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Decker Scores Third-Straight Highbank Hold-Up Win at Fulton

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Sheppard Earns Runner-Up Spot After Starting 11th Story By: CLAYTON JOHNS / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY - April 30, 2017 - Billy Decker raced from the sixth-starting position to take the lead from outside polesitter Brett Hearn on lap 46 and held off a surging Matt Sheppard to claim his third straight Highbank Holdup 100 victory with the Super DIRTcar Series at Fulton Speedway on Saturday night. After taking the lead, Decker battled through lapped traffic to build a lead over Hearn. He then had to contend with Sheppard, who rallied from the…

Dirt Modifieds

Billy Whittaker Impressive in Super DIRTcar Series Stop at Fulton

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Whittaker Takes Series Regulars by Surprise with Solid Run in Highbank Holdup 100 Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- April 30, 2017- When it comes to racing, expect the unexpected. The top-five during Saturday night’s Highbank Holdup Super DIRTcar Series modified feature contained the normal list of usual suspects; except for one. With a solid effort during time trials and a victory in the second qualifier earlier in the night, Billy Whittaker found himself in unfamiliar territory; starting on the pole and leading legendary racer Brett Hearn to the green flag. Whether…

Dirt Modifieds

Super Matt Scores At Outlaw Speedway

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'SUPERMAN' SHEPPARD WINS FIRST OF THE YEAR AT OUTLAW Story By: PAUL SMZALL / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANNALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, NY- April 30, 2017- American Legion/Winner’s Circle Deli night at Outlaw Speedway saw another big field of cars fill the pit area as the IMCA Modifieds, Crate Late Models, and Winner’s Circle Deli Bandits ran their first races of the 2017 season. The night’s racing action began with the held over 30-lap 4 Cylinder feature event, which saw Casey Burch grad the early lead. Ray Hyer had a flat left front which brought out the yellow…

Dirt Tracks

‘The Cobra’ Strikes Down Fulton ESS Field

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Chuck Hebing Gets Back on Track with Fulton Speedway Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Feature Win Story By: MIKE MALLETT / EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS MEDIA Photos By: MIKE JOHNSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY – April 29, 2017- No driver likes to lose a race on the last lap, but that was exactly what happened to Chuck Hebing last weekend. On Friday night at the Fulton Speedway, Hebing had that in the back of his mind and this time, he wasn’t going to give it away. The Ontario, N.Y., driver was aggressive from his second starting spot. He made…

Dirt Tracks

Todd Root Wins Sportsman Series Opener With Perfect Night At Fulton

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DIRTcar Sportsman Series Central Region Continues April 30 at Utica-Rome Story By: CLAYTON JOHNS / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY - April 29, 2017 - Todd Root took the lead from Mike Phelps on lap 15 and paced the remaining 25 laps without difficulty to cap a perfect night at Fulton Speedway's Highbank Holdup 40 on Friday night. The race was the season opener for the DIRTcar Sportsman Series Central Region. Root earned the fastest time overall in time trials of the 52 cars in attendance before winning his heat race and then the…

Dirt Modifieds

Friesen Shines in Malta Modified Victory

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Stewart Friesen Outruns Marc Johnson and Brett Hearn to Take the Season Opener at Albany-Saratoga Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- April 29, 2017- Winning can best be summarized into two categories; it’s never easy and it never seems to get old. Though Stewart Friesen has been making winning races look extremely easy for the better part of the past decade, Friday night told a different tale as the Sprakers, New York resident had to hold off both Marc Johnson and Brett Hearn while dealing with heavy lapped-traffic on his way to victory lane Friday night…

Dirt Tracks

Pierson Grabs Albany-Saratoga Speedway Sportsman Opener

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Adam Pierson Holds Off Hard-Charging Cody Bleau to Win First-Career Sportsman Feature at Malta Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- April 29, 2017- Paul Brown once stated that the key to winning is to have poise under stress. Friday night at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, New York Adam Pierson showed that he doesn’t just possess talent behind the wheel, but he has poise as well. Not only did the first-time sportsman winner weather a barrage of late-race cautions; he also survived a late-race battle with veteran wheel-man Cody Bleau to take the checkered in the…

Dirt Tracks

Steve Danish Tribute On Tap For ‘The Track Of Champions’

