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Testing Notebook: Valuable Laps Turned at Watkins Glen

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INDYcar Teams Take to Watkins Glens New Pavement for Grand Prix at The Glen Test Story By: MITCH ROBINSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO Watkins Glen NY.- August 12, 2016-With the Verizon IndyCar Series championship still hanging in the balance, every opportunity to secure an advantage is crucial. That’s why nearly the entire field tested today at Watkins Glen International, site of the penultimate race on the 2016 schedule. Twenty cars took to the iconic 3.4-mile permanent road course in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. In addition to Verizon IndyCar…

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Utica Rome Speedway Roars Back To Action

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FULL DAY OF RACING SET FOR THIS SUNDAY AT UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY WITH NIGHT OF LEGENDS PLUS RAIN DELAYED RACE OF CHAMPIONS FEATURE Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY –August 12, 2016- Nearly three months ago when Utica-Rome Speedway was mired in a six-week string of rain in May, the only on track action was completed at the Vernon oval was the qualifying events for the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series and the Gnome Cup for the Go Nuclear Late Model Series way back on May 22. While…

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The Hamilton’s Tune-Up For International Classic Weekend

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Davey Hamilton Sr. & Jr. in Action Saturday Ahead of Classic Weekend Story By: DAN KAPUCSINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF OSWEGO, NY -August 12, 2016 – Both Davey Hamilton Sr. and Davey Hamilton Jr. will be in action this Saturday at Oswego Speedway in Novelis Supermodified competition. Hamilton Sr., the winner of the 1997 Budweiser International Classic 200, will make his first start of the season driving the John Nicotra Racing No. 6 Novelis Supermodified on August 13. With his most recent victory coming in the Speedway’s season opener in 2013, Hamilton drove to a…

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‘Super Matt’ Wins Jack Johnson Tribute Race at Fonda

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Drives Around Stewart Friesen with 10 Laps Remaining to Claim RoC Modified Victory Story By: JAMES A. ELLIS / THE LEADER HERALD Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- August 11, 2016- For the majority of Wednesday's Jack Johnson Tribute Night main event, Matt Sheppard could catch race-leader Stewart Friesen but could not find a way past. That all changed with 10 laps to go. The caution flew for Bobby Varin who slowed with a flat right front tire. On the restart, Sheppard made a strong big for the lead. The modified pilot out of Waterloo swung wide entering turn…

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Brett Hearn: Chasing 900

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Sussex, New Jersey’s own is Closing In on Another Career Milestone and Chasing Two More Track Championships at the Same Time Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: MATT NOLES & DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- August 11, 2016- Athletes often have their careers defined by the numbers. Where words can be bent and twisted to tell the tale of our proverbial warriors in one light or the other, numbers cannot and therefore they never lie. In the case of Brett Hearn, the numbers tell the story of an incredible career and what’s more, he’s not even through…

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Family Autograph Night Friday at Brewerton

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Family Autograph Night This Friday, August 12 At The Brewerton Speedway Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- August 11, 2016- This Friday, August 12 Firehouse Subs will present fan and driver favorite Family Autograph Night at the Brewerton Speedway. What makes the night so popular is all the fans in attendance will be able to come trackside and get up close to all the race cars, meet their favorite drivers for autographs, photos and driver giveaways. Collectibles Galore, sponsor on Tyler Trump’s SUNY Canton Sportsman will have grab bags for all…

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Fan Fest this Saturday at the Fulton Speedway

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Fulton Speedway Set For $20 Car Load Night And Fan Fest This Saturday, August 13 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- August 11, 2016- After overwhelmingly hearing positive responses from fans in 2015, this Saturday, August 13 grab your relatives, friends and neighbors and hop in your vehicle and head to the Fulton Speedway. Thanks to major marketing partner Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux admission is only $20 per car load for Fan Fest, and high speed dirt track racing. Single general admission is just $12 with pit admission $27. Fan…

