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Godown Hammers Down to New Egypt Win

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Ryan Godown Picks Up Big Win At New Egypt Story By: MIKE WEINEWSKI / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JIM BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ –July 24, 2016- On Hammer Electric’s 90’s Night at New Egypt Speedway, Ryan Godown gained his second 358 Modified feature win of the season. Dakota Kessler was triumphant in the Crate Sportsman main event. The Street Stock feature went to Mick Search. After the original start of the 30-lap 358 Modified feature was marred by a caution involving polesitter John Pakenham, Chris Grbac grabbed the opening lap lead with Bryan Kuhl and Ryan…

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A Little Luck and A Lot of Skill Help Lance Dewease to Summer Nationals Win

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Retains Coveted Morgan Cup Trophy for the Pennsylvania Posse and Pockets $25,000 Story By: AARON FIEDLER / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - July 23, 2016 - Lance Dewease's World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory in the the Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals finale at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday night took a lot of hard work and a little good luck. Dewease, who spent much of the first two-thirds of the feature looking for a line around Joey Saldana, battled to the lead on one restart, had do it again after…

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Cozze Leads the Way to Grandview Victory Lane

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COZZE, SHUEY AND LISOWSKI ARE ALL REPEAT NASCAR WINNERS ON HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SATURDAY Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA.- July 24, 2016 - Veteran racer Frank Cozze piloted the Tom Umbenhauer/Harry’s U-Pull-It No. 4 to his third 30-Lap T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified All-American Racing Series feature of the season in the Saturday night stock car racing action sponsored by Hatfield Quality Meats. The slick track was to the Dirt Hall of Fame chauffeur’s liking since the car worked wherever he put it which aided in…

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Davenport Scores His First at Silver Dollar Nationals

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Davenport Claims First-Career Silver Dollar Nationals Victory Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM GREENWOOD, NE - July 23, 2016 - The defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Jonathan Davenport returned to Victory Lane on Saturday night, pocketing $40,000 for his efforts. Davenport took the lead from Chris Simpson on lap 13 and lead the rest of the way to win the sixth edition of the Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway. In a race that saw three different leaders in the first 13 laps, Davenport charged from the…

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LANCE DEWEASE WINS $25,000 IN CHAMPION RACING OIL SUMMER NATIONALS AT WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY

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Dewease Keeps Morgan Cup in Pennsylvania with Win. Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, PA –July 24, 2016- Lance Dewease survived a caution-filled main event and running out of fuel under caution to win the Summer Nationals sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at Williams Grove Speedway Saturday night. His eighth overall win of the season in Donnie Kreitz’s No. 69K was worth $25,000, including a $5,000 bonus for the Morgan Cup held over from a rainout in May. It was his 85th career Grove win and…

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Rico is Classic at Kokomo Speedway

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Rico Abreu Scores $12,500 for Dirt Classic Indiana Victory at Kokomo Speedway Story By:TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM KOKOMO, IN – July 24, 2016- Rico Abreu scored big on Saturday night at Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Indiana, earning the inaugural Dirt Classic Indiana title worth $12,500 against Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Abreu took command officially on lap 24 of the 40-lap main event, using a textbook slide job to work beyond Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild. The victory, earned from the inside of row three, gives Abreu three…

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Saturday Indianapolis Notebook

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JEFF GORDON: I FORGOT HOW HARD THIS WAS Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES NASCAR SPEEDWAY, Ind. –July 24, 2016- For substitute driver Jeff Gordon, practice didn’t make perfect on Friday afternoon. Instead, it reminded Gordon just how difficult driving a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car can be. In all fairness, Gordon has scant experience with the 2016 competition package, a version of which was used on a test basis only at Kentucky and Darlington last year in what was supposed to be Gordon’s final season in Sprint Cup. But concussion-like symptoms have forced Dale…

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

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

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Daryn Pittman Pounces on the Posse at Williams Grove Summer Nationals

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

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First Time Winners Tame ‘The Demon’

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

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Tremont Masters Malta Oval

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

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Landers Sets The Pace at Silver Dollar Nationals

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Landers Sweeps Silver Dollar Nationals Preliminaries Story By: TRAVIS BRANCH / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By:HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM GREENWOOD, NE - July 22, 2016 - Jared Landers and Chris Simpson will start on the front row of Saturday night's 6th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway. Landers was the only driver amongst the 57 entrants to win two heat races in Friday night's preliminary events. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil MLRA sanctioned event will pay $40,000 to win the main event on Saturday evening. RC Whitwell, Jesse Stovall, Chris Simpson, Jared Landers, Terry Phillips, Jimmy…

