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‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Strikes This Weekend

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After Two Straight Weeks Of Rain, Thunder Mountain Speedway Ready To Return To Action On Memorial Day Weekend Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- May 24, 2016-  Thunder Mountain Speedway hopes to provide the cure for two consecutive rained-out events this weekend. The three-eighths-mile located just outside of Whitney Point, N.Y., hosts two big days of action this Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29 as part of the ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Memorial Day weekend festivities. On Saturday (May 28), the lightning-fast Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) 360 Sprint…

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KoD Rookie of the Year Chase to be Intense

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Multiple Drivers Competing For Redline Graphics Rookie Of The Year Story By: ROB HAZER / KoD SERIES MEDIA         Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / PHOTO STAFF FONDA, NY- May 24, 2016- Very rarely can drivers experience what it’s like to be a rookie all over again. With King Of Dirt Racing clarifying the series definition of a ‘rookie’ it has opened the door for some drivers to chase the Redline Graphics Rookie Of The Year honors. Jason Gray earned that title last year setting the bar high finishing 4th in points, but drivers like Jeff Watson, Joey Scarborough, Scott Duell, Allison Ricci,…

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Utica-Rome Speedway Resets for RoC Vic 200 Event

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Rainout Sets Up Double-Events at Utica-Rome Speedway in August Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM / PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY- May 24, 2016- Utica-Rome Speedway fought the good fight on Sunday night but Mother Nature ended up winning out at the end of the day.  This forced the postponement of the Ferris Industries Race of Champions Series fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels “Victoria 200” for the Modifieds as well as the Gnome Cup for the Go Nuclear Late Model Series which was on the speedway as the rains began falling. In an effort to reward the…

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Gone But Not Forgotten Race Wraps Up May Racing At Big Diamond

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Big Diamond Speedway Closes Month of May with Special Tribute Story By:SHAWN WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA        Photos By:GEORGE STIEGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA. --May 24, 2016-  Over the years, Big Diamond Speedway has been blessed to have some of the greatest people in racing grace the track as drivers, car owners, crew chiefs, mechanics or dedicated fans. On Friday, the speedway will honor their memories with the Mark’s Service Station will present the Gone But Not Forgotten Race. A list of names appears on a billboard behind the scoring tower for fans to see at the speedway and…

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What I Learned On My Trip to Williams Grove

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] What I Learned On My Trip to Williams Grove By: Pete MacDonald Friday afternoon I took the 2 ½ hour ride west to what is probably my favorite race track Williams Grove Speedway for what was supposed to be night one of the Morgan Cup with the World of Outlaws. With the expected rain on Saturday a very healthy crowd came out on Friday, there weren’t many bare spots in the grandstands and the infield was packed as well. When you think of some of the best rivalries in sports you automatically think, “Brady vs. Manning”, “Yankee’s vs.…

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Wednesday, May 25th Scheduled as Rain Date for World of Outlaws at New Egypt Speedway IF NECESSARY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Wednesday, May 25th Scheduled as Rain Date for World of Outlaws at New Egypt Speedway IF NECESSARY World of Outlaw Sprints Set to Invade Tuesday, May 24th New Egypt, NJ – With weather looking like it could play into Tuesday night’s New Egypt Speedway World of Outlaws event, both management teams have put plans into place to make Wednesday, May 25th the rain date IF NECESSARY. Officials are hoping to stick to the originally scheduled date of Tuesday, May 24th, but will make a decision as early as possible if weather is an issue. Tickets are still available…

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Rain Showers Knock Out ROC Vic 200

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Mother Nature Strikes Utica-Rome Speedway for Fourth Consecutive Week Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- May 23, 2016- After three straight weeks of being rained out, it finally looked like Utica-Rome Speedway would get a show in this past Sunday, May 22, when the Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series and the Go Nuclear Late Model Series rolled into the Vernon oval. Qualifying for the Sunoco Race Fuels RoC Victoria 200 and the Go Nuclear Gnome Cup, as well as the G&I Homes of Vernon Pro Stocks, was complete and…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Dirt Track Opener Rained Out

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Two-day Memorial Day Weekend special up next   Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY     Photos By: DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY PHOTOS   WEST HAVEN, VT- May 23, 2016-  Mother Nature picked up her first win of the season at The Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, May 22, as inclement weather cancelled the opening event.  Showers held off until the around 4:00 p.m., then intermittent sprinkles turned into steady rain just before 5:30 p.m.  The event was scheduled to be the first-ever NASCAR Whelen All-American Series-sanctioned date on the 3/10-mile Dirt Track. The race was also…

