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SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY OFFICIALS FINALIZING 2017 SCHEDULE

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ALL STAR SPRINT CARS & WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODELS TO RETURN Story By: STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO /RACERSGUIDE.COM SELINSGROVE, PA –December 28, 2016- Selinsgrove Speedway officials are finalizing the 2017 schedule of events and expect to release next season’s full slate shortly after January 1. The 360 sprint cars, super late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners will return for most of the weekly Saturday night racing programs. Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will sanction the Jim Nace Memorial 35th Annual National Open for 410 sprint cars Saturday, Sept. 16. The…

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GRANDVIEW AND LINCOLN TO OPEN UP JUNE’S EASTERN STORM

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GRANDVIEW AND LINCOLN TO OPEN UP JUNE'S EASTERN STORM Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com The Eastern Storm schedule for 2017 has been completed with the additions of Grandview Speedway and Lincoln Speedway to the five-race series for the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship in Pennsylvania during June. The series now kicks off on Tuesday, June 13 at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA, followed up one night later at Abbottstown, PA's Lincoln Speedway on Wednesday, June 14. Eastern Storm continues with the previously-announced dates on Thursday, June 15 at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA…

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2017 Chili Bowl Sets New Entry Record With More Expected

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2017 Chili Bowl Sets New Entry Record With More Expected Story By: Bryan Hulbert/Chili Bowl Media - Photos By: Tommy Hein/RacersGuide.com TULSA, Okla. (December 26, 2017) The 30th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire set the mark at 349 entries, but the 31st edition just smashed that record as 358 entries have been turned in for the annual "Mecca of Midgets". With the 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire slated for January 10-14, 2017 inside the River Spirit Expo Center, there is still time to further that record as entries can…

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LINDA’S SPEEDWAY COMPLETES 2017 PENNSYLVANIA MIDGET WEEK

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LINDA'S SPEEDWAY COMPLETES 2017 PENNSYLVANIA MIDGET WEEK SCHEDULE Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com The final TBA date for the 2017 edition of Pennsylvania Midget Week has been revealed. Linda's Speedway, the quarter-mile dirt oval in Jonestown, Pennsylvania, will host the PA Midget Week finale on Thursday, August 17. The event will be the finale of the four-race USAC National Midget tour of the Keystone State alongside the USAC/ARDC Midgets. The third annual Pennsylvania Midget Week gets underway Sunday, Aug. 13 at York Haven's Susquehanna Speedway, followed by Spring Run's Path Valley Speedway Park on Monday,…

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WHO CAN STOP ERICK RUDOLPH INSIDE ALLENTOWN’S PPL CENTER THIS WEEKEND?

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WHO CAN STOP ERICK RUDOLPH INSIDE ALLENTOWN’S PPL CENTER THIS WEEKEND? TOP DRIVERS GET TWO CHANCES TO SCORE INDOOR THREE QUARTER (TQ) MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP Story By: Ernie Saxton/LSMP - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com ALLENTOWN, PA December 26, 2016 . . .  Indoor Auto Racing Series champion Erick Rudolph has a  date with destiny over the Friday, December 30 and Saturday, December 31, 2016 weekend at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa. The dirt  Modified stock car standout from Ransomville, N.Y.  has the opportunity to tie and surpass Ted Christopher of Plainville, Ct., for most Len Sammons  Motorsports Productions (LSMP) Indoor Series…

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Super DIRTcar Series Returns to Bridgeport For The First Time Since 2005

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Super DIRTcar Series Returns to Bridgeport For The First Time Since 2005 Story By: Deb Smith/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Several marquee events have been penciled onto Bridgeport Speedway's 2017 racing schedule. Fresh off an exciting '16 campaign, speedway management has been hard at work putting together another dynamic schedule for next season. Along with action-packed racing on Saturday nights, there are plenty of 'special' shows that will appear throughout the course of 2017. Theme nights, special promotions, additional division information and much more will be announced in January at the annual Motorsports show. Highlighted below are some…

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Seasons Greetings From Racersguide.com Staff

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  All of us Here at Racersguide.com Would Like to Wish Everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Thank you for all your support this past year, looking forward to 2017 season

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Chili Bowl Nationals Go Pink For A Cause

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Bringing Color To The Chili Bowl For A Cause Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, Okla. - December 23, 2016- For the past couple years, the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire has made Friday a tradition of Turn the Bowl Pink to bring awareness to Breast Cancer and to help support research into finding a cure. For the 31st annual event, happening January 10-14, 2017, the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will get a few more splashes of color. Nearly every night…

