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HOOSIER HUNDRED HISTORY ON THE LINE FOR SWANSON THIS THURSDAY

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HOOSIER HUNDRED HISTORY ON THE LINE FOR SWANSON THIS THURSDAY Story By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Photo By: Travis Branch/USAC Racing Indianapolis, Indiana.........As you dance your eyes down the list of "Hoosier Hundred" winners throughout the past six decades, it's easily recognizable to see and feel the history that this race carries. You've got Indianapolis 500 winners, all seven of them: Bob Sweikert (1953), Jimmy Bryan (1954-55-56), Rodger Ward (1959-63), A.J. Foyt (1960-61-64-65-68-69), Parnelli Jones (1962), Mario Andretti (1966-67) and Al Unser (1970-71-72-73). You've got USAC Hall of Famers Tom Bigelow (1975), Pancho Carter (1977), Gary Bettenhausen (1980), Larry…

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Midwest Sheet Metal Challenge Back at Show-Me 100

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Midwest Sheet Metal Challenge Back at Show-Me 100 Story By: Jeremy Shields/LOLMDS Photos By: Heath Lawson/LOLMDS BATAVIA, OH (May 23, 2018) - The goal is simple, win, and you're in. The Midwest Sheet Metal Challenge will again offer Show-Me 100 non-qualifiers a last chance to chase the big prize. "At the end of the day, there's a lot of guys loading up their stuff and we're giving 24 of them another opportunity," said Midwest Sheet Metal owner Chris Davis. The winner of the 20-lap, Midwest Sheet Metal Challenge has the choice of keeping their $2,500 winnings, or forfeiting their earnings…

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Late Models Coming To Brewerton Speedway This Friday

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Late Models Coming To Brewerton Speedway This Friday, May 25 For A Five Star Racing Program Story By: Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway Photos By: Mike Johnson & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY – The Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Rush Late Models are set to put on door-to-door and fender-to-fender racing excitement this Friday, May 25 at the Brewerton Speedway as they will join the other four divisions for a night of racing excitement. With the Late Models not being a weekly division at the speedway, it will be a high-speed slugfest with the talented RUSH Late Model racers battling for a…

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SDS Series Director Mike Perrotte to Step Down at the End of the 2018 Season

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Series Director Mike Perrotte to Step Down at the End of the 2018 Season Story By: Joe Grabianowski/Super DIRTcar Series Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, NC — May 22, 2018 — As rain continues to plague the onset of the 2018 Super DIRTcar Series season — leaving not a single race run since McCreadie’s late race charge past Stewart Friesen for the DIRTcar Nationals Big Gator on February 17 — already Series Director Mike Perrotte is thinking ahead and planning for upcoming years. It won’t be until Monday, May 28 that the Big-Block Modifieds will come to life under his…

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Rising NASCAR Star Stewart Friesen Returns to Weedsport Speedway for Heroes Remembered 100

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Rising NASCAR Star Stewart Friesen Returns to Weedsport Speedway for Heroes Remembered 100 on May 28 Story By: Dan Kapuscinski/Weedsport Speedway Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com WEEDSPORT, NY (May 22, 2018) – One of the greatest Big Block Modified drivers in DIRTcar history is now making his mark in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. But, that doesn’t stop Stewart Friesen from continuing to win races on the dirt and returning to his favorite local speedways, including Weedsport for the Super DIRTcar Series Heroes Remembered 100 on Monday, May 28. Friesen made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series…

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HBR Racing Recap 5/22/18

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HBR Racing Recap 5/22/18 Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com Progress was made this past weekend for the Heinke-Baldwin race team after collecting five top-ten finishes during their busy three-day weekend full of racing. Friday evening saw the HBR team at Brewerton Speedway to kick off their season opener. The evening opened with Jimmy Phelps finishing second in his heat race. With luck of the draw, Phelps lined up fifth for the main event. “I thought we were good enough to win but Larry (Wight) ended up beating us to the front; he started third,” Phelps added. “We…

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SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS 40 SET FOR SATURDAY MAY 26 AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY; ALL MILITARY ADMITTED FREE

