Mahoning Valley Speedway

Central States Modified Gamblers Series Round 2 Race Up Next…$3000-to-win/$100 laps

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(LEHIGHTON, Pa. 5-6-15) Round 2 of the Central States Modified Gamblers Series (CSMGS) at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway is set for this coming Saturday, May 9 featuring a 100-lap main event paying $3000 to win. On Opening Night back on April 11, Wharton, NJ’s Don Wagner claimed an Ace card as well as $5000 for winning the first race of the special six race high dollar series. Wagner also heads into the night as the current point leader of the division, another bonus he has enjoyed since garnering that early season victory. The top 13 drivers from the April 11…

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Mahoning Valley Speedway Press Release: Todd Bear Hangs On For Mahoning Modified Win; Paul Koehler Remains Undefeated In Late Models

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(LEHIGHTON, Pa. 5-2-15) Todd Baer may have led every lap en route to winning Saturday night’s 35-lap Modified feature at Mahoning Valley Speedway, however, it was by no means a cake walk as he had a constant onslaught of pressure. First came Eric Kocher and then it was Earl Paules who would apply his force yet there was no wavering on the part of Bear who would stand his ground and hold on for the $1800 payday. “It was pretty tough out here tonight and I knew there was some real good guys behind me,” said Baer who hails from…

Mahoning Valley Speedway present six division card this Saturday, May 2

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Mahoning Valley Speedway present six division card this Saturday, May 2 (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 4-28-15) The first three weeks of the 2015 season at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway have rolled off with plenty of race cars and a variety of winners. Matter of fact in 20 main events run there have been 18 different winners. That winners list will look to have more names added this coming Saturday evening, May 2 when the track will be in action with a regular show of heats and features for the Modifieds, Late Models, Street Stocks, Dirt Mods, Pro 4s and Hobby Stocks. Kids…

Janisch Wins Hoosier Tire ATQMRA Opener

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Janisch Wins Hoosier Tire ATQMRA Opener 2014 ATQMRA Champion Matt Jansich started his title defense the same way he clinched it. By Winning. It was the third consecutive opening night victory for the TQ veteran at Mahoning Valley. A strong contingent of Rookie drivers were on hand with young Avery Stoehr at the head of that class. Heat races were won by Avery Stoehr and Matt Roselli. The next event on the schedule for the ATQMRA is the independent sanction $1,000 to win race at Chapel Hill Speedway in New York on May 2 followed by the next Points paying…

Mahoning Valley Speedway: Kyle Strohl’s Modified win is no match for the veterans: Kris Graver continues his SpeedSTR dominance

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(LEHIGHTON, Pa. 4-25-15) In 2014 then 14-year old Kyle Strohl burst onto the Modified scene at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway as the youngest driver to ever win a feature race with the division, that coming in just his third time out. By mid-summer he won again, finished fifth in points and was named Rookie of the Year. Now a year older and nearly one year to the day of that memorable first victory Strohl notched a convincing triumph and firmly validated himself as a genuine contender among the many elite veterans. The 15-year old from Palmerton beat such notables as…

SpeedSTR’s Set For This Saturday’s All Pro Tour Opener at Mahoning Valley Speedway

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Kris Graver, Earl Paules, Rick Kirkendall, Wayne Weaver, Kyle Lick, and a host of other SpeedSTRs will do battle on the ultra-competitive Mahoning Valley's asphalt bullring! The All Star Slingshots will also make their first pavement start of the young season...it's a "can't miss" event in Lehighton this Saturday! **Drellos Makes Successful Return To Slingshots; Wins At Accord on Tuesday, April 14 by Brett Deyo Demetrios Drellos of Queensbury, N.Y., was the 20-lap Slingshot winner. Drellos was moonlighting in a Slingshot before making the move into the 358-Modified division this season at N.Y.’s Lebanon Valley Speedway. He…

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Mahoning Valley Speedway Press Release: USAC All Pro SpeedSTR’s, ATQMRA, All Star Slingshots Join Stock Car Clan This Saturday Night at Mahoning Valley Speedway

