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Brandon Sheppard Grabs Win Number Four at Wayne County

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Devin Moran Makes Impressive Hard Charge from 19th to Finish Second Story By: KAYLA MAY / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Orrville, Ohio- May 28, 2017- During the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series event at Wayne County Speedway, a fan in attendance decided to support the Series further than the purchase of his ticket. Joe Seins, from JD Empire Trucking, posted an extra $2,500 towards the to-win-amount of an already $10,000 prize. Series powerhouse, Brandon Sheppard, was the lucky winner of the evening as he found his way to Victory Lane for…

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Dewease And Hubbard Win Port Royal Fallen Heroes Championships Saturday

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Twin 30-lap Mains Thrill Fans With No Less Than Seven Different Leaders Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Port Royal Pa.- May 28, 2017- Lance Dewease of Fayetteville and Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., picked up the prestigious Fallen Heroes Championships for 410 sprints and super late models at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night in what was a pair of thrilling, multiple leader 30-lap main events run as part of the Bob Weikert Memorial weekend at the oval. The $5,000 win for Dewease, his second of the year at the track…

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Swanson Sweeps to Carb Night Classic Win

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KODY SWANSON SEIZES THE MOMENT; TIES STEELE FOR 3RD ALL-TIME WITH CARB NIGHT CLASSIC WIN Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: USAC SERIES Brownsburg, Indiana.- May 28, 2017-Lately, it seems every victory Kody Swanson captures sets a new standard in the USAC Silver Crown record book. Friday night’s “Carb Night Classic” at Lucas Oil Raceway was no exception as the Californian led all 100 laps from the pole to surpass J.J. Yeley and join the late, great Dave Steele for third on the all-time series win list with his 16th career triumph. For a time in the…

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Blaney Strikes Late For Charlotte XFINITY Victory

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Late Pass Gives Ryan Blaney NASCAR XFINITY Series Win At Charlotte Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, N.C. –May 28, 2017- Kevin Harvick was between a rock and a hard place with three laps left in Saturday’s Hisense 4K TV 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and Ryan Blaney took full advantage of the veteran driver’s conundrum. Passing Harvick for the lead after a restart on Lap 198 and 200, Blaney crossed the finish line .244 seconds ahead of the driver of the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. Blaney had pushed Harvick…

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FREDDIE RAHMER CLAIMS CAREER THIRD IN LINCOLN 410 SPRINT CAR FEATURE;

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Phil Walter Sixth Winner in Six Races in 358 sprints; Lucas Montgomery best of 38 Central PA Legends Story By: BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM ABBOTTSTOWN, PA – May 28, 2017 – “Spank” no more for Freddie Rahmer at Lincoln Speedway. Rahmer has built up a solid points lead at Williams Grove Speedway, but has had his problems at Lincoln this season. "We’ve been good since last Wednesday, when we changed one or two things, and it looks like I can race out here,” said Rahmer upon exiting his Leffler Energy/Miller Brothers Chevrolet…

Dirt Late Models

T-Mac Wins Gibson Tribute At Wheatland

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McCreadie Wins Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson Story By: JEREMEY SHIELDS / LUCAS LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM WHEATLAND, MO - May 27, 2017 - Tim McCreadie took the lead on lap 30 from race-leader Jimmy Owens and then went on to win the 40-lap, Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson on Friday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. The event was co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil MLRA Series. McCreadie's second full-year of running the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tour has been off to a…

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TWO DAYS OF ACTION HEADLINE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY;

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THUNDER SERIES OPENS SUNDAY, MAY 28 WITH $5,000-TO-WIN PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS MODIFIED BIG ONE Press Release By: BOB MILLER / TOTH SERIES MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA -May 27, 2017 – Dirt track racing is Americana. Nothing speaks more to that statement than a Memorial Day holiday weekend and two nights of racing at Grandview Speedway. The 1/3-mile dirt track in Bechtelsville, PA prepares for a double-header with their NASCAR racing program on Saturday, May 27, followed by the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill special event series kick-off on Sunday, May 28. On Sunday,…

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Byron Reed Edges Craig Mintz for Attica All Star Victory