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SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS 40 SET FOR SATURDAY MAY 26 AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY; ALL MILITARY ADMITTED FREE Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Harry Meeks & Dave Kovacs/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – Following back-to-back rain outs the New Egypt Speedway will be back in action this Saturday Night May 26th with the 2nd Annual Salute To Our Veterans 40 for the Modifieds. Crate Modifieds, Street Stocks, 4-Cylinders & the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman will also be in action this weekend. As a Thank You for their service, all active and retired military w/ID will receive free General Admission this coming…

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Stars Are Out Thursday, May 24 at Delaware International Speedway for Short Track Super Series ‘Diamond State 50’

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Stars Are Out Thursday, May 24 at Delaware International Speedway for Short Track Super Series ‘Diamond State 50’ Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com DELMAR, DE – The stars will be out this Thursday (May 24) at Delaware International Speedway. The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco invades the Cathell family’s half-mile for the annual ‘Diamond State 50’ headlined by the STSS Velocita-USA South Region Modifieds racing for $5,000 to win, $1,000 for 10th and $400 to take the green in the 50-lap main. Waterloo, N.Y.’s ‘Super’ Matt Sheppard, driving for Maryland-based Hurlock…

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NAPA Super DIRT Week Qualifiers Return to Weedsport Speedway for Heroes Remembered 100

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NAPA Super DIRT Week Qualifiers Return to Weedsport Speedway for Heroes Remembered 100 Story By: Joe Grabianowski/DIRTcar Photos By: Mark Ranalletta & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, NC – May 22, 2018 – Memorial Day is a solemn reminder of the high price our country’s soldiers have paid in our defense. Many of us spend the day with our family and our friends, living life to the fullest for those who no longer can. On Monday May 28, Memorial Day, Weedsport Speedway hosts the Northeast’s premier Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds for the Heroes Remembered 100 in honor of our nation’s military…

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GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SET FOR TWO BIG NIGHTS OF RACING ACTION ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

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GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SET FOR TWO BIG NIGHTS OF RACING ACTION ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway Photos By: Kirsten Snyder & George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA May 22, 2018 . . . NASCAR sanctioned short track stock car racing will be the attraction at Grandview Speedway on Saturday night (May 26) kicking off two big nights of dirt track racing as part of Memorial Day weekend excitement. The Saturday night show will feature the T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, Sportsman and Late Models. The tripleheader card of excitement will have racing starting at 7:30 p.m. At least 12 events of…

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ENTRY LIST FOR FRIDAY’S “CARB NIGHT CLASSIC” RELEASED

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ENTRY LIST FOR FRIDAY'S "CARB NIGHT CLASSIC" RELEASED Story By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Photo By: Gene Crucean/USAC Racing Brownsburg, Indiana.........Twenty-three USAC Silver Crown Champ Cars and drivers have entered for this Friday's "Dave Steele Carb Night Classic" at Lucas Oil Raceway. Past winners entered for round four of the Silver Crown season at the .686-mile paved oval include Kingsburg, California's Tanner Swanson, a six-time winner at the track, and two-time winner of the "Carb Night Classic" in 2015 and 2016. Older brother Kody Swanson was last year's winner, which was his fourth win there. Bobby Santos of Franklin,…

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TWO-TIME WINNER SWINDELL, SILVER CROWN CHAMP SCHRADER RETURN TO HOOSIER HUNDRED THURSDAY

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TWO-TIME WINNER SWINDELL, SILVER CROWN CHAMP SCHRADER RETURN TO HOOSIER HUNDRED THURSDAY Story By: Jay Hardin - Track Enterprises Staff Indianapolis, Indiana.........Eleven rookies on this year's Hoosier Hundred entry list have the opportunity of a lifetime to learn from two legendary drivers who competed in the big cars long before many of the rookies were even born. If the return of 1991 & 1993 race winner Jeff Swindell wasn't enough news, the return of 1982 Silver Crown champion Ken Schrader has only added to the buzz created by the continued upward swing of USAC's top tier series. Swindell continues to…

