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All Four NAPA Super DIRT Week Divisions to Anchor Broadcast Partnership between SPEED SPORT, DIRTcar Racing and MAVTV

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All Four NAPA Super DIRT Week Divisions to Anchor Broadcast Partnership between SPEED SPORT, DIRTcar Racing and MAVTV 12-hour DIRTcar Racing package also includes Super DIRTcar Series events at Bad Boy Off Road World Finals, DIRTcar Nationals and Weedsport Speedway in addition to Late Models and UMP Modifieds Story By: Cristina Cordova/DIRTcar Media Photos By:OSWEGO SPEEDWAY / RACERSGUIDE.COM MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2016) - SPEED SPORT and DIRTcar Racing are joining together to bring dirt racing's biggest events to a national television audience on MAVTV. The SPEED SPORT video production team, in conjunction with DIRTcar's DIRTvision.com, will produce 12…

This Week Ahead: Super DIRTcar Series is Set For Mohawk Valley 100

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Makes First Visit of the Season to Fonda Speedway Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – September 20,, 2016 – The Super DIRTcar Series makes their first trip of the season to Fonda Speedway for the Mohawk Valley 100 this Saturday, Sept. 24th for their 22nd series event of the season. It was the “Franklin Flyer” Billy Decker who took the lead from Brett Hearn on lap 78 to capture the Mohawk Valley 100 back in 2015. Decker set fast time in qualifying and started fifth in the feature and…

PAUCH, JR. POWERS TO A WIN AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY’S ALL STAR EVENT

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] PAUCH, JR. POWERS TO A WIN AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY’S ALL STAR EVENT Story By: Mike Wisniewski/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Jane Cella& Harry Meeks/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (September 18, 2016) – At New Egypt Speedway’s fourth annual All Star Cup event, Billy Pauch, Jr. powered to the win in the 358 Modified feature. Ryan Godown was the victor in the main event for the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints. Jim Housworth topped the field in the Sportsman feature. The Crate Modified feature was won by Matt Stangle. As the 50-lap Modified feature got underway, polesitter…

BIG-BLOCK/358 MODIFIED $5,000 TO WIN MODS AT THE MADHOUSE AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Racing Series presents… BIG-BLOCK/358 MODIFIED $5,000 TO WIN MODS AT THE MADHOUSE AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Story By: Bob Miller/TOTH - Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA – A frightening chill falls over the Grandview Speedway as the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presents MODS AT THE MADHOUSE on Saturday, October 15 -- a thrilling three-division show headlined by a Big-Block/358 Modified Monster challenge – plus action from the Sportsman and the TSRS Sprint Car Series. Race time is set for 6 PM. A…

Wade Decker Memorial Rescheduled for Friday at Thunder Mountain

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MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial Rescheduled For Friday, September 23 At Thunder Mountain Speedway Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- September 18, 2016- Due to a threatening, wet forecast for Sunday, the MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial at Thunder Mountain Speedway has been rescheduled for Friday, September 23. The event will be headlined by the penultimate round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Halmar International North Region, as the big-block/small-block Modified competitors battle in a 50-lap event offering $5,000-plus to win plus bonuses. Also on…

‘The Doctor’ is King of the Hill

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Picks Up First Series Win of The Season Story By: MANDEE PAUCH /SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS & DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- September 18, 2016- Danny Johnson picked up his first Super DIRTcar Series victory of the season in the Shakelton Auto and Truck Parts No. 27J and collected his 80th series win Saturday night at Weedsport Speedway. Johnson battled Tim Fuller early for the lead but sailed away to take the King of the Hill 100 and take home the $10,000 payday over Matt Sheppard and Fuller. “We had a good race with Timmy…