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Memorial Day Weekend Continues Sunday at Mansfield Motor Speedway Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM ATTICA, OH - May 27, 2017 - For the first time since 2013, and for the 11th time during his storied career, Monclova, Ohio’s Byron Reed is a main event winner with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, this time holding off Craig Mintz and DJ Foos at Attica Raceway Park to officially kick-off Memorial Day weekend. Reed, who started fifth on the feature grid, did not take command of the 40-lap program until…

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Dietrich Shines Like A Diamond At Williams Grove

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Danny Dietrich Wins Williams Grove Diamond Series 4K Friday, Watkins claims 305s Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY EDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mechanicsburg Pa.- May 27, 2017- Gettysburg’s Danny Dietrich piloted Gary Kauffman’s No. 48 sprint car to his first win of the Williams Grove Speedway season on Friday night, pocketing $4,000 for the victory in the second leg of the 2017 Diamond Series. In the 20-lap PASS 305 sprint main, Mark Watkins took the win after Ian Detweiler spun out of the lead with four laps to go. For Dietrich, it was a flag…

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Shark Attack At Charlotte

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Schuchart Shines Bright in Charlotte ,Wins Third Outlaws Race of 2017 Story By: KAYLA MAY / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF Charlotte NC- May 27, 2017- After starting in the third position for the Outlaw Showdown at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 30-lap Feature event, Logan Schuchart had a scare just before the half-way mark of the race. When Schuchart he attempted a slide job on the leader Brad Sweet, he overshot the attempt, forcing him up to the wall. Still managing to continue on, Schuchart would get another opportunity as the field…

Dirt Late Models

Outlaws Return to McKean County Raceway Tuesday, June 20

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First Series appearance since 2012; final tune-up for Firecracker 100 Story By: KAYLA MAY / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. - May 27, 2017 -The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series will head to Western Pennsylvania for their return to McKean County Raceway on Tuesday, June 20 for the Hamlin Lake 50. This visit marks the Series return to the third-mile clay-oval for the first time since 2012, when the 2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series champion, Josh Richards took a trip down Victory Lane in front of a…

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Weedsport Speedway Expands MAVTV Lineup

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Weedsport’s Big Block/Small Block Challenge Added to SPEED SPORT, MAVTV Television Lineup Press Release By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY -May 26, 2017 – With the postponement of the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Monday main event last week, Weedsport Speedway officials are happy to announce that the upcoming Big Block/Small Block Challenge on June 4, now presented by Big Dog Country 103.5 FM, will be broadcast nationally on Suzuki presents SPEED SPORT on MAVTV. The Big Block/Small Block Challenge will kick-off a full schedule of event coverage which will…

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Grandview Speedway Goes Back to Back For Memorial Weekend

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K&N PERFORMANCE FILTERS NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW FEATURES NASCAR 358 MODS, LATE MODELS AND SPORTSMAN ACTION ON SATURDAY: SUNDAY NIGHT THUNDER INCLUDES BIG BLOCK/SMALL BLOCK BATTLE PLUS SPORTSMAN AND SPRINTS Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA -May 26, 2017 - Will there be a 12th different feature winner on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway? With 11 different feature winners after four Saturday night programs of Saturday night NASCAR stock car racing it will be interesting to see if there will be more new feature winners or will there be repeat winners…

Oswego Speedway ‘Super Spectacle’ Night Of Action

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Memorial Day Weekend 'Super Spectacle' featuring Novelis Supermodifieds, ISMA Supermodifieds and Pathfinder Bank SBS On Tap at Oswego Saturday, May 27 Press Release By: CANDEM PROUD / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS BURGESS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY -May 26, 2017 - For the third consecutive season, the Memorial Day Weekend Port City 160 'Super Spectacle' featuring Novelis Supermodifieds, ISMA Supermodifieds and Pathfinder Bank SBS returns to Oswego Speedway this Saturday, May 27. In a very unique event, Saturday's action is the only time this season that you can see both the non-wing and winged Supermodifieds on the same surface,…

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Mahoning Valley Calling All Dirt Modified Teams