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H.J. Bunting Blasts To Georgetown Speedway Modified Score

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

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Jimmy Phelps Untouchable at Sharon Speedway

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Jimmy Phelps Untouchable at Sharon Speedway Takes home first series win of the season Story by: Mandee Pauch/DIRTcar Media - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com HARTFORD, O.H. - July 21, 2016 - Jimmy Phelps proved that his J&B Installations, Inc. No. 98h team had what it took as he was untouchable in the return of the Super DIRTcar SeriesBig-Block Modifieds 100-lap feature at Sharon Speedway. "I had no idea but I got nervous there in the end with all of those yellows happening with twenty to go," Phelps said in victory lane. "The tires started to cool off and I didn't…

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Smooth Sailing for Super Matt Sheppard at Eldora Speedway

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

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

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

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David Gravel Battles to Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Victory

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

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ROB BELLINGER SCORES SECOND VICTORY AT UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY

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

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SIX DIFFERENT WINNERS VISIT VICTORY LANE AT SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] SIX DIFFERENT WINNERS VISIT VICTORY LANE AT SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com In a busy night of racing, six different winners visited Victory Lane at Spirit Auto Center Speedway. Jon Keller scored his second win of the season in the wingless 600cc Micro Sprints while Tyler Reinhardt won his fourth 270cc Micro Sprint feature. John Webster won his sixth ServPro Four Cylinder Enduro feature. Lee Allen won his third Eight Cylinder Enduro of 2016. Bobby Butler and Rich Mellor split the two 12-lap exhibition features for the Northeast Wingless…

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BEAMER BESTS HOWARD IN BRIDGEPORT MODIFIEDS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] BEAMER BESTS HOWARD IN BRIDGEPORT MODIFIEDS Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Jim Brown/RacersGuide.com Beamer picked up his first Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modified feature win since joining the race team fielded by Don and Patti Thornton of Thornton's Gulf. After weeks of mechanical issues, Beamer came out on top to pick up the second Bridgeport Big Block win of his career after battling multi-time track champion, Duane Howard for eighteen laps . Beamer and Howard put on a show for the fans who waited through two rain delays on First Responders Night for the…

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STOCKON SEALS THE WIN, BACON THE CHAMP AT TERRE HAUTE ISW FINALE

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] STOCKON SEALS THE WIN, BACON THE CHAMP AT TERRE HAUTE ISW FINALE Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Neil Cavanaugh/Gene Crucean/David Nearpass USAC Media Terre Haute, Indiana.........Chase Stockon became the seventh different winner on the seventh night of the 29th annual "Indiana Sprint Week" finale Sunday night at the Terre Haute Action Track. Yet, it was fourth place finisher Brady Bacon who, despite going winless throughout the seven races, used a string of consistent finishes to accumulate enough points to claim his first ISW crown. Bacon's finishes of 5th, 5th, 7th, 11th, 2nd and 7th in the…

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This Week Ahead: Super DIRTcar Series Gears Up For Historic Week in Ohio

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Super DIRTcar Series Heads to Eldora and Sharon Speedway Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - July 17, 2016 - One of the biggest weeks in Big-Block Modified racing is here as the greatest drivers from northeast converge to Eldora Speedway July 19-20 and Sharon Speedway July 21. Tim Fuller, the last Super DIRTcar Series driver to win at Eldora Speedway says there is absolutely no comparison going into Ohio. As Fuller looks to defend his title, his fellow competitors look to beat him. Fuller knows how to win not…

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Power Comes Up Big in Toronto

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

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Kenseth Works His Magic Again in New Hampsire

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

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LICHTY FIRST REPEAT ISMA WINNER OF SEASON

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

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

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

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RJ and Rocky Roar to Fonda Speedway Wins

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

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Danny Creeden Rolls On At Thunder Mountain Speedway

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

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WAYNE PFEIL WINS GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY FIRECRACKER 40 BRC LATE MODEL RACE

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

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Strohl and Sweeney Score Mahoning Valley Checkers

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

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

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

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Eldora Speedway Crowns King Donny XXXIII at Kings Royal

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

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DIETZ OUTRUNS DIETRICHS FOR SECOND CAREER LINCOLN 410 SPRINT CAR WIN

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

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Landers Takes CMH Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway

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

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Coby Claims Another ‘Magic Mile’ Win

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

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Saturday New Hampshire Notebook

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Johnson says victory at Indy for Gordon is possible Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR LOUDON, N.H. –July 17, 2016- Don’t put anything past Jeff Gordon. That advice comes from someone who ought to know, Gordon’s former teammate and six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson. Gordon will be pressed into service next weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway if Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s concussion-like symptoms persist past this Sunday's New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN), where Alex Bowman is driving the No. 88 Chevrolet in Earnhardt’s absence.…

