Tyler Johnston (C) is flanked by Chris Kurtz (L3rd) and Jared Zionkowski (R 2nd)

Tyler Johnston (5) and Louden Reimert go side by side heading into Reading's turn 3.

Photos by Mike Feltenberger

 

Aug. 7, 2011

 Johnston Reading Junior National Winner

The rainy weather took it's toll on the New Reading Fair Speedway surface with overnight torrential downpours giving Dave Cordier,Sr. and the Reading Fair track crew a tough job facing them come early Sunday morning,but they gave everyone a raceable speedway with a few soft spots demanding the younger drivers talents to be at their peak.

The dual heat format was run off with Tyler Johnston,Chris Kurtz,BJ Antonio and Louden Reimert taking qualifying checkers which set the lineup for the Nostalgia Junior National and giving the Nepanoch,NY speedster Tyler Johnston the starting rights for the 20 lap A Main.

A few overanxious moments in the early stages of the event found the yellow flying more than the green,but once the younger drivers got in a groove the laps started to go by rather quickly.

Johnston had to ward off the early advances of Oley,PA's Louden Reimert and then had the 23Z of Jared Zionkowski to deal with after Reimert went pitside on lap 6.Zionkowski got under Johnston heading out of turn 2 on lap 9 but could not hold the inside line heading into turn 3 and actually lost second to Chris Kurtz,but a yellow flag brought everyone back to the previous lap and Kurtz back to 3rd.

The top 3 ran hard,close and clean with Kyle Gruber and Abbey Price now drawing fan interest as Price got by Gruber in turns 1& 2 but lost it in turns 3&4 giving Gruber 4th back with 5 to go.As the top 5 were running nose to tail Kevin Predmore,Jr. was passing a car a lap in the later stages of the event and was now pressuring Price with 2 to go.

With the white flag waving the only positions that were up for grabs were being settled by Dakota Barlet,Dylan Hoch and Brandon McGill,who were 3 wide heading to the checkers with Barlet getting 7th and McGill just getting Hoch at the finish line.

Tyler Johnston was joined in victory lane by Zionkowski and Kurtz for the ceremonia Juniorl Nostalgia National top 3 photo.

With the win Johnston increases his Junior National point lead with the next stop at Kutztown Fair Speedway on August 17th.

Special monetary awards were handed out to a few Junior drivers as Kevin Predmore,Jr's. run from 12th to 6th nailed down the Warren Ruffner Hard Charger Award of $25.Getting the Friend of the Slingshot's Last Running Car Award of $25 was Sandyston,NJ's. Brody Adamsky.The Strapped In Racing Magazine 9th Anniversary Award of $10 went to the 9th place finisher Dylan Hoch.

Junior Nostalgia National Results:

1.Tyler Johnston Nepanoch,NY
2.Jared Zionkowski Wyalusing,PA
3.Chris Kurtz Saylorsburg,PA
4.Kyle Gruber Jonestown,PA
5.Abbey Price Phillipsburg,NJ
6.Kevin Predmore,Jr Middletown,NY
7.Dakota Barlet Shoemakersville,PA
8.Brandon McGill Plattekill,NY
9.Dylan Hoch Mertztown,PA
10.Brody Adamsky Sandyston,NJ
11.BJ Antonio Temple,PA
12.Alex Shaffer Wyalusing,PA
13.Louden Reimert Oley,PA
14.Dylan Martin Stroudsburg,PA

Photos by Mike Feltenberger
Photo rdgjrnat 01: Tyler Johnston (5) and Louden Reimert go side by side heading into Reading's turn 3.

Photo rdgjrnat 002: Tyler Johnston (C) is flanked by Chris Kurtz (L3rd) and Jared Zionkowski (R 2nd)

Mike Feltenberger
Strapped In Racing Magazine Publisher / Editor
Strapped In TV Show host on BCTV and bctv.org
Speedway Entertainment Event Organizer
 

VIC GORDY TURNS CONSISTENCY INTO SUPER PRO WIN AT U.S. 13



By Charlie Brown, Delmar, DE (8/5/11) – “Slick” Vic Gordy of Ellendale, Del. was almost dead on his dial-in all night and that carried him to the win in Friday night’s Super Pro final at the U.S. 13 Dragway. Phillip Truitt of Parsonsburg, Md. was back on top in Pro and James Farmer of Denton, Md. rode to his seventh win of the season in Pro Bike. Other winners on the day included: Franks Parks in Street Eliminator; Brandon Clark of Frankford, Del. in Bike Trophy; Tyler Powell of Delmar, Md. in Jr. Dragster 1; Chase Cathell of Seaford, Del. in Jr. Dragster 2 and Josh Davis of Seaford in High School Eliminator.

Vic Gordy faced Danny Bastianelli of Georgetown, Del. in the Super Pro final. The two were evenly matched in their reaction times but as he had been all night long, Gordy was on his dial and took the win with a 9.437/142.58 on an 9.43 dial. Bastianelli had a 7.530/168.44 on a 7.51 dial. Semi-finalists were Veanettea Ennis of Pocomoke, Md. who lost to Gordy and Bunky Truitt of Delmar who lost to Bastianelli.

Phillip Truitt met Tim Foskey, Jr. of Rhodesdale, Md. in the Pro final. Truitt had the better reaction and took the win with a 10.262/123.62 on a 10.23 dial. Foskey, Jr. ran a 9.523/137.97 on a 9.50 dial. Semi-finalists were Justin Abbott of Greenwood, Del. who lost to Truitt and Kevin Parks of Greensboro, Md. who lost to Foskey.

James Farmer remained the rider to beat in Pro Bike as he defeated David Manuel of Pittsville, Md. Farmer had a .009 reaction light and took the win with a 9.292/123.16 on a 9.20 dial. Manuel had a 10.724/125.64 on a 10.64 dial. Semi-finalists were Cardi Nock of Bridgeville, Del. who lost to Farmer and D.J. Lockwood of Berlin, Md. who lost to Manuel.

Frank Parks defeated Chelsea Williams of Seaford to win in Street Eliminator. Williams broke out with a 12.277 on a 12.29 dial and Parks winning run was an 11.769/108.48 on an 1175 dial.

Brandon Clark had the better reaction and took the win in Bike Trophy over Irvin Bonneville of Laurel, Del. Clark ran a 10.198/119.55 on a 10.00 dial while Bonneville had a 10.674/127.17 on a 10.62 dial.

The special High School Eliminator was won by Josh Davis over Lorynn Huntington of Parsonsburg, Md. Davis ran a 14.230/83.16 on a 14.09 dial to Huntington’s 16.148/89.24 on a 15.89 dial.

Point leader Tyler Powell extended that lead winning the Jr. Dragster 1 final over Michael Ennis of Delmar who was making his second visit to the final round. Powell ran an 8.935/71.37 on an 8.90 dial while Ennis had an 8.966/70.39 on an 8.91 dial. In Jr. Dragster 2 it was Chase Cathell getting his first win over Amy Jo Jackson of Newark, Md. Cathell ran a 7.952/80.37 on a 7.90 dial while Jackson ran an 8.063/80.31 on a 7.91 dial.

This Friday night will be another Summit E.T. Racing Series event. Gates open at 3:30 p.m. with time runs beginning at 4:30 p.m. and eliminations at approximately 8:30 p.m.
 

For immediate release…thank you

Universe Racing PR contact: Gene Ostrowski



Steve Fox Enjoys Best Career Effort at Pocono

Long Pond, Pa (August 7, 2011)- Hard work and dedication finally came “Full Circle” today for Steve Fox and the Universe Racing team today at Pocono International Raceway in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Pennsylvania 125. With his best career finish of 16th in the series and also on the lead lap, Fox and the team finally achieved their goal of getting a top 20 run and they did it in style with a full field of cars on the “Tricky Triangle”.

Menards Pole Qualifying was held on Friday and Fox ran the 28th quickest time in the #50 Universe racing/FireHouse Dodge Charger. Mother Nature postponed the 125-mile event from Saturday to Sunday and the field took the green flag early in the morning, following the Camping World Truck Series event.

Fox remained patient throughout and stayed in the top 20 all day. Near mid race he cracked the top 15. Several yellows slowed the race, and Fox remained steady, clicking off his fastest laps of the event in the closing laps. He beat Pennsylvania rival and Daytona winner, Bobby Gerhart to the stripe, as well as Pocono’s recently named Chief Operating Officer, Nick Igdalsky.

Richard Childress racing driver, Ty Dillon, took the victory over his teammate, Tim George, Jr.

“Today was a great day for Universe Racing”, noted Fox. “It seemed like everything just fell our way today and I’m thrilled with a 16th place finish on the lead lap”.

Unlike past races, Fox had a volunteer pit crew and they definitely got the job done.

“Those guys (pit crew) were great today”. He continued, “Everyone worked hard and I especially have to thank Gary Sterner. He helped me for two nights a week over the last year to rebuild this car since we wrecked at Pocono”.

Along with his sponsors and everyone else who helped out Universe Racing, Fox noted that Dom Hurse and Kyle Martell really helped with getting the bodywork and setup complete. He also said that Gary Wentz from Wentz Auto Body provided excellent transportation for the team’s equipment.

Despite the rain on Saturday and terrific effort on Sunday, it couldn’t have been a better weekend for Universe Racing. Members from the team’s public relations agency headed to the Clearfield County Fair on Saturday to meet up with internationally known band, FireHouse. The members of the group autographed the hood from the car that Fox competed with last year and soon it will be auctioned off on eBay, where all of the proceeds will be donated to the Alex’s Lemonade Stand charity.

“I’m thrilled about the upcoming auction and can’t thank FireHouse and everyone else involved enough for supporting it”, said Fox. “I hope we can raise a ton of money from it for Alex’s Lemonade Stand.”

For more information on Steve Fox and all of his usual team supporters, including Universe Towing and Autobody, FireHouse, Valve Tech Sales LLC, Tri State Towing Equipment, Himmer Graphics, Weigand Combat Handguns, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, G-Force Racing Products, Keenan Auto Group, Road Scholar Transport, Long Island Skydiving, Wentz Auto Body & Sales and StockCar Racing Experience at Pocono Raceway, please visit www.universeracing.net

Sponsorship and marketing opportunities can be directed to Tyler Jett Motorsports Marketing at www.tylerjett.com.

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Aug. 7, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---THANK YOU
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THE JERSEY RUSH AT NEW EGYPT

FRED RAHMER HEADS TO NEW EGYPT TUESDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 30 FOR FIRST EVER "JERSEY RUSH"

Nationally recognized 410 sprint car driver Fred Rahmer of Salfordsville, PA is the latest entry for the Tuesday night, August 30 "JERSEY RUSH" to take place at the New Egypt Speedway. Rahmer has won at just about every track he competed at, except New Egypt and it was Rahmer way back in 1999, who organized and promoted the first ever 410 sprint car race at New Egypt. Local favorite Billy Pauch won the event that attracted a near capacity crowd. On Tuesday night, August 30, Rahmer's goal is to leave the track with his pockets stuffed with the $5,000 first place prize for winning the 30 lap JERSEY RUSH for 410 sprints. In the event of rain, Wednesday night, August 31 will be the rain date. Gates will open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM.

Rahmer is just one of many leading a caravan of sprint car rigs to New Egypt on August 30. Tyler Walker of Los Angeles, CA has entered the event in the Jesse Keen owned sprint car. Recently, Walker won the King's Royal at the Eldora (Ohio) Speedway and earned $50,000 for the win. Walker is a previous winner at New Egypt Speedway, winning the second (in 2000) of six 410 shows presented at this absolutely beautiful facility.

The roster of talent also includes Justin Henderson of Sioux Falls, SD, Greg Hodnett of Memphis, TN, Daryn Pittman of Owasso, OK, Lance Dewease of Fayetteville, PA, Dave Ely of West Lawn, PA, Curt Michael, URC's seven time champion of Ocean View, DE, Davey Sammons Bordentown, NJ, Rick Lafferty Pennington, NJ, Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA, Mark Smith, Chad Layton, Mark Bitner, Frank Cozze, Steve Buckwalter, Robbie Stillwaggon, Kevin Nouse, Jeff Taylor, Jonathan Swanson and Joey Biasi just to name a few of the pre-entries. With bonus money posted for drivers who pre-enter, the top talent is the country are getting their names in early for the JERSEY RUSH.

The 410 sprints are without a doubt the fastest race cars on dirt. with 900 horsepower and a weight of just 1,400 pounds, these cars will fly around the always exciting 7/16 mile "D" shaped Speedway. Just imagine, twenty-four 410 sprint cars starting two abreast and taking the green flag as they race into that first turn! You'll first hear the roar, then feel the rumble when this race begins.

The sprints will compete in time trials, heat race events and a "B" Main (consolation) all leading up to the JERSEY RUSH, a 30 lap feature paying $5,000 to the winner.

There is still more to this show.

Also on the program will be the Big Block Modifieds, the traditional weekly star-filled division at New Egypt Speedway. Billy Pauch, Rick Laubach, Willie Osmun, Jimmy Horton, David VanHorn, Richie Pratt, Wade Hendrickson and a host of other modified stars will be on hand to chase the $3,000 first place prize to win the 30 lap modified feature. Heats and a consolation will determine the twenty-four car starting field. Between the 410 Sprints and Big Block Modifieds, one can expect "Double Trouble" in the twin 30 lap feature events.