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Teamwork Gets Dixon in the Indy 500 Field

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Dixon's Indy 500 Qualifying Effort Saved by Dedicated Crew's Quick Work Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 23, 2016-  The guys in Gasoline Alley saved Scott Dixon’s Sunday. When fluid leaks were discovered in the Chevrolet engine of his No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car at the end of practice before second-day Indy 500 qualifying, Dixon’s crew was on the clock with technical inspection to swap it out. With the help of crew members from all four Chip Ganassi Racing Teams cars, they took 64 minutes…

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Thomas Thrashes Field in Flag-to-Flag Brownstown Rout

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Thomas Takes New Team to Brownstown Victory Lane Story By: DICK JORDAN / USAC SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: JOHN DaDALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BROWNSTOWN, IN- May 23, 2016- Just a mere month after combining forces, Kevin Thomas, Jr. and the 4J Motorsports team found USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship victory lane Saturday night at Brownstown Speedway, leading wire-to-wire in a caution-free affair at the series’ first visit to the southern Indiana quarter-mile dirt oval since 2011. Making just their third series start together, including a 3rd at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway one night prior, Thomas began the 30-lap feature…

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Repeat Performance for Hearn on Valley High Banks

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Brett Hearn Wins Valley Feature with Last-Lap Pass   Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY     Photos By: MARK BROWN / NEPART PHOTOS WEST LEBANON, NY- May 23, 2016- For the second week in a row rain played a role in the overall outcome at Lebanon Valley.  This week, the Pro Stock feature was red-flagged after five laps due to rain.  It will continue next Saturday night with Jay Corbin leading the field to the green flag. Before the rains came, Chad Jeseo started the Modified feature from the pole with Kyle Sheldon alongside.  Sheldon has struggled so far in…

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Johnson & Johnson Sweep Malta Mains

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Johnson Brothers Dominate The Great Race Place Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- May 23, 2016-  After back to back weeks of Mother Nature visiting victory lane, the Albany-Saratoga Speedway returned to action Friday night with exciting action and a pair of very popular brothers visiting victory lane. The brothers Johnson – Marc and Chris, picked up the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified and Sportsman division feature events respectfully in front a large and cheering crowd. In other action Nick Stone (DIRTcar Pro Stocks), Anthony Alger (Limited Sportsman), Steve Ryan…

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Green Breaks Into I-88 Win Column

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Darwin Green takes I-88 Modified Feature Win Story By: STEPHAN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- May 22, 2016- Darwin Greene captured the Greg Page Construction Modified feature win at I-88 Speedway on Rosa’s Restaurant and Pizzeria Night. Pole sitter Don Hart Jr. took the lead at the start of the race while Greene settled into second with Greene’s Mike Decker holding onto third place. The race went to caution just after lap one when two time winner Andy Bachetti spun out in turn one. Bachetti, of Sheffield MA, went pit side and…

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Smith Scores Outlaw ESS Checkers

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Mark Smith Takes Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Checkers at Outlaw Speedway   Story By: MIKE MALLETT / ESS SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: RANDY MALLETT / HAMERDOWN PHOTOS   DUNDEE, NY- May 22, 2016- Mark Smith has figured out the New York slick track and that could be trouble for the rest of the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) campaigners.  The Sunbury, Pa., driver has been known for his success on the Pennsylvania Sprint Car Circuit and now he’s starting to make a name for himself in New York as well. Smith, teaming up with car owner Patrick Vigneault, dominated the…

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Quenneville Opens Devil’s Bowl Speedway Title Defense with Victory

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Masterson, FitzGerald, Wood also take opening night wins   Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM   WEST HAVEN, VT- May 22, 2016- Vince Quenneville Jr. showed a good opening night crowd that he never missed a beat over the winter at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, May 21.  The Brandon, Vt., speedster and defending Asphalt Track champion ran to a dominant win in the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified division to open the 50th season of racing at the Rutland County facility.  Other winners in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) action…

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At a Glance: Outlaws Continue Trek Through Northeast

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The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series march into Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway for the Empire State Challenge on Sunday, May 22 then migrate south for the Jersey Outlaw Classic at New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway on Tuesday, May 24 Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC- May 22, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will continue their push through the northeast as they compete in a rare Sunday showdown on May 22 at Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway. Following action in upstate New York, the series will move south to New…

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Wild Night in Charlotte All-Star Race

