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Wolfe Runs Middle Lane For Port Royal Speedweek Win

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Dietrich Hold Series Lead Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDECOM PORT ROYAL, Pa. –July 2, 2016- Lucas Wolfe used the middle groove to drive by leader Tim Shaffer and claim the PA Speedweek feature at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night, worth $5,000. In the Moon Shine Camo Rt. 35 Dirt Late Model Challenge Series, Jeff Rine motored to his second win in a row in the series after taking a series event last week at Selinsgrove Speedway. The victory was the 13th of Rine’s career at Port Royal. Mike Goodwin…

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COZZE, SCHUTZ AND KLINE EACH BECOME REPEAT WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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EIGHT YOUNGSTERS GO HOME WITH BIKES THANKS TO KORY FLEMING’S SLEEPY HOLLOW RACING Story By:ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA. –July 2, 2016- Ray Swinehart and Frank Cozze, two of the elder statesmen in Modified action at Grandview Speedway battled for several laps with Swinehart on the high groove and Cozze down low. On the 26th lap coming off turn four, Cozze took Swinehart to the limit and was able to put the Tom Umbenhauer-owned/Harry’s U-Pull-It No. 4 into the top spot. At the same time Jeff Strunk, one of the younger veterans…

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Bobby Jones Returns to Mahoning Victory Lane

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Mike Sweeney dominates en route to “Pineapple 50” Late Model win Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa. -July 2, 2016- Bobby Jones is easily considered one of the best racers Mahoning Valley Speedway showcases which makes it is hard to fathom that this classy veteran has not been a winner in over four years. A string of bad luck had a lot to do with it. Missed set-ups on his No. 1J more times than not can be taken into consideration for the Victory Lane absence too. No matter what the…

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Dietrich Seals The Deal for Grove Victory

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Dietrich Pounces On Hodnett For 10K Williams Grove Mitch Smith Speedweek Win Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA- July 2, 2016- Danny Dietrich pounced on the slightest of openings left by Greg Hodnett to steal the victory in Friday night’s PA Speedweek Mitch Smith Memorial for sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway, worth $10,000. Elsewhere in the PASS 305 sprint main, Aston’s Dave Brown went wire to wire for the 20-lap victory. Greg Hodnett and James McFadden started on the front row of the 30-lap speedweek Mitch Smith Memorial with…

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Susquehanna Pays Back Car Owners for Firecracker 40

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Susquehanna Speedway to Thank Car Owners With Free Admission to Firecracker 40 Story By: JUSTIN SNYDER / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, PA- July 2, 2016- Susquehanna Speedway has been the talk of the local racing scene since Scott Gobrecht took ownership last year and brought Kolten Gouse on to serve as promoter of the Newberrytown facility. With cosmetic changes such as new barriers, upgraded bathrooms, new lights and more, fans and drivers have been treated to new and improved facilities throughout the 2016 season. Hosting multiple series on a weekly basis, the racing has been…

Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman In Whelen Night Action at Grandview Speedway

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19 Different Feature Winners in 2016; Kids Can Win Bikes from Kory Fleming Sleepy Hollow Team Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- June 30, 2016- There have been 19 different feature winners in the three divisions of NASCAR stock car racing presented at Grandview Speedway on a weekly basis during the first half of the season. This could very well be one of the most competitive seasons seen on the one-third-mile, banked clay oval. This Saturday night all three divisions are back in action as part of the Whelen Engineering sponsored…

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Thunder Storms Halt Thunder on The Hill at Grandview

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Rain Stops Thunder Series on Lap Fifteen of Sprint Feature Tuesday Night at Grandview Speedway Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- June 29, 2016- Rain has not been a friend to Thunder on the Hill and Tuesday night was no different as the Pennsylvania 410 Sprint Speed Week Series invaded the Grandview Speedway for event one-hundred and twenty of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings. Feature race leader Ryan Smith made contact with another car sending him spinning into the first turn infield…

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Selinsgrove Speedway Hosts PA Speedweek

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Opperman-Bogar Memorial for 410 Sprint Cars This Sunday Story By: STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, PA- June 29, 2016- Selinsgrove Speedway will host the PA Speedweek Finale for 410 sprint cars at 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, July 3, honoring the memory of the late driver-car owner duo of Jan Opperman and Dick Bogar. The 30-lap 410 sprint car feature will pay $5,000 to win and $400 to start. Track gates will open at 5:30 p.m. The 305 sprint cars and pro stocks will compete in 20-lap and 15-lap main events, respectively, to round…