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Mahoning Valley Speedway Looks To Build Dirt Modified Division Press Release By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY EDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, PA. - May 26, 2017- In an effort to help bolster car counts in the Dirt Modified division, Mahoning Valley Speedway promoter Floyd Santee has extended an open invitation at any and all Dirt Modified racers to come to his track and run their home track rules and tires. If, after a two week period, they decide to stay on, drivers must them conform to Mahoning’s Dirt Modified class rules and tires. Watching Dirt Modifieds…

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Empire Super Sprints Start A New Memorial Weekend Tradition

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The Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Will Spend Memorial Weekend at Canandaigua and Utica-Rome! Press Release By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SYRACUSE, NY – May 26, 2017- It will now be a new Memorial Weekend tradition, the stars and cars from the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints will visit the Canandaigua Motorsports Park and since 2003, the Utica-Rome Speedway. At Canandaigua on Saturday night, a special increased purse will see the sprints go 25 laps for $2,500 to win, $1,500 for second and $1,000 for third. The event will be the first…

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Blockbuster Night Of Action Set For Utica Rome Speedway

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THE WILD ANIMAL PARK AND BROEDEL ENERGY PRESENTS HUGE SHOW OF SHOW LUCAS OIL EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS, GATES-COLE AUTO INSURANCE MODIFIEDS, BROEDEL ENERGY SPORTSMAN, AND PRO STOCKS Press Release By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- May 26, 2017-Race fans know what Memorial Day Weekend means at the Utica-Rome Speedway, and that is the invasion of the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints, who will join a full show of Gates-Cole Auto Insurance DIRTcar Modifieds, Broedel Energy DIRTcar Sportsman, and DIRTcar Pro Stocks. This Sunday’s May 28 program will be presented by…

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Pearson Powers to Cowboy Classic Victory

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Pearson Holds Off Bloomquist Challenge For Classic Checkers Story By: JEREMEY SHIELDS / LUCCAS LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM WHEATLAND, MO - May 26, 2017 - Earl Pearson Jr. gained the lead on lap 15 from Jesse Stovall and then held off Scott Bloomquist in the final laps to win the Cowboy Classic - presented by Hot Rod Processing on Thursday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. The event was co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA). Pearson kicked off the 25th Annual Show-Me 100 weekend…

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Remember Our Veterans 40 Highlights New Egypt Speedway’s Memorial Day Weekend

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Remember Our Veterans 40 Highlights New Egypt Speedway’s Memorial Day Weekend Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Harry Meeks/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – Memorial Day weekend is upon us at New Egypt Speedway and we are back in action this coming Saturday night May 27th featuring the Remember Our Veterans 40 for the 358 Modifieds that will pay $2,750 to the winner and also serve as “The Dirty Dozen” Round of 12 for May Modified Madness. This race was originally scheduled to be double points as well as the finale for the May Madness Modified Series but Mother…

Delaware

Inclement Weather Forces Postponement Of SSTS ‘Diamond State 50’ At DIS To Thursday, June 15

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Inclement Weather Forces Postponement Of Short Track Super Series ‘Diamond State 50’ At Delaware International Speedway To Thursday, June 15 Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com DELMAR, DE – A saturated facility coupled with a forecast of thunderstorms for southern Delaware has forced the postponement of Thursday’s ‘Diamond State 50’ at Delaware International Speedway. The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP was set to host its third round of the Velocita-USA South Region with a 50-lap, $5,000-to-win big-block/small-block Modified main offering $1,000 for 10th and $400 to take the green flag. Unfortunately, weather…

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David Gravel Victorious at New Egypt Speedway

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David Gravel Victorious at New Egypt Speedway Pittman's winning streak comes to an end Story By: Mandee Pauch/WoO Photos By: Harry Meeks/RacersGuide.com NEW EGYPT, N.J. - May 24, 2017 - David Gravel continued his east coast dominance Wednesday night at New Egypt Speedway by picking up his third win of the last four World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series races and his eighth-overall win for the 2017 season. Gravel, no stranger to the D-shaped clay oval, cut his teeth in Sprint Car racing at New Egypt in his URC Sprint Car. "I'm glad I could win in front of…

