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Ganassi Racing Looking For Lightning To Strike

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Dixon, Ganassi Bring Back “Lightning Bolt” Livery for 2016 IndyCar Season Story By:Target Chip Ganassi Media Photos By: Chris Jones/INDYcar Series Photo Indianapolis Ind....Target Chip Ganassi Racing announced Tuesday the return of the team’s classic “Lightning Bolt” livery to the No. 9 Target Chevrolet driven by four-time and reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon for the 2016 season. The Target Lightning Bolt livery debuted in 1995 at the season-opening race at Homestead-Miami Speedway with drivers Jimmy Vasser and Bryan Herta, and ran through the 2001 season-finale at California Speedway with drivers Bruno Junqueira and Memo Gidley. The livery…

Arctic Cat All Stars Roll Into Bubba’s

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Arctic Cat All Stars Set for Florida Invasion Story By: Tyler Altmeyer/All Star Circuit of Champions Media Photo By:Justin Brester Indianapolis Ind....The stars and cars of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will hit the dirt for the first time in 2016 on Friday evening, February 5, in sunny north central Florida. The traveling Arctic Cat All Stars will compete in a total of four events during their Florida venture, co-headlining such programs as the 5th annual Bubba Army Winter Nationals and the 45th annual DIRTcar Nationals. After an open practice date on Thursday, February 4, the Arctic Cat…

Freak Mishap Lands Tony Stewart In Hospital

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Tony Stewart hospitalized with non-racing back injury Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By:Getty Images/NASCAR Daytona Beach Fla....Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart was hospitalized with a non-racing back injury, Stewart-Haas Racing spokesperson Mike Arning confirmed on Tuesday, just 10 days before racing activity is scheduled to begin at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart, who has announced his impending retirement from Sprint Cup racing after the 2016 season, was riding an all-terrain vehicle when the accident occurred, according to an Associated Press report. “Stewart was transported to a local hospital following the accident and is currently being…

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Increase Purses Pay Out For 2016

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Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park to Pay Out Over $600,000 in Purses in 2016 Story By:Thresea Condict/TSMP Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Thompson Ct....Over the course of it’s 10-event season, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) will pay out over $600,000 in prize money – a $100,000 increase from 2015. Over $220,000 of those funds will go directly to its own six divisions. The Sunoco Modified division will have more than $12,000 in purse money on the line for their big event, the 3rd annual Sunoco Modified 20/20 Sprint on Wednesday, July 27. This event will see the winner walk home with…

All Systems Go For Delaware’s Georgetown Speedway With Active Month of March

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2016 Northeast Dirt-Track Modified Season Opens At Historic First State Facility Story By:Brett Deyo/Georgetown Speedway Media Photo By: Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com GEORGETOWN, DE – The month of March is typically slow in the world of Northeast dirt Modified racing. For Delaware’s Georgetown Speedway, however, it is all systems go! The historic half-mile clay oval will roar to life to ignite the region’s 2016 dirt-track season with on-track activity planned shortly after the conclusion of February auto racing festivities in Florida On Saturday, March 5, the first open practice session of the year is set for Georgetown. Pit gates open at 1…

‘The Great Race Place’ Set To Honor Track Champions

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Albany-Saratoga To Close Out 50th Season With Banquet Saturday Story By:Toby LaGrange/Albany Saratoga Speedway Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Malta, NY – The Albany-Saratoga Speedway will officially close out the 2015 season on Saturday night with the annual Awards Banquet. The location will once again be the beautiful Saratoga/Wilton Elks located at 1 Elks Lane in Saratoga Springs, New York (12866). Everything kicks off at 6pm with light hors d’oeuvres with dinners catered by Waterford Banquets to be served at 7pm. The 2015 racing season was the 50th for the Great Race Place. The top ten in the final point standings…

