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Newsmaker of the Week // Danny Dietrich

Larger than life 410 Sprint driver Danny Dietrich lit up Port Royal Speedway Trackside Media Sunday when he won the $75,000 Bob Weikert Memorial High Limit Sprint Series race, outrunning a fast closing Tyler Courtney to keep the top money. The first place payout was the most ever earned at Port Royal by any driver. Always a crowd favorite, occasionally …

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This Week in AARN // May 21, 2024

TOP HEADLINES ‘Barefoot’ Bob McCreadie Passes At Age 73, Legions Mourn All Time Racing Great Colorful New England Asphalt Modified Legend Bugsy Stevens Dies Days After 90th Birthday Ron Silk Claims Rain-Delayed NASCAR Mod Tour Victory At Riverhead Austin Kochenach Is Popular Race Of Champions Modified Series Winner At Mahoning Valley Rico Abreu (Utica-Rome), Brad Sweet (Outlaw) Claim High Limit New …

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Newsmaker of the Week // ‘Barefoot’ And ‘Bugsy’

‘Barefoot’ And ‘Bugsy’ have passed away. ‘Barefoot’ was Bob McCreadie, who at age 73 left behind legions of race fans who marveled at his talents behind the wheel of a Dirt Modified. ‘Bugsy’ was Carl Berghman, known to all as Bugs Stevens. His passing over the weekend just days after his 90th birthday awakened anew streams of memories among who …

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Newsmaker of the Week // Ronnie Silk

Ron Silk’s win in Friday night’s Stafford Spring Sizzler Open Tour Modified 100 lapper was a dominant drive. He survived a poor start, battled back to the front after a pitstop, and drove an error free race. The win was worth $34,750 in prize money for driver Silk and the Haydt-Yannone No. 16 team. With big bucks on the line …

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This Week in AARRN // May 14, 2024

TOP HEADLINES Ronnie Silk Races To Victory In Stafford Spring Sizzler For Second Year In A Row World Of Outlaws Lincoln Speedway Gettysburg Clash Won By David Gravel; Win Is 100th For Car Owner Ted Quiring Late Race Heartbreak At New Egypt For Runaway Leader Dom Buffalino Puts Defending Track Champ Ryan Godown In Winners Circle After Changing Plans, Stewart …

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This Week in AARN // May 7, 2024

TOP HEADLINES Jake Johnson Wins First NASCAR Mod Tour Race, Drives Boehler ‘Ole Blue’ To Victory At Repaved Monadnock Williams Grove 410 Sprint Winner Lance Dewease Earns First Win For Barry Shearer Team From Last To First: Matt Swanson Charges To MRS Mod Series Win At Waterford Speedbowl After Practice Crash Accord Speedway’s 2024 Opener Draws 30 Modifieds, Past Track Champ Andy …

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Newsmaker of the Week // Jake Johnson

The hotbed of Asphalt Modified racing that is New England was rejoicing this past weekend when 21-year old Jake Johnson roared to victory in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Touring Series race at Monadnock Speedway – behind the wheel of the iconic Boehler Racing Enterprises ‘Ole Blue’ No. 3. The win was Johnson’s first on the Tour. It was Ole Blue’s …

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This Week in AARN // April 30, 2024

TOP HEADLINES Ricky Thornton, Jr. Leads Every Lap Of Lucas Oil LM Georgetown-Port Royal Double Header Anthony Macri Sails To Keith Kauffman Classic Port Royal 410 WinAnd $15,000; Wins Next Night At BAPS Appalachian LM Series Promoter Jim Bernheisel To Introduce Tire Compound Color Coding New Yorker Anthony Perrego Rides To ‘Money In The Mountains’ $10,000 Win At Big Diamond Speedway Stafford’s …

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Newsmaker of the Week / / Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Seldom, if ever, has one driver so thoroughly dominated a racing weekend as Ricky Thornton, Jr. did with the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series. In back-to-back 40-lap races, at Georgetown and Port Royal Speedways, Thornton led every lap of each feature, demoralizing his rivals. The only thing that stopped Thornton last weekend was the rainy weather that forced Hagerstown …

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This Week in AARN // April 23, 2024

TOP HEADLINES Anthony Macri Races $20,000 Weldon Sterner Memorial Victory At Lincoln Speedway Late Race Charge Carries Matt Hirschman To In RoC Mod Series Opener Win At Mahoning Valley First Career 410 Sprint Win For Austin Bishop Comes Sunday At Selinsgrove Max McLaughlin Scores First World Of Outlaws Late Model Feature Triumph On Talladega Dirt Track Brad Sweet Grabs Two Of Three …

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