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The Race Is On: STSS Title Fight Down To Final Four

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Four Drivers Within 39 Points For Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Halmar North Region Championship Entering I-88 Speedway October 7-8 Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY –September 26, 2016- The championship race is on. Four drivers now sit within 39 points for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Halmar International North Region championship entering the season finale Short Track SuperNationals 9 at I-88 Speedway October 7-8. The title race shook up following Friday night’s eighth round of the North Region held at…

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Packed House Closes Out The Track of Champions Season

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JIMMY PHELPS WINS SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES MODIFIED EVENT AT FONDA Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY – September 25, 2016-When the Super DIRTcar Series comes to town it brings with it a different type of atmosphere to the tracks that they visit which seems to attract fans to those locations. Whether it be the huge haulers that bring the race cars to the track, or the all-star drivers that follow the series, or both, fans flock to the track to see these events. That was the case at the “Track…

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Phelps Earns Fonda Victory with Mohawk Valley 100 Win

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Phelps Fights For Win at Fonda, Snags second series victory of the season Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- September 25, 2016- Jimmy Phelps battled hard for his victory Saturday night in the Mohawk Valley 100 at Fonda Speedway as he took the checkered to grab his second Super DIRTcar Series win of the year and his first ever victory at Fonda Speedway. “I think this is my first top five here,” said Phelps with a big grin on his face. “You know it was funny. I felt pretty…

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Creeden Continues Thunder Mountain Dominance with STSS Victory

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Danny Creeden Defends Home Turf For Thunder Mountain Speedway Wade Decker Memorial $5,500 Short Track Super Series Score Over 45-Car Field; Brian White (Open Sportsman), Brian Mady (Crate Sportsman) & Jonathan Carpenter (Street Stock) Also Score Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO & OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- September 25, 2016- Danny Creeden capped his championship season in style Friday at Thunder Mountain Speedway. The Wurtsboro, N.Y., driver turned back a talented field of 45 big-block/small-block Modifieds in the MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial, the eighth round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short…

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Tonights The Night; It’s The MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial at Thunder Mountain Speedway

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Friday, September 23 – Short Track Super Series Modifieds, Open Sportsman, Crate 602 Sportsman & Street Stocks On The Card Story By: BRETT DEYO / SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY –September 23, 2016- This Friday night, Sept. 23 brings on the MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial at Thunder Mountain Speedway. The second-to-last round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Halmar International North Region takes place. STSS Modifieds race 50 laps for $5,000 to win, $400 to start and a number of attractive bonus awards…

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Excitement Building For Lucrative Industrial Tire Of CNY Sportsman Shootout Championship

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Heading to Fulton Speedway Outlaw 200 Weekend September 30 – October 1 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY – September 23, 2016 – Fulton Speedway will be the setting for one of the crown jewels in Northeast Sportsman racing, the Industrial Tire of CNY Sportsman Shootout 50, on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1, during the 31st Annual Sunoco Fulton Ethanol Facility Outlaw 200 weekend presented by SUNY Canton. Long time Fulton Speedway marketing partner Industrial Tire of CNY located at 1015 Hiawatha Blvd. in Syracuse, N.Y continues its…

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American Racer Cup Championship Weekend Closes 2016 Season

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American Racer Cup Weekend - Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th at Five Mile Point Speedway Story By: REED MILLER / AMERICAN RACER CUP MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Kirkwood NY.- September 23, 2016- The American Racer Cup Weekend at Five Mile Point Speedway is quickly approaching. The big weekend of racing is set for Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th. Since it's inception the American Racer Cup program has awarded nearly 1 million dollars in product and cash to Modified and Sportsman drivers throughout the northeast. The Modifieds will be in action on Friday night…

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Fonda Speedway Thunders 2016 Season to a Close

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THUNDER ALONG THE MOHAWK WEEKEND TO CLOSE OUT THE 2016 SEASON THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT FONDA Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY –September 22, 2016- After the exciting Sowle Showdown Triple 20’s racing program last weekend at the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway, the two day “Thunder Along the Mohawk Weekend” on Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24 will close out the 2016 racing season at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds facility. On Friday, September 23 the Capital Region Sprint Car Agency (CRSA) Sprint Cars will highlight the racing…

