Jimmie Johnson raced to his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup championship Sunday in a finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday that saw his three main rivals self-destruct. Johnson got stronger as the race turned in his favor and won going away. The Chase Format has made winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup crown very difficult, as Johnson’s three rivals, Carl Edwards, Joey Logano …
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Doctor Takes Watt’s Winning Poker Card On Final Lap
Posted by: Len Sammons – November 15, 2016 In most races, Danny Johnson’s last lap pass of Ryan Watt for sixth place at Bridgeport Speedway’s would have meant a couple hundred dollars. But on Saturday, the pass cost Watt the card he needed to win the track’s annual Poker Series. Before taking the green flag from the 12th position in …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Duane Howard
When a driver loses his ride in mid-season, it’s a major disappointment. So it was this summer with Modified favorite Duane Howard, within a month’s time, changed race tracks, then broke up with his car owner. He wasn’t out of a car for long. Norm Hansell picked up Howard and the pair clicked. Saturday night at Bridgeport Speedway it all …
Read More »Ryan Flores Will Seek Indoor Championship Starting With Battle Of Trenton Dec. 9-10
Posted by: Steve Barrick – November 10, 2016 TRENTON, NJ – Ryan Flores figures he has a score to settle. A contender for victory in each of the past three years, Flores missed a shot at the 2015-2016 Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series Fueled By VP Racing Fuels championship because he was unable to race in …
Read More »Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series Replaces Shuttered TSRS For 305 Racers
Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series Replaces Shuttered TSRS For 305 Racers Posted by: Earl Krause – November 15, 2016 The Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) was officially organized on Sunday at a special gathering of 305 Sprint Car drivers in Allentown, N.J. MASS is replacing the Tri-State Racesaver Series (TSRS) which was recently shuttered by its organizer Joe Grandinetti. Among the success stories …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Jacob Allen
After a few years of chasing the checkered in the rugged arena of 410 Sprint racing, Jacob Allen finally did it. Son of the legendary Bobby Allen, Jacob and his uncle, Logan Schuchart, have been running on the World Of Outlaws circuit for the past several years. They have had good times and difficult ones. Both have persevered. Sunday at Susquehanna …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // November 1, 2016
Eleven months ago, Matt Sheppard’s future as a top Dirt Modified driver was very much in doubt. He and the highly touted HBR team had parted ways and Sheppard was adrift. That was then. Since the split, Sheppard went to work with some of his racing friends and built a team from scratch. He won almost immediately and has never …
Read More »Dutch Hoag Best Ever In RoC Events; Win On Saturday At Oswego Will Move Matt Hirschman or Chuck Hossfeld Towards Top
Posted: October 25, 2016 The 66th running of the prestigious Race Of Champions transpires this Saturday at Oswego Speedway and when it does, couple of heavyweights in RoC contemporary history, Chuck Hossfeld and Matt Hirschman will be among the favorites. Over the previous 65 years of RoC action, Hossfeld and Hirschman are the top ranking active drivers in a list …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Stewart Friesen
Just when one thought that Stewart Friesen was out of ways to win high profile races, he came through yet again Sunday at Orange County Fair Speedway, winning the Eastern States 200 and $35,000. On the heels of winning the Super DIRT Week biggie two weeks ago in upstate Oswego, N.Y., this time it was Middletown that Friesen conquered with …
Read More »Winning The National Open Really Was A Dream Come True For Danny Dietrich
Posted by: Todd Heintzelman – October 18, 2016 For some drivers, winning the Williams Grove National Open will always be a dream. But for Danny Dietrich, that dream turned into a reality last Friday night. “Some people only dream of winning this race,” said Dietrich. “I did until tonight. Dreams do come true. This is pretty awesome to be standing …
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