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Raymond Parks Sets The Standard In NASCAR’S Early Years

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Stock Car Racing Pioneer Raymond Parks Set The Standard During NASCAR’s Early Era Story By : OWEN A. KEARNS / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: NASCAR PHOTO ARCHIVES DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –January 11, 2017- As one of early stock car racing’s most successful car owners, it is appropriate that Raymond Parks captured the first two championships offered by the fledgling National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, an organization Parks helped form in 1947. Parks and his driver, Red Byron, won NASCAR’s modified title in 1948. The pair, along with mechanic Red Vogt, became the sanctioning body’s 1949 Strictly Stock…

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Swindell Eyes 6th Chili Bowl Golden Driller

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Sammy Swindell Will Attempt to Win His Sixth Golden Driller This Weekend During The Chili Bowl Nationals Story By: BRYAN HULBERT/ CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, Okla. —January 10, 2017- Sammy Swindell is out for vengeance at this year’s 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire. Swindell has won the most events — five — and has earned the most Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions wins — four — during the premier midget event inside the River Spirit Expo Center. However, he is looking to erase the sour memories from last…

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#Driven2SaveLives expands into dirt track racing in honor of Bryan Clauson

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#Driven2SaveLives expands into dirt track racing in honor of Bryan Clauson Story By: Bryan Hulbert/Chili Bowl Media - Photos By: Tommy Hein & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Campaign to promote organ, tissue and eye donation and transplantation TULSA, Okla. - Indiana Donor Network announced today it is teaming up with Clauson-Marshall Racing to promote organ, tissue and eye donation and transplantation through Driven2SaveLives®. The campaign, which launched in 2016 around the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, is now expanding into dirt track racing with the hopes of registering fans to become donors in honor of the late Bryan Clauson. The announcement…

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Red Bull Global Rallycross Partners With FanVision For 2017 Season

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Red Bull Global Rallycross Partners With FanVision For 2017 Season Story By: Mike Leone/Red Bull GRC - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Los Angeles, CA - Red Bull Global Rallycross announced today that FanVision will be the series’ official communications partner for the 2017 season. The multi-faceted relationship will enhance the on-site fan experience and race broadcasts, as well as develop the first-ever dedicated Red Bull GRC app. “FanVision is the undisputed leader in the world of motorsport communication, bringing everything fans want to see and hear to the palm of their hand,” says Red Bull GRC CEO Colin Dyne. “Our partnership…

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USAC Midgets Set For Tour Of Illinois

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Independence Day Weekend Tripleheader Set For Illinois Tracks Press Release By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IN- January 10, 2017- The state of Illinois will play host to a triple-header docket of events featuring the USAC Midget National Championship in Macon, Lincoln and Springfield on Independence Day weekend. Beginning on July 1, the tour heads off to Macon Speedway for the first time in a decade. The intense fifth-mile bullring’s history with the USAC National Midgets dates to 1959 when local hero Don Branson took the checkered flag. Lincoln Speedway is the following night’s…

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POWRi Reveals National Midget Schedule

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The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series Schedule Has Been Released and it Features 29 events from March to October. Press Release By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BELLEVILLE, Ill. –January 10, 2017- The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series has released a 29-event schedule for the season that runs from March to October. The season kicks off with the fifth annual Turnpike Challenge on March 24-25 at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla. The event is co-sanctioned by the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series. The calendar includes three appearances at Federated Auto…

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Halmar Friesen Racing To Tackle Full NASCAR Camping World Truck Schedule

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Halmar Friesen Racing To Tackle Full NASCAR Camping World Truck Schedule Story By: Halmar Friesen Racing Media Photos Courtesy: Halmar Friesen Racing Media/ Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com HUNTERSVILLE, NC (January 9, 2017) - Chris Larsen and Stewart Friesen have announced the formation of Halmar Friesen Racing (HFR). HFR will compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) running a full schedule for 2017 with Friesen as the driver. Halmar International will serve as primary sponsor on the No. 52 Chevrolet Silverado. Managing the day-to-day operations of HFR will be NASCAR veteran Tommy Baldwin Jr. Friesen, a native of Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, is a…

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Friendship Lands Ryan Smith A Chili Bowl Seat With Bowman

