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Schuchart Redeems Himself and Wins Friday Thriller to Lock-In to Knoxville Nationals

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Logan Schuchart Redeems Himself and Wins Friday Thriller to Lock-In to Knoxville Nationals Story By: Anthony Corini / WoO Photos By: Dick Ayers / RacersGuide.com KNOXVILLE, IA – August 10, 2018 – Logan Schuchart hasn’t slept well the past 48 hours since his colossal mistake of missing the scales on his Qualifying Night. The driver of the Shark Racing No.1S battled Knoxville kingpin Brian Brown throughout the 25 laps to win Night Three of the 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals and lock-in to Saturday’s Feature. Brown finished second to also lock-in. Veteran Paul McMahan and Knoxville regular Matt Juhl finished in…

LEATY, CATALANO AND SCHOONMAKER TAKE 2018 SPENCER POINT CHAMPIONSHIPS

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LEATY, CATALANO AND SCHOONMAKER TAKE 2018 SPENCER POINT CHAMPIONSHIPS: HAWKINS, CATALANO AND SCHENK WIN FINAL FEATURES Story by: Gary M. Spaid / Spencer Speedway Photos By: Mark Ranalletta / RacersGuide.com WILLIAMSON, NY…It was double point night at John White’s Spencer Speedway last Friday and with the regular season complete, the track champions were determined for 2018. In the Sunoco Modified division Eddie Hawkins picked up his first win of the season, with Mike Leaty laying claim to his fifth Sunoco Modified track title. In the Super Sixes, it was last year’s champion, Barrett Schenk picking up the 20-lap feature win.…

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RJ Rules At Albany Saratoga on Friday

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RJ Rules At Albany Saratoga on Friday Race Report By: Tom Boggie/Albany Saratoga Media Photos By: Dave Dalesandro / RacersGuide.com MALTA, NY – When opportunity knocks, the smart thing to do is answer the darn door. That’s what Ronnie Johnson did Friday night at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. After recording just one top-five finish in a rain-plagued month of July, Johnson parlayed a third-row starting position into his third win of the season in the 35-lap modified feature at the Malta track. But it wasn’t easy. Despite taking the lead following a restart on lap seven, Johnson first had to outduel Bodie Bellinger…

MONTEITH PICKS UP FIRST BAPS MOTOR SPEEDWAY WIN

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MONTEITH PICKS UP FIRST BAPS MOTOR SPEEDWAY WIN Story By: BAPS Motor Speedway Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com YORK HAVEN, PA: It’s hard to believe Brian Montieth didn’t have a win at BAPS Motor Speedway coming into the 2018 season. Looking at the configuration at track, you would think it’s a place Montieth would excel. There is a decent amount of banking, it’s a smallish half mile, and the racing is pretty good at the York Haven facility. But Montieth hasn’t always shined. It’s not that he hasn’t had opportunities, as much as his luck just never seemed to be in…

Billy Van Pelt Thrills Woodhull Raceway Crowd With Short Track Super Series Hustlin’ the High Banks Victory

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Billy Van Pelt Thrills Woodhull Raceway Crowd With Short Track Super Series Hustlin’ the High Banks Victory; Dustin Jordan Crate Winner Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com WOODHULL, NY – The hillside grandstands at Woodhull Raceway erupted Thursday night as the Sunoco checkered flag flew on ‘Hustlin’ the High Banks 54.’ For the first time in the event’s four-year history, a hometown boy got it done. Billy Van Pelt, the perennial king of the one-third-mile, high-banked track, turned back the advances of a talented big-block/small-block Modified field to win the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS)…

Brad Sweet Dominates Night Two of Nationals to Earn Pole for Saturday’s Finale

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Brad Sweet Dominates Night Two of Nationals to Earn Pole for Saturday’s Finale Story By: Anthony Corini/WoO Photos By: Paul Arch & Dick Ayers/RacersGuide.com KNOXVILLE, IA – August 9, 2018 – Brad Sweet made an exclamation point to the Sprint Car world on the second night of the 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals, storming from sixth to the lead on the opening lap. Sweet never looked back and cruised to the Feature win and accumulated enough points to start on the pole for Saturday’s $150,000 to win Knoxville Nationals Finale. Rico Abreu finished second with David Gravel coming from 11th to…