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Tomkins Makes Last-Lap Pass for Weedsport Victory

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Gary Tomkins Waits to the Last Lap to Grab Tuesday’s Hall of Fame 100 Super DIRTcar Series Feature Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- August 10, 2016- It will never matter how many laps you lead in a race; it only matters if you lead the last one. After jumping out to the lead at the start of Tuesday night’s Hall of Fame 100 Super DIRTcar Series event at the Weedsport Speedway, Erick Rudolph led 99-laps and held off challenges from Stewart Friesen in the process, but he couldn’t…

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STSS set for Woodhull Raceway Invasion

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It’s Just One Week Until The ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks 52’ At Woodhull Raceway; $5,200 To The Winner From Posted Purse Of More Than $25,000 At Stake For Short Track Super Series! Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WOODHULL, NY- August 10, 2016- In 2015, it was the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP "race of the summer!" In just one week, it happens again for the Halmar International North Region competitors at Woodhull Raceway. On Tuesday, August 16, the paperclip-shaped, one-third-mile track gains the spotlight with the…

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Jack Johnson Night this Wednesday for RoC Modifieds at Fonda Speedway

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Special Tribute Night for Legend to Take Place Wednesday, August 10th Story By: RoC MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- August 9, 2016- The Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series fueled by Sunoco heads to the “Track of Champions” – Fonda (N.Y.) Speedway for the Jack Johnson Night on Wednesday, August 10. Johnson of Duanesburg, N.Y., captured 11 track championships at Fonda and is one of the legends of dirt-modified racing. His career spanned several decades, where he called Fonda his home track throughout his illustrious career, which was highlighted by two victories on the mile…

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Danny Varin Dominates Utica-Rome Modifieds

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Danny Varin Outruns Field to Collect Second Win of the Season at Utica-Rome Speedway Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- August 8, 2016- This past Sunday, August 7th, Utica-Rome Speedway kicked off its final full month of racing with four caution-free NASCAR Whelen All-American feature events, sponsored by LaLonde Electrical and Parry’s Maintenance/Oneida Lake Marina. Danny Varin won his second Gates-Cole Insurance $2000-to-win Modified feature event in a dominant performance. He shared victory lane with John Christian in the SUNY 602 Sportsman, Randy Shantel in the Broedel Energy Open Sportsman,…

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Hamlin Out-Runs The Pack to Watkins Glen Checkers

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Hamlin Wins Combustible Classic in Front of Sold-Out Watkins Glen Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WATKINS GLEN, NY- August 8, 2016- Denny Hamlin, winner of Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at the Glen, entertained a sold-out grandstand with a celebratory burnout that trailed a plume of smoke the entire length of the frontstretch at Watkins Glen International. But Hamlin’s smoke show—with a bad back, no less—paled in comparison to the fireworks that preceded the checkered flag, Hamlin’s first at a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series road course. The race was in doubt until the final…

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Sunday Watkins Glen Notebook

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Denny Hamlin Had to Overcome Major Back Pain to Win at The Glen Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. –Augustb 8, 2016- As his crew chief, Mike Wheeler, put it after Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at the Glen, Denny Hamlin wouldn’t have driven his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota if the schedule simply called for a practice session. But since Sunday was a race day, Hamlin was in the car, overcoming persistent pain to win his first road course event at the 2.45-mile Watkins Glen International track. Hamlin, who has…

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Berger Sizzles to Lebanon Valley Victory

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Brian Berger Holds off Brett Hearn for Victory at The Valley of Speed Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- August 8, 2016- At Lebanon Valley Saturday, there was speed in the forecast and plenty of action on the track, that’s what the five classes in action brought to the masses. In the Modifieds, Brian Berger earned the pole by virtue of winning his heat race. On the start, he was able to outdistance Guy Sheldon to turn 1 and opened up a small gap. Matt Pupello was able to follow past…

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Wilder Takes First of 2016 at the ‘Track of Champions’

