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MEMORIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE FAIRGROUNDS “MOODY MILE” TO BE MAJOR PART OF PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS MOTORSPORTS 2016 RACE CAR AND TRADE SHOW

OAKS, PA October 29, 2015 . . . The great memories of the New York State Fairgrounds “Moody Mile” will be a huge 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, January 22 thru Sunday, January, 24th. The 31st edition of the …

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TICKETS HAVE GONE ON SALE FOR THIRD ANNUAL BATTLE OF TRENTON INDOOR AUTO RACE; FEB. 26-27 TWO DAY MEET WILL FEATURE TQ MIDGETS, CHAMP KARTS AND SLINGSHOTS

TRENTON. NJ October 30, 2015 . . . Event tickets for the third running of the Battle Of Trenton Indoor auto races are now on sale. The event, one of three Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) indoor racing events this winter, will feature two days of racing, on Fri., Feb. 26 and Sat., Feb. 27 with Three Quarter (TQ) Midgets the main …

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Laboratory Fuel Test Finds Dippel Team Didn’t Cheat At Syracuse

Posted by: Steve Barrick – October 27, 2015 TRENTON. NJ – The conclusions drawn from independent laboratory testing of the fuel sample taken from Tyler Dippel’s DIRTcar 358 Modified after qualifications Thursday, Oct. 8 have lent a to a seemingly ambiguous result. “It was found that there were no addititives in the fuel,” said Fred Turza, VP Racing Fuels research and …

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Newsmaker of the Week // Tommy Meier

AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK FOR OCTOBER 27, 2015  The zenith of a thirty year driving career was realized at Orange County (NY) Fair Speedway last weekend by Tommy Meier, who roared to an immensely popular victory.  The night before, Meier won $10,000 for a second place in the Small Block lead-in race, setting the stage for …

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Chuck McKee To Announce Retirement As Driver After Eastern States Weekend

Posted by: Jeff Lambert – October 20, 2015 MIDDLETOWN, NY – Multi- time Orange County Fair Speedway Modified driving champion Chuck McKee will announce at this weekend’s Eastern States 200 Weekend that he will formally announce his retirement from weekly driving. “With me cutting back on racing, I’m probably more apprehensive on disappointing the fans than I am on walking …

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Newsmaker of the Week // Doug Coby

AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK FOR OCTOBER 20th, 2015 Edition  Doug Coby closed out the 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Touring Series season in much the same way as he started it, with a convincing win at Thompson (CT) Motorsports Park.  In so doing, he ended with seven wins in  the 15 race Series,  swept all four of the …

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Super DIRT Week Sportsman Modified Winner Disqualified

October 13, 2015 Victory awarded to race’s runner-up Rocky Warner SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The DIRTcar Sportsman Modified driven by James Michael Friesen in Sunday’s DIRTcar Sportsman Modified feature event at NAPA Super DIRT Week was found to be in violation of DIRTcar rules. The car was disqualified for violating DIRTcar Rule 15.1, which prohibits alterations to the Chevrolet Performance engine, …

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Newsmakers of the Week // Stewart Friesen and The Moody Mile

AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK EDITION OF OCTOBER 13, 2015 The top performer and the center stage are both equally illuminated in the spotlight’s  glare after Stewart Friesen blitzed the competition yet again at Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairgrounds. Friesen reigned supreme for the fourth time in the last six Syracuse Modified 200s, …

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Who’s Better – Stewy or Super Matt?

Posted by: Len Sammons – October, 6, 2015 The careers of great athletes are often judged by their modern counterpart. Muhammid Ali – Joe Frazier. Arnold Palmer – Jack Nicklaus. Roger Maris – Mickey Mantle. Magic Johnson – Larry Bird. Tom Brady – Peyton Manning. Auto racing is no different. On a national level, people still compare AJ Foyt to …

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Newsmaker of the Week – Central NY Raceway Park

AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK FOR  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 The 44th running of Super DIRT Week is at hand. This year, as Area Auto Racing News rolls out its annual Super DIRT Week issue, at 116 pages, it does so for a SDW that is in fundamental transition. It will be the last at the New York …

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