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TOP HEADLINES Anthony Macri Wins At Lincoln; First Victory Since Reuniting With Family Owned Team Fifteen Year Old Carson Loftin Is Surprise SMART Tour Modified Winner In South Carolina New Egypt Track Owner Fred Vahlsing Vows Schedule Will Go On As Planned Terry Zacharias Gone As Shangri-La Two Reopening Point Man World Racing Group Announces Purchase Of ASCS 360 Sprint Series …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Anthony Macri
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Speedway, Anthony Macri raced to a hard fought 410 Sprint victory. This wasn’t just another win for the Dillsburg, PA ace, rather his first since PA Speedweek, 2023. It was just days after that series concluded that Macri and his family-owned team split. It’s hard to contemplate the range of familial emotion that swept …
Read More »Area Auto Offices Closed – FRIDAY, MARCH 1
The Area Auto Racing News offices will be CLOSED – FRIDAY, MARCH 1st as we honor the life of Maude Sammons. The offices will re-open on Monday, March 4. Thank you for your understanding.
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Matt Sheppard
After winning three of four Short Track Super Series Dirt Modified races the week before at All-Tech Raceway, Matt Sheppard headed for Volusia Park Speedway Park with a rare opportunity: the next time he won a feature, it would be the 500th of his driving career. And that’s exactly what Sheppard did, winning the Wednesday night Super DIRT Series race. …
Read More »This Week in AARN // February 20, 2024
TOP HEADLINES Matt Sheppard Wins 500th Career Feature On Night One At Volusia; Takes 501 Next Night; Mat Williamson Wins One But Takes Big Gator Trophy Justin Grant, CJ Leary Take USAC Sprint “Winter Games” Victories Wins At Ocala; Logan Seavey Doubles Down In Volusia USAC Sprints Kyle Larson, Tyler Courtney Claim High Limit Sprint Car Wins At East Bay Over Big …
Read More »Chad Criswell Light On Scale, Disqualified From Williams Grove 358 Sprint Car Win After Track Went The Extra Distance For His Team By STEPHEN BUBB Friday night, at Williams Grove Speedway, Chad Criswell edged out Derek Locke to become the first repeat 2023 358 Sprint Car feature winner. Or so it appeared. Twenty minutes later, after several attempts to weigh …
Read More »The Racing Went On In Phoenixville, PA On Wednesday After Fugitive Was Apprehended Nearby Earlier In Day By STEVE BARRICK Racing went on as usual on Wednesday, September 13 at the Montgomery County Quarter Midget Racing Association track in Phoenixville, PA after an escaped convict was captured nearby after a manhunt that lasted nearly two weeks. The apprehension avoided a potentially …
Read More »Billy Pauch Sr. Wins, Pauch Family Trifecta Night At Kutztown
Billy Pauch Family Trifecta Night At Kutztown By MARK TIDERMAN Wednesday night’s show at the Kutztown, PA Action Track USA was dubbed Pauch Trifecta Night. It was a nice tribute to the Pauch family for their 65 year commitment to racing. There were three generations of the historic family racing on the same night at the same track. Billy Sr. …
Read More »59 Year-Old Dale Blaney Proves He’s Got Something Left In The Tank
By LEN SAMMONS When the Pa.’s Clinton County Speedway announced on Friday (August 11) that they were moving the starting time up two hours for Saturday’s 410 Sprint car race because of impending weather, Dale Blaney could have easily cancelled his plans to make the trip east from his home in Hartford, Ohio. Instead, proving he still has the will …
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