World of Outlaws Series Inks Landmark Deal With Craftsman Tools

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Great Deal For Series As Tool Company Will Be Title Sponsor Through 2018 Season Story By: Jermey Elliott/Pennlive.com Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Newberrytown Pa.- Fans have often speculated on the demise of the World of Outlaws as a series throughout its illustrious 38-year history. Big-name drivers have come and gone. So have series title sponsors. In each case, message boards lit up with thoughts of, "This is it." But through all the peaks and valleys of running a national motorsports series, the World of Outlaws has persevered. And after a ground-breaking announcement Monday, it's clear the series is here to stay and thriving.…

Oswego Speedway Sets Special Events Pricing For Fans

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$5 & $10 Fan Appreciation Deals In Place For Weekly Events At "Steel Palace" Story By: Dan Kapuscinski/Oswego Speedway Media Photos By:Chris Burgess/Racersguide.com OSWEGO, NY - A week after the announcement of Oswego Speedway’s 2016 yearlong and 60th annual International Classic Weekend ticket packages, Speedway officials are happy to announce two separate fan appreciation savings specials in this year’s weekly pricing at the ‘Steel Palace.’ The first of two reduced rate specials will take place on Saturday, May 21 featuring a 50-lap Novelis Supermodified main and a 30-lap Pathfinder Bank SBS feature. For the first time in several seasons,…

Bridgeport Speedway Ready To Roar Into New Season

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THE BRIDGEPORT 2016 SEASON IS COMING AT YOU! Story By: Kolbey Ramey/BPS Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Bridgeport NJ.- It won't be long before the roar of engines will again be heard at the Bridgeport Speedway! An action-packed schedule has been set for the quickly-approaching 2016 racing season. Competitors will have the opportunity to shake down their equipment during three scheduled practice sessions with the first coming on Saturday afternoon, March 19th. The second practice date is planned for Friday, March 25th, the night before the 60 Over Special/Doug Hoffman Memorial Race on Saturday March 26. The final 'pre-season' practice will be…

Clauson Hits The Century Mark For USAC Wins

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CLAUSON BECOMES 6th USAC DRIVER TO 100 WINS Story By: Dick Jordan /USAC Series Media Photos By:Tommy Hein/Racersguide.com Indianapollis Ind.-Bryan Clauson has become the sixth driver in USAC history to score 100 race victories during a career. He is also the youngest, at age 26, to reach that feat. He achieved the century mark last Friday night at Canyon Speedway in Peoria, Ariz. by winning the 30-lap USAC Southwest/West Coast Sprint Car "Winter Challenge" special event. Clauson's total includes two Silver Crown wins, 34 in National Sprint Cars, 36 in National Midgets, seven in Kenyon Midgets, nine West Coast Sprint special…

Blaney Looks To Return To Bubba Raceway Victory Lane This Weekend

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Blaney Aiming for First Win at Bubba Raceway Park Since 2012 This Weekend Story By:Shawn Miller/Inside Line Promotions Photos By:Paul Arch/Racersguide.com WINDOM, Minn.- Dale Blaney already has one victory under his belt this year as he tackles the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions 2016 season, which begins this weekend at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. Blaney, who guided his Mainstream Holdings, Inc., backed CH Motorsports team to a win last month during the Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown in Arizona, is seeking his first triumph since 2012 at the unique 3/8-mile oval this Friday and Saturday.…

NCRA/NSL Releases 2016 Schedule

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GoMuddy.com NCRA/NSL 360 Region Reveals Inaugural 2016 Schedule Story By:Shawn Miller/Inside Line Promotions Photo By:Dan DeMarco/Racersguide.com WINDOM, Minn. -The GoMuddy.com National Sprint League 360 Series has established a partnership with the National Championship Racing Association, which is better known as the NCRA. The GoMuddy.com NCRA/NSL 360 Region has been created for the 2016 season with the region currently hosting 18 races at eight tracks throughout Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma on its tentative schedule. “Tommie (Estes Jr.) is a former NCRA winner,” said NCRA Owner C. Ray Hall, who was one of the founding members of the series in 1971.…

