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KODY TURNS THE TABLES IN SWANSON BROTHER BATTLE AT “RICH VOGLER/USAC HALL OF FAME CLASSIC”

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KODY DOMINATES AT “RICH VOGLER/USAC HALL OF FAME CLASSIC” Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JEREMY RHODES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Brownsburg, Indiana- July 24, 2016-Despite winning ten races and a pair of championships over the course of the last two-and-a-half seasons, Kody Swanson consistently played second fiddle to his brother, Tanner, each time the USAC Silver Crown division came to Lucas Oil Raceway. But on Thursday night, Kody finally became first chair, ending Tanner’s stranglehold of the .686-mile paved oval and his run of five wins in the last six races at the track, dominating all 100…

Daryn Pittman Pounces on the Posse at Williams Grove Summer Nationals

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Posse Regulars Dewease and Hodnett Round out the Podium Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - July 22, 2016 - Daryn Pittman held off the Pennsylvania Posse in Friday night's Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals opener at Williams Grove Speedway to score his seventh World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Posse regulars Lance Dewease and Greg Hodnett both tried to run down the No. 9 Great Clips car, but Pittman held tough and gave the Outlaws their second win in Posse territory this season. "I don't…

First Time Winners Tame ‘The Demon’

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Mike Bowman, Billy Clark Jr. And Josh Kinney First Time Brewerton Speedway Feature Winners Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY - July 22, 2016 - First career feature winners are always special. Friday night at the Brewerton Speedway the Big Block Modifieds, Sportsman and Mod Lites saw first time winners while the Four Cylinders saw a five time winner. Going to victory lane on 911 Restoration & Shriners Night were, Mike Bowman (Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds) Billy Clark Jr. (SUNY Canton Sportsman) Josh Kinney (Firehouse Subs Mod…

Tremont Masters Malta Oval

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Tremont & Martin Return to Victory Lane At Albany-Saratoga Story By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –July 22, 2016- Kenny Tremont, Jr. has suffered some bad luck recently at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. The all-time track champion king turned that luck around Friday night by picking up a needed win in the 35 lap Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified feature event. The win was the Sand Lake Slingshot’s second of the season at the track. It also moved him from fifth to third in the season long point standings, moving past…

H.J. Bunting Blasts To Georgetown Speedway Modified Score

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Davie Franek Pulls Off Late-Race URC Heroics; Frank Holmes (Crate Sportsman); Dwayne Heck & David Parsons (Vintage), Billy Cropper (Super Truck) & Geoff Carey (Charger) Score Victories Story By: MARSHALL GABELL/ GEORGETOWN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF GEORGETOWN, DE - July 23, 2016- H.J. Bunting was not going to be denied in the Big-Block/Small-Block 25-lap ‘Blast at the Beach’ Qualifier event at the historic Georgetown Speedway on Friday night. Bunting, the Milford, Del. veteran, wheeled his No. 85 Jake Marine-owned big-block Modified to the triumph after holding back Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series hotshoes Ryan…

Smooth Sailing for Super Matt Sheppard at Eldora Speedway

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Wins First Ever Big-Block Modified Race at Eldora Speedway Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ROSSBURG, O.H. - July 20, 2016 - The 25-lap Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds invitational exhibition at Eldora Speedway Wednesday night saw Matt Sheppard lead the field from green to checkered to score his first ever Big-Block modified feature at the 'Big E.' "It means a lot to win here. I mean, after last night anything that could go wrong went wrong," said Sheppard about his sixteenth place finish the night before. "Turning it around tonight just…

Larson Trucks His Way to Eldora Victory

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Kyle Larson Charges Through Field to Capture Eldora Win Story By: CHRIS KNIGHT / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM ROSSBURG, Ohio – July 21, 2016-Battling back from all kinds of adversity, Kyle Larson sailed away on a late race restart with 16 laps to go to win Wednesday night’s fourth annual Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby 150 at Eldora Speedway. “It means a lot, especially losing the way I did the two years I ran,” said Larson from Victory Lane. “Thanks to everyone on this GMS Racing team, DC Solar for coming on-board for this, this…