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Doug Coby Builds On His Modified Legacy

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Doug Coby Continued to Build on His NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Legacy by Winning His Third-Straight Series Championship in 2016. Story By: JASON CUNNINGHAM /NASCAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – December 23, 2016-Doug Coby continues to etch his name into the record books. The 37-year-old Milford, Conn., driver took down a third straight championship on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 2016. Driving for Mike Smeriglio Racing, Coby became the first driver in the modern era to take down three straight series titles. Behind the wheel of his No. 2 Dunleavy’s Truck and Trailer…

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Oswego’s 67th Annual Season Schedule Set

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Special Event Slate Offers 12 Action Packed Weekends Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS BURGESS / RACERSGUIDE.COM OSWEGO, NY -December 23, 2016-  Oswego Speedway officials have announced their 67th annual, 12-weekend schedule featuring the Novelis Supermodified and Pathfinder Bank SBS ‘Road to the Championship’, as well as the return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to Classic Weekend, a mid-Summer Race of Champions, and the third annual Port City ‘Super Spectacle.’ With a total of 12 weekends on Oswego’s 2017 racing calendar, each weekend will offer fans a special event feel, with three or more…

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Speed Sport Challenge Adding Excitment for Knoxville Nationals

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SPEED SPORT CHALLENGE EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MORE TRACKS AND QUALIFYING EVENTS IN 2017 Story By: SPEED SPORT MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM KNOXVILLE, IA –December 23, 2016- The SPEED SPORT Challenge has been a long-standing tradition at the annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store, uniting the world’s greatest sprint car drivers during the sport’s biggest week of the year. The annual event, held every Friday of the annual Knoxville Nationals, began in 1997 and is an invitation-only event. To qualify, an American driver must compete at a participating international race track and event. Any international driver competing…

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Pauch Sr. Passes The Torch to Pauch Jr.

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Pauch Sr. Steps Down – Jr. Steps In Story By: MANDEE PAUCH /DTD MEDIA Photos By: BOB YURKO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FRENCHTOWN, NJ –December 23, 2016- Billy Pauch Sr. made his mark this season at Kutztown, Pennsylvania’s, Action Track USA by collecting four victories and winning the Action Track USA SpeedSTR Championship for car owner Mike Heffner. After his strong season behind the wheel of Heffner’s SpeedSTR, Billy Sr. will be stepping aside and passing the driving duties to his son, Billy Jr., to take the wheel of the No. 27. “I was happy Mike picked me up and let me drive his…

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IMCA Modifieds Return to Thunder Mountain

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IMCA Modifieds Back At Thunder Mountain Story By: THUNDER MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CENTER LISLE, N.Y. –December 23, 2016- IMCA-sanctioned modifieds will return to Thunder Mountain Speedway in 2017, headlining Saturday programs at the South Central New York speedplant. The first point race for the newest addition to the Dirt Works Eastern Region will be April 15. The tentative schedule for the three-eighths-mile clay oval just north of Center Lisle sees the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified season running through Sept. 2. “There are a lot of IMCA modified drivers in this area and I know many…

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New Egypt Speedway By The Numbers: 2016

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New Egypt Speedway By The Numbers: 2016 Story By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com - Photos By: Harry Meeks & Harry Cella/RacersGuide.com New Egypt Speedway completed its 19th Season as a dirt track in 2016 and is currently gearing up for its 20th Anniversary. I went back through and crunched some numbers from things that made the season what it was in 2016. Some are surprising, some not so much. 10,000: The amount of dollars that New Egypt Speedway has paid out out to its 358 Modified Champion for all 19 years that it has been a dirt track. 425: The number of…

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USAC PARTNERS WITH ARDC FOR 19-RACE EASTERN REGIONAL MIDGET SLATE

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USAC PARTNERS WITH ARDC FOR 19-RACE EASTERN REGIONAL MIDGET SLATE IN 2017 Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com The United States Auto Club and the American Racing Drivers Club have announced a partnership that begins in 2017 with a 19-race slate scheduled at a bevy of traditional stops for midget racing in the east. The USAC Eastern Regional Midget Series presented by ARDC will ensure that midget racing remains a stronghold in the east. The clubs are two of the most storied in the history of midget auto racing with ARDC's roots dating back to 1940…