Johnson Grabs Second Straight at Albany-Saratoga

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Ronnie Johnson Closes the Season Out in Style at 'The Great Race Place' Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- September 17, 2016- Ronnie Johnson closed out the 2016 racing season with a win at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. The win was the second in a row for the third generation driver out of Duanesburg. One week ago Johnson won the Small Block Modified special event. Demetrious Drellos and Ronnie Johnson led the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified field to the green with Johnson taking the early lead over Drellos, Marc Johnson, Robert…

Hail to the King: Rich Ricci Jr. Grabs the Crown at Accord

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The ‘Chairman of the Board’ goes Wire-to-Wire to win the ‘King of the Catskills’ Special at Accord Speedway Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- September 17, 2016- Absence truly does make the heart grow fonder. After taking some time away from his driving duties behind the wheel of the infamous No. 406 big-block modified, 11-time Accord Speedway modified track champion Rich Ricci Jr. returned to the famed Ulster County oval with a vengeance on Friday night. With a stout performance during his qualifier earlier in the evening, the veteran driver left little doubt that he really…

Short Track SuperNationals 9 set to Invade I-88 Speedway

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“Working Man’s Race” Set For I-88 Speedway October 7-8; Short Track SuperNationals 9 To Take Over Afton Fairgrounds As Short Track Super Series Championships Are Decided Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- September 17, 2016- The ninth edition of the “Working Man’s Race” is set for the Afton Fairgrounds on Columbus Day weekend. Short Track SuperNationals 9 takes place Friday-Saturday October 7-8 at the pristine I-88 Speedway three-tenths-mile oval. The weekend serves as the championship round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Halmar International…

Sheppard Exercises The Demon

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Wins Tenth Super DIRTcar Series Race of The Year Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- September 16, 2016- Super Matt Sheppard… is there anymore I need to say? He is the man to beat this year as he captured his fourth Super DIRTcar Series victory in a row and his tenth of the season Friday night at Brewerton Speedway for the Duel at the Demon Modified 100 lap main event. The driver of the FX Caprara No. 9s Big Block Modified is no stranger to victory lane this year.…

Northeast Dirt Modified Power Rankings Week Of 9/11/16

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Super Matt Sheppard ends up first for the seventh time in the 2016 season. In 68 Modified starts in 2016, Sheppard has amassed 25 Wins, 50 Top-5's and 58 Top-10's. That's a career for a lot of drivers and Matt has accomplished that THIS year thus far. Drivers of the Week thus far in 2016: 4/3 - Duane Howard 4/10 - Ryan Godown 4/17 - Matt Sheppard 4/24 - Matt Sheppard 5/8 - Erick Rudolph 5/22 - Erick Rudolph 5/30 - Craig VonDohren 6/5 - Matt Sheppard 6/12 - Matt Sheppard 6/19 - Danny Creeden…

MjH Oilfield Re-Ups As Title Sponsor Of Wade Decker Memorial

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Short Track Super Series Invasion Of Thunder Mountain Set For This Sunday, September 18 Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY –September 12, 2016- When the fourth edition of the Wade Decker Memorial takes place on Sunday (Sept. 18) at Thunder Mountain Speedway, MjH Oilfield will again serve as the title sponsor. MjH Oilfield’s Matt Hayes has re-upped his title marketing partnership of the event, which marks the return of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP to Thunder Mountain for the second time in 2016. A 50-lap…

Mark Smith Roars to Cole Cup Victory

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Mark Smith Beats Danny Varin and Chuck Hebing for $10,000 Cole Cup Win at Utica-Rome Speedway, Matt Sheppard and Rocky Warner also take wins Story By: MIKE MALLETT/JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY- September 12, 2016-It was a battle right down to the end, but Mark Smith made the Pennsylvania Posse proud by capturing Sunday night’s Gates-Cole Insurance/A-Verdi Storage Containers Cole Cup at the Utica-Rome Speedway. It was Smith’s first ever win at the half-mile facility and one of the biggest of his career as he took home a $10,000 payday. Matt…