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Sprint Car Regular Ryan Smith Will Compete in The Chili Bowl Nationals This Week Driving for NASCAR’s Alex Bowman. Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDELINE PROMOTIONS Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KUNKLETOWN, Pa. —January 9, 2017- Sprint car driver Ryan Smith has developed a deep friendship with fellow driver and car builder Ryan Linder. While thousands of miles separate the two — Smith lives in Pennsylvania and Linder in Arizona — the pair have a bond like brothers. That friendship has opened the door for Smith to compete once again in midget racing’s biggest event, the 31st annual Lucas…

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Port Royal Gears Up For 2017 Season

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Port Royal Unveils Aggressive 2017 Schedule Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, PA –January 9, 2017- Port Royal Speedway has released an ambitious 31-date slate of racing events for the upcoming 2017 season. The schedule is filled with some of the biggest shows for stock cars and sprint cars to ever take place at the historic oval since auto racing began there in the late 1930s. The 2017 season gets underway with the season opener on Saturday, March 11 with a twin bill of Weikert’s Livestock 410 sprints and…

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Ryan Godown Celebrates Fourth New Egypt Speedway Title

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Ryan Godown Celebrates Fourth New Egypt Speedway Title Worth $10,000 as 2016 Track Champions are Honored an Front of Packed Ballroom Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Jim Brown/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – Despite 8+ inches of snow falling on the ground Saturday evening, it didn’t stop close to 250 people coming out and celebrating the 2016 New Egypt Speedway season at the Sheraton of Eatontown. Top honors in each division went to Ryan Godown (358 Modified), Bobby Butler (Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars), Bob Lineman Jr. (Sportsman), Brandon Grosso (Crate Modified), Mick Search (Street Stock), and Cale…

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2017: A “Super” Year To Race A Super Late Model At Georgetown Speedway

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2017: A “Super” Year To Race A Super Late Model At Georgetown Speedway; Special Events Planned Story By: Brett Deyo/Georgetown Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com GEORGETOWN, DE – 2017 will be a “super” year to be a Super Late Model racer at Georgetown Speedway. Super Late Model competitors will have the opportunity to compete in four high-paying events at the historic half-mile oval throughout the year. Again in 2017, speedway promoter Brett Deyo has established a special-events schedule beginning in March and running through late-October. The Super Late Models will play a key role in the ’17 agenda. “We…

New Indoor Event Comes To DuQuoin In February

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USAC’s IMRA and Midwest Thunder Midget divisions will be a part of a new indoor racing event in February at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Ill Press Release By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS in.- January 9, 2017- The first indoor event in the history of USAC’s IMRA and Midwest Thunder Midget divisions will be held at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Ill., on Feb. 18. The event at the ‘Mini Magic Mile’ features a full-slate of racing with two separate events in one day. The morning’s racing program includes complete…

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Bobby Pierce Goes Back To Back In Arizona

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Scores Second Straight Wild West Shootout Victory Story By: LONNIE WHEATLEY / WILD WEST SHOOTOUT MEDIA Photos By: MIKE RUEFER / WILD WEST SHOOTOUT PHOTO QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. —January 9, 2017- Bobby Pierce picked off his second win in as many rounds of 11th annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts action by racing to victory lane in Sunday night’s 30-lap dirt late model feature at the Arizona Speedway. After wiring the field in Saturday night’s opener, Pierce had to work for Sunday’s $5,000 score, taking command on a lap-15 restart and leading the rest of…

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Danny Varin Makes The Switch to PMC Chassis for 2017

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Ready to Return to Weekly Competition at the Utica-Rome Speedway Story By:MATT NOLES Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SPRAKERS, NY – January 9, 2017-Race car drivers like familiarity. There’s something comfortable about the same broken-in fire suit, the same worn-in gloves and the same chipped helmet that seems to produce a euphoric feeling of solitude for the men and women that climb behind the wheel. The same can certainly be said when it comes to their affection for the machines they pilot. Second-generation modified driver Danny Varin is no different. Over the past two seasons, the driver of the fan-favorite…

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Stewart Friesen and Halmar International Team Up Again for 2017

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The 2016 Eastern States 200 Winner and Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP South Region Champion Looks back on Last Season; Sets Sights on 2017 Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- January 8, 2017- When it comes to racing, the only thing that remains constant is change. In fact, it’s the only item that one can ever truly be assured of. When the 2015 season came to a close, so did one of the most remarkable owner and driver duos in recent memory as multi-time championship driver Stewart Friesen left the…

