Newsmaker of the Week

The red hot Central PA 410 Sprint season was wrapped up last Saturday afternoon with yet another huge crowd of loyalists cheering their favorites on, one more time, at BAPS Motor Speedway. Getting the day off to an auspicious start, for all the wrong reasons, was JR Berry, who hung his car in the fence, literally, in time trials, without injury. Freddie …

Sixteen year old Alex Yankowski is the toast of the Dirt Modified racing world after he raced to victory in the Danny Serrano Classic Big Block Modified 100 at Bridgeport Speedway. What was a hugely popular win became a heart stopper when Yankowski was involved in a fiery flip nearly a lap after taking the checkered flag. He left the car …

Matt Sheppard had made a career out of winning big. He has also made a career out of winning at a lot of different places. Saturday night at Georgetown Speedway in the Short Track Super Series South Region 2020 season finale, Sheppard raced to the $7,000 win. When the records were checked after the race, came a revelation: Georgetown was the …

The 59th running of Eastern States 200 Weekend at Orange County Fair Speedway was conducted this past weekend in a year when every other major event in New York was cancelled. It took a lot of planning, preparation and management to pull it off, but pull it off the OCFS officials did. Big fields of cars supported the race. Empty …

Mat Williamson’s season of frustration eased dramatically when he passed Stewart Friesen late in Saturday’s Speed Showcase 200 at Port Royal Speedway. The win was worth $53,000 for Williamson and his Jeff Behrent-owned No. 3 team. After a brilliant Super DIRT Series championship-winning season in 2019, Williamson, has been, more than any other driver, stymied by COVID, trapped for months …

Anthony Perrego’s whirlwind racing week certainly had its ups and downs. He won two of the OktoberFAST features, the only driver to repeat. And he did so in the only two races he intended to compete in. The first, at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, was the first Super DIRT Series win of his career. Two days later, he would win again, at …

There’s no doubt that the Williams Grove National Open is among the most prestigious races, of any kind, in the United States of America. And no one who rises to the occasion at the Grove Open more than Donny Schatz, who turned around an uncharacteristically subpar season with a dramatic victory Saturday in the Open, earning $75,000 in the process. …

At the Jim Nace Memorial Selinsgrove National Open Saturday, and with no disrespect to the others in the talent-laden field of 410 Sprint teams, Anthony Macri was simply unbeatable. He demolished the one-lap track record in time trials. He made some bold moves to gain a feature redraw spot in his heat race. And when the green flag dropped, Macri …

Boyertown, PA’s Jeff Strunk is one of dirt track racing’s most durable drivers. He’s a tested-tough veteran who always seems to peak when the rewards for success are the greatest. At Grandview Speedway this past Saturday, Strunk climbed aboard Glen Hyneman’s No. 126 with an eye toward winning the top prize – over $35,000. When the checkered flag flew, Strunk …

Lance Dewease is the undisputed leader of the PA Posse. In a year when Outlaws and All Stars, even out-and-out invaders have swept into the region and taken lots of big money races, Dewease is the go-to-guy when the Posse needs a big win. Twice last weekend at Port Royal, Dewease was spectacular. On Friday, he outran Kyle Larson with a …