, who will moderate a distinguished panel slated to honor their longtime friend, famed…

HIGH STAKES & BIG REWARDS

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CJB Drivers Take on Las Vegas and Dual in Desert, Gravel and Swindell flash speed as Outlaws continue to make their trip west Story By:KYLE LEUTTERS /CJB MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM CARLISLE, PA. - March 10, 2016 - In the desert, it's often times a case of "feast or famine." Legendary tales are told of desperados and cowboys. Their exploits become the fabric woven into their myths. For the CJB Motorspiorts duo of David Gravel & Sammy Swindell, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series stops at Las Vegas Motorspeedway and Arizona Speedway told a tale…

Brock Zearfoss Ready For Action at Port Royal Opener

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The Season Begins Saturday for Zearfoss,Port Royal Speedway Opener On Tap Story By:FULLY INJECTED MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By:PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM and ZEARFOSS MOTORSPORTS JONESTOWN, Pa. -March 10, 2016- The 2016 season will officially ignite for Brock Zearfoss Racing this Saturday evening, March 12, at the Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania. The “Speed Palace” will open its gates for the first time this season and feature a full program for the 410 sprint cars, awarding a $3,500 top prize. Brock Zearfoss, pilot of the Brock Zearfoss Racing, Moose's LZ Bar & Grill, Meckley’s Limestone, Central Builders Supply Co.,…

Stewart Cleared To Start Rehab For Cup Return

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No Timetable For Stewart’s Return Story By:STEWART-HAAS RACING MEDIA Photos By:GETTY IMAGES KANNAPOLIS, N.C. –March 10, 2016- Tony Stewart figures to return to his No. 14 Chevrolet at some point this season, but it isn’t yet known when he will be back in the car. According to a Stewart-Haas update on Wednesday, Stewart was evaluated Wednesday by doctors, who checked on the injury he sustained in a Jan. 31 all-terrain vehicle accident that saw Stewart suffer a burst fracture of the L1 vertebra in his back. Satisfied with the amount of healing that has taken place, doctors implemented a rehabilitation regimen…

Loaded Field Set For Twelve Hours Of Sebring

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Twelve Hours Of Sebring Features 49 Cars Story and Photos By:ISMA SERIES MEDIA DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –March 10, 2016- The International Motor Sports Ass’n revealed a 49-car entry list for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s 64th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida on March 19. Live television coverage of the endurance classic begins at 10:30 a.m. ET on FS1, with the entire race streamed on the FOX Sports GO app. The Prototype (P) class features 12 entries, including the debut of the ORECA 05 chassis. DragonSpeed of Delray Beach, Fla., entered the No. 81 Nissan ORECA…

Merrittville Speedway March Break Gets Your Engine Running

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Trips Trucks and Cash Contest and Busy Sears Court add Excitement to Race Car Show March Break at the Pen Centre Story and Photos By:JIM IRVINE / MERRITTVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA THOROLD, ONTARIO –March 10, 2016- With Country 89’s Trips Trucks and Cash Contest underway … a busy Sears Court area offering a wide variety of activities for kid’s and Merrittville Speedway’s Annual Race Car Show (March 14th to 20th) … March Break at the Pen Centre will be a not to be missed week. “It’s shaping up to be quite a week,” anticipates (Merrittville Speedway GM) Erica Bicknell-Jones, “Race Cars…

Georgetown Speedway Set For Huge Weekend of Racing March 11-12th

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Spring Temperatures, More Than 45 Race Cars, Perfect Track Conditions Kick-Start Georgetown Speedway 2016 Season With Tuesday Open Practice Session; HUGE Weekend Of Racing On Deck March 11-12 Story By:BRETT DEYO/ GEORGETOWN SPEEDWAY MEDIA GEORGETOWN, DE –March 9,2016- An unseasonably warm Tuesday night brought on the first activity of the season at Delaware’s historic Georgetown Speedway. An Open Practice session on the fast half-mile attracted more than 45 race cars representing a plethora of divisions and hundreds of race-starved fans as a new era of racing began at the facility under the BD Motorsports Media LLC banner. The speedway was…