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George Ramos Jr. “Pineapple 50” for Late Models this Saturday at Mahoning Valley Speedway

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Mahoning Valley Speedway July 2 Advance: George Ramos Jr. "Pineapple 50" for Late Models to pay $1200-to-win this Saturday at Mahoning Valley Speedway Story By:DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, PA- June 29, 2016- This coming Saturday, July 2 at 6:00 pm, Mahoning Valley Speedway presents the 5th Annual George Ramos Jr. “Pineapple 50” for Late Models. The feature race will award the winner $1200. The Pineapple 50 is run in honor of the late George Ramos Jr., who passed away in 2012. Ramos was a racer who competed at Mahoning Valley and…

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Georgie Stevenson Memorial Kicks Off July Racing Slate at Big Diamond

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Street Stock Summer Shootout Reschedule For July 8 Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA.- June 28, 2016- Five nights of racing are on tap in the coal region for Big Diamond Speedway in July and it all gets underway on July 1 with the running of the prestigious B&H Landscaping Georgie Stevenson Memorial for the CJ’s Tire & Automotive Services 358 modifieds. The 30-lap feature pays $4,000 to win and $300 to take the green along with the Mark’s Service Center cash dash for the 358 modifieds. The U.S.S. Achey sportsman…

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Kochenash Out Duels Beers to Mahoning Checkers

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Austin Kochenash survives to win Mahoning Modified slugfest; Frankie Althouse does the same for Late Model glory Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY Photos By;WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa. - June 26, 2016- At the bullring ¼-mile Mahoning Valley Speedway on a sizzling Saturday night, there was beating and banging, there was spins and dings and there was action galore, and that was just in the Modified feature. It was a race that was a slugfest in every sense of the word and after all was said and done standing tall in Victory Lane after a hard fought…

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VonDohren Rolls Back-Up to Grandview Victory

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VONDOHREN CAPTURES 3RD MODIFIED WIN OF THE SEASON USING A BACK-UP CAR AND INCREASES POINT LEAD; BRAD ARNOLD BECOMES NINTH SPORTSMAN FEATURE WINNER OF THE SEASON AND DAVE BROWN JR WINS CLOSE TSRS SPRINT FEATURE RACE Story By:ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA. -June 26, 2016 - Defending Grandview Speedway Modified point champion and current point leader Craig VonDohren damaged his primary car in his qualifying event forcing him to go to a back-up car in the consolation race. The multi-time track champion was able to win the consolation and then started 22nd in the…

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Dewease Kicks Off PA. Speedweeks with Lincoln Victory

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DEWEASE TAKES ROUND ONE OF 2016 PENNSYLVANIA SPEEDWEEK for 39TH CAREER LINCOLN WIN Story By:BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA.- June 26, 2016- Lance Dewease was never really gone. But his performances in a limited number of appearances has amazed even the most doubting fans in 2016. Dewease started on the pole, followed outside front row starter Lucas Wolfe for the first eight laps, drove by the Zemco #1 in heavy lapped traffic on lap eight to take the lead for good in claiming the $7,000 top prize on what turned out to be…

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Richards Records No. 8 this Season in a Wild One

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Overton Records First Podium Finish of Season Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WoO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SARVER, PA- June 24, 2016- Josh Richards was the first one to the checkers Friday, winning the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series second preliminary feature night of the Firecracker 100 weekend presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway. Though he was the last man standing on the second night, it did not come without a trio of drivers nipping at his rear tires. Two cautions within the first three laps did not slow down the 28-car field…

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Modifieds Make Long-Awaited Return to Susquehanna Speedway Park

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Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Spectacular; Sportsman ‘Susky Showdown’ Added To Program Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEWBERRYTOWN, PA- June 25, 2016- For the first time since 2009, the rumble of Modifieds returns to Susquehanna Speedway Park on Sunday, July 31. The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP visits the Newberrytown, Pa., oval, bringing smiles to the faces of Northeast race fans who have long awaited Modifieds at the facility. The absence will end July 31 (rain date: Aug. 7) when the STSS Velocita South…