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48TH “TONY HULMAN CLASSIC” KICKS OFF BIG WEEK OF USAC RACING

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48TH "TONY HULMAN CLASSIC" KICKS OFF BIG WEEK OF USAC RACING Story By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Photos By: Gene Crucean/USAC Racing Terre Haute, Indiana.........Kevin Thomas, Jr. has seemingly had the Midas touch in USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car competition over the past two years. No driver has accumulated more victories than the Cullman, Alabama driver over that stretch and he arrives at this Wednesday night's 48th running of the "Tony Hulman Classic" as the reigning race winner and the current series point leader. Thomas has already won twice this season at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. and Plymouth…

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Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 Up Next

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Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 Up Next Story By: Jeremy Shields/LOLMDS Photos By: Heath Lawson/LOLMDS BATAVIA, OH (May 21, 2018) - One of dirt late model racing's crown jewel events will take center stage this weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway. The nation's top dirt late model drivers will invade the state-of-the-art 3/8-mile oval, May 24-26 for the 26th edition of the Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. The event is co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil Midwest Latemodel Racing Association (MLRA). Full programs are scheduled for three consecutive nights, culminating with Saturday's 100-lap,…

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Hometown favorite Carpenter collects Verizon P1 Award for Indianapolis 500

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Hometown favorite Carpenter collects Verizon P1 Award for Indianapolis 500 Story By: INDYcar MEdia Photos By: Chris Owens/INDYcar INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 20, 2018) - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is like a second home to Ed Carpenter. The Verizon IndyCar Series team owner/driver, who grew up and still lives in Indianapolis, showed his lasting affinity for the cathedral of motorsports by winning the Verizon P1 Award in pole day qualifying for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Driving the No. 20 Fuzzy's Vodka Chevrolet for his namesake team, Carpenter thrilled the hometown crowd by putting together a sensational…

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Harvick continues phenomenal roll with Monster Energy All-Star victory

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Kevin Harvick continues phenomenal roll with Monster Energy All-Star victory Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Photos By: Getty Images/NASCAR CONCORD, N.C. – Kevin Harvick’s answer to NASCAR’s new competition package was the same old song—another victory in a season that already has produced a surfeit of success. This time it was Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with a restrictor-plate limiting the horsepower and a large blade on the rear of the cars providing downforce and maneuverability. Harvick’s No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford was still the strongest car in the field, and the driver who already…

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Matt Sheppard, Kevin Ridley and Darryl Ruggles Break the Ice at Weedsport

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Matt Sheppard, Kevin Ridley and Darryl Ruggles Break the Ice at Weedsport Speedway Story By: Dan Kapuscinski/Weedsport Speedway Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff WEEDSPORT, NY (May 21, 2018) – More than 120 race cars opened the 2018 season at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday with Matt Sheppard, Kevin Ridley and Darryl Ruggles all earning spots on victory hill presented by WACK 1420AM. Over 40 DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds were on hand Sunday battling for 26 starting positions in the $3,000 to win Ice Breaker 50. A heads-up feature event would see the four heat race winners start in the front two…

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Billy Pauch Jr., Dale Welty Take Early American Racer Cup Lead; Challenge Events This Weekend

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Billy Pauch Jr., Dale Welty Take Early American Racer Cup Lead; Challenge Events This Weekend Story By: Brett Deyo/American Racer Cup Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com MILLSBORO, DE – The race toward the 2018 American Racer Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuels is on! As of this weekend, all 14 American Racer Cup tracks have hosted events and posted points on the board. A drivers’ 10 best finishes count toward the overall Modified and Sportsman championships. The overall title also uses bonus points based on average weekly car count to determine the final count. As of May 19, Billy Pauch Jr.,…

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TRIPLE THUNDER THRILLER ON TAP AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SUNDAY NIGHT, MAY 27

