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Friesen Eye’s Eastern States 200 Crown Jewel

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Stewart Friesen Will Start From The Pole for Sunday’s Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway. Story By: FRANK CATIZONE / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. –October 22, 2016- Stewart Friesen will chase another modified crown jewel from the pole after earning the top starting spot for the Eastern States 200 on Friday at Orange County Fair Speedway. Friesen, fresh off his fifth victory in the Bud Light 200 at Oswego Speedway on Oct. 9, was part of the final group to qualify Friday evening. He knocked Brett Hearn off the top spot with a 107.655…

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Boniface Takes Eastern States Sportsman Main

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Wild Night On The Hard Clay; Nearly 100 Sportsman Cars Attempt To Qualify Story By: FRANK CATIZONE / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY - October 22, 2016-Tyler Boniface put an exclamation point on his most successful season ever at the Orange County Fair Speedway Friday night. He led the entire distance to capture the 50-lap championship for the Sportsman division in the 55th annual Eastern States Weekend Racing Festival. Boniface, a 23-year-old driver from Pine Bush, got the jump on pole-sitter Jared LaBagh at the drop of the initial green and never looked back as…

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Along For The Ride With Otto Graham

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Going Along For a Ride With a Race Team. Story & Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM Weedsport NY.- October 21, 2016- First let me introduce myself: I'm Otto Graham, and as a young man I was a racer, (1960's at Fonda and Victoria Speedways), since then I've been a picture taker, taking photos for my now extinct website "Ottos Race Action" and of late taking pictures for the website www.racersguide.com. The Ride Along is a concept I thought up in 2011. Basically I get in with a race team and go along with them to their race destination where…

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FMP Speedway Re-Sets Sunday Events

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FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY MOVES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23RD EVENT TO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH WITH A RAIN DATE OF SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY – October 20, 2016- Five Mile Point Speedway is moving this Sunday’s race program to Saturday, October 29th with a built in rain date for Sunday, October 30th. All rain checks will be honored. The move is being made for multiple reasons with the biggest reason to allow teams to race at the Dutch Hoag National event at Outlaw Speedway this Sunday and…

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Outlaw Speedway Moves Dutch Hoag Memorial 7s Wild Nationals to Sunday October 23rd

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Outlaw Speedway Moves Dutch Hoag Memorial 7s Wild Nationals to Sunday October 23rd Story By: Steve Ovens/Outlaw Speedway - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com (DUNDEE, N.Y.) – One of the biggest paying events of the season at Outlaw Speedway was set to take place this coming Saturday. But a strong chance of wet, cold weather on Saturday has forced Outlaw Speedway owner and promoter, Tyler Siri, to change the event to Sunday October 23rd. "After looking at the forecast for the last handful of days, it's getting worse," said Siri when contacted by phone. "We need to move…

POPULAR “LOST SPEEDWAYS” FEATURES SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

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POPULAR “LOST SPEEDWAYS” PROGRAM TO FEATURE MEMORABILIA Story By: RON HEDGER / SARATOGA AUTO MUSEUM MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Saratoga Springs, NY -October 13, 2016- Before the formal presentations begin at the November 26, 2016 “Lost Speedways” program, Saratoga Automobile Museum visitors can enjoy a variety of memorabilia other fans and racers have brought to share. Leading the way will be modified legend Dave Lape, who has promised to bring his photo books covering decades of racing action to share with fans. Jackie Lape has also contributed a wide variety of photos from throughout Dave’s career to be used…

Clay Being Removed From Oswego Oval

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Clay is Being Removed from Oswego Speedway in Preparation for the Oct. 29 Race of Champions 250 Modified Race. Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI/ OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: ALEX BORLAND/ CNY MEDIA OSWEGO, N.Y. —October 13, 2016- The day after NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLV concluded, track crews began the process of removing the more than 500 loads of clay that were temporarily dumped on Oswego Speedway’s asphalt racing surface to hold Racing’s Biggest Party. Beginning early Monday afternoon, all remaining clay is expected to be lifted from the “Steel Palace” by the end of the day on…

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EASTERN STATES WEEKEND IS ALMOST HERE!