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Hodnett Wins URC Sprint Williams Grove Special

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Driver Takes Sprint Car A-Main As Companion To Super DIRTcar Series Event Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA -June 23, 2016- A three-car crash on the frontstretch involving Kody Lehman, Adam Carberry and Will Eggimann brought out the red flag on the initial start of the United Racing Club 360-Sprint car feature. When the race resumed, Robbie Stillwaggon grabbed the race lead over Jason Shultz, Mark Smith and seventh starter Hodnett. The caution flew with one lap completed for a spin by Chuck Hebing. Hodnett had passed Smith before the caution and…

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Lernerville Kicks Off Firecracker 100 Weekend

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Three Days of Racing, Three Times the Party Starts on Thursday Story By:BRENDAN CAPRIA / WoO LATE MODEL SERIES Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SARVER, Pa. - June 23, 2016 - The final countdown is on until the Firecracker 100 kicks off at Lernerville Speedway. Three days of racing and three times the party starts on Thursday, June 23 and continues until Saturday, June 25. The Northeast's biggest late-model party leads into the Firecracker 100, one of the most coveted wins in late model racing. This year, the Firecracker 100 celebrates its 10th anniversary. For World of Outlaws Craftsman®…

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No Sweat Service Group Street Stocks Take Center Stage Friday At Big Diamond

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Extra-Distance Race, Extra Money on the Line for the Full-Fender Division Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY Photos By: GEORGE STIEGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. –June 23, 2016- There will be plenty of side-by-side and three- and four-wide action on Friday night as the No Sweat Service Group Street Stocks are featured in the Street Stock Summer Shootout 30 on Jasen’s Automotive Night at Big Diamond Speedway. The on-track racing has been exciting for the division all year. Eric Tripp, of Wernersville, leads the division with two wins while defending street stock champion Rich Bossinger, of Lebanon, is the…

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Williams Grove Speedway Kicks Off PA Speedweek Friday

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Three Days Until DIRTcar Modified Mayhem At Williams Grove Speedway! Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA- June 21, 2016- Williams Grove Speedway will kick off the 26th annual PA Sprint Speedweek series coming up this Friday night, June 24 at 8 pm. The Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars will begin the nine-day series on Friday with a 25-lap feature paying $5,000 to win. The entire 2016 speedweek series is sponsored by Always Racing, a pastoral organization that ministers to the motorsports community during times of trauma and also in spiritual…

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PATRIOT SPRINT TOUR WHITCOMB MEMORIAL THIS SATURDAY AT SELINSGROVE

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SPEEDWAY SWITCHES TO 7:30 PM SUMMER START TIME Story By: STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY Photos By: TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, Pa. –June 17, 2016- Selinsgrove Speedway will honor the memory of sprint car driver Joe Whitcomb with the 13th annual running of the Joe Whitcomb Memorial for 360 sprint cars sanctioned by the Patriot Sprint Tour at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, June 18. Track gates will open at 5 p.m. The 30-lap sprint car feature, a tribute to honor the late open wheel racer from Millersburg who succumbed to injuries sustained in a sprint car racing accident at the…

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Dirt Mods Set to Go 50 Laps at Mahoning Valley Speedway

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Dirt Mods set to go 50 Laps with $1200-to-win + Jr. Enduro makes debut this Saturday at Mahoning Valley Speedway Story By:DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY Photos By:WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa.- June 16, 2016- The Dirt Modifieds will be the center of focus this coming Saturday evening June 18 at Mahoning Valley Speedway with a special 50-lap/$1200-to-win feature. Since becoming a weekly class in 2009, the Dirt Mods have grown to have a solid core of racers and their unique brand of slinging the car designed specifically for dirt around the circular paved ¼-mile makes for a very…

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Kyle Strohl Picks Up First Modified Victory of 2016

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Paul Koehler Jr. Joins 50-Win Club at Mahoning Valley Speedway Story By: Kyle Magda / Mahoning Valley Speedway Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa. - June 12, 2016- Two familiar faces at Mahoning Valley Speedway ended up in victory lane Saturday night. 16-year-old Kyle Strohl finally broke into this season’s win column by holding off a hard-charging Austin Kochenash in the Modified feature while Paul Koehler Jr. battled with a hungry Mike Sweeney in the closing laps for his 50th Late Model win at MVS. Strohl started fourth and ran side-by-side with Nick Baer until grabbing the lead from…