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Thunder on The Hill Series 28th Season Returns to Grandview

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28TH NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES RETURNS TO GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY IN 2017 Story By: BOB MILLER / THUNDER ON THE HILL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bechtelsville, PA -January 8, 2017 - Five events highlight a series of specials that would make even the most loyal race fans salivate for the 28th year of action for the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series events at the Grandview Speedway. One hundred and twenty-four events have been presented in this co-promotion between Bruce Rogers, owner of Grandview Speedway, and Bob Miller, special events…

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Pierce Shoots Down The Field on Opening Night in Arizona

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Pierce Owns Wild West Shootout Opener Story By: LONNIE WHEATLEY / WILD WEST SHOOTOUT MEDIA Photos By: MIKE RUEFER / WILD WEST SHOOTOUT PHOTO SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ – January 8, 2017-Bobby Pierce made the most of his first career Arizona start by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s opening leg of the 11th Annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts atop the 1/3-mile Arizona Speedway near Phoenix. The “Smooth Operator” from Oakwood, IL, gunned into the lead at the outset of the Black Diamond/Club 29 Super Late Models presented by M&W Transport main event…

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Clauson Tribute Cash Up For Grabs In VIROC IX Shootout

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20 Drivers Looking At $6,363.63 Check To Honor Clauson In VIROC IX Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, Okla. -January 8, 2017- The Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions goes into its ninth year with a field of 20 former VIROC winners, Owner Champion choices, and Chili Bowl Driver champions set for the 20 lap shootout. Normally a $2,500 to win event for these select drivers, this year’s will bring an added bonus to the winner thanks to Doug and Mary Harris with HE&M SAW as well as Greg and Kim…

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2017 Schedule Announced For Unified Whelen Modified Tour

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Enhanced Bonus Plans, Point Fund A Draw For Top Talent Press Release By: JASON CUNNINGHAM / NASCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – January 8, 2016-From South Carolina to Connecticut, the 2017 schedule announced today for the unified NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will test the best Modified drivers over 17 races and two special events at some of East Coast’s most historic venues. The new era will kick off on Saturday, March 18, with the season opener at Myrtle Beach Speedway. South Carolina’s semi-banked half-mile oval held its first NASCAR event in 1958. The champion…

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Lucas Oil Late Model Series Return To Mansfield Motor Speedway

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Revitalized Mansfield (OH) Motor Speedway Added to 2017 Slate Press Release By: RICHIE MURRAY / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MIKE CAMPBELL / RACERSGUIDE.COM BATAVIA, OHIO -January 8, 2017 - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has expanded an already aggressive 2017 slate. The captivating stars of the nation's premier dirt late model tour will invade Mansfield Motor Speedway on July 2nd for a 50-lap, $10,000-to-win event, dubbed - The Freedom 50. The deep, rich and long history of racing in Mansfield, Ohio dates back to 1959, when the original track - Mansfield Raceway - first opened as…

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Ohio Sprint Car Series Announces 25-Race ’17 Schedule

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Series Also Announced Point Fund And Contingency Awards For Upcoming Season Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / OHIO SPRINT CAR SERIES Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM CHILLICOTHE, OH - January 8, 2017- Boasting a schedule reaching nearly 30 events across much of the Buckeye State, the Ohio Sprint Car Series presented by Ohio Heating will work to achieve a new level of success in 2017, showcasing a schedule, point fund and contingency program that exceeds seasons prior. Now partnered with Ohio Heating as the presenting sponsor, the Ohio Sprint Car Series presented by Ohio Heating will promote talent and competitiveness…

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‘SMOKESCREEN’

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After Over Two Years of Silence, Danny Varin Gives His First Interview about the Incident that Claimed the Life of Kevin Ward Jr. and Releases a Book Covering the Step-by-Step Account of the Terrible Tragedy Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: RACERS GUIDE PHOTO STAFF SPRAKERS, NY- January 7, 2017- There are few occurrences in life that leave as indelible of a mark in one’s memory quite like that of human tragedy. For reasons beyond our understanding, we remember where we were, what we were doing and how we felt the moment the dreadful news crossed our path;…

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Grandview Speedway Sets 2017 Schedule

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Grandview Speedway Announces Schedule for 55th Consecutive Season of Auto Racing Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA – January 7, 2016- Kicking off the 55th consecutive season of auto racing entertainment at NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway will be the first of several doubleheaders featuring the Outlaw Enduro competition and Blast from the Past Vintage Racers on Sunday, March 18th. Then on Saturday, March 25th the annual Free to the Public Practice Session will feature a variety of classes of auto racing with many using the afternoon as a final…

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Journeyman Stock Car Racer Richard Childress Caught Lightning In a Bottle, Not Once But Twice.

