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Orange County Fair Speedway Modified Winner to take home $3,500 weekly in 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Orange County Fair Speedway Modified Winner to take home $3,500 weekly in 2016 Multiple sources have confirmed to us that the Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, NY will pay $3,500 to win a weekly Modified feature during the 2016 season thus making them the highest paying to win Modified track in the North East. In addition to $3,500 weekly, OCFS will have a $5,000 to win Modified race one Saturday a month and a midsummer $10,000 to win race as well. While no announcement about the new purse structure has been made, Halmar Industries has invested a…

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Accord Speedway

2016 Short Track Super Series Schedule Released

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] 2016 Short Track Super Series Schedule Released The 2016 Short Track Super Series Fueled by VP has released their tentative 2016 schedule. The series will once again be split into a North and a South Region for 2016. Stewart Friesen and Ryan Watt picked up the 2015 season crowns individually. The first 'South' race will be March 12th at the Georgetown Speedway with the Melvin Joseph Memorial paying $4,900 to win. The first 'North' race will be held on April 2nd at the Orange County Fair Speedway for the 3rd Annual Hard Clay Open. 2016 Short Track Super…

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Accord Speedway

Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Will Have To Wait Seven More Days

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Will Have To Wait Seven More Days; Worsening Forecast, Mother Nature Force Postponement To Saturday, December 5 Setting Up Rare New York State December Event ACCORD, NY – A rapidly evolving weather pattern – for the worse – forced the postponement of Saturday’s anticipated ‘Gobbler’ event at Accord Speedway. Dry morning conditions and a promising forecast deteriorated quickly on Saturday. As race teams and fans filed into the Ulster County quarter-mile oval, a light mist became a steady rain, temperatures dropped and percentages for precipitation in the afternoon began to climb. Shortly after 10 a.m.,…

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Accord Speedway

Star-Studded Field Assembling For 2015 Northeast Dirt-Track Finale Coming Up Saturday, November 28 At Accord Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Star-Studded Field Assembling For 2015 Northeast Dirt-Track Finale Coming Up Saturday, November 28 At Accord Speedway; Annual Post-Thanksgiving ‘Gobbler’ Provides Big Money For Race Teams ACCORD, NY – The final dirt-track event of 2015 is approaching and an all-star lineup of drivers will clash at Accord Speedway this Saturday, November 28 for the ‘Gobbler’ post-Thanksgiving event. Headlining the ‘Gobbler’ spectacular is a 50-lap main for big-block/small-block Modifieds offering a healthy $5,500 winner’s share and $300 just to take the green flag. Sportsman (Open vs. Crate 602) race for 25 laps and $1,500 to win plus Crate 602 bonuses.…

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Dirt Modifieds

Thunder Mountain Speedway Brings Down The Curtain On 2015 Season With Festive Awards Banquet At Marathon Civic Center

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Thunder Mountain Speedway Brings Down The Curtain On 2015 Season With Festive Awards Banquet At Marathon Civic Center; Mike Mahaney, Modified Champion, Leads Honorees And Receives $5,200-Plus For Car Owner Jim Shear MARATHON, NY – The curtain was closed on the 2015 Thunder Mountain Speedway season in a festive manner Saturday night. With the Marathon Civic Center providing the backdrop, more than 230 race enthusiasts gathered for the speedway’s annual Awards Banquet. The event concluded owner and promoter Karl Spoonhower’s second season back at the helm of the three-eighths-mile clay oval located in Center Lisle, N.Y., a successful…

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Dirt Modifieds

UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY TO HAVE A PRESENCE AT THE NATIONAL PARTS PEDDLER TRADE SHOW THIS WEEKEND

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY TO HAVE A PRESENCE AT THE NATIONAL PARTS PEDDLER TRADE SHOW THIS WEEKEND VERNON, NY-Every fall to begin the off season after a busy race season, race teams, fans, and various race track officials converge at the Center of Progress building at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse NY for the National Parts Peddler Auction and Trade Show. This year, on November 20-22, it will be the 36th edition of the Parts Peddler event as race teams put a stamp on the previous season and start to prepare for the upcoming season. Joining the building…

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Accord Speedway

Upstate Auto, United Pump & Tank “Sweeten The Pot” For Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ On Saturday, November 28; Purses Go Up, Bonuses Posted