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Pauch Jr. Poised for Silver Crown Debut at Williams Grove

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Pauch Jr. Poised for Silver Crown Debut at Williams Grove By: Pete MacDonald When opportunities arise in the business of motorsports, you simply have to take them while they are in front of you. Billy Pauch Jr., like most people has a “bucket list” of things he wants to accomplish in this sport. This Friday night Pauch Jr. gets to cross off another item on his list when the USAC Silver Crown series makes its long awaited return to the Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA for the first time in 35 years. Williams Grove has a very…

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CLAUSON EYES PATH VALLEY SPEEDWEEK SHOW ON RACE TO 200

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] CLAUSON EYES PATH VALLEY SPEEDWEEK SHOW ON RACE TO 200 SPRING RUN, Pa. (June 8, 2016) – Noblesville, Indiana’s Bryan Clauson, one of the most prolific drivers in open wheel racing has made his intentions known – to claim the $6,600 top prize when Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek invades the ¼-mile bullring known as Path Valley Speedway for Fred Rahmer’s Party at the Path event on Sunday, June 26. “We’ve had Brady Bacon and Chad Kemenah claim victories in our events,” Rahmer said. “I really think Clauson could give these Pennsylvania guys a run for their money.” Clauson…

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FOUR DIVISIONS OF RACING ACTION AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY FEATURED IN T.P.TRAILERS NIGHT

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] FOUR DIVISIONS OF RACING ACTION AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY FEATURED IN T.P.TRAILERS NIGHT ALWAYS POPULAR VINTAGE CAR RACING WILL BE PART OF SATURDAY EVENTS BECHTELSVILLE, PA June 8, 2016 . . . The battle for the lucrative NASCAR and track point titles continues at Grandview Speedway this Saturday with T.P.Trailers Night offering an exciting four division show of auto racing action. Judging from early racing action the season seems headed to becoming one of the most competitive seen at the 54-year-old racing facility in quite sometime. With six weeks of racing completed ( four events have been rained out)…

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CLAUSON CORRALS WILD GRANDVIEW EASTERN STORM OPENER

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] CLAUSON CORRALS WILD GRANDVIEW EASTERN STORM OPENER Bechtelsville, PA………Since starting his third Indianapolis 500-mile race a little over a week ago, Bryan Clauson has been on an absolute tear. Along with picking up the recent “Indiana Midget Week” championship, the Noblesville, Indiana driver had won five of his last six non-wing sprint car starts coming into Tuesday night’s “Jesse Hockett Classic” - “Eastern Storm” opener at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania. On Tuesday night, Clauson chalked up his series-leading fourth USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory in 2016, as well as tallying his 10th overall USAC-sanctioned win, leading…

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The Countdown is on to the Firecracker 100 Weekend

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Three times the racing, three times the party as one of the year’s premier late model events counts down to a kick off at Lernerville Speedway Story By:BRENDAN CAPRIA /WOO LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SARVER, Pa. - June 8, 2016 - The countdown is on to the Firecracker 100 weekend at Lernerville Speedway as one of racing's biggest parties kicks off on Thursday, June 23 and runs until Saturday, June 25. The Firecracker weekend presented by GottaRace.com is three days of racing and three times the party. This season, the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model…

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Busch Paints A Winner at Pocono

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Saving fuel to the finish, Kurt Busch wins Sprint Cup race at Pocono Story By;REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:ACE LANE JR. / RACERSGUIDE.COM LONG POND, Pa. – June 7, 2016-Working with a substitute crew chief, and saving enough fuel to get to the finish line and complete a celebratory burnout, Kurt Busch won Monday’s rain-delayed Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono Raceway. Busch won for the first time this year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and for the third time at Pocono, a 2.5-mile speedway featuring three widely different corners. And Busch claimed his 28th…

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Monday Pocono Notebook

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Elliott rues his own impatience in final green-flag run Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF LONG POND, Pa. –June 7, 2016- You can forgive a rookie for a little impatience when his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory is within his grasp. But Sunoco Rookie of the Year leader Chase Elliott wasn’t ready to forgive himself after a fourth-place finish in Sunday’s Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono Raceway. After a restart with 33 laps left, Elliott was battling Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead, but as the drivers fought for position…