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SEE HOW GREAT AUTO RACING VIDEOS ARE CREATED WITH A TOUR OF THE WEEDSPORT PRODUCTIONS VEHICLE AT MOTORSPORTS 2017

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SEE HOW GREAT AUTO RACING VIDEOS ARE CREATED WITH A TOUR OF THE WEEDSPORT PRODUCTIONS VEHICLE AT MOTORSPORTS 2017 RACE CAR & TRADE SHOW Story By: Ernie Saxton/LSMP - Photos By: Pete MacDonald & Alex & Helen Bruce/RacersGuide.com OAKS, PA December 20, 2016 . . . If you have ever wondered auto racing videos are created, how that great action show was caught, your questions will be answered at the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2017 Fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels and Distributed by Insinger Performance Race Car and Trade show set for January 20th thru January 22nd at the Greater…

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Who Were The Busiest Dirt Modified Driver’s in the Northeast In 2016?

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Who Were The Busiest Dirt Modified Driver’s in the Northeast In 2016? Story By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com - Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff The 2016 Northeast DIRT Modified season has finally come to a close. What started off at Volusia in February and ran all the way through The Gobbler at Accord in December saw 883 different drivers competed in 630 events during the 2016 campaign. 2015 saw 924 different drivers compete in 657 events showing that Mother Nature was clearly not a race fan this past season. So, Who had the most starts? 1) Stewart Friesen – 88 Starts, yes…

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Mahoning Valley Speedway Releases 2017 Schedule

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Mahoning Valley Speedway Releases 2017 Schedule - Modifieds To Run 200 Laps at Octoberfast Story By: Dino Oberto/Mahoning Valley Speedway - Photos By: Walt Smith/RacersGuide.com LEHIGHTON, PA. 12-19-16 - The official 2017 race schedule for Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway has been released and a very aggressive slate of events will make up the upcoming season. It all begins in late March with pre-season Test and Tune and continues through October with the annual Octoberfast. All weekly track classes will be back in action which includes Modifieds, Late Models, Street Stocks, Dirt Mods, Pro 4s and Hobby Stocks along with a variety…

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Makes Its Mark Beginning in 2017

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NASCAR Unveils New Brand Identity, Premier Series Name and Mark Premier Series to Be Named Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Beginning in 2017 Story By: David Higdon/NASCAR Wire Service - Images Provided by: NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 19, 2016) –- NASCAR today unveiled a new official brand identity which will replace the bar mark used by the sanctioning body since 1976. The announcement was made in conjunction with the news that Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ will be the new name of the sport’s premier series beginning January 1, 2017. The new brand mark and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup…

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Williams Grove Speedway 2017 Features 33 Events

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Williams Grove Speedway Will Host 33 Nights of Sprint Car Racing in 2017. Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM MECHANICSBURG, Pa. –December 18, 2016- Boasting a total of 33 race dates for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars, Williams Grove Speedway has released its 2017 schedule of events that offers a great mix of auto racing action. The season gets underway with a Sunday afternoon opener of super sprints and super late models on March 12 at 2 p.m. Once a staple on the early season schedule, the slated Sunday opener will…

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Scott Bloomquist Does It In The Dome To Bank $20,000 Indoor Racing Prize

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Scott Bloomquist Banked $20,000 for Winning Saturday's Inaugural Gateway Dirt Nationals Story By: GATEWAY DIRT NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: RICK NEFF / DTD ST. LOUIS  MO.- December 18, 2016-Scott Bloomquist did it in the Dome Saturday night. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion started on the pole and turned in a dominant performance to bank the $20,000 top prize in the inaugural Gateway Dirt Nationals inside the Dome at America’s Center. Seven caution flags slowed the pace on the tight indoor dirt track, but Bloomquist was up to the challenge on restart after restart to hold back Don…

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Sunshine Rules Junior Knepper 55

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Tyler Courtney Rules Junior Knepper 55 As 47 midgets invade Southern Illinois Center Story By: RICJIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: NEIL CAVANAH / USAC PHOTO DUQUOIN, Ill. —December 18, 2016-  Tyler Courtney was impressive in winning Saturday night’s Junior Knepper 55 USAC Midget Series feature at the Southern Illinois Center. Courtney led the first lap aboard his Clauson-Marshall Racing No. 7bc, but gave up the point to NASCAR veteran Justin Allgaier, who led the next six laps. Courtney moved back to the point on lap eight of the indoor bullring and led the remainder of the 55-lap…