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Another Milestone for Kyle Busch at NHMS

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

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

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

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‘The Hurricane’ Storms to Outlaw Victory Lane

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

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‘The Mongomery Missile’ Touches Down in Accord VL

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

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Ryan Bartlett Wins First Career Brewerton Speedway Modified Feature

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

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Dewease Primed Again For Outlaws Invasion

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

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BLOOMINGTON BELONGS TO BEAUCHAMP; BECOMES USAC SPRINTS’ 3RD NEW WINNER IN ISW

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] BLOOMINGTON BELONGS TO BEAUCHAMP; BECOMES USAC SPRINTS' 3RD NEW WINNER IN ISW Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Steve LaFone/Ryan Sellers/USAC Bloomington, Indiana.........In a week chock-full of veteran drivers entering USAC victory lane for the first time, Brent Beauchamp became the latest to break through after prevailing in a classic duel with Dave Darland throughout the majority of the 30-lap event during round five of "Indiana Sprint Week" at Bloomington Speedway's 28th annual "Sheldon Kinser Memorial." A race that featured the most lead changes in a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car race in 15 years! Beauchamp would…

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Bloomquist Charges Late to Win NAPA Know How 50

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Bloomquist Charges Late to Win NAPA Know How 50 Story By: LOLMDS Media - Photos By: LOLMDS/RacersGuide.com Staff GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS (July 15, 2016) - Scott Bloomquist passed Earl Pearson Jr. with three laps-to-go to win the NAPA Know How 50 on Friday Night at Tri-City Speedway. The current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Leader went on for his ninth series win of the season and he extended his points lead. Pearson was looking for his first LOLMDS win of the season, and appeared to be heading to victory lane, but a lapped car slowed his momentum…

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Daryn Pittman Tops in Knight Before the Kings Royal Victory

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Daryn Pittman Tops in Knight Before the Kings Royal Victory Donny Schatz and Rico Abreu repeat their previous night’s performance Story by: Aaron Fiedler/WoO Media - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com ROSSBURG, Ohio - July 15, 2016 - Daryn Pittman dominated the Knight Before the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway on Friday night, as he cruised to his sixth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. For Pittman, the win was his first at the historic half-mile oval in Rossburg, Ohio since May 4, 2013. Even with the victory, Saturday night's $50,000-to-win Kings Royal, one…

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Fortune Swings Santos’ Way At ‘Magic Mile’

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

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Jimmie Johnson Gets Back on Track with NHMS Pole

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Jimmie Johnson Gets a Boost With New Hampshire Pole Win Story By:REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By:GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR LOUDON, N.H. –July 16, 2016- After one of the roughest stretches in his career, Jimmie Johnson got a welcome boost on Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Saving his fastest lap for the third and final round of knockout qualifying, Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for Sunday’s New Hampshire 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race (1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN), covering the 1.058-mile distance in 28.430 seconds (133.971 mph). The pole was the 50th won in a…

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World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Head to Fulton Speedway for NAPA Super DIRT Week

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Will Donny Schatz Dominate Central New York Again? Story By:AARON FIEDLER /WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF FULTON, NY- July 16, 2016- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will head to Fulton Speedway on October 8 for the "Saturday Night Special" during NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. Fulton is one of three municipalities getting in on the NAPA Super DIRT Week action with traditional nighttime events, with others slated for Weedsport Speedway on October 5 and Brewerton Speedway on October 6th. Fulton is a short hop from Oswego and will allow our fans to see the…

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Preece Seeking Magic Mile Redemption in New England 100 at Loudon

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Ryan Preece Will Return to the Whelen Mod Tour This Weekend. Story By;JASON CHRISTLEY / NASCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF LOUDON, N.H. -July 16, 2016-For all of his career accomplishments, including championships, a long list of wins and a full-time ride in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, there’s still one thing Ryan Preece has never done. He’s never won a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Preece, of Berlin, Connecticut, will try and finally check that box on his personal wish list when the tour heads to the “Magic Mile” for the New England…

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They Said It: Drivers First Take on Moving Super DIRT Week to Oswego

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] They Said It: Drivers First Take on Moving Super DIRT Week to Oswego By: Pete MacDonald With the announcement coming last night while we were all at Grandview for the Super DIRTcar Series race that Super DIRT Week will move an hour or so north to the Oswego Speedway for this October, I had a chance to talk with a few drivers about what they think about the even moving venues yet again. “I’ve never raced at Oswego, well, actually I’ve been around it in a Slingshot probably about 10 years ago. Nobody has been on it with…

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