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Keselowski Leads Penske Front Row Pocono Sweep

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Keselowski steals Pocono pole from Penske teammate Logano Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR LONG POND, Pa. –June 4, 2016- Going out late in a light rain in the final round of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series knockout qualifying at Pocono Raceway, Brad Keselowski edged Team Penske teammate Joey Logano for the top starting spot in Sunday’s Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 (1 p.m. ET on FS1). For the second straight week, Logano paced each of the first two rounds but came up just short on his money lap. Keselowski toured the 2.5-mile triangular speedway…

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Jeff Hartman Is Flying Farmer Victor

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Action Track USA - Jeff Hartman Is Flying Farmer Victor; Buckwalter Wins 2nd In 600 Sprints; Travis Bieber Takes Slingshot Gold In Kutztown Images Courtesy: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Kutztown, PA - There was as much relief as joy on the face of Jeff Hartman as he stood proudly in victory lane on Wednesday night. Hartman had just captured the Flying Farmer 40 for the USAC All Pro SpeedSTRs at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds; the victory was his first in a SpeedSTR at Action Track USA and the first win of any kind after a…

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USAC EASTERN STORM KICKS OFF AT GRANDVIEW TUESDAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES CONTINUES. . . . . . . USAC NON WING SPRINTS EASTERN STORM KICKS OFF AT GRANDVIEW TUESDAY, 7, LINCOLN SPEEDWAY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 Must See Event Brings USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series to the East Coast BECHTELSVILLE, PA (June 2, 2016) – Three-wide racing action all the time, thrilling slide jobs plus rim-riding the guardrail and plenty of wheelie action is just a normal show for the USAC non-wing sprint cars and they will open the Eastern Storm at Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, June 7. The…

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Night Of Wings Among June Highlights At Big Diamond Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Night Of Wings Among June Highlights At Big Diamond Speedway Georgie Stevenson Memorial Set For July 1 For Immediate Release Contact: Shawn T. Wood, shawn@thedirttrackchannel.com Track: 570-294-7715 May 29, 2016 MINERSVILLE, PA. -- Following a rainy month of May, race fans in the coal region are hoping for warm weather and rain-free Friday nights as Big Diamond Speedway will play host to four nights of racing in June. The highlight of the month is the return of the sprint cars to the 3/8th's-mile oval as the United Racing Company invades the track on June 17 for a 'Night…

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TWO NIGHTS OF RACING ACTION AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] TWO NIGHTS OF RACING ACTION AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND POCONO NASCAR TICKETS TO BE GIVEN AWAY ON SATURDAY NIGHT BUCKWALTER, PFEIL AND BRIGHTBILL IN MEET AND GREET Images Courtesy: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA May 25, 2016 . . . Racing action returns to Grandview Speedway on Saturday, May 28th and the competition should be intense for the NASCAR stock car racers. The racers are returning after three weeks of rainouts so all of them will be intent on getting back into action and making up for lost opportunities in the chase for the lucrative track and NASCAR…

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Posse vs Outlaws: Sprint Car Racings Ultimate Rivalry

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Schatz Holds Top Spot in Unique Point Series Story By: MIKE BAKER / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / PHOTO STAFF CARLISLE, PA- May 24, 2016- The Posse versus Outlaw feud is one of the greatest rivalries in sports. Fans, drivers and tracks help fuel the fire. The number one argument, who is the best? In 2014 Pennsylvania Sprint Car News rolled out a one of a kind points championship to answer that argument. "In 2013 we kicked the idea around. A few series hold regional points standings, there is no such thing for this rivalry." Mike Baker, Founder of PA…

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At a Glance: Tensions Rise as Outlaws Set Out for Posse Territory

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The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series heads into Posse territory on Wednesday, May 18 for the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa., then the Morgan Cup double-header at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21 Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, NC- May 18, 2016- This week the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will wage war with the Pennsylvania Posse on their home turf when the series travels to Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. for the Gettysburg Clash…

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All regular track classes in action this Saturday at Mahoning Valley Speedway plus Car Cruise