Brewerton Speedway

Lightning Larry Rumbles To Brewerton Victory

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Larry Wight Starts Out 2017 at the Brewerton Speedway with Two Straight Wins Story By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF BREWERTON, NY – May 20, 2017 – Larry Wight in his quest for his first Tracey Road Equipment Modified track title at the Brewerton Speedway has started out the first two races of the season in victory lane. In the wild 35 lap feature Wight started 18th and took the lead on a restart with two laps to go outrunning defending track champion Jimmy Phelps. Alan Fink (Sportsman) Jeff Sykes (Mod Lites) and Chuck…

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Right Place Right Time For Gulick At Outlaw

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Coleman Gulick in Right Place at Right Time to Take Outlaw Speedway Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Win Story By: MIKE MALLETT ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM Dundee NY.- May 20, 2017- Sometimes it’s all about being in the right place at the right time. That was the case on Friday night for Coleman Gulick at the Outlaw Speedway. Gulick has had a fast race car underneath him throughout the 2017 season but he had yet to finish at the front of a 25-lap Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint A-Main. On Friday night it…

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Sheppard Leads The Way At Outlaw Speedway

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GULICK AND SHEPPARD SHINE ON SCORPION SECURITY PRODUCTS NIGHT AT OUTLAW SPEEDWAY Story By: PAUL SZMAL / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, NY - May 20, 2017-The Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) joined the regular Super 6 Show on Scorpion Security Products Night at Outlaw Speedway Friday night. Track conditions continued to improve and provided great racing on the 4/10 mile clay oval. The 25-lap Lucas Oil ESS A-Main started with Jeff Cook and Paul Colagiovanni battling for the early lead as Alain Bergeron slotted into third spot. The leaders caught traffic by lap…

Dirt Late Models

Outlaw Late Model Series First Quarter Review

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First Quarter of the Season Recap Story By: KAYLA MAY / WOO LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, N.C. - May 12, 2017 - The World of Outlaws® Craftsman Late Model Series has hit the quarter mark of the 2017 season as 12 of the 54 scheduled races have been completed. Thus far, 13 full-time drivers and their crews, along with Series officials, have traveled countless of miles to bring Late Model shootouts to dirt tracks across the nation spanning from Texas to Illinois to Florida and tracks in between. The fans have seen nine different winners…

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Larson Leads Mistake Free Qualifying Session For All Star Pole

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Kyle Larson Grabs Top Starting Spot For Monster Energy All-Star Race Story By: REID SPENCCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, N.C. – May 20, 2017- Friday’s qualifying session for the Monster Energy All-Star Race was all about staying mistake-free. Kurt Busch didn’t. Kyle Larson did, and that was the difference between starting first and starting fifth in NASCAR’s million-dollar exhibition race on Saturday night (at 6 p.m. ET on FS1). In a unique qualifying format that features three laps punctuated by a four-tire pit stop, Busch posted the fastest time in the final round,…

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Kyle Busch Trucks To Record 7th Series Victory

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Kyle Busch Claims Record Seventh NASCAR Truck Series Victory at Charlotte Story By: REID SPENCER NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR CONCORD, N.C. –May 20, 2017- Kyle Busch never tires of winning, even though he does it more often than anyone else. Busch led 90 of 134 laps in Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and completed a dominating victory in the event, sweeping both early stages of the race and taking the checkered flag .986 seconds ahead of runner-up Johnny Sauter. The win was Busch’s seventh in 11 starts at…

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Bloomquist Capitalizes On Richards Misfortune At LaSalle Shootout

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Bloomquist Takes Spring Shootout at LaSalle Speedway Story By: JEREMEY SHIELDS / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: HEATH LAWSON / RACERSGUIDE.COM LaSalle, IL - May 20, 2017 - Defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Scott Bloomquist inherited the lead with five laps to go when race leader Josh Richards spun in turn number two, bringing out a caution flag. Bloomquist then led the rest of the way for his 81st career LOLMDS victory. Bloomquist started on the outside front row and led the first 35 laps of the race until Richards worked his way around him…

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Decker Looks To Light Up Thunder Mountain

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Billy Decker Makes Thunder Mountain Return For ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ May 28 Driving Jeremy Smith-Owned Car; STSS Modified 50 On Tap Press Release By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CENTER LISLE, NY –May 19, 2017- For the first time since the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP was formed in 2014, Southern Tier favorite Billy Decker is set to compete at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Decker, who resides in nearby Sidney, N.Y., will enter the ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ special on Sunday, May 28: event No. 2 of the…