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Fight Night Street Stock Woodhull 100 Takes Center Stage Saturday At Woodhull

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Full Fender Action at Woodhull Fight Night Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Woodhull NY.- September 22, 2016 – Saturday night at Woodhull Raceway, Joe Willcox Performance Automatics will present a full night of full-fender action as the Fight Night Street Stock Series will join the 360 Late Models, Open Mini Stocks, Open Front Wheel Drives and open-wheel Crate Sportsman. The Fight Night Series will make their debut at Woodhull Raceway in the richest Street Stock race the Steuben County clay oval has ever seen. The winner of the one hundred-lap event…

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All Four NAPA Super DIRT Week Divisions to Anchor Broadcast Partnership between SPEED SPORT, DIRTcar Racing and MAVTV

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All Four NAPA Super DIRT Week Divisions to Anchor Broadcast Partnership between SPEED SPORT, DIRTcar Racing and MAVTV 12-hour DIRTcar Racing package also includes Super DIRTcar Series events at Bad Boy Off Road World Finals, DIRTcar Nationals and Weedsport Speedway in addition to Late Models and UMP Modifieds Story By: Cristina Cordova/DIRTcar Media Photos By:OSWEGO SPEEDWAY / RACERSGUIDE.COM MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2016) - SPEED SPORT and DIRTcar Racing are joining together to bring dirt racing's biggest events to a national television audience on MAVTV. The SPEED SPORT video production team, in conjunction with DIRTcar's DIRTvision.com, will produce 12…

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This Week Ahead: Super DIRTcar Series is Set For Mohawk Valley 100

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Makes First Visit of the Season to Fonda Speedway Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – September 20,, 2016 – The Super DIRTcar Series makes their first trip of the season to Fonda Speedway for the Mohawk Valley 100 this Saturday, Sept. 24th for their 22nd series event of the season. It was the “Franklin Flyer” Billy Decker who took the lead from Brett Hearn on lap 78 to capture the Mohawk Valley 100 back in 2015. Decker set fast time in qualifying and started fifth in the feature and…

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Short Track SuperNationals 9 Will Be Final Event At I-88 Speedway For Promoters Jamie & Denise Page;

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Couple Ending Seven-Year Promotional Run After “Working Man’s Race” 2016 Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY – September 19, 2016- The annual “Working Man’s Race” at I-88 Speedway will be bittersweet this October 7-8. When the checkered flag flies on Short Track SuperNationals 9 at the Afton Fairgrounds, a seven-year run by promoters Jamie and Denise Page will come to a close. The couple has spearheaded the operations of the speedway since the 2010 season, instituting facility-wide improvements. A simple Facebook post over the weekend confirmed their intentions to exit: “as…

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Orange County Fair Speedway’s 2016 Eastern States Weekend Offers Racers Big Prize Money

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More Than $60,000 Awaits a Driver Who Can Win Both Modified Championship Races Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY & JANE CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY -September 19, 2016- Six times in Orange County Fair Speedway’s Eastern States history, one driver has won both the Small Block Modified championship race and the headline Eastern States 200 in the same weekend. Danny Johnson swept both races in 1992 and Brett Hearn took top honors in both races five times---1986, 2002, 2004, 2012, and 2014. But neither Johnson nor Hearn ever won as much money as a double…

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Wade Decker Memorial Rescheduled for Friday at Thunder Mountain

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MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial Rescheduled For Friday, September 23 At Thunder Mountain Speedway Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- September 18, 2016- Due to a threatening, wet forecast for Sunday, the MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial at Thunder Mountain Speedway has been rescheduled for Friday, September 23. The event will be headlined by the penultimate round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Halmar International North Region, as the big-block/small-block Modified competitors battle in a 50-lap event offering $5,000-plus to win plus bonuses. Also on…

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‘The Doctor’ is King of the Hill