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Upstate Auto, United Pump & Tank “Sweeten The Pot” For Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ On Saturday, November 28; Purses Go Up, Bonuses Posted ACCORD, NY – The ‘Gobbler’ at Accord Speedway is not only the last dirt-track event in the Northeast for 2015. It is also becoming one of the richest. Marketing partners continue to “sweeten the pot” for the post-Thanksgiving special to take place on Saturday, November 28 at the Ulster County quarter-mile oval. Upstate Auto of Germantown, N.Y., has signed on to boost the winner’s shares for both the big-block/small-block Modified and Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman…

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Delaware

Makin’ Power: Short Track Super Series Signs Agreement With VP Racing Fuels For 2016 Season; Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Set For Third Season With North & South Regions

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Makin’ Power: Short Track Super Series Signs Agreement With VP Racing Fuels For 2016 Season; Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Set For Third Season With North & South Regions BOYERTOWN, PA – VP Racing Fuels is known for its ‘Makin’ Power’ slogan. In 2016, the Short Track Super Series (STSS) will be “powered” once again by VP Racing Fuels. An agreement has been reached between BD Motorsports Media LLC, operator of the series, and VP Racing Fuels to partner for the ’16 season and beyond. The series will now be known as the Short Track Super…

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Brewerton Speedway

Head and Neck Restraints Mandatory for Fulton and Brewerton Speedway Competitors in 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Head and Neck Restraints Mandatory for Fulton and Brewerton Speedway Competitors in 2016 By Dave Medler (Baldwinsville, NY) – SFI 38.1 approved head and neck restraints will be required for use by all competitors at Brewerton and Fulton Speedway beginning in 2016. The rule can be found under section V of the General and Safety Rules section of the Fulton and Brewerton rules pages as written below: 2. Head and Neck Restraint Devices a. SFI 38.1 approved head and neck restraint systems are required for use by all participants in all classes at Fulton Speedway and Brewerton Speedway.…

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Accord Speedway

Any Good Thanksgiving Meal Has Plenty Of Toppings: Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Saturday November 28 Gaining Momentum As Special Awards & Bonuses Are Posted

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Any Good Thanksgiving Meal Has Plenty Of Toppings: Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Saturday November 28 Gaining Momentum As Special Awards & Bonuses Are Posted ACCORD, NY – Any good Thanksgiving meal has plenty of extra toppings. The ‘Gobbler’ 2015 Northeast dirt-track finale at Accord Speedway will have its share of “extras” for competitors taking part in the Saturday, November 28 post-Thanksgiving special. Headlining the ‘Gobbler’ spectacular is a 50-lap main for big-block/small-block Modifieds offering a healthy $5,300 winner’s share and $300 just to take the green flag. Sportsman (Open vs. Crate 602) race for 25 laps and $1,200 to…

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Accord Speedway

Eat Dinner With The Family, We Provide The Dirt-Track Dessert: Annual ‘Gobbler’ Set For Saturday, November 28 At Accord Speedway; Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks & Slingshots In Action

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Eat Dinner With The Family, We Provide The Dirt-Track Dessert: Annual ‘Gobbler’ Set For Saturday, November 28 At Accord Speedway; Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks & Slingshots In Action ACCORD, NY – Eat dinner with the family. We’ll provide the dirt-track dessert. That has been the motto for the ‘Gobbler’ post-Thanksgiving special at Accord Speedway as the event is set for its third running Saturday, November 28. A full slate of stock car racing at the Ulster County quarter-mile oval will conclude the 2015 dirt-track season in the Northeast. Headlining the ‘Gobbler’ spectacular is a 50-lap main for big-block/small-block…

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MEMORIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE FAIRGROUNDS “MOODY MILE” TO BE MAJOR PART OF PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS MOTORSPORTS 2016 RACE CAR AND TRADE SHOW

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] MEMORIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE FAIRGROUNDS “MOODY MILE” TO BE MAJOR PART OF PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS MOTORSPORTS 2016 RACE CAR AND TRADE SHOW OAKS, PA October 29, 2015 . . . The great memories of the New York State Fairgrounds “Moody Mile” will be a huge part of The Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2016 fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels and Distributed by Insinger Performance Race Car and Trade Show set for Friday, January 22 thru Sunday, January, 24th. The 31st edition of the popular motorsports trade show will take place at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in…