$10,000 TO WIN GIVES BIG FIELD OF RACERS 10,000 REASONS TO WIN PPB FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL AT GRANDVIEW

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$10,000 TO WIN GIVES BIG FIELD OF RACERS 10,000 REASONS TO WIN PPB FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway Photos By: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 10, 2018 . . . Every racer will be looking to win the PPB Forrest Rogers Memorial Modified Classic at Grandview Speedway on Saturday, August 11. With three wins in row and eight overall in this Classic Craig Von Dohren is a strong favorite but don’t count out anyone. With $10,000 offered for winning the 50-lap Modified race fans can expect an action packed night of racing. With just…

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McCreadie Stops Pierce for Florence Victory

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McCreadie Stops Pierce for Florence Victory Story By: Jeremy Shields/LOLMDS Photos By: Heath Lawson/LOLMDS UNION, KY (August 9, 2018) Tim McCreadie broke through on Thursday night at Florence Speedway to win his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of the season. McCreadie led all 50 laps, holding off Bobby Pierce in the final circuits to take the win in the Sunoco Race Fuels North/South Shootout presented by Lucas Oil. McCreadie, the reigning Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Champion flashed across the line just 0.759 seconds ahead of Pierce. Nick Hoffman, Josh Richards and Scott Bloomquist rounded out the…

HOT ROD HEYDENREICH ENTERS SATURDAY’S JOE JAMES/PAT O’CONNOR MEMORIAL

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HOT ROD HEYDENREICH ENTERS SATURDAY'S JOE JAMES/PAT O'CONNOR MEMORIAL Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing Salem, Indiana.........John Heydenreich has signed on to drive A.J. Felker Racing's USAC Silver Crown car when the series hits the high banks this Saturday, August 11, at Salem Speedway for the 59th running of the "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial." The Bloomsburg, Pa. driver is one of 18 drivers in series history to have started at least 100 races. The 1998 "Rocky Mountain Classic" Silver Crown winner at Colorado's Pikes Peak International Raceway reached the triple digits in his most recent start, in 2016, at Williams Grove…

SCHOOL HOUSE POOLS PRESENTS RACING ACTION AT THE FONDA SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY

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SCHOOL HOUSE POOLS PRESENTS RACING ACTION AT THE FONDA SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY Story By: Ron Szczerba/Fonda Speedway Photos By: Jeff Karabin/Fonda Speedway Fonda, NY – This Saturday, August 11 at the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway, School House Pools will sponsor a regular evening of racing action in all regular divisions with a starting time of 7:00 p.m. Also on the racing card will be the Classics on Dirt Vintage cars with the win the last time they competed at Fonda going to Jay Lais who got to celebrate a very special win with his father Tom Lais in victory…

Mr. Dirt Track U.S.A. to pay $25,000 to win

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Mr. Dirt Track U.S.A. to pay $25,000 to win Story By: Phil Allaway/Lebanon Valley Speedway Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com WEST LEBANON – In 1992, Lebanon Valley Speedway promoter Howard Commander began paying $17,500 to the winner of his annual Mr. Dirt Track U.S.A. race, giving Mr. Dirt Track the distinction of having the top payout for the winner of a 100-lap short-track dirt modified feature in the Northeast. This year, the bar is going to be raised. Through sponsorship from Amsterdam Trailer Repair, which has become one of the biggest supporters of dirt track racing in the Capital Region of…

Bonsignore Extends Points Lead With Third Thompson Win of 2018, Fifth of Season

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Bonsignore Extends Points Lead With Third Thompson Win of 2018, Fifth of Season Story By: Taylor Therrien/Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Photos By: Michael Ivins/NASCAR Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park hosted its mid-summer classic event on Wednesday, August 8, the annual Bud 150 featuring the stars and cars of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series Tour as well as Thompson’s local racing divisions. In their third appearance at Thompson in 2018 the nation’s best modified drivers were all chasing down one man, Justin Bonsignore who entered the event with four wins and a 51-point advantage on Chase Dowling for the title. Bonsignore started the…