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Wilder Wins on Hall of Fame Night at Fonda Speedway Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF FONDA, NY- August 8, 2016- On Fonda Speedway Hall of Fame Induction Night, Jeremy Wilder took his first win of the 2016 season at the “Track of Champions”. The win was the sixth of his career at Fonda and it came in the Bill & Ellen Schoons owned, Joe Wagner Plumbing & Heating #24. It was also Maynard Forrette Tribute Night at Fonda on Saturday with Buck Gasner pacing the modified field before the start of the…

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Ward Holds Off Watson for Lebanon Valley KoD Win

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First Win For Kevin Ward At Lebanon In 22 Years Story By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MARK BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- August 8, 2016- In 1994 Ace Of Base ‘Saw A Sign’ that gave them the number one song of the year according to Billboard, Momma said, “life was like a box of chocolates,” which led Forest Gump to be the highest grossing movie of the year, and gas was only $1.11 a gallon. 1994 was also the last time Kevin Ward visited victory lane on the high banks of Lebanon Valley Speedway until Saturday…

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The Cobra Strikes Down ESS Field at Canandaigua

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Chuck Hebing Wins Lucas Oil ESS Event at Canandaigua in front of Hometown Fans Story By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM CANANDAIGUA, NY- August 8, 2016- When Ontario, NY’s Chuck Hebing drew the pole for the 25 lap Mach 1 Chassis A-Main Saturday night at Canandaigua he knew the opportunity was there to capture another Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) checkered. When 25 laps were completed, he did a donut and climbed atop his tail tank to greet the cheering crowd and collected $2,350 for the win Hebing got…

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Alan Barker Rolls to I-88 Victory

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I-88 Speedway Recap from August 5, 2016 Story By: STEPHAN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- August 7, 2016- Alan Barker took the lead with two laps remaining in the Greg Page Construction Modified feature on Klinger Power Sports Night at I-88 Speedway and went on to take his first Modified feature win at the track. Barker, of Norwich, capitalized on heavy lapped traffic in front of Mitch Gibbs coming off turn four to take the lead using the high side off the turn. “It feels really good to finally maintain throughout the…

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The X-Man Cometh: Phelps Wins a Barn-Burner at Fulton

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Chad Phelps Wins Incredible Fulton Speedway Modified Feature Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- August 7, 2016- Saturday night Fulton Speedway Modified feature left fans wanting more and will have them talking for some time in what the majority of the people said was the race of the year at the speedway. In the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature, the majority of the race you could have thrown a blanket over the top four. Laps 33-34 saw Chad Phelps and Larry Wight go under the flag stand…

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This Week Ahead: Super DIRTcar Series Invades Weedsport

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Celebrates racing legends with Hall of Fame 100 Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE and DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- August 7, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds will be making their first appearance at Weedsport Speedway this season on Tuesday, Aug. 9 for the illustrious Hall of Fame 100. The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame will be celebrating its 25th annual induction ceremonies the night prior to the Hall of Fame 100 on Monday, Aug. 8. So far there have been 22 Hall of Fame races, 12 different…

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Logano Gets Team Penske Back On Track

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Logano Breaks Team Penske Drought With XFINITY Win at Watkins Glen Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR WATKINS GLEN, NY- August 7, 2016- Joey Logano finally finished what he started. The driver of the No. 12 Ford won Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Watkins Glen International from the pole, giving Team Penske its first victory in what has been a disappointing season so far. The win in the Zippo 200 was the second straight at the 2.45-mile road course for the 26-year-old driver, who led 67 of 82 laps and drove his…

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Saturday Watkins Glen Notebook

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Chris Buescher Confident he’ll Make the Chase Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR WATKINS GLEN, NY- August 7, 2016- Chris Buescher is still on the outside looking in, but probably not for long. After last Sunday’s unexpected NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Pocono Raceway, Buescher is still 31st in the standings, six points behind 30th-place David Ragan. In order to qualify for the Chase, Buescher must be in the top 30 after the 26th race of the season, scheduled for Sept. 10 at Richmond. Buescher is confident he can meet…

