AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK FOR DECEMBER 8, 2015 The notion of racing in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains of New York in late November seems preposterous. And the idea of running the first week in December after an unfortunate rainout is, well, a little crazy. So much for conventional wisdom! Last Saturday, Accord Speedway and ‘Gobbler’ …
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Posted by: Len Sammons – December 1, 2015 Rule changes announced to World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car competitors for 2016 and 2017 have been released in the view of improved racing and safety. Rules of the nation’s premier circuit are often considered the standard for 410 Sprint Car racing in other series and in weekly racing as well. A …
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AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKERS FOR THE OF DECEMBER 1, 2015 Edition Who could have ever imagined that 2015 Super DIRTcar Series champion Matt Sheppard and his car owner Al Heinke could have parted ways less than a month after being lauded for their collective achievements? And who could have ever imagined Stewart Friesen and Jimmy Horton racing at Orange …
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Area Auto Racing News Newsmaker of the Week for November 24, 2015 Edition When the chips were down, Kyle Busch got up. Often criticized for his brashness as he battled his way into the front lines of NASCAR racing, Busch became a sympathetic figure in February when he broke a leg and an ankle in a Daytona Xfinity crash. From that …
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Posted by: Ernie Saxton – November 12, 2015 OAKS, PA – One of the most successful and popular racers in the history of the United States Auto Club, Dave Darland, will be a big part of The Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2016 Fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels and Distributed by Insinger Performance Race Car and Trade Show set for Friday, …
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Posted by: Len Sammons – November 17, 2015 Saturday’s sixth annual Final Showdown at Susquehanna Speedway Park was the swan song for Todd and Rhonda Fisher as track operators. After purchasing the speedway in Newberrytown, Pa., 12 years ago, they recently sold the facility to Scott Gobrecht. On Saturday, Todd stayed out of the limelight, calling the shots from the …
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Posted by: Len Sammons – November 10, 2015 California sensation Rico Abreu confirmed he’ll be racing a TQ-Midget for the first time when the winter Indoor Racing Series comes to Atlantic City, N.J. on January 28 – 29, 2016. Abreu has accepted a ride offered to him by former Atlantic City winner Lou Cicconi. Abreu, a proven winner in Sprint …
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AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK FOR THE WEEK OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015 It was the end of the line for the New Jersey Dirt Modified and the Central Pennsyvania Sprint Car circuits this past weekend, bringing to a close nine months of continuous racing. Just as the first races of a new year are newsmaking events, …
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AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015 The Charlotte World Finals provided its share of upset winners over last weekend. But none was more wholly unexpected than the drive of Tim Kerr, who won the DIRTcar Modified finale over an all star field. Kerr had won a grand total of one Big Block Modified …
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AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD EDITION News is usually made when big money is on the line. This time of the year, big bucks races are harder to find and sometimes turn up in unusual spots. So it was last Saturday night at Bridgeport (NJ) Speedway’s Quarter Mile track when the first annual ‘Romp …
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