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RIVERHEAD RACEWAY NAMES SCOTT TAPLEY NEW RACE DIRECTOR

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] RIVERHEAD RACEWAY NAMES SCOTT TAPLEY NEW RACE DIRECTOR Eddie & Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz the new owners of Riverhead Raceway have begun the process of putting a staff together for the 2016 race season and on Tuesday afternoon they announced that veteran race official Scott Tapley of Poland Spring, Maine has agreed to come on board in the capacity of Race Director at popular quarter mile oval. "We have heard good things about Scott from the racers and owners that have raced at tracks or on a series where he was the race director" Eddie & Connie Partridge…

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UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY “NEW YORKER” TO BECOME “NEW YORKER RACE OF CHAMPIONS 200”

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY “NEW YORKER” TO BECOME “NEW YORKER RACE OF CHAMPIONS 200” VERNON, NY – In a joint statement Race of Champions steward Joe Skotnicki and Utica-Rome Speedway owners Bill and Kim Shea today announced they have partnered to present the speedway’s annual fall event to be known as the “New Yorker Race of Champions 200” to be held on September 9 -10, 2016. “One of the first goals with acquiring the Race of Champions was to create a marquee signature event within the dirt modified program that recognized, rewarded and was built to become a long standing…

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Decker breezes to 35-lap “Prelude” win at Weedsport

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Decker breezes to 35-lap "Prelude" win at Weedsport Remainder of ‘Last Call at the Port’ schedule washed out WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – October 23, 2015 - In what turned out to be the final Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified event of the season at Weedsport Speedway Friday night, Billy Decker took charge early and won the $3,500-to-win 35-lap feature that was to have led into the All Ways 150 the next day. Decker started on the outside pole after the draw that followed time trials for Saturday’s scheduled All Ways 150. Earlier, Gary Tomkins had set fast time, but…

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Rain Cancels World of Outlaws at Weedsport Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Rain Cancels World of Outlaws at Weedsport Speedway The Series will be back in action in two weeks at the Bad Boy Buggies World Finals WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - Oct. 25, 2015 - Tonight's World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event at Weedsport Speedway has been cancelled following overnight rain and a heavily saturated facility. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series portion of the Last Call at the Port event will not be rescheduled. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action Nov. 5, 6 and 7 for the season finale Bad Boy Buggies World Finals…

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Jimmy Phelps Takes Bud Light 125 at Weedsport

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Jimmy Phelps Takes Bud Light 125 at Weedsport Steve Bernard finishes 8th, earns 358 Modified DIRTcar Series title WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – October 23, 2015 - Jimmy Phelps, coming off a 358 Modified victory in the Salute to the Troops 150 during NAPA Super DIRT Week at the Syracuse Fairgrounds, was back for more Friday at Weedsport Speedway’s ‘Last Call at the Port’ Bud Light 125. Phelps prevailed in a stop-and-start grueling affair that lasted over and hour and required 16 cautions and a red flag. Along the way, he turned many a contested lap racing with Larry Wight,…

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Decker notches 5th win at Brewerton

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Decker notches 5th win at Brewerton Hearn, Johnson, Sheppard, Coffey 2-3-4-5 in racy McDonald’s 100 BREWERTON, N.Y. – October 22, 2015 - Billy Decker started on the pole and won the twice rained-out McDonald’s 100 at Brewerton Speedway Thursday, but it wasn’t all that easy. Decker swapped the lead three times with Brett Hearn before taking the lead for keeps on lap 76 with a hammer down move in the fourth turn that brought him close to the retaining wall. He withstood three late restarts and a green-white-checkered finish to record his fifth series win of the season.…

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DIRTcar 358 Modified Series title on the line at Weedsport

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] DIRTcar 358 Modified Series title on the line at Weedsport WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – October 22, 2015 - The 2015 DIRTcar NE 358 Modified Series championship will be decided Friday, October 23 at Weedsport Speedway – the opening night of its ‘Last Call at the Port’ three-day spectacular that closes out the region’s racing season. Chris Raabe of Napanee, ON, David Hebert of St. Damase, QC and Steve Bernard of Granby, QC enter the 125 lap, $7,500-to-win race separated by only nine points. Raabe is the current point leader – three points ahead of Hebert – the 2015 358…