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TRIBUTE TO STEVE DANISH HIGHLIGHTS THE SATURDAY RACING PROGRAM AT FONDA Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY – April 29, 2017- This Saturday, April 29 the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway will have a regular racing program in all divisions along with a tribute to 1988 Fonda Speedway Hall of Fame inductee Steve Danish. Heat races will be run for the modified, sportsman, and pro stock classes with the modifieds running a 30-lap feature, the sportsman and pro stocks will run 20-lap features, the street stocks and rookie sportsman will run…

Dirt Tracks

Super DIRTcar Sportsman and Pro Stock Join The Action At Utica Rome

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SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES FOR SPORTSMAN AND PRO STOCKS JOIN MODIFIEDS THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AT UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY, START TIME PUSHED BACK TO 6 P.M. Press Release By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF & MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- April 28, 2017- After beginning the 2017 season this past Sunday, Utica-Rome Speedway is again ready for another exciting night of short track dirt racing this Sunday, April 30, as the Super DIRTcar Series for both the Sportsman and Pro Stocks makes their long-awaited return to the Vernon oval after a 13-year hiatus. They will be joined by…

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New Team Combination Ready For ISMA Battle

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MCKENNEDY AND P&L MOTORSPORTS WILL BE A FORMIDABLE NEW TEAM ON ISMA CIRCUIT IN 2017 Story By: CAROL HAYNES / ISMA SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JIM FEENEY / RACERSGUIDE.COM Oswego, NY – April 28, 2017- It is not unusual for teams to form or disband during the off-season months in all forms of racing. And, ISMA is no exception. There are a few new owner-driver teams who will be competing with the winged group when the season opens in late May. One of these new combinations is that of P&L Motorsports and driver Jon McKennedy. Car owners Lee Vinal and…

Dirt Tracks

Time To Do The Dew At Woodhull Raceway

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Woodhull Raceway Has Full Slate Of Racing Action Set For Saturday Night Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Woodhull, NY - April 28, 2017- This Saturday, April 29, Woodhull Raceway, Mountain Dew and Pepsi present the first complete show of the 2017 season. The Insinger Performance 370 Modifieds will compete in their first points race of the season with Westfield, PA pilot Billy Van Pelt returning as the defending track champion searching for a Modified record nineteenth title. Van Pelt has garnered eighteen championships in the 370 Modified division at Woodhull…

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Empire Super Sprints Take On Fulton Speedway High Banks

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The High Banks of Fulton Speedway Next up for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints! Press Release By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SYRACUSE, NY – April 27, 2017- The 2017 and 35th season for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) started last weekend with the opening show at the Outlaw Speedway. Seven days later the tour now visits the track where it all started in 1983, the Fulton Speedway. Last year the Lucas Oil Tour kicked off the exciting High Bank Holdup Weekend and with the success, the event is now…

Fulton Speedway

DIRTcar Sportsman Series Opens This Weekend

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DIRTcar Sportsman Series Opens This Weekend Fulton and Utica-Rome Kickoff New Regional Format Story By: Clayton Johns/DIRTcar Photos By: Matt Noles/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, N.C. - April 26, 2017 - The DIRTcar Sportsman Series will see the green flag for the first time in 2017 with a pair of regional tour races in Central New York this weekend. The upcoming campaign marks the first year for the series' new regional format, which features four distinct geographic regions. Drivers from all four regions will combine for a culminating six-race stretch in September and October to declare an overall series champion. The DIRTcar Sportsman…

Dirt Modifieds

Two-Day Discount Tickets Available for World of Outlaws, Super DIRTcar Series Double-Header at Weedsport May 21-22

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World of Outlaws And Super DIRTcar Series Go Back To Back at Weedsport May 21-22 Press Release By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY -April 25, 2017 – Weedsport Speedway fans interested in attending both the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series ‘Empire State Challenge’ on Sunday, May 21 and ‘Big Block Monday’ presented by Big Dog Country 103.5 FM for the Super DIRTcar Series on Monday, May 22, can do so for a discount, as long as they purchase tickets by Monday, May 1. A 2-day adult general admission package is currently…

Dirt Modifieds

Wolfe And Wight Take Utica Rome Speedway Opener Laurals

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LUCAS WOLFE USES LAST LAP PASS IN FINAL TWIN 20 LAP A-MAIN TO BECOME GLADIATOR WINNER, LARRY WIGHT TAKES OPENING NIGHT MODIFIED WIN Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY - April 24, 2017- Lucas Wolfe walked out of Utica-Rome Speedway on Sunday night as the overall Gladiator Champion after a pair of hard fought 20 lap features. Wolfe finished third in the first A-Main before an impressive slide job on the final lap to beat Chuck Hebing in the second feature to take the win. The combined results put…

Dirt Tracks

WEEKLY RACING AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY NOW BEGINS WITH A BLOCKBUSTER EVENT!