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TRIPLE THUNDER THRILLER ON TAP AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SUNDAY NIGHT, MAY 27, 21ST ANNUAL PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS TRAFFIC JAM TO SHOWCASE BIG EVENT Story By: Bob Miller/TOTH Photos By: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA (May 20, 2018) – The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series opens their 29th season of competition at Grandview Speedway on Sunday, May 27. On the agenda, is the 21st Annual Traffic Jam – a unique event that features the Big-Block and Small-Block Modifieds competing in a 40 Lap event that pays a whopping $5,000 to the race winner, and includes a lucrative $1,000…

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Alan Johnson Slides To 122nd Career Win At Land Of Legends Raceway

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Alan Johnson Slides To 122nd Career Win At Land Of Legends Raceway Track champs Marcuccilli, Ferguson & Minutolo beat rain to collect fairgrounds feature gold Story By: Tom Skibinski/Land of Legends Photos By: Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com Canandaigua, NY – May 19, 2018 – Open-wheel veteran Alan Johnson from Middlesex has been winning car races at the Ontario County Fairgrounds for over 40 years. His 122nd career Pepsi Big-Block Modified victory in the Geneva Club Beverage & Mountain Dew/Armed Forces Saturday Spectacular at Land Of Legends Raceway may have been the shortest after rain trimmed the feature event to 25 laps. “Started sprinkling…

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Jason Myers and Jonathan Brown Hit Their Stride at Bowman Gray

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Jason Myers and Jonathan Brown Hit Their Stride at Bowman Gray Story By: Loren Pinillis/Bowman Gray Stadium Photos By: Eric Hylton/Bowman Gray Stadium (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Jason Myers and Jonathan Brown both showed on Saturday that they’ll be forces to reckon with this season at Bowman Gray Stadium. Each claimed their second 2018 victory on Saturday, and each of them are hungry for more wins. Jason Myers of Walnut Cove took the first step towards victory by being the fastest qualifier for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series. He started on the pole with brother Burt Myers starting…

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Davenport Shines in NAPA North Star Nationals

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Davenport Shines in NAPA North Star Nationals Story By: Jeremy Shields/LOLMDS Photos By: Heath Lawson/LOLMDS SPRING VALLEY, MN (May 19, 2018) - Jonathan Davenport fended off a late race charge from Bobby Pierce on Saturday night to find Victory Lane in the inaugural NAPA Auto Parts North Star Nationals at Deer Creek Speedway. Pierce settled for a runner-up finish for the second consecutive night, just 0.281 seconds behind the race winner. Chad Simpson finished in third, with Don O'Neal and Scott Bloomquist rounding out the top five. Jimmy Mars bolted to the lead at the start of the main event…

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Godown rockets his way to first ever USAC Wingless Sprint Victory

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Ryan Godown rockets his way to first ever USAC Wingless Sprint Victory, Alex Bright wins the Midget Feature at Big Diamond Story By: Ken Bruce/Big Diamond Speedway Photos By: Kirsten Snyder & George Steigerwalt Jr/RacersGuide.com When Ryan Godown decided to race this season in the USAC East Coast Wingless Sprint series in 2018, the team definitely had two dates circled on their busy schedule in red. Those two dates being the events scheduled at his Friday night home track of Big Diamond Speedway. Godown knew that even with his inexperience in the division, that running on a track he runs…

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ANDERSON TO MAKE SILVER CROWN DEBUT AT CARB NIGHT CLASSIC

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JIM ANDERSON TO MAKE SILVER CROWN DEBUT AT CARB NIGHT CLASSIC Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing Brownsburg, Indiana.........Three-time STARS Midget Champion and 2012 USAC D1 Regional Midget Champion Jim Anderson is set to make his USAC Silver Crown Champ Car debut when the series hits Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Indiana for the "Dave Steele Carb Night Classic" on Friday night, May 25. Anderson, who hails from Joliet, Illinois, will be behind the wheel of the Kazmark Motorsports No. 92, Response Management Services-sponsored Beast/Toyota for the 100-lap event. The race will mark the season debut for the Gene Kazmark-owned team…