Tim Fuller Conquers Return of the Big-Blocks to Eldora Speedway

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Fuller Fends Off Big Field at The Big E, Captures Aspen Dental Dirt Derby 100 Story By:MANDEE PAUCH/ SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ROSSBURG, Ohio - July 19, 2016 - After a 10-year absence, the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds returned to Eldora Speedway Tuesday night as Tim Fuller battled through the field and claimed his second series victory of the year. For Fuller, the win was his second big-block modified victory at the historic half-mile oval in Rossburg, Ohio since 2006. 'I'm real happy," Fuller said. "We won the last modified race here in 2006…

David Gravel Battles to Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Victory

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Picks up his fifth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season Story By:AARON FIEDLER /WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:TOMMY HEIN /RACERSGUIDE.COM SARVER, Pa. - July 19, 2016 - Donny Schatz did not make it easy, but David Gravel proved up to the task as he battled to his fifth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season in the 25th Annual Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup at Lernerville Speedway on Tuesday night. Gravel started from the front, but did not have an easy road as Schatz moved forward early and then began challenging…

ROB BELLINGER SCORES SECOND VICTORY AT UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY

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STEVE WAY TAKES SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES SPORTSMAN WIN Story By:JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- July 18, 2016-Wilbur-Duck Chevrolet and Joe’s Jerky brought an exciting night of racing to the Utica-Rome Speedway this past Sunday, as the Super Short Track Series held a 35-lap event for the Open Sportsman to go along with an action-filled card of Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds, SUNY Canton 602 Sportsman, and G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks. Rob Bellinger picked up his second win of the season in the Modified division, while Steve Way won the…

Power Comes Up Big in Toronto

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Power Wins Honda Indy Toronto to Continue Charge Story By:MITCH ROBINSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO TORONTO CANADA.- July 17, 2016- It was never a certainty for Team Penske’s Will Power, but speed, strategy and a nail-biting one-lap dash at the Honda Indy Toronto culminated in the Australian scoring his third win of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season – all in the past four races – and climbing one step higher on the all-time victory list. With the win by 1.5275 seconds over teammate Helio Castroneves, Power broke a tie with Johnny Rutherford to…

Kenseth Works His Magic Again in New Hampsire

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Kenseth Battles to Front for Win at New Hampshire Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR LOUDON, N.H. –July 17,2016- In a race that saw many of the usual suspects go into hiding in the closing laps, Matt Kenseth battled to the front of the field from the 18th starting position and pulled away after a late restart to win Sunday’s New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Winning for the second time this season and for the third time at the Magic Mile, Kenseth crossed the finish line 1.982 seconds ahead of…

LICHTY FIRST REPEAT ISMA WINNER OF SEASON

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LICHTY SCORES IN A TORRID-PACED JENNERSTOWN FEATURE DESPITE A RAIN DELAY Story By:CAROL HAYES / ISMA SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Jennerstown, PA - July 17, 2016 – ISMA's return to the Jennerstown Speedway after a nine-year hiatus proved to well-worth the wait. A quick thunderstorm just prior to feature time, rolled in and out, but it did not dampen the excitement that proceeded it. In a seventeen minute, twenty-eight second, 50 lap feature, only one short yellow flew to slow the action. The side by side racing and lead swapping out front, left the fans who stuck with…

Jeseo Claims King of the Track Feature and $5,000 at Lebanon Valley

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Jeseo Beats The Rain and The Modified Field for King of The Track Special Story By:PHLL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon NY.- July 17, 2016- On Saturday night, $5,000 was up for grabs as Rifenburg Construction presented the annual King of the Track feature. However, rains forced a hurry-up procedure. Chad Jeseo was just fine with that. Jeseo earned the pole in his No. 25 and held off Mike King to get out in front. On the second lap of the race, there was contact exiting turn 4 as Brian Berger and…

RJ and Rocky Roar to Fonda Speedway Wins

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SPRAKER RACING SWEEPS FONDA EVENTS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2016 Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Fonda, NY –July 17, 2016- On the second week of racing in 2016 at the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway, the Jake & Nancy Spraker owned cars swept feature events in both the modified and sportsman divisions. Last Saturday evening they did it again with Ronnie Johnson and Rocky Warner sweeping events in their respective divisions For Johnson in the modified division it was his fourth win of the season and the 29th of his career at Fonda…