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Five Racing Divisions Headed By The Big-Block Modifieds To See Action! On Saturday April 29th Press Release By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY -April 23, 2017 -With the originally scheduled opener postponed by inclement weather, Orange County Fair Speedway weekly racing season will now get underway on Saturday, April 29 with a full five-division card on the program. The 68th consecutive season of weekly racing at Orange County will find the first green flag waving at 6:30 pm. Headlining the program will be the 800-horsepower Big-Block Modifieds in a 30-lap feature race.…

Dirt Modifieds

‘The Wild Child’ Rolls To Victory At Lebanon Valley Opener

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Bachetti Outduels King For High Banks Checkers Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY EDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon NY.- April 24, 2017- Lebanon Valley Speedway kicked off the 2017 season with an action packed evening of racing opening night. With a not so favorible weather forecast the schedule was sped up to avoid rain and the nights action ran quickly and was completed just after 9pm. By virtue of winning his heat race, Mike King started from pole. The action started very early when Mike Keeler spun on the first lap in turn 1. Kyle Sheldon, Paul Gilardi and…

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Feels Like The First Time For Justin Boehler

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JUSTIN BOEHLER MAKES HISTORY IN THE ICE JAM EVENT AT FONDA Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONAD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF KARABIN / FONDA SPEEDWAY PHOTO Fonda, NY –April 23, 2017- If you look on the Fonda Speedway website it states that the speedway is where “history is made on Saturday nights”. That could have never been truer than it was on Saturday evening as Justin Boehler collected his first career win in the modified division at the “Track of Champions”. When the racing program began Saturday evening there was a total of 126 different drivers who had won modified…

Dirt Modifieds

Unscripted: Justin Boehler Takes Fonda Opener

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Boehler Cashes In on Friesen’s Misfortune; Holds Off Tim Fuller in Closing Laps for First-Ever Modified Win at Fonda Speedway Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- April 23, 2017- As the incomparable Yogi Berra once stated; it ain’t over ‘til it’s over. At the drop of the green flag for the season-opening modified feature at the Fonda Speedway on Saturday night, it seemed as if nothing had changed. Stewart Friesen, a four-time modified track champion at the historic Montgomery County venue, shot to the lead and was racing in another zip code…

Dirt Modifieds

Fulton Speedway Ready For The Holdup

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Fulton Speedway Test & Tune In The Books; Big Highbank Holdup Weekend April 28-29 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY – April 23, 2017 - The sights, sounds and smells of a new race season filled the Fulton Speedway for the test and tune on Saturday afternoon. Over 60 race teams showed off their cars making sure a long winter of hard work paid off. Now all eyes turn to the 3rd annual ‘Highbank Holdup’ weekend on April 28-29. On Friday, April 28 Sam Reakes Snap-On franchise will present the…

Dirt Tracks

Zimbardi And Johnson Open Outlaw Speedway Season

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JARED ZIMBARDI AND ALAN JOHNSON VISIT VICTORY LANE AT THE OUTLAW SPEEDWAY SPRING NATIONALS Story By: PAUL SZMAL / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANNALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, NY. -April 22, 2017- 130 cars jammed into the pit area at Outlaw Speedway Friday night for the Scorpion Security Products Spring Nationals, which also served as the Don Loucks Memorial race. The track crew worked overtime to bring around the surface after the area was pummeled by up to 3 inches of rain the night before, which made for challenging track conditions for the racers. Jared Zimbardi and Jason Barney…

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Oswego Speedway to Adapt New Timed Warmup System in 2017