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY PRESENTS THE KING OF THE BIG BLOCKS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY PRESENTS THE KING OF THE BIG BLOCKS Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com The Bridgeport Speedway will introduce The King of the Big Blocks - sponsored by K&A Excavating Company, Inc. - on Saturday, September 24th on the lightning fast 5/8th mile speedway. The Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifieds will be featured in qualifying events and a $12,000 to win, 50 lap feature event. The Stewart Stainless Crate/Sportsman and PennCo Tech Outlaw Stocks will complete the line-up in the tripleheader program. With the Bridgeport Speedway being the only track in the…

HALLOWEEN PARTY RETURNS TO THUNDER ON THE HILL

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] HALLOWEEN PARTY RETURNS TO THUNDER ON THE HILL MODS AT THE MADHOUSE HIGHLIGHTS TRIPLE THUNDER THRILLER SATURDAY NIGHT OCTOBER 15 AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Story By: Bob Miller/TotH - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will close out the 2016 season at the Grandview Speedway on Saturday night, October 15 with the MODS at the MADHOUSE Halloween Party getting underway at 6 PM. This three division Triple Thunder Thriller program presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings will include the 358 Modifieds and Big Block Modifieds in a 40 lap trick or treat…

BUTLER BAGS BURLINGTON COUNTY OVERHEAD DOOR NEWS SPRINT FEATURE WIN AND CHAMPIONSHIP AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] BUTLER BAGS BURLINGTON COUNTY OVERHEAD DOOR NEWS SPRINT FEATURE WIN AND CHAMPIONSHIP AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Story By: Mike Wisniewski/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Jim Brown/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (September 11, 2016) – On Championship Night at New Egypt Speedway, Bobby Butler won his third Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprint feature of the year. The victory enabled Butler to capture the division championship. Steve Davis topped the field in the Sportsman feature as Bob Lineman, Jr. claimed the title. The Crate Modified main event was taken by Ebby Ridge with Brandon Grosso grabbing the championship. Vern…

Strunk Wheels To His 6th Freedom 76R Victory

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JEFF STRUNK EARNS IN EXCESS OF $25,000 FOR HIS SIXTH FREEDOM 76 VICTORY AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT & BOB YURKO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA. September 11, 2016 - Jeff Strunk, “the Bechtelsville Bullet,” had been having a rather mediocre season, at least by his usually high standards, at Grandview Speedway behind the wheel of the Glenn Hyneman owned No. 126 Modified. Saturday night the ten-time NASCAR track point champion rectified the 2016 campaign by pulling off his biggest win of the year the Freedom 76-Lap Modified Classic event for a hefty…

Super Matt is The Man To Beat

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Clinches First Le RPM Speedway Victory Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF ST. MARCEL DE RICHELIEU, QUE. - September. 10, 2016 – Matt Sheppard is no stranger to victory lane as he captured his third Super DIRTcar Series win in a row and his ninth overall Friday night at Le RPM Speedway. “This car has been so good lately. We just unloaded it and it’s been fast all night. We set fast time, won the heat and drew a good starting spot for the feature. When you have a car that good it…

Heated Short Track Super Series Halmar North Region Championship Battle Heads To Thunder Mountain Speedway Sunday

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Heated Short Track Super Series Halmar North Region Championship Battle Heads To Thunder Mountain Speedway Sunday, September 18; Annual Wade Decker Memorial Race On Deck Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS - Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com CENTER LISLE, NY – With a heated championship battle raging, the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP heads to Thunder Mountain Speedway on Sunday, September 18. A 50-lap big-block/small-block event run in memory of fallen Southern Tier racer Wade Decker will serve as the eighth round of the Halmar International North Region for 2016. The annual Wade Decker Memorial…

This Week Ahead: Super DIRTcar Series Heads Back to Canada

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Series Makes Their Final Trip of The Year to Quebec Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By:ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - Sept. 8, 2016 - This weekend the Super DIRTcar Series makes their trek back into Canada. With all of the DIRTcar home track points rapped up for the 2016 season the series will now move to weekend racing. The series first stop will be on Friday, Sept. 9th at Le RPM Speedway and then on Saturday, Sept. 10th at Autodrome Drummond. Friday night will be the Super DIRTcar Series first ever visit…

