Posted by: Kevin Rice, May 26, 2015 CONCORD, NC – Last Wednesday, Jerry Cook was announced as one of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2016, and on Sunday he was at Charlotte Motor Speedway to talk about his career. and how thrilled he is to have been one of five selected. The six-time NASCAR Modified Champion has meant …
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The dirt track racing world wobbled on it axis when the stunning announcement was made that troubled Rolling Wheels Raceway would be taken over by DIRT founder Glenn Donnelly. Since Donnelly sold the DIRT organization he carefully crafted, he has not promoted a single race and until recently, he kept a low profile. That changed recently when Donnelly announced plans …
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What does it take to make news on the World Of Outlaws circuit? Beat Donny Schatz, that’s what. And that’s what PA Posse favorite Greg Hodnett did, at Lincoln Speedway last Wednesday, making the hugely partisan Keystone awash in excitement. But Hodnett wasn’t done. At Williams Grove two days later, Hodnett raced Schatz on even terms for the entire race, settling …
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Trenton, NJ, May 18, 2015 The roar of engines will take over the new PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, January 2, 2016 when the first annual Allentown Indoor Auto Race will be held. The event, promoted by Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP), will be part of a three race indoor series that includes the wildly popular annual event …
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Posted by: Len Sammons, May 12, 2015 TRENTON, NJ - Outstanding young driver Tyler Dippel of Watkill, N.Y., and a loyal crew member were lucky to be alive after a freak accident prior to the start of Saturday night’s racing at N.Y.’s Lebanon Valley Speedway. Dippel, 15, and Roddy Watts, 16, were standing behind the team’s trailer in the pit area …
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Posted by: Len Sammons, May 5, 2015 PORT ROYAL, PA – Ryan Taylor proposed to Ms. Motorsports 2013 Katie Todorow on Saturday night after he finished fifth in the 410 Sprint Car feature at the Port Royal Speedway. She said “yes” and was rewarded with a very special diamond engagement ring. Taylor was happy with his finish, but was hoping …
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Tested tough asphalt Modified veteran Chuck Hossfeld is used to winning big races and championships. Once a ‘young gun’ who raced all over the Northeast, Hossfeld has settled into a more predictible pattern – that of racing for the RoC championship and winning the high profile, rich races along the way. Hossfeld got his northeastern season off to the best …
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Posted by: Tom Iaeger, April 28, 2015 With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race being held at Richmond, VA this weekend, Tony Stewart was able to make a surprise visit to Williams Grove on Friday, April 24. When Saturday’s Cup was rained out, he then flew to Port Royal, Pa. for Saturday’s second half of the All Star Circuit of …
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The sport of racing is a swinging pendulum, from the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, often within days of one another. Pennsylvanian Cody Darrah’s first pinnacle came when he earned the ride in Kasey Kahne’s World Of Outlaws team. He savored life on the road at Sprint Car racing’s highest level for several years. Then, the axe …
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Posted by: Len Sammons, April 21, 2015 Ryan Watt didn’t win Sunday’s 40-lap Short Track Super Series feature event at Bridgeport Speedway, but to the fans in the grandstands he was the star of the show. Rick Laubach won the $5,000 plus South Jersey Shootout, the first ever event of the STSS South Series, from the pole position while leading …
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