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Short Track Super Series Modifieds Return To Susquehanna Speedway

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York County Nationals July 30th will pay $10,000-To-Win Modified 50 On Tap; 358 Late Models & Central PA Legends Complete Card Story By: BRAD VORES / SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM NEWBERRYTOWN, PA –December 18, 2016- Not only will the Modifieds return to Susquehanna Speedway in 2017, they will do it in style! On Sunday, July 30, the Newberrytown, Pa., oval will host the York County Nationals for the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP big-block/small-block Modifieds the second time after a debut last summer. In the upcoming season, however, the event will be more lucrative. Susquehanna owner…

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Racing Son’s Follow Their Father’s Footsteps

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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON; NEVER AS TRUE AS THROUGHOUT THE SWEENEY RUSH LATE MODEL SERIES Story By: DOUG KENNEDY / RUSH LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES Pulaski, PA.- December 18, 2016- No sport can lay claim to having more relatives, whether it be brother to brother, father to son, uncle to nephew, or any other relationship than what is seen throughout the world of auto racing. On a national level, you have the Unsers, the Andrettis, the Earnhardts, the Pettys, and the Rahals; just to name a few.  Can we say it's nepotism at its finest.…

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STSS “High Banks Hold-Up” Returns to Woodhull Raceway

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Brett Deyo's Short Track Super Series will once again invade 'New York's Toughest Bullring' in 2017. Story By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM WOODHULL, NY -December 18, 2016– Race fans- prepare to wave something white, something bright, something red off your head, something blue off of you- get ready to wave it for your favorite again in 2017! Brett Deyo's Short Track Super Series will once again invade 'New York's Toughest Bullring' in 2017, when this coveted stop on the STSS North Region takes place on Tuesday August 22nd.  This will be the…

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Junior Knepper 55 Draws Racers From 18 States

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18 States Represented At Junior Knepper 55 Story By: RICHIE MURRAY /USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES INDIANAPOLIS  IND.- December 17, 2016- Saturday’s Junior Knepper 55 not only represents one of the final events of the racing season, it also represents an opportunity for drivers from diverse racing backgrounds to converge on one facility – DuQuoin’s Southern Illinois Center – to test their abilities against each other on the sixth-mile indoor venue. With much of the nation’s racing schedules clear this weekend, drivers from coast-to-coast will suit up and strap in for a one-off, no-holds-barred challenge in which drivers…

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Shannon Babb Takes Thrilling Gateway Checkers

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Shannon Babb Goes Indoors To End Winless Drought Story By: GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RICK NEFF / DTD ST. LOUIS, Mo. –December 17, 2016- Shannon Babb made sure he didn’t go winless during the 2016 season by picking up a victory during the inaugural Gateway Dirt Nationals inside The Dome at America’s Center on Friday night. Scott Bloomquist started from the pole and led the first 22 laps of the 25-lap event on the fifth-mile oval, but found himself being chased by Darrell Lanigan and Babb throughout the event. Lanigan was on the outside of Bloomquist on the 23rd lap…

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Major Sponsors Return For Indoor Racing Series

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INDOOR AUTO RACING HEADS TO PPL CENTER IN ALLENTOWN, PA. DEC. 30-31 FOR SECOND ANNUAL IRONTON TELEPHONE SPONSORED EXTRAVAGANZA Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / SAMMONS MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM ALLENTOWN, PA.- December 17, 2016 -  In addition to over 100 Three Quarter (TQ) Midget, Champ Kart and Slingshot racers, and thousands of spectators, sponsors will play a big part in the second annual Indoor Auto Racing fueled by VP events to be held inside Allentown's PPL Center on Friday and Saturday, December 30th and 31st. The two days of racing, sponsored by Ironton Telephone, has proven to be…

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Devil’s Bowl Speedway to Host Two-Night Banquet of Champions

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Dirt Track and Asphalt Track drivers to be celebrated on February 3-4 in Rutland Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO /RACERSGUIDE.COM / DEVILS BOWL SPEEDWAY RUTLAND, Vt. –December 16, 2016- Devil’s Bowl Speedway will bring the 2016 stock car racing season to its official close in style with a two-night gala on February 3-4, 2017.  The annual Banquet of Champions will be presented at the Holiday Inn Rutland-Killington in Rutland, Vt., for the fifth consecutive year.  The Banquet of Champions has been split into two dates for the first time in order to…