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A $20 car, a couple of great breaks and prolonged excellence sends Richard Childress to the NASCAR Hall of Fame Story By: OWEN A. KEARNS / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: NASCAR PHOTO ARCHIVES / GETTY IMAES Charlotte NC.- January 7, 2017- NASCAR’s only driver strike, on the eve of the 1969 inaugural race at Talladega Superspeedway, gave Childress the opportunity to earn enough money to build his first race shop and lay the foundation for Richard Childress Racing, the powerhouse Chevrolet organization which to date has claimed 11 owner titles across NASCAR’s three national series. Nearly a decade later,…

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Britten and Romano Team For 2017 Season

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Peter Britten Set for New Venture & Possibilities with Romano Story By: BILL FOLEY / DIRT TRACK DIGEST MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Johnstown NY.- January 7, 2017- A partnership that wasn’t even thought of in November has now formed very quickly as everyone prepares for the 2017 Modified racing season. Peter Britten suddenly became a free agent in December and at the eastern end of New York State there was a gentleman looking to get things going in the right direction for the upcoming year. Veteran racer Andy Romano had stepped back from the sport, but got…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Reveals Jam-Packed 2017 Season Schedule

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More than 30 stock car events highlight Asphalt Track and Dirt Track calendars Press Release By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WEST HAVEN, Vt. – January 7, 2017- Devil’s Bowl Speedway has unveiled its 2017 season schedule, boasting the Northeast’s most diverse slate of motorsports events. Located on Route 22A in scenic West Haven, Vt., and in close proximity to the New York State border, the facility will continue to offer the area’s best and most affordable family-friendly entertainment and the region’s most exciting NASCAR-sanctioned stock car racing on two tracks.…

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Gordon Set To Rock Around The Clock

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Gordon Readies For Racing Return, Aiming For Elusive Rolex 24 Victory Story By: NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES DAYTONA BEACH, FL –January 7, 2016- Jeff Gordon doesn’t just pay attention to details. He’s a details hound – meticulous, precise – even for a guy who’s retired. “I never said I was retiring,” Gordon said. That was a big detail to remember Friday as Gordon drove a sleek, new Cadillac prototype on a sun-drenched Daytona International Speedway. He turned laps on the road course in preparation for the upcoming Rolex 24, the twice-around-the-clock pinnacle of American sports car racing.…

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Pre-Race Favorites Ready For ‘Gamblers Classic’ Showdown

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RYAN FLORES, TOMMY CATALANO AMONG ‘NAPA KNOW HOW’ ATLANTIC CITY INDOOR THREE QUARTER (TQ) MIDGET FAVORITES Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / SAMMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM ATLANTIC CITY, NJ- January 7, 2017 . . . Three Quarter (TQ) Midget drivers Ryan Flores and Tommy Catalano left the December 30-31 Allentown, Pa. Indoor Auto Racing double header with the best results of their driving careers. It made the long ride home to North Carolina and up-state New York much quicker. The pair will now head to historical Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., on Friday and Saturday,…

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New Drivers, Former Driver, Ready To Bolster 358 Modified Division At Big Diamond Speedway

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46th season opener, Friday, March 31; Mall Show, March 6-10; Open Practice, March 26. Press Release By: SHAWN T. WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM MINERSVILLE, PA.- January 7, 2017- A new season is bringing about an influx of drivers to the modified ranks at Big Diamond Speedway. Three drivers; Frank Porreca, Honesdale; Billy Lasko, Bethlehem, and Kenny Hildebrant, Nazareth, are set to make their debuts in Steel & Metal Service Center 358 modifieds. Also returning to action in 358 modified competition this year is Kevin Albert, of, Lebanon. Porreca, 25, a second-generation driver, began…

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Matt Sheppard: The Improbable Season