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] All regular track classes in action this Saturday at Mahoning Valley Speedway plus Car Cruise (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 5-10-16) Coming up this Saturday, May 14 at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway will be a complete six division program of stock car racing plus a Car Cruise. The racing line-up will consist of heats and features for Modifieds, Late Models, Street Stocks, Dirt Mods, Pro 4s and Hobby Stocks. Also, the track will host a Car Cruise. Anyone with a classic/rod/custom car or truck will be admitted free to the races for the evening and during intermission will also take a…

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Biggest Stories of the Past 30 Days

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Biggest Stories of the Past 30 Days By: Pete MacDonald It’s been exactly 32 days since the Northeast Dirt Modified season kicked off at the Georgetown Speedway’s Melvin Joseph Memorial. It made me think a little about what have been the biggest stories so far in 2016. The top story on everyone’s mind was and continues to be the protest of Brett Hearn at the Short Track Super Series Hard Clay Open. Hearn’s crew members refused to remove his hood for technical inspection following his win. Hearn then went out and won the Sportsman feature, his first in…

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Greg Hodnett Wins Thriller in BAPS 410 Sprint Opener at Susquehanna

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Doug Hammaker Wins King of the Hill 358 Sprint Car Feature Story By: BRAD VORES / SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, PA- April 12, 2016- It’s been one of the most anticipated events of the season and if Sunday night’s BAPS Coatings & Supplies 410 Sprint Series opener at Susquehanna Speedway is any indication of what the remainder of the season brings, fans are in for a real treat. Greg Hodnett held off a late race challenge from Lance Dewease to capture the opening night of the seven race BAPS 410 Sprint Series which…

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Mahoning Valley set for Opening Day this Saturday

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Mahoning Valley Speedway will try again to get 2016 season underway this upcoming Saturday, April 16 Story By: DINO OBERTO / MVS MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, PA- April 11, 2016- Mahoning Valley Speedway’s second attempt at Opening Day 2016 takes place this upcoming Saturday, April 16 beginning at 6:00 pm. This past Saturday the speedway was set to host the first event of the year highlighted by the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions (RoC) Asphalt Modified Series Tour Fueled by Sunoco but due to weather issues the show has been postponed until Saturday, April 23 at…

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Big Bucks Up for Grabs for Grandview Modifieds

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Winner Will Earn More Than $100 a Lap in 35 Lap NASCAR 358 Modified Stock Car Feature Saturday Night at Grandview Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- April 8, 2016- It is anyone’s guess as to who will take home the big bucks at Grandview Speedway this Saturday when the Modifieds are in the limelight with an extra distance event that will see the winner earning at least $100 a lap. The T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds will be battling for in excess of $3,500 to win the 35-lap main event.…

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Testing Done: Mahoning Valley Speedway set for RoC Opener

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Mahoning Valley Speedway ready to usher in 2016 season with RoC Modifieds Story By: DINO OBERTO / MVS MEDIA Photos By: MVS PHOTO LEHIGHTON, PA- April 4, 2016- With the testing now over at Mahoning Valley Speedway, the attention turns to April 9 and the much ballyhooed season opening “Break-The-Ice-75” featuring the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series Fueled by Sunoco vs. the Mahoning home track stars. On Saturday the final Test and Tune was held and by all indications with the impressive number of Modifieds that came out to practice, the upcoming opener will make Mahoning Valley…

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PRACTICE, YES PRACTICE, IS SET FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] PRACTICE, YES PRACTICE, IS SET FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY CHASE FOR TITLE KICKS OFF ON APRIL 2ND WITH NASCAR TRIPLEHEADER BECHTELSVILLE, PA March 18, 2016 . . .” I mean, listen, we're talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, we talking about practice. Not a game.” That is the famous quote by basketball great Allen Iverson back several years ago. Perhaps Iverson did not feel practice was important but many racers do and that is why a large turnout of racers is expected for the Saturday, March 26th free-to-the-public practice…

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Selinsgrove Speedway sets 2016 Schedule

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Selinsgrove Schedule Features 25 Dates Story By: STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE MEDIA Photos By: DAN DeMARCO SELINSGROVE, PA- January 18, 2016- Selinsgrove Speedway’s new management group unveiled the historic half-mile clay oval’s 2016 schedule of events Sunday evening. The lineup features lots of variety for fans, with no fewer than 10 different divisions scheduled to compete over the 25-race season. The 360 sprint cars, the track’s weekly headline open wheel division for the third consecutive season, will compete in 17 races, seven of which will be sanctioned events. The United Racing Club (URC) will make stops April 30…