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Sarah Fisher Enters Rumble In Fort Wayne

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Sarah Fisher has filed an entry for the Rumble in Fort Wayne on Dec. 30-31. Story By: SARAH FISHER RACING MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES FORT WAYNE, Ind. –December 16, 2016-  Indianapolis 500 veteran Sarah Fisher has filed an entry for the midget portion of the 19th annual Rumble in Fort Wayne. The event, set for Dec. 30-31 inside the Expo Center of Fort Wayne’s Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, is a throwback to where at all began for the Indy 500 veteran. The Commercial Point, Ohio, veteran, now a successful Indianapolis business woman, began her career in quarter…

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USAC West Coast Sprints Ready For Action

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18 Nights Of Racing For USAC West Coast Sprints Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS  IND.- December 16, 2016- Heading into its ninth season, the cars and stars of the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series are set for 18 nights of action at seven race tracks next year. Opening with the two-day Outlaw Showdown at Las Vegas on March 9, the traditional 360 sprint cars will close out the schedule with Ventura’s two-day Turkey Night Grand Prix on Nov. 23. The Ventura stop will be a non-point affair. The Dirt Track…

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EMPA Hall of Fame Class of 2016 Announced

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EMPA ANNOUNCES HALL OF FAME AND AWARD WINNERS Story By: RON HEDGER / EASTERN MOTORSPORTS PRESS ASSOCIATION Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO FILES King of Prussia, PA. - December 15, 2016- When the members of the Eastern Motorsport Press Association gather for their annual convention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in King of Prussia, PA on the weekend of January 6-8, 2017, they will be honoring some of the sport’s greatest names at the NASCAR/EMPA Hall of Fame banquet. Leading the slate voted on by EMPA members will be the 2017 EMPA Hall of Fame inductees.  The outstanding group will include dirt track legend…

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Ganassi Racing Going Four-Bore For Rolex 24

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Chip Ganassi Racing Will Field Four Ford GTs During The Rolex 24 At Daytona. Story By: GANASSI RACING MEDIA Photos By: JAY FISH / RACERSGUIDE.COM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - December 15, 2016-  Not since last summer’s Le Mans 24 Hours have all four Ford GTs in the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing stable competed for the same prize. That will change during the Jan. 28-29 Rolex 24 At Daytona, where the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship teams will unite for one goal — winning the coveted top step of the podium of a 24-hour race on American soil.…

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Tyler Siri, Malcolm Lane Team Up For Six 2017 Outlaw Speedway 360 Sprint Shows

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Tyler Siri Will Race a 360 Sprint Car in 2017, With ESS Hall of Famer Malcolm Lane Turning Wrenches. Story By: STEVE OVENS / RACECHASER ONLINE MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY DUNDEE, N.Y. —December 15, 2016- When you’ve had success in dirt modifieds, you’re always looking for that next challenge.  Something to keep the fire burning as a competitor.  It appears that Tyler Siri has found that ‘something’ that will keep his fire burning in 2017. On top of running Outlaw Speedway and managing a brand new surface in 2017, Tyler Siri has reported exclusively to…

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Bolting On American Racer Tires Worthwhile For Andy Bachetti

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Sheffield Mass., Driver Pockets $27,000 In Point Fund Money For 25 Total Short Track Super Series/I-88 Speedway Events Via American Racer Cup Program Story By: BRETT DEYO / STSS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANA, PA –December 14, 2016- Hailing from Sheffield, Mass., the schedule Andy Bachetti chooses to follow with his black and bright green No. 4 Modified is a bit unorthodox. But it was also profitable: to the tune of $27,000-plus in point fund cash. Bolting on American Racer tires, Bachetti elected to race weekly at I-88 Speedway in Afton, N.Y., on Friday nights – a member…

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Chili Bowl Champions Return For Action

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Champions Highlight Latest Chili Bowl Entry List Update Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / CHILI BOWL NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM TULSA, Okla. -December 14, 2016- The list for the 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire continues to climb as the latest round of entries has put the count at 266 with only 13 of those still in search of a driver. Among the latest to cast their name into the hunt for a Golden Driller, is the man who’s won more than anyone as Sammy Swindell will take part in his 27th…

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Four Races For Tri-Track Open Modified Series