Northeast Dirt Modified Power Rankings Week Of 9/5/16

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Another holiday weekend is in the books. With a win percentage of 100% last week, who else but Matt Sheppard would top the charts for the sixth time in 2016! Drivers of the Week thus far in 2016: 4/3 - Duane Howard 4/10 - Ryan Godown 4/17 - Matt Sheppard 4/24 - Matt Sheppard 5/8 - Erick Rudolph 5/22 - Erick Rudolph 5/30 - Craig VonDohren 6/5 - Matt Sheppard 6/12 - Matt Sheppard 6/19 - Danny Creeden 6/26 - Stewart Friesen 7/4 - Matt Sheppard 7/11 - Stewart Friesen 7/25 - Tim Fuller…

#NASCARThrowback Saved The Southern 500, Imagine What It Would Do For Dirt Modified Racing

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] #NASCARThrowback Saved The Southern 500, Imagine What It Would Do For Dirt Modified Racing Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com A few years ago the Southern 500 was just about dead in the water. Stripped from its traditional Labor Day weekend and moved to April, the event became just another NASCAR race. What once was one of the “Crown Jewel” events on the calendar that twice in the sports history paid the “Winston Million” bonus to a driver that swept The Daytona 500, Winston 500 at Talladega, Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, and The Southern 500, was diminished to…

$25,000 WAITS FOR WINNER OF 46TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CLASSIC AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] $25,000 WAITS FOR WINNER OF 46TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CLASSIC AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY SPRINTS AND SPORTSMAN IN DOUBLEHEADER FRIDAY NIGHT Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway - Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 . . . Craig VonDohren is on a hot streak. He has won five features at Grandview Speedway this season and wrapped up his ninth T.P.Trailers NASCAR Modified title. He is the defending champion of the Freedom 76 and a five time winner. Just recently he reached 100 career wins at the Berks County clay oval. And now the biggest event…

New York’s Stewart Friesen Claims Short Track Super Series Velocita South Region Championship, Will Earn $8,500-Plus;

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] New York’s Stewart Friesen Claims Short Track Super Series Velocita South Region Championship, Will Earn $8,500-Plus; Series Averages 40 Modifieds During Seven-Race Schedule Story By: Bret Deyo/SSTS - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com GEORGETOWN, DE – Some 114 competitors tried their hand at a Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Velocita South Region event in 2016. One driver emerged as the champion: Stewart Friesen. Last Tuesday night (August 30) at Delaware’s historic Georgetown Speedway, Sprakers, N.Y.’s Friesen locked up the STSS South Region championship in winning style, when he bested an all-star field to…

BRIDGEPORT CROWNS 2016 CHAMPIONS – WATT, DAVIS & HENRY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] BRIDGEPORT CROWNS 2016 CHAMPIONS - WATT, DAVIS & HENRY Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr. & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com The Bridgeport Speedway crowned its 2016 Champions as the Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifieds, Stewart Stainless Crate/Sportsman and PennCo Tech Outlaw Stocks ran their final events on the fast 5/8 mile speedway. While there is still plenty of racing left on the 2016 schedule, Saturday night concluded weekly competition in the three headline divisions. Boyertown, PA driver, Ryan Watt claimed his second Big Block title at the Bridgeport Speedway as well as his fourth…

Super Matt Cashes in Lucrative Labor Day Weekend

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Super Matt Cashes in Lucrative Labor Day Weekend Captures eighth Super DIRTcar Series win of the season Story By: Mandee Pauch/DIRTcar - Photos By: Jeff Clemons & Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com WEEDSPORT, N.Y - Sept. 5, 2016 - Matt Sheppard captured his eighth Super DIRTcar Series victory of the season Monday night at Weedsport Speedway over Danny Johnson and Tim Fuller to take home the $7,000 payday. "We were kind of stalking him there. Danny was good. It seemed like we could roll there through three and four a little faster than he could but he was better in one…

