TOP HEADLINES Eastern Motorsport Press Association Convenes; AARN Writer Ted Schmidt, AARN Photographer Pete MacDonald Earn Laurels Justin Bonsignore, Jimmy Horton, Alan Johnson Among Drivers Honored At EMPA Iconic Race Team Car Owner Ken Brenn, Senior Passes Away At Age 98 NASCAR Announces Rule Changes; Drivers To Be Penalized Harshly For Missing Races Bill Elliott, Ray Evernham, Among Racing Stars …
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This Week in AARN // January 6, 2024
TOP HEADLINES Ryan Flores, Andy Jankowiak Take Indoor Auto Racing Series TQ Midget Feature Wins In Allentown AARN’s Annual Guide To February Speedweeks Racing In The South Lists 105 Race Dates At 16 Tracks In Four States Ryan Smith Named To Drive Selected Races For Don Kreitz, Jr. Team In ‘25 Mat Williamson To Race In Chili Bowl For The First …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Andy Jankowiak
The Indoor Auto Racing Series 2025 season weekend opener at the PPL Center in Allentown, PA turned into a two-race showdown between Ryan Flores, Friday night feature winner, and Andy Jankowiak. By winning Friday night, Flores was in line for bonuses that could have earned him $10,000 for a weekend sweep – but he had to win Saturday to collect. Jankowiak, though, …
Read More »This Week in AARN // December 17, 2024
TOP HEADLINES St. Louis Dome Super Late Model $30,000 Victory Is Claimed By Brandon Sheppard For Second Straight Year NASCAR Announces Large Purse Increases, Post Season Awards Boosts For NASCAR Whelen Mod Tour PA 410 Sprint Speedweek Schedule Set For 2025; Path Valley In, Selinsgrove Out Industry Giants Gather In Indianapolis For Annual Performance Racing Industry Show Kaden Honeycutt Wins Snowball Derby …
Read More »This Week in AARN // December 3, 2024
TOP HEADLINES Timmy Solomito Wins Wall Stadium Tour Mod Turkey Derby; Matt Hirschman Claims Wall Mod Win On Prelim Friday 410 Shake Up: Chase Dietz Replaces Devon Borden In Stehman 23, Zemco Crew Chief Tommy Carl Joins Him; Zemco Team Being Liquidated Kyle Strickler Wins $10,000 Reutimann Memorial UMP Modified Race At Volusia; 83-Year Old Buzzie Reutimann Escapes Injury In Hard …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Timmy Solomito
Timmy Solomito was in the right place at the right time last Saturday afternoon at Wall Stadium Speedway. Biding his time, sidestepping miscues and mistakes that snagged many of his rivals, Solomito took the lead at the last possible moment and went on to win the 51st running of the Turkey Derby Modified 150. Solomito had won the Wall Mod …
Read More »This Week in AARN // November 19, 2024
TOP HEADLINES AARN’s Annual Car Builders Guide Packed 32 Pages Of Racing Industry Trends And Insights Brock Zearfoss Wins BAPS 410 Season 410 Sprint Finale; First Win In Three Years SCD Management Group Formed To Run Selinsgrove Speedway Races In 2025 Vegas Open Wheel Showdown Sprint $50,000 Won By Kody Swanson; Otto Sitterly Races To 40-Lap Supermodified Score Chase Grennan, …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Chase Grennan
There are two ways about it. Chase Grennan’s drive to victory in last Saturday’s Islip 300 at NY’s Riverhead Raceway was wholly unexpected. Grennan is 17. He was driving in just his third-ever Modified race. He battled door to door, on even terms, with established veterans. He used a veteran’s race sense planning pit stop strategy and executed it perfectly. …
Read More »This Week in AARN // November 12, 2024
TOP HEADLINES Mat Williamson Crowned Super DIRT Series Champion At Charlotte World Finals; Williamson, Tim Fuller & Anthony Perrego Win Features Matt Hirschman Claims Tenth Career Victory In North-South Shootout In North Carolina David Gravel Earns First WoO Sprint Title At World Finals; Gravel, Carson Macedo & Tyler Courtney Take Race Wins Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney Lead Ford Penske Sweep In NASCAR …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Justin Whittall
Bridgeport Speedway’s long-anticipated Dirty Jersey 410 Sprint race, co-promoted by track owner Doug Rose and Central PA 410 star Danny Dietrich turned out to be a spectacular event that was well attended. The winner, Justin Whittall, was a popular figure with the big crowd. Whittall is a Jersey guy from Vincentown, who races regularly in Central PA against the Posse. …
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