Auto racing icon Ernie Saxton has passed away at the age of 84. His contributions to the sport were countless and enduring. Saxton was a respected announcer whose voice became synonymous with excitement at the track. He was a founding member of the Eastern Motorsport Press Association, serving as its president for an extraordinary 40 years. For over 40 years, …
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Beers Hopes To Turn Golden Opportunity Into Becoming Youngest NASCAR Mod Champion
By LEN SAMMONS Austin Beers has earned a golden opportunity to drive for four different asphalt Modified car owners at the age of 22, thanks to his on-track performances, and he’s capitalizing on it with incredible success. The second-generation driver currently leads the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour point standings with 10 of 16 events completed. If he clinches the championship, …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Ryan Timms
Eighteen year old Knoxville Nationals rookie Ryan Timms scored one of the greatest upsets in Sprint Car history by winning Saturday night’s Knoxville Nationals. His team’s take for the week? $219,000! How did Timms do it? He got a good head start when the decision was made for him to race at Knoxville weekly this year, thus gaining a working …
Read More »Dale Blaney Falls One Spot Short Of Win In Father’s Memorial Race
By JACK O’CONNOR At Sharon Speedway’s Lou Blaney Memorial this past Saturday, Dale Blaney was looking to recreate the magic his brother Dave had last year, and as the laps wound down, he was giving local fans that glimmer of hope. The Hartford, OH driver started the 35-lap feature in fourth, but instantly fell back a spot to fifth and …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Max Zachem
Well-liked New England Asphalt Modified driver Max Zachem drove the race of his life in a ride he described as ‘the car of a lifetime’ to win the 112-lap Stafford SK 5k Modified race Friday night at CT’s Stafford Motor Speedway. The winning car is owned by Ryan and John Morgan, long time family friends. Zachem saved his tires and …
Read More »Shannon Slaughter Becomes First Female Feature Winner In Grandview’s 63-Year History
By STEVE BARRICK Shannon Slaughter, a 22 year-old Sportsman racer at Grandview Speedway became the first female feature winner in race track history Saturday night when she led the 25-lap Sportsman feature from start to finish. To do it, she had to hold off a determined effort on the part of Addison Meitzler, who had won two Sportsman features earlier …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // James Blewett
Racing history was made Saturday night at New Jersey’s Wall Stadium when James Blewett, who just recently turned 17, won the Wall Modified feature. Blewett became the youngest driver in Wall Stadium’s 76 year auto racing history to win a Modified race. He also extended his family’s legacy of winning at Wall Stadium. His grandfather John Blewett Jr., his late …
Read More »Briscoe’s NASCAR Career Was Once Saved By Bell, Now They Are Cup Teammates
By LEN SAMMONS It’s funny how things sometimes go full circle. Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell met as teenagers playing online racing video games. At one point, to pursue his own racing career, Bell slept on Briscoe’s family couch. When Briscoe’s NASCAR hopes were going nowhere, it was Bell who helped find him a path to success. Last year, when …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // King Anthony XLII – Anthony Macri
At Eldora Speedway last Saturday night, Anthony Macri transcended from mere mega winner of 410 Sprint races to ‘King Anthony XLII’ when he roared to victory in the Kings Royal $200,000-to-win World Of Outlaws race. Macri has won his share of major races, big purse events, and high profiles affairs but none like this. What’s more, he outran the World …
Read More »Twelve Year-Old Caleb Newlin Is Impressing As Sprint Co-Announcer
Twelve Year-Old Caleb Newlin Is Impressing As Sprint Co-Announcer By STEVE BARRICK A fresh, new voice being heard more and more often whenever the PASS 305 Sprint Cars are in action in Central Pennsylvania is that of 12-year-old Caleb Newlin, of Millerstown, PA, whose command of calling the on-track action alongside Stephanie Dodson is every bit as proficient as the …
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