A Driver & Crew Meet and Greet is being planned by race organizers for fans to get an up close look at the drivers and cars. The Meet & Greet will take place from 5-6 PM. The gate from Victory Lane (behind the turn four seating) to the pit area will open to allow spectators to go pit side for one hour prior to the start of this blockbuster event. Come out early and enjoy a great night of racing.

General admission is $30 for adults, $10 for children 6-11 and kids under the age of six will be admitted for Free. The pit fee is $35 and a license is not required.

The event is a co-promotion between Lenny Sammons, his sons and special events organizer Bob Miller.

New Egypt Speedway Track Facts:

Event: THE JERSEY RUSH 410 Sprints & Big Block Modifieds
Race Date: Tuesday, August 30 7:30 PM Gates Open at 5 PM
Rain Date: Wednesday, August 31 7:30 PM
Location: New Egypt Speedway 720 Pinehurst Road New Egypt, NJ 08533 (On Route 539)
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
Admission: Adults $30, Children 6-11 $10 Pit Fee $35
For Additional information: Call Bob Miller 443 513 4456

Past 410 Sprint Winners at New Egypt:
2007 Steve Kinser
2003 Donny Schatz
2002 PJ Chesson
2001 Donny Schatz
2000 Tyler Walker
1999 Billy Pauch
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*Amenities: The entire New Egypt Speedway facility features a daylight-quality lighting system and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The track is fully wheelchair-accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. There are clean, heated restrooms, and a monitored playground area for the littlest fans. Whistle-clean concession facilities serve up everything from sausage sandwiches to ice cream treats at family-style prices. Our dynamic-duo of track announcers keep fans informed and involved with a state-of-the-art sound system.
*The Track: The racy, 7/16-mile D-shaped clay oval, plays host to some of the tightest, all-out wheel-to-wheel competition you'll ever witness.

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August 6, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS

Accord, NY- "The Razor" Mike Ruggiero Carves Up First Win In Exciting Accord Speedway Modified Main Event
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

After a week of sitting idle due to the crazy weather pattern in the area, the "Gem in the Catskills" Accord Speedway swung back into action on Friday evening and reeled off an outstanding racing card for the great crowd on hand that witnessed the excellent racing action. The fans were offered the opportunity to go trackside and meet and greet with the talented driving roster of the speedway on camera and autograph night presented by Royal King Dry Cleaners with locations in New Paltz and Stone Ridge to serve their ever growing customer base. Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer had the speedway grounds in pristine condition and the outstanding track work prep of Gary Palmer presented the drivers with another fabulous racing surface at the race to the walls facility. The final outcome of the great evening of racing action saw "The Razor" Mike Ruggiero capture his first Modified win at the speedway as he held off a quadrant of some of the best racers in the business to land in the Lucas Oil Products Winners Circle. "The Bushkill Bullet" Kyle Rohner raced to his fifth win of the season in the Spec Sportsman headliner and Pat Zimmer scored his fifth win in the Pro Stock feature event. Veteran campaigner John Woinoski continued his recent hot streak with his second straight win the Pure Stock ranks and Anthony Perrego scored his second win in the Sportsman main event when he inherited the lead after the early leader was taken out of the event with five laps remaining in the event. The five feature card was completed by 11 PM on headline sponsor Royal King Dry Cleaners Night at the speedway that included the forty minute intermission for the fans to connect with their racing heroes at trackside.

Mike Ruggiero and "Primetime" Scott Ferrier brought the 22 car starting VP Fuels/Rhinebeck Ford Modified field down for the start of the 30-lap main event. Ruggiero, who was a late addition to the roster in 2011 and had suffered a malady of problems since his arrival at the speedway, slid up the banking at the start of the event to allow Ferrier the needed real estate to lead the first lap but Ruggiero carved up a piece of the Accord landscape of his own as he knifed his way past Ferrier by the end of the second lap to seize control of the event. From seventh staring spot came "Showtime" Danny Tyler as the showtime kid had a fast hot rod under him and was a rocket as he raced to the runner-up slot before ten laps were completed. A few times during the early laps it appeared that Ruggiero would use more clay than he needed but his big right foot allowed him to keep the momentum of the race car on track as he paced the field.

Behind the leaders a thundering quadrant of superstar driving talent was thinning out the herd as "The Statesman" Jerry Higbie, "The Wild Child" Andy Bachetti, "The Corporate Jet" Brett Hearn and Ferrier were making more moves than a furniture truck as they steered their way into contention. Current Accord point leader Hearn, who was seeking his 799th career win, was impressive in his drive to the front from his fifteenth starting position as he used a series of superior moves to race into the top five by the midway point of the event. Higbie was equally as impressive as his recent switch to small block power proved to be a strategic move in his efforts to attempt to track down Hearn in his quest for a third straight track title. Bachetti used every inch of Accord track soil to work his way forward and provided quite a show when in the late stages of the event proved to have the fastest race car in Ulster County. With five laps remaining Ruggiero hit a snag in lapped traffic and Tyler and Gang came a calling as the top six were running under a blanket in the run for the roses. "The Razor" didn't waiver and raced his RW Construction sponsored racer to the $2,000.00 prized offered up by the speedway. Tyler was a close second with Bachetti passing until the end to come up with a fine third place run. Higbie was fourth and Hearn completed the top five running order. Ferrier, driver of the week Jeff Heotzler, Michael Storms, Bob Hentschel and Richie Eurich completed the top ten finishers.

The Camper's Barn Sportsman event again proved to be a two part story and a heartbreaking story was encountered for the first portion. Kenny Ferrier was at his best as he grabbed the lead from rookie Randy Green at the drop of the green and found the speedway to his liking as he had a perfect race car to dance away from the field in the early stages of the event. Vinny DeCicco started from fourth position and took off after Ferrier and after the tenth lap was able to nose his way underneath Ferrier at times but was unable to complete the pass for the lead. With the race nearing the five to go mark, DeCicco went all out in his efforts to gain the lead and connected with Ferrier in turn three and Ferrier shot across the racetrack and made a hard hit with the unforgiving Redi Rock International fencing. The brilliant run by Ferrier ended and DeCicco was placed to the rear of the bus for the infraction. Anthony Perrego inherited the lead after the mishap and raced to his second win in the last three events at the speedway. Jesse Marks was the runner-up with hard riding Kevin Ward in for third in a late great drive that had the "Dirty Dog" Darrell Ford in fourth and Greg McCloskey rounding out the top five.

The Healey Brother's Group Spec Sportsman feature attraction found first year Accord competitor Kevin Smith leading the first five laps before yielding to the defending track champion "The Bushkill Bullet" Kyle Rohner. Rohner started eighth in the twenty lap event and quickly found a smooth and tacky basement surface to his liking as ate up vast chunks of real estate to close in behind Smith before seizing control of the point. Once in front Rohner opened up the distance to go and capture his fifth win of the season at the Accord speedplant. Matt Hitchcock utilized a late rally to finish up in the runner-up role and likewise for "Tommy Gun" Tommy Johnson who rallied late to secure a third place finish. Kevin Smith was fourth in his best run to date as the youngster improves with each outing and "Hollywood" Whitey Slavin rallied from deep in the pack to round out the top five.

The DC Landscaping Pro Stock feature found Clarence Smith leading the first three laps until he slid up the raceway in turn three to allow Pat Zimmer to slip by with the lead. Zimmer, a four time winner in 2011, checked out on the field through the midpoint of the event while the Ford powered machine of John Roese kept pace after the final restart. Zimmer scored win number five of the season and continues on with his drive towards a track championship. Roese was the runner-up with Tom Vasta using a late rally to claim third place. Making his first appearance of the 2011 racing season, Larry Temple proved he was at the top of his game as he finished fourth and another recent addition to the field Dan Rion completed the top five.

Gary Predmore was the early leader in the Arkel Motors Pure Stock main event and led through the first 13 laps of the twenty lap encounter. John Woinoski, who started from seventh starting position, eased his way though the field and tailed Predmore until Predmore bobbled a bit off the second turn and Woinoski closed in. Coming off the fourth turn, Woinoski pulled up even and then sped into the lead as he lowered the boom on Predmore. Once in front, Woinoski proved to have a fast hot rod as he raced away to his second straight win in the Knoth owned Village Grille sponsored racer. Gary Predmore was second in a great drive with Ray Tarantino finishing up third in yet another racer at the speedway. Mike Deyo was fourth in the Wright owned race car and Joe Narok completed the top five.


MUDPLUGS:

The good friends from Royal King Dry Cleaners were the headline sponsor for the evening and proudly displayed their company's logo in the Lucas Oil Products Winners Circle after each feature event. The Royal King team offered discount certificates to all of the drivers in competition to have their driving suits dry cleaned by the experts from the Royal King team. The visiting group from Royal King was very impressed with the pristine Accord facility.

Announcer and racing competitor Joel Murns returned to the announcing booth on Friday evening. Murns, who had scored his first win at Accord recently, was injured in a racing mishap at the Orange County facility a couple of weeks ago and still shows some battle scars from the incident that destroyed the race car he was utilizing for duty at Accord.

Heat races were run off quickly and Sportsman heat wins went to John Howell and Ken Ferrier. Kevin Smith and Tommy Johnson captured the Spec Sportsman heat events. Modified heats were claimed by Robbie Green, Scott Ferrier and Clinton Mills. Pro Stock heats were claimed by John Roese and Pat Zimmer and the Pure Stock division in lieu of heat events, ran a twenty lap feature event.

Jim Jeffers was on hand from the Three Wide Media Group to hype the recently penned article by speedway media correspondent Steve Pados regarding the Accord Speedway in the current August edition of the Dirt Modified Magazine. The story was well received by the Accord fans who saw the article for the first time and Pados told the great crowd on hand he wrote the article as a tribute for the Palmer Family who have invested so much time, effort and capital into making the Accord Speedway the fabulous speedway it is today. For racing fans wishing to obtain a copy of the magazine should go the magazine website at: http://www.threewidemedia.com

Longtime friend of the Palmer Family and former racer Brian Lynch was up from the state of Florida to take in the great racing at Accord and to assist Gary Palmer with a couple of projects at the speedway. Restaurant owner Gus Zygmunt from the Crystal Inn in Warwick, New York was back at the speedway to take in the action.

The Stone Ridge Fire Company was on hand to sell raffle tickets for their annual fundraiser they are having in October through the courtesy of the Palmer Family.

Michael Storms stopped the clocks at 12.723 seconds for a lap during the hot laps sessions that showed eleven drivers under the 13 second barrier as Promoter Gary Palmer continues to work his magic to the racing surface that proved to be tacky and smooth throughout the evening of events.

RESULTS:

VP Fuels/Rhinebeck Ford Modifieds: Mike Ruggiero, Danny Tyler, Andy Bachetti, Jerry Higbie, Brett Hearn, Scott Ferrier, Jeff Heotzler, Michael Storms, Bob Hentschel, Richie Eurich, Mike Ricci David Bush, Mike Sabia, Rick Mill, Jimmy Wells, Robbie Green, Richard Smith, Danny Creeden, Mel Schrufer, Jeremy Quick, Dom Roselli, (DQ) Clinton Mills

Camper's Barn Sportsman: Anthony Perrego, Jesse Marks, Kevin Ward, Darrell Ford, Greg McCloskey, Joe Giachinta, Dave Werber, Ryan Stortini, David Coene, Chris Stevens, Will Dietz, John Howell, Vinny DeCicco, Randy Green, Kyle Wright, Ken Ferrier, Jeff Hulseapple, (DNS) Howard Jarvis

Healey Brothers Group Spec Sportsman: Kyle Rohner, Matt Hitchcock, Tommy Johnson, Kevin Smith, Whitey Slavin, John Sundlof, Mike DuBois, Phil Johnson, Joe Judge, Tyler Dippel, Wayne Devantoy, Kyle Cicio, Bryanna Hurban, Kyle Van Duser, Lem Atkins, Patrick Murphy, Guy Harby, Nick Plumstead

Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: John Woinoski, Gary Predmore, Ray Tarantino, Mike Deyo, Steve Cooper, Joe Narok, Gene Helms, Harry Bachman, Dillon Johnson, Steven Kanuk, Jim Cuneo, Ryan Johnson

DC Landscaping Pro Stocks: Pat Zimmer, John Roese, Tom Vasta, Larry Temple, Dan Rion, Paul Aragon, John Rood, Clarence Smith, Jim Sykes, Gary Ronk, Joe Mennite, Ralph Ronk, Dave Demorest, (DNS) Al Christiana

Racing every Friday night from April through September. August 12th finds Kingston Nissan Night headlining the racing activity at the speedway along with the return of the thrill a second Lightning Sprint division. Pit Gates open at 4:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 PM. Regular show admission is Adults $12.00 (12+) Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $40.00 ( a savings of $10.00)

Racing fans should begin to make plans for the exciting King of the Catskills two day weekend of great racing on September 23rd and 24th. With eight diverse divisions of racing on the schedule, every true racing fan will want to make sure they are in attendance to take in every second of the great competition that will unfold. The ROC Modified Tour heads up the Friday evening of action September 23rd with a large $7,000.00 payday awaiting the winner of the 100-lap headliner with the Sportsman and Lightning Sprints also on the schedule. September 24th finds the Spec Sportsman going to war for a $3,500.00 payout with the CRSA Sprint Cars, Pro Stock, Pure Stock and the Junior Slingshot National Tour event also on the card that will determine the National Champion.