THE CRAFTSMAN® BRAND RETURNS TO MOTORSPORTS AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] THE CRAFTSMAN® BRAND RETURNS TO MOTORSPORTS AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS Sears® and Craftsman® Brand Sign Three-year Agreement That Renames the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and World of Outlaws Late Model Series HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - Feb. 1, 2016 - Sears® and the Craftsman® brand, America's most trusted tool brand, announced today the return of Craftsman tools as a major presence in motorsports, becoming the title sponsor of the World of Outlaws®. The three-year agreement, which begins immediately, renames the two premier series in dirt track racing to the "World of Outlaws Craftsman…

Devils Bowl Speedway Honors2015 Track Champions

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Sold-Out Crowd Celebrates at Devil’s Bowl Speedway Banquet of Champions Story By:Justin St. Louis/Devils Bowl Speedway Media Photos By:Memoir Events RUTLAND, Vt. – A sold-out crowd of more than 370 stock car drivers, team members, race officials, sponsors, and media put the cap on the 2015 Devil’s Bowl Speedway racing season on Saturday, January 30 at the track’s annual Banquet of Champions. The event was hosted by the Holiday Inn Rutland-Killington in Rutland, Vt., and officially crowned the season champions in eight different divisions at the West Haven, Vt., speed plant. Several special annual awards were also presented,…

Familiar Faces In New Places, Drivers Look To Continue Success With New Teams

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Saldana, Gravel and McMahan Find New Homes for 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals Story By:Aaron Fiedler/WoO Series Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com CONCORD, N.C. - As the 2016 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series prepares to kick off the season, Joey Saldana, David Gravel and Paul McMahan will be traveling to the 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in different haulers than they did last year. Saldana makes the move to Roth Motorsports in 2016. He drove for the team during his rookie season in 1996, winning the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award and finishing 11th in…

First Time Is The Charm For Derani At Daytona Rolex24

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Derani Shines As ESM Rules Rolex 24 Story and Photos By:IMSA Series Media DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Pipo Derani is a 22-year-old Brazilian racer who had never seen Daytona Int’l Speedway prior to a practice session a few weeks ago, and has never raced anywhere in the U.S. before. Now, the virtually unknown driver is the hero of the 54th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, taking his team to a win in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opener, the biggest sports car endurance race in North America. The No. 2 Extreme Speed Motorsports Honda Ligier P2 was…

Reading Fairgrounds Motorsports Show Kicks Off This Week

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31st Annual Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association Reading Fairgrounds Motorsports Show Ready To Roll This Week Story By:Barry Angstadt/ Reading Motorsports Media Photos By: Ace Lane Jr./Racersguide.com Muhlenberg Township, PA – Just days away from its opening, a popular off-season gathering of motorsports enthusiasts continues to add to its attractive three-day lineup of celebrities and activities. On February 4, 5, and 6, the 31st Annual Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association Reading Fairgrounds Motorsports Show presented by the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA will take place at the Fairgrounds Square Mall in Muhlenberg Township near Reading, PA. Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic and EnerSys…

Krimes Gets More Bang For His Bucks, Plans Full Race Schedule

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Alan Krimes plans 65 to 70 race schedule, Stretching the dollar again in 2016. Story By:Jermey Elliott/Pennlive.com Photos By:Dan DeMarco/Racersguide.com Newberrytown Pa.-Sprint Car driver Alan Krimes knows how to stretch his racing dollar. He's been doing it his entire career. And yet, Krimes has been able to compete against the best. He wins a few races a year and is known for his consistency. Krimes will be looking for similar results in 2016. Despite a limited budget and only having one sponsor, the Denver driver plans to run a full schedule with weekly stops at Williams Grove and Lincoln…

Bronson Takes Kid Rocket Over The Limit For Bubba Raceway Park Checkers

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Kyle Bronson Takes Hard Earned Win At Winter Shootout Story By:NE Smith Series Media Photos By: Bruce Carroll OCALA, FL – Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL drove the Brandon Ford Special to victory on Saturday in a spectacular Round 3 of the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout. The 50-lap race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series saw a continuation of Friday night’s battle between Bronson and Kid Rocket Josh Richards. Bronson and Richards raced side-by-side throughout the race and swapped the lead on two occasions. Bronson led the first ten laps with Richards all over him. Richards took the lead on…