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55TH Renewal of Fall Classic to Fill Historic Fairgrounds Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY - October 11, 2016- .When the Orange County Fair Speedway gates swing open on Friday morning, October 21, it will signal the start of the 55TH annual Eastern States Weekend and the headline Eastern States 200, the oldest consecutively-run championship race weekend for dirt track Modifieds. And this year’s event promises to be bigger than ever. In front of the historic covered grandstand, more than 200 race teams and their drivers will compete in a full…

Andy Bachetti Halmar International North Region Champion Worth $12,000!

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Non-Stop, Caution-Free Short Track SuperNationals 9 Falls To New Jersey’s Ryan Godown At I-88 Speedway Sunday Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF AFTON, NY – October 11, 2016- After a weekend spent battling weather, it all came down to a non-stop, green-to-checkered 50-lap feature lasting just over 14 minutes. Ryan Godown of Ringoes, N.J., became the ninth different winner of the Short Track SuperNationals on Sunday at I-88 Speedway, taking the 50-lap big-block/small-block Modified main event. He earned more than $5,000 for his efforts. Sheffield, Mass., driver Andy Bachetti, meanwhile, clinched the Bob Hilbert…

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BRETT TONKIN PICKS PERFECT TIME FOR FIRST EVER MODIFIED FEATURE WIN AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY

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VICTORY IN AMERICAN RACER CUP 45 WORTH $5,000. TRACK CHAMPION KYLE ROHNER DEFENDS HOME TURF WITH GRIT SERIES SPORTSMAN VICTORY. Story By: REED MILLER / AMERICAN RACER CUP MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY.- October 11, 2016- Brett Tonkin picked the right time for his first ever Five Mile Point Speedway victory on Friday night over a stellar field of 60 Modified drivers. The victory in the 45 lap American Racer Cup Modified netted Tonkin over $5,200 in the STAR Series race. Modified teams from six states and Canada made for an amazing mix of talent. Defending…

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SuperNationals Weekend Re-cap at I-88 Speedway

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Godown Takes STSS Finale; Bachetti Scores Series Championship Story By: STEPHAN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM Afton NY.- October 10, 2016- Ryan Godown passed I-88 Speedway track champion Andy Bachetti on the 36th lap of the Short Track Super Series event at I-88 Speedway and went on to take the win in a race which went caution free for the 50 lap distance. Godown, of Ringoes NJ, started sixth in the 27 car field, breaking into the top four by the eighth lap. Bachetti, of Sheffield MA, drew the pole for the start of…

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Marcuccilli Makes Magic on Oswego Dirt

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Becomes First Sportsman Driver to Win a Feature Event at Oswego Speedway Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, N.Y. – October 10, 2016 – Dave Marcuccilli battled the rigor of an extended race program Sunday night to win the Sportsman Chevy Performance 50 Championship at Oswego Speedway for the finale of the prestigious 45th running of the NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. Marcuccilli and company did not disappoint as the jam-packed crowd at the Clay Palace gave the week’s last feature event a standing ovation. The 30-car feature event was…

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Friesen Wins Inaugural Bud Light 200 to Earn Fifth NAPA Super DIRT Week Victory

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Makes a Late Race Pass to Pick Up His Fifth Super Dirt Week Victory Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF OSWEGO, N.Y. – October 10, 2016 – Stewart Friesen is no stranger at doing the NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week roof dance, which he did as he picked up his fifth NAPA Super DIRT Week victory Sunday night at Oswego Speedway. Friesen closed the books at Syracuse with a win last year and made history this year with the first ever dirt win at Oswego Speedway in the Halmar International No. 44…

Tim Fuller Completes 358 Modified Super DIRT Week Sweep

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Leads All 100 Laps To Win Riccelli-Northern Salute the Troops 100 Story By: CLAYTON JOHNS / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY – October 10, 2016 — Tim Fuller dominated the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series all week and continued his reign Sunday night at Oswego Speedway to win the Riccelli-Northern Salute the Troops 100 at the 45th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. Fuller started on the pole after setting fast time in Thursday’s time trial session and won the first twin 25-lap heat on Friday night before leading every lap of Sunday’s main…