Midweek Madness continues on Wednesday evening August 10th and runs through August 31st with a great new format and exciting racing action with the small divisions of motorsports. For more information regarding the great racing action found at the Accord Speedway, call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478 or log-on to their newly designed and well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com 
We are easy to find at 299 Whitfield Road, two miles off Route 209. At the Accord Speedway..................................


A Trail Of Dirt Leads Right To Our Door
 

Aug. 5, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS

Accord, NY- Accord Speedway Quick Results On Royal King Dry Cleaners Night
By:Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

VP Fuels/Rhinebeck Ford Modifieds: Mike Ruggiero, Danny Tyler, Andy Bachetti, Jerry Higbie, Brett Hearn, Scott Ferrier, Jeff Heotzler, Michael Storms, Bob Hentschel, Richie Eurich, Mike Ricci David Bush, Mike Sabia, Rick Mill, Jimmy Wells, Robbie Green, Richard Smith, Danny Creeden, Mel Schrufer, Jeremy Quick, Dom Roselli, (DQ) Clinton Mills

Camper's Barn Sportsman: Anthony Perrego, Jesse Marks, Kevin Ward, Darrell Ford, Greg McCloskey, (Remainder To Follow)

Healey Brothers Group Spec Sportsman: Kyle Rohner, Matt Hitchcock, Tommy Johnson, Kevin Smith, Whitey Slavin, John Sundlof, Mike DuBois, Phil Johnson, Joe Judge, Tyler Dippel, Wayne Devantoy, Kyle Cicio, Bryanna Hurban, Kyle Van Duser, Lem Atkins, Patrick Murphy, Guy Harby, Nick Plumstead,

Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: John Woinoski, Gary Predmore, Ray Tarantino, Mike Deyo, Steve Cooper, Joe Narok, Gene Helms, Harry Bachman, Dillon Johnson, Steven Kanuk, Jim Cuneo, Ryan Johnson

DC Landscaping Pro Stocks: Pat Zimmer, John Roese, Tom Vasta, Larry Temple, Dan Rion, Paul Aragon, John Rood, Clarence Smith, Jim Sykes, Gary Ronk, Joe Mennite, Ralph Ronk, Dave Demorest, (DNS) Al Christiana

Racing every Friday night from April through September. August 12th finds Kingston Nissan Night headlining the racing activity at the speedway along with the return of the thrill a second Lightning Sprint division. Pit Gates open at 4:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 PM. Regular show admission is Adults $12.00 (12+) Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $40.00 ( a savings of $10.00)

Racing fans should begin to make plans for the exciting King of the Catskills two day weekend of great racing on September 23rd and 24th. With eight diverse divisions of racing on the schedule, every true racing fan will want to make sure they are in attendance to take in every second of the great competition that will unfold. The ROC Modified Tour heads up the Friday evening of action September 23rd with a large $7,000.00 payday awaiting the winner of the 100-lap headliner with the Sportsman and Lightning Sprints also on the schedule. September 24th finds the Spec Sportsman going to war for a $3,500.00 payout with the CRSA Sprint Cars, Pro Stock, Pure Stock and the Junior Slingshot National Tour event also on the card that will determine the National Champion.

Midweek Madness continues on Wednesday evening August 10th and runs through August 31st with a great new format and exciting racing action with the small divisions of motorsports. For more information regarding the great racing action found at the Accord Speedway, call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478 or log-on to their newly designed and well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com 
We are easy to find at 299 Whitfield Road, two miles off Route 209. At the Accord Speedway..................................


A Trail Of Dirt Leads Right To Our Door

August 5, 2011

R & R MOTORSPORTS RACING NEWS

New Glarus, Wisconsin: "Showtime" Zack Riddle Goes After Win Number Two This Evening At MIS
By Steve Pados, R&R Motorsports Racing Media

The R&R Motorsports Racing Team has enjoyed a successful pairing together in 2011 with driver "Showtime" Zack Riddle at the controls and two weeks ago saw the fruition of their hard work and determination take a step forward as the "Showtime Kid" seized control of the Late Model main event last week on the 24th go around and then drove away from the field to capture the prestigious Bobb Schmelzer 50-lap feature attraction at the Madison International Speedway. The win was the first for the team that was formed at the beginning of the new season and will head back to the Madison facility under a full head of steam to attempt to make it two in a row as the racing goes green this evening at the speedway. The R&R Motorsports Team is a continuation of the successful Urban Force Racing program that was launched in 2007 to give students a chance to learn about the working facets of race cars while being educated to become automotive technicians through their school cirriculum.

Two weeks ago at Madison, Riddle was a rocket all evening long as once again he timed second quickest for the event. Riddle began from mid-pack in the 50-lap main event and quick to move once the racing went green. Riddle had a ringside eat as John Baumeister and Kevin Knuese went head to head in the early stages of the racing action. "The Comet" Baumeister was able to move out front to a safe advantage in the early stages and the action behind him was incredible as one by one the contenders were finding their way forward. Riddle moved into fourth by lap ten and kept picking off cars until he was the runner-up when a caution came out on lap-24 halting the racign action. On the restart it was showtime as Riddle raced into the lead and took control of the event and led the remaining laps on his way to his first win of the season at MIS and the first win for the R&R Motorsports Team as a racing unit. Jeremy Miller was the runner-up with Scott Broughton in third, Dale Nottestad in fourth and Ryan Goldade completing the top five. The second five consisted of Bobby Wilberg, John Baumeister, Nathan Oppliger, Scott McGettigan and Chad Stevens.

Coming into the Friday night racing action, Riddle is currently ranked in the top five in the MIS points system. Defending track champion Jeremy Miller once again heads up the points is out front at mid-season with 681 points earned. Scott Broughton is the current runner-up with 618 markers and Zack Riddle has charged into third place with 601 points earned. Dale Nottestad is currently fourth with 598 points earned. Bobby Wilberg rounds out the top five with 594 tallies. Kevin Knuese and Ryan Goldade are tied with 474 points each, Ty Majeski with 472 markers, Ed Szelagowski with 391 and Nathan Oppliger with 389 points round out the top ten in a very tight points race in 2011 racing season thus far at Madison.

The pairing of Riddle with Urban Force Racing in 2010 brought a great deal of success to everyone in their initial season of competing together as a team and the instant chemistry and friendship shared by everyone involved with the team has put the newly developed R&R Motorsports Team front and center with the student manned racing team. The plan remains for the team to go after two series titles in 2011 with the Madison International Speedway Late Model Title and the Big 8 Series Title the goals the team will be seeking to claim at the end of the season. The initial season of the successful pairing in 2010 had Riddle finishing third in the final points tally for the season at the Madison International Speedway and just 21 points shy of the point title captured by Jeremy Miller, who defeated Bobby Wilberg by a single digit to claim the speedway title. The finish made it two times in succession that Zack wound up third in the final tallies, but his consistent runs in 2010 and gave Zack an outside chance for the title on the final night of competition at the speedway. In limited appearances in Big 8 Series competition, Zack finished a respectable 12th place in the final standings but will be looking to compete in all events in the upcoming 2011 racing season.

Zack Riddle has raised the bar in his career each step of the way as he began his racing career in 2000 at the age of ten in the go kart divisions and raced with them successfully until the end of the 2003 racing season. In 2004, Riddle took his first ride in a Late Model type race car and ran an aborted season, competing in just six events at the Madison International Speedway. Riddle began to run the Late Model division as a regular in 2005 and has been a fixture at the speedway ever since, winning his first feature at MIS in 2006. When the Madison track ran Super Late Models in 2008, Riddle was selected as the Rookie of the Year in the now defunct division. Riddle was also named the fan's favorite driver in 2009, a title he also captured in 2006 and adding to his "Showtime" nickname.

While Urban Force Racing now makes the transition to R&R Motorsports Team, the group enjoyed a great history in motorsports since launching the initial program in 2007 and has sought to improve upon their marks each succeeding year in racing. Team Manager Pete Raskovic moves into a new role as co-owner of the race team along with Crew Chief Steve Riddle. Raskovic who with the late ABC Supply owner Ken Hendricks was able to forge ahead with the launching of the initial program, has been the mainstay of the student oriented racing team is quite proud of the success of the many students who have been educated within the Urban Force Racing Team program.

The unique concept of teaching students the inner workings of a race car along with all of the technical background in automotive technology, sets the Urban Force program apart from the typical normal school day. The students are hands on and work with a purpose as the program is the model for similar technical programs across the country. The new student team for the 2011 racing season consists Michael Raskovic, Jesse Tanner and Bryant Williams and the students will be paired with the existing R&R/Urban Force Team members that include Team Manager Pete Raskovic, Crew Chief Steve Riddle, Wes Arndt, Brett Guschinki, County Judge James Beer. Sponsorship for the new R&R Motorsports Team is provided by Diane Hendricks at ABC Supply Co. Additional sponsorship support comes from Homberg Inc., Morgan Shoes, Keystone Farms Natural Cheese, Welders Supply Company, GA Motorsports Media and CARQUEST Gasoline Alley, Vince's Italian Restaurante, Big Radio WEKZ, Monroe WI.

For further updates regarding Urban Force Racing, go to their newly revamped website at: http://www.sdb.k12.wi.us/memorial/urbanforceracing/team/team.htm   For information regarding Zack Riddle, logon to:
http://www.zackriddle.com/4.html 
 

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August 5, 2011

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THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
95 Indianapolis 500's. . .. . 52 Daytona 500's. . . . 101 Thunder on the Hill Events!

NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series. . . . .
JEFF STRUNK WINS CHAD SINON/BPG MOTORSPORTS 14TH ANNUAL TRAFFIC JAM THURSDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY POCKETS $8,500 FOR THE WIN

The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series lost to Mother Nature on Wednesday but battle back on Thursday night to present the Chad Sinon/BPG Motorsports 14th Annual TRAFFIC JAM. This popular event that started in 1998 has taken place at Grandview Speedway for fourteen consecutive years and the Thunder Series promotional team was not about to lose this event to bad weather. Jeff Strunk driving the Norm Hansell modified took the win in the TRAFFIC JAM and collected $8,500 as the top prize. Brett Hearn was the early race leader with Strunk taking the lead on lap twenty-one. The race was far from over as Duane Howard driving the BPG Motorsports modified moved into second on lap thirty-nine. Howard staged a hard fought battle and pulled alongside race leader Jeff Strunk on several occasions. Howard was making up ground using the outside lane but Strunk quickly realized the outside lane was the fast way around Grandview and switched grooves. Strunk managed to put some distance between himself and Howard in the final laps to collect the win. In the forty lap Sportsman feature, Jared Umbenhauer won a thriller over Sammy Piazza, Rocco Infante and Brad Brightbill.

Race of Champions Modified heat winners include Jeff Strunk, Ryan Watt, Butch Tittle and Brett Hearn as the consolation events were won by Matt Sheppard and Billy Decker.

Brett Hearn a four time winner of the TRAFFIC JAM started on the pole in the sixty lap feature event and set the pace at the drop of the green flag. Jimmy Horton followed in second and on lap ten, Horton made a bid for the lead. Hearn fought back and held the top spot as the leaders were now coming up on slower traffic. Two laps later, Jeff Strunk and Duane Howard passed Horton and set their sights on the leader.

By lap fourteen, Strunk was now in a battle with Hearn for the lead, nosing slightly ahead on lap fifteen. Strunk had to ease off the battle with Hearn as Duane Howard was now offering a challenge for second on lap seventeen. On lap twenty, Hearn remained the leader followed by Strunk, Howard, Jimmy Horton and Doug Manmiller. On lap twenty-one Jeff Strunk became the new leader although Brett Hearn continued to fight back for the top spot.

A scary point of the race took place on lap twenty-nine when a multi-car homestretch crash brought out the red flag. MeMe DeSantis sustained the most damage after his modified flipped into the homestretch fencing, damaging two poles and tearing down a large section of the debris fence. DeSantis was not injured but the car badly damaged. The damage to the fence was so extensive, repairs could not be made so all spectators were required to move from the entire section A seating area of the grandstands.

Racing action did resume with Strunk on the point followed by Hearn, Jimmy Horton and Duane Howard. Just two laps later, Jimmy Horton pulled to the sidelines eliminating his chance of a repeat TRAFFIC JAM win.

On lap thirty-seven, Duane Howard made his way by Hearn and set his sights on the leading Strunk. On lap forty-five, Howard was now in a position to challenge Strunk for the lead and the battle was now set. Howard made a bid for the lead going down the backstretch and the two cars touched while racing side-by=side. After the contact, Strunk maintained the lead but Howard lost some ground after brushing the backstretch wall. Strunk moved to the high groove as Howard tried once again to reel in the leader.

Howard ran out of time to catch Strunk and the checker flag fell with the win going to Jeff Strunk. Howard ran a great race to finish second followed by Brett Hearn, Danny Johnson earned fourth place money with Doug Manmiller fifth.