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(LEHIGHTON, Pa. 4-21-15) Many consider stock car racing at Mahoning Valley Speedway to be one of the best places to watch paved short track action thanks to the continuous, side-by-side competition. This coming Saturday night, April 25, Mahoning Valley Speedway fans will get an added dose of that adrenalin rush as the track welcomes the return of the USAC All Pro SpeedSTR’s along with the ATQMRA TQ Midgets and the All Star Slingshots. Last year the SpeedSTR’s made their Mahoning debut, running two events that saw 2014 Modified track champion Kris Graver annex wins in each event. Both features where…

Earl Paules holds off Eric Beers for return to Mahoning Modified glory

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Earl Paules holds off Eric Beers for return to Mahoning Modified glory By DINO OBERTO (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 4-18-15) It was hard to imagine that Earl Paules went a whole season without a Modified victory, which actually is a rarity in the career of one of the winningest drivers in eastern Pennsylvania short track pavement racing. Running two, three and at times four different cars each week may have had a role in that too. So for the first time in three years Paules hauled just one car to the race track and it made an immediate difference as the prolific…

Postponed Opening Night Street Stock and Dirt Mod features to be held this coming Saturday + complete regular show and Micro Stocks at Mahoning Valley Speedway

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Postponed Opening Night Street Stock and Dirt Mod features to be held this coming Saturday + complete regular show and Micro Stocks at Mahoning Valley Speedway (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 4-18-15) After a getting most of Opening Night 2015 into the books, (the Modifieds, Late Models, Pro 4s and Hobby Stocks all raced while the Street Stocks and Dirt Mods got postponed due to the track’s midnight curfew) the make-up features for the Street Stocks and Dirt Mods along with a complete regular show for all track classes plus the Micro Stock Racing Series will be presented this coming Saturday evening, April…

Ace’s High For Don Wagner In Mahoning Valley Speedway Opening Night Modified Gamblers Series

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Ace’s High For Don Wagner In Mahoning Valley Speedway Opening Night Modified Gamblers Series By DINO OBERTO (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 4-11-15) Don Wagner got his 2015 season off to a great start by taking the victory in the opening round of the Central States Modified Gamblers Series at Mahoning Valley Speedway. The Opening Night 125 lap feature netted the Wharton, NJ veteran $5000, an Ace card and the early division point lead. Wagner waged a great duel with Zane Zeiner over the final 50 laps before grabbing the lead with 23 circuits to go and remained solid en route to his…

Excitement building for Mahoning Valley Speedway Opening Night

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Excitement building for Mahoning Valley Speedway Opening Night (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 4-9-15) This coming Saturday night, April 11 starting at 6:00 pm, the green flag drops to officially begin to the 2015 season at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway and keeping in tune with previous Opening Night shows, promoter Floyd Santee will present a high paying Modified feature as the winner will pocket $5000 for going the 125 lap distance. It will be race number one in the six race Central States Modified Gamblers Series events. Late Models, Street Stocks, Dirt Mods, Pro 4s and Hobby Stocks will also be in action…

Opening Night Agenda Set at Mahoning Valley

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(LEHIGHTON, Pa. 4-6-15) Mahoning Valley Speedway’s 2015 Opening Night is fast approaching and there is a high amount of excitement leading into the April 11lid-lifter, especially after the recently held Test and Tune days that saw a preview of what’s to come as well as so many of the Mahoning faithful having to withstand a long harsh winter. Everyone is ready for racing. All indications are that the pit area will be filled solid and to better ease the day track officials have announced the tentative schedule of events and fees. Pits gates open at 11:00 am. There will be…

Modifieds racing for $5000-to-win in Mahoning Valley Speedway season opener

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Modifieds racing for $5000-to-win in Mahoning Valley Speedway season opener (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 4-4-15) Mahoning Valley Speedway completed an eventful final Test and Tune day on Saturday which saw nonstop activity with a variety of race cars getting in as many laps as possible in anticipation of the 2015 Opening Night slated for April 11 with a 6:00 pm start time. And, if the three Test and Tune days are an indication of what is to come, fans of the Floyd Santee promoted paved quarter mile oval are in for a spectacular season lid-lifter as each of the six divisions…