Sheppard and Dunn Ready to Battle at Selinsgrove Icebreaker

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Dunn, Sheppard Set Sights On Selinsgrove ROC Icebreaker 40 on March 19th Story By:ROC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, Pa. –March 9, 2016- When the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series Fueled by Sunoco hits the ground running at the Selinsgrove (Pa.) Speedway, it will do so with some true stars of the sport. Billy Dunn and Matt Sheppard are set to lead some of the heavyweights into battle at the fast Pennsylvania half-mile. “We’re looking forward to it,” said Dunn, driver of the Frosty’s Ice Cream Bicknell machine. “Selinsgrove is the type of race track…

NAPA Auto Parts Signs on for Sportsman Shootout Series

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Sportsman Shootout Series Gets Title Sponsor Story By:SHANNON PHELPS / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Weedsport NY.-March 9, 2016- The excitement has been building on the wake of Weedsport Speedways’ announcement of the 2016 Sportsman Shootout Series. Top sportsman drivers from across the northeast have been making plans to compete in the nine race schedule, not only chasing the big paychecks, but to be the one standing on Victory Hill in September as the 2016 champion. Weedsport Speedway is excited to announce that NAPA Auto Parts has signed on as title sponsor of the series for 2016. With…

Stan Ploski Named Dirt Track Heros Grand Marshal

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STAN “THE MAN” PLOSKI NAMED GRAND MARSHAL FOR 9TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES EVENT Story By: STEVE PADOS /DIRT TRACK HERO'S SHOW MEDIA Photos By: ACE LANE JR. / RACERSGUIDE.COM Phillispsburg NJ-March 9, 2016-The hard work and details continue to fall into place as the ninth edition of the successful week long Quaker Steak and Lube Dirt Track Heroes show continues it's week long run at the Phillipsburg Mall. The show encompasses the majority of the local short track scene and will continue through Saturday night, March 12th. The Phillipsburg Mall is located on Route 22…

Whelen Southern Modified Tour News & Notes: Caraway

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Usual Names Expected to Contend for Championship Story By:TIM SOUTHERS / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –March 9, 2016- The 12th season for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour is ready to take the green flag at Caraway Speedway the list of returning veterans expected to contend for the 2016 championship look very familiar. Can Andy Seuss join rival George Brunnhoelzl III as the only driver to win three consecutive titles? Can Brunnhoelzl add a fifth championship ring to his already impressive collection? Is this the year Jason Myers puts it all together and wins…

Cory Costa, Herbie Wright Team Up for Run at Outlaw Speedway Track Title

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Costa and Wright Taking Aim at Outlaw Speedway Track Title Story By: STEVE OVENS / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DUANE CANFIELD / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, N.Y. - March 9, 2016-Cory Costa has to be pinching himself these days. The Corning, N.Y. hot shoe has had success in Street Stocks — being a former winner of Outlaw Speedway’s Empire 100 — and took a weekend sweep of the Short Track Supernationals in his Crate Sportsman during a successful 2014 campaign. He’s also one of the hardest working guys in the Outlaw & Woodhull Modified pit areas on a weekly basis and just…

STAN FRANKENFIELD CALLING LEBANON VALLEY HOME IN 2016

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Mechanic Station New Jersey Driver Looking Forward To New Home Story By:ROB HAZER /LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:KRISTEN SNYDER and FRANKENFIELD RACING West Lebanon, NY-March 9,2016 – Stan Frankenfield has spent 12 years racing Big Block Modifieds in and around his home state of New Jersey. The feature winning steel wheeling warrior has made the trip to the high banks of Lebanon Valley Speedway in the past as a spectator, but in 2016 he’s looking for a change in scenery. This led Frankenfield to call the valley of speed his Saturday night home for the upcoming racing season. Frankenfield started…