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Race Of Champions Modified Slates Set

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Race Of Champions Modified Slates Set ELMA, N.Y. – Race of Champions management is has announced 25 race dates for modified racing fans, both dirt and asphalt, at facilities throughout the Northeast. Several familiar racing venues join the asphalt and dirt programs along with several new tracks to Race of Champions competitors, giving each division a variety of unqiue events throughout the 2016 season to showcase the Race of Champions brand of racing. “The 2016 schedule continues to be a work in progress,” said Joe Skotnicki of the Race of Champions. “We’ve put a lot of emphasis on…

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Second RoC date highlights Mahoning Valley Speedway schedule; Track will bookend popular pavement touring series with the addition of RoC at Octoberfast 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Second RoC date highlights Mahoning Valley Speedway schedule; Track will bookend popular pavement touring series with the addition of RoC at Octoberfast 2016 (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 1-10-16) Mahoning Valley Speedway utilized the Eastern Motorsport Press Association convention held this past weekend in King of Prussia to officially release the 2016 race schedule at the popular ¼-mile paved oval in Lehighton and while this year’s calendar of events is chuck full of excellent action that will see all weekly classes getting their fill, the big news is a second date being added for the Race of Champions (RoC) asphalt Modified…

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2016 Thunder Mountain Schedule

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Thunder Mountain Speedway Tentative 2016 Schedule Weekly racing program includes Modifieds, Open Sportsman, Crate 602 Sportsman, Rookie Sportsman, Street Stocks, XCel 600 Modifieds & FWD Four Cylinders Gates Open: 4 p.m. – Hot Laps: 6:20 p.m. – Racing: 7 p.m. April 23 – Open Practice April 30 – Season Opener $1,992-to-win Modifieds, full program, points begin May 7 – Complete program plus NY6A Micro-Sprints May 14 – Complete program - $1,500 to win Modifieds May 21 – Complete program May 28 – Complete program Sunday, May 29 – Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Modified ‘Lightning…

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Frank Cozze to Return to Super DIRTcar Series Fold For 2016

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Frank Cozze to Return to Super DIRTcar Series Fold For 2016 2008 Syracuse 200 and DIRTcar Hall of Famer Frank Cozze will again chase Super DIRTcar Series points in 2016. Cozze who was a mainstay on the Super DIRTcar Series for a number of years has teamed up with George Huttig to drive his No. 35 Bicknell Chassis which will be powered by Morrison Engines for the entire series. Cozze who has amassed eight Super DIRTcar Series wins dating back to the Orange County Fair Speedway 1989 has not run the full series since 2007; his last series…

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ERICK RUDOLPH RACES TO THREE QUARTER MIDGET INDOOR WIN AT SOLD OUT PPL CENTER IN ALLENTOWN

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] ERICK RUDOLPH RACES TO THREE QUARTER MIDGET INDOOR WIN AT SOLD OUT PPL CENTER IN ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA; LSMP SERIES OPENER PACKS THE HOUSE; REEDER WINS SLINGSHOT FEATURE ALLENTOWN, PA (Jan. 2, 2016) – Erick Rudolph proved invincible Saturday night as he led every one of the 40 laps in the Ironton Telephone TQ (Three Quarter) Midget 40-lap feature at Allentown’s PPL Center in front of a sold out crowd. Rudolph, no stranger to victory in TQ Midget racing, managed two obstacles to perfection to win. “Lapped traffic can always screw up your race but tonight they were all…

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2016 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ANNOUNCED FOR GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] 2016 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ANNOUNCED FOR GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, SEASON TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE BECHTELSVILLE, PA January 2, 2016 . . . The 2016 auto racing season will be here before you realize it. Grandview Speedway has released their schedule for the new season so that racers and fans are able to make their plans for the 54th consecutive season of auto racing at the one-third-mile, banked clay oval. As in the past the Saturday schedule of events kicks off on Saturday, March 26th with a free-to-the –public practice session. This opportunity for racers to test and tune their equipment…

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