Hodges Outduels Clauson For Winter Challenge Final Victory

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HODGES TAKES “WINTER CHALLENGE” FINALE; CLAUSON THE CHAMP. Story and Photos By:Lonnie Wheatley/USAC Series Media Peoria, AZ……..Josh Hodges of Tijeras, N.M. won Saturday night’s finale but Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. emerged as the 2016 “Winter Challenge” Champion at Canyon Speedway. Hodges won the 30-lap USAC Southwest/West Coast Sprint feature in his Jackson Compaction/Mesilla Valley Transportation Maxim/Ostrich after a race-long duel with Clauson, who finished second. R.J. Johnson, Charles Davis Jr. and Mike Martin rounded out the “top-five” at the checkered flag. Johnson and Davis took second and third in the final “Winter Challenge” standings. "This is awesome," said Hodges…

Sesely Drives Perfect Race For Third Gamblers Classic Victory

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Sesely Wins 14th Annual TQ NAPA Know How Gambler’s Classic; Bouc, Spellmon Claim Champ Kart, Slingshot Features Story By:Ernie Saxton/Gamblers Classic Media Photos By:Pete MacDonald/Racersguide.com ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Anthony Sesely of Matawan, N.J., became the first three time winner of the NAPA Know How Gambler’s Classic TQ Midget feature Saturday night by driving what amounted to a perfect race. “The car got better as the race went on,” Sesely said. “We’re back with the setup we used to win the 2013 and 2014 race. I couldn’t be happier.” Sesely, who was a non-factor in the 2015 race, started first…

Port Royal Releases 31 Event Schedule

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Outlaws, USAC Featured On 2016 Port Royal Schedule Story By:Port Royal Speedway Media Photos By:Dan DeMarco/Racersguide.com PORT ROYAL, Pa. – The Port Royal Speedway schedule of events was released Saturday, featuring 31 race dates, starting with the season opener for the Weikert’s Livestock 410 sprints and the super late models on March 12. The 410 sprints and the super lates continue to be the tracks top flight divisions, showcasing the historic oval’s speed and frenzied action on a weekly basis. The410 sprints are set for 29 shows, including appearances by USAC, the All Star Circuit of Champions and the World of…

Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Sets Event Schedule

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QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW EVENT WILL RUN MARCH 6-12, 2016 AT PHILLIPSBURG MALL Story By:Steve Pados/DTH Show Media Photos By:Bob Yurko/Racersguide.com Phillipsburg Pa.- The tentative schedule for the popular ninth edition of the week long Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show is now confirmed for 2016. The successful event will once again begin its week long run at the Phillipsburg Mall located off Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Opening day is set for Sunday, March 6th with a salute to all of the racetracks and a special emphasis on the…

News and Notes From Daytona Rolex24

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AJ Allmendinger Finds Inspiration In Absense Of Fallen Teamate Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By:Getty Images DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The absence of a former teammate, the late Justin Wilson, weighed heavily on AJ Allmendinger and his teammates at Michael Shank Racing as the Rolex 24 at Daytona approached. But the tragic loss of Wilson in a freak IndyCar accident last year at Pocono Raceway also provides a source of inspiration and motivation for Allmendinger, who teamed with Wilson, Oswaldo Negri and John Pew to win the 2012 Rolex 24. “Yeah, it’s tough,” Allmendinger told…

Rookie Of The Year Title Up For Grabs On WoO Late Model Tour

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Drivers focus on Screven Motor Speedway, target Rookie of the Year title Story By: Jordan Morris/WoO Late Model Series Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com CONCORD, N.C. - Paul Wilmoth Jr., Joey Coulter and Billy Moyer Jr. join a growing list of drivers planning to compete at Screven Motor Speedway's Winter Freeze VI, Feb. 12 and 13, in hopes of battling for the 2016 World of Outlaws Late Model Series title, as well as 2016 Rookie of the Year. Wilmoth, a veteran driver, has a career that started in 1989 has seen a lot of firsts for the West Virginia native,…