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Edwards is ‘The Road Course Ringer’ at The Glen

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Edwards Edges Larson for Pole at Watkins Glen, Completes Sweep of Road Course Qualifying Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR WATKINS GLEN, NY- August 7, 2016- You can add the title “road course ringer” to Carl Edwards’ racing resume. Touring the road course at Watkins Glen in 69.689 seconds (126.562 mph) during Friday’s time trials at Watkins Glen International, Edwards beat Kyle Larson (126.223 mph) by .182 seconds to earn the top starting spot for Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at the Glen (2:30 p.m. ET on USA). In winning his fourth Coors Light…

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Pete Bicknell On Top at Ransomville

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Pete Bicknell Captures 358 Modified Feature At Ransomville Story By: TANA ROBINSON / RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM RANSOMVILLE, NY- August 7, 2016- It was Hawaiian Night at Ransomville Speedway last Friday night. Filling up the VIP Towers were Regional Haulage, Tim Hortons and the Lions Club. Pete Bicknell of St. Catharines, Ontario won his second feature of the season at Ransomville Speedway in the thirty lap Krown Undercoating feature Bicknell would also take over the Krown Undercoating 358 Modified points lead. Bicknell took over the lead on lap three from then leader John Smith of…

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Perrego Roars to Accord Victory

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Perrego Remains Hot In Convincing Drive To Second Win In Exciting Accord Speedway Modified Action Story By: STEVE PADOS / ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ACCORD, NY- August 6, 2016- On a hazy but warm summer day in August, the Accord Speedway swung back into action on Friday evening. With temperatures in the low 80’s and a warm gentle breeze blowing across the speedway grounds, Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer reeled off an outstanding racing card for the good crowd on hand that witnessed the excellent racing action. The evening of speed was sponsored by the good…

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Marc Johnson Holds Off Friesen and Flach at ‘The Great Race Place’

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Johnson Wins 4th Of Season At Albany-Saratoga Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- August 6, 2016- After a rough couple of weeks, fan favorite Marc Johnson returned to victory lane at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. The Guilderland driver scored his fourth Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified feature event win of the season. In the process he cut Brett Hearn’s points lead to just nine points heading into next Friday night’s action. Rob Pitcher and Floyd Billington led the field to the green with Billington taking the initial lead over Pitcher. Craig…

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Lightning Strikes at Brewerton

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Larry Wight Makes Lightning Quick Charge For Brewerton Speedway Modified Victory Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS and JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- August 6, 2016- Friday night at the Brewerton Speedway Larry Wight from Phoenix, NY showed that the recent decision to switch to a Bicknell chassis was the correct one, parking his Gypsum Express/No.99L in victory lane. In the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature, Wight was both quick and patient as he waited for racing lanes to open and when they did he took full advantage. Wight moved into…

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Friday Watkins Glen Notebook

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'Retirement' is Not in the Vocabulary of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR WATKINS GLEN, NY- August 6, 2016- Dale Earnhardt Jr. made it clear on Friday. He doesn’t want to talk about the “R” word, as in retirement. Earnhardt’s recent struggle with concussion-like symptoms, a malady that will cause him to miss at least five NASCAR Sprint Cup races this season, has fueled speculation that concern over health issues might persuade him to exit the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet permanently. But Earnhardt had an emphatic reply when…

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Watkins Glen Weekend Preview

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Allmendinger Attempts to Capture Chase berth with Win at The Glen Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WATKINS GLEN, NY- August 5, 2016- It's now or, quite possibly, never for JTG Daugherty Racing's AJ Allmendinger. The road-course ace gets his best shot to make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in Sunday's Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International (2:30 p.m. ET on USA). "It's no secret, I love this racetrack," said Allmendinger, who made the 2014 Chase with the first, and only, win of his career at Watkins Glen. "I love road course…