In the 40 lap Race of Champions Sportsman feature, Jared Umbenhauer was the show advancing some ten position to take the win. Joe Masiado was the early race leader and set the pace until lap seventeen when Umbenhauer took the lead. Deeper in the pack, the battle was tightening with James Cornell and Brad Brightbill on a mission.

Joe Masiado found some new energy and was working his way back to the front, moving into second lap twenty-eight. Masiado was closing in on Umbenhauer after moving into second on lap twenty-eight.

Umbenhauer remained the man to beat and held off the last challenges of Sammy Piazza who finished second followed by Rocco Infante, Brad Brightbill and James Cornell.

Sportsman Heat winners were Brad Brightbill, James Cornell and Joe Masiado ad Mike Mannama won the consolation.

Chad Sinon/BPG Racing TRAFFIC JAM FINISH: $8,500 #357 Jeff Strunk, #4 Duane Howard, #20 Brett Hearn, #27J Danny Johnson, #46 Doug Manmiller, #1C Craig VonDohren, #91 Billy Decker, #3A Kevin Albert, Jr. #7 Rick Laubach, #1F Stewart Friesen, #41 Glenn Strunk, #53 Mike Gular, #R1 Ryan Godown, #327 Brad Missimer, #44 John McClelland, #42B Kevin Bates. DNF - #Z Butch Tittle, #R2 Rusty Smith, #11 Danny Heiber, #14H Jimmy Horton, #43 Jimmy Horton IV, #77x Dale Planck, #88D MeMe DeSantis, #14W Ryan Watt, #42P Pat Ward, #33 Ray Swinehart, #9S Matt Sheppard, #145 Alan Rudalavage, #117 Kevin Hirthler. DNQ - #89 John Willman, #37x Tommy Sheetz Jr., #12 Bryant Brown, #00 Tom Mayberry.

SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH: #19U Jared Umbenhauer, #29 Sammy Piazza, #Jr1 Rocco Infante, #19 Brad Brightbill, #90 James Cornell, #45 Craig Whitmoyer , #221 Ryan Beltz, #71 Mike Mammana, #Joe #15 Mike Lisowski, #B4 Kyle Borror, #17D Mike Loney, #4B Clay Butler, #USA1 Bob Lineman Jr., #14X Paul Kline, #77 Jeff Crambo, #64 Dan Bouc, #17X Kevin Beach, #3V Kevin Vaclavicek, #75 Blaine Sadler Jr. DNF - #43 Joe Masiado, #04 Steve Hughes, #00 John Kovach, #97 Dave Dissinger, #88H Ryan Hoffman, #14Z Brad Szulewski, #304 Rick Wegner Jr.
DNQ - #17 Billy Moyer Jr., #8M Shawn Horning, #8Jr. Warren Floyd, #98 Tim Apgar.

TRAFFIC JAM Feature winners: 2011 Jeff Strunk, 2010 Craig VonDohren, 2009 Brett Hearn, 2008 Billy Decker, 2007 Brett Hearn, 2006 Alan Johnson, 2005 Tim Fuller, 2004 Tim McCreadie, 2003 Billy Decker, 2002 Brett Hearn, 2001 Tim McCreadie, 2000 Frank Cozze, 1999 Jimmy Horton, 1998 Brett Hearn.

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Sportsman, Legends. Monster Smash Demo Derby Garden State Vintage Stock Cars
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Thunder Sponsors:
* NAPA Auto Parts- - - Long time Thunder on the Hill Racing Series sponsor will again have their banners and flag waving high above the Grandview Speedway podium.
* Lee Myles Transmissions at three locations in Berks County. Fern Street Reading, Perkiomen Ave 422 Birdsboro and North 5th Street Highway Reading. Other locations in Allentown, Easton, Mt. Pocono and York, PA
* VERTICAL Telephone Systems will return once again to add some fan fun for all the Thunder fans.
*R.M. Palmer Candy Company, Reading, PA
* BPG Racing/Chad Sinon Motorsports- - Making Thunder bigger for all
* Vince's Towing- - Reading, PA
* Fairgrounds Square Mall Reading, PA

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MotorRacingNetwork.com Weekend Preview The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to Pocono Raceway to headline the racing calendar, which also includes the Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series, IZOD IndyCar Series, NHRA, ARCA and the World of Outlaws on track. Full Story Driver Handicaps: Pocono To help you make your fantasy racing picks for the Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono Raceway, Motor Racing Network brings you our weekly detailed look at some of the field for the 200-lap event. Full Story Keselowski Involved in Road Atlanta Accident Brad Keselowski was involved in an accident on Wednesday at Road Atlanta while testing his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series No. 2 Dodge for Penske Racing. Full Story Annett Hopes to Win Big at Home Michael Annett will not only be looking to perform well in front of his home crowd at Iowa Speedway, but will also have an extra incentive in Saturday’s U.S. Cellular 250 as he is eligible for the Dash 4 Cash bonus. Full Story Nashville Declines 2012 Sanctions Dover Motorsports, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nashville Superspeedway, has notified NASCAR that it will not seek any 2012 race sanctions. Full Story Castroneves Looks to Continue Roll A season-best second place finish at Edmonton has Helio Castroneves excited about this week’s IZOD Indy Car Series visit to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Full Story Pocono Schedule of Events Pocono Loop Data eBook Pocono Driver Averages Edwards to Remain at Roush Fenway Roush Fenway Racing announced that it has re-signed driver Carl Edwards to a multi-year agreement starting in 2012. Full Story Hornish Replacing Keselowski at Iowa Sam Hornish Jr. will replace Brad Keselowski in Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway following Keselowski's testing accident at Road Atlanta. Full Story Buescher Brings Streak to Pocono James Buescher brings an impressive streak of nine consecutive top 10s into Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125 at Pocono Raceway. Full Story Gordon Heading in Right Direction Things are going extremely well these days for Jeff Gordon as he sets his sights on a run for Sprint Cup Series championship number five. Full Story Enders Eyes First Win The first career win seems like an elusive goal for every NHRA driver who hasn’t yet visited Winner’s Circle. Pro Stock pilot Erica Enders is currently trying to push her way through that boundary. Full Story Program Calendar   1981 Mountain Dew 500 Date: 08/05/11 12:00 PM ET Booth Team: Mike Joy and Barney Hall   Track: Pocono Raceway Date: 08/06/11 12:45 PM ET Booth Team: Joe Moore and Dave Moody   Track: Iowa Speedway Date: 08/06/11 7:15 PM ET Booth Team: Eli Gold and Mike Bagley Track: Pocono Raceway Date: 08/07/11 12:00 PM ET Booth Team: Joe Moore and Dave Moody   Featured Gallery   From the Archives: Pocono

Aug. 4, 2011

BOBBY AND DANNY VARIN RACING NEWS

Sharon Springs, NY- Bobby Varin Remains Close In Speedway Point Battles
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Modified superstar Bobby Varin has had more than a few things go against him during the first half of the 2011 racing season but the six time Fonda Speedway Modified Champion has always emerged as one who takes the high road when racing on the tough Northeast Modified circuit and with that great determination remains near the front of the point standings at all of the speedways he calls home in 2011. Bobby is going after his seventh speedway title at the Fonda Speedway and currently holds a narrow one point lead over Ronnie Johnson going into Saturday night's racing card. Bobby is resting in fourth place at the Glen Ridge Speedway as he chases point leader Kenny Tremont who has now jumped out to an eighty point over Bobby and two racers sandwiched between them. Bobby is listed in third place at the Utica Rome Speedway behind Stewart Friesen and Pat Ward and is ranked as the number two point man in the Thunder on the Thruway Series a mere sixteen points behind leader Pat Ward. Bobby is also listed in the top seven in ROC points in the last update of the series points.

Glen Ridge suffered a rainout last week and the current Glen Ridge Speedway seasonal point standings show Kenny Tremont leading with 726 points earned with Craig Hanson in second with 658 points to date. Jack Brown is third with 655 markers with Bobby Varin right behind in fourth with 646 tallies. Jamike Sowle rounds out the top five with 599 points. The remainder of the top ten shows Elmo Reckner, Paul Kinney, Lance Willix, Mike Ronca and Don Ronca following in that order.

The Fonda Speedway racing had Bobby winning the 50-lap Thunder on the Thruway series event to the tune of $5,000.00 on Wednesday night and following with a seventh place finish for the regular Saturday night show. Bobby's win had Pat Ward, Ronnie Johnson, Matt Sheppard and Brett Hearn following him across the stripe. The Saturday night show at Fonda had Ryan Odasz winning with Ronnie Johnson, Matt DeLorenzo, Craig Hanson and Rob Langevin completing the top five. Varin continues to lead in the Fonda points chase with a narrow one point margin 584 to the 583 scored thus far by Ronnie Johnson. Ryan Odasz has jumped into third with 524 tallies and Matt DeLorenzo is fourth with 516 points earned. Jeff Trombley rounds out the top five with 497. Mark Kislowski is sixth with 480 tallies and Alton Palmer with 458, Jim Davis with 450, Elmo Reckner with 445 and Danny Varin with 441 complete the top ten in points.

The Utica Rome events on Thursday and Sunday evenings found Bobby getting a third place finish at the Thursday event behind winner Billy Decker and runner-up Billy Trexler Jr and thern following up on the Sunday race with another third place finish behind winner Stewart Friesen and runner-up Pat Ward. The current point standings at Utica Rome show Stewart Friesen leading with 588 points with Pat Ward in second place with 526 tallies. Bobby Varin is third with 516 points and Todd Burley moving into fourth place with 494 points. Ronnie Johnson completes the top five with 478 tallies. Bill Trexler Jr, Alan Johnson, Willy Decker, Kenny Tremont and Jason Rood complete the top ten.

Billy Decker leads the current ROC points with 362 with Stewart Friesen as the runner-up with 316 points. Jeff Strunk with 306, Danny Johnson with 299, Matt Sheppard with 290, Pat Ward with 273 and Bobby Varin with 254 complete the top seven in the traveling series. Pat Ward is leading the Thunder on the Thruway Series with 178 points to Bobby Varin's and Stewart Friesen's totals of 162. Billy Decker and Matt Sheppard round out the top five in the series.

Bobby is geared and ready to defend the Fonda track title he captured for the sixth time in his illustrious career in 2010. Bobby will be going after his fourth title in a row at Fonda and once again will be steering the famous 00 race cars of legendary car owner Dave Cruickshank and his Dover Brake business. Cruickshank has two cars readied for Bobby for the 2011 season with both of the race cars coming out of the Bicknell shops and powered by JPM motors. Son Danny has returned to the seat of the Ed Monger owned Magsarus sponsored hot rod in 2011. Danny had a pervious stint in the race car two seasons ago. The race machine is out of the Teo Shops and will carry a Gary Waters powerplant to supply the power to the rear wheels. Danny raced hard all of last season and remained in the top five in points for most of the campaign until he too was bitten by mechanical failures that dropped him to eleventh place when the points chase ended.

Bobby will once again be aboard the Marv Pedrick/Andy Romano owned racer for his battles at Glen Ridge. A new race car out of the Bicknell Shops will have a selection of Pat Morrison or Jeff Boyd powerplants to choose from for the racing action and the car may be utilized for select additional events later in the season. Bobby will join forces with Ken Saya and the Commercial Roofing Team for all big shows and the ROC Dirt Series. A brand new race car was in place for the team at Syracuse and was later utilized for the Eastern States race at Orange County and World Finals races at Charlotte where Bobby landed a pair of sixth place finishes on National TV. Another Bicknell car is in the stable and will compliment the team with Morrison and Kevlar powerplants supplying the go-power. Bobby has also enjoyed his entry into the world of sprint car racing and once again will find the Pete Demitraszek sprinter available to him for select excursions where Bobby can pull off double duty at the facilities. Danny Varin tried his hand at sprint car racing last season and enjoyed his time in the seat and he too will find some time behind the wheel of the 305 Cuomo Sprinter at select events in the area.

Bobby has enjoyed a great career in the annals of racing. He is a past winner of the season ending classic Eastern States event held at the Orange County Fair Speedway having won the event in 2003 with a spectacular performance to claim the victory, a win that remains high on the list of achievements in the illustrious career of Bobby Varin. Bobby has also captured two New Yorker triumphs in recent years at the Utica Rome Speedway. In 2008 Bobby won the event in a 200 lap version and this past year won again this time leading every lap in a shortened version 100-lap grind in the curtain closer at the speedway. Even larger for Bobby in 2011 will be a couple of benchmarks in his racing career. Bobby currently ranks in seventh place among the all-time features winners at the Fonda Fairgrounds with 47 wins having surpassed the legendary Bill Wimble this past season who owned 43 wins to his credit. Former Fonda greats Mike Romano with 48 wins, Pete Corey with 50 wins and Kenny Shoemaker with 54 wins are next in line and Bobby is hoping for a stellar season to slide past this legendary trio of great competitors.