Brewerton Speedway

Wight Wins Brewerton Speedway Modified Opener

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Larry Wight Wins Brewerton Speedway Modified Opener Story By: Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway Photos By: Mike Johnson/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY – The Brewerton Speedway kicked off the 2018 racing season with perfect weather for fans and race teams for round one of the season long chase for the championships in the four divisions at the ‘D-Shaped Dirt Demon.’ Larry Wight out of Phoenix, NY made a statement that he will be a contender for the track championship in 2018 taking the win in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds. Wight took the lead on a lap-8 restart and from there…

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Late Pass Propels Pearson at 141 Speedway

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Late Pass Propels Pearson at 141 Speedway Story By: Jeremy Shields/LOLMDS Photos By: Heath Lawson/LOLMDS MARIBEL, WI (May 18, 2018) - Earl Pearson Jr. made the leap into the infield pond on Friday night, a tradition for first-time winners at 141 Speedway. Pearson, in the Ronnie Stuckey-owned, Lucas Oil Products, Black Diamond Chassis passed race-long leader Bobby Pierce on lap 44 and then sped on to win his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on the season. Pierce led the first 43 laps of the 50-lap main event until Pearson made his way underneath the 21-year-old driver of…

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HOOSIER HUNDRED ENTRY LIST RELEASED

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HOOSIER HUNDRED ENTRY LIST RELEASED Story By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Indianapolis, Indiana.........Thirty-nine drivers and cars have entered thus far for the 63rdrunning of the "Hoosier Hundred" on Thursday, May 24 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Kingsburg, California's Kody Swanson leads the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car series standings as he goes for his fourth win in a row at the Hoosier Hundred. After capturing the 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions, Swanson has a chance to equal what seemed like an untouchable record set by Al Unser from 1970 to 1973. The only thing that has stopped Swanson recently…

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World of Outlaws Return to Iowa for First Time Since 2016

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World of Outlaws Return to Iowa for First Time Since 2016 Story By: Kayla May/WoOLMs Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, NC– May 18, 2018– After a one year hiatus from Iowa, the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series returns to the Hawkeye State three times in 2018, including stops at Dubuque Speedway on July 6, Davenport Speedway on July 24, and Farley Speedway on August 6. As part of the Series’ 30th commemorative anniversary season, the Outlaws are returning to several tracks visited in the early years. Davenport Speedway and Farley Speedway both made their debuts with the World…

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TWIN MODIFIED RACES AT WALL SATURDAY NIGHT

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TWIN MODIFIED RACES AT WALL SATURDAY NIGHT Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ After a scheduled night off on May 5 and a rain out on May 12, the headlining Pete and Elda's Bar,Carmen's Pizzeria Modified stock cars will return to action at Wall Stadium Speedway this Saturday night (May 19) in Twin 35 lap feature races. Grandstand seating for this All American Auto Group Racing Series event will open at 5:00 p.m., qualifying is set for 5:45 p.m. and main event racing will follow at 7:05 p.m. The twin Modified main…

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Final Pass Through Tennessee in 2018 for World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series

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Final Pass Through Tennessee in 2018 for World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Story By: Kayla May/WoOLMs Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, NC– May 18, 2018– The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series kicks off the month of June in Tennessee for two thrilling 50-lap $10,000-to-win feature events. The Series’ final stop in the Volunteer State this season will begin on June 1 at Seymour, Tennessee’s 411 Motor Speedway and will conclude in Bulls Gap, TN at Volunteer Speedway on June 2. As part of the Series’ 30th commemorative anniversary season, the Outlaws will invade new territory with…

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WHELEN ENGINEERING NIGHT FEATURES 4 DIVISIONS OF AUTO RACING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHT

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WHELEN ENGINEERING NIGHT FEATURES 4 DIVISIONS OF AUTO RACING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHT Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway Photos By: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA May 18, 2018 . . . Just 32 points separate the top five racers in the NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modified point standings at Grandview Speedway with young Brett Kressley leading the way with 557 tallies. All five racers and many more will be looking to improve their standings in the battle for the lucrative NASCAR and Track championships as stock car racing gets the green flag on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. The night of…

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Meitzler Memorial, King of No Wing Highlight May 20 Action Track USA Opener