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Arctic Cat All Stars Hit The Road This Weekend

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Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Stars ready for weekend road trip to Indiana and Wisconsin Press Release By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS, IN -May 19, 2017 - After a two-week hiatus, one of which the result of wet weather and unseasonably cold temperatures in Western Pennsylvania, Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will return to competition this Friday through Sunday, this time visiting an area just north of Series headquarters in Indianapolis, followed by a two-night stay in The Badger State. “America’s Series” will invade three dirt…

Delaware

Short Track Super Series Race of the Week

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Star-Studded Field Taking Shape For ‘Diamond State 50’ At Delaware International Speedway Thursday, May 25 Press Release By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM DELMAR, DE – May 19, 2017- The “race of the week” for NJ, PA and DE race fans serves as a kickoff to the Memorial Day weekend. On Thursday, May 25, Delaware International Speedway hosts the ‘Diamond State 50’ for Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP big-block/small-block Modifieds. The event is Race No. 3 for the STSS Velocita-USA South Region. A stellar field of STSS Modifieds is…

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Friesen, Wight, Mahaney Double Down At Weedsport

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Stewart Friesen, Larry Wight, Mike Mahaney Look to Pull World of Outlaws, Super DIRTcar Double at Weedsport Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By. RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY -May 18, 2017 – The Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified back-to-back special this Sunday and Monday at Weedsport Speedway is exciting enough; throw in three drivers looking to pull double duty, and you have something special. Stewart Friesen, Larry Wight, and Mike Mahaney are three drivers that will compete in both the World of Outlaws Sprint Car event on…

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Fonda Speedway Looks To Rebound From Rainouts

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FONDA SPEEDWAY ROARS BACK INTO ACTION THIS SATURDAY, MAY 20 AFTER TWO CONSECUTIVE RAINOUTS Press Release By: RON SZCCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY – May 18, 2017- This Saturday, May 20 Demitraszek Enterprises looks to get their 2017 season back on track after two consecutive rainouts the last two weeks. Drivers and race fans will look forward to some great racing action on that night, as VP Small Engine Fuels will sponsor a regular night of racing in all divisions starting with the first heat race taking the green flag at 7:00…

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Road Trip Weekend For ESS Warriors

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Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Back in Action this Weekend at Outlaw and Selinsgrove Speedways! Press Release By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SYRACUSE, NY – May 18, 2017- After a couple of weekends off, the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints kicks into full gear starting this weekend with Fri. and Sat. stops at the Outlaw and Selinsgrove Speedways. Both events pay $2,000 to win with $250 to start at Outlaw and $400 to start for the Mach 1 Chassis Spectacular at Selinsgrove. The last event was held at the Fulton Speedway in…

David Gravel Dominates at Lincoln for Gettysburg Clash Win

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David Gravel Dominates at Lincoln for Gettysburg Clash Win Earns Sixth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Victory This Season Story By: Clayton Johns/WoO Photos By: Tommy Hein/RacersGuide.com ABBOTTSTOWN, PA - May 17, 2017 - David Gravel dominated the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway on Wednesday night, leading all 35 laps of the Feature at the historic 3/8-mile track to take the checkered flag 6.501 seconds ahead of runner-up finisher Daryn Pittman. The Feature win completed a perfect night for Gravel. The Watertown, CT driver was quickest in Flight A Time Trials…

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HBR Racing Recap May 17th

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HBR Racing Recap 5/17/17 Story By: Mandee Pauch/MPR Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com May 17, 2017 – The Super DIRTcar Series made its first appearance since 2005 at Bridgeport Speedway Tuesday night for the Friends of Mike ‘The Finale.’ Tuesday night’s results weren’t what the HBR team had hoped for but they persevered and rallied two top 20 finishes. Jimmy Phelps started sixth in his heat and finished sixth. He missed the transfer by two spots. Max McLaughlin started second and drove away with the lead until he was struck with a blown motor. “I started second and got by Peter…

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Super DIRTcar Series Invades Weedsport Speedway