Swindell Expands Race Schedule With CJB Motorsports Team

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Swindell Plans Packed Schedule In 2016 Story By:CJB Motorsports Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com CARLISLE, Pa. – After running a limited schedule in 2015 for CJB Motorsports, Sammy Swindell will expand his slate of races to include more than 60 nights of racing in 2016. “The schedule ended up being a bit more than I thought it would be,” said Swindell, driver of the Big Game Treestands, GoMuddy.com No. 1 machine for CJB Motorsports. “However, when you get to looking at things and the way the races fall, there were a lot of things that made sense for us. A…

Clauson Stays Hot At Winter Challenge

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Clauson Back On Track At Canyon Speedway Story and Photos By:Lonnie Wheatley/USAC Series Media PEORIA, Ariz. — Bryan Clauson and Ricky Thornton Jr., maintained the hottest of Winter Challenge hands on Friday night as both drivers posted their third triumphs in the fourth round of competition at Canyon Speedway Park. While Clauson captured another USAC Southwest vs. USAC West Coast non-wing sprint car victory and Thornton topped the IMCA Modifieds for a third time as well, other winners were Matt Martinez in IMCA Stock Car vs. Pure Stock action, Jason Crowe in IMCA Hobby Stocks vs. Renegades and John Isabella…

Richards Opens 2016 With Bubba Victory

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Richards Rolls To Victory At Bubba Raceway Story By:Bubba Raceway Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com OCALA, Fla. — Josh Richards to his first NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series victory during round two of the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout Friday night at Bubba Raceway Park. Richards picked up the $2,500 win in the 40-lap main event after a hard fought battle with Kyle Bronson. During the last half of the race, Bronson tried both high and low in the Brandon Ford Special to get around Richards for the lead. On two occasions, Bronson looked like he was going to take the lead after getting…

“It’s A New Track Record” Ryan Flores Sets The Pace At Atlantic City

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RYAN FLORES SETS NEW THREE QUARTER MIDGET QUALIFYING RECORD IN ATLANTIC CITY’S BOARDWALK HALL; DiMATTIA, LICHTY, RUDOLPH, TIDMAN SCORE TQ QUALIFIER WINS; DYLAN STEUER, JOEY BRUNING BEST SLINGSHOT AND CHAMP KART TIME TRIALS FRIDAY NIGHT Story By:Ernie Saxton/Gamblers Classic Media Photos By:Pete MacDonald/Racersguide.com ATLANTIC CITY, NJ- Ryan Flores, formerly of Monmouth County, N.J., but now living in Mooresville, N.C., where he works for the Roger Penske NASCAR Sprint Cup team with driver Joey Logano, out-qualified the 92-car Three Quarter (TQ) Midget field inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall Friday night and set a new track record in the process. Flores’…

Sheppard Ready To Take On New Challenge Seeks Back To Back Super DIRTcar Championship

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Kicks off season at the 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals Story By:Aaron Fedler/DIRTcar Series Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.ccom CONCORD, N.C. –Matt Sheppard, the 2015 Super DIRTcar Series champion, will have a different set of challenges than previous years when the series kicks-off at the 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. Sheppard will pursue the 2016 series title piloting a car owned and operated by his own team after parting ways with Heinke-Baldwin Racing (HBR). Sheppard drove for HBR for two seasons, capturing the 2015 series title over Billy Decker, who bested Sheppard in 2014. Sheppard…

Saldana Ready To Roll With Roth Motorsports

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Joey Saldana Excited For Roth Motorsports ‘Home Game’ During Upcoming Budweiser Bash at Bakersfield Speedway Story By:Peterson Media Photo By:Paul Arch/Racersguide Fresno Ca.-Returning to the helm of the Roth Motorsports No. 83 machine in 2016, Joey Saldana is looking forward to running close to Roth Motorsports’ shop in April when the World of Outlaws return to the Bakersfield Speedway for the Budweiser Bash. “I am excited for the 2016 season and to be teaming back up with Dennis and Teresa Roth,” said Joey Saldana. “They have been so involved in this sport over the years, and I am looking…

Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway Adds USAC Midget Date

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PENNSYLVANIA MIDGET WEEK DATE GOES TO LANCO’S CLYDE MARTIN MEMORIAL SPEEDWAY Story By:USAC Series Media Photos By:John DaDalt/Racersguide.com Indianapollis Ind.-Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway in Newmanstown, Pa. has joined the 2016 USAC Pennsylvania Midget Week slate. The one-eighth-mile dirt oval will host the third night of the four-race swing, on August 16. "We are beyond excited and proud to host an event of this magnitude," said Lanco President Jim Harrington, Jr. "We know what a jewel we have in the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway and now we can showcase our track and facility to a national touring group -…

National Sprint Leaque Sets 2016 Sponsor Line Up

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National Sprint League Announces Set of 2016 Sponsors Story By:Shawn Miller/Inside Line Promotions Photo By:Patrick Grant WINDOM, Minn. – The National Sprint League has secured multiple sponsors for the 2016 campaign. Okoboji Motor Company, which is a premier vehicle dealership based in Spirit Lake, Iowa, has signed on to become the Official Pace Vehicle of the NSL. The National Sprint League also welcomes Burn Rubber for Brain Cells to the program this season. The organization spreads awareness about brain cancer and raises money for research to cure the disease. Additionally, several contingency sponsors are on board in 2016, including:…

Record Breaking Runs For Jankowiak and Rudolph At AC

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ATLANTIC CITY THREE QUARTER MIDGET TRACK RECORD SMASHED; JANKOWIAK,RUDOLPH BREAK EIGHT SECOND BARRIER Story By:Steve Barrick/AC Event Media Photo By:Pete MacDonald/Racersguide.com ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Andy Jankowiak and Erick Rudolph broke into uncharted territory Thursday night inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall by running the first laps ever recorded by Three Quarter Midgets on the historic track in the seven second bracket. Jankowiak’s 7.906 was the fastest lap while Rudolph answered with a 7.943. The top two were followed on the time charts by Jimmy Blewett, Tim Buckwalter, Rob Neely, Ryan Susice, Zane Zeiner, Justin Bonsignore, Scott Kreutter and Anthony Sesely.…

Mid Atlantic Crown Weekend Set For 360 Sprint Teams

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WILLIAMS GROVE, SELINSGROVE & UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAYS ANNOUNCE MID-ATLANTIC CROWN WEEKEND FOR 360 SPRINT CARS JULY 29-31 WITH UNITED RACING CLUB & EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS Story By:Steve Inch/Selinsgrove Speedway Media Photos By:Dan DeMarco/Racersguide.com SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Williams Grove, Selinsgrove, and Utica-Rome Speedways, in partnership with the United Racing Club (URC) and Empire Super Sprint (ESS) organizations, announced one of the biggest weekends for 360 sprint car racing in the United States July 29-31 with the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Crown. More than $80,000 in prize money will be posted for three consecutive nights of 360 sprint car racing at the three aforementioned…

“Bubba’s Army” Winternationals Set For LUCAS Late Model Series Invasion

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Bubba Raceway Park Welcomes Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Story By:LUCAS Late Model Series Media Photos By:Paul Arch/Racersguide.com WAYCROSS, GA - The nation's premier dirt late model tour will make their first ever visit to Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL to conclude the annual Georgia-Florida Speedweeks. The 5th Annual Bubba Army Winter Nationals will take place on Sunday night, February 14th. A full program of racing is on tap for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, featuring: Hot Laps, Miller Welders Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 50-lap, $10,000-to-win main event. The nation's top dirt late…