Greg Hodnett Leads All 25 Laps to Score Night One of Knoxville Nationals

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Greg Hodnett Leads All 25 Laps to Score Night One of Knoxville Nationals Story By: Anthony Corini/WoO Photos By: Paul Arch & Dick Ayers/RacersGuide.com KNOXVILLE, IA – August 8, 2018 – Greg Hodnett got the early jump and never looked back to score Night One of the 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals for the Pennsylvania Posse. Tim Shaffer threw everything he had for the lead, but settled for second with Kyle Larson, who ended the night as the high point guy, settling for third. Brock Zearfoss hit the 8-car invert for the Feature perfectly, earning the pole for the 25-Lap Feature…

NAPA Auto Parts Returns as Title Sponsor of 47th Annual Super DIRT Week

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NAPA Auto Parts Returns as Title Sponsor of 47th Annual Super DIRT Week Story By: Joe Grabianowski/Super DIRTcar Series Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff CONCORD, NC — August 8, 2018 — DIRTcar Racing is pleased to welcome back NAPA Auto Parts as the title sponsor of the 47th annual Super DIRT Week in Oswego, NY during the first week of October. In its seventh consecutive year, the partnership brings together the storied tradition of 47 years of dirt racing in Central New York with the strong commitment from NAPA Auto Parts to deliver the best parts and service to its…

Dirt Late Models

Hudson O’Neal Wins Rain-Shortened Ralph Latham Memorial

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Hudson O'Neal Wins Rain-Shortened Ralph Latham Memorial Story By: Jeremy Shields/LOLMDS Photos By: Heath Lawson/LOLMDS UNION, KY (August 8, 2018) Hudson O'Neal picked up his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season on Wednesday night in the 32nd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway. O'Neal took control on lap six from Kyle Bronson and held the point until rain started to fall just a few laps shy of the halfway mark. Competitors were sent to their pits under a weather delay, returning shortly thereafter to complete the shortened race's final three circuits. When the race…

BC39 ENTRY LIST NEARS 70!

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BC39 ENTRY LIST NEARS 70! USAC CHAMPS YELEY, COONS, WINDOM, GARDNER ENTER Story By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Speedway, Indiana.........The entry list for the Driven2SaveLives "BC39" presented by NOS Energy Drink continues to grow by leaps and bounds as the car count has now reached 67 on the latest tally for the USAC P1 Insurance National Midget event that will be held September 5-6 at the new Dirt Track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. J.J. Yeley is a veteran of both the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400, but this year, he'll take his talents…

USAC CHAMP WINDOM LANDS BC39 RIDE WITH PETRY

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USAC CHAMP WINDOM LANDS BC39 RIDE WITH PETRY Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Speedway, Indiana.........Chris Windom, the 2016 USAC Silver Crown and 2017 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car titlist, has landed a midget ride for the Driven2SaveLives "BC39" presented by NOS Energy Drink September 5-6 at the Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Canton, Illinois driver will team up with Petry Motorsports and the Tony Elliott Foundation to run the Petry Excavating - Bolted Spine Designs/Spike/Speedway Toyota No. 35 for the mega event, featuring the largest purse in USAC P1 Insurance National Midget racing this season.…

Doug Coby Riding Momentum To Bud 150 at Thompson Speedway

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Doug Coby Riding Momentum To Bud 150 at Thompson Speedway Story By: Kyle Souza/Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Photos By: Dick Ayers/RacersGuide.com THOMPSON, Conn. – Off the heels of his first win of the 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, Doug Coby is heading for Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park with plenty of momentum on his side. The Milford, Connecticut, driver has won the last four Whelen Modified Tour championships, and is seeking his fifth straight and sixth overall title this season. However, things haven’t gone his way in the championship standings to this point. Coby only finished inside the top five…

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Brewerton Speedway And NAPA To Present Fast Family Affordable Fun Race Night Friday

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Brewerton Speedway And NAPA To Present Fast Family Affordable Fun Race Night Friday, August 10 Story By: Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway Photos By: Mike Johnson/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY – This Friday, August 10 NAPA Auto Parts will present a night of fast paced, family affordable fun at the Brewerton Speedway. The racing will be as hot as the August temperatures featuring the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds, SUNY Canton DIRTcar Sportsman, STARS Mod Lites and the JB Logging & Firewood 4-Cylinders. Adult grandstand admission is $12 with everyone 18 years old and younger free. Pit admission is $27 Member, $30 Non-Member. Grandstands…