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Matt Sheppard, Billy Decker Lead Super DIRTcar Series Invasion of Weedsport Speedway this Monday Story By: DAN KAPUSINCSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY - May 18, 2017 – As the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds prepare to take on Weedsport Speedway for Big Block Monday presented by Big Dog Country 103.5FM on May 22, a familiar face leads the standings after the first two events of the season. Despite not winning either of the first two events of the year at Fulton or Bridgeport Speedways, ‘Super’ Matt Sheppard leads the Super DIRTcar…

Albany Saratoga Speedway

‘ Law Enforcement Night’ At The Great Race Place

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Albany Saratoga Speedway Honors ' Americas Finest ' Press Release By: MATT KEITH / ALBANY SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Malta, New York - May 18, 2017 - When the Albany-Saratoga Speedway swings open its gates on Friday, May 19, it will be “Law Enforcement Night” at the famed Malta oval. All law enforcement officials will be admitted into the speedway, with proper identification, free of charge. “It’s a chance for us to give back and honor the men and women who protect and serve us all on a daily basis” said promotor Lyle DeVore. “This…

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FOUR DIVISIONS OF RACING AT GRANDVIEW ON TP TRAILERS AND TRUCK EQUIPMENT NIGHT,

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FANS CAN WIN DOVER NASCAR TICKETS COURTESY OF WNPV RADIO AND YOU ARE ASKED TO WEAR YELLOW Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACESGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA- May 18, 2017 - With two straight Saturday night NASCAR stock car racing programs rained out there are dozens of racers anxious to get back in action including the nine that have been fortunate enough to win features during the rain plagued season. Getting back to racing this Saturday night with the TP Trailers and Truck Equipment Night there is the makings of some very tough battles…

Brewerton Speedway

Brewerton Speedway Gets Back In Action

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Brewerton Speedway Races Into a Night of Speed This Friday, May 19 Press Release By: DAVE MEDLER / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM BREWERTON, NY – May 18, 2016 – After a successful opening night the Brewerton Speedway racers are ready to unleash the horsepower on the ‘D-Shaped Dirt Demon’ this Friday, May 19 on LaLonde Electric and American Diabetes Association of Central New York night. On the fast paced, family affordable, race card will be the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds, SUNY Canton DIRTcar Sportsman, Firehouse Subs Mod Lites and the JB Logging & Firewood…

Dirt Modifieds

Big Block/Small Block Shootout Set For Weedsport

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Big Block/Small Block Challenge Takes Center Stage at Weedsport Speedway on June 4 Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEEDSPORT, NY -May 18, 2017 – The second major weekend of action on Weedsport Speedway’s 2017 racing schedule will pit Big Block and Small Block Modifieds against one another in the Big Block/Small Block Challenge at The Port on Sunday, June 4. Paying $3,000 to the winner, the 50-lap challenge event will be the featured main event on the night’s racing card accompanied by the always exciting Beyea Custom Headers Sportsman Shootout…

Bridgeport Speedway

The Electric Company Shines Bright At Bridgeport ‘Friends Of Mike’

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Ryan Watt Earns First Career Super DIRTcar Series Win; Bridgeport Champion Defends Home Turf Story By: CLAYTON JOHNS /DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM SWEDESBORO, NJ - May 17, 2017 - Ryan Watt inherited the lead when Rick Laubach suffered a flat tire on lap 10 and dominated the remaining 50 laps to earn his first career Super DIRTcar Series win in the Friends of Mike 'The Finale' Feature at Bridgeport Speedway on Tuesday night. Watt, a native of Boyertown, PA and the reigning Bridgeport track champion, defended his home turf while earning the 811 Dig Safely…

Delaware

Danny Johnson & Chad Hollenbeck Headline Winners On Rare Monday Night In Georgetown

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Danny Johnson (Modified) & Chad Hollenbeck (Super Late Model) Headline Winners On Rare Monday Night Georgetown Speedway Event; 112 Cars Take Part In Busy Program Story By: Marshall Gabell/Georgetown Speedway Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com GEORGETOWN, DE - During an action-packed, star-studded six-feature match card, Northeast invaders were able to steal the show and flex their muscle on a spontaneous Monday in the First State. And yes, that was not a typo. Dirt-track racing on a Monday night at Georgetown Speedway. On a night designed to make-up the recent motorsports rain-outs in the mid-Atlantic region, which included last weekend's weather marred Tri-State…

