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Woodhull Raceway Set For April Opener

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Woodhull 2017 Opening Night Dates Set For April Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, NY – January 23, 2017- The much anticipated 2017 season schedule is still being ironed out and will be released in the coming weeks, but to hold fans and teams over for now is the opening dates for practice and opening night. The annual Swarthout Recycling Arnot Mall Car Show in Horseheads, NY is planned for St. Patrick's Day weekend, March 17th, 18th and 19th. Move in night will be Friday night, with the show running…

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Meier Doubles Down At OCFS

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Double Shot: Tommy Meier Looks Back at his 2016 OCFS Title Triumphs Story By: KIM FORCELLINA & MATT NOLES Photos By: JANE & HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY – January 22, 2017- There were only three weeks left in the big-block modified point season at the Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York and for Tommy Meier, between his big-block and small-block modified efforts, the opportunity for two track titles in one season was very much in play. As he strapped in, a ritual which he has performed countless times over the course of his career, the number-crunching…

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URC Names New Title Sponsor; Sets 2017 Event Schedule

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The United Racing Club Officially Welcomes New Title Sponsor Capital Renegade Custom Coaches and Trailers at Motorsports 2017. Story By: TIM MORAN / URC MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Oaks Pa.- January 22, 2017-The United Racing Club presented by Capital Renegade Custom Coaches and Trailers held their annual winter meeting on Saturday 1/21/17 at the 2017 Motorsports show presented by PPB. There were many drivers, crew members, and owners on hand for the annual winter meeting this past Saturday including Justin Whittall, Curt Michael, and Brett Michalski to name a few. New URC president Rick Weller welcomed everyone…

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Grandview Speedway Continues RCN/ TV Coverage For 2017

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GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY’S SATURDAY NIGHT STOCK CAR RACING ACTION TO BE ON RCN/TV TELEVISION FOR THE 17TH STRAIGHT SEASON Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA - January 20, 2017 . . . For the 17th straight season Lehigh Valley, PA’s RCN/TV will offer television coverage of six dates of NASCAR sanctioned Saturday night stock car racing at Grandview Speedway. The coverage, shown on a delayed basis, will be broken up into two programs each week. Qualifying heat racing action will be included in one show and the feature races for…

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Woodhull Raceway Changes It Up For Racers

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Woodhull Raceway Changes Qualifying Format For 2017 Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO/RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, NY – January 20, 2017- During last Sunday's rules meetings held at the Woodhull Fire Department, Woodhull Raceway owners Ted and Brandi White and the technical rules staff were presented with the idea of changing up the draw format for the 2017 race season. An active discussion took place between racers and track management, as each side wanted to come to an agreement on a solution that will support the interests of the weekly racer but also potential growth…

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Tony Stewart Eyes Winged Sprint Car Return

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Set To Race With Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. —January 19, 2017- Tony Stewart appears set to return to the seat of a winged sprint car by competing in at least three Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions races during Florida Speedweeks. Stewart, who has not raced a sprint car since the 2014 season, told MRN.com, which broke the story, during a press conference on Wednesday that he will race in the Feb. 9-11 All Star events at Bubba Raceway Park…

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Tony Stewart Set For Little 500 Run

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Stewart Set To Pilot Famed Hoffman Racing Team Mount Press Release By: HOFFMAN RACING MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF LOVELAND, Ohio — January 18, 2017- Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart said when he stepped away from NASCAR racing that he wanted to run some of the country’s most prestigious short-track races. He’s following through with that plan with the announcement today that Stewart will drive the famed No. 69 Hoffman Auto Racing sprint car in the May 27 Little 500 at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway. “We were celebrating our 2016 Little 500 win on the frontstretch of…

A Sprinter’s Pace

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As The 2017 Season Quickly Approaches, Who Is The Man To Beat ? Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - January 17, 2017 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series is on the brink of its 40th season, and the series drivers regroup from the offseason to compete on sprint car racing's most storied tour. Some 13 full-time drivers will herd their 900-horses to every end of the compass nationwide in 2017, seeking to either build on their existing legacy or make their tracks. Last season, most of…