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URC Season Finale at Port Royal Rains/Sleets out Handing Michael his 9th URC Championship

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] URC Season Finale at Port Royal Rains/Sleets out Handing Michael his 9th URC Championship The United Racing Club’s last race of the year at Port Royal Speedway this past weekend was rained out due to persistent rain and sleet falling at the racetrack. Point’s leader Curt Michael in his Bill Gallagher owned 5g were ready to do battle with the 89 of Robbie Stillwaggon for the 2015 URC Championship. Unfortunately not one car hit the track and the even was cancelled, giving Curt Michael his 9th URC Championship. This is the duos 4th URC Championship; Michael previously earned…

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The Final Countdown as Battles Still Underway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] The Final Countdown as Battles Still Underway The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series takes on Port Royal Speedway on Saturday and returns to Weedsport Speedway on Sunday CONCORD, N.C. - Oct. 20, 2015 - The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series has just four features to go before the end of the 2015 season. The series returns to action this weekend with stops at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway on Saturday and Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway on Sunday. Though the championship race is wrapped up, as the final countdown to the end of the season begins, there are plenty…

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Dirt Modifieds

Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek ‘Night of Champions’ Set For Saturday, December 19 At Holiday Inn Allentown

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek ‘Night of Champions’ Set For Saturday, December 19 At Holiday Inn Allentown-I-78 (Lehigh Valley); $59,000-Plus Point Fund To Be Distributed; Discounted Rooms Now Available BREINIGSVILLE, PA – For the first time, the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Hi-Tek will host a ‘Night of Champions’ to honor its point title winners, top performers and series supporters. The series Awards Banquet takes place on Saturday, December 19 in Breinigsville, Pa., just outside of Allentown, at the Holiday Inn Allentown-I-78 (Lehigh Valley). The top-12 drivers from the Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region,…

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Dirt Modifieds

15 year old Max McLaughlin to debut with HBR at Weedsport Speedway this weekend

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] 15 year old Max McLaughlin to debut with HBR at Weedsport Speedway this weekend Weedsport, NY- (October 19, 2015) The McLaughlin name is no stranger to the short tracks of central New York, and this weekend Max McLaughlin will carry on the family tradition when he pilots a No. 6 HBR prepared Troyer modified in the Last Call at the Port Weekend at the Weedsport Speedway. Max, the son of DIRT Hall of Famer Mike McLaughlin, has been tearing up the dirt tracks in the south and is excited to bring his talent to the famed HBR team.…

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Brewerton Speedway

Super DIRTcar Series point leader Sheppard hangs tough at Brockville

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Super DIRTcar Series point leader Sheppard hangs tough at Brockville Finishes 5th in back-up car after career-first rollover BROCKVILLE, ON. – October 19, 2015 - Super DIRTcar Series point leader Matt Sheppard took a licking and kept on ticking at the Brockville Ontario Speedway Fall Nationals event Saturday. Sheppard caught the frame of the FX Caprara/Mohawk Northeast Inc. HBR Racing No. 9h on the heavy edge of the top of turn three and barrel rolled over the steep berm during his qualifying heat. He came back out in his back-up car and finished fifth in the consolation race,…

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UNOH All Stars ready to award over $120,000 in purse money

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] UNOH All Stars ready to award over $120,000 in purse money Dale Blaney earns unprecedented sixth UNOH All Star title in 2015 By Tyler Altmeyer: UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Contact: altmeyer119@gmail.com / 724-954-4915 Indianapolis (October 15, 2015) - After nearly nine months of criss-crossing the northeast, contesting close to 50 events in seven different states, the 2015 UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions campaign has finally reached its conclusion. Tony Stewart’s “New” UNOH All Star organization will award over $120,000 in prize money during the championship ceremony in early December. The top-eleven teams in the final…

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Brewerton Speedway

Busy weekend ahead for Super DIRTcar Series

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Busy weekend ahead for Super DIRTcar Series Brewerton Speedway Fri Oct 16; Brockville Ontario Sat Oct 17 BREWERTON, N.Y. – Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 - Super DIRTcar Series point leader Matt Sheppard will try to put the disappointment of a late fizzle in the Syracuse 200 behind him this weekend at Brewerton and Brockville Ontario Speedways. Sheppard was looking the part of a potential Finale at the Fairgrounds winner until Stewart Friesen passed him for the lead on lap 174. Soon he was in the pits with electrical problems that relegated him to a 25th-place finish. “It just…