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Change of Course for Oswego Speedway’s Novelis Supermodified and Pathfinder Bank SBS Divisions Press Release By: OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS BURGESS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY - April 22, 2017 – The 2017 season is nearly upon us and with that comes a bit of a change of course for Oswego Speedway’s Novelis Supermodified and Pathfinder Bank SBS divisions. For the first time, officials will adapt a new timed warmup system on regular race nights for both of the track’s weekly divisions. These ‘timed warmups’ will now set heat lineups each week for Supermodified and SBS competitors as well…

Dirt Modifieds

FMP Southern Tier Modified Open On Tap For Saturday Night

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24th SOUTHERN TIER OPEN FOR MODIFIEDS THIS SATURDAY AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY. 40 LAPS - $2,000 TO WIN. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MIKE JOHNSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY.- April 20, 2017- The 24th edition of the Southern Tier Open for Modifieds will take place this Saturday at Five Mile Point Speedway. The 40 lap traditional event will pay $2,000 to the Modified race winner. The Street Stocks also return to action for a big night of racing that gets underway at 6 p.m. As always, children 12 years old and younger…

Accord Speedway

All Systems Go For Accord Speedway Opener Friday April 21st

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ACCORD SPEEDWAY OPENS FOR THE 2017 SEASON Story By: STEVE PADOS / ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Accord NY.- April 20, 2017- The Tri-State area saw many of the speedways open their new seasons last week. Accord Speedway hosted what would be their lone practice session last Friday evening with close to ninety cars showing up to test and tune and prepare for the 2017 racing season ahead. Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer will now focus their attention to opening night at their pristine quarter mile speedway this coming Friday evening, April 21st with all six…

Dirt Tracks

Weedsport Speedway Set For Season Kick Off

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Weedsport Speedway Roars to Life April 30 with Open Practice Session Press Release By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY -April 19, 2017– In just under two weeks Weedsport Speedway will roar to life for the first time this season with an open practice session scheduled for Sunday, April 30 at 2 p.m. The open practice is available to all dirt track racing divisions, not just those competing during Weedsport’s 2017 calendar of events, as long as cars meet the minimum safety requirements. Raceceiver radios will be recommended. Pit and grandstand…

Dirt Modifieds

American Racer Cup Underway

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The 2017 American Racer Cup Presented By Sunoco Is Underway! Driver Registration Deadline Approaching May 1 Press Release By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANA, PA – April 19, 2017- The race for the 2017 American Racer Cup presented by Sunoco is underway! On April 14, points began accumulating for Modified and Sportsman overall, Insinger Performance regional and individual track titles. The race toward the Cup continues through the summer months before wrapping up on Labor Day weekend. Points have been updated following week No. 1, April 14-16, and are posted on the…

Dirt Tracks

Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Kicks off 2017 Season

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The 35th Season for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Kicks off this Weekend at Outlaw and Utica-Rome Speedways! Story By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SYRACUSE, NY – April 19, 2017- It’s been since October 22nd that he winged warriors from the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) has graced the dirt surface. That date they were at the Outlaw Speedway and this Friday they return to the Dundee, NY oval to see the first green flag waved on the 35th season. Then on Sunday it’s the first ever Gladiator Twin 20’s…

Dirt Tracks

Utica Rome Speedway Set To Kick Off 2017 Season

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UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY SET TO OPEN THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 23, WITH WEEKLY SHOW IN RETURN TO DIRTCAR PLUS GLADIATOR TWIN 20’S FOR 360 SPRINTS Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY- April 17, 2017- It has been seemingly a long offseason since the final checkered flag ended the 2016 season back on October 4, but that will come to an end this coming Sunday, April 23, when Budweiser presents the 56th Season Opener. A huge night is planned with the first ever running of the Gladiator Twin 20’s for the 360 Sprints…

Dirt Tracks

Fonda Speedway Re-Sets Ice Jam Event

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RAIN POSTPONES FONDA SPEEDWAY’S ICE JAM EVENT UNTIL SATURDAY, APRIL 22 Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY –April 16, 2017- Rain started in the Fonda, NY area right around 4:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon and continued to get heavier as the day went on forcing the postponement of the Ice Jam 50-lap event until Saturday, April 22. “We tried but the radar is green right through to the Syracuse area and beyond so we have decided to cancel today’s racing program,” Fonda Speedway promoter Pete Demitraszek said on Saturday afternoon.…