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Meitzler Memorial, King of No Wing Highlight May 20 Action Track USA Opener King of No Wing Shootout for 600 Sprints Pays $1,000-To-Win (with Gambler's Fee) Story By: Barry Angstadt/Action Track USA Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com KUTZTOWN, PA - Championship Energy Action Track USA's racers and fans are drooling with anticipation as they look forward to this Sunday's Opening Day 2018 – the postponed Goldie and Elton Meitzler Memorial which will feature the Hyper Racing 600cc Sprints in the King of No Wing Shootout presented by Dumpster Dudez. The 40-lap main event for the 600's boasts a lucrative $1,000-to-win payday…

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NYSS & Sunoco Ink Deal

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NYSS & Sunoco Ink Deal Story By: NYSS Media Photos By: Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com Insinger Performance of Dunshore, PA and Sunoco Fuels have formed an exciting partnership with New York Super Stocks LLC (NYSS) for the 2018 season and beyond! Conversations over the past few months have transpired into a finalized deal just in time for the start of the NYSS season beginning on June 1st at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, NY. Robert Lippa, Jr. and Bruce Insinger are both very excited to partner up and provide more benefits to the teams in competition this upcoming season. Sunoco 110 will be the fuel…

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THOMAS TEAMS WITH FOXCO FOR THE HOOSIER HUNDRED ON MAY 24

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THOMAS TEAMS WITH FOXCO FOR THE HOOSIER HUNDRED ON MAY 24 Story By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Photo By: Rich Forman/USAC Racing Indianapolis, Indiana.........Kevin Thomas, Jr. and the Foxco, Inc. team have paired up for a run at the 63rd edition of the "Hoosier Hundred" Thursday, May 24, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Thomas, of Cullman, Ala., nor the Galen Fox-owned team have made a start with the series since 2015. Thomas' two career starts, both three years ago, resulted in top-ten finishes: a 10th place finish at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track and an 8th at the…

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FX Caprara Car Companies to Pace Weedsport Speedway Competitors Beginning this Sunday

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FX Caprara Car Companies to Pace Weedsport Speedway Competitors Beginning this Sunday Story By: Dan Kapuscinski/Weedsport Speedway Photos By: Mike Johnson & Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com WEEDSPORT, NY (May 16, 2018) – FX Caprara Car Companies returns as the official pace car provider for Weedsport Speedway and will lead the field to green during this Sunday’s Ice Breaker 50 at The Port. The beautiful Ford Fusion pace car will pace all events at the fast 3/8 mile in 2018. Located at 18712 Route 11 in Watertown, NY, FX Caprara Car Companies is a vehicle superstore ready to help you with all of…

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Regional Truck & Trailer To Present Family Fun Racing At The Fulton Speedway Saturday, May 19

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Regional Truck & Trailer To Present Family Fun Racing At The Fulton Speedway Saturday, May 19 Story By: Dave Medler/Fulton Speedway Photos By: Mike Johnson/RacersGuide.com FULTON, NY - After last Saturday night's exciting racing that featured side-by-side battles for victories and first-time winners, the Fulton Speedway is ready to do it again this Saturday, May 19 on Regional Truck & Trailer night. On the fast paced, exciting, family affordable race night will be the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, SUNY Canton Sportsman, Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux RUSH Late Models, E&V Energy Novice Sportsman and a visit from the…

Brewerton Speedway

Fans And Racers Ready For The Highly Anticipated Season Opener At The Brewerton Speedway This Friday, May 18

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Fans And Racers Ready For The Highly Anticipated Season Opener At The Brewerton Speedway This Friday, May 18 Story By: Dave Medler/Brewerton Speedway Photos By: Jeff Clemons & Mike Johnson/RacersGuide.com BREWERTON, NY – The Brewerton Speedway has been quiet since the final checkered flag last October. All that will change when the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon” comes back to life, challenging some of the best dirt track racers in the area this Friday, May 18. In competition on the exciting night of speed will be the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds, SUNY Canton DIRTcar Sportsman, STARS Mod Lites and…

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Lucas Oil Late Model Drivers Ready for Midwest Tripleheader