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Picks Up First Series Win of The Season Story By: MANDEE PAUCH /SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS & DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- September 18, 2016- Danny Johnson picked up his first Super DIRTcar Series victory of the season in the Shakelton Auto and Truck Parts No. 27J and collected his 80th series win Saturday night at Weedsport Speedway. Johnson battled Tim Fuller early for the lead but sailed away to take the King of the Hill 100 and take home the $10,000 payday over Matt Sheppard and Fuller. “We had a good race with Timmy…

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Johnson Grabs Second Straight at Albany-Saratoga

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Ronnie Johnson Closes the Season Out in Style at 'The Great Race Place' Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- September 17, 2016- Ronnie Johnson closed out the 2016 racing season with a win at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. The win was the second in a row for the third generation driver out of Duanesburg. One week ago Johnson won the Small Block Modified special event. Demetrious Drellos and Ronnie Johnson led the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified field to the green with Johnson taking the early lead over Drellos, Marc Johnson, Robert…

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Hail to the King: Rich Ricci Jr. Grabs the Crown at Accord

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The ‘Chairman of the Board’ goes Wire-to-Wire to win the ‘King of the Catskills’ Special at Accord Speedway Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- September 17, 2016- Absence truly does make the heart grow fonder. After taking some time away from his driving duties behind the wheel of the infamous No. 406 big-block modified, 11-time Accord Speedway modified track champion Rich Ricci Jr. returned to the famed Ulster County oval with a vengeance on Friday night. With a stout performance during his qualifier earlier in the evening, the veteran driver left little doubt that he really…

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Short Track SuperNationals 9 set to Invade I-88 Speedway

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“Working Man’s Race” Set For I-88 Speedway October 7-8; Short Track SuperNationals 9 To Take Over Afton Fairgrounds As Short Track Super Series Championships Are Decided Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- September 17, 2016- The ninth edition of the “Working Man’s Race” is set for the Afton Fairgrounds on Columbus Day weekend. Short Track SuperNationals 9 takes place Friday-Saturday October 7-8 at the pristine I-88 Speedway three-tenths-mile oval. The weekend serves as the championship round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Halmar International…

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Sheppard Exercises The Demon

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Wins Tenth Super DIRTcar Series Race of The Year Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- September 16, 2016- Super Matt Sheppard… is there anymore I need to say? He is the man to beat this year as he captured his fourth Super DIRTcar Series victory in a row and his tenth of the season Friday night at Brewerton Speedway for the Duel at the Demon Modified 100 lap main event. The driver of the FX Caprara No. 9s Big Block Modified is no stranger to victory lane this year.…

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Duel At The Demon II Ready For Battle At Brewerton Speedway

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Brewerton Speedway Set For The Modified Super DIRTcar Series & DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series This Friday, September 16 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY –September 15, 2016- This Friday, September 16 the Brewerton Speedway will host the cars and stars of two DIRTcar touring series when the Modified Super DIRTcar Series and the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series will be in the pits ready to tackle the ‘D-Shaped Dirt Demon.’ The 800 horsepower Modified Super DIRTcar Series will do battle in the 100 lap ‘Duel at the Demon II.’ Brewerton DIRTcar series…

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King of The Catskills Has a Rich History

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The History Of The King Of The Catskills At Accord Speedway In Review Story By: STEVE PADOS / ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY – September 15, 2016-The always popular King of the Catskills event at the Accord Speedway will be a great way to cap off a solid year of racing events in the Catskill Mountains as some of the big names in the Northeastern Modified ranks are set to converge on the tiny village of Accord, New York this coming Friday night, September 16th to go head to head in a sixty lap…

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Race Of Champions Set For Saturday at The Steel Palace

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The 66th Race of Champions is scheduled for Saturday at New York’s Oswego Speedway. Story By: ROC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF OSWEGO, N.Y. —September 14, 2016- The Race of Champions means many things to many different people, but when it boils right down to it, the prestige of winning the race and the prizes that go with it are what drives racers to step up to the challenge of running the grueling event. For several Saturday’s event will be their first time competing in the prestigious race at Oswego Speedway, for others they are veterans of the grind.…

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King Of The Hill Shootout Ready To Roll At Weedsport Speedway

