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Brad Brightbill Earns SpeedSTR Victory; Kunkle Is Homegrown 600cc Winner; Hoch Takes Dutch Classic At Action Track USA on 7/29

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Brad Brightbill Earns SpeedSTR Victory; Kunkle Is Homegrown 600cc Winner; Hoch Takes Dutch Classic At Action Track USA on 7/29 Kutztown, PA - In 2014, Brad Brightbill caught fire (not literally, mind you) at the end of the season, winning two of the biggest races of the season for the USAC All Pro SpeedSTRs at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Watch out, SpeedSTR competitors...it appears to be happening again. Held winless so far in 2015, the Sinking Spring wheel-twister finally turned his luck around last Wednesday, July 29, as he captured his initial victory…

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NARDELLI’S SECOND PLACE FINISH INCREASES HIS POINT LEAD IN THE WINGLESS 600CC MICRO-SPRINT CLASS AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

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NARDELLI’S SECOND PLACE FINISH INCREASES HIS POINT LEAD IN THE WINGLESS 600CC MICRO-SPRINT CLASS AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY Sicklerville, NJ (August 2, 2015) – On Friday, July 31, Lee Nardelli increased his point lead in the wingless 600cc Micro-Sprint class by finishing second in the feature race. In qualifying action before the main event, Nardelli captured the first heat race after starting the 8-lap contest in third place. Starting in tenth for the 20-lap feature, Nardelli quickly progressed through the field. By the third circuit, he was scored in fourth place. Over the next few circuits, the driver based out of…

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Scott Dellinger, Randy Christine Jr., and Doug Bennett Win Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Features

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Scott Dellinger, Randy Christine Jr., and Doug Bennett Win Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Features Mechanicsburg, PA., August 2, 2015 “You have to go where the car works,” Scott Dellinger said following his victory in Saturday night’s Williams Grove Speedway SaturdayNight Series Super Sportsman feature. “I have been learning that a lot. You can’t keep trying the same thing over and over. If it doesn’t work you have to go somewhere else.” Devin Beidel started on the pole at the beginning of the 20-lap Blazer’s Body Shop Super Sportsman main event. Beidel led the way with Todd Leonard,…

FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL AUG. 8. $10,000 TO WIN FOR MODIFIEDS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 2, 2015…One of the richest events of the season for T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified stock cars is set for Saturday, August 8, at Grandview Speedway. The race remembers the man who had the idea, put together the plan, and built the one-third-mile, banked clay speedway. The Rogers family led by Forrest’s son Bruce, has kept the track operating as one of the most successful NASCAR weekly short track racing facilities in the nation for 53 years. The 50-lap Modified classic, sponsored by Pioneer Pole Buildings, will reward the winner with $10,000 in cash…

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Zane Zeiner and Nevin George pick up winning hands in Mahoning Modified Gamblers Series races

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Zane Zeiner and Nevin George pick up winning hands in Mahoning Modified Gamblers Series races By DINO OBERTO (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 8-1-15) Zane Zeiner and Nevin George took victories in the Central States Modified Gamblers Series (CSMGS) Twin 50s Saturday night at Mahoning Valley Speedway. Zeiner, of Bath, has not been a point racer for a number of years. George, from Kunkletown, has also stepped back from the grind of title chasing this season. Both look instead to the big shows thus they have made it a must on their calendar to be part of the high-dollar CSMGS. And while…

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STRUNK, SCHUTZ AND KEMMERER FEATURE WINNERS ON WNPV RADIO NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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STRUNK, SCHUTZ AND KEMMERER FEATURE WINNERS ON WNPV RADIO NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Modified racer Mike Bailey remembered in emotional tribute BECHTELSVILLE, PA, August 2…….The Saturday activities at Grandview Speedway sponsored by WNPV 1440 AM had the emotional evening begin with a tribute to NASCAR Whelen Modified driver Mike Bailey, who had recently returned to racing behind the wheel of his uncle Dennis and aunt Joanne Bailey’s familiar No. 81. The 39-yr. old Kutztown resident who was a husband, father of three and son of Randy and Donna Bailey, passed away very suddenly prior to the start of…

