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All Stars and May Flowers Enduro up Next at the Park

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All Stars and May Flowers Enduro up Next at the Park Mercer, PA (April 29, 2015): Anticipation is building for the first appearance by the new UNOH All Stars Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series this Saturday at Mercer Raceway Park. Because weather interfered with all but one of the scheduled events at the track so far in 2015, the promising weather forecast has fans, competitors, and staff ready and raring to go. And, they even get to go again, with a Sunday afternoon program featuring the May Flowers 150 and Full Bloom 25. The All Stars will bring their…

Double Sprints Friday And May 8 With Outlaws On Williams Grove Horizon

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Double Sprints Friday And May 8 With Outlaws On Williams Grove Horizon Mechanicsburg – May will kick off at Williams Grove Speedway with the first two-race weekend of the season when the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints take to the track on May 1 followed by the first Saturday Series show of the season on May 2. Friday’s twin sprint car program of 410s and 358s gets underway at 7:30 pm. Adult general admission for the show is set at just $14 with youth ages 13 – 20 admitted for just $10…

URC Returns to Action with a Two Race Weekend

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URC Returns to Action with a Two Race Weekend After 2 weekends off, the United Racing Club will return to action with a double header of challenge races being held at Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday night, May 2nd, and Susquehanna Speedway on Sunday night, May 3rd. Two weeks ago, on April 12th, the United Racing Club held its first race of 2015 at the big 5/8th mile Bridgeport Speedway. Chuck Hebing and Curt Michael lead the field of 20 sprints to the green flag. The night was all green as the Bill Gallagher owned 5G found themselves in victory lane…

FEATURE RACE WINNERS IN ALL DIVISIONS EARN EXTRA PERKS FROM INGERSOLL RAND AT GRANDVIEW

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FEATURE RACE WINNERS IN ALL DIVISIONS EARN EXTRA PERKS FROM INGERSOLL RAND AT GRANDVIEW LUCKY FAN HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN IR PRIZE PACK EACH WEEK STARTING TIME ON SATURDAY IS NOW 7:30PM BECHTELSVILLE, PA April 29, 2015 . . . There will be something extra in the pay envelope for feature winners at Grandview Speedway this Saturday courtesy of Ingersoll Rand Tools. Each winner will receive a tool package valued at approximately $600. This will be the first of four Ingersoll Rand Nights at Grandview this season. The $600 package from Ingersoll Rand, the big bucks from T.P. Trailers,…

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…

Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Begins Action This Week

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Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Begins Action This Week Mechanicsburg, PA. April 28, 2015 Williams Grove Speedway's Saturday Night Series begins its 10th year of competition at the famous half-mile clay oval. This Saturday, May 2nd, the first of a 16-race season will commence at 7 PM. The Saturday Night Series will continue with a three-division show featuring the Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, Credit Connection Auto Sales 358 Late Models and Aquafun Pools Street Stocks. Last Friday night the Credit Connection Auto Sales 358 Late Models were in action at Williams Grove Speedway. Veteran driver Les Hare defeated…

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ARDC MAKES FIRST BIG DIAMOND APPEARANCE OF 2015

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ARDC MAKES FIRST BIG DIAMOND APPEARANCE OF 2015 The American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) heads to the Big Diamond Speedway this Friday night for its third event of the 2015 season. The first two races have produced two first time winners in ARDC competition. Will there be a third on Friday or will another driver add a win to his total? Danny Stratton was the winner of the season opener at Linda's Speedway with Ryan Greth earning his first win the next night at Path Valley. Trevor Kobylarz chased both drivers to the checkered flag and will be looking for…

Hamlin, PA – Hamlin Speedway Quick Results April 25th On S&S Speedways Night

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All Star Slingshots: Tyler Pirone, Wes Hearn, Taylor Eccles, Joe Krum, Mike McLaughlin, Ryan Neiger, Jeff Cosgrove, Chris Kurtz, Corey Cormier, Dalton Maynard, Donny Hockman, Mike Fogler, Daniel Morgiewicz, John Rooks Jr, Damon Paul, Russ Benke III, Kyle Herve, Austin Silfee, Eddie Reeder, Caitlin Krum, Hunter Metzger, Tess Horvath, Chloe Andreas, Alan Selemba, David Burns, Dale Kober, John Gilroy 270cc Sprints: Pat Bealer, Glenn Macomber, Brittany Erlsten, Jenna Schostkewitz, Paul Richards Jr, Shawna Winters, Sydney Prince, Tyler Galatro, Jacob Hendershot, Mike Kalman, Alex Shaffer, Mallory Prince, Paul Richards, Geordan Marrero 600cc Wingless Sprints: Brandon Azzalina, Johnny Smith, Eddie Strada, Danny…

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Christine Jr. Edges Wampler to Claim ARCH Night Checkered Flag SSP on Saturday Night

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Christine Jr. Edges Wampler to Claim ARCH Night Checkered Flag SSP on Saturday Night 410 Sprint Cars and URC 360/358 Sprint Car Challenge Returns on Sunday, May 3 Newberrytown, PA (April 25, 2015) – On the Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown Night, Manchester's Randy Christine Jr. claimed the victory in the BRC Late Models at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday Night. York Haven's Mike Potts claimed his first feature win of the season in the 20-lap Street Stock feature race. Zach Newlin from Millerstown won the 20-lap IMCA PA Sprint Series feature race. Brian Rehbein of Lewisberry won the…

New Winners Emerge To Share Spotlight In Exciting Racing Action At Hamlin Speedway

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New Winners Emerge To Share Spotlight In Exciting Racing Action At Hamlin Speedway By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media The 2015 racing season at the Hamlin Speedway has been thrown a curve ball from Mother Nature for the first two weeks of the racing season but hard work, determination and the concession stands coffee pot prevailed for a great racing show. The hard working track crew headed up by Randy Smith went to work to whip the track into shape for the evening of events and even though the racing began a bit later than usual, the 1/5 mile clay…

$3.8 MILLION DOLLARS PAID OUT IN 114 EVENTS & 25 YEARS, THUNDER ON THE HILL TO KICKOFF 26TH SEASON SUNDAY, MAY 24 WITH 5-25’S FEATURES ONLY EVENT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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$3.8 MILLION DOLLARS PAID OUT IN 114 EVENTS & 25 YEARS, THUNDER ON THE HILL TO KICKOFF 26TH SEASON SUNDAY, MAY 24 WITH 5-25’S FEATURES ONLY EVENT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY A busy season is planned as the twenty-six year of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will kick off Sunday night, May 24 with the popular Grandview Thunder 5-25’s feature only event at the Grandview Speedway. Thunder on the Hill nears closer and closer to reaching the $4 million dollar mark in competitor payout. After twenty-five years and one-hundred and fourteen events, the series has distributed…

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…

Morris Wins Clyde Martin 600cc Nailbiter; 2nd Straight For Spence in 270’s

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Newmanstown, PA - It's not often that you'll hear a race driver say that he or she actually feels badly about winning, that he/she is heartbroken because they beat a rival to the checkered flag. But that is exactly what happened on Saturday night at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. "I really feel sorry for Jason (Swavely)...he was so strong tonight...this was his race to win," explained a sincere James Morris as he stood in victory lane after the 25-lap 600cc main event. Morris captured an exciting, nail-biting triumph to record his first win of the young season…

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…

Grandview Speedway : Results

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COMING EVENTS: SATURDAY, May 2, 7:30 p.m. (Please note starting time change which will be in place until the September 12 Freedom 76) Ingersoll Rand Night featuring NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman. Each division feature winner will earn a $600 Ingersoll Rand tool prize pack. Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. Adult admission is $15 while youngsters 11 and under are admitted FREE. Saturday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. Whelen Engineering Night featuring NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman plus Blast From the Past Vintage Racers. Effective May 2nd each Saturday night has spectator gates opening…

Hodnett Turns Back All Stars At Williams Grove

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Hodnett Turns Back All Stars At Williams Grove 4/24/15 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mechanicsburg – Greg Hodnett scored for the Pennsylvania Posse against the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints on Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway, taking his first oval win of the season worth $5,000. Hodnett turned back a strong contingent of All Stars in an event that found circuit regular Danny Holtgraver holding the pole position for the start of the 30-lap feature. Only two laps were scored with Holtgraver in control when the races first caution flag unfurled. On the restart Holtgraver held off the advances of…

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Big Diamond, Albany-Saratoga, I-88, Glen Ridge, and Five Mile Point Cancelled

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Big Diamond in Pennsylvania, I-88, Glen Ridge, and Five Mile Point in New York have all cancelled so far for this weekend due to weather.

Money Man: “The Doctor” Danny Johnson Sets Sights On $15,000 As Short Track Super Series North Region Title Contender Driving For Chris Gennarelli; Next Series Stop: Big Diamond Speedway Tuesday, May 5 For ‘Anthracite Assault’

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Money Man: “The Doctor” Danny Johnson Sets Sights On $15,000 As Short Track Super Series North Region Title Contender Driving For Chris Gennarelli; Next Series Stop: Big Diamond Speedway Tuesday, May 5 For ‘Anthracite Assault’ MINERSVILLE, PA – Danny Johnson built the reputation as a true “money racer” in the Northeast dirt Modified community. Johnson, of Rochester, N.Y., as a result, has taken a liking to the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Hi-Tek and its lucrative pay structures and massive point fund. After falling just shy of the inaugural STSS championship to Andy Bachetti last year, Johnson is…

BILLY PAUCH JR. TO BE PART OF RACING EXCITEMENT AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY

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BILLY PAUCH JR. TO BE PART OF RACING EXCITEMENT AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY BECHTELSVILLE, PA April 23, 2015 . . . One of the rising young stars of area auto racing is Billy Pauch Jr. and he is planning to join the star studded field of racing talent that is seen in the NASCAR 358 Modified stock cars this Saturday, April 25, at Grandview Speedway. Pauch, son of legendary dirt track racer Billy Pauch Sr., will be wheeling the Breitenstein #14 Modified. In addition to this Saturday Pauch will be seen at Grandview on May 16, June 13, July 18 and…

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…

Ingeroll Rand Announces Price Program for Fans and Racers at Grandview

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Saturday, April 25, 7 p.m. NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman. Full series of qualifying races leading up to feature races in each division. Adult admission $15, Youngsters 11 and under are admitted free. SATURDAY, May 2, 7:30 p.m. (Please note starting time change which will be in place until the September 12Freedom 76) Ingersoll Rand Night featuring NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman. Each division feature winner will earn a $600 Ingersoll Rand tool prize pack. Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m.Adult admission is $15 while youngsters 11 and under are admitted FREE. Saturday, May…

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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…

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North Meets South Tuesday, May 5 When The Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Invades Big Diamond Speedway; Return Of The ‘Anthracite Assault’ Offers Points For Both STSS North & South Regions; Modifieds To Use Sail Panels

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MINERSVILLE, PA – Pennsylvania’s Coal Region will be the meeting point between North and South on Tuesday, May 5. For the only time this season, the North and South Regions of the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Hi-Tek will meet at Big Diamond Speedway with the ‘Anthracite Assault’ special event. This 50-lap big-block/small-block Modified clash will feature one of the most diverse and talented fields seen at any venue all season, drawing from the north, south, east and west. A purse of more than $25,000 has been posted, with the winner taking home $5,000-plus, 10th-place paying $1,000 and…

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Esh Bags Clyde Martin 600cc Win; Spence Takes 270cc Victory With Stock Motor

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Esh Bags Clyde Martin 600cc Win; Spence Takes 270cc Victory With Stock Motor Newmanstown, PA - A few timely caution flags - and an extremely fast racecar - aided Jared Esh in his ride to the 600cc Micro-Sprint triumph on Saturday night at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. The entire racing program was sponsored by RTS Chassis of Reading, Pa. Esh, from Millersville, Pa., won his first of the year, as did Kyle Spence, who claimed the 270cc victory using a stock motor. Toby Blumenshine notched the Sportsman checkered for the first Lanco feature win of his career.…

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…

HOWARD, KRESSLEY AND EGRIE SR. EARN VICTORY LANE VISITS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHT

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HOWARD, KRESSLEY AND EGRIE SR. EARN VICTORY LANE VISITS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHT BECHTELSVILLE, PA. April 19, 2015. . . . Past champion Duane Howard drove the Atlas Paving #66 to his second win of the young season in the NASCAR 358 Modified feature race at Grandview Speedway on Saturday night. Brett Kressley was able to earn his second Sportsman feature win and Lou Egrie Sr. earned his first BRC Late Model feature victory since 2012.The entire three division show of stock car racing was completed before 10 p.m. NASCAR stock car racing returns to Grandview Speedway on Saturday,…

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PPB Motorsports 2016 Race Car and Trade Show is Already Attracting Huge Interest

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OAKS, PA April 18, 2015 . . . The PPB Motorsports 2016 Race Car and Trade Show is still nine months away and already interest is running high. Dates for the show are January 22nd thru January 24th. Exhibitors who were part of the hugely successful 2015 show have received their paperwork to renew. May 1st is the deadline for renewal of the same location and then they are free, if they choose, to move to a new location. On May 4th all unreserved space will become available on a first come, first served basis. “Response so far, at…

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Stratton Picks Win in ARDC Opener at Linda’s

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Danny Stratton achieved a lot of "firsts' with his win on Friday night in the season opener for the American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) at Linda's Speedway. The Batz family hosted what was the ARDC season opener as well as the inaugural event of ARDC's short track series and Stratton made sure that his name would be part of those milestones when he captured the win in the twenty-five lap main event. While Stratton captured the glory it was Bruce Buckwalter Jr. who captivated the attention up until lap twelve of the feature event. Buckwalter set fast time…

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DREVICKI PREPARES TO DEFEND TITLE

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DREVICKI PREPARES TO DEFEND TITLE 2014 American Racing Drivers Club Champion (ARDC), Steven Drevicki expected to begin the defense of his title at the beginning of April. But Mother Nature had other ideas. A heavy shower over Jonestown, PA late on Friday afternoon April 3rd, forced the cancellation of the night's scheduled events at Linda's Speedway and that included the 2015 season opener for ARDC. The season opener for ARDC has now been postponed until Friday night, April 17th when the wingless midgets will give it another go at Linda's and then move on to Path Valley the next day for race number…

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Figure 8 Racing Returns to SSP on Saturday Night SSP Outback Track Season Opener on Friday Night

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Figure 8 Racing Returns to SSP on Saturday Night SSP Outback Track Season Opener on Friday Night Newberrytown, PA (April 16, 2015) – On Saturday night, April 18 racing returns to the Susquerhanna Speedway Park on the Big Track with the first Figure 8 race of the season. Racing action will also include the BRC Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans, PENNMAR Vintage Cars and the Classic Cars. On Saturday, the pit gates will open at 3:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Track Prep laps begin at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying…

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AMERICAN RACER CUP BEGINS THIS WEEKEND AT PARTICIPATING SPEEDWAYS

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AMERICAN RACER CUP BEGINS THIS WEEKEND AT PARTICIPATING SPEEDWAYS Binghamton, NY… This weekend marks the start of the American Racer Cup at speedways throughout the northeast. As the American Racer Cup by Sunoco Race Fuels enters its sixth year in existence, it looks to once again rewards teams for their weekly performance at their home track(s) throughout the 2015 racing season, by giving away product awards throughout the season. The American Racer Cup program will once again be putting up approximately $150,000 in cash and product awards, with regional and overall cash awards in excess of over $50,000 for the…

THERE HAS BEEN A VARIETY OF FEATURE WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW THIS SEASON. WHO WILL VISIT VICTORY LANE IN THE NASCAR STOCK CAR RACES THIS SATURDAY?

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THERE HAS BEEN A VARIETY OF FEATURE WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW THIS SEASON. WHO WILL VISIT VICTORY LANE IN THE NASCAR STOCK CAR RACES THIS SATURDAY? BECHTELSVILLE, PA April 15, 2015 . . . It is anyone’s guess as to who will make it to victory lane in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series stock car racing events this Saturday (April 18) at Grandview Speedway. So far this season there have been six feature races presented and there have been six different winners. It will be interesting to see if there will again be new winners when the NASCAR 358 Modifieds,…

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…

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Twice Is Nice For Rutherford; Brown Claims 270 Thriller In Clyde Martin Season Opener

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Newmanstown, PA - A pair of feature wins coupled with a third place finish added up to a pretty decent night's work for Mike Rutherford. The Lititz, Pa. wheel-twister competed in three classes at the Spring Has Sprung Season Opener presented by MJF Trucking at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway on Saturday night. He came away with top-three finishes in each of those 25-lap main events, giving himself a hot start to the season on a chilly night at the Newmanstown oval. Rutherford pulled off victories in the 600cc and Sportsman Micro-Sprint divisions, while settling for a third…

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…

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Weiss, Schutz and Sechrist Win NASCAR Features at Grandview Speedway

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BECHTELSVILLE, PA. April 12, 2015 . . . Veteran racer Kyle Weiss was able to grab the rich victory in the 35-lap NASCAR 358 Modified feature race at Grandview Speedway on Saturday night topping a stellar field of top dirt track racing talent with his MAS Trucking entry in front of the RCN-TV cameras. In the 25-lapper for the BRC Late Models multi-time champion Chuck Schutz charged to victory with the PPB sponsored mount and in the 25-lap main event for the Sportsman stock cars the win went to Jeff Sechrist in his BFP sponsored racer. Coming up on…

PENN CAN POSTPONES FRIDAY’S PRACTICE TO TUESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 14TH; SECOND PRACTICE SLATED FOR APRIL 17TH

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PENN CAN POSTPONES FRIDAY’S PRACTICE TO TUESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 14TH; SECOND PRACTICE SLATED FOR APRIL 17TH SUSQUEHANNA, PA…Penn Can Speedway has postponed this Friday’s practice due to the wet conditions. Practice has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, April 14th at 6:00 p.m., with a second practice scheduled for Friday, April 17th. The 2015 “Can Opener” will take place on Friday, April 24th. The week long rain proved to be too much and has not allowed the track crew to get the facility prepped on time for the practice. “We had hoped to be able to get on the track this…

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Test & Tune this Saturday, Opening Night next Friday The Infield Scoreboard is back and better than ever! FlyBy Fueled by Turners and other rules updates for 2015

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Test & Tune this Saturday, Opening Night next Friday The Infield Scoreboard is back and better than ever! FlyBy Fueled by Turners and other rules updates for 2015 Sarver, PA (April 9, 2015) After a long and often brutal winter, Lernerville Speedway is ready to put the action back into the track! And after two car shows last month, the cars and stars of Fab Four Racing Fueled by Turner�s Premium Iced Teas will resume on-track activities this Saturday, April 11 with our annual Test & Tune Practice Session and Tech Day from 12:00-4:00PM. In addition to rotating hot lap…

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…

Action Track USA Ups Ante For Wingless 600 Sprints…More Cash & Contingencies This Season

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Kutztown, PA - There's been a whirlwind of activity and great news for the Wingless 600cc Sprint teams who compete at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. With the new season set to begin in a month - on May 13 - the positive momentum generated by the Wingless 600's continues to snowball. The winter months have been filled with news of additional money to be won in 2015, a growing list of marketing partners to support the division, and added contingency prizes for those who steer the non-wing, fire breathing beasts that have thrilled the…

35-LAP NASCAR 358 MODIFIED FEATURE TOPS THE ACTION AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY

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35-LAP NASCAR 358 MODIFIED FEATURE TOPS THE ACTION AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY BECHTELSVILLE, PA APRIL 8, 2015 . . . When there is extra money up for grabs the racers will be on top of their game to make sure they have an opportunity to take home the big bucks at Grandview Speedway. This Saturday, April 11th, the NASCAR 358 Modifieds will be battling for in excess of $3,000 to win the 35-lap main event. Actual racing starts at 7 p.m. Duane Howard, coming off an impressive opening night victory, will be looking to pad his wallet with a…

358-360 Sprint Car Event To Pay $3,000-To-Win As Part Of Spring Fling

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358-360 Sprint Car Event To Pay $3,000-To-Win As Part Of Spring Fling SELINSGROVE, PA- April 6, 2015- Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 358-360 Sprint Car Spring Fling Challenge at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 11, sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) series and sponsored by Mach 1 Chassis of Mechanicsburg. Time trials, heat races, and a B-main will be the qualifying format to set the field for the 30-lap A-main. The winner will earn $3,000 out of the $13,000-plus purse. The race will be an open tire and open legal sprint car wing event with a weight rule…

Early Season Bonuses Awarded for the 2015 American Racer Cup; “The Weekly Home Track Series”

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Clarks Summit, PA Bridgeport Speedway in Sweedsboro, New Jersey kicked off the 2015 American Racer Cup season with the annual “60 Over” Race of Champions modified tour event. With perfect weather on Easter afternoon Ryan Godown held off Rick Laubach to claim the victory. This event starts the 2015 American Racer Cup program for both modified and sportsman teams. Early entrants into the lucrative modified program had their names entered into a drawing for American Race Tires and the sportsman drawing was held for American Race Tire certificates. Ryan Godown drew the winning names for both the modifieds and sportsman…

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…

Penn Can Speedway Gearing Up for First of Two Practices

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SUSQUEHANNA, PA…Penn Can Speedway will open the 2015 racing season with two practice sessions leading up to the April 24th “Can Opener”. Practice will be held this Friday, April 10th at 6:00 p.m., with the second session slated for Friday, April 17th. The extra harsh winter has been a challenge for all of the tracks in the northeast and Penn Can is no exception. The track crew has been working to get the track ready for this Friday’s practice. Just a couple of weeks ago there was as much as five feet of snow drifted against the walls on both…

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Knaub Victorious at SSP’s Opening Night on Saturday

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Newberrytown, PA (April 4, 2015) – The Susquehanna Speedway Park opened up on Saturday night for the 61st season with four exciting divisions on a cool and windy night. Dover’s Gene Knaub took the victory in the Bernheisel Race Components Late Model 25 lapper on opening night. Loysville’s Jim Plam Jr. took the win by leading the final ten laps of the Street Stock 20 lapper. Frankie Herr of Carlisle took the win in the 25-lap Super Sportsman tour race. Chad Earnst from East Berlin won the Legends Cars 20-lap feature event. Justin Ehrhart started on the pole position…

ATQMRA Welcomes 600 Micro Sprints to the Fold

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The ATQMRA is opening the door for teams with 600 micro sprints to come race with the TQ midgets. After many years of flirting with bringing the 600s around to race with the ATQMRA it was made official at the Wednesday March 25th spring meeting to allow 600s to compete. The closure of Borgers Speedway for the 2015 season left many teams with pavement style 600s without a place to race their cars. The ATQMRA decided to provide a place for them to continue racing on pavement under a common sense rules package. After years of racing head to…

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2015 Season Is Underway For Dan Green and the Hot Rod Processing #46!

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Bechtelsville, PA – The 53rd year of Stock Car Racing started at the Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA on April 4th and it was a bumpy ride for Dan Green in the #46 NASCAR BRC Dirt Late Model. First time out with the 2015 LAZER X Chassis was in warm-ups and the car was fast right out of the box! Dan started 2nd in the first heat race of the night and after a couple tries at getting started he was able to move into the second spot at the drop of the green…

Successful Practice Night Attended By 99 Race Teams; Clyde Martin’s 58th Season Opener Set For This Saturday, April 11

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Newmanstown, PA - A total of 99 race teams took advantage of last Saturday's pre-season Practice Night at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway - along with seven ARDC Midgets - in anticipation of this week's Spring Has Sprung Season Opener presented by Shred Racing Products. Micro-Sprints representing all five of the Clyde's weekly divisions - 600cc, 270cc, 125cc, Sportsman, and 250cc Four-Stroke - took part in the nearly four-hour long hot lap sessions. Many observers commented on the large number of cars that looked very fast on the re-graded, progressively banked oval, as well as the incredible amount of…

HOWARD, PFEIL AND KRESSLEY OPENING NIGHT NASCAR FEATURE WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW

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HOWARD, PFEIL AND KRESSLEY OPENING NIGHT NASCAR FEATURE WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW BECHTELSVILLE, PA April 5, 2015 . . . Former NASCAR 358 Modified track champion Duane Howard started from sixth-place in the 30-lap feature event, advanced to the number one position by lap 13 and went on to register his seventh career Opening Night feature triumph, most ever at the third-mile high-banked clay Grandview Speedway, and push Oley, PA racer’s career win total to 65 on a windy and very chilly night, as the raceway celebrated 53 consecutive years of racing. Wayne Pfeil of Mohnton, PA started outside the front…

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