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Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds and NAPA Sportsman Shootout Series Finale Highlight the Weekend Story By: WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM Weedsport NY.-September 12, 2016- This Saturday, September 17th will mark the third and final Super DIRTcar Series event stop in 2016 at the famed 3/8 mile in Weedsport, NY. As previous 2016 Weedsport winners Gary Tomkins and Matt Sheppard hope for a second triumph, it will take 100 laps for the best dirt modified drivers in the country to determine who will be “King of the Hill”. “The last two races at…

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Race of Champions Name 2016 HOF Inducties

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Colton & Sammons Entering RoC Hall Of Fame Story By: ROC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: BOB YURKO /RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, N.Y. – Septeber 14, 2016-Several dignitaries will be honored as a part of the pre-race ceremonies for the 66th annual Race of Champions on Sept. 17. Billy Colton, who owns Troyer Race Cars, and Lenny Sammons, the owner of Area Auto Racing News, will be inducted into the Race of Champions Hall of Fame. “This is a big honor for me,” said Colton. “This race has been a big part of my life. My Dad first brought me to this race…

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King Of The Catskills Up For Grabs At Accord Speedway

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The Clock Keeps Ticking For The King Of The Catskills September 16th At Accord Speedway Story By: STEVE PADOS /ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY –September 14, 2016- Accord Speedway is coming off a very successful last weekend in which six division champions were named for the 2016 racing season and a spectacular patriotic intermission tribute absolutely rocked the house. With no time to spare, the Accord Speedway management team is now at warp speed in preparing for the biggest event of the season at the speedway. Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer and staff are burning…

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The Track of Champions Returns to Action

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FONDA SPEEDWAY IS BACK IN ACTION THIS SATURDAY AFTER A BREAK FOR THE FONDA FAIR Story By: RON SZCERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Fonda, NY –Septeber 13, 2016- When the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway resumes racing action this Saturday after the annual Fonda Fair, only three racing dates remain on the 2016 schedule. On Saturday, September 17 it will be Eion Hayes Memorial Night along with Back to School Night with all high school students getting free grandstand admission with a valid student ID. Racing action will begin at 7:00 p.m. sharp with Triple…

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MjH Oilfield Re-Ups As Title Sponsor Of Wade Decker Memorial

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Short Track Super Series Invasion Of Thunder Mountain Set For This Sunday, September 18 Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY –September 12, 2016- When the fourth edition of the Wade Decker Memorial takes place on Sunday (Sept. 18) at Thunder Mountain Speedway, MjH Oilfield will again serve as the title sponsor. MjH Oilfield’s Matt Hayes has re-upped his title marketing partnership of the event, which marks the return of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP to Thunder Mountain for the second time in 2016. A 50-lap…

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Mark Smith Roars to Cole Cup Victory

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Mark Smith Beats Danny Varin and Chuck Hebing for $10,000 Cole Cup Win at Utica-Rome Speedway, Matt Sheppard and Rocky Warner also take wins Story By: MIKE MALLETT/JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY- September 12, 2016-It was a battle right down to the end, but Mark Smith made the Pennsylvania Posse proud by capturing Sunday night’s Gates-Cole Insurance/A-Verdi Storage Containers Cole Cup at the Utica-Rome Speedway. It was Smith’s first ever win at the half-mile facility and one of the biggest of his career as he took home a $10,000 payday. Matt…

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Third Time Was The Charm For Poirier at Can-Am

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Steve Poirier Holds Off Mark Smith for Lucas Oil ESS Win at Can-Am Story By: DEAN REYNOLD / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LaFARGEVILLE. NY –September 12, 2016- It was the third time the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) made an attempt to hold and event at the Can-Am Motorsports Park in 2016. Quebec’s Steve Poirier was glad the third time was the charm as he held off Pa.’s Mark Smith to pick up ESS career win #62 The victory all but clinched his 7th ESS championship and was the ninth time he visited…

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Bachetti’s 9th Victory Locks Up I-88 Speedway Championship