The Varin team continues to seek the same winning formula for success they enjoyed in 2010. The car owner for the Varin Team is the legendary Dave Cruickshank and the hard working team is headed up by Crew Chief John Bakuzonis, and crew members Dave Cross, Jeff Preston, Tyler Preston, Jack Hanna, Bob Gray and Garret Sagatis. With additional cars in the stable for Varin with the Commercial Roofing entry and the Romano/Pedrick machine, the 2011 season ahead will be full of racing excitement from beginning to end.

The Varin Family credits much of their success to their fine group of sponsors who continue to support their racing efforts. Dover Brake, Joe Bertothy Racing, JSB Fabrications, Countryman CARQUEST, Land Designs, Supply Wagon Rentals, Corigliano Towing, Leslie Home Improvement, GA Motorsports Media and Boys Club of America have all been solid in their support of the Varin racing efforts and encourage the racing community to support all of these fine sponsors whenever they have the capacity to do so. The Varin Team also welcomes new sponsor Jeff Bristol Trucking to the fine list of sponsors for the team. Bobby and Danny Varin would like to thank their their loyal fan base for the strong support in the past and look for continued support into the 2011 racing season and beyond. More updates will follow shortly for the Varin Racing team efforts. Follow the success of the 00 and 93 Varin Racing Team at their respective websites with all of the latest updates and information at: http://www.bobbyvarin.com or http://www.dannyvarin.com
 

Thursday, August 4, 2011 Join Us at Noon on Tuesday, Aug. 9, for the Parade of Power Meet NASCAR Young Guns, Ride in a Monster Truck & Watch Over 30,000 Horsepower Rumble down Bruton Smith Blvd. Where can you see a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car, a Top Fuel dragster, a Monster Truck and a World of Outlaws Sprint Car rolling side-by-side? The Parade of Power! Tuesday, August 9, vehicles representing every form of motorsports that will compete this fall at Charlotte Motor Speedway, zMAX Dragway and The Dirt Track at Charlotte will parade down Bruton Smith Boulevard at high noon! The parade will begin at Concord Mills Mall and travel east to the speedway. Fans can watch the cars roll into the main entrance of the speedway then participate in a question-and-session with NASCAR young guns Trevor Bayne, David Ragan, Reed Sorenson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The first 100 fans to arrive will receive armbands for a free driver autograph session at the conclusion of the event! Monster Truck rides will be available for kids and all fans will be able to take photos with each of the machines in the parade. Read More » Don't Forget! Monster Trucks August 13! Have an outing to remember before the kids go back to school! The Circle K Back-to-School Monster Truck Bash will feature high-flying antics and intense competition to please fans of all ages! This year the event will also feature motocross demonstrations and as always, fans are invited to the pre-race Pit Party to pose with the ginormous machines and get autographs from the drivers! Tickets for adults are $25 in advance and kids are just $10 (just a buck a truck!). Read More » Rock Crawling Vehicles and Barbecue Sundaes added to Food Lion AutoFair August 25-28 What do a "truggy" and a barbecue sundae have in common? The Food Lion AutoFair of course! There's something for every automotive enthusiast with displays including rock-crawling vehicles (truggies, buggies and juggies), 100 years of Chevrolet automobiles, the world's lowest street-legal car, armored passenger vehicles and cars from movies and television, as well as thousands of cars for sale and a huge vendor flea market. Grab a barbecue sundae for lunch while you're there (read more here)! Adult tickets are only $10, while kids 12 & under get in free! Read More » Best Deals in Drag Racing for O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Don't miss the first race in the Countdown to the NHRA Championship – the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway Sept. 15 – 18! The drivers of the fastest accelerating machines on the planet will be launching their bids for the season titles. Antron Brown, Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon are among those who have already clinched a place in the championship race. Be sure to catch the only night qualifying session of the weekend on Friday night! The "Night of Fire" will also include special fire entertainers. You can buy three tickets to the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals and get one FREE while supplies last! Call 1-800-455-FANS (3267) or shop at the zMAX Dragway website. Read More » Renew Your Tickets Before It's Too Late! Renewal deadlines are fast approaching. Get your NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race or Coca-Cola 600 tickets before August 7 to save 10 % and keep your seats at the place recently named one of the seven wonders of Charlotte! Renew your NHRA Four-Wide Nationals tickets before August 10! Call 1-800-455-FANS (3267) to learn how to save the most money on your ticket renewals. Read More » Upcoming Events 08/13/11 Circle K Back-To-School Monster Truck Bash 08/26 - 08/28/11 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series 09/15 - 09/18/11 O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals 10/07 - 10/08/11 Charlotte Diesel Super Show 10/12/11 World of Outlaws Late Model Showdown 10/13/11 Bojangles' Pole Night 10/14/11 Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage 10/15/11 Bank of America 500 11/03 - 11/05/11 World of Outlaws World Finals Connect with us:

Aug. 4, 2011

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THUNDER OF THE HILL RACING SERIES

NAPA AUTO PARTS Presents. . . . . . .
14TH ANNUAL TRAFFIC JAM OFFERS $8,500 PAYDAY TO THE WINNER TONIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

The staff of the Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill Racing Series fought hard against Mother Nature on Wednesday night, but eventually she did win out, forcing the Chad Sinon/BPG Motorsports TRAFFIC JAM to be rescheduled for tonight, Thursday, August 4. Gates will open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM. General admission for adults will be $20, children 6-11 are $5 and children under six will be admitted for free. If you are planning to go into the pits, the pit fee is $30 and a license is not required.

The show will open with the Race of Champions modified heats being completed followed by the sportsman heat race events. A consolation will be presented for both divisions.

The starting field for the Chad Sinon/BPG Motorsports 14th Annual TRAFFIC JAM will be call to the homestretch immediately followed by FAN FEST, an opportunity for race fans to come down onto the speedway and meet and greet the drivers that will chase the $8,500 first place prize. FAN FEST will run for fifteen minutes then the fans will be asked to return to the grandstands as we prepare to make that famous call. . . .Drivers start your engines. The field will pull off the starting grid just moments from the drop of the green flag for the ROC 60 lap TRAFFIC JAM. The night will close out with the 40 lap sportsman feature paying $1,000 to the winner.

Past TRAFFIC JAM Feature winners: 2010 Craig VonDohren, 2009 Brett Hearn, 2008 Billy Decker, 2007 Brett Hearn, 2006 Alan Johnson, 2005 Tim Fuller, 2004 Tim McCreadie, 2003 Billy Decker, 2002 Brett Hearn, 2001 Tim McCreadie, 2000 Frank Cozze, 1999 Jimmy Horton, 1998 Brett Hearn.


Just A fact. . . . 95 Indianapolis 500's. . .. . 52 Daytona 500's. . . . 100 Thunder on the Hill Events!

2011 NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES 22nd Season
presented by: VERTICAL Telephone Systems and Lee Myles Transmissions
Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville, PA

Event #101
When: Thursday, August 4 7:30 PM Gates Open at 5 PM
What: 14th Annual TRAFFIC JAM ROC Modifieds 60 laps $8,500 to win Plus . . . .ROC Sportsman 40 lap feature
Where: Grandview Speedway 43 Passmore Road, Route 100 Bechtelsville, PA 19505, ten mile north of Pottstown, PA
Admission: Adults $20, Children 6-11 $5 Under 6 Free
Pit Fee: $30
Track #: 610-754-7688
Website: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com  or www.grandviewspeedway.com
 
Be sure to try the popular Inside/Out Promotion where you can watch warm-ups from the inside turn four! Get your Grandview Thunder Program Book, your 22nd Anniversary Thunder on the Hill Racing Series t-shirts, Fireworks on feature parade lap, Fans invited to take part in the joyous victory lane ceremonies and meet the drivers in the pit area following the races.

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 Ryan Bernal #11D. Photo by Lance Jennings.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series

RYAN BERNAL BREAKS THROUGH AT SANTA MARIA
By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – AUGUST 2, 2011... After scoring multiple runner-up finishes throughout the season, Hollister's Ryan Bernal won his first career USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series feature last Saturday night at Santa Maria Speedway. The young driver escaped a fierce battle with veteran Danny Faria Jr. through the early laps and secured the lead on the third circuit. In dominating fashion, Bernal stretched out his advantage and faced a tense moment on lap nineteen after contact with slower traffic. Unfazed, Ryan led the rest of the way to score the 30-lap main event victory. Faria, Richard VanderWeerd, Davey Pombo, and Dennis Howell rounded out the top five finishers.

Piloting Danny Olmstead's #11D S&S Automotive / Dorso's Automotive Maxim, Ryan Bernal was fifth quick in time trials and scored third in his heat race. By virtue of a four pill drawn for the main event inversion and a faster qualifier missing a top four finish in his heat, the former Wingless Spec Sprint Champion inherited the pole position. Bernal made the most of the opportunity and was not to be denied on this night. Now third in the point chase, Ryan has two heat race victories, six top-10 finishes, and leads the series with seventy-nine feature laps led.

After leading the first two laps of the feature, "Hollywood" Danny Faria Jr. settled for a second place finish. Driving Junior Bowman's #2 Buster & Ziggy Enterprises / Kaeding Performance Bullet, Faria qualified third fast and finished second in his heat race. Currently fourth in the standings, "Hollywood" has one feature win, two Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards, three heat race victories, five top-10 finishes, and had led thirty-two feature laps on the season.

Visalia's Richard VanderWeerd drove the family owned #10 VanderWeerd Construction / Battery Worx Maxim to third place in the 30-lap main event. Earlier in the program, the series point leader earned his third Sander Engineering Fast Time Award of the season and scored second in his heat race. To date, Richard holds a seventy-one point advantage over his twin brother Jace with one feature win, three heat race victories, eight top-10 finishes, and seventeen feature laps led to his credit.

Davey Pombo of Kerman had one of his best finishes of the year with a fourth place run. Piloting the Joey Eames #3E Eames Trucking / Cool Hand Luke's Saloon Maxim, Pombo qualified seventh quick on the night and was fourth in his heat race. Last year's Southwest Contractors 360 Clash Champion is twelfth in points with one Keizer Wheels Semi-Main win and five top-10 finishes in 2011.

Dennis Howell of Rancho Palos Verdes earned the night's Keizer Wheels Hard Charger / Best Passing Job honors with a fifth place run after starting thirteenth. Driving the family owned #62 San Pedro Auto Body / Howell-Meyer Racing #62 Maxim, Howell was fourth fast in time trials and fifth in his heat race. Dennis is currently eighth in the point standings with two heat race victories and six top-10 finishes on the year.

Fresno's T.J. Smith won the night's 10-lap Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1. Piloting Steve LeGras' #14 UHL Rubber / S&S Automotive Maxim, Smith was thirteenth quick on the night and eighth in the feature. The defending Santa Maria track champion is ninth in series points with one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, two heat race victories, and three top-10 finishes on the season.

"Wide Open" Wes Gutierrez of San Martin won his series leading fourth heat race by taking the Saldana Racing Products / Keizer Wheels sponsored event. Driving the WG Motorsports' #007 Competition Suspension Inc. / ButlerBuilt DRC, Gutierrez qualified eighth fast in time trials and finished sixth in the feature. Currently fifth in the points, the young hard charger has six top-10 finishes in the 2011 campaign.

Jace VanderWeerd of Visalia won the DJ Safety Heat Race #3. Piloting the family owned #88 VanderWeerd Construction / Battery Worx Maxim, Jace was fifteenth fast on the night and seventh in the main event. Sitting second in points, VanderWeerd has one feature win, eight top-10 finishes, and led fourteen feature laps on the season.

The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series would like to thank Southwest Contractors, Hoosier Tire, Amsoil, BR Motorsports, ButlerBuilt, Competition Suspension Inc., Cory Kruseman's Sprint Car & Midget Driving School, Crow Enterprizes, DJ Safety, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Hinchman-Indy Racing Uniforms, Integra Shocks, Kaeding Performance, Keizer Wheels, King Racing Products, Port City Racing, Rod End Supply, Saferacer.com, Saldana Racing Products, and Sander Engineering for their support.

The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series will return to action on Saturday, August 20th, at Scott Woodhouse's Giant Chevrolet Speedway in Hanford. Located on the Kings County Fairgrounds at 801 S. 10th Avenue, more event information can be found at www.giantchevroletspeedway.com or calling (559) 584-RACE (7223).

For more information on the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series, please visit westcoastsprintcars.com,  usacracing.com, racesantamariaspeedway.com, or follow the series on facebook.
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USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS:
July 30, 2011 - Santa Maria, California - Santa Maria Speedway

SANDER ENGINEERING TIME TRIALS:
1. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-14.445; 2. Greg Taylor, 7, Taylor-14.544; 3. Danny Faria Jr., 2, Bowman-14.563; 4. Dennis Howell, 62, Howell-14.609; 5. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-14.650; 6. Rusty Carlile, 51, Carlile-14.700; 7. Davey Pombo, 3E, Eames-14.718; 8. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-14.792; 9. Jared Little, 25, Litte-14.795; 10. Ricky Kirkbride, 87, Van Meter-14.807; 11. Greg Alexander, 72, Tyler-14.824; 12. Justyne Hamblin, 8, JH-14.850; 13. T.J. Smith, 14, LeGras-14.885; 14. Geoffrey Strole, 09S, Strole-14.889; 15. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-14.957; 16. Jimmy Crawford, 72X, Ford-15.023; 17. Marty Hawkins, 3M, Hawkins-15.493; 18. Greg Edenholm, 73, Ford-15.498; 19. Bill Jones, 16, Jones-16.011; 20. John Penaflor, 16J, Jones-16.565.

