Tyler Thompson won the Oswego Classic for Supermodifieds for the second time in his young career last Sunday afternoon. Unlike his first win, a race in which Thompson admitted to having had no particular race strategy in mind, this Classic drive was carefully orchestrated in advance. He held back, planning to go all out for the last 50 laps. But …
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Garrett Alberson had been suiting up for Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series races for nearly five years. He took his licks, learned the ropes, improved weekly. This year, Alberson seemed poised for a breakthrough. And break through he did Friday night at Port Royal Speedway when he raced from third to first on the final lap, taking the lead …
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When the racing world learned early Friday morning that Scott Bloomquist, the Super Late Model Super Star who for decades was THE man to beat in races of consequence, had been killed in a private plane crash, the coast-to-coast reaction was one of profound shock. Widely viewed as being a master car builder, an innovative mechanic and an uncompromising race car …
Read More »There really was little question about who would win the 63rd Knoxville Nationals from the moment Kyle Larson won the Thursday night prelim, a win that slotted him to start from the pole in the big race. From there, he was unstoppable for 50 laps. Others may had their moments in the spotlight during the week, but Larson was the …
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Six straight days of USAC Wingless 410 Sprint racing across the Hoosier State are in the record books and the northeastern-based Hogue Brothers Racing Team and driver Briggs Danner saved the best for last. On Sunday night in Bloomington, Indiana, Danner raced to a popular win, his second of the season and first ever in the Indiana hotbed of Wingless …
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TJ Stutts shocked the World Of Outlaws establishment, the PA Posse faithful, and even himself when he raced to a resounding, if improbable win Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway. Stutts held off the winningest World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver of 2024, David Gravel to win. Stutts’ win in and of itself was a stunner. To those familiar with his …
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Anthony Macri has won a lot of big races but over the course of the ten day span bridging two weeks of PA Speedweek, Macri was at his very best. He started his run Monday, July 1 at Lincoln, won again two days later at Port Royal, then on Friday, at Williams Grove, picked up his third win of the series …
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PA Speedweek 2024 got off and running this past Friday night when Danny Dietrich raced to victory at Williams Grove Speedway. Then, after a night of rain at Lincoln, Dietrich struck again, taking the checkered Sunday night at BAPS. Though Anthony Macri stopped Dietrich at two straight Monday night at Lincoln, ‘Double D’, nevertheless showed early that he’ll be among the …
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The world of auto racing is in shock and mourning this week with the news of the death of Dale Planck. Dale was a Hall Of Fame champion Dirt Modified driver who had won three NASCAR regional championships, 201 feature races, and had enjoyed a driving career that spanned well over 30 years. After he retired from driving, he had the idea …
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Briggs Danner got the 2024 USAC National Sprint Series Eastern Storm off to the best possible start when he raced to victory for the first time in a USAC National Sprint race. Allentown, PA-based Danner and the Fran and Tim Hogue owned 410 Wingless Sprint No. 39 dazzled a highly partisan Grandview Speedway crowd, thrilled to see one of their own …
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