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SSP Racing Family Mourns the Loss of Racer Carnie Fryfogle

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SSP Racing Family Mourns the Loss of Racer Carnie Fryfogle Newberrytown, PA (August 1, 2015) – The Susquehanna Speedway Park racing family mourns the passing of Carnie Fryfogle of Manchester, Maryland. Fryfogle’s one-car accident occurred on the final lap of the 20-lap All American Outlaw feature event at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturdaynight, August 1. He was running in the eighth place position out of nineteen drivers when the incident took place on the backstretch of the speedway. Fryfogle was pronounced dead by the York County Coroner at the track. The thoughts and prayers from the entire SSP family…

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Hoiness Bests the ASCS Frontier Region at Billings

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Hoiness Bests the ASCS Frontier Region at Billings BILLINGS, Mont. (August 1, 2015) For the fourth time in his career, and third time in 2015, David Hoiness took the Stagg Insurance No. 27dd to Victory Lane, topping the ASCS Frontier Region at the Billings Motorsports Park. Travis Rilat posted his second podium of the weekend, coming from seventh to second with Phil Dietz taking the final podium step. David Miller and Skylar Gee made up the top-five. Bryan Brown, Jordan Milne, Steve Nelson, Travis Stortz, and Shane Moore completed the top-ten. The ASCS Frontier Region heads for another pairing with…

Fremont Speedway

Tyler Gunn gives mom best birthday present – his first 410 sprint win!

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Tyler Gunn gives mom best birthday present - his first 410 sprint win! FREMONT, Ohio – Tyler Gunn gave his mom a great birthday present Saturday – his first career 410 sprint car feature win. Gunn, from Napoleon, Ohio, would lead all 30 laps to score the win in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints at Fremont Speedway. It wasn’t easy for the 19-year-old rookie. Fellow rookie T.J. Michael actually had passed Gunn for the lead on lap three but a caution put Gunn back to the point. Then, he would jump the cushion in turn four with…

Devil's Bowl Speedway

Kevin Ramey Wins at the Devil’s Bowl with ASCS Red River

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Kevin Ramey Wins at the Devil’s Bowl with ASCS Red River MESQUITE, Texas (August 1, 2015) In a race that saw four leaders in 25 laps, Ft. Worth racing veteran Kevin Ramey was the final lap leader at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway, pulling off a last lap pass to win with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Red River Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products. Chasing Harli White to the white flag, the Precise Racing Products No. 1a pulled even with White through the first two turns. Clearing the No. 17w on the back straight-a-way, Ramey became the 10th different…

Big Diamond Speedway

Albert, Fayash, Somer and Wink earn victories Friday Evening at Big Diamond Speedway.

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Albert, Fayash, Somer and Wink earn victories Friday Evening at Big Diamond Speedway. Minersville, PA July 31, 2015 The Lias Tire 358 Modified division were ready for action Friday evening. Heath Metzler would start on the pole along side of Scott Albert and Albert was ready to go after his first win of the season and quickly jumped out to the top spot. Justin Grim would be hot on his heals trying his best to get into the lead position, but on lap 6 he pulled off suddenly when the transmission failed. That relinquished the runner up spot to Colt…

Bridgeport Speedway

HORTON OUTDUELS PRATT TO CLAIM THE FIFTH CONTEST OF THE MODIFIED 811 DIG SAFELY SERIES AND THE TITLE AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

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HORTON OUTDUELS PRATT TO CLAIM THE FIFTH CONTEST OF THE MODIFIED 811 DIG SAFELY SERIES AND THE TITLE AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY Sicklerville, NJ (August 1, 2015) – On the inner oval at Bridgeport Speedway, Jimmy Horton outdueled Richie Pratt to win the fifth contest of the Modified 811 Dig Safely Series. With the victory, Horton claimed the championship in the five race series on the quarter mile track for open Modified stock cars. As the 25-lap feature got underway, Dom Buffalino grabbed the lead with Richie Pratt, Jimmy Horton, Mike Iles and Johnny Cornell in tow. Pratt took the top…