Fulton Speedway Set For Racing, Fan Fest and $1,000-To-Win Trailer Race Saturday

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Fulton Speedway Set For Racing, Fan Fest and $1,000-To-Win Trailer Race Saturday, August 11 Story By: Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway Photos By: Mike Johnson/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY - Fulton Speedway ready for excitement this Saturday, August 11 when Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux will present a night of racing thrills, Fan Fest and the night will be capped off with carnage from the $1,000-to-win Trailer Race. On the race card will be the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds, SUNY Canton DIRTcar Sportsman, Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux RUSH Late Models and E&V Energy Novice Sportsman. Adult grandstand admission is $15 with everyone…

Legendary Rich Eurich To Be Honored At ‘Hard Clay Finale’ – STSS North 50 To Pay $10,000 To Win, $1,000 To Start!

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Legendary Rich Eurich To Be Honored At ‘Hard Clay Finale’ – STSS North 50 To Pay $10,000 To Win, $1,000 To Start! Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Walt Smith & George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com MIDDLETOWN, NY – A legend of Tri-State auto racing will be in the spotlight when the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco concludes its 2018 Halmar International North Region at Orange County Fair Speedway. Rich Eurich – the personable veteran who has competed at the Orange County ‘House of Power’ since the late-1960s – will be recognized at the Behrent’s Performance Warehouse…

Ransomville Speedway’s Summer Nationals Goes to Stewart Friesen for Sixth Time

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Ransomville Speedway’s Summer Nationals Goes to Stewart Friesen for Sixth Time Story By: Joe Grabianowski/Super DIRTcar Series Photos By: Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com RANSOMVILLE, NY – August 7, 2018 – After starting on the outside pole, Stewart Friesen, five-time NAPA Super DIRT Week Champion, powered by Chad Brachmann racing into turn one on the opening lap. Friesen faced challenges from Matt Sheppard and Mat Williamson throughout the 100 circuits around the half-mile Niagara County facility, but was able to hold them off. A familiar “old school” Ransomville cushion formed at the top of the track, and Friesen made expert use of it.…

Carson Macedo Sails To Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge Victory

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Carson Macedo Sails To Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge Victory With Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Story By: Bryan Hulbert/ASCS Photos By: Dick Ayers & Paul Arch/RacersGuide.com OSKALOOSA, Iowa (August 7, 2018) Carson Macedo is having a dream week in Iowa. Just off his first career victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com in prelim action at the Knoxville 360 Nationals for Jason Johnson Racing, the California shoe strapped into the Tony Stewart Racing No. 14 on Tuesday night and won the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Co. Wheeling the Textron Off-Road/Sage…

EASTERN AUTO PARTS WAREHOUSE NIGHT TO SHOWCASE SIX FEATURE EVENTS WITH A NEW START TIME OF 6:00 PM AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY

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EASTERN AUTO PARTS WAREHOUSE NIGHT TO SHOWCASE SIX FEATURE EVENTS WITH A NEW START TIME OF 6:00 PM AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 Story By: Mike Wisniewski/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Dave Kovacs/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (August 7, 2018) - On Saturday August 11 starting at 6:00 p.m., Eastern AutoParts Warehouse Night takes place at New Egypt Speedway and six feature events will occur on the d-shaped dirt oval. The Mid Atlantic Sprint Car Series returns to New Egypt Speedway with two main events. Along with the previously scheduled complete show, the stars of the popular winged Sprint…

FACTORY STOCK 50 HEADLINES “BEACH LUAU NIGHT” AUTO RACING ACTION AT WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY

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FACTORY STOCK 50 HEADLINES “BEACH LUAU NIGHT” AUTO RACING ACTION AT WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY (AUGUST 11) Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ A double distance 50-lap feature race for the O'Shea's Auto Repair Factory Stocks and four other racing divisions will headline All American Auto Group Racing Series action this Saturday night (August 11) at Wall Stadium Speedway. Grandstand seating will open at 5:00 p.m. and qualifying is set for 5:45 p.m. Main event action will follow around 7:00 p.m. A “Beach Luau” theme will be the focus in the grandstand…

