Mike Mahaney Balances Great Season Start In Racing With New Role As Father By LEN SAMMONS Mike Mahaney is enjoying one of the best seasons of his dirt Modified career behind the wheel of the George Huttig-owned No. 35. After posting six victories in his first 25 starts, Mahaney added another highlight to his impressive campaign Tuesday night with a …

Virginia Driver Trever Feathers Red Hot With Five Late Model Wins In 13 StartsBy JACK O’CONNOR Trever Feathers drove a Rocket Chassis for the first time last year when he filled in for the injured Tyler Emory in the Cameron-Mann No. 72, and was so comfortable in the machine that he began using them in his own program.Fast forward to …

Without Brakes, Dave Shullick Jr. Got Breaks Needed to Win Spectacular Oswego 50 By LEN SAMMONS Driving a 900-horsepower wing Supermodified on pavement without brakes at speeds exceeding 100 mph, Dave Shullick Jr. somehow found a way to survive — and win — Saturday night’s 50-lap ISMA-MSS Super Challenge at Oswego Speedway. “My car was amazing. I knew it was …

Roger Penske’s Comments On The Traditional TV Broadcasting Of The Indy 500 Draws Interest By HERB ANASTOR The Federal Communications Commission is currently investigating the movement of live sports to streaming services because these deals and packages threaten to harm consumers with high costs, undermine local broadcast television and may violate the public interest. And the regulators are concerned that …

Bell, No Surprise, Impressive In Dirt Modified Debut At Georgetown By LEN SAMMONS On Sunday, Christopher Bell would race for a $1 million top prize in the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway. The defending race winner, however, arrived in Delaware three days earlier to race a dirt big-block Modified at Georgetown Speedway for a top prize …

Kasey Kahne, Macri Team Were Perfect From Start To Finish On Way To Magical WoO Win By JACK O’CONNOR Heading into last Friday’s Morgan Cup opener at Williams Grove Speedway, Kasey Kahne fired up a Sprint Car against the World of Outlaws 227 times over the past 29 years, but had not been able to taste victory lane with the …

By Steve Barrick Danny Creeden was matter-of-fact after winning Sunday night’s Orange County Big Show 30-lap Modified feature. “Charlie (Lord) needed this one,” Creeden said of his car owner. Creeden was driving one of Lord’s cars in February when he crashed heavily in Volusia Park Speedway, demolishing the car and injuring himself. “Charlie is a great guy, works his tail off on the race …

West Virginia Veteran Freddie Carpenter Racing To Survive First Season On Lucas Late Model Series By LEN SAMMONS At the age of 55, Parkersburg, WV driver Freddie Carpenter is making an attempt to follow the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series across the country this year for the first time in his career. With a modest, self-owned and built race …

By JACK O’CONNOR Ryan Smith headed into this past weekend’s Central PA Sprint Car events hoping to get the Kreitz Racing No. 69k team back on the right track following a horrid week prior that saw him watch the Williams Grove Speedway feature from the sidelines and be taken out of contention at Port Royal Speedway while running second due …

By STEVE BARRICK The uncertainty that loomed over New York’s Southern Tier racing scene this offseason finally cleared last week as George Nichols and Dan Mathews announced they’ve reached a deal with Chemung Speedrome owner John White to lease the track—stepping in as first-time promoters for the upcoming racing season. Nichols, of Southport, NY, and Mathews of Horseheads, NY, have …