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Ronald McDonald® and the Hamburglar ® To Join The Brewerton Speedway Four Star Racing Program This Friday

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] The World’s Most Famous Clown Ronald McDonald® and the Hamburglar ® To Join The Brewerton Speedway Four Star Racing Program This Friday, July 8 Story By Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway Media - Images Courtesy: Brewerton Speedway & Jeff Clemons/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY - July 6, 2016 - After being a big hit in 2015 with fans of all ages, the world's most famous clown Ronald McDonald® and the Hamburglar® will be making a visit this Friday, July 8th at the Brewerton Speedway. The night will include a meet and greet, exciting fan giveaways plus Jr. Fan Club activities. On the…

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Every Mile a Memory

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After the Loss of His Close Friend and Confidant, Torie Costa, ‘Mad’ Max McLaughlin Turned Tragedy into an Everlasting Memorial Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- July 6, 2016- There is a name that gently adorns the fuel cell cover of Max McLaughlin’s modified. There’s no explanation; no reason given, just a beautifully written, barely perceptible name; Torie Costa. It is said that all the people we have loved and lost are often found alive in our past memories. For modified racer Max McLaughlin, he’s brought the past to the present…

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DUANE HOWARD MAY NEED TO USE HIS POKER FACE AS HE HOLDS A PAIR OF ACES IN THE 811 DIG SAFE POKER SERIES

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] DUANE HOWARD MAY NEED TO USE HIS POKER FACE AS HE HOLDS A PAIR OF ACES IN THE 811 DIG SAFE POKER SERIES Former track champion, Duane Howard drove the Atlas Trucking No. 66 to his second Bridgeport Speedway victory in the forty lap 811 Dig Safely 2016 Poker Series. It was Howard's second Poker Series win, giving Howard a pair of Aces to lead the Poker competition through four hands. It was the fourth hand in the 811 Dig Safely Poker Series for the Crate/Sportsman, as well, with young Matt Stangle earning the win and the Ace…

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DIRTcar Modified Series Ready to Jam at Grandview Speedway

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Pioneer Pole Buildings 19th Annual DIRTcar Modified Traffic Jam Returns to Grandview Speedway on Thursday, July 14th Story By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- July 5, 2016- The cars and stars of the DIRTcar Modified Series will return to the one-third mile Grandview Speedway on Thursday night, July 14 for the nineteenth running of the TRAFFIC JAM. This event is part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series and presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings (PPB). Defending Traffic Jam race winner Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY stood in…

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‘The Hard Clay’ Roars Back to Action

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Racing Resumes Saturday, July 9th at the Orange County Fair Speedway Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- July 5, 2016- Following a July 2 Holiday recess at Orange County Fair Speedway, Stock Car racing will resume on Saturday, July 9 with a full program of Big-Block Modified, Sportsman, Rookie Sportsman, and Street Stock racing. Also on the card will be the season’s third appearance of the open-wheel CRSA Sprint Cars. Falanga Trucking and Johnstons Toyota will be the July 9 race night sponsors In eight Big-Block Modified feature races to date,…

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Sheppard Lights Up Utica-Rome Speedway

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Captures second Super DIRTcar Series win of the year Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar MEDIA Photos By: JEFF and MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- July 4, 2016- Fireworks capped off the night at Utica-Rome Speedway but the fireworks actually started early when the fierce battle between Matt Sheppard and Danny Johnson started on lap 30 of the main event. "It just kind of seemed slow and steady. The car felt good at the drop of the green but not fantastic. We kind of road for quite a while," said Matt Sheppard in victory lane. "It seemed the longer…

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Creeden Grabs $1,776 Payday at Thunder Mountain

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Danny Creeden Celebrates July 4th Weekend With $1,776 Modified Win At Thunder Mountain; Brian White (Sportsman), Tom Collins (Crate 602 Sportsman), Ryan Alsdorf (Rookie), Steven Deinhardt (Street Stock), Joe McCabe (XCel 600), John Scarborough (SRP) & Michael Robinson (FWD Four Cylinder) Also Score Story By: BRETT DEYO / THUNDER MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY Photos By: MOJO PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY- July 4, 2016- On Independence Day weekend, Danny Creeden raced to a $1,776 ‘Red, White & Blue Special’ payday at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Wurtsboro, N.Y.’s Creeden, who started 10th in a 28-car field of big-block/small-block Modifieds, earned his third win of the…

