Newsmaker of the Week

Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania-based Super Late Model standout Mason Zeigler demonstrated last Friday night at the Bedford Fairgrounds why he’s become one of the top Super Late Model drivers in the nation. The win was the first of 2023 for Zeigler, who intends to run a schedule of his own choosing, running “where the money is”. On this night, armed with …

At Dover Motor Speedway this past weekend, the brothers Truex, Martin and Ryan, each claimed huge wins. For older brother Martin, his NASCAR Cup win broke a winless streak that extended back into 2021. His younger sibling Ryan’s win was a personal milestone, his first in any of NASCAR’s three upper echelon national series. Neither win in and of itself …

Mat Williamson opened the Super DIRT Series 2023 point season with a big win at Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Sunday night. Williamson had to outrun the usual Super DIRT Series threats but also an upset-minded Matt Stangle who drove the race of his life and nearly pulled off a last lap pass to take the win. Williamson’s win was actually his …

Duane Howard is on a roll. This past Friday, Howard won the $10,000 ‘Money In The Mountains’ 358 Modified race at Big Diamond Speedway. It’s a rich race, but the larger impact Howard’s win had on the Northeastern Dirt Modified racing community is that this was his third win of the year and it came on his third different track. …

Jack Ely, Jr. has been racing Asphalt Modifieds for several years. He started in Pennsylvania because he was too young to race Mods in New Jersey. He came to follow the Race Of Champions Modified Touring Series for most of his career and while always competitive, an RoC win had eluded him. Until Saturday. Driving the race of his life, …

At Richmond International Raceway last Saturday afternoon, 20-year old third generation racer Austin Beers won his first ever NASCAR Whelen Modified Touring Series race. Mike Murphy, his car owner, hadn’t won a NWMT race in 12 years of trying.This was a popular win. It was quite an emotional celebration, as Beers acknowledged his father’s selflessness in stepping away from the …

By EARL KRAUSE Wall Township, NJ — Before a wheel can turn at Wall Stadium Speedway this year, a non-racing problem has the start of the 73rd season at the high-banked third-mile paved oval on hold. The delay is due to an unexpected environmental testing requirement given to the owners of the property. Since 2011, the Krause family has leased …

It’s unusual for a race car driver to win a big race in their first start of the season. Yet that’s what happened twice this past weekend. At Lincoln Speedway, Rico Abreu, making his first World Of Outlaws 410 Sprint start of 2023, swept to victory before a packed grandstand of cheering fans. Sixty miles to the north on the …

Fast Freddie Rahmer put on a driving clinic in Saturday afternoon’s Lincoln Speedway 410 Sprint Car feature. He came up from a 15th place start in the 30-lapper and moved into second late in the race with arch-rival Danny Dietrich ahead. With a dramatic bid for the win, Rahmer moved by ‘Double D’ and on to the checkered flag. The …

The fastest driver at the East Coast Dirt Nationals from the first lap of practice through the waving of the checkered flag on lap 50 of the A Main was Tim Buckwalter. Buckwalter thought he may have lost it all when he tangled and spun out 15 laps into the race. He was furious. But he quickly regained his composure …