INEX Legends Head Back To TSMP Road Circuit

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INEX Legends to return to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park for Road Course Series Story By:Threasa Condict/TSMP Media Photos By:INEX Series Photo THOMPSON, CT.- When the Legends debuted for the first time on the 1.7 mile road course at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) last May, it was regarded by many as one of the best races of the season on the road course track. OTB Promotions has partnered with TSMP to bring the Legends back for a full-season series in 2016. Midstate Site Development (MSD) will sponsor the eleven-race championship campaign, spanning from April through October. The series will award…

Aleshin Splashes To Rolex 24 Pole

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Mikhail Aleshin wins pole for Rolex 24 Hours in a downpour Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service Photos By:Getty Images DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Driving a brand new Prototype developed and built in his native Russia, IndyCar driver Mikhail Aleshin won the top starting spot for the Rolex 24 at Daytona — with the ninth fastest time of Friday’s qualifying sessions at the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course. Englishman Nick Tandy had the afternoon’s fastest lap, leading a Porsche sweep of the top two starting spots in the highly competitive GTLM Class, touring the course in 2:01.408 (105.561 mph)…

Super DIRTcar Series To Make First Apperance At Sharon Speedway

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SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES FOR BIG-BLOCK MODS & RENEGADES OF DIRT FOR E-MODS TO MAKE 1ST EVER SHARON APPEARANCE ON JULY 21 Story By : Mike Leone/Sharon Speedway Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Hartford, OH – Sharon Speedway recently announced a Late Model doubleheader with the first ever appearance by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Sweeney RUSH Late Model Touring Series to officially open the season on Friday, April 22. Sharon is now excited to announce a Modified doubleheader coming on Thursday, July 21 when the Super DIRTcar Series for big blocks and the Renegades of Dirt…

World of Outlaws Finalize 2016 Tour Schedule

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Schedule is set as teams gear up for DIRTcar Nationals Story By:Aaron Fedler/WoO Series Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com Concord NC.- The final dates for the 2016 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season have been set as the series gears up to kick off during DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in two weeks. In all, the 2016 season will feature 91 races at 54 different tracks in 25 states and one Canadian province. Four tracks will be making inaugural appearances on the schedule while another 11 return after absences. For the first time since 2005, the World of Outlaws heads…

Brad Doty Classic Heading Back To Attica Raceway Park

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Reserved seats on sale for Brad Doty Classic at Attica Story By: Brian Liskai/Attica Raceway Media Photos By:Paul Arch/Racersguide.com ATTICA, Ohio – While the finishing touches are being made to the 2016 racing schedule for Attica Raceway Park, one date has had fans across the region excited – Tuesday, July 12. That’s when the World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series returns to “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant for the 28th Annual Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic presented by Racing Optics. The Brad Doty Classic has become one of the “must win” races on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series schedule.…

The Steel Palace Season Tickets On Sale For 2016

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Oswego Speedway Tickets Go On Sale Story By:Dan Kapuscinski/Oswego Speedway Media Photos By:Chris Burgess/Racersguide.com OSWEGO, N.Y. – Oswego Speedway officials have announced season ticket pricing and 60th annual Budweiser Int’l Classic Weekend ticket packages, which for the first time in several years are available for under $100. Fans are now able to visit Oswego Speedway’s box office Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to reserve their seats for the entire season or specific Budweiser Classic Weekend packages, to get a jumpstart on 2016. General admission and reserved seating grandstand packages are available as well as season long VIP…

Sooner State Showdown Kicks Off ASCS 2016 Season

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2016 Lucas Oil ASCS Season Kicking Off With The Sooner State Showdown Story By:Bryan Hulbert/ASCS Media Photo By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com TULSA, Okla. -The 25th season of competition for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network kicks off in just over a month’s time, with the season’s first two nights moving to the birthplace of the American Sprint Car Series; the Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. with the Sooner State Showdown. Scheduled for Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 the original plan of opening in south Texas had to be altered as the Battleground…