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Varin Takes Third Victory of 2016 at Fonda

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Bobby Varin Wins on C.D. Coville Night at 'The Track of Champions,' Now Fourth on the All Time Winner's List Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY Photos By: JANE CELLA and DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- July 4, 2016- The 2016 racing season started out great for the Dover Brake #00 with top five finishes in the first three events. Then at the end of the month of May, Varin was out of the top 10 two weeks in a row before getting his first win of the season back on June 4. Since that first win Varin has…

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Jimmy Phelps Victorious at Fulton

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Phelps, Dygert, Parkhurst, Poirier, Riggs & Thompson Fulton Speedway Winners Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- July 4, 2016- A great crowd, pit full of cars and fireworks in the sky led to a great night of racing Saturday at the Fulton Speedway on NAPA Auto Parts & A-Verdi Storage Containers Night. In the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature Jimmy Phelps started 14th and would work his way to second place on a lap 14 restart that started a great battle for the lead with Tommy Sears Jr..…

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COZZE, SCHUTZ AND KLINE EACH BECOME REPEAT WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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EIGHT YOUNGSTERS GO HOME WITH BIKES THANKS TO KORY FLEMING’S SLEEPY HOLLOW RACING Story By:ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA. –July 2, 2016- Ray Swinehart and Frank Cozze, two of the elder statesmen in Modified action at Grandview Speedway battled for several laps with Swinehart on the high groove and Cozze down low. On the 26th lap coming off turn four, Cozze took Swinehart to the limit and was able to put the Tom Umbenhauer-owned/Harry’s U-Pull-It No. 4 into the top spot. At the same time Jeff Strunk, one of the younger veterans…

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Kenny Tremont Continues Small-Block Dominance at ‘The Valley’

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The ‘Sandlake Slingshot’ Scores his Sixth Victory of 2016 in Small-Block Competition at Lebanon Valley Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- July 3, 2016- When you’re good, you’re good. But when you’re really good, you’re Kenny Tremont. Fresh off his feature win last Saturday night on the highbanks of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, Tremont quickly discovered that if five victories in one season are good then six must be a whole lot better. Tremont, who started eight rows deep last night in the 24-lap small-block modified feature, made quick work of his fellow competitors and…

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The ‘Wild Child’ Rolls to Victory at Lebanon Valley

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Andy Bachetti Picks up the Modified Feature Win Saturday Night on ‘The Highbanks’ Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- July 3, 2016- Persistence always pays off. With a season full of ups and downs over the past few weeks, modified competitor Andy Bachetti returned to the top of the podium with a dominating and popular victory Saturday night at the ‘Valley of Speed’ in the 30-lap DIRTcar modified feature. After a convincing win in his qualifying heat race earlier in the evening which put all competitors on notice, Bachetti jumped from his second row starting position at…

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Pauch Jr. and Laubach Take New Egypt Twin 20s

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Billy Pauch Jr. and Rick Laubach Split Twin 20s at New Egypt Speedway Story By: MIKE WISNIEWSKI / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Photos By: JIM BROWN PHOTOS NEW EGYPT, NJ- July 3, 2016- On Military Heroes Twin Twenties Night at New Egypt Speedway, Billy Pauch, Jr. and Rick Laubach were the winners in the 358 Modified features. Ryan Godown topped the field in the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprint main event. Brandon Grosso scored the win in the Crate Sportsman feature. As the first 20-lap feature for the 358 Modifieds began, Ryan Krachun jumped out to the front with Chad…

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This Week Ahead: Fuller Leads the Way

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Four Teams - Three Races - Fifteen Points Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / DIRTcar MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO and ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY- July 3, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds continue to roll into the busy month of July as the series tackles three races in the upcoming week. Today, Sunday, July 3, the big blocks roll into Utica-Rome Speedway and then head east to take on Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Wednesday, July 6 for the previously rescheduled Brett Hearn's 'The Big Show 8' before heading north to take on Mohawk Raceway on Thursday,…

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Bower Takes Brewerton Checkers

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Fan Favorite Chuck Bower Grabs Popular Brewerton Speedway Modified Win Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWRTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- July 2, 2016- Since the mid 1990s Lansing, NY Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Big Block Modified racer Chuck Bower has called the Brewerton Speedway home. The small independent team was track champion in 2000 and has always battled at the front of the field for top five finishes and wins, only to see victory slip away late in the going since his last win in 2011. All the changed Friday night as Bower battled…