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Lucas Oil Late Model Drivers Ready for Midwest Tripleheader Story By: Jeremy Shields/LOLMDS Photos By: Heath Lawson/LOLMDS BATAVIA, OH (May 15, 2018) - In the week ahead, the warriors of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will tackle three states in three days, with three action-packed events along the way. 141 Speedway in Maribel, WI will host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the first time on Friday, May 18. The event will feature a complete program of: Miller Welders Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 50-lap, $12,000-to-win main event. The Street Stocks and Sport Modifieds will serve as…

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World of Outlaws Get Set for Outlaw Invasion at Atomic Speedway on May 18-19

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World of Outlaws Get Set for Outlaw Invasion at Atomic Speedway on May 18-19 Story By: Kayla May/WoOLMs Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com CHILLICOTHE, OH– May 15, 2018– The World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series gets set for a doubleheader weekend of two complete $10,000-to-win shows at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio on May 18-19 for the Outlaw Invasion. Last year, Devin Moran collected his first-ever World of Outlaws win at the 3/8-mile dirt track. “It was definitely pretty cool just for the simple fact that it was in my home state and I like that place a lot,” said…

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Battle at the Bridge Washed Out

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Battle at the Bridge Washed Out Story By: Joe Grabowski/Super DIRTcar Series Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, NC — May 15, 2018 — Unfortunately due to a full week of torrential rains and severe thunderstorms, the Super DIRTcar Series tour stop at Bridgeport Speedway for the Battle at the Bridge has been cancelled. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for much of the region through tonight and tomorrow. The grounds have already taken on a lot of water, so the facility will not be safe for racing action on the 5/8th mile track. Between the wet forecast and the rains in the week…

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FOUR DIVISIONS OF STOCK CAR RACING SET FOR SATURDAY IN WHELEN ENGINEERING NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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FOUR DIVISIONS OF STOCK CAR RACING SET FOR SATURDAY IN WHELEN ENGINEERING NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY Story By: Ernie Saxton/Grandview Speedway Photos By: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA May 15, 2018 . . . Whelen Engineering Night at Grandview Speedway this Saturday night will feature four divisions of stock car racing with the first event getting the green flag at 7:30 p.m. Heading up the three divisions of NASCAR stock car racing will be the T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds joined by the Sportsman stocks and Late Models. The fourth division of racing will feature the Blast from the Past Vintage racers giving…

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SECOND ANNUAL EAST COAST INDOOR DIRT NATIONALS SET FOR DECEMBER 14TH AND 15TH

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SECOND ANNUAL EAST COAST INDOOR DIRT NATIONALS SET FOR DECEMBER 14TH AND 15TH IN TRENTON, NJ’s CURE INSURANCE ARENA Story By: Ernie Saxton/Indoor DIRT Nationals Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com TRENTON, NJ May 15, 2018 . . . The second annual East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals race dates have been set for Friday, December 14th and Saturday, December 15th. The event will be returning to the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, N.J. where the successful race was held for the first time this past December. “The Dirt Nationals was a race that was talked about all winter,” Len Sammons, Indoor Auto…

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HBR Racing Recap 5/15/18

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HBR Racing Recap 5/15/18 Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com The Heinke-Baldwin race team rallied three solid top-ten finishes in the Empire State this past weekend. Max McLaughlin opened Friday evening at Albany-Saratoga with a makeup feature from the previous week where he started on the outside of the second row. McLaughlin’s Friday seemed to have ended as fast as it started. “The track was fast,” he said. “We fell back early but got a little bit better and started to come back through the field. Keith Flach blew up right in front of us and I had…

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USAC SILVER CROWN CARB NIGHT CLASSIC TO HONOR DAVE STEELE MAY 25

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USAC SILVER CROWN CARB NIGHT CLASSIC TO HONOR DAVE STEELE MAY 25 Story By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Brownsburg, Indiana.........Dave Steele made most any pavement track his personal playground during the 1990s and 2000s. Yet, no track was more closely associated with the "Man of Steele" than Indianapolis Raceway Park (now known as Lucas Oil Raceway). It is fitting now that the May 25 "Carb Night Classic" featuring the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series will be named after the two-time Silver Crown champion who passed away in a racing crash in 2017. Steele won 12 combined USAC National…