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Yetman Scores His Fourth Super DIRT Week Win

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Yetman Continues His Pro Stock Domination Story By: KAYLA MAY / DIRTcar Series media Photos By: MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY — October 10,, 2016 — Rob Yetman claimed his fourth NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week title during the Pro Stock 30 Feature, but it wasn’t an easy path to Victory Lane for anyone on the podium. Yetman started in the ninth position, and it wasn’t until halfway through the feature (and many cautions) that he appeared in the top three, battling against PJ Peters, Jason Casey, Jim Normolye and Pete Stefanski to get there. He wasn’t the…

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Schatz Flys to Fulton Victory

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Schatz Leads Record Setting Field to Fulton Checkers Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY –October 9, 2016- Donny Schatz earned his 24th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win of the season Saturday night in front of a packed Fulton Speedway grandstand. Fans from near and far witnessed the series return after two years for the Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience Saturday Night Special. “I can’t say enough about this race, and the color pink has been awesome,” said Schatz, who recorded his second win this season with his Breast…

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VETERAN ORANGE COUNTY RACERS SEEK EASTERN STATES GOLD

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Former Winners Looking for a Return to Victory Lane Story By: JOHN SNYDER /OCFS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY -October 9, 2016- Four veteran drivers who are also previous Eastern States victors and Orange County Fair Speedway Big-Block Modified point champions are looking to a return to Victory Lane in the headline Eastern States 200, Sunday, October 23 at the historic Middletown, New York five-eighths-mile “Hard Clay” race track. The four, who compete weekly at the speedway, include 1988 winner Rich Eurich, 2007 winner Jeff Heotzler, 2009 titlist Jerry Higbie, and Tommy Meier, last year’s winner…

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Weather Forces Revamp of Oswego SDW Race Schedule

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Blockbuster Day of Racing Set for Sunday Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY – October 8, 2016 – Due to excessive rain and wet grounds, Saturday’s NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week schedule will move in its entirety to Sunday, for a blockbuster day of racing action including four feature events. The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience Saturday Night Special at Fulton Speedway will continue as planned, including the Big Block Modified “Win and You’re In” Feature for the 41st spot in Sunday’s…

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First 30 Spots Locked in for Sunday’s Bud Light 300

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Varin, Friesen and Haers dominate Friday Night Lights Triple 30s Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY — October 8, 2016 — Camping World Friday Night Lights came to a head almost an hour into Saturday with the culmination of the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified Triple 30s that locked in another 24 spots for Sunday's Bud Light 300, the flagship of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. On Thursday, the first six spots were sealed during the Big Block Modified Time Trials: Matt Sheppard, Tim McCreadie, Justin Haers,…

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Fuller and Dunn Earn Wins in Camping World Friday Night Lights 358 Modified Twin 25s

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Joey Ladouceur Wins Futures Race Story By: CLAYTON JOHNS / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY — October 8, 2016 — Tim Fuller and Billy Dunn both claimed victories from the pole in twin 25-lap features for the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series during Camping World Friday Night Lights at the 45th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. Fuller earned the pole for the first 25-lap feature after setting quick time during Thursday’s time trial session. The pole position didn’t initially prove to be beneficial for Fuller as Brett Hearn jumped out to the…

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“Mad Max” Fast and Flawless in Oswego Futures Race

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McLaughlin Leads The Way in Futures Feature Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar Series media Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY –October 8, 2016- It was all ‘Mad’ Max McLaughlin as he dominated the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified Futures feature during the Camping World Friday Night Lights at Oswego Speedway. “All of my guys at HBR did an awesome job. Uncle Bob got a great set of tires on this thing, and my dad got it hooked up. I can’t thank everybody enough that made this possible. We finally did it,” McLaughlin said in victory lane.…

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Decker “Rocks Them Like A Hurricane”