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Ringoes Rocket to Zoom with Zubi

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Ringoes Rocket to Zoom with Zubi By: Pete MacDonald “The Ringoes Rocket” Ryan Godown fresh off his first win of the 2016 season last Saturday at the New Egypt Speedway is set to pilot a Dave Zubikowski owned Hig-Fab Chassis No. 11z this coming Tuesday at the Battle of the Bullring 4 at the Accord Speedway sanctioned by the Short Track Super Series North. It will be Godown’s third career start at the Ulster County bullring. “You never know what could happen, its just one race for now we’ll see”, said Godown, who has won three out…

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Tim Fuller Battles to Canandaigua Win

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Tim Fuller Battles to Canandaigua Win Captures first Super DIRTcar series win of the year Story By Mandee Pauch/DIRTcar Media Photos Courtesy: Dave Dalessandro/RacersGuide.com CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. - June 30, 2016 - Tim Fuller battled from a sixth starting position and through tough lap traffic and cautions at Canandaigua Motorsports Park's Jan Corcoran Memorial 64 on Thursday night as he claimed his first full points Super DIRTcar Series win since November 2012. "The car was really good tonight. Matt is really good and to be able to run with him throughout the year has helped. If I could finished second…

600 Micro Sprint Tour Headed to Brewerton this Friday

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600 Micro Sprint Tour Joins The Modifeds, Sportsman, Mod Lites And Four Cylinders Friday, July 1 At The Brewerton Speedway Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- June 30, 2016- This Friday, July 1 the Brewerton Speedway will be kicking off the Fourth of July holiday weekend with a full night of fast, family, affordable fun dirt track racing presented by Scott Jeffery’s Performance Plus. On the exciting race card will be the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds, SUNY Canton Sportsman, Firehouse Subs Mod Lites, JB Logging & Firewood Four Cylinder plus the…

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A Huge Holiday Show is On Tap this Sunday at Utica-Rome Speedway

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The Return of Super DIRTcar Series Plus Empire Super Sprints, RoC Sportsman and Fireworks Make Up Sunday Racing Action Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- June 29, 2016- The Independence Day Weekend is upon us and at Utica-Rome Speedway, and the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints will continue their traditional holiday weekend stop as part of the Central New York ESS Speedweek, but fans will be in for a real treat this Sunday July 3. The Super DIRTcar Modified Series will make its return back to the spacious Vernon half mile…

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STSS Points Battle Heats Up Heading to Accord Speedway

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Erick Rudolph (Modified) & Shane Jablonka (Sportsman) Lead Short Track Super Series Point Standings Into Accord Speedway On Tuesday, July 5 For New York Truck Parts ‘Battle of the Bullring 4’ Story By:BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY –June 28, 2016- Accord Speedway is set to lead the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP into the summer stretch. On Tuesday, July 5 (rain date: July 6), New York Truck Parts Inc. presents the ‘Battle of the Bullring 4’ at the Ulster County quarter-mile oval. The Gary and Donna…

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DIRTCAR SUPER DIRT SERIES EVENT QUICKLY APPROACHING AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY

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SHAKELTON AUTO & TRUCK CENTERS SIGNS ON AS PRESENTING EVENT SPONSOR FOR HUGE MODIFIED EVENT AT FMP. Story By: ANDREW HARPELL / FMP SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KIRKWOOD, NY.- June 28, 2016-The biggest event of the 2016 Five Mile Point Speedway racing season is just around the corner with the running of the Super DIRTCar Series for Modifieds on Tuesday, July 12th. Shakelton Auto & Truck Centers has just signed on as the presenting sponsor of the huge Modified special at the quarter mile oval. Racing on that night will begin at 7:15 p.m. Like last year,…

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Stewart Friesen Wins Wild Race at Cornwall Motor Speedway

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Captures first Super DIRTcar series win of the year Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES Photos By: RICK YOUNG / RACERSGUIDE.COM CORNWALL, Ont. - June 27, 2016 - Stewart Friesen battled to a wild first win of the season Sunday night as the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds took on Cornwall (Ont.) Motor Speedway. Friesen, who took the lead on the initial start from pole-sitter Max McLaughlin, was able to capture the Mel Valade Backhoe Service 100 lapper, but not without a hard fight by fourth-place starter, Matt Sheppard. "What a racecar," Friesen said in victory lane. "Those cautions…