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After Parting Ways with HBR, Matt Sheppard Set Out on His Own in 2016 and Proved His Critics Wrong on the Way to his Fifth Super DIRTcar Series Title in Record-Breaking Fashion Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM SPRAKERS, NY- January 6, 2017- Kenneth Tynan said it best when he surmised that critics are nothing more than people who know the way, but are incapable of driving the car. When Matt Sheppard and Heinke-Baldwin Racing announced their amicable parting at the end of the 2015 season, the masses balked at the thought of the…

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Spraker Racing Plans Double Barrel Action At ‘The Great Race Place’

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Spraker Brings Teams To Albany-Saratoga In 2017 Press Release By: TOBY LAGRANGE / ALBANY -SARATOGA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Gloversville, NY –January 6, 2017- When the green flag waives on the 2017 racing season in April the Albany-Saratoga Speedway will see the return of popular car owner and his two teams. Gloversville’s Jake Spraker will be bringing both his DIRTcar Modified and Sportsman teams to the Great Race Place in 2017. “We are heading to Malta with both of our teams,” Spraker said. The veteran car owner will have fan favorites Ronnie Johnson (DIRTcar Modified) and Rocky…

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Chris Dyson Set For Chili Bowl Return

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Chris Dyson Prepares For Chili Bowl Run Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM STAMFORD Conn. – January 6, 2016- Chris Dyson will return to the drivers seat for the upcoming Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals on Jan. 10-14 after fully recovering from injuries suffered in a crash last season. Dyson suffered back and rib injuries during an incident at Pennsylvania’s Big Diamond Speedway last year. The Chili Bowl will be his first race since recovering from the injuries suffered in the crash. “I won’t kid you, the crash last summer…

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INTEREST CONTINUES TO GROW IN DORNEY PARK REUNION AT MOTORSPORTS 2017

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SYRACUSE “MOODY MILE” REUNION ALSO PART OF THE THREE DAY SHOW Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / MOTORSPORTS SHOW MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM OAKS, PA -January 5, 2017 - Interest in the Dorney Park Reunion display that will be part of the 32nd Annual Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2017 Fueled by Sunoco Distributed by Insinger Performance Race Car & Trade Show continues to spiral upward. The Reunion, featuring drivers and race cars that participated at the legendary track, will have a huge amount of space devoted to it during the three day show that takes place January…

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American Racer Cup Challenge Ready to Hustle Woodhull Highbanks

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Woodhull Raceway To Host American Racer Cup Challenge Event Tuesday August 22nd Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By- DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, NY –January 5, 2017- It had been previously announced that Woodhull Raceway would host the Short Track Super Series in 2017, for the third season in a row. What was recently learned is that Woodhull’s date on the STSS tour will be an American Racer Cup Challenge event. The annual stop for the richest paying traveling Modified series will see Big Block and Small Block powered modifieds race 53 laps, competing for…

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ESS Series Fly Into Airborne Speedway

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Empire Super Sprints Headed To Airborne Press Release By: DEAN REYNOLDS/EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM PLATTSBURGH- January 5, 2017- The Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints will make an appearance at Airborne Park Speedway on June 10 of 2017. The series runs both in the United States and in Canada. Last season, events were run in Ontario, Quebec, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The group has a U.S. tour and a Canada tour that the drivers can participate and collect championship points. There is also an overall combined point standing for both tours. “We are…

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URC to Announce Title Sponsor at 2017 Motorsports Show by PPB

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URC to Announce Title Sponsor at 2017 Motorsports Show by PPB Story By: Tim Moran/URC - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com The United Racing Club is excited to announce that the club has secured a title sponsor for the 2017 racing season. After the Club was brought back to life by Bill Gallagher in 2015, the series lacked a title sponsor. Under the leadership of Gallagher the past two seasons, the 2015 Champion (Curt Michael) and the 2016 Champion (Davie Franek) were able to walk away with a champions check and this past year the club was able to pay the…

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From Fan Zone to Top-5 For Showtime in Allentown

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From Fan Zone to Top-5 For Showtime in Allentown Story & Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com To say that Saturday was a rough day at the races for Jimmy Blewett that would be considered an understatement. While battling for the lead during his heat race with Matt Janisch the two made contact resulting in Blewett spinning in his red, white and blue No. 76 and restarting last on the field. Blewett scraped and clawed his way back through the heat race field only to miss making the 40-Lap feature by a single position relegating him to the B-Main. Fast forward to…