Delaware

27,118 Reasons For Drivers To Compete At Delaware International Speedway Tuesday, August 4 As Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Invades For ‘Diamond State 50’ Special; New York’s Anthony Perrego, Massachusetts Driver Andy Bachetti To Make Delaware Debuts

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27,118 Reasons For Drivers To Compete At Delaware International Speedway Tuesday, August 4 As Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Invades For ‘Diamond State 50’ Special; New York’s Anthony Perrego, Massachusetts Driver Andy Bachetti To Make Delaware Debuts DELMAR, DE – $27,118! That is the latest cash total to be distributed Tuesday (August 4) at Delaware International Speedway when Taylor & Messick and Hurlock Auto & Speed Supply present the return of the ‘Diamond State 50’ to the First State auto racing scene. Modified racers, utilizing big- and small-block power, will battle for $5,000 to win, $1,000 for 10th…

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Moyer Earns USA Nationals Pole With Near Perfect Preliminary Night Performance at Cedar Lake Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Owens Joins Moyer on Front Row for Saturday's $50,000-to-win World of Outlaws Late Model Series Main Event NEW RICHMOND, Wis. - July 31, 2015 - Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., moved one step closer to finally claiming his sixth USA Nationals victory with a near perfect performance during Friday night's preliminary action for Cedar Lake Speedway's crown jewel event. Moyer, who won the USA Nationals five times between 1988 and 1993 before going winless in the event for more than two decades, will chase his sixth Wooden Eagle trophy from the pole of Saturday's 100-lap USA Nationals A-Main…

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WINDOM FINISHES THE DEAL, WINS BELLEVILLE’S “HUSTLE ON THE HIGHBANKS”

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Chris Windom of Canton, Ill. picked up his second career USAC Silver Crown Series victory Friday night in the 3rd Annual "Hustle on the Highbanks" at the Belleville (Kan.) High Banks. Lonnie Wheatley Photo Belleville, Kansas.......After a heartbreaking defeat in last year's "Hustle on the High Banks" at the Belleville High Banks, Chris Windom sealed the deal on Thursday night with a wire-to-wire win in the 50-lapper for the Silver Crown Series. The Canton, Illinois driver made it his second career victory in dominating fashion aboard the Fred Gormly - RPM Auto Enterprise #98 Maxim/Mopar. "After that last…

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Myers Brothers and Bohn Clash at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) On Friday at Bowman Gray Stadium, Jason Myers continued his hot streak in what has turned out to be his best season ever. But he was overshadowed by the roller-coaster ride that Danny Bohn took on Friday night. Myers, a resident of Walnut Cove, was the fastest qualifier yet again at the Stadium – his eighth pole of the 2015 season. Starting outside of him in the first race for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series was Danny Bohn of Freehold, NJ. Bohn was the champion last year but left to…

Dixon Quickest in Mid-Ohio Day One Practices

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 31, 2015) - Scott Dixon, who has won five of the past eight Verizon IndyCar Series races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, recorded the quickest lap through two practice sessions for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Practice 2 results || Combined results Dixon's lap of 1 minute, 5.9645 seconds on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course in the 75-minute afternoon session was six-tenths of a second off the track qualifying record set by Dario Franchitti in 1999 and matched by Gil de Ferran in 2000. "We went through a few…

Thunder Cup Notebook

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Thunder Cup Notebook By: Pete MacDonald I took my first trip up to Grandview Speedway for the first time in a number of years on Tuesday for the 2015 Edition of the Thunder Cup. Grandview is such a perfect Sprint Car track, its small with a ton of banking, I just wish more teams supported it. 31 358 Modifieds and 22 410 Sprint Cars competed in the evening's festivities, a huge crowd was on hand despite temperatures in the mid 90s. Lucas Wolfe set fast time at 12.135 on the high-banked 1/3 mile. Wolfe would be running second and chasing…