Chase Elliott’s first win is something he won’t soon forget

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Chase Elliott's first win is something he won't soon forget Story By: Holly Cain/NASCAR Photos By: Getty Images/NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Chase Elliott’s day had finally come. The high-fives, shouts of joy and “I told ya so” moments filled NASCAR fandom Sunday from living room, to pool deck to cell phone to “man-caves” around the country as the most popular of the sport’s “favorite sons” – 22-year old Chase Elliott won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. Even he acknowledged hearing the grandstand cheers as he wheeled his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 around the…

Ryan Susice Wins First Career Super DIRTcar Series Race in the Harvey’s 100 at Merrittville

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Ryan Susice Wins First Career Super DIRTcar Series Race in the Harvey’s 100 at Merrittville Speedway Story By: Joe Grabianowski/Super DIRTcar Series THOROLD, ONT – August 6, 2018 – Ryan Susice is not a stranger to Victory Lane at Merrittville Speedway, but this one will go down in history as his first career Super DIRTcar Series race win. Susice started on the pole and fended off all challengers to take the win. Danny Johnson, in the newly christened no. 21J Troyer chassis, was the last driver to get a shot at Susice, but he would fall short and settle for…

SWANSON EYES SILVER CROWN CAREER WIN RECORD SATURDAY AT SALEM

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SWANSON EYES SILVER CROWN CAREER WIN RECORD SATURDAY AT SALEM Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing Salem, Indiana.........The number 23 has stood proudly for three decades, but in this Saturday's 59th annual "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial," one of USAC's most coveted records could be scratched from the books with a new name added to the top in Kody Swanson. Swanson, of Kingsburg, Calif., comes into this weekend's 75-lapper at Salem Speedway tied with Jack Hewitt as the winningest USAC Silver Crown driver of all-time at 23 victories. And there might not be a more proper place to accomplish the feat than…

$7500 TO WIN MODIFIED EVENT HIGHLIGHTS NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY’S LEGENDS OF THE FALL

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$7500 TO WIN MODIFIED EVENT HIGHLIGHTS NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY'S LEGENDS OF THE FALL ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Story By: Mike Wisniewski/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Harry Meeks/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (August 6, 2018) - A large payday awaits the winner of the 75-lap Modified feature at New Egypt Speedway's Legends of the Fall race on Saturday, September 22 as $7500 will be awarded to the victor. The take the green money for this rich paying event will be a whopping $500. Last year's race was won by Dominick Buffalino. This year's edition is expected to draw a large contingent of Modified…

VON DOHREN SEEKS FOURTH PPB FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL WIN IN A ROW AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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VON DOHREN SEEKS FOURTH PPB FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL WIN IN A ROW AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY BUT THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF COMPETITION HOPING TO KEEP HIM FROM WINNING THE $10,000 ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 11TH GULAR, SNYDER AND REIMERT LEAD NASCAR POINT STANDINGS Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway Photos By: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 6, 2018 . . . Defending NASCAR T.P.Trailers Modified champion Craig Von Dohren will be looking to win his fourth straight PPB Forrest Rogers Memorial Modified Classic at Grandview Speedway on Saturday, August 11. Three wins in a row is impressive but he has won the…

Dirt Late Models

Huge Weekend Ahead at Florence

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Huge Weekend Ahead at Florence Story By: Jeremy Shields/LOLMDS Photos By: Heath Lawson/LOLMDS BATAVIA, OHIO (August 6, 2018) - A band of the nation's top dirt late model drivers will converge at Florence Speedway for one of the biggest weekends ever contested in the track's storied history. This year's blockbuster weekend will get underway on Wednesday, August 8th with the 32nd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial. The $12,000 to win event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was originally scheduled for May 5th but was postponed due to rain. The Ralph Latham Memorial will be a complete program of:…