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Veteran Supermodified Driver Howard Page Shoots For Triple Crown Title

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Howard Page Returns to Super Action to Compete in Triple Crown Championship Press Release By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / TRIPLE CROWN SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JIM FEENEY / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY -April 14, 2017 – Veteran Supermodified driver and car builder Howard Page will make his return to racing in 2017, as he looks to take on the Shea Concrete Triple Crown Championship Series of Supermodified racing presented by ASI Racewear. Driving his patented No. 18 Page chassis, “Handsome Howard” looks forward to the old school approach of the TCCS. “I think this is a step in the right direction for…

Dirt Tracks

Empire Super Sprints Plan Legends Reunion At Weedsport

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WACK 1420 AM to present the ESS Legends Reunion Fueled by Pit Stop Convenience Stores August 13 at Weedsport Speedway Press Release By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY - April 13, 2017 – WACK 1420 AM will present the ESS Legends Reunion fueled by Pit Stop Convenience Stores at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, August 13. Serving the Newark, Finger Lakes, and greater Rochester area; WACK 1420 AM is the home of Track Talk hosted by Chuck Brownell and Laurie Hixson bringing fans the longest running racing show in Central New…

Dirt Tracks

Power Seal Driveway Sealing Steps Up Their Involvement At The Fulton Speedway

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Power Seal Driveway Sealing Steps Up With A Season Long Program For Modifieds And Sportsman Press Release By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY – April 13, 2017 – Tom Juno and his company Power Seal Driveway Sealing located in Baldwinsville, NY has supported the Fulton Speedway over the years and has stepped up his involvement for the 2017 racing season. The season long program will be known as the Power Seal Driveway Sealing Lucky 13 Award in memory of Jake Juno. If the 13th place starter in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified…

Brewerton Speedway

NAPA Auto Parts Return To Brewerton Speedway

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NAPA Know How Pit Area Services Brewerton Race Teams Press Release By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY – April 13, 2017 – The Brewerton Speedway is excited to welcome back NAPA Auto Parts as a major marketing partner for the 2017 racing season. From the NAPA Know How Pit Area to a weekly presence of NAPA Auto Parts employees, think of your Syracuse area NAPA Auto Parts for all your track, highway, industrial or off-road needs. Since 1936, NAPA continues to serve auto service professionals, do-it-yourselfers and everyday drivers with quality parts…

Dirt Tracks

‘The Track Of Champions’ Opening Night This Saturday

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FONDA SPEEDWAY READY TO START ITS 64TH SEASON OF COMPETITION THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 15 Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY –April 12, 2017- What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon/evening than at your favorite race track on opening night of the new season? Fans of the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway will be able to do just that this coming Saturday, April 15 when the Montgomery County fairgrounds facility opens its gates for their 64th consecutive season of competition on the ½ mile dirt surface. The main event this…

Dirt Late Models

Woodhull Raceway Crate Late Models Open 2017 Season

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Woodhull Opens Saturday With $1K-To-Win Crate Late Models Presented By Close Racing Supply Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANNALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Woodhull, NY –April 12, 2017- Spring has most certainly sprung on top of the hill on County Route 102 in Steuben County. Warm temperatures and steady winds have been helping dry up the remaining damp grounds at Woodhull Raceway, and the track is ready to open the gates for their 53rd consecutive season of on-track action at ‘New York’s Toughest Bullring.’ Woodhull kicks off the 2017 season with Close Racing Supply, as…

Dirt Modifieds

FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY LEGEND MIKE COLSTEN KEEPS GOING STRONG

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DOMINATES MODIFIED SUMMER SLAM OPENER AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY ON SUNDAY. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY.- April 11, 2017- Mike Colsten shows no signs of slowing down as he was dominate on his way to recording the Modified Summer Slam opening day victory at Five Mile Point Speedway. The victory in the 30 lapper was worth $2,000. The 30 lap Modified Sunday Summer Slam found Joey Grammes and Tyler Siri on the front row. Grammes immediately raced out to the lead at the drop of the green but…