Chase Dietz and Scott Gobrecht Part Ways

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Both Will Pursue Other Opportunities For 2016 Story By:FULLY INJECTED MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM YORK, Pa. -March 9, 2016 - Chase Dietz has parted ways with car owner Scott Gobrecht and the 44 team. Dietz made his last start for Gobrecht on Sunday, March 6, at Lincoln Speedway, resulting in a 16th place finish during the 25-lap main event. The 2015 North American 410 Sprint Car Rookie of the Year will pursue other opportunities in 2016, as well as pilot the Troy Godfrey-owned No. 5G once the team is ready to join the Central Pennsylvania 410 sprint…

Albany Saratoga’s 51st Season Schedule Loaded For Action

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Albany-Saratoga’s 51st Schedule Has Something For Everyone Story By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –March 8, 2016- The Albany-Saratoga Speedway is just over a month away from kicking off their 2016 racing season. After a record setting 50th Anniversary season, the Great Race Place will return to action with five divisions in action weekly. Headlined by the DIRTcar Modifieds, the weekly program will also consist of the Sportsman, DIRTcar Pro Stocks, Street Stocks and Limited Sportsman. The Greg’s Towing and Repair Four Cylinder divisions will compete numerous times throughout the…

Hinchcliffe’s Return Among 2016 IndyCar Things to Watch

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James Hinchcliffe, is set for a return to action after a 10-month absence. Story By:DAVE LEWENDOWSKI / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar PHOTO STAFF Indianapolis Ind.-March 8, 2016- With the long off-season over, IndyCar teams are now completing final preparations for 2016 competition. There is always excitement heading into a new season and once again there are compelling stories for race enthusiasts to watch for this year. For Canadian fans there will be the joy of seeing James Hinchcliffe make his return to competition after a 10-month absence due to injuries he suffered in a horrific…

It’s Showtime For Woodhull Raceway Race Teams

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Woodhull Raceway Arnot Mall Car Show Registration Deadline This Friday March 11th Story By:STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photo By: TURN 5 LIVE PHOTO WOODHULL, N.Y. March 8, 2016 - The racing community is in full-on car show mode for the upcoming 2016 racing season. Drivers from all walks of racing are hard at work preparing their mounts for battle, some readying their machines for the March 19th and 20th Arnot Mall Car Show presented by Swarthout Recycling. The Woodhull Raceway community is set to take on the halls of the Arnot Mall on Friday March 18th for move in…

Snap Fitness Follows Landon Cassill to Front Row Motorsports for Four Races in 2016

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Snap Fitness Teams With Landon Cassill and Front Row Motorsports Story and Photos By:FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS MEDIA MINNEAPOLIS MIN.- March 8, 2016- Snap Fitness announced Monday that it will sponsor NASCAR driver Landon Cassill for the third-straight season. Cassill will continue to represent Snap Fitness as a brand champion while Snap Fitness will appear as primary sponsor on Cassill’s No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Fusion in four events. “Landon continues to show how hard work pays off when you’re passionate about reaching your goals,” Snap Fitness Founder/CEO Peter Taunton said. “We’re excited to see Landon have a successful 2016 and inspire…

LARSON MARKS RACING WINS IN THE DESERT

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Shane Stewart Earns LMR's First Win of 2016 Story By:ANDREA LARSON / LMR MEDIA Photos By:PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mooresville, N.C. March. 8, 2016 - Shane Stewart and the Larson Marks Racing team posted two top-five finishes Thursday and Friday at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway before earning their first win of the season Sunday at Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek, Ariz. Stewart timed in eighth-quick in Thursday's qualifying and finished fourth in his heat race. After starting the feature from the 15th position, Stewart gained 11 spots to earn a fourth-place finish and the KSE Hard…

McMahan Looks to Strike Gold During West Coast Swing

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Paul McMahan Looks Forward To California Swing Story By:PETERSON MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM Las Vegas NV.-March 8, 2016- Though it has not been the start to the 2016 season Paul McMahan and his Destiny Motorsports team were hoping for, the California driver is looking forward to getting back to the Golden State for an extended trip that kicks off this weekend. “We had a tough weekend of racing, but nobody is quitting on this team yet,” Paul McMahan said. “Our California swing kicks off this weekend, and it is a trip I look forward to, and I…

