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VonDohren Strikes Late for Grandview Checkers

VonDohren, Sean Markel and Craig Whitmoyer Win Opening Night NASCAR Stock Car Features at Grandview Speedway Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA-  April 3, 2016- Eight time NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modified champion Craig VonDohren, 52, of Oley, PA ducked underneath Duane Howard, 51, of Oley, PA, who was the 358 Modified race leader from the drop of the green, racing through Turn 4 with the white flag waving to steal the top spot and grab the win Saturday night at Grandview Speedway in the 30-lap 358 Modified main event. The…

Illini 100 Practice Cancelled at Farmer City Following Heavy Rain

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series returns to action at Farmer City Raceway on Friday Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WoO LM SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FARMER CITY, IL- March 31, 2016- Heavy rain overnight has left Farmer City Raceway heavily saturated and has forced the cancellation of World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series practice night for the Douglas Dodge Ram Trucks Illini 100 weekend. The series returns to action Friday night for the first of two nights of racing for the Illini 100 weekend. Pit gates open at noon and grandstands open…

New Egypt Speedway March Meltdown Notebook

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] New Egypt Speedway March Meltdown Notebook By: Pete MacDonald 26 Big/Small Block Modifieds and 18 Sportsman entered the program which was run under overcast and cool conditions, this marked the 19th opening event for the Ocean County dirt track. Despite the cold weather, a healthy crowd showed up for the afternoon’s festivities with the majority of the front stretch grandstands filled. The New Egypt Speedway surface on Saturday afternoon was smooth as glass.  It began to slick up late in the program offering a challenge to drivers as they selected tire compounds for the main event.  Overall, a huge improvement from…

Marks is ‘The Man’ In Port Royal Sprints

Marks Passes Cisney For Port Royal Sprints Win, Haus Goes Two For Two In Super Lates  Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL MEDIA           Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM   PORT ROYAL, Pa. –March 20, 2016-  Brent Marks of Myerstown took the lead from Dylan Cisney late in the event to pick up the 410 sprint car feature Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway. Elsewhere, in the 22-lap super late model main, Hamburg’s Andy Haus made it two in a row in the division to put his mark on the early season. Cisney and Doug Esh started on the front…

DIRTcar to Sanction Weedsport Sportsman Shootout Series

The season kicks off on May 22 at Weedsport Speedway Story By:DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA           Photos By:JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - March 12, 2016 - DIRTcar Northeast and Weedsport Speedway have announced that the track's 2016 NAPA Auto Parts Sportsman Shootout Series will be DIRTcar sanctioned. The move presents significant benefits for racers and teams at the premier facility. The previously announced nine race series featuring crate sportsman modifieds kicks off on May 22 at Weedsport with the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series. The Sportsman Shootout Series runs until Sept. 19 and will accompany the World of…

Bridgeport’s TSRS 305 Poker Series Lands New Title Sponsor for 2016

Tanner Brothers Dairy Farm New Title Sponsor for Bridgeports TSRS 305 Series Story By: KOLBY RAMEY/ BPS MEDIA     Photo By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BRIDGEPORT, NJ- March 3, 2016- Once again the drivers of the Hillborn Injection Tri-State Racesaver 305 Sprint Series will have something extra to 'play' for this upcoming race season as the popular 'Poker Series' races held at Bridgeport Speedway will return in 2016. The TSRS Sprint Car Series have Bridgeport inked on their schedule for 12 events throughout the '16 campaign. Half of these events will count towards the 'Poker Series' championship. Rather than traditional points…

Rossi to Join Verizon IndyCar Series with Andretti Autosport

Alexander Rossi will make his Verizon IndyCar Series debut in 2016 with Andretti Autosport Story By: DAVE LEWENDOWSKI / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS, IN- February 25, 2016- Rossi, who will make the transition from Formula 1 to Indy car racing, will race the No. 98 Honda. Rossi makes his debut with a rookie test day March 1 at Sebring International Raceway. “I'm very much looking forward to making my (Verizon) IndyCar Series debut this season and am proud to be racing with a team of such high caliber and pedigree as that of…