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"Franklin Flyer" Soars to First 358 Modified Victory at Brewerton Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY – October 7, 2016- Billy Decker led more than 75 laps in front of an excellent Brewerton Speedway crowd Thursday night to win the 24th Annual Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Hurricane 100 presented by SUNY Canton Racing during the 45th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. The win was the first of Decker’s career at Brewerton on the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series tour. It did not come easy, but the “Franklin…

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Sheppard Shoots to Oswego Pole

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Sheppard Shoots to Oswego Pole Story By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com - Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com Waterloo, NY’s Matt Sheppard picked up the $1,000 prize by winning the pole for Sunday’s Bud Light 300 being held at NAPA Super DIRT Week at the Oswego Speedway. Sheppard’s lap time was 22.783, the only car in the 22-second bracket. It was “Super Matt’s” second Super DIRT Week pole with the last coming in 2014. The Top-6 in today’s Time Trials are locked into Sunday’s Bud Light 300 at Oswego Speedway. “I can’t say enough about this race car, we got it about…

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NAPA Super DIRT Week Returns to Oswego Speedway in 2017

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] NAPA Super DIRT Week Returns to Oswego Speedway in 2017 46th Running of Racing's Biggest Party Will Continue at Oswego Speedway Story By: Cristina Cordova/DIRTcar Media - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com OSWEGO, N.Y. - Oct. 6, 2016 - DIRTcar Racing announced today that NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week will remain at Oswego Speedway in 2017. After 44 years of running NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week at the Moody Mile, Racing's Biggest Party found a new home at Oswego Speedway in 2016. Over the last three months, the historic Oswego Speedway has undergone a…

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BREAKING: Super DIRT Week To Return To Oswego for 2017

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Super DIRT Week To Return To Oswego for 2017 Story By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com - Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter announced today at the Super DIRT Week Media Luncheon that Super DIRT Week has received the full support of The State of New York and that Super DIRT Week XLVI (46) will be held at the Oswego Speedway in 2017. Super DIRT Week was originally to be held this year on the brand new Central New York Raceway Park, a facility spearheaded by DIRT founder Glenn Donnelly but construction was halted when the speedway…

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Eric Rudolph Scores Big at Weedsport Kick Off

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Rudolph and Root Kick Off Weedsport Super Dirt Week Party Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY – October 6, 2016- Erick Rudolph and Todd Root kicked-off the 45th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week with victories Wednesday night in the 358-Modified and Sportsman class at Weedsport Speedway. The speedway’s Super DIRT Week Kick Off Party attracted more than 100 drivers between the two DIRTcar Racing divisions to the 3/8-mile oval. Rudolph jump-started his NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week with a dominant win in DIRTcar 358 Modified Series…

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Sheppard Leads Opening Day Practice at Oswego

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The Big Blocks Take on The Oswego Clay Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY –October 6, 2016- An unusually warm fall day set the scene for NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week’s first day of practice at Oswego Speedway. The event officially kicked off at noon when over 35 race cars took to the streets of Oswego, New York for a procession through town. The stage was then set for the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds to hit the newly covered dirt track for the very first time. Over…

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Brent Marks Looking For Fulton Success

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Brent Marks Preps For First-Ever Fulton Speedway Appearance Story By; SHAWN BROUSE / FULLY INJECTED MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MYERSTOWN, PA. -October 6, 2016 - In an attempt to earn his fifth top-ten feature finish of the 2016 season with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series, the “Myerstown Missile” Brent Marks will make the long tow north to Fulton, New York, on Saturday evening, October 8, for a first-ever appearance at the Fulton Speedway, joining the Greatest Show On Dirt for the Saturday Night Special segment of Super Dirt Week. Marks, pilot of the…

So Many Drivers Deserve To Have Won Super DIRT Week At “The Moody Mile”

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] So Many Drivers Deserve To Have Won Super DIRT Week At “The Moody Mile” Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com When you think Super DIRT Week you think of the long and rich racing history of the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse and the names that have won on it. Lets face it, if you won at Syracuse you became an instant legend. Reutimann, Balough, Bob McCreadie, Jack Johnson, Hearn, Decker, Sheppard and Friesen are all names that have been dubbed immortal by conquering “The Moody Mile”. But that’s gone now, in the name of “progress” or…