14-year old Calvin Carroll to run Modified at Mahoning Valley Speedway

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14-year old Calvin Carroll to run Modified at Mahoning Valley Speedway (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 3-19-15) If history has a way of repeating itself, then look for Calvin Carroll to make a big splash as a rookie Modified driver for the upcoming season at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway. Carroll, a 14-year old from Andover, NJ, has been tapped by veteran northeast Pennsylvania driver/owner Geary Rinehimer of Moosic, to wheel his No. 39 Troyer beginning with the April 11 Opening Night 125-lap/$5000-to-win feature, which is round one of the Central States Modified Gamblers Series. Although 14 may seem a young age to drive…

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Swap Meet/Racers Flea Market/Race Car Street Rod Show to be Held at Mahoning Valley Speedway March 21

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(LEHIGHTON, Pa. 3-1-15) Mahoning Valley Speedway will be holding a Swap Meet, Racers Flea Market and Race Car/Street Rod Show on Saturday, March 21 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. All types of race and rod cars are invited to partake in the event that will be held at the Mahoning Valley Farmers Market which is adjacent to the speedway on PA route 443 just west of Lehighton. A “Best Appearing Car Award” will be presented. This will also be the final day for racers to reserve their pit spots from last year. Afterwards it will be first-come-first-serve. Anyone wishing…

Central States Modified Gambler Series Highlights 2015 Mahoning Valley Speedway Schedule

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(LEHIGHTON, PA 12-17-14) The release of the 2015 season schedule at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway is filled with a full slate of weekly racing that starts in April and doesn’t stop until October. Race officials are very excited and confident in what they feel is an appealing line-up that both fans and racers alike will be quite satisfied with. The Modified teams will be pleased to see that new for the upcoming season is the Central States Modified Gamblers Series (CSMGS) which is going to be rather profitable to those who take part. It will be run under a poker…

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Mahoning Valley Speedway Street Stocks to Run Special Gamblers Series

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Mahoning Valley Speedway Street Stocks to Run Special Gamblers Series (LEHIGHTON, PA 12-14-14) There is no question that when it comes to support classes at Mahoning Valley Speedway each one has a distinctive uniqueness which adds to the excitement of attending a race at the popular paved quarter mile oval in Lehighton. The Street Stock division, however, has built quite an identity that goes beyond the weekly wars at the Floyd Santee promoted speedway. With car counts that average near 30 and more on a regular basis and competition that has an abundance of parity, it is no wonder that…

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Lehighton’s Kris Graver is Mahoning Valley Speedway Modified Champion for 2014

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COMING EVENTS: Opening Night, April 11, 2015 Lehighton’s Kris Graver is Mahoning Valley Speedway Modified Champion for 2014 By DINO OBERTO (LEHIGHTON, PA 11-29-14) Mahoning Valley Speedway 2014 Modified champion Kris Graver can easily be considered a small fish in a big pond. Graver is the first to tell you that his team cannot compare to those he raced and beat in terms of both money and equipment. Yet that is just what he did, winning the division crown in just his second season of Modified racing. “I don’t think anyone expected me to come out and do what I…

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Mahoning Valley Speedway Champions Honored at Awards Banquet

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Mahoning Valley Speedway Champions Honored At Awards Banquet By DINO OBERTO (NORTHAMPTON, PA 11-22-14) Divisional champions as well as title contenders gathered to celebrate the 2014 race season at Mahoning Valley Speedway during the track’s annual Awards Banquet held on Saturday evening at the Northampton Community Center in Northampton. The spacious hall was filled with guests who came out to honor the perspective champs while also enjoying a great and entertaining evening of reflection on another banner year under the direction of promoter Floyd Santee. Champions in all six track classes, which included Kris Graver in the Modifieds, Earl Paules…

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