Newsmaker of the Week

A long Super DIRTcar Series season concluded last week with the World Finals at The Dirt Track At Charlotte, and the man of the hour was Alex Yankowski. The 22-year-old from Covington Township, PA went from fourth to the lead halfway through Friday’s feature and edged out rival Mat Williamson by 0.038 seconds to go down in the record books …

Since returning from a broken collarbone sustained in a crash at Knoxville Raceway in August, Anthony Macri had finished inside the top 10 in each event he contested. However, the major difference between this comeback and the first one earlier in the year was that the Dillsburg, PA driver had yet to find victory lane and admitted he was feeling …

Last Sunday night, Matt Hirschman won the 76th annual Race of Champions, held for the first time at NY’s Shangri-La II Motor Speedway. The Northampton, PA driver has now won the prestigious event 11 times in 24 career starts for a near 50% winning percentage, with victories at five of the 10 speedways that have hosted the race. To put …

At PA’s Pagoda Motorcycle Club last weekend, Bobby Butler accomplished an improbable feat; winning three features in two days, including two in the same day. Butler kicked things off Saturday by blitzing the field in the first 20-lap SpeedSTR feature. He then jumped in his Sportsman Modified, grabbing another win in that 25-lap affair. He would then fall one spot …

Those attending Super DIRT Week at NY’s Oswego Speedway were treated to one of the more thrilling finishes in the event’s 54-year history last Saturday. In an incredible late-race charge, Darren Smith gambled on fresh tires, marched from 16th over the final five laps, and made a last-corner pass on Mat Williamson to steal the $54,000 top prize and the …

While Chase Dietz is proud of everything that’s occurred thus far in his nation leading 24-win Sprint Car season, there was one goal he wanted to accomplish above anything else: win the Williams Grove National Open. It became apparent early in the program last Saturday night that Dietz and the Stehman Motorsports group were on their A-game as Dietz laid …

Gregg Satterlee has been the region’s top dirt super Late Model driver this season. But just in case you needed more proof, use his performance at PA’s Bedford Speedway this past Saturday as an example. In the ninth annual Keystone Cup, Satterlee was nothing short of perfect, leading all 55 laps, making his No. 22 work flawlessly on all lanes …

In last year’s Freedom 76 at PA’s Grandview Speedway, Louden Reimert was left heartbroken when he suffered a flat tire late in the going while making what he believed to be the race winning pass. Fast forward to this past Saturday and Reimert wasn’t going to let another one slip away. He battled Jared Umbenhauer at the beginning before fending …

Chants of “PA Aussie!” “PA Aussie!” “PA Aussie!” pierced through PA’s Port Royal Speedway last Saturday night after James McFadden, subbing for the injured Anthony Macri, parked the Macri Motorsports No. 39M in victory lane as a Tuscarora 50 winner. The win was a story of grit and determination as McFadden’s night the previous two days ended with him staring …

Otto Sitterly is already a legend in Supermodified racing as his 11 track championships at Oswego Speedway can speak for themselves. But in the 70th running of the Classic 200 last Sunday, the division’s most prestigious event, Sitterly joined another exclusive club. Despite slipping back to fourth after leading early, he mounted a comeback late, taking the lead with ten …