Danny Creeden Rolls On At Thunder Mountain Speedway

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Brian White Continues Open Sportsman Dominance, Isaiah Forward $1,000 Crate 602 Sportsman Victor Story By:BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: MOJO PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY –July 17, 2016- Danny Creeden is on a roll at Thunder Mountain Speedway. The Wurtsboro, N.Y., driver won for the second consecutive week and fourth time this season in the big-block/small-block Modified division at the Center Lisle three-eighths-mile clay oval. Creeden earned $1,200 after surging forward from 11th position on the starting grid. “We’ve got a great car right now,” Creeden said after exiting his Hig Fab Chassis No. 16X. “The…

WAYNE PFEIL WINS GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY FIRECRACKER 40 BRC LATE MODEL RACE

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KYLE WEISS AND BRIAN PAPIEZ ALSO VISIT VICTORY LANE AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY; 21 DIFFERENT FEATURE WINNERS SO FAR THIS SEASON Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA. July 17,2016 - Wayne Pfeil, behind the wheel of his own/J & H Automotive & Custom Exhaust No. 72, scored the biggest win of his career when he took home the $2,000 first prize money in the Chapman Auto Group Firecracker 40 NASCAR BRC Late Model feature on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. He dedicated his first win of the season to his dad, a…

Strohl and Sweeney Score Mahoning Valley Checkers

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16-year Kyle Strohl Cruises to Second Mahoning Modified Win of ’16; Mike Sweeney Picks up Fifth Win in Late Models Story By: DINO OBERTO /MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, Pa. -July 17, 2016- Once Kyle Strohl snagged the lead from Nick Baer on lap three he showed all kinds of power and speed and left everyone in his wake en route to his second Modified win of the season on Saturday night at Mahoning Valley Speedway. With the race going caution free the entire 35-laps, Strohl was kicking in the afterburners on his Paul’s…

Fayash III (2), Ney and Kranistky Earn Roadrunners Crazy 8s Feature Wins

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Ryan Godown; Brandon Grosso also winners at Big Diamond Speedway Story By: SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. - July 1, 2016- The Crazy 8s for the Savage 61 roadrunners lived up to its name on Friday night. Point leader Andy Fayash III scored two wins in the four, eight-lap features while Jesse Krasnitsky won the opening event and Kris Ney won the nightcap in spectacular fashion on Blyth’s Cleaning Service night. “I was glad to be able to finish the first feature as we got caught up in the wreck…

Eldora Speedway Crowns King Donny XXXIII at Kings Royal

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Schatz scores his third Kings Royal title and 15th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the year Story By:AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM ROSSBURG, Ohio - July 16, 2016 - It has been nearly a decade since he last stood in victory lane at the Kings Royal, but Donny Schatz looked like a natural as he was crowned King Donny XXXIII - his third Kings Royal title since 2007 - on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway. Schatz who drew number 15 in the qualifying pill draw and was looking to…

DIETZ OUTRUNS DIETRICHS FOR SECOND CAREER LINCOLN 410 SPRINT CAR WIN

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Mitten claims fourth career Lincoln Super Sportsman victory; Stough comes from 12th to win Central PA Legends Story By:BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA. - July 17, 2016-Chase Dietz outran the Dietrichs to pick up his first win of the year in his family-owned #2D in 25 laps of torrid 410 sprint car racing at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night. “I’m out of breath. Holy crap!” exclaimed Dietz after exiting the Haas Shocks/Godfrey Racing sprinter in victory lane, “We were okay. We weren’t the fastest, but the way the track was, we just had…

Dirt Late Models

Landers Takes CMH Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway

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Landers Shines Like a Diamond at Lucas Oil Speedway Story By:TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By:HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM WHEATLAND, MO - July 17, 2016- Jared Landers won his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of the season on Saturday Night at Lucas Oil Speedway, the site of his first win back in May. Landers was the third different leader of the race. He took the lead on lap 13 and then held off a furious three-lap challenge from several drivers at the end of the race to take the win in the CMH…