EXTREME MUFFLERS HEAT RACE 1: (8 laps)
1. T.J. Smith, 2. Richard VanderWeerd, 3. Jimmy Crawford, 4. Davey Pombo, 5. Dennis Howell, 6. Ricky Kirkbride, 7. Bill Jones. NT.

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / KEIZER WHEELS HEAT RACE 2: (8 laps)
1. Wes Gutierrez, 2. Geoffrey Strole, 3. Ryan Bernal, 4. Greg Taylor, 5. Marty Hawkins, 6. Greg Alexander, 7. John Penaflor. NT.

DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE 3: (8 laps)
1. Jace VanderWeerd, 2. Danny Faria Jr., 3. Jared Little, 4. Justyne Hamblin, 5. Rusty Carlile, 6. Greg Edenholm. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps - With Starting Positions)
1. Ryan Bernal (1st), 2. Danny Faria Jr. (2nd), 3. Richard VanderWeerd (4th), 4. Davey Pombo (5th), 5. Dennis Howell (13th), 6. Wes Gutierrez (6th), 7. Jace VanderWeerd (11th), 8. T.J. Smith (9th), 9. Justyne Hamblin (8th), 10. Greg Taylor (3rd), 11. Rusty Carlile (14th), 12. Geoffrey Strole (10th), 13. Jared Little (7th), 14. Ricky Kirkbride (15th), 15. Marty Hawkins (17th), 16. Jimmy Crawford (12th), 17. Greg Edenholm (18th), 18. Greg Alexander (16th), 19. Bill Jones (19th), 20. John Penaflor (20th). NT.
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Danny Faria Jr., Laps 3-30 Ryan Bernal.

KEIZER WHEELS HARD CHARGER AWARD: Dennis Howell (13th to 5th)

NEW WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS:
1-Richard VanderWeerd-517; 2-Jace VanderWeerd-446; 3-Ryan Bernal-436; 4-Danny Faria Jr.-436; 5-Wes Gutierrez-424; 6-Bud Kaeding-376; 7-Greg Alexander-352; 8-Dennis Howell-349; 9-T.J. Smith-330; 10-Justyne Hamblin-323.

NEXT USAC WEST 360 SPRINT RACE:
August 20 - Hanford, CA - Giant Chevrolet Speedway
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Aug. 3, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---THANK YOU
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THUNDER ON THE HILL TRAFFIC JAM

RAIN DELAY MOVES TRAFFIC JAM TO THURSDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 4 AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

With two modified heat races in books, Mother Nature decided to rain on Grandview Speedway forcing the 14th Annual TRAFFIC JAM to be rescheduled for tomorrow night, Thursday night, August 4. Gates will open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM.

The Thursday night TRAFFIC JAM for the ROC Modifieds and Sportsman will find each division competing in a series of qualifying events.

FAN FEST will take place prior to the start of the 60 lap TRAFFIC JAM paying $8,500 to the winner. During FAN FEST, race fans are invited to take part in a Meet and Greet with the drivers just prior to the drop of the green flag, to start the TRAFFIC JAM. The sportsman will close out the night of racing with a 40 lap feature event.

This event marks the 101st NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series, now celebrating their 22nd season.

Event #101
When: Thursday, August 4 7:30 PM Gates Open at 5 PM
What: 14th Annual TRAFFIC JAM ROC Modifieds 60 laps $8,500 to win Plus . . . .ROC Sportsman 40 lap feature
Where: Grandview Speedway 43 Passmore Road, Route 100 Bechtelsville, PA 19505, ten mile north of Pottstown, PA
Admission: Adults $20, Children 6-11 $5 Under 6 Free
Pit Fee: $30
Track #: 610-754-7688
Website: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com  or www.grandviewspeedway.com
 
Past TRAFFIC JAM Feature winners: 2010 Craig VonDohren, 2009 Brett Hearn, 2008 Billy Decker, 2007 Brett Hearn, 2006 Alan Johnson, 2005 Tim Fuller, 2004 Tim McCreadie, 2003 Billy Decker, 2002 Brett Hearn, 2001 Tim McCreadie, 2000 Frank Cozze, 1999 Jimmy Horton, 1998 Brett Hearn.

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August 3, 2011

HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS

Hamlin, PA - Racing Legend Bill Wimble Will Make Guest Appearance At Hamlin Speedway On Saturday
by: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Hamlin Speedway Promoters Randy and Denise Smith, through the efforts of Speedway media correspondent Steve Pados, will welcome one the legendary Modified racers of all-time "The Flying Dairy Farmer" Bill Wimble to the speedway grounds this coming Saturday. Bill is a legendary former two-time NASCAR Sportsman Champion having earned the titles in 1960 and 1961 and since Bill will be in the Pocono Mountains for the upcoming NASCAR race weekend, Pados put the pieces in place with the Smith Family to have Bill make a special appearance at the speedway on Saturday as part of the big show the speedway has planned this weekend. With another edition of the NASCAR Crew Challenge being part of the racing program of the show, the appearance of the one of the all-time great drivers of our adds special significance to the already great racing programs held at Hamlin. Wimble, who in conjunction with author Lew Boyd at Coastal 181 tells the journey of his storied life in his best selling book "I'll Never Be Last Again", will be signing and selling the books at the event from approximately 4:30 in the afternoon. Along with Bill in this special appearance will be former Utica Rome Speedway owner and promoter Dick Waterman. Waterman owned the New York based speedway for a fifteen year span from the mid 60's until mid 80's when the track was pavement and carried a NASCAR sanction and had all of the top dogs of the day racing at his speedway.

Bill Wimble resided in upstate New York and that is where he began his journey in racing. After close to twenty years and 250 wins behind the wheel of a race car, Wimble retired from the sport after a horriffic accident at the Lebanon Valley Speedway where he was crowned the speedway champion in 1968 with more than a month remaining in the season. Wimble on to become a very successful businessman and owned more than 25 businesses in his very successful foray into the business world. Wimble was a 14-time track champion at eight different speedways in his illustrious racing career with five of those titles coming at the famous Fonda Fairgrounds. Wimble captured wins at many of the speedways of the day and although he belonged to the NASCAR organization, traveled into the Lehigh Valley area to compete at Harmony, Reading, Nazareth, Flemington and Nazareth National Speedways and made his presence known at every speedway where he competed. Wimble was the NASCAR Sportman Champion in consecutive seasons in both 1960 and 1961, was the New York State champion on five occasions and was the Connecticut State champion twice. Bill was among five additional friends that rescued Marvin Panch from his burning Maserati in 1963 at the Daytona International Speedway and for their heroics received the prestigious Carnegie Bronze Medal for Bravery. Wimble is a member of many motorsports Hall of Fames regarding his racing exploits and was honored by AARN as one of the top 25 Modified drivers of all-time. Wimble drove for many owners in his illustrious driving career but most fans will always pair him with the famous Dave McCredy owned, Fred DeCarr wrenched signatured numbered 33 cars of black, white and red paint schemes. Wimble also did a short stint with legendary car owner Paul Deasey of 707 fame at some of the local speedways mentioned above.

The book will be on sale at the speedway for $20.00 and Bill will personally sign each copy at the speedway. Bill was a Monday evening guest on the popular CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Program and remarked he is looking forward to meeting an entire new era of the racing community. Co-host on the show, Ed Pados, had this to say in regards to Bill Wimble by stating, "Bill Wimble is truly a gentleman of racing and the legend of the man is pure fact. We have had the opportunity to have Bill on the show, see him at racing functions and have enjoyed the capacity of breaking bread with him and through each experience have learned more and more about this incredible man. He was the ultimate racer and my brother Steve and I are honored to be able to consider him a close friend".

Along with Bill Wimble and Dick Waterman, the always popular NASCAR Crew Challenge will be part of the racing card. Since the June appearance was rained out, these part-time demons of speed will be coming in full bore ready to don the racing gear and entertain the racing fans. While the sparks always fly at each gathering, this event will carry the bragging rights a win at the speedway will bring to them and last throughout the winter months. An excerpt from last season's Press Release tells the tale when these warriors go head to head in a Slingshot Race car. The storyline stated, "The NASCAR Crew Challenge had Kevin White and Todd Carmichael trading the lead back and forth with Mike Williams until Williams found himself facing traffic with a spin. On the restart it was White and Carmichael continuing to duke it out for speedway bragging rights with White prevailing and Carmichael a close second. Adam Keisler was silently doing a great job and was in for third place with Carter Fischlein charging late to gain a fourth place finish and Sean Kerlin racing to fifth. John Hunter Nemechek was sixth with Mares Stellfox in seventh. David Cropps, Mike Williams, Brad Tunney, Jeff Handwerk and Bob Decker completed the notables on hand for the event.

NASCAR Crew Challenge (2010): Kevin White/Richard Petty, Todd Carmichael/Richard Petty, Adam Keisler/Richard Petty, Carter Fischlein/Richard Petty, Sean Kerlin/Red Bull, John Hunter Nemechek/Front Row Joe, Mares Stellfox/CARQUEST Gasoline Alley, David Cropps/Richard Petty, Mike Williams/Red Bull, Brad Tunney/Red Bull, Jeff Handwerk/Richard Petty, Bob Decker/RPM#9

Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. Pit Gates open at the speedway at 1 PM; Drivers Meeting at 4:45; Hot Laps are at 5:00 and the racing begins at 6 PM sharp. Admission Prices are: Adults $8.00; Senior Citizens $4.00 Children under 6 are Free; Pit Pass: $20.00 The "new" General Admission Bonus Pack is available for families: It consists of 4 General Admission Tickets + $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $40.00 (a savings of $12.00)

August 6th racing action at the speedway offers up a regular show plus the NASCAR Crew Challenge II as many of the NASCAR racing personalities strap into a Slingshot race car and duke it out for bragging rights on the 1/5 mile Hamlin speed oval race track. All seven divisions at the speedway will be in action at the premier speedway in the Poconos

For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Hamlin Speedway, logon to their well documented website at: http://www.hamlinspeedway.com  or call the speedway hotline at: 570 420 5500. For video work or questions regarding the purchase of videos from the exciting on-track action at the Hamlin Speedway, contact videographer Barry Boyd at: http://www.boydracingvideos.com  For photos of all of the Great racing action contact Rick Schwindenhammer Racing Photos at: http://www.ricksracingphotos.zenfolio.com
Visit us often for a great night of racing action as............................................



The Hamlin Speedway Is The Gateway To The Poconos

 

Aug. 3, 2011

CARQUEST GASOLINE ALLEY NEWS

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Adds Additional Sponsors To The Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society Reading Nostalgia Nationals Events
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show and the Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society have joined forces to offer a special awards package to winners of the events that will take place at the 7th Annual Reading Fairgrounds Nostalgia Nationals events scheduled for the 7th and 8th of August. The final details of the awards package program were nailed into place recently and the CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Gang is happy to once again play a role in the success of the annual event. The CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show has been the premier racing show on the airwaves since 2002 and recently hosted their 532nd show since they hit the airwaves and their 322nd show since joining forces with the party channel at WALN Digital Cable and "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137 and 50. The show offers a live video feed to Internet users through the website: www.walncableradio.com  Through the first nine years on the networks and the many shows they have emceed, the Pados Brothers have interviewed more than 7500 personalities in racing across the country and Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

The Gang through the solid efforts of show co-host Ed Pados, has put together a solid network of sponsors who will lend their assistance to this annual event. Ackermanville Auto Clinic, A.R.M. Automotive, Gardner Auto Service/Gary Gardner, Huston's Automotive/Danny Huston, Lane's Auto Repair, Lou's Texaco/Lou Horvath, Mammana's Automotive/Pat & Mike Mammana, Mark Gray Automotive/Mark and Pat Gray, Martocci Automotive/Tommy Martocci, Tony's Auto Repair, Bok Engine Service/Randy Bok, Murante Auto Repair, Gary and Donna Palmer at Accord Speedway, Carl's Auto Repair, Dotta Chrysler and Jeep, GA Motorsports Media and CARQUEST Gasoline Alley will all lend their full support to the RFRHS for this event with more expected before the racing goes green at the Fairgrounds. The monies raised will be split up among both the Junior and Regular Slingshot Divisions who will be in competition for the two-day event. The lastest sponsors to join in for the prestigious racing event include Blue Mountain Service Center/Leroy Amey, Pauls Auto Body/Paul Fuchs and Bob's Towing. Ed Pados, co-host of the popular Monday night show remarked, "We feel fortunate to be able to lend a hand to the RFRHS group, and have always been able to pull together some solid support for the event and even though the National economic conditions have tanked, our support group for the event has been strong just as it has been for our weekly show. We will continue to assist our friends at the RFRHS in the future and hope we can bring some additional supporters to the table before the event goes green. Pados later added, "My brother Steve and I will make our presence known at the event as we will be on the grounds at the Reading Fair to talk to the racers and with the change of dates will now allow us to bring a camera crew to the Fairgrounds on Sunday and tape some shows for future airing at WALN. Our recent road trips that found us at the Thunder on the Hill Shows have proven to extremely popular for the racing fans and my brother Steve, who produces and writes all of the shows and has the capacity of announcing a couple of Slingshot shows a week at the Accord and Hamlin Speedways, has been quite adept at having the shy and not so shy racers interview with us on the show and it is the humorous dialogue and the in-depth knowledge he acquired that makes each show stand out and has allowed our show to remain at the top of the charts in the world of motorsports". The racing on Sunday will have the gates opening at 11 AM. Practice will be at 1 PM and the racing will follow at 2:30 PM. The Monday evening races will find the gates opening at 4 PM with practice at 6 PM and the races starting at 7 PM.

The Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society was founded with the sole purpose of keeping the memories of the great racing that took place at the famed Reading Fairgrounds alive through the many events in which they are involved with each year in the tri-state area. CARQUEST Gasoline Alley has been extremely honored to play a part in the celebration of the great racing that took place at the great Reading Speedway and to the many fond memories regarding the former raceway and it's competitors. The 2010 Home of Champions induction ceremony will be held at the Reading Fair on Wednesday evening, August 9th at 7 PM. The grounds are located at 1216 Hilltop Road, Leesport, PA. The list of inductees for the 2011 ceremony is extraordinary and includes such racing greats as Jackie McLaughlin, Red Coffin, Jim Keppley, Jerry Katz and Charlie Bailey as Drivers, The Leinbach Brothers and Dick Meals as Car Owners and Sam Reber and Davey Brown as Mechanics. The popular race society will be taking on new memberships throughout the run of the fair dates.

The popular TV/Internet show offers a live internet video feed to the Internet subscribers to view the wide assortment of the many racing videos that are played while the show is in progress and to enjoy the chat sessions with the many great personalities within the racing community from across the country who pay the Gang a visit to discuss racing. As always, a surprise or two will be expected as the Gasoline Alley Gang continues to bring the racing community the fastest, funniest and most informed show on the airwaves today.

CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Radio/Internet Show continues its outstanding line-up of talented guests with each weekly edition of the show. The Show's programming on WALN Digital Cable Radio, Internet www.walncableradio.com  The Show is available on Service Electric Digital Cable TV, Channels 103 and 137 and is live from 6 to 8 PM and later tape delayed on Channel 50 at 12 PM.

Join the Pados Brothers, Ed and Steve, every Monday night as they take you on a two-hour circular journey with their well documented, very informative and extremely funny show.

Should you have questions on how to be a part of the show through advertising, appearances or remotes, please contact Steve Pados at: 610 573 9706; Ed Pados at: 610 739 0391; or the WALN Studios at: 610 791 1818. You may also email: steveswp@ptd.net


RACING NEWS THE WAY IT IS MEANT TO BE

 

Aug. 3, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS

Accord, NY - Accord Speedway Midweek Madness Racing Falls To Weather
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

The Midweek Madness racing program scheduled for this evening at the Accord Speedway has been postponed until next Wednesday, August 10th. The speedway began taking on water somewhere in the 2 PM area and with the surrounding area also being hit with thunderstorms, the Palmer Family felt the best decision was to cancel the show adn give the teams and the fans plenty of time to make alternate plans for the remainder of the evening. The next event on the Accord Speedway racing calendar will take place this coming Friday evening when the Palmer Family hopes to get back on track and present a five division show headed up by the VP Fuels/Rhinebeck Ford Modified Division going to war for the $2,000.00 payday on the line for the victor. The evening of events will also see the return of the popular annual Camera and Autograph Night as part of the evening of activities sponsored by Royal King Dry Cleaners at the speedway. Royal King Dry Cleaners is a new evening sponsor for the 2011 racing season and has two convenient locations in New York to serve their growing customer base, the first is located in the New Paltz Plaza in the New Paltz area and the second is located in the Stone Ridge area at the Emanuelle's Market Place Plaza.

Midweek Madness will continue from August 10th until August 31st every Wednesday evening. Gates open at the speedway at 5 PM with Hot Laps scheduled for 6:45. Racing is to start at 7:15 PM. Admission for the Wednesday shows is just $5.00 and the great concession stand is open throughout the racing card. With the season boiling down to the final four shows for Midweek Madness, the race teams will have to be at their best to gather in as many points as possible to have the opportunity to make a bid for the track title in one of the many divisions for Midweek Madness.

Friday night racing at Accord runs from April through September with six great divisions going to war on the Accord high banks. This week, Royal King Dry Cleaners will serve as the headline sponsor for the evening events and will feature the five regular divisions at the speedway. Admission for the great racing action remains the same from a season ago as Adults (12+) will be $12.00; Children (11 and under) will be $3.00. The Family Value Pack that was met with much success last season is once again offered and is: 2 Adults, 2 Children, and $20.00 in food vouchers for $40.00, a savings of $10.00 to the consumer. Pit Gates open at the speedway at 4:30 and Spectator Gates open at 5. Hot laps kick off at 6:30 and the racing is slated to start at 7 PM.

The ever so popular Camera & Autograph Night returns to the speedway on August 5th along with five divisions of racing hitting the Accord high banks. This event provided a great opportunity for the fans to have pictures taken with all of their favorite drivers as the homestretch at the speedway becomes abuzz with race cars and great racing fans.

For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log-on to their well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com  or call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478. For video work or questions regarding the purchase of videos from the exciting on-track action at the Accord Speedway, contact Jason at: http://www.tristatestudios.com  For the purchase of action or victory lane track photos, contact Kevin at: http://www.kbsracingphotos.com 
At the Accord Speedway.......................................

A Trail Of Dirt Leads Right To Our Door
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Chub Frank Racing

982 Lottsville Niobe Road
Bear Lake, PA 16402
814-489-3952


Qualifying Struggles Hamper Chub Frank’s Efforts During World of Outlaws Late Model Series Swing Through Western Pennsylvania

BEAR LAKE, PA – Aug. 2, 2011 – Chub Frank found himself searching for answers to his season-long qualifying struggles after last week’s three-race World of Outlaws Late Model Series swing through his home state of Pennsylvania.

Unfortunately, the 49-year-old veteran from Bear Lake, Pa., wasn’t able to immediately come up with a solution.

“I wish I knew what we have to do to qualify better,” said Frank, whose 10th-place finish in the 50-lap A-Main on Sunday night at Eriez Speedway in Hammett, Pa., was his best of the WoO LMS tripleheader in the Keystone State. “We’re just missing something and I don’t know what it is. We have to qualify better if we expect to get anywhere.”

The annual WoO LMS stop at Eriez exemplified Frank’s frustration. He time-trialed 23rd out of 36 cars and struggled in his heat race, forcing him to make a last-lap pass in a B-Main to earn the final transfer spot to the feature. Saddled with the 22nd starting spot, ‘Chubzilla’ made a steady march forward to finish a respectable 10th – no one passed more cars – but that didn’t satisfy him.

“We went back to some stuff that we used to do for the feature and the car was better,” Frank said of his Corry Rubber/Hino Toyota/Horton Equipment Rocket No. 1*. “But this qualifying is just putting us in a hole too much.

“I guess somebody told me they were paying like $50,000 to win the (WoO LMS DirtonDirt.com) Hard Charger points,” joked Frank, who does indeed lead the Hard Charger standings that reward the driver who gains the most positions in World of Outlaws A-Mains this season. “I’d rather start further toward the front so we don’t keep gaining so many spots in every race.”

Frank’s week started on July 26 at Dog Hollow Speedway in Strongstown, Pa., where he qualified 12th-fastest and transferred through a heat to start 12th in the ‘Laurel Highlands 40.’ He treaded water during the feature, finishing 13th in the first-ever WoO LMS event at the four-tenths-mile oval.

One night later Frank timed 18th-fastest and again qualified through a heat at McKean County Raceway in East Smethport, Pa. He started 18th in the ‘Penn Gold 40’ but couldn’t make any headway, coming home 15th at the finish in front of a standing-room-only crowd.

Frank ended the swing ranked seventh in the points standings, 260 points behind leader Rick Eckert.

There’s no rest for Frank and his team this week as they head to the Upper Midwest for three WoO LMS events, beginning on Wednesday night (Aug. 3) at Shawano (Wis.) Speedway. Then it’s off to Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., for the 24th annual USA Nationals presented by U.S. Steel (a $5,000-to-win Cornbelt Clash Series race on Thurs., Aug. 4, leads into the $50,000-to-win USA Nationals on Aug. 5-6), and the swing concludes with a rain-postponed WoO LMS 50-lapper for $10,000 to win on Mon., Aug. 8, at Independence (Iowa) Speedway.

For more information on Chub Frank, visit his Web site at www.chubfrank.com.

Chub Frank Racing receives support from many valued sponsors, including Corry Rubber, Lake Shore Paving, Hino Toyota, Sorbera Family Chiropractic, Horton Equipment, All-Star Performance, Slavic Corporation, Custom Race Engines, GW Performance, Integra Shocks and Hoosier Tire.


 

For Immediate Release
Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
August 2nd, 2011



William Thomas Claims Michael Head Jr. Memorial Win



Phenix City, Alabama (08/02/11) - William Thomas continued his strong season on Saturday night by powering his #22 Extreme Power Sports/Mastersbilt/Lamar Hunt Racing Engine Super Late Model to the victory in the 14th Annual Michael Head Jr. Memorial.

After a relaxing week on the beach the team returned to action with the Southern All Stars Series on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track (Eastaboga, Alabama) for the 14th Annual Michael Head Jr. Memorial. Twenty-nine Super Late Models entered the event, and in time trials William qualified 8th fastest to lock into the 8th starting spot for the $5,400-to-win feature.

As the feature went green, William would waste little time racing his way to the lead as he moved past early leader, Billy Ogle Jr. As the race progressed Ogle Jr. would make another run at Thomas for the lead, but William would go on to drive away from the field on his way to the biggest Super Late Model win of his career in just his second night out in the team's new Mastersbilt car. Tim Busha, Billy Ogle Jr., Brandon Kinzer, and Terry Smith rounded out the top five in the 54 lap event. The win was his second career Super Late Model win, and by far his biggest payday in the division!

With the win Thomas further extended his lead in the series' overall standings and rookie standings. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com.

The upcoming weekend, August 4th-6th, will be a busy time for William and the team, as he intends to enter three events in three days. On Thursday night he will travel to North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) for a $5,000-to-win, unsanctioned event. Friday night will find Thomas in action at Boyds Speedway (Ringgold, GA) in a $3,000-to-win, Southern Regional Racing Series (SRRS) program. On Saturday evening he will conclude the weekend with a $5,000-to-win, Southern All Stars (SAS) event at Cleveland Speedway (Cleveland, Tennessee). Stay tuned to www.WilliamThomas.net  for the team's progression throughout the weekend!

William Thomas Motorsports would like to thank Extreme Power Sports, JW Miller Land & Timber, Gil's Auto Sales, Simpson Race Products, Hoosier Race Tires, Shorty’s Motorsports, David Smith Carburetor, Rick Hixson Fabrication, Lamar Hunt Racing Engines, Sunoco Racing Fuel – Bearden Oil, All Star Graphix, PPM Racing Products, Kinser Air Filters, Winters, PST Drive Shafts, Sweet Mfg, Outlaw Disc Brakes, Ultra-Shield, Auto Meter, Cloyes, Comp Cams, Eibach Springs, Holley, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, KRC Steering Pumps, Lunati, PRC, T&D Machine Products, Weld Wheels, Wiseco, Wrisco, Allstar Performance, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on William Thomas, please visit www.WilliamThomas.net .
 
 

For Immediate Release
Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
August 2nd, 2011



Ronny Lee Hollingsworth Charges to Whynot Triumph



Northport, Alabama (08/02/11) – Ronny Lee Hollingsworth returned to the scene of the crime on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park, where he had claimed his first win of the year a month earlier, and would power his #18 Flynn Motorsports/ Warrior/Clement Racing Engine Super Late Model to his second win of the season at the facility.

Ronny Lee Hollingsworth opened his doubleheader weekend on Friday night as he invaded North Alabama Speedway (Tuscumbia, Alabama) for the 1st Annual Shoals Shootout 50, which posted a $5,000-to-win purse for the Super Late Model division. A field of 36 cars entered the unsanctioned event, and Hollingsworth would start the night on a high note by setting fast time in his group and overall to earn the pole position for the 50 lap feature in front of a huge crowd. Ronny Lee would lead the opening laps of the feature, and looked to have a good shot to claim the win before getting crossed up in the corner and spinning from the lead. He would go on to retire from the event to a 17th place finish. Full results are available at www.NorthAlabamaSpeedway.com. 

Saturday night found the team at Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Mississippi) in a $2,500-to-win, Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS), as Ronny Lee looked for redemption from Friday night's disappointment. He would be successful in his pursuit. With 22 Super Late Models on hand, Hollingsworth locked into the seventh starting spot for the feature via time trials and the dash. He would quickly work his way to the front of the field and went on to fight off the advances of Chris Wall and David Breazeale to claim his second win of the year at the facility and his second win overall of 2011. Hollingsworth was followed across the line by Wall, Breazeale, Steve Bryan, and Keith Miller. Full results are available at www.StateSeries.com. 