MODIFIED POINT BATTLE CONTINUES AT SATURDAY GRANDVIEW STOCK CAR RACES

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] BECHTELSVILLE, PA JULY 30, 2015 . . . With his third win of the season last Saturday night Duane Howard moved to within 67 points of catching NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modified point leader Craig VonDohren as they battle for the lucrative point title at Grandview Speedway. The chase for the championship continues this Saturday night with the running of the WNPV-1440 AM Radio Night featuring the 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars with racing action getting the green at 7:30 p.m. VonDohren is a seven time track champion while Howard is a five time titleholder.…

World of Outlaws Late Model Series To Launch 2016 Season With Georgia-Florida Slate Of Six Races At Three Tracks Over Nine Days

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] New-Look February Trek Features Screven Motor Speedway & Bubba Raceway Park Combination Weekend ahead of Volusia Speedway Park's DIRTcar Nationals NEW RICHMOND, Wis. - July 30, 2015 - As the World of Outlaws Late Model Series prepares for its richest event of the year during this weekend's USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway, the national tour is already providing an early look at its 2016 schedule. Series officials today revealed the first six WoO LMS events of 2016, announcing a new-look February schedule that will feature six events at three tracks in Georgia and Florida over a nine-day…

Friesen Revs Up for Busy Big-Block Modified Week

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (3) Super DIRTcar Series events just ahead Ransomville, N.Y. – July 30, 2015 – Stewart Friesen, having just scored an exhilarating, career-first World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory by outdueling six-time and defending champion Donny Schatz, is looking forward to strapping into the Mike Payne Racing No.7z Big-Block Modified for three Super DIRTcar Series events from August 3 - August 6. Driving his wife Jessica’s Corr-Pak Merchandising No. 1Z, Friesen became just the second Canadian ever to win a World of Outlaws feature – in his 4 th start - Tuesday night at Ohsweken Speeedway Following the…

Sunoco North/South 100 Less Than One Week Away!

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] WAYCROSS, GA (July 30, 2015) - One of the most highly anticipated events in dirt late model racing is less than one week away. The 33rd Annual Sunoco North/South 100 - Presented by Lucas Oil will take placeAugust 6th-8th at Florence Speedway in Union, KY. A revised format in 2014 produced some of the most intense racing action in the history of this crown jewel event. Drivers battled fiercely in two rounds of heat races on Friday night, earning passing points to determine Saturday night's B-Main and Feature starting grids. Eddie Carrier Jr. claimed his first-career Sunoco North/South…

POPULAR GRANDVIEW STOCK CAR RACER MIKE BAILEY DEAD AT 39, SERVICES SET FOR AUGUST 3-4

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] He sat in the No. 81 NASCAR 358 Modified, the same car he drove to an impressive second place finish at Grandview on Saturday night, anxious to see if he could get a win. Mike Bailey had been away from stock car racing at Grandview for a few seasons. He got back in the Dennis and Joanne Bailey owned Modified several weeks back. It was a struggle for a while but this past Saturday it all seemed to come together with the second place finish. On Tuesday night Mike had earned a starting spot in the…

Tom Butler Returns to Victory Lane 6 Years After Last Win at Stafford

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---For hometown driver Tom Butler, driving to NAPA Victory Lane at Stafford Speedway in the Late Model division was something that race fans were accustomed to seeing on a regular basis. Butler recorded 23 wins between his first Late Model win in May 1993 through the 2009 season, which was an average of better than a win per season. But the past 6 seasons had seen some lean times for the driver of the green #4 that he has made famous among Stafford fans with no wins in that time frame. Butler put those lean times…

Doug Coby Primed to Chase Checkered Flag in Call Before You Dig 150 at Stafford Motor Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---In what has been a hotly contested championship fight during the first half of the 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, defending series champion Doug Coby is primed to kick off the second half of the year in the Call Before You Dig 150 at his home track of Stafford Motor Speedway. Coby has been among the championship contenders all season long following his season opening victory at Thompson, but a mid-race crash at New Hampshire two weeks ago left the #2 Dunleavy Truck & Trailer Repair team facing a hole to climb out of to…

Atomic Speedway Doubleheader and Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway Next for the UNOH All Stars