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Matt Westfall Heading To The Action Track USA

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Ohio’s Matt Westfall Joining Weekly SpeedSTR Field at Action Track USA Story By: BARRY ANGSTADT / ACTION TRACK USA MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES Kutztown, PA –January 17, 2017- When the green flag waves to begin the fifth season of activity at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA, a new name – one with a very impressive resume` – will join the USAC All Pro SpeedSTR division, bolstering an already strong Wednesday night field of competitors. Matt Westfall, from Pleasant Hill, Ohio, will make the weekly trip to Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds, to steer a brand new…

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Unsung Heroes

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Christopher Fain Proves That Not All Heroes In Racing Wear Fire Suits Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: MARK BROWN / KUSTOMKEEPSAKES.COM SPRAKERS, NY- January 16, 2017- The character of an individual is best defined by the actions and deeds they perform when nobody is watching. Christopher Fain doesn’t fit the socially accepted norm of a hero where racing is concerned. He doesn’t wear Nomex at the speedway nor is his vision restricted by that of a visor adorned with tear-offs. He has never won at the Mile in Syracuse and he doesn’t have any track championships to…

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Albany Saratoga Speedway Ready To Honor Track Champions

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Albany-Saratoga Speedway Banquet Set For February 4th Press Release By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, NY –January 15, 2017- The Albany-Saratoga Speedway will pull the curtain down on the 2016 racing season with the annual awards banquet on Saturday evening February 4th. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs. Tickets for the banquet are now available, please log on to the track website and download the order form. If you have any questions or wish to order by phone, you can call the speedway office at 518-587-0220.…

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Bell Rings In Chili Bowl Nationals Driller

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Christopher Bell Wins The 2017 Chili Bowl Nationals Story By: BRYAN HULBERT /CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: FRANK SMITH / TOYOTA RACING TULSA, Okla. January 15, 2017- In 1994, Andy Hillenburg became the first Oklahoman to win the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire. Twenty-two years later, the Golden Driller has made its way home as Norman, Oklahoma's Christopher Bell made his mark in the history books as the champion of the 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire. Earning the victory for Keith Kunz Motorsports, Bell's win puts Keith with…

Justin Grant Unstoppable On 2017 Chili Bowl Vacuworx Qualifying Night

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One Tuesday, And Another on Friday, Justin Grant Became The Second Clauson-Marshall Racing Driver to Make The Cut for Saturday at the Chili Bowl Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: PATRICK GRANT / TOMMY HEIN RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, Okla. -January 14, 2017- The final day of qualifying for the 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire was one filled with emotion as California's Justin Grant found Victory Lane for the first time in Preliminary Night competition; and did it in a Clauson-Marshall mount one year after Bryan Clauson took his final checkered…

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Pierce Takes Shootout Round Four Checkers

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Pierce Back on Top in Wild West Shootout Round Four! Story By: LONNIE WHEATLEY /WILD WEST SHOOTOUT MEDIA Photos By: MIKE RUEFER PHOTO SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ –January 14, 2017- Friday the Thirteenth did little to scare Bobby Pierce as he made a quick return to victory lane at Arizona Speedway to capture his third Super Late Model triumph through four round of 11th Annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts competition. And Pierce wasn’t the only driver to make it three wins in four tries, as Ricky Thornton, Jr., matched his pace in the USRA…

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KING OF DIRT SPORTSMAN RECEIVE DIRTCAR SANCTION

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Alliance Helps Regionalize Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Tour Chase Press Release By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY –January 14, 2017- King Of Dirt Racing promoter Rob Hazer has worked along with DIRTcar Racing Director of Series and Sanctioning Mike Perotte and DIRTcar Series event director Cory Reed to sanction the KOD tour as the DIRTcar East Region heading into 2017. The alliance between King Of Dirt Racing and DIRTcar Racing helps build a regionalized touring system for the Sportsman Modified division. King Of Dirt will serve as the DIRTcar East Region, which allows…

