Newsmaker of the Week // Stevie Smith

Stevie Smith had driven thousands of miles on dirt tracks in all four corners of the United States before coming back home to Central Pennsylvania this year.
With the grandstands packed at William Grove on Friday night with warm, familiar faces Smith won the feature.
But that was just warmup.
The next night at Lincoln Speedway, the track on which his father Steve became a racing legend, Smith dominated the rich Dirt Track Classic Presented By Kasey Kahne, winning $20,000 before even more adoring fans.
A weekend sweep in Central Pennsylvania is a newsmaking event in and of itself. When one of the races is a rich one, it’s even more significant.
But throw in the hometown pathos and Stevie Smith’s Central PA. sweep makes news – Newsmaker Of The Week quality news.