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Newsmaker of the Week // John “Grandpa” Blewett, Sr.

John “Grandpa” Blewett, Sr, patriarch of the Blewett racing family, died Friday night at his home at the age of 90. He was a self-made man who built his life around the creation of an auto salvage yard that branched into many other facets. John became involved in auto racing with his namesake son in the early 1970s, adopting what …

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This Week in AARN // November 15, 2022

TOP HEADLINES AARN’s Annual Car Builders Edition Features Stories On Every Aspect Of Race Car Building Islip 300 At Riverhead Raceway Is Won By Anthony Nocella In Final Eight Laps Brent Marks Brings Central PA 410 Sprint Season To A Close With BAPS Victory; Mike Gular Claims 358 Mod Closer STSS Cajun $20,000 Big Block Mod Finale In Louisiana Is Taken By Ryan …

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Newsmaker of the Week // Anthony Nocella

Riverhead Raceway is a notoriously difficult place for outsiders to come in and beat the regulars. The weekly runners were out in force Saturday for the sixth annual running of the Islip 300, three-hundred wheel to wheel laps around a quarter mile track with no room to spare. The odds favored the locals but somebody forgot to tell Woburn, Mass. …

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This Week in AARN // November 8, 2022

TOP HEADLINES Two For Schatz, One For Schuchart; Sweet Earns Fourth Straight WoO Sprint Title At Charlotte Two For Williamson, One For Desjardins; Sheppard Earns Ninth Super DIRT Series Title In World Finals Marlar, English & Davenport Take World Finals WoO Late Model Wins, Dennis Erb Claims First WoO Late Model Crown Danny Serrano Memorial Modified 100 At Bridgeport Motorsports Park Is Won …

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Newsmaker of the Week // Brad Sweet

Brad Sweet’s drive to the 2022 World Of Outlaws Sprint Car season championship was his fourth straight and certainly his most closely contested. Though Sweet led the standings most of the year, his margin over rivals David Gravel and Carson Macedo ebbed and flowed. It was still very much Sweet’s title to win or lose over the three day Charlotte …

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Newsmaker of the Week // Five Mile Point Speedway

After 72 years of springs, summers and falls of offering auto racing to Southern Tier, New York enthusiasts of the sport of speed, Five Mile Point Speedway ran its last races this past weekend. When the final lap was run, Modified favorite Justin Holland, a third generation driver, was standing in the winners circle, taking the final flag and winning …

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This Week in AARN // November 1, 2022

TOP HEADLINES Corey LaJoie Wins NWMT Martinsville Finale; Jon McKennedy Fights Hard For Season Championship Nod Justin Holland Wins Five Mile Point Speedway’s Final Modified Feature, Last Race After 72 Years Californians Gio Scelzi, Cory Eliason Are Bridgeport Motorsports Park 410 Sprint Weekend Winners Mat Williamson Races To Georgetown Speedway Big Block Season Finale In First Start At Track Derek Gluchacki, …

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This Week in AARN // October 25, 2022

TOP HEADLINES Lance Dewease Wins Williams Grove National Open World Of Outlaws Sprint Race For Fifth Time, Earns $75,000 Matt Sheppard Makes Late Race Pass On Stewart Friesen To Win Eastern States 200 Modified Race And $40,000 Top Prize; Peter Britten, Anthony Perrego Also Claim ESW Mod Wins Zoning Hearing Board Accepts Copart Rezoning Application For Grandview Speedway Redevelopment Late Race …

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Newsmaker of the Week // Lance Dewease

Lance Dewease has done it again. On Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway, the World Of Outlaws were back in town and Lance Dewease spanked ‘em, much to the delight of the PA Posse fans. Dewease’s win in the Williams Grove National Open was the fifth of his driving career and worth $75,000 for the driver and his car owner Don …

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This Week in AARN // October 18, 2022

TOP HEADLINES Last Lap Pass By Matt Sheppard On Stewart Friesen Nets ‘Super Matt’ A $50,000 Payday At Port Royal Last To First: Matt Hirschman Opts To Start Last In Evergreen Wanick Memorial Asphalt Modified 200, Wins $10,000 Plus New Yorker Tim McCreadie Earns Second Straight Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series Championship East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals To Return …

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