MATT SHEPPARD SUPER IN UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY SEASON FINALE,

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TAKES $5,500 WIN WHILE LUCAS WOLFE SCORES $3,000 360 SPRINT CHECKERED FLAG Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY- October 5, 2016- The Utica-Rome Speedway concluded it 2016 season this past Tuesday, October 4, with a special event presented by Broedel Energy to coincide with the beginning of Super DIRT Week in Oswego NY. The event saw Matt Sheppard take the twice delayed Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series (originally scheduled for May 22) Victoria 200 55 lap victory, worth $5,500, while Pennsylvanian Sprint star Lucas Wolfe take the $3,000 360…

Super DIRTcar Series Hit The Streets of Oswego

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Downtown Parade Kicks Off Oswego Super Dirt Week Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos BY JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY – October 5, 2016- A procession of DIRTcar Racing race cars will take to the streets of Oswego, New York with a police escort to officially kick off NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week on Wednesday, October 5th at 12 p.m. As many as 50 Big-Block Modifieds, 358-Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds and Pro Stocks will leave two-by-two from Gate 6 at Oswego Speedway, led by the Oswego Police Department and the official NAPA Super DIRT Week…

Dutch Hoag Memorial Has A New Name & New One-Day Format

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The Dutch Hoag Memorial Will Now Go to a 1 Day Format on October 22nd. Story By: STEVE OVENS / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, N.Y. —October 5, 2016- Several changes to the last weekend of racing at the Outlaw Speedway were released exclusively to Race Chaser Online on Friday evening. The first major change is that the event will now carry the name Dutch Hoag Memorial. This change coming after the sad news earlier in the season that the local racing community lost a living legend in Dutch Hoag. The loss was felt across the…

Brewerton Speedway Hurricane 100 To Take Center Stage During Super DIRT Week XLV Thursday

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Brewerton Speedway Hurricane 100 To Take Center Stage During Super DIRT Week XLV Thursday October 6; DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Also In Competition Story By: Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway - Photos By: Alex & Helen Bruce & Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY – October 3, 2016 – All roads this Thursday night, October 6 will lead to the Brewerton Speedway when one of the most popular races during Oswego Speedway Super DIRT Week XLV will take place. On the exciting race card will be the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series 24th Annual Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Hurricane 100 by SUNY…

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Super DIRT Week Monday Recap

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Super DIRT Week Day 1 is in The Books Story By: COLBY GORNIEWICZ / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY –October 4, 2016- It was a relatively quiet Monday as many teams opted not to partake in the extra day of Early-Bird inspection, however some prominent Modified teams did put their cars through the inspection line. The most notable drivers to see their cars go through technical inspection today were Brett Hearn, Pat Ward and Larry Wight. As far as technical inspection goes, there wasn’t much out of the ordinary today. A little trim…

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Fulton Speedway Ready For The Greatest Show On Dirt

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The Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Cars This Saturday, October 8; NAPA Super DIRT Week XLV Modified Bud Light 300 Spot On The Line Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, N.Y – October 4, 2016 – The final race of the 2016 season at Fulton Speedway will feature the ‘Greatest Show On DIRT’ when Kenny Wallace Driving Experience presents the ‘Saturday Night Special’ with the Craftsman World of Outlaw Sprint Cars. The intensity for the modifieds will be turned up as they will battle for the ‘Win and You’re In’ final…

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American Racer Cup Battle Set For Five Mile Point Showdown

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AMERICAN RACER CUP WEEKEND SET FOR FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Story By: REED MILLER /AMERICAN RACER CUP MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Kirkwood, NY- October 4, 2016- Five Mile Point Speedway will be the site for the annual American Race Cup Weekend presented by Lias Tires and Sunoco Race Fuels this Friday and Saturday October 7th and 8th. The popular two day event will be the culmination of the American Racer Cup where drivers from fourteen different speedway competed over the summer months. The premier modified division will be in competition on Friday night in…