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World of Outlaws Late Models Gearing Up For 2017 Season

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Most Wanted 2017 Unraveled and Unfiltered Story By: KAYLA MAY / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - January 13, 2017 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series gains a few new bruisers and everyone is gearing up for the season's first shootout in 2017. The drivers and their crews will travel across familiar and unfamiliar terrain in hopes of keeping the title of the fastest guys around. The first real test for the traveling band will be a double header at Screven Motorsports Complex and DIRTcar Nationals in February. With…

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Billy Pauch Jr. Set to Pilot Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz #51

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Pauch Jr. and Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Combine Forces Story By: MANDEE PAUCH Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FRENCHTOWN, NJ – January 12, 2017- Frenchtown, N.J.’s standout driver, Billy Pauch Jr., will be teaming up with the Danny Sommeling’s owned Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz No. 51 Modified team with the help of Bob Wescott and partners for the 2017 season. The new team combination plan to tackle roughly 20 races while concentrating on the southern portion of the Short Track Super Series as well as other select special shows in the Northeast. Pauch Jr. and the Pizza Pizzazz team came together…

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The Countdown is on to The 46th Annual DIRTcar Nationals

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Super Event to Draw Dirt Racing's Biggest Names - And More! Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / WORLD OF OUTLAWS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - January 11, 2017 - In just a little more than 30 days, the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will embark on a new season and renew the stakes at one of dirt racing's biggest shows. The 46th annual DIRTcar Nationals, from February 14-25, offers 12 action-packed days of racing featuring multiple series. The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series, accompanied by the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit…

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Tyler Courtney Shines In 2017 Chili Bowl Opener

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Tyler Courtney Pilots Clauson-Marshall #7BC to Chili Bowl Opening Night Victory Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, Okla. -January 11, 2017- Indiana’s Tyler Courtney spent his morning unveiling the new #Driven2SaveLives program in honor of Bryan Clauson, and spent his evening driving like him as the pilot of the Clauson-Marshall Racing No. 7BC raced to his first preliminary A-Feature win in Chili Bowl competition, and in doing so, locks into his first Chili Bowl Championship feature event. While the win was a very emotional one for the entire Clauson-Marshall racing…

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Josh Flint Ready For ESS 2017 Campaign

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Winning Sprint Car Driver Josh Flint Set to Join the Lucas Oil ESS in 2017 Story By: MATT NOLES Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS NY.- January 11, 2017- Racing has always been about one conclusive commodity; improving your position. From being on the speedway racing to working on your program away from it, the goal of upmost importance is to always be moving forward in one aspect or another and nobody understands those ideals more than Cherry Valley, New York native, Josh Flint. For the better part of 14-years, the driver of the No. 41J tried to follow…

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Swindell Eyes 6th Chili Bowl Golden Driller

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Sammy Swindell Will Attempt to Win His Sixth Golden Driller This Weekend During The Chili Bowl Nationals Story By: BRYAN HULBERT/ CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, Okla. —January 10, 2017- Sammy Swindell is out for vengeance at this year’s 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire. Swindell has won the most events — five — and has earned the most Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions wins — four — during the premier midget event inside the River Spirit Expo Center. However, he is looking to erase the sour memories from last…

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Port Royal Gears Up For 2017 Season

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Port Royal Unveils Aggressive 2017 Schedule Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, PA –January 9, 2017- Port Royal Speedway has released an ambitious 31-date slate of racing events for the upcoming 2017 season. The schedule is filled with some of the biggest shows for stock cars and sprint cars to ever take place at the historic oval since auto racing began there in the late 1930s. The 2017 season gets underway with the season opener on Saturday, March 11 with a twin bill of Weikert’s Livestock 410 sprints and…

New Indoor Event Comes To DuQuoin In February

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USAC’s IMRA and Midwest Thunder Midget divisions will be a part of a new indoor racing event in February at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Ill Press Release By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS in.- January 9, 2017- The first indoor event in the history of USAC’s IMRA and Midwest Thunder Midget divisions will be held at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Ill., on Feb. 18. The event at the ‘Mini Magic Mile’ features a full-slate of racing with two separate events in one day. The morning’s racing program includes complete…