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Dirt Modifieds

Throwback Schemes Were A Hit At The Finale at the Fairgrounds

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Throwback Schemes Were A Hit At The Finale at the Fairgrounds By: Pete MacDonald Earlier on this season NASCAR thought as a tribute to the history of the Southern 500 which was returning to its original Labor Day date that it would be a good idea to incorporate some "old school" or "throwback" paint schemes into the race. It turned out to be a huge success in which everybody from the drivers and teams to Good Year and media types participated. Fast forward to the beginning of September when it was announced that this year would be the…

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Dirt Modifieds

NAPA Super DIRT Week Sportsman Modified Winner Found in Violation of Rules During Post-Event Inspection

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] NAPA Super DIRT Week Sportsman Modified Winner Found in Violation of Rules During Post-Event Inspection Victory awarded to race’s runner-up Rocky Warner SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Oct. 13, 2015 – The DIRTcar Sportsman Modified driven by James Michael Friesen in Sunday’s DIRTcar Sportsman Modified feature event at NAPA Super DIRT Week was found to be in violation of DIRTcar rules. The car was disqualified for violating DIRTcar Rule 15.1, which prohibits alterations to the Chevrolet Performance engine, including tampering with seals. The penalty includes the loss of points and earnings from Sunday’s race, and awards Rocky Warner with the…

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Dirt Modifieds

It’s Friesen at the Finale!

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] It's Friesen at the Finale! SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Oct. 11, 2015 - No one hates to see the end of the one-mile New York State Fairgounds oval more than Stewart Friesen. The 32-year-old Canadian who now lives in Sprakers, N.Y., closed the venerable track's rich motorsports history on Sunday by putting his name in the conversation of best to ever tour the speedway, winning the 44th annual Syracuse 200 Big-Block Modified spectacular and its $50,000 top prize for the fourth time in the last six years. "You don't want to lose a racetrack when you're good at a…

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Dirt Modifieds

Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region Point Standings

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region Point Standings *FINAL, after I-88 Speedway Oct. 10 Position Car No. Driver OCFS Big D Accord Thunder I-88 Woodhull Thunder Attendance I-88 Total 1 44 Stewart Friesen 100 95 DROP 95 100 100 100 75 125 790 2 27J Danny Johnson 90 54 85 90 72 90 DROP 75 100 656 3 34 Andy Bachetti 62 68 60 DROP 95 76 85 75 112 633 4 14H/2A Jeff Heotzler 41 DROP 65 72 90 48 58 75 135 584 5 55 Anthony Perrego 65 85 80…

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Dirt Modifieds

James Friesen tops Sportsman Modifieds at Fairgrounds Finale

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] James Friesen tops Sportsman Modifieds at Fairgrounds Finale SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Oct. 11, 2015 - In his second ever, and last, appearance on the “Moody Mile” at the New York State Fairgrounds, James Michael Friesen of St. Catharines, ON wired the field in a dominant performance after starting third in a 36-car field. The 30-lap race had eight cautions, but no one, including runner-up Rocky Warner of Gloversville, N.Y., was able to draw alongside Friesen’s Manchester Cable No. 52. Warner rose up from 10th to finish second. Shane Pecore of St. Andrews, ON completed the podium finish ahead…

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Dirt Modifieds

“Working Man Winner” Danny Creeden Tops I-88 Speedway Short Track SuperNationals 8

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] “Working Man Winner” Danny Creeden Tops I-88 Speedway Short Track SuperNationals 8, Pockets $6,190 Cash; Stewart Friesen $15,000 STSS Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region Champ; Two Full Days Of Racing Completed On Afton Fairgrounds AFTON, NY – The epitome of a “low-budget” racer, Danny Creeden appropriately won the “Working Man’s Race” of 2015. Creeden, of Wurtsboro, N.Y., authored a stirring drive to victory in Saturday night’s Halmar International Short Track SuperNationals 8 presented by Olum’s at I-88 Speedway, becoming the eighth different victor in as many editions of the event. He earned $5,000 from the posted purse, $50…