Coby Claims Another ‘Magic Mile’ Win

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Moves Into 7th All-Time On Whelen Modified Win List Story By: JASON CHRISTLEY / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM LOUDON, N.H. –July 17, 2016- By any measure, Doug Coby's compiled quite a decorated career. But the three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion is far from done piling up the accomplishments. The 36-year-old from Milford, Connecticut, added to his length resume Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Coby drove the No. 2 Dunleavy Repair/A&J Romano Construction Chevrolet to win in New England 100. Coby led the final six laps and crossed the finish line .037 seconds ahead of Donny Lia.…

Another Milestone for Kyle Busch at NHMS

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Kyle Busch holds off Erik Jones for NASCAR XFINITY Series win at New Hampshire Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR LOUDON, N.H. –July 17, 2016- Another NASCAR XFINITY Series race, another set of milestones for Kyle Busch. Leading 190 of 200 laps in Saturday’s AutoLotto 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Busch held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Erik Jones in the closing laps to claim his 82nd career victory, extending his own series record. In the process, Busch raised his total of XFINITY laps led to 17,064, once again extending his own record.…

Jimmy Zacharias and ‘Old Faithful’ Do It Again At Chemung”

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Jimmy Zacharias Notches Another Win At Chemung” Story By: CAROL HOUSSOCK / CHEMING SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:MOJO PHOTOS/ RACERSGUIDE.COM Chemung, NY.- July 16, 2016- It was hot but an otherwise nearly perfect night at Chemung Speedrome. Fans witnessed some of the most exciting and competitive racing this season, with lots of passing and just six cautions in the five feature events. Trophies and bragging rights went home Friday night with Jimmy Zacharias (Sunoco Modifieds), Tim Gullo (Super Stocks), JP Harbst and Kyle Lingerfelt (4 Cylinder RWD/FWD), Chuck Lohmeyer (INEX Legends) and Garrett Zacharias and Bryce Bailey (Bandoleros Outlaw/Bandit). Jimmy Zacharias has relied on…

‘The Hurricane’ Storms to Outlaw Victory Lane

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Steve Paine Records 94th Career Victory at Outlaw Speedway Story By:STEVE OVENS/ OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:MARK RANELLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Dundee NY.- July 16, 2016- Steve Paine collected his first victory of 2016 and his record-holding 94th victory on Friday night at the ‘Fast Four-Tenths-Mile.’ Paine started in the thirteenth position but would not stay there long, as ‘The Hurricane’, an eight-time track champion in the Modifieds, would slice his way through the field. Paine caught a huge break on lap fourteen as the leaders Donnie Lawson and Joe Dgien wrecked together in turn one, allowing Paine to sneak by…

‘The Mongomery Missile’ Touches Down in Accord VL

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Anthony Perrego Grabs Accord Checkers Story By: STEVE PADOS /ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ACCORD, NY –July 16, 2016- A beautiful summer day in the Catskill Mountains of New York brought in a great crowd of fans on Friday evening as the Accord Speedway hosted a seven feature event race card that was completed by 11 PM. Thursday night rains inundated the speedway racing surface but quick and decisive work all day Friday and a never say die attitude from Promoter Gary Palmer had the racetrack ship-shape and very racy after the hot lap sessions were completed. The three…

Ryan Bartlett Wins First Career Brewerton Speedway Modified Feature

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Ryan Bartlett Pilots Family Owned Racer to Brewerton Victory Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY - July 16, 2016 - Ryan Bartlett from Watertown, NY and his family-owned team has raced in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds for many seasons at the Brewerton Speedway. He has had top-five runs, lead features late only to see it slip away at the finish. All that changed for Ryan Bartlett Friday night. Bartlett took the lead on the first lap of the 35 lap feature holding off all challengers. He consistently…

Dewease Primed Again For Outlaws Invasion

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Claims 4K Williams Grove Outlaws Tune Up; Doug Hammaker wins 358 sprints from 10th Story By:SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mechanicsburg Pa.- July 16, 2016- Lance Dewease served notice he is as ready now as he was in May for the impending invasion by the World of Outlaws sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night by claiming another tune up event just one week before the outlaws hit town for the Summer Nationals. In May, Dewease won the tune up and returned a week later to thwart the outlaws at the Grove…