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Indianapolis, IN (July 29th, 2015) - The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions will visit familiar territory during the upcoming weekend, headlining competition in areas of southern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. The series will visit two different dirt ovals in two different states this Friday through Sunday, with action set to begin on Friday evening, July 31st at the Atomic Speedway near Chillicothe, Ohio. Competition will continue on Saturday, August 1st back at the Atomic Speedway oval. The weekend will conclude the following evening, August 2nd, on “Dirt’s Monster Half-Mile” at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway near Imperial, Pennsylvania.…

Myers Steadily Gains Points at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Jason Myers and John Smith stole the show with their victories on Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium. But it wasn’t lost on fans that, without much fanfare, Burt Myers of Walnut Cove got a step closer to overtaking the points lead. With two solid fourth-place finishes on Saturday in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, Myers reduced Tim Brown’s points lead from seven down to just four. “The racer in me wants to be disappointed,” said Myers. “But on a Twin 50s night: two top fives, gaining a handful of points, nothing’s torn…

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SEVERAL NEW DRIVERS PLANNING TO ATTEND THE FINAL EVENT OF THE MODIFIED 811 DIG SAFELY SERIES AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Sicklerville, NJ (July 29, 2015) – In preparation for the big $10,000 to win Romp in the Swamp race onSeptember 26, several new drivers are planning to attend the final event of the Modified 811 Dig Safely series on Bridgeport Speedway’s quarter mile oval on Friday, July 31. The new participants are expected to include Mike Butler. Butler is a regular competitor in the 358 Modified class at New Egypt Speedway and he will be making his first quarter mile start of the year. Tommy Tanner, an impressive New Egypt Speedway Crate Sportsman rookie, has added this contest…

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Mahoning Valley Speedway Central States Modified Gamblers Series returns Saturday with Mod Twin 50s

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Aug. 1 CSMGS Race # 3 & #4 Modified Twin 50s $1800 to win each + all regular divisions Aug. 15 Hobby Stock 35 laps $400 to win + Champ Karts + all regular track classes Aug. 22 Xcel 600 Mods + all regular divisions Mahoning Valley Speedway Central States Modified Gamblers Series returns Saturday with Mod Twin 50s (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 7-28-15) Last Saturday night at Mahoning Valley Speedway, a pair of 35-lap Modified features took place, the first a rain postponed event from July 18 along with the regular scheduled show. Two-time track champion Eric Beers…

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Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Returns To Action This Weekend

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Mechanicsburg, PA., July 28, 2015 After taking a week off the Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series returns to action onAugust 1. The forecast is for a rain-free Saturday evening of fun-filled racing action. The Blazer’s Body Shop Super Sportsman, Credit Connection Auto Sales 358 Late Models and Aquafun Pools Street Stocks will be in action. Including this show, there are four remainingSaturday night events, making each race very important in the point chase. Frankie Herr, the 2014 Super Sportsman point champion, currently maintains a 110-point lead over Scott Dellinger. In the 358 Late Models Billy Wampler has a…

Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Fast Facts

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Date: Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015 Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 13-turn, 2.258-mile road course in Lexington, Ohio Race distance: 90 laps / 203.22 miles Entry List: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Push-to-pass parameters: 10 activations for 20 seconds each Firestone tire allotment: Eight sets primary and three sets alternate for use through the weekend Twitter: @Mid_Ohio @IndyCar, #Honda200, #IndyCar Event website: http://www.midohio.com/ INDYCAR website: www.IndyCar.com 2014 race winner: Scott Dixon 2014 Verizon P1 Award winner: Sebastien Bourdais, 1 minute, 24.1610 seconds, 96.586 mph One-lap qualifying record: Dario Franchitti and Gil de Ferran, 1:05.347, 124.394 mph, Aug. 13,…

Asphalt Modifieds

Sunoco Modified Drivers to Compete for Special Bonuses at Whelen Night

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (THOMPSON, CT) - On Wednesday, August 26, the Sunoco Modifieds will compete in their annual 20/20 Sprint race as part of Whelen Night, presented by King Cadillac GMC at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP). The event will see teams compete in two 20-lap points races, followed by a 10-lap sprint to determine the overall purse for the event, with the winning driver taking home $1,800. There is even more money on the line for Sunoco Modified teams on Wednesday night with two extra bonuses to be earned. Waddell Communications, the Official Radio provider for TSMP, will be offering…