MANMILLER, TODOROW AND PAPIEZ WIN WNPV-1440AM RADIO NIGHT FEATURES ON SATURDAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] MANMILLER, TODOROW AND PAPIEZ WIN WNPV-1440AM RADIO NIGHT FEATURES ON SATURDAY VONDOHREN, SCHUTZ AND HENN CROWNED POINT CHAMPIONS Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway - Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA. SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 . . . Popular veteran racer Doug Manmiller has been grinding all year long in the T.P. Trailers 358 Modified class at Grandview Speedway. He lost his ride with the Dave Zubikowski No. 00 mid-season, then debuted his own mount and still struggled. He finally teamed up with Jason and Theresa Miller and after that things began to gel for the new team. Shut…

LONEY AND DOUGHERTY WIN PENN CAN MOD TWIN 20’S; RUDALAVAGE SECURES FIRST TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] LONEY AND DOUGHERTY WIN PENN CAN MOD TWIN 20’S; RUDALAVAGE SECURES FIRST TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP Story & Photo By: Bryan Chase/Penn Can Speedway SUSQUEHANNA, PA…Mike Loney and Mike Dougherty captured Modified Twin 20 wins Friday on Seward Rice Memorial Championship Night at Penn Can Speedway. Alan Rudalavage took home Track Championship honors for the first time on Pine Line Auto Sales Night. The first 20 lap Modified feature got off to a rocky start with numerous cautions. Once things settled down it was Mike Loney and Mike Colsten putting on a show for the win. Loney took the lead…

BOUC WINS HIS SECOND 358 MODIFIED FEATURE WIN OF 2016 WHILE GODOWN TAKES THE CHAMPIONSHIP BY SINGLE POINT AT NES

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] BOUC CAPTURES HIS SECOND 358 MODIFIED FEATURE WIN OF THE YEAR WHILE GODOWN TAKES THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Story By: Mike Wisniewski/NES - Photos By: Harry Meeks/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (September 4, 2016) – On First Responders Night presented by Flemington Car and Truck Country at New Egypt Speedway, Danny Bouc captured the 358 Modified feature with Ryan Godown taking the 2016 championship. Bob Lineman, Jr. took top honors in the Sportsman feature. The TSRS Sprint Car main event was won by Mark Bitner. After the original start of the 30-lap 358 Modified feature was called…

Johnson, Pitts & Speed 2016 Albany-Saratoga Champions

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Johnson, Pitts & Speed 2016 Albany-Saratoga Champions Story By: Toby LaGrange/Albany-Saratoga Speedway PR - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com Malta, NY – The Albany-Saratoga Speedway closed out the 2016 points season Friday evening and when all was said and done, a new face entered the history books as a track champion and a two-time titlist became a three-time champion. Coming into the night’s action Marc Johnson trailed Brett Hearn by one point in the race for the 2016 Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified track championship. When the checkered flag waved over the field Johnsons fifth place finish earned him…

Larry Wight Takes Care Of Business Winning Fulton Speedway Modified Feature And Championship

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Larry Wight Takes Care Of Business Winning Fulton Speedway Modified Feature And Championship Story By: Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway - Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY - September 3, 2016 - There is a classic rock song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive called, ‘Takin Care of Business.’ That is exactly what Larry Wight did Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds. It all came down to 35 laps between Larry Wight and Jimmy Phelps to decide a champion after season long battles that started in early spring on the ‘Highbanks.’ Wight had his car working…

46TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CLASSIC OFFERS $25,000 TO WINNER AT GRANDVIEW ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] 46TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CLASSIC OFFERS $25,000 TO WINNER AT GRANDVIEW ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 TSRS SPRINTS AND SPORTSMAN PLUS MOD PRACTICE FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway - Photos By: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA September 4, 2016 . . . Craig VonDohren, Jeff Strunk, Meme DeSantis, Duane Howard and Billy Pauch Sr. have all won the Freedom 76 Modified Classic multiple times and it is quite possible that all of them will be competing for another opportunity to collect the $25,000 first place money when the Granddaddy of area big dollar Modified events is…

Sheppard Scores $17,500 Victory at Lebanon Valley

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Captures his first Mr. Dirt Track USA 100 Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, N.Y - Sept. 1, 2016 - Matt Sheppard made a late race charge by Kenny Tremont Jr. and set his No. 9s machine on cruise control at Lebanon Valley Speedway for the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified Mr. Dirt Track USA 100. After Sheppard took a wild ride at Canandaigua on Saturday totaling his car, his team was able to regroup in no time to take the checkers Thursday night and capture the $17,500…

46TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 TAKES PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 10 AT GRANDVIEW

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY CONTINUES TO OFFER FAN FRIENDLY EVENT; 46TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 TAKES PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 10 Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway - Photos By: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA - The annual Freedom 76 Modified stock car classic at Grandview Speedway continues to be one of the most successful short track dirt racing events in the nation. The 46th annual edition of the race, which attracts some of the best dirt track racing talent, is set for Saturday, September 10th with the winner walking off with at least $25,000. With another huge crowd anticipated, the Rogers family, operators…

Northeast DIRT Modified Power Rankings Week Ending 8/28

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Drivers of the Week thus far in 2016: 4/3 - Duane Howard 4/10 - Ryan Godown 4/17 - Matt Sheppard 4/24 - Matt Sheppard 5/8 - Erick Rudolph 5/22 - Erick Rudolph 5/30 - Craig VonDohren 6/5 - Matt Sheppard 6/12 - Matt Sheppard 6/19 - Danny Creeden 6/26 - Stewart Friesen 7/4 - Matt Sheppard 7/11 - Stewart Friesen 7/25 - Tim Fuller 7/31 - Ryan Godown 8/7 - Stewart Friesen 8/14 - Craig VonDohren 8/21 - Ryan Watt 8/28 - Kenny Tremont Jr. [xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”]

Weedsport Speedway Doubleheader Closes Labor Day Weekend

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Labor Day Double Play Faetures DIRTcar Series and Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Story By: SHANNON PHELPS/ WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM Weedsport NY-August 31, 2016- The Weedsport Speedway will come to life on September 5th with a huge holiday doubleheader. The Labor Day Double Play features the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds, as well as the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints. The special Monday show highlights two of the top regional sanctioning bodies under one roof for what will certainly be a must-see event. The Lucas Oil ESS tour will be making their first appearance…

Utica Rome Speedway Makes New Yorker Weekend Changes

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Schedule Conflicts Force Changes to New Yorker Weekend Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, N.Y. – August 30, 2016- Due to several conflicts with various tracks and organizations the Utica-Rome Speedway and the Race of Champions series have decided to cancel the Race of Champions 200 scheduled for Saturday, September 10th while adding a special $3,000 to win 40-lap event for the Race of Champions Modifieds on September 11th. “With the events in Quebec, Grandview and at Middletown we thought it was best to cancel the show for this year,” stated…

PAUCH MASTERS THE 358 MODIFIED FIELD AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] PAUCH MASTERS THE 358 MODIFIED FIELD AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Story By: Mike Wizniewski/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Jim Brown/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ (August 28, 2016) – At New Egypt Speedway’s Back to School Night presented by National Parts Supply, Billy Pauch, Sr. mastered the field to win the 358 Modified feature. Brandon Grosso was victorious in the Sportsman main event. John Meyer took the checkered flag in the Street Stock race. In non-point events, Kyle Kania took top honors in the Crate Modified feature while Lou Cicconi won the Burlington County Overhead Door News Sprint contest.…