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Joey Logano Triumphs in Scintillating NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race finish Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE     Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, NC- May 22, 2016- At the end of a wild and crazy Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Joey Logano got the upper hand in an intense battle with last-chance qualifier Kyle Larson and took home the million-dollar prize as the winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Trying to block the stronger car of Logano in the closing 13-lap final segment of the race, Larson buried his car into Turn 1 as Logano edged ahead.…

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Sheppard Defends Home Turf

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Wins Spring Shootout at LaSalle Story By: JEREMEY SHIELDS / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM LASALLE, IL- May 22, 2016- Brandon Sheppard became the second home-state driver in two nights to visit Lucas Oil Victory Lane with his victory at LaSalle Speedway on Saturday Night. The 23-year-old Illinois native led all 60 laps of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned, Spring Shootout. The driver of the Best Performance Motorsports/Rocket took his first LOLMDS win of the season over Tim McCreadie, who crossed the line in second in his Sweeteners Plus/Longhorn. McCreadie and Don O'Neal…

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First-Day Qualifying at Indy Leaves Nerves Frazzled

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"Damn Good Day" for Schmidt Motorsports Story By: PHILLIP B. WILSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO  INDIANAPOLIS, IN- May 22, 2016- How crazy was it today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? The exciting conclusion to the first day of qualifying for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil had quadriplegic team co-owner Sam Schmidt cracking jokes about doing a rain dance in his wheelchair for Sunday. A sick joke? Not at the end of what Schmidt proudly proclaimed “a damn good day.” Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver James Hinchcliffe, who…

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Crafton Goes Back-to-Back with CWTS Victory

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Matt Crafton dominates NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE     Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, NC- May 22, 2016-  Matt Crafton had a lot to overcome on Saturday—a 17th-place starting position and a difficult pit stall that cost him dearly in the early stages of Saturday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But after 134 laps, Crafton was 5.748 seconds ahead of second-place Kyle Busch, winning the race and extending his series lead to 12 points over seventh-place finisher Timothy Peters. In fact, the two-time champion…

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Saturday All-Star Notebook

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LARSON UNLEASHES AGGRESSIVE APPROACH IN SPRINT SHOWDOWN Story By:REID SPENCER /NASCAR WIRE SERVICE            Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, N.C. –May 22, 2016-  Different week. Different circumstances. Same driver. Last Sunday at Dover International Speedway, Kyle Larson was chasing Matt Kenseth for the win in the AAA 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Larson treated Kenseth, the 2003 series champion, with the utmost respect, taking great pains to run the veteran driver as cleanly as possibly. Kenseth won, with Larson trailing him in second place by a fraction of a second. But that was not the case on Saturday morning…

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Wight Roars to Demon Victory

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Larry Wight The Class Of The Brewerton Speedway Modified Field      Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BREWERTON, NY- May 21, 2016- Lightning stuck the Brewerton Speedway victory lane Friday night when Larry Wight parked his Gypsum Express/Tracey Road Equipment/NAPA Auto Parts/Penske Racing Shocks/LJL Kevlar Racing Engines/No.99L/Teo in victory lane in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds. In the 35 lap feature Wight took the lead on lap 3 and never looked back. The win was anything but easy as Wight had to hold off challenges from Chuck Bower and Chad Phelps until…

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Outlaws Land First Blow in Year-Long War with Pennsylvania Posse

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Schatz Captures Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ABBOTTSTOWN, PA- May 20, 2016- Seven-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz managed to do something that only one other series driver has been able to do since 1997: out-muscle the Pennsylvania Posse on their home turf and claim the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway. Schatz's victory, his sixth of the season, gives the Outlaw drivers the upper hand as the annual feud over sprint car supremacy has officially kicked-off. "We want to win everywhere we…

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Chaves Tops Indy Speed Charts; Qualifying Draws Near

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Chaves tops Indy 500 practice chart as thoughts wander to qualifying Story By: MARK ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 20, 2016- As qualifying draws near for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, a pair of three-letter abbreviations are being mentioned more often around Indianapolis Motor Speedway: “NTS” and “kPa.” The first stands for “no-tow speed,” or the lap speed a car achieved around the 2.5-mile oval without help of an aerodynamic tow. The second is short for kilopascals, the unit of measurement used to gauge…

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NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Weekend Preview

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Hamlin readies to defend NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race win Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE     Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CHARLOTTE, NC- May 20, 2016- Denny Hamlin currently holds the title of ‘reigning champion’ for two of NASCAR’s most prestigious races: the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Come Saturday night, he will look to continue the strangle hold on one of them, attempting to capture a second consecutive win in Saturday's NASCAR Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (9 p.m. ET on FS1). In order to take home the title, Hamlin will need to…

