ALLENTOWN, PA – The stakes just got higher on the Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series Fueled By VP Racing Fuels. If one driver can win all three of the 2016 Saturday night TQ Midget feature events his team will receive a $10,000 bonus thanks to a sponsorship effort announced today with Vahlco Racing Wheels! Vahlco Racing Wheels, a heavy hitter in …
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AARN has learned this morning that long-time (40+ years) AARN Photographer Ralph Corwin of Bloomingburg, NY has passed away. Ralph had been a long time photographer at Orange County Fair Speedway and attended the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500 yearly. Ralph will be missed and our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time. Ralph’s service information will be posted …
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OAKS, PA December 15, 2015 . . . One of NASCAR’s rising young stars is planning to be part of the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2016 Fueled By Sunoco Race Fuels and Distributed by Insinger Performance Race Car and Trade Show. Kyle Larson, who almost earned his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup victory at Homestead, Florida in the final race …
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AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK FOR DECEMBER 15, 2015 Except for folks who have been recent attendees at Glen Ridge (NY) Motorsports Park, the name Peter Demitraszek may be wholly unfamiliar. That’t about to change. Against some heavy hitters an against some long odds, Demitraszek emerged as the man chosen by the Fonda (NY) Speedway Fair Board to run …
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Posted by: Steve Barrick – December 8, 2015 TRENTON, NJ – Continuing a late autumn trend that has seen aggressive scheduling by many race tracks, Williams Grove Speedway announced this past week that it will host a USAC Silver Crown race next year. The date Williams Grove has chosen is Friday, June 10. The race will be a 100-lap feature, …
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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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