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I-88 Speedway Recap from September 9, 2016 Story By: STEPHAN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM Afton NY.- September 12, 2016- Andy Bachetti put a bow on a dominant season at I-88 Speedway on Greg Page Construction and River Road Auto Night but not only winning the feature but capturing the Modified track championship and the Summer Slam championship. Bachetti, of Sheffield MA, made the Afton oval his Friday night home in 2015 finishing third in the point standings and garnering two feature wins. His second season at the track started with a second place finish…

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Van Pelt Takes Sherwood Memorial Checkers

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Woodhull’s ‘Mr. Small Block’; Van Pelt Wins 200th Small Block Race Of Career In Lyle Sherwood Memorial Story By: STEVE OWENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: S&L AWARDS WOODHULL, NY- September 12, 2016 - There were plenty of great stories to share when it came to the 2016 running of the Lyle Sherwood Memorial. Woodhull Raceway honored the late driver of the No. 17, who lost his life in a race on the High Banks after suffering a massive heart attack. Billy Van Pelt won his first ‘Lyle Sherwood’ the year we lost Sherwood, back in June of 2005, and…

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Herrington Wins Small Block Feature as Valley Champions are Crowned

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Lebanon Valley Speedway Closes 2016 Season With Champions Night Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon NY.- September 12, 2016-Saturday night was the final night of racing at Lebanon Valley for 2016. A number of championships were still up for grabs as fans and drivers were greeted with unusually warm and humid weather for the second weekend of September. The Small Block Modified championship had already been decided last week as Kenny Tremont, Jr. clinched it, but there were still positions up for grabs. Brett Haas was all but locked into…

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Perrego Sizzles to Accord Speedway Title

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Accord Speedway Names 2016 Champions To Highlight Spectacular First Responders Night Story By: STEVE PADOS / ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Accord, NY -September 10, 2016-The unseasonable hot and humid weather in the Catskills Mountains of New York State provided the backdrop for a great Friday evening as the Accord Speedway presented it's "Night of Champions" to a large enthusiastic crowd on hand for the event. Most track champions were crowned in the final evening of points at the speedway for the 2016 racing season. The co-sponsored event by Taylor Rental and Handsome Devil BBQ brought…

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Warner and Stone Wear The Crowns at Utica Rome

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ROCKY WARNER, NICK STONE, AND MIKE KISER ALL WIN ON NIGHT ONE OF COLE CUP/NEW YORKER WEEKEND Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY-September 10, 2016-The Utica-Rome Speedway started to put the finishing touches on it 2016 summer season with a special Saturday, September 10, show as part of its two day Cole Cup/New Yorker Weekend. Wilber-Duck Chevrolet and Gates-Cole Insurance presented the return of the King of Dirt Pro Stock and 602 Sportsman Series and CRSA Sprints. When everything was done, it was Rocky Warner taking another big win…

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Hartman is King at ‘The Great Race Place’

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Johnson & Hartman Big Winners At Albany-Saratoga Story By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK BROWN & DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –September 10, 2016- Ronnie Johnson and Tim Hartman, Jr. were the big winners Friday night at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Johnson won the 40 lap, Tom Clothier Trucking/American Foundation of Suicide Prevent Small Block Modified feature event. The win was worth $3,000. Hartman meanwhile won the 100 lap Northeast Crate Nationals, King of Dirt Sportsman Series event. The win came over an impressive 62 car field and was worth $2,500 plus contingency and lap money.…

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Oswego Speedway Prep Continues Ahead Of Super DIRT Week

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Improvements Continue at Oswego Speedway Ahead of the 2016 edition of Super DIRT Week Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:OSWEGO SPEEDWAY OSWEGO, N.Y. –September 10, 2016- Improvements to historic Oswego Speedway are progressing smoothly in advance of the 45th annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week on Oct. 2-9. With just under four weeks until DIRT cars take the .625-mile oval, crews are scattered around the grounds of the Oswego Speedway freshening up the 65-year-old facility. One of the most-aggressive projects is the Lakeview Grandstand that oversees the back-stretch of the speedway. Over the past couple of…

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First Responders Tribute Highlights Night Of Champions Tonight At Accord Speedway