Big-Block Modified Superstars Gear Up for Hall of Fame 100 at Weedsport

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WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – July 30, 2015 – As the defending winner of the Hall of Fame 100 at Weedsport Speedway, Billy Decker comes into the Thursday, Aug. 6 event hoping to gain some ground in the Super DIRTcar Series championship battle. But, at the same time, the Unadilla, New York racer said he does not carry any kind of advantage just because he won last year’s event. In fact, he said, nobody really brings an edge over the competition to the three-eighths-mile clay oval or any of the other tracks the big-block modified tour races on. “A lot of people…

HODNETT CHASES FIFTH-STRAIGHT THUNDER WIN AT GRANDVIEW ON TUESDAY, JULY 28

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Over $40,000 To Be Paid Out Plus Added Bonuses [xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. (July 27, 2015) – The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presents an exciting double header featuring the region’s most popular racing divisions, the 410 Sprint Cars and the 358 Modifieds, this coming Tuesday, July 28 (Raindate: July 30) at the Grandview Speedway. The already lucrative $40,000-plus purse has been sweetened with qualifying event money and bonuses including a $200 bonus in the Sprint division to any first time Grandview winner. Heading into the 410 Sprint Car Thunder Cup all eyes are on…

North/South 100 Discount Ticket Sales End July 31st

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] WAYCROSS, GA (July 27, 2015) - The 33rd Annual Sunoco North/South 100 - Presented by Lucas Oil will take place August 6th-8th at Florence Speedway in Union, KY. The deadline to purchase discount tickets for this crown jewel event is quickly approaching. Discounted tickets are on sale now through July 31st. Advanced Two-Day General Admission tickets (by July 31st) are just $50. Advanced Two-Day Pit Passes are $65. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call the Speedway Office at (859) 493-0034. The Hilton Cincinnati Airport is proud to be the 2015 host hotel of Florence Speedway and…

Delaware

After 10-Year Absence, The ‘Diamond State 50’ Returns To Delaware International Speedway On Tuesday, August 4; $25,000-Plus Pay Structure In Place For Modified 50; Crates Featured In $1,000-To-Win Main; Bonuses Adding Up

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] DELMAR, DE – For the first time in 10 years, the ‘Diamond State 50’ has returned to the Delaware International Speedway schedule. Now, the event is just one week away! On Tuesday, August 4 (rain date: August 5), the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Hi-Tek Modifieds roll into Charlie Cathell’s historic Route 13 facility for a 50-lap, $5,000-to-win ‘Diamond State 50’ showcase of drivers from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and more. This marks the first ‘Diamond State 50’ running since 2005. Taylor & Messick, in addition to Hurlock Auto & Speed, are…

Pierce Heads Back To Cedar Lake Speedway Looking To Add $50,000 USA Nationals Victory To His List Of Summer Accomplishments

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Illinois Teenager Hopes to Improve on Runner-Up Finish in Last Year's Version of World of Outlaws Late Model Series Crown Jewel Event NEW RICHMOND, Wis. - July 27, 2015 - The summer of 2015 has been good to Bobby Pierce. It could get even better when the 18-year-old Oakwood, Ill., driver returns to Cedar Lake Speedway this weekend for the 28th annual USA Nationals. Less than a month after wrapping up his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship and making his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Eldora Speedway, Pierce returns to Cedar Lake's $50,000-to-win crown jewel event Thursday…

At A Glance: The Outlaws are Canada Bound

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series takes on Ohsweken Speedway, Brockville Ontario Speedway and Autodrome Drummond CONCORD, N.C. - July 27, 2015 - The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series heads north to Canada this week as the series takes on Ohsweken Speedway on Tuesday, Brockville Ontario Speedway on Friday and Autodrome Drummond on Saturday. After sweeping all five events in Canada last season, Donny Schatz is the driver to watch across the border. In 2014 he won at Autodrome Drummond, Cornwall Motor Speedway and Ohsweken Speedway before sweeping the Oil City Cup at Castrol Raceway. Schatz…

