Mercer Raceway Park

Kekich Memorial Starts Stretch Run for Divisional Championships at Mercer Raceway Park

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Kekich Memorial Starts Stretch Run for Divisional Championships at Mercer Raceway Park Story By: Lou Long/Mercer Raceway Park Photos By: Tommy Hein/RacersGuide.com (Mercer, PA August 2, 2017): The Fourth Annual Paul "Putsy" Kekich Memorial will kick off a memorable month of August at Mercer Raceway Park. The event will be presented by Sunburst Environmental and Bonnell's Rod Shop to honor one of the track's most colorful characters. "Putsy" was one of the most beloved competitors at the track. His successes in the Sprint Car and Modified ranks inspired two generations of racers, sons Mike and Doug, and grandson, Adam, all…

Dirt Tracks

Little Guys Nationals Preview at Mercer Raceway Park

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Little Guys Nationals Preview at Mercer Raceway Park Story By: Lou Long/Mercer Raceway Park Photos by: Tommy Hein/RacersGuide.com (Mercer, PA July 19, 2017): This Saturday, July 22, Mercer Raceway Park will host the first ever Little Guys Nationals Preview. The event will capture some of the excitement and most of the variety of the season-ending spectacular, to be held October 6 and 7. The feature winners this Saturday night will be guaranteed starters for both nights of the prestigious LGN event! But, there is more. Second place finishers will get a provisional that can be used either night of the…

Dirt Modifieds

Racing Resumes at Mercer Raceway Park on American Cancer Society Racing for a Cure Night

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Racing Resumes at Mercer Raceway Park on American Cancer Society Racing for a Cure Night; Fireworks; and Bicycle Give Away Story By: Lou Long/Mercer Raceway Park Photos By: Tommy Hein/RacersGuide.com Mercer, PA July 13, 2017- After a short summer vacation, the racing community will assemble again at Mercer Raceway Park on July 15 for an exciting Saturday Night Live! program featuring some of the area's best cars and stars. It will be Racing for a Cure night, too, so the American Cancer Society will be on hand to help celebrate the life of Karl Henning, a long-time member of the Dionise…

Dirt Modifieds

Bauer Schools Sprint Stars at Mercer’

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Fink, Bova, Marcucci, and Paden also Triumph Story By: LOU LONG / MERCCER SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mercer, PA- May 15, 2017- "The Professor," Michael Bauer, taught the Precise Racing Products 410 Sprint Cars a lesson on how to run the inside line at Mercer Raceway Park. The honors graduate of Clarion University with degrees in Mathematics and Physics easily figured out that the inside was not only the shortest way around the speedway, but the fastest as well. The Turn 4 Toilets 358 Modified go belonged to Kyle Fink, who assumed the lead when the…

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Mercer Sprints Tune-up for All Stars Invasion

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Young Gun Junior Sprints Added to Saturday Night Live! Roster Press Release By: LOU LONG / MERCER SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mercer, PA -April 27, 2017 - This Saturday, April 29, the Precise Racing Products 410 Sprint Cars will get their final tune-up before the invasion of the touring professionals of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. The All Stars will make their only appearance the following week, May 5. Jack Sodeman, Jr., of North Jackson, OH, scored his first win of the 2017 season and immediately installed himself at the top of…

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Saturday Night Live! Racing up Next at Mercer Raceway Park

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Points Battles in All Divisions Heat Up Story By: LOU LONG / MERCER SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mercer, PA April 20, 2017 - Saturday night, April 22, Mercer Raceway Park will hold the first full points event for all five of its racing divisions. "We got a sneak preview of the championship battles last week, when the Turn 4 Toilets 358 Modifieds and the Bonnell's Rod Shop 305 Sprints got their first points races in as support for the ULMS Late Models," said track owner Bill Altman. "Jimmy Holden and Darin Gallagher staked themselves out to…

Lee Jacobs and Ryan Smith Earn Mercer UNOH All Star Victories

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Independence Day Weekend Concludes on Sunday, July 5th at Millstream Speedway [xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] Mercer, PA (July 4th, 2015) - The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions invaded western Pennsylvania for two days during the Independence Day weekend; kicking off a their three-race holiday swing with two nights of competition at the Mercer Raceway Park in Mercer, Pennsylvania. It was the second time in 2015 that the traveling stars made an appearance at the Mercer oval; once again bringing a top-notch roster of young and veteran talent to challenge the western Pennsylvania regulars. The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions crowned…

NOH All Stars Set for Full Slate During Independence Day Weekend Greg Wilson is the Most Recent All Star Winner Entering Upcoming Three-Race Stretch

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Indianapolis, IN (July 1, 2015) - After spending a week on the road in the state of Ohio, the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions will move ahead and continue their 2015 campaign with three full nights of open wheel competition during the upcoming Independence Day weekend. The UNOH All Stars will compete in three events at two different venues this weekend; covering areas between western Pennsylvania and western Ohio. The regional traveling series will visit the Mercer Raceway Park in Mercer, Pennsylvania to help ignite the three-race weekend, followed by a trip west to the Millstream Speedway near Findlay,…

Weather Alters Schedule at Mercer Raceway Park Again

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Mercer, PA (March 25, 2015): Wet grounds and colder temperatures prevailing through race day forced Mercer Raceway Park to adjust its schedule once again. The Chiller Thriller, set for Saturday, March 28, has been pushed back a week, to April 4. Point racing for the six classes making up a Saturday Night Live program will begin April 11, weather permitting, of course. The Jack Frost Enduro will take place on Sunday, April 12, along with the Snowflake 25. "We are disappointed to lose another week of racing," said track manager Frank Benic. "But, we had no choice. The grounds…