Big Game Motorsports and Lasoski Land Podium Finish at Arizona Speedway

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Lasoski Scores Podium Finish at Arizona Speedway Story By:SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. -March 8, 2016 – Big Game Motorsports picked up its first podium finish of the season on Sunday at Arizona Speedway. Danny Lasoski qualified third quickest and he won a World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series heat race to lock the Muddy backed team into the dash draw at the NAPA Desert Shootout. The top four cars were inverted, which placed Lasoski on the outside of the front row for the dash. “We just missed it a…

Stewart Snags Inaugural NAPA Desert Shootout at Arizona Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Stewart Snags Inaugural NAPA Desert Shootout at Arizona Speedway Returns to World of Outlaws victory lane for first time since September 2015 QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — March 6, 2016 — Shane Stewart overtook Joey Saldana early in the inaugural 30-lap NAPA Desert Shootout feature on Sunday night at Arizona Speedway then dominated the remaining laps to score his first victory of the 2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series season. Stewart, in the American Born Moonshine/Eneos Oil No. 2, battled his way from the third starting position for his first victory since September 2015. “We had a…

Montieth Flexes His Muscle With Lincoln Victory

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BRIAN MONTIETH LEADS FLAG-TO-FLAG TO PICK UP LINCOLN CHECKERS; Story By:BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM One More Afternoon Sprint-only Show Next Saturday, March 12th, Before Night Racing Begins on March 19th ABBOTTSTOWN, PA- March 7, 2016– Brian Montieth said he can’t wait for night racing. But the five-time defending track champion was near flawless in his flag-to-flag win in Sunday’s 25-lap 410 Sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway. It was the second straight week that Lincoln Speedway officials utilized a Sunday rain date, both in which Sunday was the better day for early season…

QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW HAS BIG OPENING DAY,

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125 CARS FILL PHILLIPSBURG MALL, CARL VAN HORN HONORED BY HARMONY TOWNSHIP AT BIG CELEBRATION Story By:STEVE PADOS / DIRT TRACK HEROS SHOW MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM Phillipsburg NJ- March 7, 2016- The Quaker Steak and Lube Ninth Annual Dirt Track Heroes Show opened Sunday, March 6 to much fanfare and enthusiasm as the Phillipsburg Mall filled up with racing fans and a panel of legendary racing stars who came out to chat about their racing exploits and to honor Hall of Fame racer "The Belvidere Bandit" Carl "Fuzzy' Van Horn. The "Golden Era" of racing came roaring…

Bad Brad Rolls The Dice To Score Vegas Checkers

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Keselowski overcomes penalty to win at Las Vegas Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES /NASCAR LAS VEGAS NV-March 7, 2016– Overcoming a pit road speeding penalty with daring late-race strategy, Brad Keselowski broke a 33-race drought with a victory in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Keselowski passed Las Vegas native Kyle Busch with five laps left to win for the first time since the fifth race of 2015 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion beat Team Penske shopmate Joey Logano to the finish line by…

Port Royal Speedway Opens 2016 Season March 12

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Super Sprints & Super Lates On Tap, Free schedule magnets to first 500 general admission fans! Story By:SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By:PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY PORT ROYAL, Pa. – March 7, 2016- Port Royal Speedway will open the 2016 racing season this Saturday, March 12 at 6 pm with a twin bill of Weikert’s Livestock 410 sprints paying $3,500 to win and super late models paying $2,000 to win. General admission gates will open at 4 pm with pit gates opening at 3 pm. Adult general admission for the first show of the season is $15 with students…

Sunday NASCAR Las Vegas Notebook

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Major vibration helps squelch Kyle Busch’s chances at Las Vegas, Great day for rookies – with vastly different outcomes, Earnhardt: Bizarre weather conditions made Sunday interesting Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR Major vibration helps squelch Kyle Busch’s chances at Las Vegas LAS VEGAS NV - March 7, 2016– Kyle Busch made the move of the race to get the lead in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but a huge vibration in the right front of his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota hurt his winning chances in the closing laps.…

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