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Accord Speedway Championship Night Points Battle Down to The Wire Story By: STEVE PADOS / ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Accord NY.-September 9, 2016-The points from last Friday night's racing action at the Accord Speedway have been updated and plenty of close battles remain in progress with this coming Friday evenings "Night of Champions" on September 9th at the speedway, slated to determine all of the speedway champions for the 2016 racing season. The headline co-sponsors for the evening will be Taylor Rental and Handsome Devil BBQ and all of the drivers who remain in contention with aspirations…

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ALBANY-SARATOGA & KOD BRING AWARNESS FRIDAY

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Kaitlin Bowman Special Guest Of The Speedway And Series Story By: ROB HAZER /KOD SERIES MEDIA Fonda, NY-September 9, 2016- This Friday night the Northeast Crate Nationals hits the clay running at the great race place, as part of the KOD Sportsman tour. It’s EMT, EMS, Fire Services night, along with bringing awareness to Suicide Prevention and Stop Bullying. On hand will be a number of competitors, fans, crew, and officials. Albany-Saratoga and King Of Dirt Racing will honor a special young lady for an evening named Kaitlin Bowman who through spirit and courage is fighting to resist a fatal…

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Heated Short Track Super Series Halmar North Region Championship Battle Heads To Thunder Mountain Speedway Sunday

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Heated Short Track Super Series Halmar North Region Championship Battle Heads To Thunder Mountain Speedway Sunday, September 18; Annual Wade Decker Memorial Race On Deck Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS - Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com CENTER LISLE, NY – With a heated championship battle raging, the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP heads to Thunder Mountain Speedway on Sunday, September 18. A 50-lap big-block/small-block event run in memory of fallen Southern Tier racer Wade Decker will serve as the eighth round of the Halmar International North Region for 2016. The annual Wade Decker Memorial…

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A BUSY WEEKEND OF RACING PLANNED FOR UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY

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FEATURING THE $10,000 TO WIN COLE CUP FOR 360 SPRINTS; RACE OF CHAMPIONS MODIFIEDS ALSO SEE ACTION IN $3,000 TO WIN EVENT Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- Septeber 8, 2016- Utica-Rome Speedway plans to end the summer racing season with an exciting two-day show that will feature 360 Sprints, 305 Sprints, Dirt Modifieds, Crate Sportsman, and Pro Stocks. On Saturday, September 10, the King of Dirt Sportsman and Pro Stock Series will return to the Vernon oval along with the CRSA 305 Sprints. A practice session for the 360…

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Super Matt Cashes in Lucrative Labor Day Weekend

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Super Matt Cashes in Lucrative Labor Day Weekend Captures eighth Super DIRTcar Series win of the season Story By: Mandee Pauch/DIRTcar - Photos By: Jeff Clemons & Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com WEEDSPORT, N.Y - Sept. 5, 2016 - Matt Sheppard captured his eighth Super DIRTcar Series victory of the season Monday night at Weedsport Speedway over Danny Johnson and Tim Fuller to take home the $7,000 payday. "We were kind of stalking him there. Danny was good. It seemed like we could roll there through three and four a little faster than he could but he was better in one…

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Jimmy Phelps Takes Brewerton Checkers and Championship

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Jimmy Phelps Wins Brewerton Speedway Modified Feature And Championship; Ron Davis III And Jeff Sykes Also Champions Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY - September 3, 2016 - A huge crowd and an overflow pits set up a winning night for everyone Friday at the Brewerton Speedway. Three track championships and the final round of the A-Verdi Storage Containers 360 Sprint Car Series hit the speedway to do battle for the regular season finale presented by Schneider Packaging Equipment Company and McDonald’s Restaurants®. Feature winners were, Jimmy Phelps (Modifieds)…

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Johnson, Pitts & Speed 2016 Albany-Saratoga Champions

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Johnson, Pitts & Speed 2016 Albany-Saratoga Champions Story By: Toby LaGrange/Albany-Saratoga Speedway PR - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com Malta, NY – The Albany-Saratoga Speedway closed out the 2016 points season Friday evening and when all was said and done, a new face entered the history books as a track champion and a two-time titlist became a three-time champion. Coming into the night’s action Marc Johnson trailed Brett Hearn by one point in the race for the 2016 Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified track championship. When the checkered flag waved over the field Johnsons fifth place finish earned him…