Dirt Tracks

Pittman Eyes Jersey Return

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World of Outlaws To Invade New Jersey Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / FIRST DIGITAL MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bechtelsville Pa.- May 16, 2017- Claiming to be the Greatest Show on Dirt, the World of Outlaw Craftsman Sprint Car Series is set to invade New Egypt Speedway on Tuesday night May 23rd for the 5th Annual Jersey Outlaw Classic. This will be the only Garden State appearance by the World of Outlaws in 2017. Kasey Kahne Racing’s Daryn Pittman has had this race circled on the calendar since the schedule was announced as he has won the last…

Indiana

All Eyes On Alonso At Indy

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Alonso Skates Through Successful First Day Of Indy 500 Practice Story By: JEFF OLSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS JONES / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana –May 16, 2017- After the opening day of practice for the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, Fernando Alonso rolled to his news conference on a motorized skateboard. He answered nine questions, most of which could be paraphrased as such: It’s great, I’m learning a lot, and I’m enjoying myself. Then he hopped on his skateboard and rolled back to Gasoline Alley at Indianapolis Motor Speedway without a care. Thus was…

Indiana

Andretti Sets The Pace At Indianapolis 500 Practice

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Andretti Fastest Again On First Day Of Indianapolis 500 Practice Story By: MITCH ROBINSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS JONES / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana –May 16, 2017- His new teammate may be grabbing worldwide attention for his appearance in the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, but it was Marco Andretti who snatched speed honors on the opening day of practice for the 101st running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Andretti set the pace in the No. 27 United Fiber & Data Honda with a lap of 226.338 mph as 32 cars turned 1,501…

Devils Bowl Speedway

“Joey Pole” Returning to Honor Curley at ACT Spring Green at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

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Former ACT champion Announces Plans to Compete as Salute to Mentor Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY WEST HAVEN, Vt. –May 16, 2017- Joey Polewarczyk Jr. will pay tribute to a stock car racing legend on Saturday night, May 20, when he returns to American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model competition in honor of the late Tom Curley. Known by racing fans across the country as “Joey Pole,” the former champion will make his first ACT start of the 2017 season at the “Spring Green 117” event at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West…

Dirt Tracks

Pauch Jr. Wins Tobias Classic for SpeedSTRs

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Bright Bounds To 600 Sprint Victory Story By: BARRY ANGSTADT / ACCTION TRACK USA MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM Kutztown, PA – May 16, 2016- The 2016 racing season, at least at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds, was not a good one for Billy Pauch Jr. The New Jersey ace did not win a single USAC All Pro SpeedSTR feature and ran second or third so often in the Hyper Racing Wingless 600 Sprints that it became very frustrating for the third generation racer. All that changed on Sunday night in the Mother’s Day edition of…

Dirt Modifieds

Super DIRTcar Series Takes On Weedsport

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Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Monday Marks Third Points Event of 2017 Press Release By: COLBY GORNIEWICZ / SUPER DIRTcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC - May 15, 2017 - The Super DIRTcar Series will make its first of three visits to Weedsport (NY) Speedway on May 22 for Big-Block Monday. The takeover of the pristine 3/8-mile oval marks the third points event on the Series' 2017 schedule. The grounds of Weedsport Speedway are home to Heinke Baldwin Racing teammates Jimmy Phelps and Max McLaughlin. Now in his second full-time season with the Super DIRTcar Series, the…

Schartner Piloits Home Built Racer To Oswego Victory

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Andrew Schartner Takes Dad's Home Built To Opening Night Victory Story By: CANDEM PROUD / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS BURGESS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY - May 15, 2017- The script could not have been written any better for Andrew Schartner at Oswego Speedway's 67th Annual Opening Night presented by Mitchell's Speedway Press this past Saturday. Schartner, of Concord, NC drove his father Karl's brand new homebuilt racer to victory lane in just its first start, holding off series standouts Dave Cliff and Russ Brown for the eventual checkered flag in the 30-lap Pathfiner Bank SBS main event. Saturday's…

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