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The biggest 410 Sprint Car race of the summer in the east is the Williams Grove Summer Nationals. To win it, whether a World Of Outlaws regular or ‘PA Posse’ homestander, is to win big. This year’s running had the added drama of a Posse favorite beating the Outlaws at their own game and in the process, racing to a milestone …

Pennsylvania Speedweek is a regional showcase of 410 Sprint racing that brings together the very best teams from all of area tracks, spiced some invaders. Individual race wins are important but this mini-series’ championship carries immense prestige. Lucas Wolfe, past World of Outlaws full timer, was the 2014 Speedweek champion and the adversity he overcame to prevail is incredible. He …

After a run of six decades, albeit it occasionally discontinuous, Brad- ford Speedway will close its gates on Saturday, June 28 for the final time. Track owner and operator Jeff Andrulonis made the announcement through a media release Friday, June 20. The communication states that the Bradford Speedway property will become the site of a giant radio tower “that will …

Drivers, car owners, and fans in the Capital District area were surprised on Friday by rumors that Mike Sowle, promoter of Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, had plans to move his Sunday night DIRTcar sanctioned program to Friday nights—not at the end of the year, but starting this Friday, June 20. Sowle confirmed those rumors for AARN stating, “…everything is going …

Two Dirt Modified drivers roared off the final turn at Penn Can Speedway on Tuesday, June 10 and headed into a rendezvous with destiny. At stake was victory in ‘The Clash At The Can’ Mega winner Danny Johnson was on the inside of the track and Kevin Hartnett a multi-time Penn Can track champion, was on the outside. As they sped …

Two Central 410 Sprint Car drivers are lucky to be alive after a savage collision during Friday night hot laps at Williams Grove Speedway. Seriously injured was Jimmy Seger, who was practicing at full throttle, charging into the third turn, when he ran into a flipping car. Shaken but uninjured physically was Ryan Slothower, 38, who through no fault of …

USAC’s Eastern Storm is a once-a-year frenzy of racing which brings the best open wheel, non-wing drivers and teams from their midwestern bases into the northeast. This year’s Eastern Storm lived up to its advance billing in two radically different ways. The three races that were completed were inspiring events as drivers stormed from the back to the front, challenging …

I am one of those involved in the business of motorsports that Bones Bourcier wrote about in his most recent Speedway Illustrated column. “Death Isn’t Kid Stuff” is the heading on the column. In that column the final paragraph read, “Shame on us. Shame on every sanctioning body and speedway that allows this nonsense to go on. And shame on …

Justin Haers races as a hobbyist on DIRTcar racing’s biggest stage, competing against full time professional drivers and car owners. On Tuesday, May 24, Haers drove to his first career DIRTcar Big Block Super Dirt Series win, at Brockville Speedway, chased across the finish line by two Mod giants, Brett Hearn and Billy Decker, who happent to have ten Syracuse …