Friesen & Poirier Big Winners At Albany-Saratoga

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Friesen Stays Hot: Poirier Strikes Late for Feature Victories Story By:TOBY LAGRANGE /ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –July 16, 2016- Stewart Friesen and Steve Poirier shared the spotlight Friday night at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Friesen won the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified feature event, his third of the season and Poirier won the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint A-Main event. The event was delayed just over an hour due to torrential rains that hit as hot laps were set to begin. In other action Jack Speshock (Sportsman), Dave DePaulo (DIRTcar Pro Stock) and Mark…

Fortune Swings Santos’ Way At ‘Magic Mile’

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Nets Whelen All-Star Win Following Wild Final Lap Story By: JASON CHRISTLEY / NASCAR MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM LOUDON, N.H. –July 16, 2016- Bobby Santos was perfectly content to settle for a fourth-place finish Friday afternoon. And then the race leaders got together, and suddenly, the door opened for Santos to drive away with the Whelen All-Star Challenge at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was Santos' second win at the "Magic Mile" and his first in the three years of the non-points, 35-lap, 20-car shootout event. Woody Pitkat led Todd Szegedy to the white flag. But the two got…

David Gravel Is Nobody’s Fool in Jokers Wild Win at Eldora Speedway

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Captures his Fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Victory of the Season Story By: AARON FIEDLER WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM ROSSBURG, Ohio - July 15, 2016 - David Gravel had his hands full through much of Thursday night's inaugural Jokers Wild at Eldora Speedway, but the 24-year-old driver held tough and scored his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season. "It's awesome. It's pretty friggin' surreal," Gravel said in victory lane. The 24-year-old driver kicked off his dominant run by powering past Donny Schatz in the Dash to…

PATRICK EMERLING THUNDERS TO VICTORY ON THE HIGH BANKS OF HOLLAND INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

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SCORES FOURTH VICTORY OF 2016 FERRIS MOWERS RACE OF CHAMPIONS FUELED BY SUNOCO SEASON Story By:ROC ASPHALT SERIES MEDIA Photos By:ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM Holland NY.- July 12, 2016- Under threatening skies the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series fueled by Sunoco made their own thunder on the legendary high banks of Holland International Speedway this past Saturday night and when the checkered flag flew a familiar face drove his machine to victory lane. Patrick Emerling, who resides near the track where his racing career started, scored his fourth victory in the eight races during the 2016…

BRENT MARKS RACES TO VICTORY AT TRAIL-WAY SPEEDWAY

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Track Hosts First 410 Sprint Car Show in a Decade Story By:JUSTIN SNYDER / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By:TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM Hanover, PA| July 11, 2016- After a decade away from 410 Sprint car racing, Trail-Way Speedway returned Sunday night with one of the most exciting shows of the 2016 season. The Hanover, PA bull ring stood as the second stop of the 410 Sprint Car Shootout Series and hosted 23 contenders for the Armin Hostetter Memorial, which paid out $3500 to the winner, Brent Marks. The Myerstown, PA native started ninth and held off a surging Brian Montieth to…

Wight Rumbles to Utica-Rome Victory

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Rocky Warner Takes Checkers In 602 Sportsman Action Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY Photos By:OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY - July 11, 2016-Pathfinder Village and Gates-Cole Insurance presented an action-packed show on Sunday, July 10th, which saw Larry Wight get his 10th career victory at the speedway after a strong performance in the Modified feature. He shared victory lane with Rocky Warner after he won the SUNY Canton 602 Sportsman, Claude Hutchings Jr. in the Broedel Energy Open Sportsman, and Mike Welch in the G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks. The Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds came to…

Danny Holtgraver Wins $10,000 in All Star Sprints at Sharon Speedway

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Jim Rasey ends 5-year Winless Drought in Big-Block Mods & Becomes 1st repeat “Lou Blaney Memorial” winner after 8 years Story By: MIKE LEONE / SHARON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Hartford, OH.- July 11, 2016- Sharon Speedway hosted the eighth annual “Lou Blaney Memorial” presented by Ollie’s Bargain Outlet on Saturday night as Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars made their second and final appearance of the season and were joined by The Mod Tour for the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Big-Block Modifieds. A huge crowd turned out as activities took…