Vogler Conquers 50 Laps at the Bullring with the Sunoco New York Super Stocks

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Vogler Conquers 50 Laps at the Bullring with the Sunoco New York Super Stocks Story By: Shylo Fuchs/NYSS Photos By: Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com The Sunoco New York Super Stocks by Insinger Performance found themselves on the card for the evening at Wyoming County International Speedway. Twenty three cars and drivers would sign in and run heats for their feature starting positions. The #40 of Jason Dinzler and the #5 of Sam Rotunda would find themselves on the front row with some stiff competition right behind them just waiting to get the chance to pounce. Jason Dinzler would pull out to the…

BLEWETT (MODS), ALCARO AND KORNER (LEGEND CARS) ARE WALL WINNERS SATURDAY

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BLEWETT (MODS), ALCARO AND KORNER (LEGEND CARS) ARE WALL WINNERS SATURDAY Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Current Pete and Elda's Bar/Carmen's Pizzeria Modified stock car point leader Jimmy Blewett used not only speed, but also evasive driving techniques, to win the 40-lap All American Auto Group Racing Series main event at Wall Stadium Speedway Saturday night. It was the Howell resident's ninth win of the campaign. Manasquan's Kenny Van Wickle looked strong as he jumped to the lead at the outset. Meanwhile, Derek Hopkinson of Toms River, Jackson's Steven Reed, Holmdel's…

Matt Sheppard dominates stellar field to take big Jan Corcoran Memorial win at Utica-Rome Speedway

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Matt Sheppard dominates stellar field to take big Jan Corcoran Memorial win at Utica-Rome Speedway Story By: John Tiff/Utica Rome Speedway Photos By: Otto Graham/RacersGuide.com VERNON, NY- This past Sunday evening, Matt Sheppard would continue his assault on the Utica-Rome Speedway record books as he would collect his second win of this season by taking the checkered in the $3,064 to win 8th Annual Jan Corcoran Memorial for the Big Block and Small Block Modifieds. The win Northeast Race Products and Power Seal night moves him into a second place on the all-time win list, tied with Dale Planck and…

Canandaigua Motorsports Park

Wright Newest Big-Block Legend, Poirier Tops Record ESS 360 Field At Fairgrounds

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Wright Newest Big-Block Legend, Poirier Tops Record ESS 360 Field At Fairgrounds Fan favorite 'Barefoot' Bob McCreadie honored Saturday with LOLR Wall of Fame induction Story By: Tom Skibinski/Land of Leends Raceway Photos By: Alex & Helen Bruce/LOL Raceway Canandaigua, NY –Tradition Automotive Group Night opened the final full month of activity at Land Of Legends Raceway and it was Justin Wright and Steve Poirier taking center stage with decisive open-wheel victories in the Aug. 4 'Super Saturday Spectacular.' Wright gave himself the best birthday gift of all with his first career Pepsi Big-Block Modified victory at the Ontario County…

BIG-BLOCK MODIFIEDS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY

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BIG-BLOCK MODIFIEDS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY Last Rookie Sportsman division races of the season Story By: John Snyder/OCFS Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com MIDDLETOWN, NY (August 06)……..The ground-pounding Big-Block Modifieds headline the Saturday, August 11 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. Also in action will be the unpredictable Sportsman division and the exciting Street Stocks. The Rookie Sportsman, a division for novice drivers trying to break into the unique Northeastern form of dirt track Modified racing, are also on the schedule for the final time in 2018. With just three races remaining in this…

$25,570 Pay Structure, STSS Point Battle Set For ‘New York’s Toughest Bullring’ Wednesday, August 8

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$25,570 Pay Structure, STSS Point Battle Set For ‘New York’s Toughest Bullring’ Wednesday, August 8 Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com WOODHULL, NY – ‘New York’s Toughest Bullring’ Woodhull Raceway is set to serve as the focal point of Northeast Modified racing this Wednesday, August 8. NAPA Auto Parts of Addison and Corning, Two Rivers Timber and Maple City Dodge present the ‘Hustlin the High Banks 54’ annual appearance by the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco big-block/small-block Modifieds. Woodhull Raceway’s unique paperclip-shaped, one-third-mile layout offers a lucrative pay structure…

THE JACK IS BACK; RESCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 13th AT FONDA