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Jimmy Phelps Snags $20,000 Outlaw 200 Win

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Ron Davis III Keeps Sportsman Shootout Victory At His Home Track Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF FULTON, NY – October 3, 2016 – With a less than favorable forecast for the entire weekend, fans and competitors showed up in numbers when all but 12 laps were run during the 31st Annual Sunoco Fulton Ethanol Facility Outlaw 200 Weekend presented by SUNY Canton. The big winners were weekly Fulton Speedway competitors with Jimmy Phelps collecting $20,000- pay day for the modified victory and sportsman track champion Ron Davis III pocketing $2,500 in…

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Super DIRT Week Contingency Program Partners Set

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Longtime Sponsors, Plus the Addition of New Partners, Highlight the 2016 Super DIRT Week Contingency Program Story By: COLBY GORNIEWICZ / WRG MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC –October 2, 2016- As race teams make final preparations for NAPA Super DIRT Week, DIRTcar Racing announced today its diverse lineup of 2016 NAPA Super DIRT Week Contingency Program partners for the week-long events. The 45th annual NAPA Super DIRT Week contingency partners is highlighted by the renewal of longtime sponsors and the addition of new brands to the already strong list of quality companies that will award cash and…

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Utica Rome Speedway Set for Blockbuster Kick Off of Racing

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$3,000 TO WIN 360 SPRINTS OPEN, RACE OF CHAMPIONS DIRT MODIFIED SERIES AND MOD LITES AT UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY TO KICK OFF HUGE WEEK OF RACING IN CENTRAL NEW YORK Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY- October 1, 2016- This coming Tuesday, October 4, will be the final on track event of the 2016 season at the Utica-Rome Speedway will a thrilling three division show featuring the completion of the Victoria event for the Race of Champions Dirt Modifieds, from May 22, plus a $3,000 to win 360 Sprint Car open event…

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All Systems Go For Oswego Super Dirt Week

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NAPA Super DIRT Week is Open for Business The New Stage is Set for Racing’s Biggest Party Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA/ SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC –September 30, 2016- In under 80 days, the 54-year-old Oswego Speedway has undergone a major overhaul for NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, with renovations that would typically take crews a year to complete. Since the “New Stage” was announced on July 14, construction crews have been scattered throughout the Oswego, NY facility putting in 10- to 12-hour workdays to transform the timeless Oswego Speedway in advance of the…

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Eight Events, Eight Winners For SuperNationals Competitors

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Short Track SuperNationals Modified Program Lacks Repeat Winner Entering “Working Man’s Race” 9 At I-88 Speedway October 7-8 Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY –September 30, 2016- The Short Track SuperNationals “Working Man’s Race” is approaching its ninth running October 7-8 at I-88 Speedway. In the eight previous renditions, there have been no repeat Modified winners. Will there be a ninth new face in Victory Lane? Only time will tell. On Saturday (October 8), the big-block/small-block Modifieds race 50 laps for a massive purse structure offering $5,000 to the winner, $1,000…

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Woodhull Racers Ready to Challenge The Bullring

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7th Annual Bullring Challenge Weekend Friday & Saturday At Woodhull Raceway Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL- September 29, 2016 – For the seventh year in a row, Ted and Brandi White will host Bullring Challenge Weekend at the Woodhull Raceway this Friday and Saturday nights sponsored by Costy Energy Services. This will be the final weekend of circle track racing on the High Banks for 2016, with only a bulls and barrels rodeo in two weeks left on the schedule. Friday night kicks off the weekend of competition with an $800-to-win…

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NON-STOP RACING ON SATURDAY OF EASTERN STATES WEEKEND

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Small-Block Modifieds and 305 Sprint Cars Star on Saturday Story By: JOHN SNYDER /OCFS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY -September 29, 2016- The Small-Block Modifieds, powered by 358-cubic inch engines, will be the Saturday, October 22 headline attraction during the 55th Annual Eastern States Weekend at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. This year’s 40th Annual Eastern States Small-Block Modified Championship Presented by Halmar International, WLR Construction, and Arkel Motors race will be 100 laps in distance. A star-studded lineup of top Small-Block Modified drivers from the entire Northeast dirt track Modified circuit will…