FIRSTS IN 2016 FOR CICCONI, WAGNER & NARDELLI

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] FIRSTS IN 2016 FOR CICCONI, WAGNER & NARDELLI Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com The Open Modifieds made their first appearance on the Spirit Auto Center quarter mile this season and veteran wheelman, Louie Cicconi raced to a last lap win over Matt Stangle in the twenty-five lap feature event. John Wagner, Jr. earned his first ever 270cc Micro Sprint win at the Bridgeport Speedway while 2015 600cc Micro Champion, Lee Nardelli returned to action for the first time this season and took home the victory in the 600 main event. Chris Sammons returned…

Billy Whittaker Returns To Fulton Speedway Modified Victory Lane

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Billy Whittaker Returns To Fulton Speedway Modified Victory Lane; Championship Night Saturday, September 3; Outlaw 200 Weekend Tickets Available Story By: Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway - Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff FULTON, NY - August 27, 2016 - July 2, 1994 was the last time Billy Whittaker won a modified race at the Fulton Speedway. It had also been over a decade since Whittaker got out from behind the wheel of a race car to build a highly successful business, Billy Whittaker Cars Trux before returning to racing in 2015. Saturday night in the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment…

LAUBACH, MANNING AND STIEF SCORE “FIRSTS” IN BRIDGEPORT ACTION

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] LAUBACH, MANNING AND STIEF SCORE "FIRSTS" IN BRIDGEPORT ACTION Story By: Kolby Ramey/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Paige Brown/RacersGuide.com In just his second race behind the wheel of the Atlas Paving No. 66, Rick Laubach drove into the lead just before half way in the Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modified Feature event to capture his second Bridgeport win of the season and his first in the Petruska family owned racer. Roger Manning, in just his tenth Bridgeport start, picks up the first win of his career in the Stewart Stainless Crate/Sportsman division. Rick Stief is certainly no…

This Week Ahead: Super DIRTcar Series Gets Set for Lucrative Holiday Weekend

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The Series Heads to Lebanon Valley and Weedsport Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - August 29, , 2016 - The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds will be back in action this week as they head to Lebanon Valley Speedway on Thursday, Sept. 1 paying a hefty $17,500 to the winner and to Weedsport Speedway on Monday, Sept. 5 paying $7,500 to the winner for a lucrative Labor Day weekend. "We are all looking forward to a very big Labor Day weekend starting off with the prestigious Mr. Dirt Track…

Motorsports Mecca: Stars From Across The Northeast Converge On Georgetown Speedway

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‘Blast at the Beach’ Spectacular; Short Track Super Series Velocita South Region Champion To Be Crowned! Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF GEORGETOWN, DE – August 29, 2016- This Tuesday night (August 30), Delaware’s Sussex County will serve as the Northeast mecca of dirt Modified racing. Historic Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, Del., hosts the championship round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Velocita South Region with the ‘Blast at the Beach’ presented by Hurlock Auto & Speed Supply and L&J Sheet Metal. STSS big-block/small-block Modifieds race…

Northeast Dirt Modified Power Rankings Week Ending 8/21/16

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] Drivers of the Week thus far in 2016: 4/3 - Duane Howard 4/10 - Ryan Godown 4/17 - Matt Sheppard 4/24 - Matt Sheppard 5/8 - Erick Rudolph 5/22 - Erick Rudolph 5/30 - Craig VonDohren 6/5 - Matt Sheppard 6/12 - Matt Sheppard 6/19 - Danny Creeden 6/26 - Stewart Friesen 7/4 - Matt Sheppard 7/11 - Stewart Friesen 7/25 - Tim Fuller 7/31 - Ryan Godown 8/7 - Stewart Friesen 8/14 - Craig VonDohren 8/21 - Ryan Watt [xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”]