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Laubach Battles Back at DIRTcar Nationals to Score Super DIRTcar Series Victory

Stops Sheppard .117 Seconds Short of Second Straight DIRTcar Nationals Victory Story By: MIKE MALLETT / DIRTcar MEDIA     Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM BARBERVILLE, FL- February 20, 2016- Rick Laubach watched the feature win slip away late in Thursday night's 30-lap Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified feature event at the Volusia Speedway Park. He gave up the lead in slower traffic and eventually finished in third behind Matt Sheppard and Larry Wight. On Friday night of the DIRTcar Nationals, Laubach had a serious case of Deja Vu. He was leading late in the race with Sheppard closing fast as…

Blaney Scores All Star Victory At DIRTcar Nationals Opening Night

Dave Blaney Wins All Star Circuit of Champions Feature at DIRTcar Nationals Story By:Aaron Feidler/WoO Series Media                                              Photos By:Paul Arch/Racersguide.com BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Dave Blaney held off Donny Schatz to score the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions feature win on Wednesday night at DIRTcar Nationals. Blaney, a former NASCAR driver and the 1995 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion, started the 30-lap feature at Volusia Speedway Park in the second position and battled with polesitter Joey Saldana early. Blaney took the lead and had to contend with Schatz who charged forward from a sixth place starting…

Tradition Continues for ARCA Racing Series; 53rd Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona On Tap

ARCA Racing Series Kicks Off Daytona Speedweeks Story and Photos By:ARCA Racing Series Media Daytona Beach, Fla. – As it has since 1964, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards — in its 64th consecutive year of competition — will open its season at Daytona Int’l Speedway. The 53rd running of the Lucas Oil 200 will be held Saturday, Feb. 13. What started out as a superspeedway experiment turned into a rich tradition for the diverse ARCA tour, which made its superspeedway debut at Daytona on February 8, 1964 with a 250-mile race – Nelson Stacy the inaugural winner. It…

There’s New Sheriff In Town, Tyler Siri Takes Over Black Rock Speedway

Tyler Siri Takes The Keys At Black Rock Speedway,Becomes Outlaw Speedway Story By: Mike Mallett/DTD                                                                          Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Dundee NY.-The track formerly known as the Black Rock Speedway has a new owner and a new name for the 2016 season. It was just a few years ago Tyler Siri attempted to purchase the third-mile facility from long-time owner Dean Hoag. The agreement didn’t come to fruition at the time. This off-season the pair again struck up the conversation with the sale of the speedway to Siri being completed. “It’s going to be awesome,” said Siri when reached by phone.…

Swindell Expands Race Schedule With CJB Motorsports Team

Swindell Plans Packed Schedule In 2016 Story By:CJB Motorsports Media                                                                 Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com CARLISLE, Pa. – After running a limited schedule in 2015 for CJB Motorsports, Sammy Swindell will expand his slate of races to include more than 60 nights of racing in 2016. “The schedule ended up being a bit more than I thought it would be,” said Swindell, driver of the Big Game Treestands, GoMuddy.com No. 1 machine for CJB Motorsports. “However, when you get to looking at things and the way the races fall, there were a lot of things that made sense for us. A…

54th Rolex 24 Opens Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup

Daytona Joins Sebring, Watkins Glen, Road Atlanta In Unique Competition Story By:IMSA Series Media    Photos By:IMSA Photo Daytona Beach Fla.-Drivers from all forms of motorsports are converging on Daytona International Speedway for this weekend’s 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona, the opening race for both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup. Demonstrating the diversity of the event, Mikhail Aleshin, a Russian IndyCar driver debuting a Russian Nissan-powered Prototype, will be joined on the front row by Pipo Derani, a Brazilian competitor in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The Patrón Endurance Cup is a competition…