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Victoria 200 Kicks Off Action Packed Race Week

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‘VICTORIA 200’ TO BE RUN AT UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH Story By: ROC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY –September 29, 2016- The Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series fueled by Sunoco will race in the ‘Victoria 200’, a 55-lap $5,500 to win event on Tuesday, October 4th. The starting positions, which were set in May will be maintained, however, Race of Champions and Utica-Rome officials have agreed to open the field up to new entrants. New participants will run in qualifying races to earn their way into the starting field. Those that…

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Fuller Has Something To Prove At Super DIRT Week

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Slack and Fuller Ready to Prove Team Combination at Super DIRT Week Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY –September 28, 2016- With just a few days ’til go-time, drivers and crew are gearing up for the 45th annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway. In addition to the new location of Super DIRT Week the 358 Small-Block Modifieds will now be allowed to run a W-16 motor for the first time in DIRTcar competition for the Riccelli-Northern Salute the Troops 150 on Saturday, October 8. One of the…

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CRSA Sprint Cars Heading To I-88 Speedway As Part Of Short Track SuperNationals

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First-Ever Full-Sized Sprint Car Appearance During “Working Man’s Race” Weekend Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY –September 28, 2016- For the first time ever, full-sized Sprint Cars will be part of the Short Track SuperNationals. CRSA 305 Sprint Cars will be featured during the Friday night (October 7) portion of the two-day “Working Man’s Race” Short Track SuperNationals 9 at I-88 Speedway. The “I-88 40” is set for the Afton Fairgrounds, an added bonus to a busy first night of the SuperNationals at the three-tenths-mile. CRSA Sprints will battle for an increased…

Oswego International Classic Airs This Thursday on MAVTV

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60th Budweiser International Classic to Air on MAVTV's SPEED SPORT this Thursday Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF OSWEGO, NY -September 28, 2016 – For the third consecutive year Oswego Speedway’s prestigious Budweiser International Classic 200 for Novelis Supermodifieds will air nationally on Suzuki presents SPEED SPORT on MAVTV this Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 & 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The one hour broadcast, featuring the world’s most unique open-wheel short track racecars and the richest race in the world of Supermodified racing, will display 34 of the best open-wheel drivers in the country…

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CAN ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY CHAMPION TOMMY MEIER BECOME A BACK-TO-BACK WINNER OF THE EASTERN STATES 200?

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Meier Looks to Add His Name to The Five Previous Back-to-Back Eastern States Victors! Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: JANE & HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY - September 27, 2016- In the 54 previous Eastern States 200 races, five drivers have posted back-to-back victories. Will there be a sixth driver joining this exclusive club on October 23 at the conclusion to the 55th annual renewal of this auto racing classic? Tommy Meier, of Waldwick, New Jersey, won the 2015 race, and based on his capturing the track Modified division point championship a few scant weeks…

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This Week Ahead: Gearing Up For Super DIRT Week

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Teams Make Final Preperations for Oswego Invasion Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY –September 27, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds will be taking the week off as teams prepare for the biggest race of the year, the 45th running of the NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway October 5th-9th. While fans get their campers and coolers ready for racing’s biggest party, teams will be working hard getting their cars and crew ready for the biggest race. The winner of the Bud Light 300 on Sunday,…

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‘The Hurricane’ Shreds Outlaw Fall Nationals & Siri’s Shot At Sunoco $25,000

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‘The Hurricane’ Scores Fall Nationals Victory Story By: STEVE OVENS / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Dundee, NY- September 26, 2016 – It has been a great year for Steve Paine at Outlaw Speedway, as well as a lucrative one recently. Paine picked up several wins this season as well as locking up his ninth track championship. He picked up $5,000 for winning the 2016 track championship and matched that $5,000 with a victory in Saturday’s Outlaw Fall Nationals over track owner and promoter Tyler Siri. The victory was Paine’s ninety-sixth of his career at Outlaw Speedway’s…

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