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NAPA Super DIRT Week Qualifier Rescheduled for Monday, August 13 at Fonda Speedway Story By: Joe Grabianowski/Super DIRTcar Series Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, NC – August 6, 2018 – Super DIRTcar Series officials and Fonda Speedway management successfully pinned down a date to reschedule “The Jack” 100 Super DIRTcar Series event. The winner of this prestigious event is guaranteed to start no farther back than position number twelve in the 200-lap NAPA Super DIRT Week XLVII finale on Sunday October, 7 at Oswego Speedway. After a widespread weather system soaked the capital region of New York on Wednesday, August…

BOAT PAINTS IT BLACK IN BAPS PA MIDGET WEEK CLOSER

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BOAT PAINTS IT BLACK IN BAPS PA MIDGET WEEK CLOSER Story By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com York Haven, Pennsylvania.........Chad Boat's switch from white to black was akin to the flick of a light switch in Sunday night's USAC P1 Insurance National and Eastern "Pennsylvania Midget Week" finale at BAPS Motor Speedway. There was no trepidation whatsoever, however. The Phoenix, Arizona driver and his team rolled the black car out of the hauler at the 3/8-mile dirt oval with a myriad of confidence after a palate of struggles plagued them in the white ride during recent…

Chase Elliott wins thriller at Watkins Glen to score first Cup victory

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Chase Elliott wins thriller at Watkins Glen to score first Cup victory Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Photos By: Getty Images/NASCAR WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – History will record that Chase Elliott won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race by a whopping 7.560 seconds over reigning champion Martin Truex Jr. That description, however, doesn’t do justice to Elliott’s magnificent drive over the final 32 laps of Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen, with Truex hounding him every inch of the way before running out of fuel with two corners left. “Holy cow, I don’t know what to say—just so thrilled,…

BRAD SWEET IN CAPITANI CLASSIC

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Knoxville Raceway’s Capitani Classic is All Brad Sweet! Story By: Bill Wright/Knoxville Raceway Photos By: Paul Arch & Dick Ayers/RacersGuide.com KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 5, 2018) – Brad Sweet was simply dominant in winning the 7th Annual Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank Sunday night at the Knoxville Raceway. The Grass Valley, California native went through an amazing gauntlet of seven match races to earn the pole of the main event and proceeded to lead all 25 laps aboard the Kasey Kahne Racing #49s, earning $5,000. Sweet’s amazing run through the series of two-lap Pole Shootout match races…

Brett Hearn Overcomes Broken Shock to Claim 3rd Win of 2018

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Brett Hearn Overcomes Broken Shock to Claim 3rd Win of 2018 Story By: Phil Allaway/Lebanon Valley Speedway Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com After a substantial amount of rain flooded part of the infield, Saturday night’s card was doubtful. However, a substantial amount of work went into getting the standing water out. By race time, the track was good to go. In the Modified feature, Olden Dwyer started from the pole and immediately came under pressure from Andy Bachetti. Less than a mile into the race, Bachetti was able to snatch the lead away. Once out front, Bachetti opened up a good…

BRIAN MONTIETH WINS FOURTH LINCOLN SPEEDWAY 410 SPRINT FEATURE OF 2018

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BRIAN MONTIETH WINS FOURTH LINCOLN SPEEDWAY 410 SPRINT FEATURE OF 2018; Story By: Bill Meyer/Lincoln Speedway Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Wyatt Hinkle earns second career 358 Sprint win; Joe Brown wins Classic Racing Series “Dizzy Dean” Memorial ABBOTTSTOWN, PA 8/4/2018 – Brian Montieth admits they really doesn’t think about the number of wins he has. All he does is think about the race in front of him each night. And for his legion of fans who call Lincoln Speedway home most Saturday nights, that’s just fine by them. Montieth started on the pole, survived three stoppages of action due to…

FRIESEN TIES SHOEMAKER ON THE ALL TIME WIN LIST AT FONDA AFTER WIN

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FRIESEN TIES SHOEMAKER ON THE ALL TIME WIN LIST AT FONDA AFTER WIN Story By: Ron Szczerba/Fonda Speedway Photos By: Jeff Karabin/Fonda Speedway Fonda, NY – After his car was lifted off of another car in a lap one wreck at Fonda on Saturday evening, Stewart Friesen pitted to replace a flat left front tire and bent radius rods and continued on in the 30-lap modified main event with a bent front axle that the crew had no time to replace. Taking the lead on lap nine after restarting just outside the top 10, Friesen went on to his seventh…