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Bobby Pierce Goes Back To Back In Arizona

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Scores Second Straight Wild West Shootout Victory Story By: LONNIE WHEATLEY / WILD WEST SHOOTOUT MEDIA Photos By: MIKE RUEFER / WILD WEST SHOOTOUT PHOTO QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. —January 9, 2017- Bobby Pierce picked off his second win in as many rounds of 11th annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts action by racing to victory lane in Sunday night’s 30-lap dirt late model feature at the Arizona Speedway. After wiring the field in Saturday night’s opener, Pierce had to work for Sunday’s $5,000 score, taking command on a lap-15 restart and leading the rest of…

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Thunder on The Hill Series 28th Season Returns to Grandview

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28TH NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES RETURNS TO GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY IN 2017 Story By: BOB MILLER / THUNDER ON THE HILL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bechtelsville, PA -January 8, 2017 - Five events highlight a series of specials that would make even the most loyal race fans salivate for the 28th year of action for the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series events at the Grandview Speedway. One hundred and twenty-four events have been presented in this co-promotion between Bruce Rogers, owner of Grandview Speedway, and Bob Miller, special events…

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Pierce Shoots Down The Field on Opening Night in Arizona

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Pierce Owns Wild West Shootout Opener Story By: LONNIE WHEATLEY / WILD WEST SHOOTOUT MEDIA Photos By: MIKE RUEFER / WILD WEST SHOOTOUT PHOTO SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ – January 8, 2017-Bobby Pierce made the most of his first career Arizona start by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s opening leg of the 11th Annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts atop the 1/3-mile Arizona Speedway near Phoenix. The “Smooth Operator” from Oakwood, IL, gunned into the lead at the outset of the Black Diamond/Club 29 Super Late Models presented by M&W Transport main event…

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Lucas Oil Late Model Series Return To Mansfield Motor Speedway

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Revitalized Mansfield (OH) Motor Speedway Added to 2017 Slate Press Release By: RICHIE MURRAY / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MIKE CAMPBELL / RACERSGUIDE.COM BATAVIA, OHIO -January 8, 2017 - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has expanded an already aggressive 2017 slate. The captivating stars of the nation's premier dirt late model tour will invade Mansfield Motor Speedway on July 2nd for a 50-lap, $10,000-to-win event, dubbed - The Freedom 50. The deep, rich and long history of racing in Mansfield, Ohio dates back to 1959, when the original track - Mansfield Raceway - first opened as…

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Ohio Sprint Car Series Announces 25-Race ’17 Schedule

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Series Also Announced Point Fund And Contingency Awards For Upcoming Season Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / OHIO SPRINT CAR SERIES Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM CHILLICOTHE, OH - January 8, 2017- Boasting a schedule reaching nearly 30 events across much of the Buckeye State, the Ohio Sprint Car Series presented by Ohio Heating will work to achieve a new level of success in 2017, showcasing a schedule, point fund and contingency program that exceeds seasons prior. Now partnered with Ohio Heating as the presenting sponsor, the Ohio Sprint Car Series presented by Ohio Heating will promote talent and competitiveness…

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‘SMOKESCREEN’

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After Over Two Years of Silence, Danny Varin Gives His First Interview about the Incident that Claimed the Life of Kevin Ward Jr. and Releases a Book Covering the Step-by-Step Account of the Terrible Tragedy Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: RACERS GUIDE PHOTO STAFF SPRAKERS, NY- January 7, 2017- There are few occurrences in life that leave as indelible of a mark in one’s memory quite like that of human tragedy. For reasons beyond our understanding, we remember where we were, what we were doing and how we felt the moment the dreadful news crossed our path;…

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Grandview Speedway Sets 2017 Schedule