IndyCar

INDYCAR launches communication plan to highlight future of Verizon IndyCar Series

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INDYCAR launches communication plan to highlight future of Verizon IndyCar Series Story By: Chris Owens/INDYcar Media - Photos By: Jeff Clemons & Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com INDIANAPOLIS - On New Year's Day, INDYCAR released the fourth chapter of its "Racing Heart" advertising campaign designed to kick off the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. Following three consecutive years showcasing the thrilling traits of the sport, INDYCAR's communications in 2017 will feature the next exciting chapter of on-track action, the next drivers to watch, the next technology and innovation. The theme "NEXT" builds upon the successful season concepts "RIVALS," "SPEED" and "LEGENDS." With the…

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PHILLIPSBURG MALL TO AGAIN HOST BIG RACING EVENT, MARCH 5 T0 MARCH 11

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PHILLIPSBURG MALL TO AGAIN HOST BIG RACING EVENT, MARCH 5 T0 MARCH 11 SMITH FABRICATIONS/STAGE ONE MODIFIEDS SIGN ON FOR 10TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW Story By: Bob Miller/Thunder on the Hill - Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com The defining details and preparations for the Tenth Annual Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show continue to fall into place on a daily basis as the management staff has been working diligently to put the many pieces in place for what is expected to be another successful gathering of the past, present and future…

Dirt Modifieds

$51,450 Cash, Thousands More In Product, Set For Modified & Sportsman Racers 2017 American Racer Cup

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$51,450 Cash, Thousands More In Product, Set For Modified & Sportsman Racers As 2017 American Racer Cup Presented By Sunoco Takes Shape Story By: Brett Deyo/American Racer Cup - Photos By: Dave Dalesandro & George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com INDIANA, PA – The American Racer Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuels is set for its eighth season of rewarding weekly racers in 2017. Thirteen facilities – spanning New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware – comprise the program, with $51,450 cash earmarked for Modified and Sportsman competitors in addition to thousands in tire giveaways and other product. The American Racer Cup program…

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The Ultimate Wingless Shootout at Weedsport Comes in 2017

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The Ultimate Wingless Shootout at Weedsport Comes in 2017! $5,000 to win event on Sunday, June 25th Story By: Weedsport Speedway Media - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com WEEDSPORT, NY – As the calendar turns to 2017, the Weedsport Speedway announces the first ever Ultimate Wingless Shootout! A $5,000 to win wingless event for 360 sprint cars from the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) and the United Racing Club (URC). The stage will be set on Sunday, June 25th, as the best 360 Sprint racers in the Northeast will go outside the box vying for a chance to be the…

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FLORES SWEEPS THREE QUARTER (TQ) MIDGET INDOOR AUTO RACING WEEKEND IN ALLENTOWN

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FLORES SWEEPS THREE QUARTER (TQ) MIDGET INDOOR AUTO RACING WEEKEND IN ALLENTOWN,PA PPL CENTER; CATALANO, BLEWETT, OVERCOME ADVERSITY TO REACH PODIUM; DALEY DECIMATES CHAMP KART FIELD Story By: Ernie Saxton/LSMP - Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr., Alex & Helen Bruce & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com ALLENTOWN, PA - Ryan Flores of Cornelius, N.C., swept the (Three Quarter) TQ Midget Indoor Racing Weekend features inside the Allentown (PA) PPL Center by outrunning upstart Tommy Catalano and hard charging Jimmy Blewett to win the main event Saturday night for the second straight night. “I got together with Erick (Rudolph) in the middle of the…

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Bell Rings Opening Day Of 32nd Tulsa Shootout

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Christopher Bell Took One of 29 Outlaw Non-Wing Heat Race Victories During Day One of the Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout. Story By: BRYAN HULBERT/ TULSA SHOOTOUT MEDIA Photos By: TEE JAY CRAWFORD TULSA, Okla. —December 29, 2016- Following a full day of hot laps for all competitors, the 32nd running of the Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout got underway Wednesday, with 29 heat races for the Outlaw Non-Wing division. In all, 228 drivers drew in for competition in Outlaw Non-Wing of the 236 that registered. By the numbers, drivers from a dozen states grabbed wins, with Oklahoma drivers leading at 11 thus…

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Greg Hodnett Heads Down Under Lands Classic Ride