INDYcar Series Top Guns Take On The Rolex 24

INDYCAR drivers have prevalent storylines for Rolex 24 At Daytona Story By: Mark Robinson /INDYcar Series Media                     Photos By:IMSA Series Photos Daytona Beach Fla.-Chip Ganassi Racing For Verizon IndyCar Series drivers Scott Dixon and Graham Rahal, the 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona sports car race this weekend offers a stark contrast of “out with the old, in with the new.” Dixon, the four-time and reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion, and Tony Kanaan, his INDYCAR teammate with Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, enter the race on Daytona International Speedway’s road course as the defending overall champions of the prestigious endurance event along…

New York State Stock Car Association Honors Albany Saratoga Regulars

Albany Saratoga Speedway Regulars Recieve NYSSCA Awards Story By: Toby LaGrange/Albany Saratoga Media                                 Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com MALTA, NY....The New York State Stock Car Association (NYSSCA) held its annual Banquet Saturday evening at the Polish Community Center in Albany, New York. The night featured a delicious dinner and the awards presentation for numerous drivers. There were two types of awards handed out, first by track and then some special awards. Of the nine special award categories, Albany-Saratoga Speedway track regulars brought home four of them. The Overall Outstanding Performance of the Year Award was awarded to a pair of drivers for…

Esh Set For Competitive Season

Esh & Coldren hire crew chief Dennis Kohler Story By:Jeremy Elliott /Pennlive.com                                                       Photos By:Dan DeMarco/Racersguide.com Mechanicsburg Pa....Doug Esh has spent the last couple years weighing his passion to race a Sprint Car and retiring from the sport. Some of that angst was the difficulty in finding a ride. The sport has shifted to family operations and even the most talented drivers struggle to find a good seat. That changed a bit last year when Esh hooked up with Mark Coldren. The two hit it off and even had a few good runs, including a $10,000 victory in the Mitch Smith…

Elmo Reckner Motorsports Ready For Action At Weekly Tracks

Fan Friendly Modified Driver Calling Albany-Saratoga & Lebanon Valley Speedway                                                                       Story By:Rob Hazor/Albany Saratoga Speedway PR Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Malta NY.... Elmo Reckner has been pounding the dirt behind the wheel of racecars since 1979. The Ballston Lake, NY driver has come quite a ways since his championship Hobby Stock days now driving his familiar number 17 Modified around the Capital Region weekly. Elmo Reckner Motorsports will return to Albany-Saratoga and Lebanon Valley Speedway in 2016 for weekly competition. It takes some drivers years to visit victory lane in the Modified division, however after moving up from Sportsman in 2005, Reckner…

Indianapolis 500 Signs Title Sponsor

 PennGrade Motor Oil is the first presenting sponsor of the Indianapolis 500 via a multiyear agreement. Press Release By:Dave Lewendowski/INDYcar Series  Media           Photos By:Chris Jones/INDYcar Photo   Indianapolis IND...The historic 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 29 added more history today with addition of the race’s first presenting sponsor, PennGrade Motor Oil.A brand of Lebanon, Ind.-based D-A Lubricant Company, PennGrade Motor Oil will serve as presenting sponsor through a multiyear deal running through 2018. “This historic announcement is welcome news for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and generates even more momentum for the entire Verizon IndyCar Series,” Hulman &…

RCR Locked And Loaded For Sprint Cup Season

Thursday Media Tour Notebook Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service                          Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR   CHARLOTTE, N.C. ...Richard Childress Racing drivers Ryan Newman and Paul Menard qualified for last year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Austin Dillon didn’t make NASCAR’s playoff in his sophomore season at the sport’s highest level, but this year, he’s determined to change that scenario and put his No. 3 Chevrolet “where it deserves to be.” Dillon’s Chevy got a jump-start after the 15th race of the 2015 season, when veteran crew chief Richard “Slugger” Labbe took over the pit box. Four of Dillon’s top-10…