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Jason Myers Wins Grueling Race at Bowman Gray

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Jason Myers Wins Grueling Race at Bowman Gray Story By: Loren Pinillis/Bowman Gray Stadium Photos By: Eric Hylton/Bowman Gray Stadium (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Racing at Bowman Gray Stadium pushes drivers and cars to their limit. And after the checkered flag flew on Saturday, Jason Myers of Walnut Cove celebrated in Victory Lane as one of the few gladiators left standing. Myers drew 13th as his start in the FOX8 WGHP 100 for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series and weathered a storm that saw eight cautions and only 10 of 24 competitors finishing the race. He strategically fought…

Tim Sears Jr. Races To Third Fulton Speedway Modified Win

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Tim Sears Jr. Races To Third Fulton Speedway Modified Win; Saturday, August 11 Fan Fest & World Famous Trailer Race Story By: Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway Photos By: Mike Johnson/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY - Tim Sears Jr. came into Saturday night racing sitting fourth in the Modified points looking to make a late season run in the battle for the 2018 Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified Track Championship. In the 35-lap feature Sears, while running second, would take advantage of a caution on lap 14 and restart getting by race long leader Tyler Trump. Once out front, Sears would never look back…

BOUC BAGS HIS SECOND MODIFIED WIN OF THE SEASON AT NES

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BOUC BAGS HIS SECOND MODIFIED WIN OF THE SEASON AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Story By: Mike Wisniewski/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Dave Kovacs/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (August 5, 2018) - On National Parts Supply's Scout Night at New Egypt Speedway, Danny Bouc bagged his second Modified feature of the season. The Hammer Sportsman feature was captured by Joseph Brown. Rich Mellor claimed the Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Car main event. As the 30-lap feature for the Modifieds got underway, PJ Oliver grabbed the lead over Davey Sammons and Bryan Kuhl. By the seventh tour, the top…

Hanbury, Vogler, Knoepfler and Moldt, all score BIG on Soccer night at Wyoming County Intl. Speedway

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Hanbury, Vogler, Knoepfler and Moldt, all score BIG on Soccer night at Wyoming County Intl. Speedway. Story By: Dan Turner/Wyoming County International Speedway Photos By: Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com It was Soccer Night at the Wyoming County Intl. Speedway. Just like soccer itself, some scored big with wins, while others took some bumps and bruises. All in all, it was a great night at the track with two of our three regular classes (SST Mods, 4 cylinders) and our semi regulars Super 6’s and one of the premier touring series in NY, the Sunoco NY Super Stocks. Kids were entertained during the…

VON DOHREN, SNYDER AND LISOWSKI ARE NASCAR FEATURE WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW

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VON DOHREN, SNYDER AND LISOWSKI ARE NASCAR FEATURE WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway Photos By: George Steigerwalt & Kirsten Snyder/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA. August 5, 2018, Craig Von Dohren, the defending NASCAR Modified point champion, won his third 30-lap T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment NASCAR 358 Modified feature of the season on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway in an event that was marred by four-red flag incidents. Von Dohren was able to steer clear of the accidents and avoid being involved. The 25-lap NASCAR Late Model feature had its share of mishaps also. With five laps to…

Logan Schuchart Tames Pevely for $20,000 Ironman 55 Victory

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Logan Schuchart Tames Pevely for $20,000 Ironman 55 Victory Story By: Anthony Corini/WoO Photo By: Dave Biro/DB3 PEVELY, MO – August 4, 2018 – Logan Schuchart passed Daryn Pittman on Lap 15 and never looked back to claim the 2018 Ironman 55 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, worth $20,000. The final 42 laps went non-stop as Schuchart negotiated lap traffic to claim his first World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of 2018. Kasey Kahne Racing teammates Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman completed the podium. Schuchart won the Sears Craftsman Dash, earning the pole for the 55-Lap…

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