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Grandview Speedway Announces Schedule for 55th Consecutive Season of Auto Racing Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA – January 7, 2016- Kicking off the 55th consecutive season of auto racing entertainment at NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway will be the first of several doubleheaders featuring the Outlaw Enduro competition and Blast from the Past Vintage Racers on Sunday, March 18th. Then on Saturday, March 25th the annual Free to the Public Practice Session will feature a variety of classes of auto racing with many using the afternoon as a final…

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Britten and Romano Team For 2017 Season

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Peter Britten Set for New Venture & Possibilities with Romano Story By: BILL FOLEY / DIRT TRACK DIGEST MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Johnstown NY.- January 7, 2017- A partnership that wasn’t even thought of in November has now formed very quickly as everyone prepares for the 2017 Modified racing season. Peter Britten suddenly became a free agent in December and at the eastern end of New York State there was a gentleman looking to get things going in the right direction for the upcoming year. Veteran racer Andy Romano had stepped back from the sport, but got…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Reveals Jam-Packed 2017 Season Schedule

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More than 30 stock car events highlight Asphalt Track and Dirt Track calendars Press Release By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST HAVEN, Vt. – January 7, 2017- Devil’s Bowl Speedway has unveiled its 2017 season schedule, boasting the Northeast’s most diverse slate of motorsports events. Located on Route 22A in scenic West Haven, Vt., and in close proximity to the New York State border, the facility will continue to offer the area’s best and most affordable family-friendly entertainment and the region’s most exciting NASCAR-sanctioned stock car racing on two tracks.…

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New Drivers, Former Driver, Ready To Bolster 358 Modified Division At Big Diamond Speedway

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46th season opener, Friday, March 31; Mall Show, March 6-10; Open Practice, March 26. Press Release By: SHAWN T. WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA.- January 7, 2017- A new season is bringing about an influx of drivers to the modified ranks at Big Diamond Speedway. Three drivers; Frank Porreca, Honesdale; Billy Lasko, Bethlehem, and Kenny Hildebrant, Nazareth, are set to make their debuts in Steel & Metal Service Center 358 modifieds. Also returning to action in 358 modified competition this year is Kevin Albert, of, Lebanon. Porreca, 25, a second-generation driver, began…

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Matt Sheppard: The Improbable Season

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After Parting Ways with HBR, Matt Sheppard Set Out on His Own in 2016 and Proved His Critics Wrong on the Way to his Fifth Super DIRTcar Series Title in Record-Breaking Fashion Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- January 6, 2017- Kenneth Tynan said it best when he surmised that critics are nothing more than people who know the way, but are incapable of driving the car. When Matt Sheppard and Heinke-Baldwin Racing announced their amicable parting at the end of the 2015 season, the masses balked at the thought of the…

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Spraker Racing Plans Double Barrel Action At ‘The Great Race Place’

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Spraker Brings Teams To Albany-Saratoga In 2017 Press Release By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY -SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Gloversville, NY –January 6, 2017- When the green flag waives on the 2017 racing season in April the Albany-Saratoga Speedway will see the return of popular car owner and his two teams. Gloversville’s Jake Spraker will be bringing both his DIRTcar Modified and Sportsman teams to the Great Race Place in 2017. “We are heading to Malta with both of our teams,” Spraker said. The veteran car owner will have fan favorites Ronnie Johnson (DIRTcar Modified) and Rocky…

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American Racer Cup Challenge Ready to Hustle Woodhull Highbanks

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Woodhull Raceway To Host American Racer Cup Challenge Event Tuesday August 22nd Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By- DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, NY –January 5, 2017- It had been previously announced that Woodhull Raceway would host the Short Track Super Series in 2017, for the third season in a row. What was recently learned is that Woodhull’s date on the STSS tour will be an American Racer Cup Challenge event. The annual stop for the richest paying traveling Modified series will see Big Block and Small Block powered modifieds race 53 laps, competing for…

Dirt Late Models

SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY OFFICIALS FINALIZING 2017 SCHEDULE