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Brad Sweet’s Showdown Gets New Name and Becomes Biggest 410 Sprint Car Race in California

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Brad Sweet's Showdown Gets New Name and Becomes Biggest 410 Sprint Car Race in California Story By: Anthony Corini/WoO Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, NC — MAY 14, 2018 — It is with great excitement that the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and Brad Sweet announce that the rescheduled Placerville Showdown on September 12, 2018 will now become the biggest 410 Sprint Car race in the state of California. With the new purse comes a new name; the 49er Gold Rush Classic presented by Riebes/NAPA AUTO PARTS will now go 49 laps in distance, paying an astounding $20,000…

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THE OUTLAWS ARE COMING TO THE BRIDGEPORT

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THE OUTLAWS ARE COMING TO THE BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY! Story By: Deb Smith/Bridgeport Speedway Photos By: Tommy Hein & Mark Ranalletta/RacersGuide.com For the first time in fifteen years, the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Cars are coming to the Bridgeport Speedway! When the WoO last raced at the Bridgeport Speedway in 2003, it was Sammy Swindell who took home the win on the lightning fast 5/8th mile track. This time, however, the Outlaws will race on the Design for Vision/Sunglass Central 3/8th mile track at the Bridgeport Speedway on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Certainly, Fargo, North Dakota driver, Donny Schatz must…

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Short Track Super Series Takes Over Thunder Mountain Speedway Sunday, May 27

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Short Track Super Series Takes Over Thunder Mountain Speedway Sunday, May 27 with Fifth ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Jay Fish/RacersGuide.com CENTER LISLE, NY – One of the original six Short Track Super Series events during the 2014 inaugural series season, the ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ is an event fans circle on their calendars each season. Again in 2018, Thunder Mountain Speedway serves as a Memorial Day Weekend stop for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco Halmar International North Region on Sunday, May 27. The fifth edition of the…

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PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS 21ST ANNUAL MODIFIED TRAFFIC JAM AT GRANDVIEW SUNDAY, MAY 27

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NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES PRESENTS. . . . PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS 21ST ANNUAL MODIFIED TRAFFIC JAM, SPORTSMAN & SPRINTS IN TRIPLE THUNDER THRILLER AT GRANDVIEW SUNDAY, MAY 27, PLUS FAN FUN STUFF Story By: Bob Miller/TOTH Photos By: George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com BECHTELSVILLE, PA (May 13, 2018) – It’s that time of the year for honoring the American flag, enjoying a barbecue, tail-gating and taking in a night on the hill with a show of Modified, Sportsman and Sprint Car Racing all in one night. Thanks to the Thunder Series sponsor NAPA Auto Parts and race event…

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Short Track Super Series Rolls into Delaware International Speedway Thursday, May 24 for Diamond State 50

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Short Track Super Series Rolls into Delaware International Speedway Thursday, May 24 for Diamond State 50 Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com DELMAR, DE – The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco rolls into Delaware International Speedway for its only 2018 visit on Thursday, May 24. The ‘Diamond State 50’ will continue its legacy as an iconic event in the State of Delaware to kick off Memorial Day Weekend at the Cathell family’s half-mile oval. Round No. 3 of the STSS Velocita-USA South Region for big-block/small-block Modifieds takes the headline for the evening…

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Late pass lifts Kevin Harvick to Victory Lane at Kansas

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Late pass lifts Kevin Harvick to Victory Lane at Kansas Story By: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Photos By: Getty Images/NASCAR KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Kevin Harvick, nicknamed NASCAR’s “Closer,” earned his moniker on Saturday night at Kansas Speedway, passing reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. on the next-to-last lap to add the KC Masterpiece 400 to his collection of victories this season. Charging from sixth place and chasing race leader Martin Truex Jr. after a restart on Lap 259 of 267, Harvick found speed in the top lane with five laps left and passed Truex on the outside…

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