NARDELLI SCORES HIS SIXTH VISIT TO BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY’S VICTORY LANE

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Sicklerville, NJ (July 28, 2015) – On Friday, July 24, Lee Nardelli scored his sixth visit to Bridgeport Speedway’s victory lane after topping the field in the wingless 600cc Micro-Sprint feature. Nardelli kicked his evening off with a second place finish in his heat race. Following the qualifying event, he was underwhelmed with the performance of his car. “I wasn't really too happy with the car after the heat race. Thus, I made a few adjustments to it before the feature” said the wheelman from Bridgeton, NJ. In the 20-lap main event, the ninth place starting Nardelli quickly…

History In The Making: Richest Event In Woodhull Raceway’s 51-Year History Takes Place Tuesday, August 11; Short Track Super Series Invades For Inaugural ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks 51’ Special Offering $5,100 Winner’s Share!

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History In The Making: Richest Event In Woodhull Raceway’s 51-Year History Takes Place Tuesday, August 11; Short Track Super Series Invades For Inaugural ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks 51’ Special Offering $5,100 Winner’s Share! WOODHULL, NY – The richest race in the 51-year history of Woodhull Raceway is fast approaching. On Tuesday, August 11 (rain date: August 12), the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Hi-Tek Modifieds invade the high-banked, paperclip-shaped oval for the inaugural running of the ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks’ 51-lap event, race No. 6 of the STSS Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region. Modifieds, big- and small-blocks, race…

Davenport Passes Erb On Final Lap In Another Prairie Dirt Classic Thriller At Fairbury American Legion Speedway

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Davenport Passes Erb On Final Lap In Another Prairie Dirt Classic Thriller At Fairbury American Legion Speedway Georgia Driver Scores $26,000 Payday in Epic World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event Note: Corrections have been made to driver earnings. FAIRBURY, Ill. - July 25, 2015 - Jonathan Davenport added another victory to his amazing 2015 campaign and added another chapter to the growing FALS legend in Saturday night's 26th annual Prairie Dirt Classic presented by Bank of Pontiac. In another thrilling Prairie Dirt Classic A-Main at Fairbury American Legion Speedway, Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., advanced from his eighth starting…

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USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] "HUSTLE ON THE HIGH BANKS" FRIDAY AT BELLEVILLE; "VOGLER CLASSIC" EXTENDS TANNER SWANSON STREAK USAC's Silver Crown Championship cars return to the famed Belleville (Kans.) High Banks Friday for the third "Hustle on the High Banks." A practice session for the Silver Crown cars will accompany Thursday night's opening night of the "Belleville Midget Nationals" and Friday's Silver Crown race is 50 laps around the spectacular half-mile dirt oval. READ MORE USAC HONDA NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS "BELLEVILLE MIDGET NATIONALS" START THURSDAY; "CHAD McDANIEL MEMORIAL" TUESDAY AT BELOIT This is the week when middle-America…

Jonathan Cornell Grabs ASCS Warrior Victory at Double X

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Jonathan Cornell Grabs ASCS Warrior Victory at Double X CALIFORNIA, Mo. (July 27, 2015) The Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region made a Sunday stop at the Double X Speedway with Jonathan Cornell claiming victory in the 13th annual Clyde Wood Memorial. Taking over the lead on Lap 20 after Jack Dover’s No. 53 rolled to a stop with mechanical issues, fifth starting Cornell was pressured at the finish by Ricky Stangl, who climbed from 10th with Tyler Thomas coming from 11th to complete the podium. Randy Martin and Cody Baker made up the top five. Corey Nelson was sixth with…

Schatz Back on Top with Lebanon Valley Speedway Win

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Schatz Back on Top with Lebanon Valley Speedway Win Answers after five straight second place World of Outlaws full points finishes WEST LEBANON, N.Y. - July 26, 2015 - After five straight second place finishes in full points events, Donny Schatz returned to victory lane Sunday night at Lebanon Valley Speedway as he scored his 21st World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature win of the season. "It hasn't felt like we've had a very good day lately, I guess," Schatz said. "We've had respectable finishes but this is where we want to be, we want to be winning. I…