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ALL STAR SPRINT CARS & WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODELS TO RETURN Story By: STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO /RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, PA –December 28, 2016- Selinsgrove Speedway officials are finalizing the 2017 schedule of events and expect to release next season’s full slate shortly after January 1. The 360 sprint cars, super late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners will return for most of the weekly Saturday night racing programs. Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will sanction the Jim Nace Memorial 35th Annual National Open for 410 sprint cars Saturday, Sept. 16. The…

Speed Sport Challenge Adding Excitment for Knoxville Nationals

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SPEED SPORT CHALLENGE EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MORE TRACKS AND QUALIFYING EVENTS IN 2017 Story By: SPEED SPORT MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM KNOXVILLE, IA –December 23, 2016- The SPEED SPORT Challenge has been a long-standing tradition at the annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store, uniting the world’s greatest sprint car drivers during the sport’s biggest week of the year. The annual event, held every Friday of the annual Knoxville Nationals, began in 1997 and is an invitation-only event. To qualify, an American driver must compete at a participating international race track and event. Any international driver competing…

IMCA Modifieds Return to Thunder Mountain

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IMCA Modifieds Back At Thunder Mountain Story By: THUNDER MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CENTER LISLE, N.Y. –December 23, 2016- IMCA-sanctioned modifieds will return to Thunder Mountain Speedway in 2017, headlining Saturday programs at the South Central New York speedplant. The first point race for the newest addition to the Dirt Works Eastern Region will be April 15. The tentative schedule for the three-eighths-mile clay oval just north of Center Lisle sees the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified season running through Sept. 2. “There are a lot of IMCA modified drivers in this area and I know many…

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Williams Grove Speedway 2017 Features 33 Events

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Williams Grove Speedway Will Host 33 Nights of Sprint Car Racing in 2017. Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, Pa. –December 18, 2016- Boasting a total of 33 race dates for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars, Williams Grove Speedway has released its 2017 schedule of events that offers a great mix of auto racing action. The season gets underway with a Sunday afternoon opener of super sprints and super late models on March 12 at 2 p.m. Once a staple on the early season schedule, the slated Sunday opener will…

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Sunshine Rules Junior Knepper 55

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Tyler Courtney Rules Junior Knepper 55 As 47 midgets invade Southern Illinois Center Story By: RICJIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: NEIL CAVANAH / USAC PHOTO DUQUOIN, Ill. —December 18, 2016- Tyler Courtney was impressive in winning Saturday night’s Junior Knepper 55 USAC Midget Series feature at the Southern Illinois Center. Courtney led the first lap aboard his Clauson-Marshall Racing No. 7bc, but gave up the point to NASCAR veteran Justin Allgaier, who led the next six laps. Courtney moved back to the point on lap eight of the indoor bullring and led the remainder of the 55-lap…

Short Track Super Series Modifieds Return To Susquehanna Speedway

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York County Nationals July 30th will pay $10,000-To-Win Modified 50 On Tap; 358 Late Models & Central PA Legends Complete Card Story By: BRAD VORES / SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEWBERRYTOWN, PA –December 18, 2016- Not only will the Modifieds return to Susquehanna Speedway in 2017, they will do it in style! On Sunday, July 30, the Newberrytown, Pa., oval will host the York County Nationals for the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP big-block/small-block Modifieds the second time after a debut last summer. In the upcoming season, however, the event will be more lucrative. Susquehanna owner…

Racing Son’s Follow Their Father’s Footsteps

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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON; NEVER AS TRUE AS THROUGHOUT THE SWEENEY RUSH LATE MODEL SERIES Story By: DOUG KENNEDY / RUSH LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES Pulaski, PA.- December 18, 2016- No sport can lay claim to having more relatives, whether it be brother to brother, father to son, uncle to nephew, or any other relationship than what is seen throughout the world of auto racing. On a national level, you have the Unsers, the Andrettis, the Earnhardts, the Pettys, and the Rahals; just to name a few. Can we say it's nepotism at its finest.…

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USAC West Coast Sprints Ready For Action