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Tri-Track Series Set 2017 Schedule Story By: DALE HOLBROOK/ TRI-TRACK SERIES MEDIA Photo By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Seekonk, Mass.- December 14, 2016-  The Northeast Race Cars Tri-Track Open Modified Series announced its schedule for the upcoming season. The now traditional four-race schedule is a combination of midweek and weekend shows that kicks-off at Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk, Mass., followed by a stop at Star Speedway in Epping, N.H., and culminates with a pair of races at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut. “The schedule was a strong one to begin with,” said Wayne Darling, managing partner. “The goal simply…

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DORNEY PARK SPEEDWAY WILL COME ALIVE AGAIN AT MOTORSPORTS 2017

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DORNEY PARK SPEEDWAY WILL COME ALIVE AGAIN AT MOTORSPORTS 2017 RACE CAR AND TRADE SHOW WITH MANY FORMER STARS PARTICIPATING Story By: Ernie Saxton/LMSP - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com OAKS, PA December 14, 2016 . . . The memories of Allentown, PA’s Dorney Park Speedway live on despite the track being long gone. Many of the yesteryear stars that raced at the popular facility will be part of the Dorney Park Reunion which will be a big part of the three day (January 20-22) Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2017 Fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels and Distributed by Insinger Performance Race…

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WoO Late Models & Short Track Super Series Highlight 2017 Georgetown Schedule

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Georgetown Speedway Set For Active 2017 Season With Unique Special Events Planned; Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Kicks It Off March 11 Story By: Brett Deyo/Georgetown Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com GEORGETOWN, DE – After a highly successful resurrection of auto racing last season at Georgetown Speedway, plans have taken shape for 2017 at the historic facility. Ushering in the new season with the theme ‘the tide has turned’ the historic oval is set for an ambitious ’17 campaign featuring a number of high-profile, unique special events. BD Motorsports Media LLC has signed a three-year lease extension to continue racing…

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SMALL BLOCK MODIFIEDS COMING TO KOD SERIES

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King Of Dirt Racing To Add Small Block Mods In 2017 Story By: ROB HAZER / KOD SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY – December 13, 2016-  When King Of Dirt Racing launched in December of 2014, promoter Rob Hazer laid out a five-year growth plan for the series that would ultimately wield the three major divisions of racing. After two successful years of Sportsman and Pro Stock racing, KOD will be adding Small Block Modifieds two years ahead of schedule. King Of Dirt Racing consisted of nine races during the 2015 season between two divisions…

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New Egypt Speedway Food Ticket Program Discontinued

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New Egypt Speedway Food Ticket Program Discontinued Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald & John John Lane/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – The fans have spoken and the new, New Egypt Speedway Management Team has listened. The Food Ticket program that was utilized during the 2016 season has been discontinued for the 2017 season. “The food tickets were the biggest complaint we had last year and after reading the fans e-mail’s suggestions, we feel this is the right thing to do”, said Jennifer Stone who is a member of the track management team at New Egypt…

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Stenhouse Jr And The Rest of the Clauson-Marshall Racing Team Are Entered in the Junior Knepper 55

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr And The Rest of the Clauson-Marshall Racing Team Are Entered in the Junior Knepper 55 Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHALL RACING MEDIA Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com INDIANAPOLIS  Ind.- December 13, 2016- The Clauson-Marshall Racing juggernaut with drivers Donny Schatz, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Jason Johnson and Tyler Courtney has entered the Junior Knepper 55 USAC Midget Special Event indoor event Saturday at the Southern Illinois Center at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. The latest of the now 73 cars who’ve entered for the second annual event is highlighted by the team spearheaded by Tim Clauson and Richard Marshall. Stenhouse, a regular NASCAR premier…

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Danny Dietrich To Pilot Buch No. 13

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Danny Dietrich Will Enter Select Events in the Tom Buch No. 13 in 2017. Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM GETTYSBURG, Pa. –Deceber 13, 2016- Danny Dietrich will pilot the No. 13 APC/DVC sprint car owned by Tom Buch in select events next year. Dietrich will continue to drive the familiar Gary Kauffman-owned/Sandoe’s Fruit Market/Hickory Run Orchards/No. 48 for the majority of the season and will only drive for Buch when his schedule allows. Dietrich will begin his tenure for Buch with an eight-race campaign in Florida. Dietrich and Busch will enter all…

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NASCAR BROADCASTER STEVE POST JOINS INDOOR AUTO RACING SERIES ANNOUNCING STAFF