Newgarden Dominates to Win Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway

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Josef Newgarden Shows No Mercy With Dominating Performance Story By:MITCH ROBINSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO NEWTON, Iowa –July 11, 2016- After this display, they might just have to rename the hometown of Iowa Speedway to Newgarden, Iowa. Josef Newgarden has been the bridesmaid the last two years at Iowa Speedway, finishing runner-up at the Iowa Corn 300 in 2014 and 2015. The Ed Carpenter Racing driver wasn’t to be denied this time. Driving the No. 21 Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka/ECR Chevrolet, Newgarden cruised from a front-row start to his third career win. Newgarden, who…

Trent Stephens Tops King of Wings VIII at ‘The Steel Palace’

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New Royalty Crowned at Oswego King of Wings Special Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:CHRIS BURGESS / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM OSWEGO, N.Y. – July 11, 2016-Oswego Speedway fans hailed new royalty during Saturday night’s King of Wings VIII feature for the International Supermodified Association, as Trent Stephens soared to victory in the 50-lap main event for his first series win of the season. Stephens passed polesitter Moe Lilje on lap 21 and never looked back, leading by as much as 2.5 seconds at times and holding off fast qualifier and two-time event winner Mike Lichty down the…

Decker Returns to ‘The Land of Legends’ Victory Lane

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Billy Decker Grabs Canandaigua Checkers For First Time Since 2011 Story By: GARY SPAID / CANANDAIGUA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CANANDAIGUA, NY –July 11, 2016- It’s been quite a while since Billy Decker made it to the Canandaigua Motorsports park victory lane. His last visit came on June 14, 2011. Well he made it again last Saturday in a dominating performance. “Mike (Payne) and the crew have been working hard to help me as I have been struggling here as of late,” stated Decker. “This is an incredibly difficult race track. If you can get it rolling here you can…

VonDohren Notches 300th Career Victory

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VonDohren Scores 300th Career Win In $4,000 Stevenson Memorial Triumph Story By:SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. - July 11, 2016- Craig VonDohren scored his first career win at Big Diamond Speedway on Aug. 1, 1980 in a 25-lap sportsman-modified feature. Thirty-six years later, he continues to add to his impressive career record as he won a back-and-forth battle with Duane Howard in the 30-lap, $4,000 George-Georgie Stevenson Memorial on B&H Landscaping Night at the speedway. Other winners on Friday night were Chris Derr (awarded the win) in the Jasen’s Automotive Services Street Stock…

‘Lightning Larry’ Charges to Fulton Victory

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Larry Wight Uses Late Race Charge To Grab Fulton Speedway Modified Win Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY – July 10, 2016 – Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway Mother Nature threw a few curve balls but not enough to dampen the spirits of the racers and fans in attendance on a successful family autograph night presented by McDonald’s Restaurants and the JPW Companies. In the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds the 35 lap feature would see two and three wide racing throughout the field on an ultra-quick…

Dirt Late Models

Richard’s Rolls to Victory at Deer Creek Speedway

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Richards Racks-up Win No. 9; Clanton and Eckert duel for more than half the feature Story By:BRENDAN CAPRIA / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRING VALLEY, Minn. – July 10, 2016 – In the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series’ 500th feature event in the modern era on Saturday night, Josh Richards rockets to his 67th career series win at Deer Creek Speedway. The win was his ninth of the season. “I’ll tell you, this place does not get enough credit,” Richards said. “This is probably one of the top facilities in the country, and…

CUMMINS CRACKS WIN COLUMN AT KOKOMO

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CAPTURES FIRST USAC SPRINT VICTORY BY A FOOT OVER BALLOU AT KOKOMO Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Kokomo Indiana- July 10, 2016- Bridesmaid. Perennial runner-up. Call him what you will, but Kyle Cummins certainly cannot be labeled as such any longer. For, on Saturday night at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway, the long wait came to an end for the Princeton, Indiana driver. After passing Chris Windom for the lead with just nine laps to go, Cummins emerged from late-race turmoil and a massive charge by Robert Ballou on the final corner of…

