Newsmaker of the Week

Alex Yankowski had himself quite the week. The Covington Township, PA driver kicked it off on Wednesday by grabbing his first checkered flag of the season against the Super DIRTcar Series at DE’s Georgetown Speedway. He then trekked to NY’s Utica Rome Speedway on Friday, where he rattled off another win, before going north of the border to Cornwall Speedway …

Kasey Kahne fired up a Sprint Car against the World of Outlaws 227 times over the past 29 years, but had not been able to taste victory lane against the Greatest Show On Dirt. But that all changed in start 228 at Williams Grove Speedway last Friday when Kahne, in his third race aboard the Macri Motorsports No. 39M in …

On a night that ushered in a new era at Wall Stadium that saw a packed grandstand and a carnival-like atmosphere, Blake Barney controlled the entire distance of the Spring Fling 50 for the NASCAR Modified Win on Saturday night. There is just something about the Dick Barney owned Big Red No. 14 Modified leading the field at Wall Stadium and …

It’s not every day that you win your first career ARCA Series race, let alone one one of the biggest stages in racing with a three wide pass off the final corner. That is exactly what North Tonawanda, NY’s Andy Jankowiak did on Saturday afternoon at Talladega Speedway. Jankowiak shot to the outside of YouTube sensation Cleetus McFarland and Gus …

PA’s Mahoning Valley Speedway faced a lot of uncertainty last year when owner Jack Carlino said he would not promote the speedway in 2026. That was when Bill Osborn stepped up to keep racing alive, and after months of improvements, the gates swung open for the first-time last Saturday to welcome the Race of Champions Modified Series. In front of …

Any time you are running up front, you are making news. In Ryan Smith’s case his birthday weekend could not have gone any better as he came up one spot short of winning the 410 Sprint Car feature at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, finishing second to Justin Peck. Then on Saturday night, Smith raced to the win at …

Fourth generation Stock Car racer Louden Reimert had the field covered Saturday night in Grandview Speedway’s Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker, the opening night of the venerable track’s 64th season. He started near the front, led early, lost the lead once but got it back, and in the end was standing tall in Victory Lane, his team $7,500 richer for …

They say you never forget your first time. NASCAR Modified Tour campaigner Stephen Kopcik certainly won’t forget his first series win anytime soon as it came on one of the biggest stages in Modified racing at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night. Earning the highly-coveted Grandfather clock that is given as a trophy to all Martinsville Speedway winners, Kopcik already knew …

Picking up his second straight and third overall Doug Hoffman Memorial at Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Sunday, Stewart Friesen had to deal with a couple of Dirt Modified rising stars in Louden Reimert and Ryan Krachun. Ultimately, it was Friesen passing Krachun with 13 laps remaining and going on to take the $6,060 Short Track Super Series victory, his second …

Wall Stadium’s transformation from dire mismanagement to enlightened, progressive thinking has been a major story of the 2026 off-season. With new lessees Peter Maletto and Fred Archer at the helm, and a staff of enthused, capable, non-agenda driven individuals in place, the future for the venerated third-mile paved race track has never been greater. NASCAR sanctioning is returning, a full …