TOP HEADLINES Fifty-Fifth Snowball Derby 300 Super Late Model Race Is Won by Derek Thorn For First Time Afton, Penn Can Speedways Form Two-Track Southern Tier Alliance; Afton Goes Saturday Nights Jonathan Davenport’s All Tech XR Super Series Win Boosts Season Winnings Above $2 Million; Matt Sheppard Runs 11th, 13th In Two Races Davey Hamilton, Jr.’s Southern Speedway 360 Sprint Win May Be …
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FREE ACCESS To AARN’s Digital Edition – Issue #41
Have you checked out the Area Auto Racing News Digital Edition? If not, here is your chance! Click the link below for full access to Issue #41, our post Super Dirt Week Coverage edition. Matt Sheppard won the race, but as you will see we tell the whole story, More Than Just Who Won! CLICK HERE FOR FREE ACCESS – …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS – NASCAR to Announce a New Broadcast Deal Today With Flo Racing
NASCAR to Announce a New Broadcast Deal Today With Flo Racing By KEVIN RICE At this crucial time for the future of both NASCAR Weekly and Touring Series venues and events, NASCAR has finalized a deal with Flo Racing to bring an increased number of broadcasts, and financial support to both the tracks and the competitors for the 2022 auto …
Read More »New York Tracks – Good To Race…. Without Spectators
This article appears in this week’s Area Auto Racing News by Len Sammons. – Are Speedways In New York State “Race Tracks” Or Entertainment Facilities- Has N.Y. Governor Cuomo Given Permission To Race Cars Or Just Horses? Today on Tuesday, June 2 after the paper had been published, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, clarified this very question with Executive Order …
Read More »COVID-19 Hits Home: AARN Editor Len Sammons, Mother Maude Fighting Back From Coronavirus Infection
The coronavirus is real. We have all seen it on the news, listened to the daily press briefings, debated whether or not it was time to start reopening the economy, and even asked ourselves… do we know anyone who actually has the virus? The Sammons family and the staff of Area Auto Racing News found out that the virus is …
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Read More »Coronavirus LIVE UPDATES
CLICK ON “BREAKING NEWS” ON FRONT PAGE OF AARN.COM FOR LIST OF POSTPONEMENTS LIVE UPDATES: Updated 4-30-2020 – ~ Selinsgrove Speedway ~ A New Identity In Twenty-Twenty Selinsgrove Speedway To Open May 9 Without Fans Live Pay Per View, Non-Social 410 Sprint Car Race Scheduled Selinsgrove, Pa – In an effort to provide and promote a forum for local auto racing during …
Read More »Tragedy In Turn Three: The Passing Of Another Of Racing’s Greats Jason Johnson
Posted by: Arynne Moody – June, 26, 2018 There is a quote that says, “it’s not tragic to die doing something you love” (Mark Foo). I’m not sure that the author had Sprint Car racing in mind when he said that. Mark Foo was a professional surfer from Singapore. Though it seems he would have nothing in common with a …
Read More »Chris Windom Hopes For An Indianapolis Start Ends With A Crash
Posted by: Shawn Wood – May 22, 2018 It began in November with a simple Tweet. Seven months later, Chris Windom, of Canton, Ill., a multi-time USAC champion, was hoping to have chance to live out a childhood dream of racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, He was planning to race on Friday in the Freedom Light 100 for the …
Read More »Hall Of Fame Driver, Race Car Innovator Maynard Troyer Passes At Age 79
Posted by: Area Auto Racing News Staff Report – May 15, 2018 SPENCERPORT, NY – Maynard Troyer, the man who put Spencerport, N.Y. on the map with scores of high – Asphalt Modified Driving Super Star, Chassis Builder Dead At Age 79 – Hall Of Fame Driver, Race Car Innovator Maynard Troyer Passesprofile asphalt Modified victories and track championships; and …
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