THE “ULTIMATE DOUBLEHEADER” . . . . .THE JERSEY RUSH VI AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY TONIGHT

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] THE “ULTIMATE DOUBLEHEADER” . . . . .THE JERSEY RUSH VI AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY TUESDAY NIGHT, RACE TIME 7:30 PM Story By: Bob Miller/TOTH - Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff NEW EGYPT, NJ – The NAPA Auto Parts Jersey Rush VI presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings will invade the New Egypt Speedway Tuesday night, August 23 with the “ultimate doubleheader” showcasing the 410 sprints and modifieds. Gates will open at 5 PM and fans are invited to the pit area for a Meet & Greet that will continue until 6 PM. Fans may enter the pit area…

It’s Title Time For The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Velocita South Region

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] It’s Title Time For The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Velocita South Region; Georgetown ‘Blast at the Beach’ August 30 Will Determine STSS Champ With $25,000-Plus Point Fund On The Line Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com GEORGETOWN, DE – Some 279 feature laps have been completed in 2016 during the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP Velocita South Region. But it will be 35 laps – run next Tuesday at Delaware’s historic Georgetown Speedway – that will decide it all. The STSS South Region,…

The Week Ahead: Decker Discusses His Season

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Super DIRTcar Series is Off Until Thursday, Sept. 1 Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - Aug. 22, 2016 - Matt Sheppard and Stewart Friesen are leading the way in the championship standings but it's the "Franklin Flyer" Billy Decker who is currently sitting third in points hoping to gain ground heading into September. As Decker looks to gain ground he tells us how his Page Trucking No. 91 team has been doing this season. How is the new team combination going with you and car owner Mike Payne? "It's…

Alan Barker Gives Him A Run, But Danny Creeden Wins Fifth Straight In Thunder Mountain Modifieds

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Alan Barker Gives Him A Run, But Danny Creeden Wins Fifth Straight In Thunder Mountain Modifieds; Chance Spoonhower (Open Sportsman); Tom Collins (Crate), Dan Allen (Rookie), Matt Spencer (Street Stock - $1,000), Jamie Frantz (XCel) & Michael Robinson (FWD) Also Score Story By: Brett Deyo/Thunder Mountain Speedway - Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff CENTER LISLE, NY – Alan Barker put forth a valiant effort, but it was Danny Creeden once again in Victory Lane at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Creeden, of Wurtsboro, N.Y., won for the fifth straight time in big-block/small-block Modified competition at the three-eighths-mile clay oval, earning…

Jimmy Phelps Parks It In Fulton Speedway Modified Victory Lane

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Jimmy Phelps Parks It In Fulton Speedway Modified Victory Lane; Racing And Demo Derbies Saturday, August 27 By Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway - Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY – August 20,2016 – Mother Nature was a fan of the Fulton Speedway Saturday night. A line of showers and storms just missed the speedway setting up a great night of racing with over one hundred cars signed in the pits. Feature winners on Ingles Performance & Syracuse Haulers night were Jimmy Phelps (Big Block Modifieds) Todd Root (Sportsman) AJ Kingsley (Late Models) Kyle Perry & Richie Riggs (Novice Sportsman)…

MALCOLM TAKES PENN CAN MOD WIN, STRADA WHEELS TO CRSA VICTORY IN IMPRESSIVE FASHION ON ROB’S MARKET NIGHT

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] MALCOLM TAKES PENN CAN MOD WIN, STRADA WHEELS TO CRSA VICTORY IN IMPRESSIVE FASHION ON ROB’S MARKET NIGHT Story & Photo By: Bryan Chase/Penn Can Speedway SUSQUEHANNA, PA…Brian Malcolm raced to his second Modified feature win on Friday night at Penn Can Speedway in the caution free feature on Rob’s Market Night. Eddie Strada III stormed to the CRSA Sprint Car win with Mike Decker, Shane Wolf, Jr., Bud Phillips, Jeremy Williams and Nick Kennedy also claiming victories. Rookie standout Ryan Olsommer raced into the lead at the drop of the green but was quickly challenged by veteran…

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