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Jack Johnson Night Coming Up for Race of Champions Series at The Track of Champions

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Second Annual Jack Johnson Night to Feature 60-lap Race of Champions Dirt Modified Feature Story By: RoC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF FONDA, NY- August 5, 2016- The Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series fueled by Sunoco heads to the “Track of Champions” – Fonda (N.Y.) Speedway for the Jack Johnson Night on Wednesday, August 10. Johnson of Duanesburg, N.Y., captured 11 track championships at Fonda and is one of the legends of dirt modified racing. His career spanned several decades, where he called Fonda his home track throughout his illustrious career, which was highlighted by…

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Crunch Time For Racers At Utica-Rome Speedway

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Track Set To Begin Last Full Month Of Racing With Four-Division Show Sunday Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY - August 4, 2016- The last full month of racing at the Utica-Rome Speedway is set to kick off this Sunday, August 7, when LaLonde Electric and Parry’s Maintenance/Oneida Lake Marina presents a night of fast affordable racing action. On tap is a full program of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing featuring the Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds, SUNY Canton 602 Sportsman, Broedel Energy Open Sportsman, and G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks.…

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Watkins Glen NASCAR Weekend Preview

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Buescher Wins First Race, Snaps Front Row Motorsports’ 118-Race Winless Drought Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WATKINS GLEN, NY- August 4, 2016- Chris Buescher scored a surprise win at Pocono – his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory – after the race was called for fog. The last time a first-time winner visited Victory Lane was in 2014 when AJ Allmendinger triumphed at Watkins Glen International – the site of Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (2:30 p.m. ET on USA). Although he won, Buescher still has some work to do to…

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Woodhull Raceway Military Appreciation Night on Tap

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Woodhull Raceway Set To Honor Veterans & Armed Forces Saturday Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES WOODHULL NY- August 4, 2016- Saturday night’s action on the High Banks of the Woodhull Raceway will be dedicated to the fine men and women of our armed forces and veterans of the armed forces. The racing program this week, is presented by Shawknee Acres Farms. It is because of the sacrifices that the men and women of our military make that allow us to come out to our favorite dirt tracks and enjoy ourselves in a…

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Action-Packed Weekend Ahead at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

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Fireworks and C.J. Richards Memorial on Asphalt; Double features on Dirt Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES WEST HAVEN, VT- August 4, 2016- Devil’s Bowl Speedway is geared up for a jam-packed weekend of stock car racing on August 6-7. The Rutland County facility hosts NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on its half-mile Asphalt Track on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m., and the 3/10-mile Dirt Track runs on Sunday night at 6:00 p.m., each boasting a program overflowing with excitement. Carrara Masonry & Concrete hosts the action on the Asphalt Track…

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Friesen Rebounds at Ransomville

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Takes Home Summer Nationals Victory Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM RANSOMVILLE, NY- Aug 3, 2016- Stewart Friesen keeps it in the family once again as he captured the Super DIRTcar Series Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway Tuesday night for the second year in a row. Friesen's night started off on a bad note as he damaged his car in time trials and was forced to bring out his back-up car. That didn't stop Friesen and the Halmar team from rebounding to take home the victory. "This is awesome. The Halmar…

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Spectator Races this Saturday at Fulton Speedway

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One-On-One Spectator Races Plus Full Race Card This Saturday, August 6 At The Fulton Speedway Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH and MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- August 3, 2016- Race fans who have always wanted to get on the ‘Highbanks’ of the Fulton Speedway will have their chance this Saturday, August 6 when the One-On-One Spectator Races join a five-star racing program. To participate in the One-On-One Spectator Races all you need is a registered and insured road vehicle, valid driver's license and a helmet. After purchasing a general admission ticket go to…

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Brewerton Speedway Championship Battles Hit the Home Stretch