Sahlen’s Back With Watkins Glen Int’l Six-Hour Event

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Sahlen’s Renews Six-Hour Glen Sponsorship Story By:Chris Banker/Watkins Glen Int'l Media WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Sahlen Packing Company, Inc. and Watkins Glen Int’l announced Wednesday a multi-year renewal of the New York-based company’s sponsorship of the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship event. Sahlen’s is the longest-running entitlement sponsorship at The Glen, with 2016 marking the partnership’s 14th year. With the renewal, the Watkins Glen International Tailgate Zone areas will be re-named the Sahlen’s Tailgate Zone area for the track’s NASCAR weekend, with updated signage and branding. The tailgate zones are reserved weekend trackside infield sites…

Halmar International Signs On As Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP North Region Title Sponsor

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Halmar International Signs On As Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP North Region Title Sponsor; STSS North Region Kicks Off Saturday, April 2 At Orange County Fair Speedway ‘Hard Clay Open’ BOYERTOWN, PA – A company that burst onto the scene to bolster Northeast dirt Modified racing has now pledged its support to the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP in 2016. Halmar International’s Chris Larsen forged an agreement with STSS organizer Brett Deyo to sponsor the series’ North Region, which kicks off on Saturday, April 2 at Larsen’s…

Heckenast Jr., Junghans and Overton Eye Start of 2016 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Season

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Heckenast Jr., Junghans and Overton Eye Start of 2016 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Season Young guns set to kickoff season with a bang at Screven’s Winter Freeze VI CONCORD, N.C. - Jan. 26, 2016 - Frank Heckenast Jr., Chase Junghans and Brandon Overton have quickly established themselves as future stars in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. With an average age of just under 25 years old, these three young guns have their eyes set on Screven (Ga.) Motor Speedway Winter Freeze VI, Feb. 12 and 13, as the first crucial step to compete for…

DIRTcar Nationals Brings Together Kenny Wallace, Austin Dillon and Billy Workman Jr.

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] DIRTcar Nationals Brings Together Kenny Wallace, Austin Dillon and Billy Workman Jr. The best drivers on dirt battle it out at Volusia Speedway Park where every ticket is a hot pass BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Jan. 26, 2016 - What do Kenny Wallace, Austin Dillon and Billy Workman Jr. have in common? Each will be competing with the best drivers on dirt during the 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals! The annual event brings together the All-Star Circuit of Champions, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, Super DIRTcar Series, DIRTcar UMP Modifieds and DIRTcar Late…

Florida In February Late Model Invasion

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East Bay Raceway Park Readies for 40th Annual Winternationals Story By:LUCAS Late Model Series Media WAYCROSS, GA ...The annual tradition of "Florida in February" will continue with the 40th edition of the East Bay Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will invade the 1/3-mile bullring from Sunday, February 7th through Saturday, February 13th. The week-long spectacular kicks off with an open practice on Sunday, February 7th, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, followed by six full nights of racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. From February 8th through February…

The Voice Of NASCAR, Barney Hall Passes

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Radio Commentator Barney Hall Dies At 83 Story By:Seth Josh Hamilton/NASCAR Media Photos By:Getty Images CHARLOTTE, N.C. ...Barney Hall, long known for his work as a commentator with the Motor Racing Network, died Friday. He was 83 years old. Hall’s career in broadcasting began in the 1950s before he eventually began his career in motorsports broadcasting. When the Motor Racing Network launched in 1970 Hall joined the organization, first working as a turn announcer before taking over a position in the booth. Hall called NASCAR events for more than 50 years before retiring on July 5, 2014 following the…

NSL 360 Series Set For A Fresh Start In 2016

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GOMUDDY.COM NSL 360 Series Provides Unique Option for Racers Story By:Shawn Miller/Inside Line Promotions Photos By:Tommy Hein/Racersguide.com WINDOM, Minn. ...The GOMUDDY.COM National Sprint League 360 Series will usher in a fresh opportunity for 360ci winged sprint car competitors when the inaugural season begins in less than two months. The series has a unique format to determine the national champion as well as drivers who earn bonus money – titled the ‘Cash Bowl’ – throughout the 2016 campaign. Any driver who competes in at least one national race and 15 regional races is eligible for the Cash Bowl, which pays $10…

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