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BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPION SWANSON SEALS SYRACUSE “SALT CITY 78” WIN

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPION SWANSON SEALS SYRACUSE "SALT CITY 78" WIN Syracuse, New York.......Completing what has been a magical two-year run, Kody Swanson won Saturday's "Salt City 78" at the New York State Fairgrounds to make back-to-back wins on "The Moody Mile," all while closing out his second-straight Silver Crown championship. The Kingsburg, California driver made it four wins on the year while turning the standings into a rout aboard the DePalma Motorsports - Radio Hospital #63 Maxim/Hampshire. "Today, we were just here to win with points not being a factor at all. I had to run really hard to…

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Dirt Modifieds

The Eighth “Working Man’s Race” Takes Place This Weekend At I-88 Speedway With Halmar International Short Track SuperNationals 8 Presented By Olum’s; $15,000 Short Track Super Series Champion To Be Crowned

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] The Eighth “Working Man’s Race” Takes Place This Weekend At I-88 Speedway With Halmar International Short Track SuperNationals 8 Presented By Olum’s; $15,000 Short Track Super Series Champion To Be Crowned AFTON, NY - The ‘little series that could’ is set to conclude its 2015 season at a race, they said, would never work. Yes, it is an unlikely pairing, but the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Hi-Tek – a series aimed at weekend warriors, not high-budget teams – wraps up its 2015 Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region this weekend, Friday-Saturday October 9-10, at I-88 Speedway…

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Dirt Modifieds

Wight Blazes to NAPA Super DIRT Week’s Syracuse 200 Pole Position

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Wight Blazes to NAPA Super DIRT Week’s Syracuse 200 Pole Position Becomes youngest polesitter in history of prestigious Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series event at the New York State Fairgrounds SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Oct. 8, 2015 - Larry Wight lived up to his nickname during Thursday afternoon's NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week Big-Block Modified qualifying at the New York State Fairgrounds. The rising 22-year-old star known as 'Lightning' Larry was quickest in the 75-car time-trial session, ripping off a blazing lap of 29.154 seconds to earn the pole position for Sunday afternoon's 44th annual Syracuse 200 that…

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Super DIRT Week XLIV Wednesday Notebook

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Super DIRT Week XLIV Wednesday Notebook 78 Big Block Modifieds took to the track for a 2 hour practice yesterday, some drivers entered two cars but some drivers such as Brett Hearn didnt participate in the session. The throwback paint schemes are beyond phenomenal and I wish more teams participated, I get they only had a few weeks to put this all together, but still. Look for another article on that in the coming days. Billy Decker was the fastest in Wednesday's practice at 31.774 seconds around the Moody Mile at the New York State Fairgrounds. A lot…

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NAPA Super DIRT Week Kicks Off with Hundreds of Campers at the N.Y. State Fairgrounds and High-Speeds on the Moody Mile

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] NAPA Super DIRT Week Kicks Off with Hundreds of Campers at the N.Y. State Fairgrounds and High-Speeds on the Moody Mile SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Oct. 7, 2015 - The "Finale at the Fairgrounds" is finally underway. Wednesdaymorning hundreds of campers rolled into the New York State Fairgrounds to kick off the 44th NAPA Super DIRT Week, then Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series drivers raced onto the Moody Mile for their first laps at the historic venue. It was a bittersweet day for many of the racers. With every driver wanting desperately to be the final winner at the…

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Johnson Crashes Hearn’s Party During Super DIRT Week Kickoff Party at Weedsport Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Johnson Crashes Hearn’s Party During Super DIRT Week Kickoff Party at Weedsport Speedway   WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – Oct. 7, 2015 – Weedsport Speedway hosted the Super DIRT Week kickoff party Wednesday, and it was Danny Johnson who crashed Brett Hearn’s party during the 75-lap small-block modified feature. Hearn dominated the DIRTcar 358 Modified event that served as the first racing action of the 44th annual Super DIRT Week, leading nearly 50 laps until Johnson caught him in the closing laps and pulled away for the victory. “Obviously, it’s awesome,” Johnson said of his No. 27 machine on top…

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Dave Blaney Returning to Syracuse in a Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified for a Final Shot at NAPA Super DIRT Week Glory