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NY6A 600 Sprint Tour Set To Invade Brewerton Speedway Friday, August 5; Big Block Modifieds, Sportsman And Four Cylinders Start Home Stretch Of Point Battles For 2016 Track Championships; Mod Lites Week Off. Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- August 3, 2016- The ultra quick NY6A 600 Micro Sprint Tour is set to challenge the ‘D-Shaped Dirt Demon’ this Friday, August 5 on VP Small Engines Fuels night at the Brewerton Speedway. Don’t let the size of the winged 600 Micro Sprints fool you. They provide lightning quick speeds and great…

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Big-Block Modifieds Return to Action at OCFS

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CRSA Sprint Cars will make third “Hard Clay” appearance of 2016 Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- August 3, 2016- Following a mid-summer hiatus, the 800-horse power Big Block Modifieds roar back to action Saturday, August 6 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. And with just four race meets remaining to determine the Modified division point championship, the excitement level will reach a fever pitch. That’s because just 32 points separate the top-ten drivers, making every finishing position even more important. Currently, former Modified champion Jerry Higbie (772…

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Fan Fest Coming to Fulton Speedway August 13th

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Fulton Speedway To Feature Fan Favorite Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux $20 Car-Load And Fan Fest Night Saturday, August 13 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- August, 2, 2016- On Saturday, August 13 grab your family, friends and neighbors and hop in your vehicle and head to the Fulton Speedway for Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux $20 Car-Load Night and Fan Fest. Yes, for just $20 per car-load, everyone will be able to enjoy a night of high speed, door to door racing excitement on the ‘Hignbanks.’ Back by popular demand…

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STSS Ready to Tackle Woodhull Raceway

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Unique Woodhull Raceway Set To Host Short Track Super Series On Tuesday, August 16; Series Stars Set To Tackle ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks’ 52 For $5,200 Winner’s Share! Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, NY- August 1, 2016- A speedway unique in size, layout and steeply banked turns, Woodhull Raceway, provides the next challenge for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Halmar International North Region competitors. On Tuesday, August 16, the paperclip-shaped, one-third-mile track gains the spotlight with the ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks’ 52 for the STSS big-block/small-block…

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Winds of Change: HBR and Jimmy Phelps Debut New Teo Chassis

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HBR Switches from Troyer to Teo Saturday Night at the Fulton Speedway; Battles Mechanical Issues During Modified Feature Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- August 1, 2016- Winston Churchill once surmised that in order to improve, one must be willing to change. After being synonymous with Troyer Race Cars for as long as can be remembered, HBR and their franchise driver, Jimmy Phelps, unloaded a new Teo Pro Car Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway much to the disbelief of the dirt modified community. Though the announcement came earlier in the week, there were certainly more…

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King of Dirt Racing Prepared for High Banks Invasions

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Valley Swing Begins August 6th At Lebanon Valley Speedway Story By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- August 1, 2016- Just about one month ago King Of Dirt Racing visited the ‘Great Race Place’ for a full-fender firecracker, which Dan Older claimed victory. On August 6th the annual ‘Valley Swing’ begins taking KOD to the high banks of Lebanon Valley Speedway for three strait races. Last year John Virgilio was victorious after all was said and done during the KOD Sportsman ‘Battle On The Banks’ at the valley of speed. Newcomer Of The…

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Sigh of Relief: Tom Sears Jr. Finally Reaches Victory Lane at Fulton

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After Weeks of Mechanical Issues and Bad Luck, Tom Sears Jr. Finally Closed the Deal Saturday Night at Fulton; Holds Off Pat Ward to Take 35-Lap Feature Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- August 1, 2016- There are times in racing when if it weren’t for bad luck, some drivers would have no luck at all. For Tom Sears Jr., the 2016 season at the famed high banks of the Fulton Speedway in Fulton, New York has been one of his better years behind the wheel of a northeast dirt modified. Unfortunately…

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Tremont Charges to Maynard Forrette Memorial Victory

