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Mat Williamson Goes From Nightmare To Sweet Dreams By LARRY OTT What started out as a nightmarish evening for Mat Williamson and his No. 88 Buzz Chew team eventually turned into a dream trip to Ransomville Speedway’s victory lane during the 40th Ron Martin Summer Nationals Super DIRTcar Series 75-lapper. Williamson arrived at Ransomville Aug. 12 for the Summer Nationals …

– Long-Time Announcer, EMPA Press Assoc. Founder; Sponsorship, Public Relations Specialist – By EARL KRAUSE Ernie Saxton, a nationally known auto racing columnist with Area Auto Racing News, long time “Voice of Grandview Speedway”; and specialist in the art of public relations and sponsorship in the sport, passed away on August 17 at age 84 after a brief illness that had …

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, …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …