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Jimmie Walker Named NASCAR Southern Modified Tour Director

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Veteran Official To Lead NASCAR Whelen Southern Modifieds Story By:Tim Southers/NASCAR Media Photo By:Getty Images/NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR announced the hiring of Jimmie Walker as the series director of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. Walker, from Midlothian, Virginia, brings more than 13 years of officiating experience from several NASCAR Whelen All-American Series-sanctioned tracks throughout the southeastern United States. “We are very pleased to announce the hiring of Jimmie to this leadership position with the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour,” said Brad Moran, NASCAR’s managing director of touring series. “We’re happy to bring on a new director…

Davenport Continues His Winning Ways With Bubba Raceway Victory

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Davenport Wins in First Lucas Oil Visit to Bubba Raceway Park Story By:LUCAS LMS Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photography/Racersguide.com OCALA, FL -Defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Jonathan Davenport took the lead on lap 31 from Scott Bloomquist and sped on to win the LOLMDS event on Sunday Night at Bubba Raceway Park. Scott Bloomquist was in command of the race until Davenport and Josh Richards went by him. A few laps later Bloomquist’s night ended with a flat right rear tire. Richards finished second to Davenport, followed by Brandon Sheppard, Eddie Carrier Jr., and Frank Heckenast…

Sunday Daytona Qualifying Notebook

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Notebook Items: Clock runs out on Furniture Row car at Daytona, Sigh of relief for Blaney, Stenhouse was fastest Ford in Daytona Qualifying Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Speedweeks at Daytona haven’t gone the way Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 78 Furniture Row team would have expected or preferred. In Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited, Truex fell victim to a late wreck and finished 13th. On Sunday afternoon, he didn’t even get to make a qualifying run during time trials for the Daytona 500. As Truex’s car sat on pit road before qualifying, NASCAR…

Chase Elliott Jump Starts His Sprint Cup Career With Daytona 500 Pole

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Rookie Chase Elliott edges Matt Kenseth for Daytona 500 pole Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Chase Elliott’s rookie campaign just got a jump-start. Faced with the daunting prospect of succeeding Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, the 20-year-old Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate drove the same chassis to the same result Gordon accomplished last year—the pole position for the Feb. 21 Daytona 500 (on FOX at 1 p.m. ET). In the money round of qualifying for the Great American Race, Elliott toured 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway in 45.845…

One Month To Go For Williams Grove Speedway Season

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Williams Grove Speedway Starts Season In Just Over A Month Story By: Shawn Brouse/Williams Grove Speedway Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Mechanicsburg Pa.– Just over a month remains until the sound of roaring engines returns to the historic Williams Grove Speedway near Mechanicsburg. Opening Day 2016 is set for Friday, March 18 at 7:30 pm, featuring the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the exciting super late models. Adult general admission for the prestigious season opener is set at just $15 with youth ages 13 – 20 admitted for just $10. Ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at…

SHR Teamates Fail Post Daytona 500 Quilifying Inspection

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Vickers & Harvick Cars Fail Post-Qualifying Inspection; Drop to Rear of Can-Am Duels Story By:Seth Livingston/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Stewart Haas Racing cars of 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Chevrolet) and Brian Vickers (No. 14 Chevrolet), who is substituting for injured three-time Cup champion Tony Stewart, failed post-qualifying inspection Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. Both cars’ track bars were not in compliance with the Sprint Cup Rulebook due to reported track bar split issues (the split on both cars being outside of the three-inch maximum allowed in…

Port Royal Speedway Counting Down To 2016 Season Openner

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Port Royal Speedway Action Slated In Under A Month Story By: Shawn Brouse/Port Royal Speedway Media Photos By:Dan DeMarco/Racersguide.com PORT ROYAL, Pa. – Opening Day 2016 at Port Royal Speedway is now under one month away with the historic oval slated to swing into action on Saturday, March 12 at 6 pm. The lidlifter will include the Weikert’s Livestock 410 sprints and the super late models. Last year, East Berlin pilot Aaron Ott scored the opening day victory on April 4 while Shermansdale’s Mike Lupfer began what was to be a dominating early season by winning his first of three…

Eckert Claims First Series Win Of Season At Winter Freeze VI Final

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Eckert Ekes Out Win on Final Night of Winter Freeze VI Story By:Jordan Morris/WoO LM Series Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com SYLVANIA, Ga. – Rick Eckert battled Chris Ferguson and held off Boom Briggs on Saturday night to score his first World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series victory of the season on the final night of Winter Freeze VI at Screven Motor Speedway. Eckert, a native of York, Pa., last tasted victory lane in September at Berlin Raceway but showed his speed early in the night, pacing the first qualifying group with the fastest time. Drawing fourth in the redraw,…

Schatz Back On Top With Second DIRTcar Nationals Win

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Donny Schatz Rebounds, Picks Up Second Win at DIRTcar Nationals Story By:Aaron Feidler/WoO Series Media Photos By:Pete MacDonald/Racersguide.com BARBERVILLE, Fla. - One night after his first did-not-finish result since September 2013, Donny Schatz rebounded at DIRTcar Nationals as he battled with Brad Sweet on Saturday night to score his first World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win of the 2016 season. "It's kind of a relief to be over that hill of having that DNF that's been haunting us for I guess 180 races or whatever," Schatz said. "Now we can just focus on trying to win races." The…

Hamlin Drives Damaged Racecar To Sprint Unlimited Victory

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Denny Hamlin wins action-packed Sprint Unlimited at Daytona Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By:Dick Ayers/Racersguide.com DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway ended with a mere handful of cars undamaged—and race winner Denny Hamlin’s Toyota wasn’t one of them. But Hamlin got his wreck out of the way early in a two-car incident with Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s Ford on Lap 13 and won the race in overtime with a large swatch of silver tape on the right side of his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Camry. Hamlin triumphed in the season-opening non-points event for…

Racin Mason Scores Winternationals Victory At East Bay

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Zeigler Zips to Victory Lane at East Bay Final Story By:LUCAS LMS Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photography TAMPA, FL – Mason Zeigler pulled a major upset by winning the finale of the 40th Annual Winternationals on Saturday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. Zeigler passed race leader Scott Bloomquist on lap 23 and held off the Hall-of-Fame driver to capture the biggest win of his career in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event. A packed grandstand stood on its collective feet as Bloomquist charged to the inside of Zeigler on the final lap, but his charge fell…

New Beginning For The Outlaw Speedway

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Newly-Named Outlaw Speedway Starts New Chapter With Stable Future Story By: Steven Ovens/Outlaw Speedway Media Photos By:Curtis Berleue Photography HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — It appears that, in the coming weeks, we will all see and hear just how differently things are going to be done at the newly named Outlaw Speedway. New owner Tyler Siri has come in and really shaken things up for the 2016 season. Increased purses, new track equipment, a fresh dose of clay to be added throughout the season and the tender loving care that the facility has desperately needed for the last handful of years are all…

Thunder On The Hill Series Set For 27th Season

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THUNDER ON THE HILL RETURNS TO GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY FOR 27TH SEASON IN 2016, OPENER SET FOR SUNDAY, MAY 29TH Story By:Bob Miller/TOTH Media Photos By:George Steigerwalt/Racersguide.com Bechtelsville PA.-Twenty-six years, one hundred and eighteen races and over $4,000,000 in cash competitor payouts and the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series is ready to do it again at the Grandview Speedway in 2016. An ambitious series is planned to offer a variety special events at the popular and always exciting one-third mile high banked Grandview Speedway in NAPA Auto Parts will return as the lead series sponsor after joining…

Reunited Townley Returns To Daytona Victory Lane

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Secret weapons help Townley to Victory Lane at Daytona Story By:Don Radebaugh/ARCA Series Media Photos By:ARCA Series Photo DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards veteran John Wes Townley has a secret weapon at Daytona; his name is Kevin Reed. Townley, in a brand new Zaxby’s Chevrolet, returned to the Gatorade Victory Lane at Daytona Int’l Speedway with an old friend. Reed who crew-chiefed Townley to Victory Lane in 2013 at Daytona with a different team, reunited with Townley just in time to win the Lucas Oil 200 Driven By General Tire Saturday afternoon. “This is just…

Brad Loyet Back On Track With ASCS National Tour

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Brad Loyet Returns to Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour; Will Chase Championship in 2016 Story By:Bryan Hulbert/ASCS Media Photos By:Paul Arch/Racersguide.com TULSA, Okla. – After running close to home in 2015, Missouri’s Brad Loyet has confirmed that he will be back on the road in 2016 with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network. “We took a year and had our fun, and it was a good thing, but I like having that carrot in front of my face,” said Loyet about returning to the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. “We’ve got good cars,…

Boespflug Beefs Up an Already Busy Schedule

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Boespflug Readies For Grueling USAC Schedule Story By:: Nine Eight Nine Motorsport Media Photos By:John DaDalt/Racersguide.com Plainfield, IN - Chad Boespflug is set to enter one the most grueling season he has competed in year to date. Setting out to tackle the entire Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car schedule as an owner / driver operation for the first time. Years past Boespflug has competed in approximately half of the USAC scheduled dates solely as a driver. However this seasons new venture holds an intense schedule. One that sees Boespflug strapping into the NineEight Motorsports/ EZR 98e over 50 times traveling across 12 different states…

Clanton Starts Title Defense With Winter Freeze VI Victory

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Defending champ completes daring pass to score season opener Story By:Jordan Morris/WoO Lated Model Series Media Photos By:WoO Late Model Series SYLVANIA, G.A.– Defending World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series champion Shane Clanton rocketed around both Josh Richards and Jason Covert in one pass as he claimed the season opener at Screven Motor Speedway’s Winter Freeze VI on Friday. Clanton started from the sixth position but made quick work powering his way into the top three. Richards, who is in the midst of a hot streak, drew the pole-positon after winning his heat race earlier in the night. Richards…

“How Sweet It Is” Brad Sweet Takes Outlaws DIRTcar Nationals Opener

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Kasey Kahne Racing’s Brad Sweet Wins Outlaws Opener at DIRTcar Nationals Story By:Aaron Feidler/DIRTcar Series Media Photos By:Pete MacDonald/Racersguide.com BARBERVILLE, Fla. - In front of one of the largest crowds in DIRTcar Nationals history, Kasey Kahne Racing's Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman fought a pitched battle for the season opening World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series feature on Friday night. When the checkered flag fell, it was Sweet who took the win. Sweet and Pittman started side-by-side in the 30-lap main event at Volusia Speedway Park. The two teammates traded the lead through the opening laps of the night's…

Hoffman Racing Recieves National Honors

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HOFFMAN AUTO RACING DESIGNATED AS A PURPLE HEART RACE TEAM Story By:Hoffman Racing Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Loveland Ohio-Hoffman Auto Racing has announced that they have been designated as a Purple Heart Race Team by The Military Order of the Purple Heart. Chartered by an act of Congress in 1958, The Military Order of the Purple Heart is composed of military men and women who received the Purple Heart medal for wounds suffered in combat. Although the membership is restricted to the combat wounded, the MOPH supports all veterans and their families with a myriad of nationwide programs by…

Denny Hamlin Tops The Speed Charts In Final Unlimited Practice

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Denny Hamlin Leads Final Sprint Unlimited Practice at Daytona Story By:Seth Livingston/NASAR Media Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin paced the second and final NASCAR practice for Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited at Daytona (8 p.m., FOX) on Friday night. Hamlin toured the Daytona International Speedway with a lap of 45.242 seconds (198.930 mph) behind the wheel of his FedEx No. 11. He was in the back of a pack of about seven cars when he put the lap down. Behind Hamlin was new H-Scott Motorsports driver Clint Bowyer, who drove his Five Hour Energy…

Davenport Outduels Bloomquist For East Bay Laurals

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Davenport Prevails Again at East Bay Winternationals Story By:LUCAS LMS Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photography TAMPA, FL – Jonathan Davenport passed Scott Bloomquist with ten laps to go and went on to win the Winternationals event on Friday Night. Davenport’s win was his second of the week in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition at East Bay Raceway Park. Trailing Davenport and Bloomquist to the checkered flag were Darrell Lanigan, Don O’Neal, and Tim McCreadie. “Just like last night, I gave it all I had. I saved my equipment and my tires. We still have electrical issues with this…

Cole Custer Enters The Record Book With ARCA Pole Award

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Custer Sets Record at Daytona; Becomes Series’ Youngest Daytona Pole Winner at 18 Story and Photos By:ARCA Racing Series DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — When it comes to group qualifying at Daytona, it pays to have a lot of fast friends. It certainly did for Ladera Ranch, California’s Cole Custer, who won the Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell on Friday afternoon at Daytona Int’l Speedway in preparation for the 53rd running of the Lucas Oil 200 Driven By General Tire, which will be televised live on FOX Saturday afternoon. As a result, Custer, who turned 18 on Jan. 23, becomes…

Daytona Friday Notebook

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Daytona Speedweeks News and Notes Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – To say that Brian Vickers appreciates the opportunity to drive the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet in place of injured Tony Stewart would be nothing short of a colossal understatement. “If anything, I feel more rested than every single person in this garage,” Vickers said on Friday at Daytona International Speedway, as Stewart-Haas announced him as the interim driver for Stewart during Speedweeks. “I’m more hungry than every single person in this garage. “I’m happier to be here, more appreciative.” Vickers has…

Premio Time At Dirt Track Heros Car Show

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PREMIO SAUSAGES SIZZLE FOR 9TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW, MARCH -6-12 Story By:Steve Padro/TOTH Media Photos By:George Steigerwalt/Racersguide.com Phillipsburg NJ.-The kick-off of the Ninth Annual Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show looms closer with each passing day and with each day comes something new and exciting as the management staff continuously reaches out to the business community to promote and exercise another great event for the local community. The past, present and future of auto racing comes together under one roof in Phillipsburg, New Jersey and the adrenaline rush for the event…

Speed Shift TV Returns As Official Pay-Per-View Provider For National Sprint League

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National Sprint League Selects Speed Shift TV as Official Pay-Per-View Provider Story By:Shawn Miller/Inside Line Media Photo By: Tommy Hei/Racersguide.com WINDOM, Minn. – The National Sprint League is pleased to announce that Speed Shift TV has been tabbed as the Official Pay-Per-View Provider throughout the 2016 season. Speed Shift TV will broadcast live video of almost every event this year under the National Sprint League and GoMuddy.com National Sprint League 360 Sprint Car Series banners with the potential of covering select regional shows as well. “It’s been a great partnership for sprint car racing,” Speed Shift TV Director of Operations…

Blockbuster Memorial Day Weekend On Tap At Thunder Mountain Speedway

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Mark Your Calendars: HUGE Memorial Day Weekend Planned For Thunder Mountain Speedway May 28-29; Empire Super Sprints (ESS) $3,000 To Win Saturday, Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP $5,000 To Win Sunday; Something For All Fans! Story By:Brett Deyo/BD Motorsports Media Photos By;Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com CENTER LISLE, NY – Mark your calendars now....Memorial Day weekend at Thunder Mountain Speedway is a “can’t miss” two-day affair. The ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ weekend will offer something for race fans of all types at the Center Lisle three-eighths-mile oval Saturday-Sunday May 28-29. On Saturday (May 28), the "lightning-fast" Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints…

Stewart-Haas Racing Names Interim Driver For #14 Team During Speedweeks

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Vickers To Replace Stewart In #14 For Daytona Story By: STEWART-HAAS RACING Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL- Stewart-Haas Racing has named Brian Vickers interim driver of its No. 14 Chevrolet SS for all the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events during Speedweeks Feb. 12-21 at Daytona International Speedway. Vickers will begin driving the No. 14 Mobil 1 Chevrolet today as he and the team prepare for Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited. On Sunday, Vickers will pilot the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet in qualifying for the Daytona 500 before racing it again on Thursday in the Can-Am Duel and,…

Schatz Battles To DIRTcar Nationals All Star Victory

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Donny Schatz Delivers DIRTcar Nationals All Star Win Story By:Aaron Feidler/DIRTcar Media Photo By:Tommy Hein/Racersguide.com BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Donny Schatz battled through the field Thursday night to win the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions feature at DIRTcar Nationals. Schatz, who drives for NASCAR champion Tony Stewart, started in 10th position and quickly moved forward. He caught the top-three drivers by lap 15 and passed leader Jason Johnson on lap 20. As Johnson worked to hold off Dale Blaney, Schatz built an insurmountable lead in the final 10 laps. "It's an incredible race team," said Schatz, a seven-time World…

Modified/Crate Sportsman Drivers Racing For Added Bonuses In 2016 At Outlaw Speedway

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Crate Sportsman Recieve Added Support From Hig Fab Chassis Story By:Steve Ovens/Outlaw Speedway Media Photos By:Curtis Berleue and Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Dundee NY – Now that racers and fans know that the foreseeable future of Outlaw Speedway is secure, they must quickly focus their attention toward the 2016 season. Several teams have pledged their allegiance to Outlaw Speedway and now sponsors are beginning to show their support. Hig Fab Chassis, led by Dirt Modified competitor Jerry Higbie, has offered their support in a big way to the Crate Sportsman competitors. Meanwhile, Chris Gennarelli from CG Racing has pledged his support toward a special…

Bloomquist Holds Off The Competition For East Bay Victory

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Bloomquist Runs Away with Thursday East Bay Victory Story By:LUCAS LMS Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photography TAMPA, FL – Scott Bloomquist held off a late charge from Jonathan Davenport to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event on Thursday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. Bloomquist took the lead on lap two from Tim Dohm and then he held off Davenport and Gregg Satterlee for his seventh career win at the East Bay Winternationals. Darrell Lanigan and Devin Moran rounded out the top five. “There was plenty of room out there to race. A guy could move…

Red-Hot Richards Rolls into Winter Freeze VI at Screven Motor Speedway

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Driver concludes off-season on winning streak, eyes improvements in 2016 Story By: Jordan Morris/DIRTcar Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com SYLVANIA, G.A. – Josh Richards has not claimed a Winter Freeze event at Screven Motor Speedway since 2013 and struggled at the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park last season, but if the offseason has indicated anything, it will be that Richards will be a force to be reckoned with to start the season. As the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series gears up to take the green flag at Screven on Friday and Saturday, Richards has been hard at work…

FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY DAYTONA 500 PARTY SET FOR SUNDAY, FEB. 21

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Daytona 500 Part Time With Flemington Historical Society Story By:Diane Tracy/Flemington Historical Society Three Bridges, NJ- The annual Daytona 500 Party presented by the Flemington Speeedway Historical Society (FSHS) at the Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Company's banquet hall is set for Sunday, Feb. 21. The professionally-catered affair runs from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 pm. The address is 467 Main Street, Three Bridges, NJ. Your local NAPA Auto Parts stores host this annual local tradition, which benefits FSHS. The society is a public charity recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Contributions are tax deductible. Two Daytona 500 winners…

Rob Summers Looking Forward to NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford Speedway in Return to Full-Time Status on NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

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Rob Summers Returns To Full-Time Status on NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Story By: Scott Running/Stafford Speedway Media Photos By:John Driscole/Driscole Motorsports Photography Stafford Springs, CT—When the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour comes to Stafford for the 45th Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler, one driver who will be looking forward to the race is Rob Summers. The 2016 season will mark a return to full-time NWMT competition for Summers, who hasn’t run a Tour race since the 2013 season. Summers has recorded 4 of his 7 career pole positions and 3 of his 14 career top-5 finishes have come at the Connecticut half-mile facility. “Stafford is…

Can You Say Fast? DIRTCar Nationals Night 2 Notes

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News and Notes From DIRTcar Nationals Night 2 Story and Photos By:Jim Murdoch/Racersguide.com Barberville Fla.-For the second straight night the track crew at the ultra-fast Volusia Speedweek Park battled brisk winds and temperatures dipping into the upper 30's. But the fans who braved another frigid night were rewarded with a dust-free tacky surface and incredible displays of hold-your-breath racing. It was clear in time trials speeds would approach record levels, when 'The Buckeye Bullet' Dave Blaney flat-footed around the big 1/2 mile D-shaped speedway in under 13 seconds with an average speed around 140 mph. Twenty-Six other All-Star Arctic Cat…

Blaney Scores All Star Victory At DIRTcar Nationals Opening Night

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Dave Blaney Wins All Star Circuit of Champions Feature at DIRTcar Nationals Story By:Aaron Feidler/WoO Series Media Photos By:Paul Arch/Racersguide.com BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Dave Blaney held off Donny Schatz to score the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions feature win on Wednesday night at DIRTcar Nationals. Blaney, a former NASCAR driver and the 1995 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion, started the 30-lap feature at Volusia Speedway Park in the second position and battled with polesitter Joey Saldana early. Blaney took the lead and had to contend with Schatz who charged forward from a sixth place starting…

Davenport Returns To Victory Lane At East Bay Winternationals

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Davenport Captures First East Bay Winternationals Win Story By:Jeremy Shields/LUCAS LMS Media Photos By;Heath Lawson Photgraphy Tampa Fla.- Jonathan Davenport returned to Lucas Oil Victory Lane on Wednesday Night at East Bay Raceway Park during the 40th Annual East Bay Winternationals. Davenport led 34 of the 35 laps, but had to withstand a late race challenge from both Tim McCreadie and Don O’Neal to get his first career win at East Bay. McCreadie was going for the lead and the win heading to the checkers, but he hooked the cushion and ended up headlong into the wall. McCreadie was uninjured but…

LARSON MARKS RACING READY FOR MORE WINS AND A CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2016

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WILL BE FIRST TEAM TO UTILIZE ENEOS OIL PRODUCTS IN COMPETITION THROUGHOUT THE SEASON Story By: Andrea Larson/LMR Media Photos By:Paul Arch/Racersguide.com Mooresville NC.-LMR TEAM: Driver Shane Stewart and the Larson Marks Racing team return for the 2016 season fully intact with crew chief Scotty Martin and crewmembers Heath Moyle and Andrew Seamans. FLORIDA KICK-OFF: The runner-up team in 2015 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series point standings will jumpstart the 2016 season with two Arctic Cat All-Star Circuit of Champions events at Volusia Speedway Park on Wednesday, February 10 and Thursday, February 11 before making its first of…

One Hundred Days And Counting For INDY 500 Milestone

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Preps for 100-Day Countdown to 100th Indy 500 Story and Photos By:Indianapokis Motor Speedway Media Indianapolis Ind.-The 100-day countdown to the monumental 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil will kick off with a star-studded and action-packed 24-hour celebration beginning on Feb. 19. From Indianapolis to New York City, fans will celebrate the past, present and future of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing and the entire Verizon IndyCar Series. “The 100th Running of the Indy 500 marks a monumental milestone for our sport and our nation,” Hulman & Company CEO Mark Miles said.…

SUNY Canton Joins Forces With Lucas Oil ESS Tour For 2016

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SUNY Canton Series Returns to the Lucas Oil ESS for 2016 Story By: Dean Reynolds/ESS Series Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com SYRACUSE, NY – The picturesque campus located in Upstate, NY known as SUNY Canton continues their long partnership with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) once again for the 2016 racing season. The SUNY Canton Series will reward drivers that finish in the top 10 in points for the series within a series. While the overall Lucas Oil point title is the crown jewel of all the point series within the ESS ranks where the overall champion is crowned,…

NE Smith Late Model Series Set 20 Event Schedule

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NeSmith Late Models Busy With 20 Race Schedule Story By:NE Smith Series Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photgraphy Cartersville, Ga. – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials released their schedule Wednesday, which features 20 races at 11 different tracks that will be contested over 11 weekends from April through November. Nine tracks will return from the 2015 season, and two tracks will return after a long absence. The season will begin with a two-day, two-race extravaganza at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tenn. on April 8-9. The NeSmith Late Models will compete in front of an international audience during NASCAR…

Price Chopper ‘Tickets to Go’ Program Continues in 2016

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Oswego Speedway Advanced Discount Tickets On Sale At Price Chopper Supermarkets Story By:Dan Kapuscinski/Oswego Speedway Media Photos By:Chris Burgess/Racersguide.com Oswego NY. – Oswego Speedway’s popular Price Chopper ‘Tickets to Go’ program will continue in 2016 with discounted advance sale adult tickets going on sale at all Price Chopper Supermarkets locations beginning this spring. The Speedway and Price Chopper have teamed to offer this special discount for five of the regular season events at the fast 5/8 mile oval this season. The ‘Tickets to Go’ program will again offer up to a $3 discount on adult general admission tickets. Advance sale…

Why Richie Pratt Jr. Should to be Father of the Year after last night.

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Why Richie Pratt Jr. deserves to be Father of the Year after last night. By: Pete MacDonald Last night I saw this on Facebook and discovered another reason just to love racers and their ability to work around rules at any time, and felt that this needed to be put in to the public eye. Bridgeport Speedway Modified driver Richie Pratt Jr. is vacationing down at Disneyworld in Florida with his family. Yesterday there was an instance where Richie’s daughter Jayde was in line to go on a ride but when it was her turn and got to…

DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS Night 1 Notes: Volusia Speedway Park

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS Night 1 notes: Volusia Speedway Park By Jim Murdoch DirtCar Nationals kick off start to Daytona SPEEDWEEKS 2016 at Volusia Speedway Park While parts of my home state were under either a blanket of white, or water, depending on how close to the beaches you were, the palm trees of Volusia County swayed as a stiff breeze threatened to bring a chill to the opening night of the DirtCar Nationals. Let me begin by saying there are thousands and thousands of race fans in the greater Daytona Beach area, of which only a tiny fraction actually…

Velocita Signs On As 2016 Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP South Region Sponsor

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Velocita Signs On As 2016 Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP South Region Sponsor; Racers Benefit With Custom Race Suit Giveaway, Product Certificates & More BOYERTOWN, PA – The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP welcomes a new partner for 2016. Velocita, the North Carolina-based provider of premium motorsports fire suits, gloves, shoes and sublimated crew shirts/apparel, has signed on as the title sponsor of the 2016 STSS South Region for big-block/small-block Modifieds. The Velocita South Region is comprised of seven events at five different venues during the ’16…

Gravel Fastest in Florida Practice

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] David Gravel Leads Open Practice on Night One of DIRTcar Nationals Practice kicks off sprint week, Feb. 10 to 14, at Volusia Speedway Park BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 9, 2016 - David Gravel kicked off sprint week at the 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals on Tuesday night by turning the fastest lap in the open practice session. The Connecticut native turned the fast lap of 13.814 seconds during the first hot laps session. It is Gravel's first outing driving the No. 5 Big Game Treestands car for CJB Motorsports. "It's definitely something that takes time, but so far so…

Richards Continues To Dominate The Competition At East Bay Winternationals

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Richards Keeps Rolling at East Bay Winternationals Story By:Jeremy Sheilds/LUCAS LM Media Photos By:Heath Lawson Photography TAMPA, FL. – Josh Richards continued to dominate the competition on Tuesday Night at East Bay Raceway Park, winning his fourth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of 2016. Richards took the lead from Jared Landers on lap nine after Landers jumped the turn four cushion. Richards went on to win his sixth career East Bay Winternationals feature event. Scott Bloomquist finished second, followed by Tim McCreadie, Jonathan Davenport, and Eddie Carrier Jr. “We changed motors today. I was a little nervous…

Double Down On The Road Again With The Outlaws

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Jason Sides Returns to the Road as 2016 Season Begins This Week in Florida Story By:Shawn Miller/Inside Line Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com. Bartlett, Tenn. – It’s back to the gypsy life for Jason Sides as his 2016 season in the United States gets underway this week. Sides, who is fresh off his trip to compete for several weeks in Australia, will invade Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., for the 45th annual DIRTcar Nationals with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions and the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series this Wednesday through Sunday. “When everything is…

Morton Buildings Joins World of Outlaws as Official Partner

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Will be the ‘Official Building of the World of Outlaws’ Story By:Aaron Feidler/WoO Series Media Photos By:Pete MacDonald/Racersguide.com CONCORD, N.C. - Morton Buildings, a national leader in the construction of high-quality, long-lasting structures, has signed an agreement to become the 'Official Building of the World of Outlaws.' Since 1903, Morton Buildings has specialized in attractive, custom buildings for residential and commercial clients across the United States. With more than 100 construction centers in 43 states, Morton builds thousands of structures every year including farm buildings, garages, general storage buildings, airplane hangars, homes and churches. "Morton Buildings is thrilled to…

USAC Has Rich History In The Sunshine State

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USAC SPRINT HISTORY IN FLORIDA DATES TO THE VERY BEGINNING Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Series Media Photos By:USAC Photo Archives Indianapolis Ind.-As the competitors of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship ready themselves for the start of the 2016 season February 18-19-20 at Ocala, Florida’s Bubba Raceway Park, one shall not forget the beginnings of the series and its connection to the state of Florida. For it was 60 years ago that the USAC Sprint Car Series made its on-track debut in the “Sunshine State.” Nineteen fifty-six was a year of transition for automobile racing in the United States. The…

Charter System Deal For NASCAR Good For The Sport

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New NASCAR charter system of team ownership is huge step for the sport Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and current team owner Richard Petty called Tuesday’s announcement of a new charter agreement between the sanctioning body and Sprint Cup team owners “the second-most important thing that’s ever happened in NASCAR.” Second, that is, to NASCAR’s founding meeting at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach in December 1947. Roush Fenway Racing President Steve Newmark characterized it as “a complete paradigm shift in how we operate.” NASCAR Chairman and…

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