Dirt Modifieds

FAST AXLE RACING PRODUCTS REWARDING KOD DRIVERS

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Small Block Modified & Sportsman Drivers Can Earn Certificates Press Release By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY- April 11, 2017 - King Of Dirt Racing continues to prepare for the upcoming season of dirt track racing in the Northeast. Working with marketing partners is part of that preparation, which includes welcoming new faces to the growing family of sponsors. In 2017 both the Small Block Modified and Sportsman divisions will receive bonuses for earning a 6th place finish courtesy of new series marketing partner Fast Axle. For as long as he can…

Asphalt Late Models

Gullo Motorsports Targets Victory Lane For 2017 Campaign

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Shooting for Wins: Gullo Motorsports and Ithaca Gun Company” Story & Photos By: CAROL HOUSSOCK / CHEMUNG SPEEDROME MEDIA Elmira, NY- April 11, 2017- NY’s Arnot Mall was recently packed with beautiful dirt modifieds, 4 Cylinders, and street stocks shined up and ready to hit southern tier (NY) dirt tracks. But an interesting mix of race fans and casual shoppers huddled around the only asphalt car on display. What drew them there was the detailing on the car. What kept them there were the memories they shared, and they weren’t all related to racing. It was Tim Gullo’s sharp #37…

Dirt Modifieds

Bachetti Blisters Hard Clay Open Field; Wins From 20th

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Andy Bachetti Rolls From 20th To Win Short Track Super Series ‘Hard Clay Open’ At Orange County Fair Speedway; 54 Modifieds Sign In For STSS North Opener Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com MIDDLETOWN, NY – From 20th on the grid, Andy Bachetti rolled to a ‘Hard Clay Open’ victory Sunday evening at Orange County Fair Speedway. After a blown right-rear tire in heat-race action, Bachetti started eighth in the afternoon’s second consolation race, which he won. The Sheffield, Mass., driver then roared from the 10th row in the 50-lap main event to score the victory with some…

Dirt Modifieds

Big Dogs Set For ‘Big Block Monday’ At Weedsport

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Big Dog Country 103.5 to present Super DIRTcar Series ‘Big Block Monday’ at Weedsport Speedway on May 22 Story By: DAN KAPUSCSINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY - April 9, 2017 – Weedsport Speedway’s ‘Big Block Monday’ featuring the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds and the Sportsman Shootout Series just got a bit bigger, with the announcement of Big Dog Country 103.5 FM signing on to present the evening’s action. Serving the Rochester Metro area and surrounding counties, Big Dog Country 103.5 FM specializes in the exciting sounds of today’s country while…

Dirt Tracks

ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY: RACING STEEPED IN HISTORY

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Middletown Track Continues a Tradition That Began in 1919 Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY & JANE CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY - April 9, 2017-.While the Saturday, April 22 Opening Night marks the 68th consecutive year of weekly stock car racing at Orange County Fair Speedway, the track’s history dates back to 1857 when it was first laid out for horse racing. The first automobile race on the Middletown, New York oval took place on August 15, 1919, when Jim Benedict of Katonah, New York drove a Duesenberg Special to victory. From that first event…

Brewerton Speedway

FULTON SET TO BEGIN 3RD YEAR AS A SWEENEY RUSH LATE MODEL WEEKLY SERIES TRACK

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BREWERTON TO HOST 2 RUSH LM EVENTS IN 2017 Story By: DOUD KENNEDY / SWEENEY RUSH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Pulaski, PA- April 7, 2017- The Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Racing Series is spreading its wings with sanctioned tracks now in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and Ontario, Canada. In all, there are 25 facilities hosting RUSH-sanctioned events in 2017. The 3/8-mile Fulton Speedway located in Fulton, New York is one of those along with Brewerton Speedway, as the two speedways share ownership by John Wight. Fulton was built as an asphalt track in…

Dirt Tracks

Utica Rome Speedway Sportsman Division Name Title Sponsor

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BROEDEL ENERGY RETURNS AS THE OFFICIAL FUEL SUPPLIER OF UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY AND TITLE SPONSOR FOR THE DIRTCAR SPORTSMAN Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- April 7, 2017- Utica-Rome Speedway is proud the return of Broedel Energy as a marketing partner and the Official Fuel Supplier for the second consecutive season. Broedel Energy will take over as the title sponsor of the popular DIRTcar Sportsman division, which will now be labeled as the Broedel Energy DIRTcar Sportsman for the 2017 season. Since 2001, the Hubbardsville NY based Broedel Energy has…