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JONES PICKS UP HIS FIRST BIG BLOCK WIN OF HIS CAREER

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] JONES PICKS UP HIS FIRST BIG BLOCK WIN OF HIS CAREER Harrington, Henry and Sayres Continue Their Streak As They Pick Up Wins Story By: D&D Media - Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff CJ Jones came up with a big win as he led Jordan Watson and Ryan Watt to the checkered flag to collect his first ever Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modified victory at the Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday night. Jeremy Harrington (Stewart Stainless Crate/Sportsman) and TJ Henry (PennCo Tech Outlaw Stocks) continued their winning ways while Chuck Sayres, Jr. captured his fifth win on his…

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Buffalino May Modified Madness Champion

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Billy Pauch Outruns Ryan Godown at New Egypt Story By:MIKE WIENEWSKI / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JIM BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ – June 27, 2016-On Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Graduation Night, Billy Pauch, Sr. picked up his second 358 Modified feature of the year with Dominick Buffalino taking the May Modified Madness title. The Crate Sportsman main event was won by Brandon Grosso. Todd Dige topped the field in the Street Stock feature. By winning the final Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie feature, Cale Ross took home the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie championship. As the extra distance 35-lap…

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The Doctor Takes His First on Lape Tribute Night

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THE DOCTOR MAKES A HOUSE CALL AT FONDA FOR HIS FIRST WIN OF 2016 Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Fonda, NY –June 27, 2016- The Dr. Danny Johnson went were nobody else wanted to race, the outside groove at the "Track of Champions" on Saturday evening and drove around the outside of both Ronnie Johnson and Jimmy Davis to get the lead on his way to his 11th career win at Fonda and his first win at the track since 9/23/2012! It was a special night at Fonda on Saturday as it was…

Hough and Tremont Take Lebanon Valley Wins

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Hough Holds Off Tremont for Lebanon Valley Victory Story By:PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:MARK BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon NY. - June 26, 2016-Saturday night saw the kids have fun riding in the back of cars. However, once the rides were complete, the action began in earnest. Steve Hough started from the pole and held off Olden Dwyer early. J.R. Heffner stalled in turn 3 and got hit by Rob Pitcher to bring out an early yellow. While slowing for said yellow, a crash broke out in turn 1 involving four more drivers. The biggest…

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Chad Cook Outlasts Overheating Engine For Thunder Mountain Modified Win

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Brian White (Sportsman), Brian Mady (Crate 602 Sportsman), Ryan Alsdorf (Rookie Sportsman), Jonathan Carpenter (Street Stock), Will Eastman (XCel 600 Modified) & Kenny Underwood (FWD Four Cylinder) Also Score! Story By:BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By:MOJO PHOTOS / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY –June 26, 2016- An overheating engine and spirited challenge from Brian Malcolm couldn’t keep Chad Cook from Victory Lane on Saturday at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Cook, of Deposit, N.Y., nursed the Mike Costello-owned No. 222 to the win in a competitive 30-lap big-block/small-block Modified main event, earning the $1,200 top prize. Cook’s late-race struggle was evident…

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Pat Ward Victorious in Wild and Unpredictable Brewerton Feature

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Neighbors Pat Ward And Will Shields Win Brewerton Speedway Modified And Sportsman Features; Empire Super Sprints Speedweek Coming Wednesday, June 29 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY- June 25, 2016- It was a night of celebration at the Brewerton Speedway Friday for two King Ferry, NY neighbors Pat Ward and Will Shields who live literally feet from each other . In the wild and unpredictable Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified 35 lap feature Pat Ward didn’t take the lead until lap 34 in a race as Ward related that nobody seemed to…

Stewart Friesen Breaks the Ice at Albany-Saratoga

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Friesen & Cleveland Take Friday Night Crowns At Albany-Saratoga Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- June 25, 2016- It is rare that Stewart Friesen tops the headlines with a “first” but that is what the Spraker’s resident did Friday night at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Friesen won the 35 lap Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified feature event, his first with the Halmar International team at the Great Race Place and did so after starting 16th in the star studded field. Connor Cleveland won the Friday Night Lights King of Dirt Sportsman Series feature event.…

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The Week Ahead: Super DIRTcar Series Tackles 3 in 5

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The series heads to Cornwall Motor Speedway on June 26, Albany-Saratoga Speedway on June 28 and Canandaigua Motorsports Park on June 30 Story By: AARON FIEDLER / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY- June 25, 2016- The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds have a busy week ahead, as the series gears up for the heat of the summer and runs three races in five days. On Sunday, the big blocks roll into Cornwall (Ont.) Motor Speedway then head back south to take on Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Tuesday for Brett Hearn's The Big Show 8 with…

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Get Ready for Battle 4 at Accord Speedway

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Accord Speedway In Spotlight Tuesday, July 5: New York Truck Parts Inc. ‘Battle of the Bullring 4’ Offers Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Modifieds $5,400 To Win; Open Sportsman & Slingshots Complete Card Story By: BRETT DEYO / BD MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ACCORD, NY- June 24, 2016- The ‘Ulster County Bullring’ nestled in the Catskill Mountains takes the dirt-track Modified spotlight on Tuesday, July 5. For the fourth consecutive year, BD Motorsports Media LLC teams with Accord Speedway owners Gary and Donna Palmer to present the New York Truck Parts Inc. ‘Battle of the…

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Vintage Modifieds set for Mohawk Valley Doubleheader

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RELIVE THE GOOD OLD DAYS Story By: TOM COUGHLIN / MVVDM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA / FULTONVILLE, NY- June 24, 2016- If you have been looking for an opportunity to reminisce about the good old days of racing, when coupes and coaches were the main attraction, make plans for this weekend to pay a visit to Glen Ridge Motorsports Park near Fultonville, N.Y. and the Fonda Speedway in Fonda, N.Y. Nostalgia will be the theme this weekend on Friday, June 24 on the 1/4 mile at Glen Ridge and on the following evening Saturday, June…

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Matt Sheppard Scores in Return to Williams Grove

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Scores first full-points Super DIRTcar Series victory of the season Story By: MANDEE PAUCH / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - June 23, 2016 -Tim Fuller led early at Williams Grove Speedway on Wednesday night, but it was Matt Sheppard who battled to the lead and was dominant through much of the 100-lap Modified Mayhem at the Grove Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds feature. In the series' first return to the track in a decade, Sheppard became the sixth different winner in six Super DIRTcar features run at the track since 1989. The defending series champion…

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Back From the Dead

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Dave Lape and Original Car Owner ‘Burger’ Don Knapfel set to Debut Their Historic 1977 Tobias Chassis and Mr. Dirt Title Winning Car this Saturday at the Fonda Speedway Museum for ‘Dave Lape Night’ Story and Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- June 22, 2016- Dave Lape had been driving his own equipment for the entirety of his young career and by the end of 1976, it seemed as if the hand he had been dealt had finally run its course. In short, the money was gone and Lape’s desire to continue driving far outweighed his means. Fate,…

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Tonight’s the Night the Super DIRTcar Series Returns to Williams Grove Speedway

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The series returns for the first time since 2006; just the sixth time ever Story By: AARON FIEDLER / DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY- June 22, 2016- Tonight the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds will make it's return to the historic half-mile Williams Grove Speedway for the first time in a decade. Big-Block Modified Mayhem at the Grove on Wednesday, June 22 brings the series back for just the sixth time in series history. Jimmy Phelps last stood in victory lane with the series on Oct. 15, 2006. Among previous winners at the track are…

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Pre Race Meet and Greet and Chinese Auction On Tap for Saturday’s May Modified Madness

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Presented By Oliver Communications Group & Oliver at New Egypt Speedway Story By: MIKE WISNEWSKI / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEW EGYPT, NJ- June 21, 2016- The May Modified Madness will culminate its third season this coming Saturday at New Egypt Speedway with the May Modified Madness Finale Presented by Oliver Communications Group and Oliver Construction. Danny Bouc and Billy Pauch Jr. won their way to the May Modified Madness finale by winning the first two rounds of the series, there they will be joined by tournament finalists John McClelland, Dominick Buffalino and Lou Cicconi. Right…

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Reserved Seats for The Big Show 8 Now on Sale