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Dave Blaney Returning to Syracuse in a Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified for a Final Shot at NAPA Super DIRT Week Glory SYRACUSE, N.Y. – October. 6, 2015 - Dave Blaney, the “Buckeye Bullet” from Hartford, Ohio, and a former NASCAR star, will be among the entrants trying to capture Sunday’s Syracuse 200 during NAPA Super DIRT Week’s “Finale at the Fairgrounds” celebration this week. Blaney, a former of champion of both the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the USAC Silver Crown Series, will strap into the J&S Racing Big-Block Modified No. 74 Teo Pro Car built…

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Syracuse – In One Word

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Syracuse – In One Word By: Pete MacDonald Kicking off our coverage of Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairgrounds next week with this, everyone can say what they want about what goes on during the annual festival of speed in Central New York but I’m certainly going to miss the trek to the New York State Fairgrounds each October. I recently asked the question, if you had to describe Super DIRT Week at Syracuse in one word what would it be? Ryan Godown (Modified Driver): Piece of my life. Jim Spellmon (2014 Super DIRT Week…

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Mike Mahaney Earns First-Ever Southern Tier Challenge Cup Championship

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Mike Mahaney Earns First-Ever Southern Tier Challenge Cup Championship; Top-10 Features Even Split Between I-88 and Thunder Mountain Speedways; Tires Available For Pick-Up At I-88 Speedway During Oct. 9-10 Short Track SuperNationals 8 AFTON, NY – The first-ever American Racer Southern Tier Challenge Cup, a $10,000 program involving I-88 Speedway in Afton, N.Y., and Thunder Mountain Speedway in Center Lisle, N.Y., is complete. And the inaugural champion, representing I-88 Speedway, is Mike Mahaney of King Ferry, N.Y. Mahaney accrued some 840 points utilizing his best-15 feature finishes at the Afton Fairgrounds oval driving the Charlie Davis-owned No. 21.…

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Championship On The Line Saturday At I-88 Speedway October 10 For Short Track Super Series Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Championship On The Line Saturday At I-88 Speedway October 10 For Short Track Super Series Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region; Stewart Friesen Aims For $15,000 Title, List Of Contenders Battle For Share Of $38,000-Plus STSS North Region Point Fund AFTON, NY – A championship is on the line when the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek rolls into I-88 Speedway next weekend. On Friday-Saturday October 9-10, the Afton Fairgrounds becomes a hub of activity with the running of the Halmar International Short Track SuperNationals 8 presented by Olum’s. The two-day ‘Working Man’s Race’ has become more lucrative…

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Future of NAPA Super DIRT Week Will Be at State-of-the-Art Central New York Raceway Park

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Future of NAPA Super DIRT Week Will Be at State-of-the-Art Central New York Raceway Park DIRTcar ready to welcome fans to next week’s ‘Finale at the Fairgrounds’ SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Sept. 30, 2015 - The 44th annual NAPA Super DIRT Week is only ONE week away at the New York State Fairgrounds, but DIRTcar Racing and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are already looking to the future, jointly announcing today the event will relocate to Central New York Raceway Park when completed. "The State of New York has made a 10-year commitment to Super DIRT Week to keep…

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Local Driver Chad Cook Steals The Show, But Stewart Friesen Drives To Thunder Mountain Speedway Wade Decker Memorial Triumph & $5,140 Payday

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Local Driver Chad Cook Steals The Show, But Stewart Friesen Drives To Thunder Mountain Speedway Wade Decker Memorial Triumph & $5,140 Payday; Rocky Warner (GRIT American Series Crate 602 Sportsman); Jonathan Carpenter (Street Stock) & Brian Carber (XCel 600 Modified) Also Triumph As 146 Cars Jam Thunder Mountain Pits CENTER LISLE, NY – Local driver Chad Cook may have stolen the show, but it was Stewart Friesen who ended up in Victory Lane on Sunday night at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Friesen, of Sprakers, N.Y., wheeled the Jeff Daley-backed No. 44 to his first triumph at the Center Lisle…

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Decker prevails at Fonda Speedway