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VP Racing Fuels Returns as the Official Fuel of Weedsport Speedway

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Weedsport Speedway Fuels Up For 2017 Season With VP Racing Fuels Press Release By: DAN KAPUCSINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY -April 6, 2017 – VP Racing Fuels, the world leader in race fuel technology, will return as the official fuel of Weedsport Speedway in 2017. With a total of nine action packed events on the ’17 calendar, Weedsport Speedway is proud to welcome the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds, and the DIRTcar Sportsman to its opening events on Sunday, May 21 and Monday, May 22 with…

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Wet Grounds Force Woodhull Cancelation

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Woodhull Cancels Practice Night Due To Wet Grounds Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Woodhull, N April 6, 2017 – Wet weather in the forecast for the rest of the week, coupled with already wet grounds on the property has forced Ted and Brandi White to cancel this weekend's scheduled practice session. "The grounds are just too wet and we are expecting more Thursday and Friday," said White Wednesday. "Our best bet is to hold off this weekend, hope for dry weather and a little wind up here on the hill wouldn't…

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Oswego Set For Spring Spruce Up And Practice

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Spring Spruce Up Day Set for April 29; Kartway Pit Selection, Practice Also Planned Press Release By: CANDEM PROUD/ OSWEGO SPEEDWAY EDIA Photos By: BILL TAYLOR / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY - April 6, 2017 – As the countdown continues toward Oswego Speedway’s 67th consecutive season of green flag racing, fans have the opportunity to assist in getting the ‘Steel Palace’ ready for action on Saturday, April 29 with the 14th annual Pizza Villa Spring Spruce-Up Day. The annual Spruce-Up Day at the Speedway will again begin promptly at 10 a.m. Among the tasks on hand at the Speedway will be re-painting…

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Empire Super Sprints Open Highbank Holdup Weekend

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Empire Super Sprints & DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Central Region Set To Invade Fulton Speedway Highbank Holdup On April 28 Press Release By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BALDWINSVILLE, NY – April 45 2017 – The Fulton Speedway would like to welcome Sam Reakes Snap-on Tools to the sponsorship family. Reakes Snap-on franchise will be the presenting sponsor on night one of the “Highbank Holdup” weekend on Friday April 28. Doing battle on Friday night will be clay slinging, methanol breathing, winged warriors of the premier 360 Sprint car tour in the Northeast,…

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Super DIRTcar Series Season to Kick Off at Fulton’s Highbank Holdup

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Super DIRTcar Series 2017 Championship Chase Begins April 29 Story By: COLBY GORNIEWICZ / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - April 5, 2017 - Two months following a pair of tune-up races during the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida, the Super DIRTcar Series will kickstart its 2017 points chase with the Highbank Holdup 100 at Fulton Speedway on April 29. Entering the season-opening event, the series boasts a roster of 16 Platinum drivers committed to run the entire 2017 campaign, led by reigning series champion Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY.…

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BONUSES CONTINUE TO GROW FOR MODIFIED SUNDAY SUMMER SLAM PROGRAM AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY

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TONARLO’S RESTAURANT AND CG RACING ADD TO LOYALTY PROGRAM. FIRST MODIFIED SUMMER SLAM RACE THIS SUNDAY. Press Release By: ANDREW HARPELL / FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY - April 5, 2017- Tonarlo’s Restaurant has joined Shakelton Napa Auto & Truck Parts to add to the Modified driver loyalty program that was established this past weekend for the Modified Summer Slam. The first race of the Modified Summer Slam is this Sunday, April 9th. The race winner will earn a minimum of $2,000 for the 30 lap event. Race time is 5 p.m.…

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Hard Clay Open Postponed To Sunday

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‘Hard Clay Open’ At Orange County Fair Speedway Postponed To Sunday, April 9; Entire Weekend Schedule Adjusted Back By 24 Hours Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com MIDDLETOWN, NY – Due to predicted rainfall during the week and a harsh winter, the ‘Hard Clay Open’ at Orange County Fair Speedway has been postponed by one day, to Sunday, April 9. OCFS promoter Michael Gurda IV opted to push practice back to Saturday, April 8 and the race to Sunday with the best interest of competitors in mind. “Looking at the forecast for this week, our best option to…

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