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Tremont and Heffner Beat The Rain to Score High Banks Checkers Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- August 1, 2016- Once again, Lebanon Valley Speedway had to fight the rain in order to get their night of racing in. Sprinkles were felt prior to warm-ups starting and persisted for most of the night. However, the steady stuff didn’t come in until after the Modified feature ended. The Sportsman feature was rained out and will be made up at a future date. In the Modified feature, Mike Keeler inherited the pole after…

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Zacharias Survives Yellow Fever for Chemung Victory

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TJ Zacharias Survives Wild Chemung Sunoco Modified Feature” Story By: CAROL HOUSSOCK / CHEMUNG SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DARYL CANFIELD / RACERSGUIDE.COM CHEMUNG, NY- August 1, 2016- It wasn’t all sloppy. But when the Sunoco Modifieds, which had run a 40-lap race with just one caution two weeks ago, hit the track it quickly got that way. Yellow fever and some lengthy clean-ups bumped up against the track’s curfew and cut the distance of the Sunoco Modified feature in half. TJ Zacharias won the race, along with Tim Gullo (Super Stocks), JP Harbst (4 Cylinders), Kevin Youngs (INEX Legends) and…

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‘The Wild Child’ Rolls a Seven at I-88 Speedway

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Bachetti Chauks Up His Seventh Victory of The Season Story By: STEPHAN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- August 1, 2016- If Andy Bachetti is going to win the 2016 Greg Page Construction Modified track championship the path will go through victory lane. For the seventh time in 12 races the Sheffield MA driver rim rode his way through a stellar field of Modified drivers to take the feature win on Friday night at I-88 Speedway. Starting eleventh in the field, Bachetti completed a three wide pass for the lead coming off turn two on the…

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Tom Sears Jr. Tops Fulton Speedway Modified Field

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Davis, Fleming, Buonagurio, Carvey, Wallis And Isabell Winners. Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- July 31, 2016- A great weather night and a pit full of cars made for a exciting racing Saturday at the Fulton Speedway. The big winners on Ehrlich Pest Control night were, Tom Sears Jr. (Big Block Modified) Ron Davis III (Sportsman) Chris Fleming (Late Models) Joey Buonagurio & Brandon Carvey (Novice Sportsman) Quinn Wallis (4-Cyl) Joe Isabell (Mod Lites). The first attempt at starting the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature saw a mad…

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Friesen & Hoard Split Twin 20’s at Albany-Saratoga

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Championship Point Battle Shaping Up Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- July 30, 2016- The Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified division competed in twin 20 lap feature Friday night. When the final checkered flag waved on the second event, it was clear the race fans got their monies work. Stewart Friesen picked up the win in the first event while veteran Ray Hoard won the second event. The win for Hoard was his first ever at the fast, four tenths of a mile oval. Floyd Billington and Mark Kislowski led…

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Track of Champions Honors “The Silver Bullitt”

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$2507 TO WIN MODIFIED EVENT AT FONDA THIS SATURDAY IN A TRIBUTE TO BOB SAVOIE Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY – July 29, 2016- This Saturday, July 30 there will be a 50-lap modified feature event honoring the late Bob Savoie, which will pay $2507 to the winner of the event. All other regular divisions are also on the racing card, which will get the green flag at 7:30 p.m. Savoie was known as the “Silver Bullitt” to fans here in the area and was a two-time winner in the…

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52ND RUNNING OF THE HEATH MEMORIAL THIS SATURDAY AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY

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MODIFIED 40 LAP SPECIAL TO PAY $2,500 TO WIN FOR MODIFIEDS. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY- July 29, 2016-Five Mile Point Speedway will honor the founders Anna and Irving Heath this Saturday with the 52nd running of the Heath Memorial. The Modified special 40 lap event will pay $2,500 to win and the locals are looking to have to contend with some of the outsiders for this prestigious event. The speedway is currently celebrating 66 consecutive years of racing at the Kirkwood oval. Racing begins at 6…

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