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18 Nights Of Racing For USAC West Coast Sprints Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IND.- December 16, 2016- Heading into its ninth season, the cars and stars of the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series are set for 18 nights of action at seven race tracks next year. Opening with the two-day Outlaw Showdown at Las Vegas on March 9, the traditional 360 sprint cars will close out the schedule with Ventura’s two-day Turkey Night Grand Prix on Nov. 23. The Ventura stop will be a non-point affair. The Dirt Track…

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Tyler Siri, Malcolm Lane Team Up For Six 2017 Outlaw Speedway 360 Sprint Shows

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Tyler Siri Will Race a 360 Sprint Car in 2017, With ESS Hall of Famer Malcolm Lane Turning Wrenches. Story By: STEVE OVENS / RACECHASER ONLINE MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY DUNDEE, N.Y. —December 15, 2016- When you’ve had success in dirt modifieds, you’re always looking for that next challenge. Something to keep the fire burning as a competitor. It appears that Tyler Siri has found that ‘something’ that will keep his fire burning in 2017. On top of running Outlaw Speedway and managing a brand new surface in 2017, Tyler Siri has reported exclusively to…

Bolting On American Racer Tires Worthwhile For Andy Bachetti

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Sheffield Mass., Driver Pockets $27,000 In Point Fund Money For 25 Total Short Track Super Series/I-88 Speedway Events Via American Racer Cup Program Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANA, PA –December 14, 2016- Hailing from Sheffield, Mass., the schedule Andy Bachetti chooses to follow with his black and bright green No. 4 Modified is a bit unorthodox. But it was also profitable: to the tune of $27,000-plus in point fund cash. Bolting on American Racer tires, Bachetti elected to race weekly at I-88 Speedway in Afton, N.Y., on Friday nights – a member…

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Fastest Dirt Track in The East Kicks Off Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series

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MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES KICKS OFF 2017 SEASON AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY Story By: ERIKA PALMAI WAGNER / MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bridgeport NY- December 11, 2016- The Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series will kick off their inaugural season at the “fastest dirt track in the east”, Bridgeport Speedway on Sunday, April 30th. The series, which hosts RacesaverⓇ 305 Sprint Cars in the Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Delaware region, has eight to ten tentative events scheduled at the South Jersey facility, which will be released on a final schedule set to come out at a later date. “The staff at Bridgeport Speedway…

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Van Pelt Brings Hilfiger His Final Woodhull Title

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Billy Van Pelt and Grant Hilfiger Go Three for Three on Woodhull's High Banks Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, NY – December 10, 2016- One of the big questions entering 2016, for the Insinger Performance 370 Modifieds, was who could stop Billy Van Pelt and Grant Hilfiger from obtaining their third straight track championship in the No. 78? That question wouldn’t be answered until late in the season, although Hilfiger took the backup car to an opening night victory on a chilly April night on the High Banks. Van Pelt didn’t…

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Woodhull Raceway Adds 604 Crate Late Models For 2017 Season

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604 Crate Late Models Have Been Added to The 2017 Weekly Racing Lineup at New York’s Woodhull Raceway. Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, N.Y. —December 10, 2016- With much speculation circling race teams in the Southern Tier since the removal of the 360 Late Model division at Woodhull Raceway, owner and promoter Ted White is happy to announce that the 604 Crate Late Model division will indeed be added to the 2017 weekly lineup at “New York’s Toughest Bullring”. The move comes on the heels of a run of more than…

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Brewerton & Fulton Speedway Set Major Event Dates

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Major Event Dates Taking Shape For Brewerton And Fulton Speedways In 2017 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON-FULTON SPEEDWAYS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BALDWINSVILLE, NY – December 9, 2016 – Brewerton and Fulton Speedways' exciting 2017 schedules are taking shape with major events at both speedways that will give race fans high-speed racing excitement in must-see events. The 32nd annual Outlaw 200 Weekend, one of the crown jewels in all of modified racing, will be held at Fulton Speedway on Friday September 29th and Saturday, September 30. The Super DIRTcar Series for Big Block Modifieds will again kick…

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