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Pauch Sr. Rules at Kutztown’s Action Track USA

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Pauch Sr. Is SpeedSTR Winner; King Eddie Reigns Supreme in 600 Sprints; Hoch Wins Slingshot Thriller at Kutztown’s Action Track USA on May 18 Story By: BARRY ANGSTADT / ACTION TRACK USA MEDIA     Photos By: PHIL MAR / RACERSGUIDE.COM KUTZTOWN, PA- May 20, 2016- Billy Pauch Sr. finished runner-up to a Buckwalter on opening night, but the Frenchtown, NJ throttle-jockey turned the tables on another member of the same family on May 18. Pauch worked hard to defeat Steve Buckwalter on Wednesday, repelling several late race attacks and hanging on to win his first USAC All Pro SpeedSTR main event since…

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Dillon Aims for All-Star Performance

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In career year, Dillon Aims to Add All-Star Nod, Sprint Cup Victory Story By: MARK McCARTER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE     Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CHARLOTTE, NC- May 20, 2016- Last October at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Austin Dillon was reminded that not all perils a driver faces come on the track. It was a Friday night in October 2015 and he was on pit road, head bowed in prayer before climbing into his car for the NASCAR XFINITY Series race. Suddenly, a sizzling sound and what he called “a glimmer of light” interrupted the prayer. A hot little meteorite…

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First State Bound: Short Track Super Series Velocita South Region Heads to Delmar, Delaware Thursday, May 26

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Stewart Friesen Leads Standings Into Lucrative ‘Diamond State 50’ At Delaware International Speedway With $25,000-Plus At Stake Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA     Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF DELMAR, DE- May 19, 2016-  The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP returns to the First State next Thursday, May 26. Charlie Cathell’s Delaware International Speedway, located on U.S. 13 in Delmar, Del., plays host to the ‘Diamond State 50’ with more than $25,000 on the line for the STSS Velocita South Region big-block/small-block Modifieds. The 50-lap event at the tacky half-mile offers $5,000-plus to win,…

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Double Shot of Empire Super Sprints on Tap

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Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints With Two Events this Weekend at Outlaw and Selinsgrove   Story By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM   SYRACUSE, NY- May 19, 2016- The first two-race weekend for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) will be held this weekend with a Friday night visit to the Outlaw Speedway and then on Saturday for the annual Mach 1 Chassis Shootout at the Selinsgrove Speedway The 2016 point season for ESS was suppose to kick off April 22 at Outlaw with the first ever Spring Nationals.  With the evening postponed cause…

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All Star Sprints Heading West

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Arctic Cat All Stars Ready for Illinois/Wisconsin Road Trip Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS  IN- May 19, 2016- After spending the first few weeks of the 2016 point season in areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania, the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will now transfer focus toward areas of Illinois and Wisconsin, moving into the Central Time Zone for the first and only time this season. “America’s Series” will make a first-ever appearance at one particular Illinois short track during their weekend road trip, followed by a night…

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Hunter-Reay Tops the Speed Chart on Day 2 Practice

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Hunter-Reay Happy to be at Sharp End of Indy 500 Practice Chart Story By: MARK ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS  IN- May 19, 2016- Ryan Hunter-Reay isn’t getting ahead of himself. The Andretti Autosport driver knows it’s only two days into practice for the epic 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Some competitors may not have shown all their cards yet, but sitting atop the speed chart today with a lap of 228.202 mph in the No. 28 DHL Honda has the 2014 Indianapolis 500 champion…

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Celebrate Summer at The Big Show 8

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TV Racing Analyst Kenny Wallace Joins a Banner Field Expected for the Super DIRTcar Modified Series 100 June 28 at Albany-Saratoga Speedway Story By: JOHN SNYDER / DRIVEN MARKETING MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SUSSEX, NJ-May 19, 2016- Already there’s a buzz in the air as top Northeast dirt track Modified teams anticipate competing in the Tuesday, June 28 The Big Show 8 Super DIRTcar Modified Series 100 at Malta, New York’s Albany-Saratoga Speedway. “We’re expecting all the Super DIRTcar Series drivers as well as the top weekly competitors from Albany-Saratoga plus several other drivers who have indicated to…

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Persistent Moisture Postpones Gettysburg Clash