USAC Kicks Off 2016 at Canyon Speedway

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] USAC 'Winter Challenge' Opens at Canyon Speedway Story By: BRYAN HILBERT / USAC MEDIA     Photos By: DAN DeMARCO PEORIA, AZ- January 19, 2016- The 2016 “Winter Challenge” opens this weekend at Canyon Speedway in Peoria, Ariz. as the USAC racing season officially debuts. The five-race series kicks off this weekend with races Friday, Saturday and Sunday, serving as “special event” non-points races for the USAC Southwest and West Coast Sprint Car Series. R.J. Johnson and Danny Faria Jr. are the respective Southwest and West Coast Champions, Johnson capturing his third consecutive Southwest title last year and Faria…

Saratoga Auto Museum Awarded Grants for Educational Programs

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Adirondack Trust Company and Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust to Help Fund Ongoing Programs Story By: SETH WARDEN     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY- January 17, 2016- The Saratoga Automobile Museum has been awarded grants from two highly respected supporters of regional educational programs, with each grant dedicated to ongoing programs at the museum. The grant provided by the Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund will enhance the Museum's ability to provide educational programming to children in our community.  Under the direction of SAM Education Director Seth Warden, SAM's Garage provides "hands on" learning experiences for…

Lanigan Scores Wild West Victory

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Lanigan Lands Wild West Round Five Laurels at USA Story By: LONNIE WHEATLEY     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM TUCSON, AZ- January 17, 2016- Darrell Lanigan became the third different driver to reach Super Late Model victory lane at USA Raceway’s Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by Black Diamond-Club 29 Race Cars series by winning Saturday night’s 30-lapper in convincing fashion atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. While Lanigan’s $5,000 triumph broke up the domination by Jonathan Davenport and Don O’Neal, who have each claimed a pair of victories, Todd Schute bested the Modifieds and Brandon Farrington topped…

CRATE SPORTSMAN TO BECOME WEEKLY DIVISION AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY IN 2016. $500 TO WIN WEEKLY FOR THE WEEKLY CRATE SPORTSMAN THIS SEASON.

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] CRATE SPORTSMAN TO BECOME WEEKLY DIVISION AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY IN 2016. $500 TO WIN WEEKLY FOR THE WEEKLY CRATE SPORTSMAN THIS SEASON. KIRKWOOD, NY…The 602 Crate Sportsman teams will have a new home in the southern tier as Five Mile Point Speedway will run the division weekly in 2016. During the past two seasons the speedway has paid lucrative bonuses for the top three finishing 602 Crate Sportsman teams while they competed with the Open Sportsman. In 2016 they will have their own class paying $500 to win weekly. In addition, a driver in the final…

Preece to Close Out Cup Season With Premium Motorsports

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Preece to Close Out Cup Season With Premium Motorsports Mooresville, NC - XYIENCE Energy Drink, a subsidiary of Big Red,Inc., is proud to announce its sponsorship of Ryan Preece and his No. 98 Chevrolet with Premium Motorsports. The zero-calorie energy drink will serve as Primary Sponsor for the 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion for the Sprint Cup Series events at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8th and Phoenix International Raceway on November 15th. “I am extremely excited to be able to team up with XYIENCE for the Texas and Phoenix races,” said Preece. “I tend to drink…

BELLEVILLE USAC SILVER CROWN RESULTS

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 31, 2015 - Belleville, Kansas - Belleville High Banks - "Hustle on the High Banks"   QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chris Windom, 98, RPM/Gormly-17.356; 2. Kody Swanson, 63, DePalma-17.587; 3. Justin Grant, 8, Carli-17.745; 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 20, Nolen-17.761; 5. C.J. Leary, 30, Leary/6R Racing-17.825; 6. Shane Cockrum, 71, Hardy Boys-17.844; 7. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-17.911; 8. Kevin Thomas Jr., 17, RW/Curb-Agajanian-18.026; 9. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-18.061; 10. Brady Bacon, 48, Martens-18.118; 11. Steve Buckwalter, 53, SET-18.255; 12. Shane Cottle, 81, Williams-18.278; 13. Rex Norris III, 16, Norris-18.825; 14. Austin Nemire,…