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Greg Hodnett Has Entered the 45th Annual Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprint Car Classic at Australia's Premier Speedway. Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WAARNAMBOOL, Australia —December 29, 2016- Greg Hodnett, who won 23 sprint car features last season, will return to Australia to contest the 45th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic Jan. 20-22 at Premier Speedway for Matthew and Renae Eastham in the Victory Lane Racegear No. V88 entry. The 1996 Classic runner-up, believes he has some unfinished business at the Classic and is looking forward to teaming with the Victory…

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Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series Set For Motorsports Kick Off

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MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES PREPARING TO OPEN 2017 SEASON AT PPB MOTORSPORTS EXPO Story By: ERIKA PALMAI-WAGNER / MID-ALTANTIC SPRINT SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM OAKS, PA- December 29 , 2016- Kicking off their first inaugural season under a new name and new management, the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series is ready for the thirty-second annual Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Expo on January 20th, 21st and 22nd. “Over these last few months, Jeff Geiges and I have been working hard at trying to improve 305 Racesaver® Sprint Car racing in our area, and after listening to a majority of race…

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King of The 360’s Back With ASCS Sanction

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East Bay’s King of the 360’s Returns To ASCS Sanction With Southern Outlaw Sprints Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / ASCS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF TULSA, OK – December 29, 2016- The King of the 360’s and Ronald Laney Memorial has return to ASCS sanction with the Lucas Oil ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints taking charge of the three day, $10,000 to win event at Tampa’s East Bay Raceway Park. Taking place February 23-25, 2017 the King of the 360’s kicks off the second season of sanctioning under the ASCS banner for the Southern Outlaw Sprints. The 2016 season was…

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Clauson-Marshall Adds Zeb Wise to Driver Development Program

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Zeb Wise Lands Clauson-Marshall Seat Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHALL MOTORSPORTS Photos By: LONNIE WHEATLEY / CLAUSON-MARSHALL MOTORSPORTS NOBLESVILLE, Ind. —December 29, 2016- The next phase of the Clauson-Marshall Development program gets going this week with Zeb Wise competing in the 32nd annual Tulsa Shootout at the Tulsa Expo Raceway. Wise will race under the Clauson-Marshall banner in both the winged outlaw and non-winged outlaw divisions atop the fifth-mile indoor clay oval. He will take on nearly 170 rivals in the winged outlaw ranks and more than 230 competitors in the non-winged outlaw division. Zeb Wise is a natural fit for this…

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2017 Chili Bowl Qualifying Nights Released

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2017 Chili Bowl Qualifying Nights Released Story By: Bryan Hulbert/Chili Bowl Media - Photos By: Tommy Hein/RacersGuide.com TULSA, Okla. (December 27, 2016) The first round of Qualifying Nights for the 2017 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire have been released. An event where there is no such thing as an easy night, the list of entries stands at 358 spread across four nights of qualifying from January 10-13 with only 24 A-Feature spots open for the January 14 finale. Of the 358 entries, 19 still remain open with those spoken for bringing 70 Chili Bowl Rookies and…

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PREMIO SAUSAGES ARE COOKIN’ FOR THE 10TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES SHOW

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PREMIO SAUSAGES ARE COOKIN’ FOR THE 10TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES SHOW MARCH 5-11, 2017 Story By: Bob Miller/Dirt Track Heroes Photos By: George Steigerwalt Jr./RacersGuide.com Phillipsburg Pa.- December 28, 2016- The kick-off for the Tenth Annual Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show is coming to the Phillipsburg Mall in March of 2017 and the management staff is hard at work to continuously reach out to the business community to promote and exercise another great event for the local area. The past, present and future of auto racing comes together under one roof in…

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Incredible Season Yields Titles For Burt Myers

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Burt Myers Won Three Different Championships in 2016, Including the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Crown. Story By: JASON CHRISTLEY /NASCAR MEDIA Photos By: ROBERT EVERHARDT / RACERSGUIDE.CCOM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – December 28, 2016- After six years away from championship glory on the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, Burt Myers returned to the top of the class in 2016. In a season filled with accolades for the 40-year-old Walnut Cove, N.C. driver, Myers captured three wins, nine top-fives and 11 top-10 finishes. He also scored two Coors Light Pole Awards over the course of the season, adding to his…

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