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Series will resume action at Lincoln Speedway on Thursday, May 19 Story By: JORDAN MORRIS / WoO SERIES MEDIA     Photos By :DAN DeMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA- May 19, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. has been postponed to Thursday, May 19 due to persistent rain throughout the day and night on Wednesday. Fans that purchased grandstand tickets will be able to redeem their tickets for reentry at the track on Thursday, while fans that purchased pit passes and received a pit band are asked to keep their bands…

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George Williams Memorial Races Bring Woodhull Back to Life Saturday

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George Williams Memorial $2,000-to-win 35-Lap Modifieds Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL NY- May 19, 2016- This Saturday night, May 21, Woodhull Raceway gets back on track just one week after dropping their first event of the season to rain.  Saturday night’s racing for the George Williams Memorial Races will be presented by longtime Woodhull supporters Griffith Energy and the Elkland Moose. Griffith Energy is a well-known name in the Northeast for your energy needs from fuel to heating to air conditioning and much more, you can find it all at Griffith. …

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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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Rescheduled Outlaw Spring Nationals & Military Veterans Night This Friday at Outlaw Speedway

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Outlaw Spring Nationals & Military Veterans Night Goes Green This Friday Story By: STEVE OVENS / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, NY- May 18, 2016- After the huge success that was last week’s running of Thursday Night Thunder, weekly racing on Friday nights returns for Friday May 20th’s program.  But this is no ordinary night of racing- it is the rescheduled running of the Outlaw Spring Nationals. This night will include special races for the Modifieds, Crate Sportsman, IMCA Modifieds and also ushers in the first stop of the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints for 2016. …

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Coby Leads Whelen Tour Points Over Solomito Leaving Waterford Speedbowl

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Defending Series Champion Hold Slim Advantage After 3 Events Story By: JASON CUNNINGHAM / NASCAR MEDIA     Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM WATERFORD, Conn. - May 18, 2016- Defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby may not have scored a top-five finish in Saturday’s New England Cycle Center 161 at New London-Waterford Speedbowl, but his eighth place finish was enough to keep him on top of the point standings leaving the Shoreline oval. Coby, driver of the No. 2 Dunleavy Truck and Trailer Repair/A&J Romano Construction LFR Chassis modified, holds an eight point lead over Timmy Solomito. Coby scored…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Opens 50th Season with Action-Packed Weekend

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Kids bike races, Modified 50-lappers, tribute to ’67 champ Hulbert highlight two nights of racing   Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM   WEST HAVEN, VT- May 18, 2016-  The wait is over for local stock car racing fans, as Devil’s Bowl Speedway opens its 50th season of action this weekend, May 21-22, with a two-night schedule jammed with action.  The Rutland County track’s landmark golden anniversary will be the first full season of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on both the half-mile Asphalt Track and the 3/10-mile Dirt Track.…

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Racers Are Ready for Action Packed Stock Car Racing at Grandview Speedway

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NASCAR Pocono Raceway Ticktes Will Go To Lucky Fans in the Stands Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: GEORGE STIEGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- May 18, 2016- Racers are chomping at the bit, anxious to get back to racing, after two straight Saturday night rainouts at NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway. Racing action this Saturday will feature some very serious competition as the four division show will include the T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models, Sportsman and the popular Blast from the Past Vintage racers. Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30…

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Lucas Late Models set for Double Header Shootout

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Lucas Oil Spring Shootout at Oshkosh and LaSalle Up Next Story By: JEREMEY SHIELD / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAYCROSS, GA- May 18, 2016- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will continue the rip-roaring month of May with a doubleheader weekend for the Lucas Oil “Spring Shootout.” The action will kick off on Friday, May 20th at Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway in Oshkosh, WI before wrapping up on Saturday, May 21st at LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, IL. Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway is a 1/3-mile, semi-banked clay oval, located just 4 miles north of Oshkosh, WI.…

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WoO Sprints to Invade Williams Grove This Weekend

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First Match Up Of Season At Hand For Outlaws Vs. Pennsylvania Posse Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA- May 18, 2016- Williams Grove Speedway will present the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series this Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21 with time trials getting underway both nights at 7:30 pm. Gates for each day of the affair will open at 5 pm with fireworks included in both programs. Adult general admission tickets are $30 each night with youth ages 13 – 20 admitted for $15 and ages…

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At a Glance: Super DIRTcar Series Gassing-Up for The Grove