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Dixon’s perfect drive nets 40th career win, fourth at Watkins Glen

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Dixon's perfect drive nets 40th career win, fourth at Watkins Glen Story By: Mike Kitchel/INDYcar - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Jeff Clemons/RacersGuide.com WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016) - Scott Dixon capped a perfect weekend with a perfect Sunday drive to win the INDYCAR Grand Prix at The Glen presented by Hitachi in the Verizon IndyCar Series' return to Watkins Glen International. The No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver led 50 of 60 laps to collect his fourth triumph on the 3.37-mile permanent road course steeped in open-wheel racing history. It was also the 40th…

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Larry Wight Takes Care Of Business Winning Fulton Speedway Modified Feature And Championship

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Larry Wight Takes Care Of Business Winning Fulton Speedway Modified Feature And Championship Story By: Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway - Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY - September 3, 2016 - There is a classic rock song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive called, ‘Takin Care of Business.’ That is exactly what Larry Wight did Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds. It all came down to 35 laps between Larry Wight and Jimmy Phelps to decide a champion after season long battles that started in early spring on the ‘Highbanks.’ Wight had his car working…

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Dixon shatters track record to win Watkins Glen pole

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Dixon shatters track record to win Watkins Glen pole Story By: Mike Kitchel/INDYcar - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Jeff Clemons/RacersGuide.com WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - For as much success as Scott Dixon has enjoyed at Watkins Glen International, he had never won the pole position at the iconic road course. Until today. Dixon laid down a track-record lap of 1 minute, 22.5259 seconds (147.008 mph) in the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet during the climactic Firestone Fast Six segment of knockout qualifying to capture the Verizon P1 Award. The 25th pole position of Dixon's Indy car…

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It’s Crunch Time at Lebanon Valley

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Championship Battle Comes Down to The Wire on Lebanon Valley High Banks Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon NY.- September 2, 2016-Hard to believe that the 2016 Lebanon Valley Speedway season is nearly complete. Only one more race remains for Modified and Pro Stock teams, and that is this Saturday. Reasoning as to why these two classes finish for the season when they do is relatively simple. DIRTcar requires that track championships for Modified and Pro Stock divisions be over by Labor Day. In the Modified class, the race on…

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Sheppard Scores $17,500 Victory at Lebanon Valley

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Captures his first Mr. Dirt Track USA 100 Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, N.Y - Sept. 1, 2016 - Matt Sheppard made a late race charge by Kenny Tremont Jr. and set his No. 9s machine on cruise control at Lebanon Valley Speedway for the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified Mr. Dirt Track USA 100. After Sheppard took a wild ride at Canandaigua on Saturday totaling his car, his team was able to regroup in no time to take the checkers Thursday night and capture the $17,500…

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Black & Blue: Stout Bud Classic 200 Field Aims to Dethrone Bob Bond, Otto Sitterly in 2016

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Bond and Sitterly in The Cross Hairs of Classic Field Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF OSWEGO, NY -September 1, 2016- – Since 2009 the Budweiser International Classic 200 for Novelis Supermodifieds at Oswego Speedway has been ruled by the black and blue duo of Bob Bond and Otto Sitterly, each claiming all of their Classic titles in the seven year span. This year however, some argue there are nearly two dozen drivers with a shot at the $15,000 top prize. Driving the John Nicotra Racing No. 7, Sitterly has claimed four Classics in…

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INDYCAR Voices: Historic road courses will determine title

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INDYcar Returns to Historic Watkins Glen International Story By: PAUL PAGE/ INDYcar SERIES COMMENTATOR RETIRED Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO Watkins Glen NY.- September 1, 2016-Two major road courses will determine the Verizon IndyCar Championship this year. Both have wonderful histories and great challenges for INDYCAR drivers and teams. And maybe some surprises. The Glen is back. Watkins Glen International in upstate New York is much like Road America in Wisconsin and about the same age – both opened in the mid-1950s, evolving from races held on nearby public roads. Watkins Glen, site of this weekend’s INDYCAR…

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