Merrittville next stop for Super DIRTcar Series

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Bob St. Amand Sr Memorial 100 pays $6,000-to-win THOROLD, ON – July 26, 2015 – The Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series returns to action on the Merrittville Speedway 1/3-mile in Thorold, Ontario Monday, August 3 for the Bob St. Amand Sr. Memorial 100. Point leader Matt Sheppard heads up a stellar field that will include his closest pursuer, 2014 Super DIRTcar Series champion Billy Decker, Danny Johnson, Brett Hearn, Jimmy Phelps, Larry Wight, Pat Ward and Stewart Friesen. Hearn, an eight-time Super DIRTcar Series champion, dominated the most recent event at Autodrome Drummond for his second Big-Block Modified…

Slide jobs And Crossovers Thrill At Beaver Dam Raceway

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Slide jobs And Crossovers Thrill At Beaver Dam Raceway Matt Vaade Beaver Dam WI It was Coca Cola night at the races, and the bold refreshing flavor had nothing on the sizzling hot action taking place on the high banks. Last time out we were treated to three photo finishes, this week we watched arguably the best race of the season. Taking center stage first was the Legends presented by Choice Insurance. Many drivers have won this season but few have been able to capture more than one. Even fewer have the winning percentage that "Highside" DJ Ross…

Four pick up first wins at 34 Raceway

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Four pick up first wins at 34 Raceway By Dana Royer/34 Raceway WEST BURLINGTON, IA (7-25-15) – Racing action at 34 Raceway Saturday, July 25 saw four racers getting their first wins the season at the 3/8 mile on another HOT summer night. Picking up wins for the first time were Nick Guernsey, Burlington (305 sprints) Jerrod Nichols, Stronghurst, Il., (4 cylinders), Tom Bowling, Danville (IMCA stock cars) and Max Pozsgai, Lincoln, Il (IMRA Midgets). Both Tyler Glass, Cedar Rapids (IMCA Modifieds) and Sean Wyett, Danville (IMCA Sport Mods) won their second features of the year. …

Speed takes A/S DIRTcar NE Pro Stock Series checkers

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] MALTA, N.Y. – July 24, 2015 – Back into the cockpit of the Speed’s Garage No. 24 after recent heart stent surgery, Pro Stock veteran Robbie Speed of Mellenville, N.Y., finds himself going faster on and off the track. Speed earned $1,000 by winning the 35-lap DIRTcar NE Pro Stock Series event Friday at Albany-Saratoga. He started sixth, benefitted from two early restarts, and took the lead for keeps on lap nine after dicing with Brandon Emigh. He had a healthy lead negated by another caution on lap 23 and then fended off Bernie Companion on the ensuing…

Sanders Triumphs at World Modified Dirt Track Championship

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July 25, 2015 Spring Valley MN [xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] The 5th Annual World Modified Dirt Track Championship Presented by Red Tail Tackle is now in the books. What a racers weekend with drama outstanding racing all weekend and excitement for everyone. National Fleet Graphics handed out some hard charge awards while Cobra Transportation raised the purse on Saturdays Midwest Modified feature. Randy and Patty Eastvold added additional money to the USMTS Feature on Saturday for additional money for the segment two finishers. The activities started off on Wednesday night with an open practice while the racing action startedon…

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Huge Lanco Clyde Martin Memorial Race Wins to Panczner (600cc) & Rutherford (270cc) on July 25

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Huge Lanco Clyde Martin Memorial Race Wins to Panczner (600cc) & Rutherford (270cc) on July 25 Newmanstown, PA - Elverson, Pa.'s Chris Panczner almost grabbed the brass ring a few years ago, but "I broke with a couple of laps to go while I was leading." On Saturday night, Panczner gained redemption for that heart-breaking loss when he won the prestigious Clyde Martin Memorial Race for 600cc Micro-Sprints at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. As they have for the past several seasons, Gold Rush Trailer Sales presented the Clyde Martin Memorial Race under the Lanco banner. The track's…

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