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The Super DIRTcar Series returns to action at Williams Grove Speedway (Pa.) on Wednesday, June 22 Story By: BRENDAN CAPRIA / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- May 17, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series travels to Williams Grove (Pa.) Speedway for the Big-Block Modified Mayhem at the Grove on Wednesday, June 22. The series 17 Platinum drivers will test their 800-horsepower Big-Block Modifieds on the Mechanicsburg, Pa. course for the first time since 2006. Setting the bar high The new combination of Billy Decker and car owner Mike Payne found their way to victory…

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The Need for Speed as Indy 500 Practice Begins

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Andretti Cars Set Pace on Opening Day of Indy 500 Practice Story By: MARK ROBINSON / INDYCAR SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: CHRIS OWENS / INDYCAR PHOTO STAFF  INDIANAPOLIS IN- May 17, 2016- The importance of track time was plainly evident on the opening day of practice for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. All 33 entered cars saw time on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, totaling 1,972 laps. The 33 cars on track is the most for an Indy 500 opening day since 2010. Andretti Autosport led the way with its five drivers…

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Brewerton Speedway Best Seat in The House Contest Starts This Friday

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Billy Whittaker Cars And Trux Best Seat In The House Fan Contest Starts This Friday May 20 At The Brewerton Speedway   Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- May 17, 2016- Major Brewerton and Fulton Speedways marketing partner Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux has an exciting promotion for fans starting this Friday, May 20th at the Brewerton Speedway. When you enter the speedway all fans are eligible to stop by the photo/novelty stand to enter their name into the Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Best Seat In The House contest. When…

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Napa Auto Parts TOTH Racing Series Storm Warnings

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USAC Non-Wing Sprints and The Eastern Storm To Kickoff at Grandview Speedway on Tuesday, June 7th Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- May 17, 2016-Three abreast racing, a few slide jobs, a wheelie or two and an occasional bounce off the outside guardrail is just the norm when the USAC  non-wing sprints invade Grandview Speedway, and it all takes place on Tuesday night, June 7.   Joined by the 358 NASCAR Modifieds, the AMSOIL Non-Wing USAC Sprint cars will open the Eastern Storm on the high-banked one-third mile oval.  This event…

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Victoria 200 Set for Utica-Rome Speedway This Sunday

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RoC Dirt Modified Series Kicks Off with Prestigious Victoria Event at Utica-Rome Story By: RoC SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- May 17, 2016- The Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Series fueled by Sunoco is ready to kick off the dirt portion of the series with the “Victoria 200” on tap at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Sunday night May 22. The 2016 edition of the historic race is scheduled to be a 55-lap feature with a $5,500 payday going to the winner. The first “Victoria 200” took place at the Utica-Rome Speedway in 2008 after then…

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Weather Forces Rescheduled KoD Event at Utica

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Utica Rome Rescheduled To June 5th; Pro Stocks Open June 3rd At Malta Story By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA     Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- May 17, 2016- For the 2nd year in a row Mother Nature forced the rescheduling of the King Of Dirt Racing Series openers for both the Crate Sportsman and Pro Stock divisions. Temporarily the first ever visit for KOD to the action track of the east Utica Rome Speedway will have to wait until June 5th where both Crate Sportsman and Pro Stocks will be in action. “Bill and Kim tried…

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Andrew Smith Wins FMP Snow Shortened Star Series Crate Sportsman “28”

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Dave Simms, Jerry Williams, Jimmy DiFulvio and Marty Kelly III All Notch Feature Wins Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP MEDIA     Photos By: D & J PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY- May 17, 2016- Andrew Smith made his first ever appearance at Five Mile Point Speedway a successful one as he took top honors in the STAR Series Crate Sportsman opener on Sunday.  The race was cut short two laps due to a second squall of snow that swept over the quarter mile oval.  The victory was worth $1,000 for the Lockport, New York driver. The scheduled 30 lap STAR…

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Sunday Dover Notebook

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Despite third-place run, Elliott wants more Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE     Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR DOVER, DE- May 16, 2016-  Chase Elliott needs to do a better job. Not of driving a race car, mind you. He needs to do a better job of enjoying his own accomplishments. When he arrived in the media center after finishing a career-best third in Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, Elliott seemed almost disappointed. After all, the Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate hadn’t converted his first real opportunity to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.…

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Kenseth Has a Monster Day at Dover

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Kenseth Holds Off Larson to Win Thriller at Dover Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE     Photos By: PETE MacDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM DOVER, DE- May 16, 2016-  Matt Kenseth’s luck took a turn for the better, after Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet took a turn that wrecked half the field in Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway. In a thrilling 35-lap run to the finish that featured Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott in hot pursuit of Kenseth – and of each other – Kenseth manhandled a loose race car to the stripe, arriving .187 seconds…

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