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Entire top row of the stands and VIP seating available for pre-race purchase Story By: JOHN SNYDER / BIG SHOW 8 MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SUSSEX, NJ- June 21, 2016- Race fans wanting to insure preferred seating for the Tuesday, June 28 The Big Show 8 Super DIRTcar Modified Series 100 at Malta, New York’s Albany-Saratoga Speedway can now purchase reserved seat tickets as well as VIP seating. “This is a first not only for The Big Show, but also Albany-Saratoga Speedway,” says event organizer Brett Hearn. “We’ve had a great many requests from fans wanting to…

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Triple Shot of Action on The Hard Clay this Saturday

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Three Features for the Modifieds This Saturday, June 25th at Orange County Fair Speedway Story By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: JANE CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- June 21, 2016- The Small-Block Modified 25-lap feature race postponed from May 21 will open the racing meet this coming Saturday evening, June 25 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. Following the postponed feature race, a complete program of Big-Block Modified, Small-Block Modified, Sportsman, and Street Stocks will take to the lightning fast five-eighths-mile Hard Clay track for an exciting night of stock car racing. Each division will…

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Fuller Take’s Charge for Canandaigua Speedway Victory

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FULLER DOMINATES TO EARN FIFTH ALL-TIME MODIFIED FEATURE WIN AT CANANDAIGUA Story By:GARY SPAID / CANANDAIGUA SPEEDWAY Photos By: ALEX & HELEN BRUCE / RACERSGUIDE.COM CANANDAIGUA, NY. - June 20, 2016- ”We’ve finished second and third a lot this year. It feels good to win one,” stated Tim Fuller in victory lane last Saturday at Canandaigua Motorsports Park. “Sheppard always seems to have the edge here so winning is tough. We just keep plugging away.” Karl Comfort also had a long wait to win again. He last won on August 23, 2014. His time came again as he recorded Canandaigua…

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Come Early and Enjoy the Fun at The Big Show 8

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Refreshments, Souvenirs, Driver Autographs and “Pick-the-Quick” Fan Contest Part of the Pre-Race Activities Story By: JOHN SNYDER / BIG SHOW 8 MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SUSSEX, NJ- June 20, 2016- Spectator gates for The Big Show 8 Super DIRTcar Modified Series race meet at Albany-Saratoga Speedway (Malta, New York) on Tuesday, June 28, will open at 4:00 pm. Fans are encouraged to come out early and enjoy the attractions. Besides sampling all the refreshments available, several souvenir trailers offering a wide variety of racing-oriented items will be on site. There will be tables set up for fans…

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Pat Ward Takes First Win of the Season at Utica-Rome

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Rocky Warner, Claude Hutchings Jr. and Pete Stefanski Also Score Victories Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF VERNON, NY- June 20, 2016- Quality Manufacturing and Parks Paving & Sealing presented the racing action on Sunday, June 19, which contained an exciting night of action that showed off the CRSA Sprint Cars alongside a normal show and a make-up feature for the Pro Stocks. For the Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds, Pat Ward won his first of the season. He shared victory lane with Rocky Warner in the SUNY Canton 602 Sportsman, Claude Hutchings Jr. in the…

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Van Pelt A Victor, Wins First Of 2016 Season At Woodhull

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Van Pelt Breaks into the Win Colume at Woodhull Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WOODHULL, NY- June 20, 2016- It has been quite a surprise that seventeen-time Woodhull track champion Billy Van Pelt had yet to grace victory lane at Woodhull Raceway so far this season. The driver that has as many laps, if not more, than all of his fellow competitors finally bagged a win for car owner Grant Hilfiger. That win came in the same Bicknell chassis that Hilfiger took to victory lane in the Insinger Performance 370 Modified opener. Van…

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Varin Ties ‘The Shoe’ in Fonda Record Books

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Varin Earns Record Tying Win at the 'Track of Champions' Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- June 20, 2016- On Amsterdam Printing & Litho Night at the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway, Bobby Varin made it two wins in a row as he captured his second win of the 2016 season in the Dover Brake #00 and the 54th of his career at Fonda which ties him with Kenny Shoemaker for fourth on the all-time win list. “What an accomplishment,” Varin told Paul Szmal in victory lane after the feature win. “I…

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Brett Hearn Takes “Surprise” Valley Win