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  [xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Fourth 2015 Super DIRTcar Series win for the “Franklin Flyer” FONDA, N.Y. – September 26, 2015 – Billy Decker retook the lead from Brett Hearn for the second time on lap 78 and stayed in front the rest of the way to win the Mohawk Valley 100 at Fonda Speedway. It was the defending Super DIRTcar Series (SDS) champion’s fourth series win of the season and his first at Fonda Speedway since 1988. Decker set fast time in qualifying and started fifth in a 31-car field. He passed Hearn for the first time on lap 72 after…

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USAC SILVER CROWN SERIES SET FOR FINAL VISIT TO SYRACUSE OCTOBER 9 & 10

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] USAC SILVER CROWN SERIES SET FOR FINAL VISIT TO SYRACUSE OCTOBER 9 & 10 The USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series returns to the Moody Mile in Syracuse, New York for the final time during "Super DIRT Week" on October 9 and 10, 2015 for the "Salt City 78." This is your last chance to see the champ cars on the legendary New York State Fairgrounds dirt mile before the track closes. If this is one event you've always had on your bucket list, do not wait! Practice and qualifying for the USAC Silver Crown Series is set for…

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Two Distinct Point Battles Shaping Up This Sunday At Thunder Mountain Speedway Wade Decker Memorial Race; American Racer Southern Tier Challenge Cup 2015 Champion To Be Decided This Weekend; Valuable Short Track Super Series North Region Points At Stake

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Two Distinct Point Battles Shaping Up This Sunday At Thunder Mountain Speedway Wade Decker Memorial Race; American Racer Southern Tier Challenge Cup 2015 Champion To Be Decided This Weekend; Valuable Short Track Super Series North Region Points At Stake CENTER LISLE, NY – Two distinct point battles will be underway when the MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial Modified 50-lap event hits the track this Sunday, Sept. 27 at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Certainly, the focus will be on the seventh leg of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region for Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek (STSS) competitors. A…

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Weedsport Speedway Extends “Last Call” as the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars Invade to Cap Off Huge Triple Header Weekend

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Weedsport Speedway Extends "Last Call" as the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars Invade to Cap Off Huge Triple Header Weekend WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – September 23, 2015 – The World of Outlaw Sprint Cars will invade Central New York for the final time in 2015 on Sunday, October 25th as the grand Finale of Weedsport's inaugural "Last Call Weekend". Action begins Friday, October 23rd as the DIRTcar 358 series crowns its Champion on "Victory Hill" at the conclusion of the 125 lap 358 Modified Main event. The Big Block Super DIRTcar Series Modifieds also take to the track for the "All Ways…

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Stage Is Set For Halmar International Short Track SuperNationals 8 Presented By Olum’s October 9-10 At I-88 Speedway; $600 Dale & Sue Smith Halfway Leader Award; $288 Zubi’s Racing Hard Charger Award; Registration Underway

  8 years ago     1489 Views     Comments Off on Stage Is Set For Halmar International Short Track SuperNationals 8 Presented By Olum’s October 9-10 At I-88 Speedway; $600 Dale & Sue Smith Halfway Leader Award; $288 Zubi’s Racing Hard Charger Award; Registration Underway  

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Stage Is Set For Halmar International Short Track SuperNationals 8 Presented By Olum’s October 9-10 At I-88 Speedway; $600 Dale & Sue Smith Halfway Leader Award; $288 Zubi’s Racing Hard Charger Award; Registration Underway AFTON, NY – The stage is set for what has evolved into a Columbus Day weekend tradition for the racing community in the Southern Tier. On Friday-Saturday October 9-10, the Afton Fairgrounds becomes a hub of activity with the running of the Halmar International Short Track SuperNationals 8 presented by Olum’s at I-88 Speedway. The two-day ‘Working Man’s Race’ has become more lucrative for…

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Brewerton to resume Super DIRTcar event October 16

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Brewerton to resume Super DIRTcar event October 16 Big-Block Modifieds ran three heats before halted by rain BREWERTON, N.Y. – September 22, 2015 – Brewerton Speedway and the Super DIRTcar Series have set Friday, October 16 as the date to complete the McDonald’s Night race card that was postponed by rain Saturday, September 19. Racing will begin at 7 p.m. Fans who attended the original event can present their ticket stub for free admission October 16. New adult tickets will go on sale for $20. Pit pass bands from Saturday, September 19 will be honored. Competitors who were…

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