Donny Schatz Scores Lucky No. 13 at FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake

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Scores His Fifth Career Outlaws Win at Cedar Lake Story by; AARON FIEDLER /WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF NEW RICHMOND, Wisc. - July 10, 2016 - Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet battled throughout much of Saturday night's FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake feature at Cedar Lake Speedway, as they traded the lead back and forth through lapped traffic and cautions, but it was Schatz who held tough to score his 13th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. "I've got to thank these guys," Schatz said. "They're incredible in what they do." Schatz, who…

HODNETT CLAIMS 13TH ANNUAL WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL

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KRIMES WINS FIRST NIGHT OF LINCOLN/TRAIL-WAY/SUSQUEHANNA 410 SPRNT SHOOTOUT Story By:BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA.-July 10, 2016 – Greg Hodnett added to his Central PA point series lead with his fourth Lincoln of the year and Alan Krimes scored his first checkered flag of the year and 17th career Lincoln win in the high-paying Pigeon Hills sprint car double features Saturday night. STERNER MEMORIAL COMPLETION Hodnett picked up where he left off back on April 30th in claiming the $6,900 top prize in the 33-lap Weldon Sterner Memorial for 410 sprinters. The…

Keselowski Good to The Last Drop at Kentucky Speedway

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Keselowski Saves Fuel, Wins Wild Race at Repaved Kentucky Speedway Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR SPARTA, Ky. –July 10, 2016- Brad Keselowski had his mojo working in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Saving just enough fuel to get to the finish line, Keselowski eked out a heart-thumping victory over Carl Edwards to win his second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and his third at Kentucky Speedway. But this was not the same bumpy, abrasive Kentucky Speedway where Keselowski went to Victory Lane in 2012 and 2014. This was a repaved,…

Older is King of Pro Stocks at Albany Saratoga Speedway

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DAN OLDER WINS FULL FENDER FIRECRACKER Story By:ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By:KOD SERIES/ DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –July 10, 2016- Fireworks on the track and above the clay at Albany-Saratoga Speedway Friday night, which saw 33 cars strong sign in for the King Of Dirt Pro Stock Series. Dan Older has been supporting the series since day one and he was finally able to reach victory lane in the Full Fender Firecracker on Lazzaro’s Auto Body night at the great race place after leading all 30-laps in the feature event. Dan Older and Chuck Dumblewski would…

Pagenaud Wins Verizon P1 Award at Iowa

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Collects 500th Pole in Team Penske History Story By:MITCH ROBINSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:CHRIS OWENS / INDYcar PHOTO NEWTON, Iowa –July 10, 2016- Two weeks after competing on the longest circuit on the schedule at Road America, the Verizon IndyCar Series turns to its shortest in the 0.894-mile Iowa Speedway oval this weekend for the Iowa Corn 300. And with a blazing qualifying effort, Simon Pagenaud earned the Verizon P1 Award and the 500th pole position in the racing history of Team Penske. Pagenaud’s No. 22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet nailed down the top spot in qualifying with…

Courtney Spins Then Wins at Gas City Opener

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COMEBACK COURTNEY CHARGES FROM THE TAIL TO COLLECT STUNNING VICTORY IN GAS CITY INDIANA SPRINT WEEK OPENER Story By:RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Gas City Indiana- July 9, 2016-After an opening lap spin sent him to the 24th and last position on the grid for the restart, the odds certainly did not appear to be in Tyler Courtney’s favor. Passing 23 cars in 30 laps around a ¼-mile track is a tall task for anyone, let alone a driver seeking his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win with the backdrop of an…

Hearn Grabs Albany Saratoga Checkers

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Hearn & Older Win Big At Albany-Saratoga Story By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –July 9, 2016- A few days after Brett Hearn presented his Big Show 8 program at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway he returned to the driver role at the track and picked up the 35 lap Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified feature event at the track. His win on Friday night helped him considerably in the point standings. The New Jersey super star came into the night tied with Kenny Tremont, Jr. for second in the season long point standings.…

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