The upcoming weekend, August 4th-6th, will find Hollingsworth making the long tow to Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) for the 24th Annual USA Nationals. The crown jewel event gets underway on Thursday night, August 4th with a $5,000-to-win, Corn Belt Clash tour event. On Friday and Saturday night, the $50,000-to-win, USA Nationals will be on tap as the event is sanctioned by the World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Model tour. The event boasts a total purse in excess of $250,000. The entire program will be available for viewing via pay-per-view at www.DirtOnDirt.com  . For more information on the event, please visit www.WoOLMS.com,  www.CornBeltClash.com,  and www.CedarLakeSpeedway.com .

Ronny Lee Hollingsworth would like to thank all of his sponsors including Waddle Trucking, Flynn Racing, Kelley Electrical Contractors, Vic Hill Racing Engines, MSRMafia.com, Xtreme Graphics By J-Rod, Stuckey Enterprises, Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Racing Fuels, Mastersbilt Race Cars, and O.H. Hendricks.

Ronny Lee Hollingsworth and Flynn Motorsports are currently looking for new sponsors and marketing sponsors. If you or your company is interested on becoming a member of the team, please visit www.HollingsworthMotorsports.com .

For more information on Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, please visit www.HollingsworthMotorsports.com .

 

Legends of Lawrenceburg Classic: Saturday, August 6th The City of Lawrenceburg presents the Legends of Lawrenceburg Classic, Saturday, August 6th. Join us as we honor all of those who have made the Lawrenceburg Speedway the "Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway!!! Racing will feature: Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints: $2500 to Win Budweiser UMP Modifieds: $1000 to Win Impact Sports Pure Stocks: $800 to Win Admission Prices: Adult: $8 Kids 7-12: $2 6 & Under: FREE Pit Pass: $25 (all ages) Times: Pit Gate: 4:00pm Front Gate: 5:00pm Hot Laps: 6:00pm Physical Address: 351 E. Eads Parkway Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 812-539-4700 www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com Lucas Oil Late Model Discount Tickets: Lawrenceburg Speedway is offering Discount/V.I.P. tickets for the August 26th event. Not only do you get a discount on your tickets, but you will also have access to our V.I.P. redemption area so you do not have to wait in line. For every pair of tickets purchased, you will receive a Buy One, Get One FREE voucher to the buffet at Hollywood Casino. Get your tickets NOW!   Save the Date for these upcoming events: August 13th: Budweiser Fan Appreciation Night: Featuring a pre-race concert in the Kroger midway from 4pm to 6pm. Performing will be the "Killer Bs" It's the Monster Mod 40: Racing will feature the Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints, Budweiser UMP Modifieds/AMS Modified Series, and the Impact Sports Pure Stocks. We will also be hosting a "Back to School Supplies Drive" in conjunction with Kroger. For each item your bring to donate, you will receive an entry to win a $100 Kroger Gift Card! August 20th: Dick Gaines Memorial: Racing will feature the Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints, Budweiser UMP Modifieds, and the AMSA Mini Sprints.   August 26th:(Friday) Lucas Oil Late Model Series, $10,000 to Win!!! Racing will also feature the Budweiser UMP Modifieds. Discount V.I.P. Tickets available now, CLICK HERE < /span>   Stay in the race with a FREE Text Message from Lawrenceburg Speedway! Text: Racing (this is the message part) to... 95495 (this is the "send to" phone number) < /span> It's free to sign up for our service, but your normal carrier rates apply. Check out a few of our featured sponsors:

Aug. 2, 2011

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Universe Racing PR contact: Gene Ostrowski



Steve Fox and Universe Racing Set for Pocono ARCA 125
Berwick, PA (August 2, 2011)- The hard work in the garage is a thing of the past and the #50 Universe Towing/FireHouse Dodge Charger that Steve Fox of Hazelton, PA competes with in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards is ready to hit the tri oval at Pocono International Raceway in the Pennsylvania ARCA 125 this Saturday.

Just weeks ago, it was announced that Fox’s car was not ready for the first Pocono event and he ended up piloting a machine owned by Wayne Peterson. The track time that day was crucial for Fox and he’s more than excited about the 125-mile event coming this weekend.

“To say I’m excited about this race is an understatement”, noted Fox. “We’ve spent so much time preparing the car for this race since the beginning of the season and I’m very happy where we’re at right now”.

He continued, “The car has been gone over multiple times by the great crew of guys that we have at Universe Racing, we’ve repaired damage, updated the nose and threw a good setup underneath the car- we’ll be fine come Saturday”.

Despite not running the Universe Racing entry in the first Pocono event, Fox is thrilled with the support that the team has heading into this weekend.

“Our sponsors and supports stood behind us, which I feel is terrific. They are all great to us and I’m very happy to be carrying decals showing the latest FireHouse album, called “Full Circle”. Those guys have been awesome to work with over the last two years with and even my 20 year old son thinks they’re albums rock”.

Menards Pole Qualifying is set to kick off at 5:40 PM EST and the green flag is scheduled to drop for the ARCA Pennsylvania 125 at 3:00 PM EST on Saturday. The race will be aired live on SPEED.

For more information on Steve Fox and all of his usual team supporters, including Universe Towing and Autobody, FireHouse, Valve Tech Sales LLC, Tri State Towing Equipment, Himmer Graphics, Weigand Combat Handguns, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, G-Force Racing Products, Keenan Auto Group, Road Scholar Transport, Long Island Skydiving, Wentz Auto Body & Sales and StockCar Racing Experience at Pocono Raceway, please visit www.universeracing.net

Sponsorship and marketing opportunities can be directed to Tyler Jett Motorsports Marketing at www.tylerjett.com.

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Universe Racing media contact:

Tyler Jett Motorsports Marketing www.tylerjett.com

Gene Ostrowski (570) 231-1272 (geno@tylerjett.com)

August 2, 2011

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CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
WEDNESDAY NIGHT TRAFFIC JAM

CHAD SINON/BPG MOTORSPORTS PRESENT. . . .
RACE OF CHAMPIONS 14TH ANNUAL TRAFFIC JAM AT GRANDVIEW WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Event #101
When: Wednesday, August 3rd 7:30 PM Gates Open at 5 PM Rain Date: Thursday, August 4th 7:30 PM
What: 14th Annual TRAFFIC JAM ROC Modifieds 60 laps $8,500 to win Plus . . . .ROC Sportsman 40 lap feature
Where: Grandview Speedway 43 Passmore Road, Route 100 Bechtelsville, PA 19505, ten mile north of Pottstown, PA
Admission: Adults $20, Children 6-11 $5 Under 6 Free
Pit Fee: $30
Track #: 610-754-7688
Website: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com  or www.grandviewspeedway.com 

Past TRAFFIC JAM Feature winners: 2010 Craig VonDohren, 2009 Brett Hearn, 2008 Billy Decker, 2007 Brett Hearn, 2006 Alan Johnson, 2005 Tim Fuller, 2004 Tim McCreadie, 2003 Billy Decker, 2002 Brett Hearn, 2001 Tim McCreadie, 2000 Frank Cozze, 1999 Jimmy Horton, 1998 Brett Hearn.

Meet Ms. Thunder on the Hill Stephanie Reid, See JOE the Pizza Dude, The Round Table Girls. Fan Giveaways. Try the popular Inside/Out Promotion where you can watch warm-ups from the inside turn four! Get your Grandview Thunder Program Book, your 22nd Anniversary Thunder on the Hill Racing Series t-shirts, Fireworks on feature parade lap, Fans invited to take part in the joyous victory lane ceremonies and meet the drivers in the pit area following the races.

Thunder Sponsors:
* NAPA Auto Parts- - - Long time Thunder on the Hill Racing Series sponsor will again have their banners and flag waving high above the Grandview Speedway podium.
* Lee Myles Transmissions at three locations in Berks County. Fern Street Reading, Perkiomen Ave 422 Birdsboro and North 5th Street Highway Reading. Other locations in Allentown, Easton, Mt. Pocono and York, PA
* VERTICAL Telephone Systems will return once again to add some fan fun for all the Thunder fans.
*R.M. Palmer Candy Company, Reading, PA
* BPG Racing/Chad Sinon Motorsports- - Making Thunder bigger for all
* Vince's Towing- - Reading, PA

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 1, 2011
DICK JORDAN 11-164


360s TARGET AUGUST 20 RACE AT HANFORD;
BERNAL #1 AT SANTA MARIA; VANDERWEERDS STILL 1-2


The VanderWeerd brothers of Visalia, Calif., Richard and Jace, continue atop the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car standings as the series prepares for an August 20 appearance at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif.

Richard has a 71-point lead over Jace after the two finished third and seventh respectively in last Saturday’s race at Santa Maria, Calif.

Ryan Bernal of Hollister, Calif. led all but the first two laps of Saturday night’s 30-lapper at Santa Maria. Danny Faria Jr. took second ahead of series point leader Richard VanderWeerd, Davey Pombo and Dennis Howell. Faria led the two opening laps of the race.


USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Richard VanderWeerd-517; 2-Jace VanderWeerd-446; 3-Ryan Bernal-436; 4-Danny Faria Jr.-436; 5-Wes Gutierrez-424; 6-Bud Kaeding-376; 7-Greg Alexander-352; 8-Dennis Howell-349; 9-T.J. Smith-330; 10-Justyne Hamblin-323.

Monday, August 1, 2011   Fan, Witness the 8,000 horsepower machines of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series return to zMAX Dragway for the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Sept. 15 – 18. The fastest accelerating machines on the planet will race two-wide in the first race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship at the Bellagio of drag strips. Don't miss the only night qualifying session of the weekend on Friday, Sept. 16! Every ticket is a pit pass! Buy three tickets and get one FREE! Kids tickets are just $5! Call 1-800-455-FANS (3267) or visit the zMAX Dragway website today!   Connect with us:

Aug. 1, 2011

CARQUEST GASOLINE ALLEY NEWS

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Welcomes Joe Miegoc, Danny Ody, Bob Miller And The Legendary Bill Wimble To Tonight's Show
By:Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular and nationally acclaimed CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show cranks up the airwaves on Monday evening with another fabulous edition of their show on July 18th as show hosts Ed and Steve Pados welcome in another blockbuster lineup of talented racing stars and personalities who join the Gang for the fastest, funniest, and most informative racing show in the country today. The show airs from 6 to 8 PM every Monday evening on channels 103 and 137 and worldwide on the Internet. The Gang has been serving the racing world for the past nine years on the airwaves and is well noted for their well noted "theme" show format and will host the 533rd edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 322nd show since joining forces with the party channel at WALN Digital Cable and "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The Gasoline Alley Team of Ed and Steve Pados looks forward to more of the same great format they have been following since the inception of their hit show back in 2002 as they highlight the past, present and future of auto racing with their great show.

With this edition of the show the Gang will chat with some outstanding personalities in racing who make up the world of motorsports. The Gang will have Author Joe Miegoc on the show to talk about his recent book, Pocono: NASCAR's Northern Invasion. Joe will discus the book in length and give the racing fans a true insight as the events that have eld up to the success of NASCAR at the Pocono Mountains Speedway. Danny Ody, the Old Speedway Videos guru, will join the Gang to talk about his latest video that includes much video footage from the early days of racing at the Accord Speedway and as a special treat, the Video will be played throughout this evening's show. Bob Miller, the co-promoter of the very successfiul Thunder on the Hill Series with Bruce Rogers, once again joins the Gang to have a chat about the upcoming Tarffic Jam at the Grandview Speedway on Wednesday night that will see the winner haul off an amzing $8,500.00 in prize winnings for the Modified show that will also see the Sportsman stars in action in a superior two division show. The final interview will be with close personal friend and legendary racing giant Bill Wimble as Bill will be in the North country this weekend to take in the Pocono racing weekend that will include a stop-off at the Hamlin Speedway for a book sale and signing of his great autobiography "I Will Never Be Last Again".
The popular award winning TV/Internet show offers a live internet video feed to all of the Internet subscribers to view the wide assortment of the many racing videos that are played while the show is in progress and to enjoy the chat sessions with the many great personalities from within the racing community who pay the Gang a visit to discuss racing. As always, a surprise or two will be expected as the Gasoline Alley Gang continues to bring the racing community the fastest, funniest and most informed racing show on the airwaves today. All shows produced by GA Motorsports Media are carefully researched, authenticated and fully scripted to produce for our loyal sponsors, guests and racing fans the best show on the airwaves today.

CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Radio/Internet Show continues with its outstanding line-up of talented guests with this week's edition of the show. The Show's programming is available on WALN Digital Cable Radio, Internet www.walncableradio.com  for the Audio portion and: livestream.com/walncableradio/old  for the video portion. The Show is available on Service Electric Digital Cable TV, Channels 103, and 137 and is live from 6 to 8 PM and later tape delayed on Channel 50 at 11 PM.

Join the Gasoline Alley broadcasting team of Ed and Steve Pados on Monday evening August 1st as they take you on a two-hour circular journey with their well documented, very informative and extremely funny show.

Should you have questions on how to be a part of the show through advertising, appearances or remotes, please contact Steve Pados at: 610 573 9706; Ed Pados at: 610 739 0391; or the WALN Studios at: 610 791 1818. You may also email: steveswp@ptd.net 


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