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MOTOR RACING NETWORK’S NASCAR BROADCASTER STEVE POST JOINS INDOOR AUTO RACING SERIES ANNOUNCING STAFF Story By: Ernie Saxton/LSMP - Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com & MRN.com TRENTON, NJ December 12, 2016 . . . Steve Post, a veteran NASCAR pit reporter for the Motor Racing Network will join the announcing staff of the Indoor Auto Racing Series for upcoming events in Allentown, Pa. and Atlantic City, N.J. Post will join the ‘Voice of the Three Quarter (TQ) Midgets’, Bob Marlow, and Pocono Raceway’s chief announcer Earl Krause on the series starting with the Allentown event held inside the PPL Center…

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Short Track Super Series Set To Invade ‘The Great Race Place’

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Albany-Saratoga Speedway To Host Short Track Super Series For The First Time In 2017; Series Inaugural Scheduled For Tuesday, August 15 Story By: Brett Deyo/Short Track Super Series Photos By: Dave Dalesandro/RacersGuide.com MALTA, NY –December 12, 2016 -One of New York State’s premier dirt tracks – Albany-Saratoga Speedway – will join the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP. Albany-Saratoga owner Howard Commander and promoter Lyle DeVore have reached an agreement with STSS organizer Brett Deyo to bring the series to the Malta, N.Y., oval for the first time in 2017. The inaugural STSS visit takes place on Tuesday, August…

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Fastest Dirt Track in The East Kicks Off Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series

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MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES KICKS OFF 2017 SEASON AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY Story By: ERIKA PALMAI WAGNER / MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES MEDIA Photos By:PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bridgeport NY- December 11, 2016- The Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series will kick off their inaugural season at the “fastest dirt track in the east”, Bridgeport Speedway on Sunday, April 30th.  The series, which hosts RacesaverⓇ 305 Sprint Cars in the Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Delaware region, has eight to ten tentative events scheduled at the South Jersey facility, which will be released on a final schedule set to come out at a later date. “The staff at Bridgeport Speedway…

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Gateway Dirt Nationals Has Something For Everyone

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Gateway Dirt Nationals Invade The Dome at America’s Center in Downtown St. Louis December 15th – 17th Story By: JIMMY DEARING / ST. LOUIS MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS St. Louis, MO -December 12, 2016 – Almost a year ago (back in February during Florida Speedweeks), Cody Sommer and Jeremy Burnett made the huge announcement that they were going to promote a huge indoor race for dirt late models and modifieds in St. Louis, MO at The Dome at America’s Center. Every since then, it has been talked about and debated by everyone in the dirt racing media along…

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Doug Coby Becomes A Man of Steel

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Mayhew Steel Products Will Sponsor NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby Next Season. Story By: SMERIGLIO RACING MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CHARLOTTE, N.C. –December 11, 2016- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby and Mike Smeriglio Racing will carry new primary sponsorship next year from Mayhew Steel Products of Turners Falls, Mass. Coby made the announcement during his champion’s speech at Saturday’s Night of Champions Touring Awards banquet at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Dunleavy Truck & Trailer, his primary sponsor the last few years, will remain as a sponsor with the team as well. Mayhew Steel…

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Race of Champions Set Championship Awards Banquet Date

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RACE OF CHAMPIONS SEASON CELEBRATION SET FOR JANUARY 14, 2017 Story By: ROC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:  RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF MOUNT MORRIS, NY – December 11, 2016-The Race of Champions Series will gather at the Genesee River Restaurant & Reception Center in Mount Morris, New York, on Saturday, January 14, to celebrate the 2016 season. Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, NY, Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY, Brad Rouse of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, and Joe Mancuso of Buffalo, NY, will be honored as division champions, while several others will receive special recognition in addition to recognizing the accomplishments of all…

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Rudolph Rolls to Battle of Trenton Victory

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RUDOLPH WINS BATTLE OF TRENTON INDOOR THREE QUARTER MIDGET FEATURE; CO-FEATURE FOR SLINGSHOT RACERS IS CLAIMED BY ANTHONY RAISNER Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / SAMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY MEEKS / RACERSUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ  December 11,2016 - Erick Rudolph passed Jimmy Blewett for the lead on the sixth lap of the 40-lap feature and raced on to victory Saturday night in the Battle of Trenton Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) TQ Midget feature at Sun National Bank Center. “We come to these races with the best car Mark Lafler car build and set it up the best way he knows…

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