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Hearn Overtakes Flach at the Finish for Valley Win Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY Photos By: MARK BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST LEBANON, NY- June 20, 2016- Saturday night brought action back to Lebanon Valley Speedway after last weekend’s rainout. The Modified feature nearly ended up with Keith Flach in Victory Lane until a veteran pulled a surprise. Mike Keeler started from the pole and quickly got away from inside-pole sitter Kyle Armstrong. Keith Flach, who started sixth, quickly moved up into the second spot and pulled away from the pack to catch Keeler. The two racers…

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Bachetti Charges to I-88 Speedway Checkers

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Bachetti Scores his fourth I-88 Victory Story By: STEPHEN CLAPPERTON / I-88 SPEEDWAY Photos By: OTTO GRAHAM / RACERSGUIDE.COM AFTON, NY- June 20, 2016- Andy Bachetti’s last lap pass of Mike Clapperton vaulted the Sheffield MA driver to his fourth Greg Page Construction Modified feature win of the season and into the lead in the race for the Modified track championship at I-88 Speedway. Bachetti started ninth in the 19 car starting field before working his way into the top five by lap three. Second starting Chris Bushnell, of Cortland, took the early lead in the 30 lap race before surrendering the…

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Wight Steals Fulton Checkers

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Larry Wight Steals Victory At The Checkers From Max McLaughlin at Fulton Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY- June 20, 2016- The term “Instant Classic” gets thrown around a lot in sports, deserved or not. Saturday night at Fulton Speedway in the 35 lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature “Instant Classic” was more than deserved when there were four unofficial lead changes in the last two laps and the top three of Larry Wight, Max McLaughlin and Chuck Bower were only separated by .913 of a second at the finish…

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VanInwegen and Lombarbo Take Modified Twins at OCFS

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Billy VanInwegen and LJ Lombardo Split OCFS Twin 20’s Story By: FRANK CANSTANES / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: JANE CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY- June 20, 2016- The Orange County Fair Speedway finally got their Twin 20 events in the books Saturday night after several weeks of trying only to have Mother Nature thwart their efforts. Saturday night saw two new drivers parked themselves in Victory Lane as Billy VanInwegen took top honors in the first Twin 20 while LJ Lombardo scored his first win of the year in the second Twin 20. In other action, Jesse Leiby won the Sportsman…

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KLINE WINS GRANDVIEW 40-LAP SUMMER SPLASH SPORTSMAN FEATURE,

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SCHUTZ GETS HIS SECOND BRC LATE MODEL WIN OF THE SEASON AND JEFF STRUNK BECOMES A FIRST TIME WINNER THIS SEASON Story By: ERNIE SAXTON /GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Photos By: GEORGE STIEGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, -PA. June 19, 2016 - When Paul “The Dude” Kline finally wins a NASCAR Sportsman feature at Grandview Speedway, he picks a big payday since it was the Summer Splash 40-lap feature sponsored by Bashore Trucking/BFP Specialty that was worth #$1,500 plus $100 from T.P. Trailers, Limerick. Kline, the eighth different winner in the division, started his season late and it wasn’t easy since he experienced…

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Dgien Scores 1st Outlaw Speedway Win of Year

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Joe Dgien Dominates For Outlaw Speedway Victory Story By:STEVE OVENS / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, NY –June 18, 2016- Joe Dgien won two races in quite exciting fashion in 2015- sweeping a double-feature event on 4th of July Fireworks weekend. Dgien wouldn’t have to wait until Independence Day 2016 to score his first victory of 2016, winning over Billy Van Pelt on Friday night in the thirty-lap Friendly Dodge & Ford Big Block/Small Block Modified feature event. A pair of Woodhull residents, Lee Bills and Donnie Lawson, would lead the field to Steve Kellogg’s green…

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Delorenzo Wins First of Season at Albany-Saratoga

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Grabs First Victory of 2016 at 'The Great Race Place' Story By: TOBY LaGRANGE / ALBANY-SARATOGA MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MALTA, NY- June 18, 2016- The Albany-Saratoga Speedway roared back to action Friday night and when all was said and done a popular driver sat in victory lane. Matt Delorenzo picked up the win in the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified feature event. The Voorheesville driver returned to victory lane for the first time this season. In other action, David Schilling (Sportsman), Dan Older, Sr. (DIRTcar Pro Stocks), Zach Daurio (Limited Sportsman), Bill Dupree (Street Stocks) and…

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