August 14, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS

Accord, NY- It's "Primetime" As Scott Ferrier Cashes In With Second Accord Speedway Victory
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

A jam-packed pit area and a tremendous crowd of great racing fans provided another winning formula for success as the "Gem in the Catskills" Accord Speedway presented their thirteenth racing card on Friday evening. With the crazy weather conditions in the Northeast that have haunted all racing promoters for much of the current racing season, the opportunity to sidestep the weather on occasion has allowed the Palmer Family to offer more of the great racing action that prevails at their Ulster County speedplant and the racing action on the speedway was phenomenal as the six division show once again allowed the cream to rise to rise the top as "Primetime" Scott Ferrier drove his Troyer/Orange Energy sponsored hot rod to his second win of the season as he held off a late charge from point leader Brett Hearn to nail down the victory. Scott's Brother Ken, who saw a potential win disappear last week while leading, left nothing to chance this week as he led all of the way to captured his first win of the year in the Camper's Barn Sportsman headliner. "The Bushkill Bullet" Kyle Rohner earned his sixth win of the season when he seized the point early in the running of the Healey Brother's Group Spec Sportsman feature and held the remainder of the field at bay as he seeks to claim his second consecutive driving title at the speedway. Pro Stock title hopeful Pat Zimmer captured his sixth win of the season in his drive towards the title and Ray Tarantino made a statement by winning his fourth Arkel Motors Pure Stock Division feature to add points to his division leading total and his hopes to become champion. In the wild and highly entertaining Lightning Sprint feature, Scott Goodrich captured his first win of the season at Accord that was checkered on the final lap when the sprint daredevils executed a three car flip in heading to the start/finish line. With the season funneling down in 2011 racing season, all of the point's battles are still very much alive and should reach a fever pitch in the next couple of weeks. The final weeks of the season are the steps to the title as all of the drivers have to be at their best should they have aspirations to pick up a title in 2011. The night of champions at the speedway is scheduled for September 9th on Taylor Rental Night at the speedway. Friday's racing program was sponsored by the fine folks at Kingston Nissan and former Sportsman hot shoe Bill Haley represented the group during the great evening of racing.

The VP Fuels-Rhinebeck Ford Modified event began with Geoff Quackenbush and Scott Ferrier pacing the field for the start. Ferrier pushed the pedal hard in turns one and two and headed down the backstretch with control of the point. Ferrier was in command but just as quickly a thundering herd of hot rods began to roll into contention. "DC" Danny Creeden had a brand new chariot at his disposal and spent the next eleven laps trying to nose under Ferrier who repelled his advances time and time again. An eleventh lap skirmish saw a great run by Andy Bachetti end that also claimed Dom Roselli and when the racing resumed it was Ferrier still fending off Creeden but a host of players became part of the mix. Jeff Heotzler, Jerry Higbie and Brett Hearn and Geoff Quackenbush all worked their way into contention as each took a different channel of the speedway to move their way forward.

The laps clicked off and Ferrier controlled the tempo as the hot battle behind was became the focal point of the fans. Hearn found some magic and the 800 career win racer moved past Quackenbush while Higbie momentarily slipped by Heotzler. Heotzler stormed back and regained the position and Higbie would fall to Hearn a couple of laps later. Hearn continued his drive to the front by slipping by Heotzler and then went to work on Creeden. "The Corporate Jet" found the bottom of the raceway to his liking as he slipped past Creeden and it set-up the final lap confrontation with Ferrier. Ferrier was calm, cool and collected as he kept hitting his marks and would drive away from Hearn on the straights whenever the nose of the Wentworth Construction buggy appeared. Driving towards the checkered flag Hearn made a last ditch effort to collect win 801 but it was Ferrier collecting his second win of the season and gaining a trip to the Lucas Oil Products Victory Circle. Brett Hearn, Danny Creeden, Jeff Heotzler and Jerry Higbie completed the top five while Geoff Quackenbush, Mike Sabia, Rick Mill, driver of the week Mike Ricci and David Bush completed the top ten.

Kenny Ferrier grabbed the lead at the drop of the Camper's Barn Sportsman event and the event appeared to be a carbon copy of last week's event as Vinny DeCicco chased him around the quarter-mile speedplant. DeCicco stuck the nose of his race underneath Ferrier on many times during the running of the event but Ferrier held his ground to continue to lead the race. In the late stages of the event Shane Jablonka made a late charge that put DeCicco on the defensive and allowed Ferrier the opportunity a bit of breathing room as he went to claim his first win of the season at Accord. DeCicco was the runner-up with Jablonka in third, Chris Stevens racing hard all evening to claim fourth and Darrell Ford rounding out the top five. Jeff Hulseapple, point leader Kevin Ward, David Coene, Jesse Marks and Anthony Perrego completed the top ten.

Clarence Smith was the early leader of the DC Landscaping Pro Stock encounter but spun in front of the onrushing traffic on lap five. Al Christiana inherited the lead but would suffer mechanical woes one lap later and pull into the infield area. Pat Zimmer would take over control of the lead and led the remaining laps even though a determined John Roese applied plenty of Ford powered pressure to him for the final half of the event. A great run to the checkered flag saw Zimmer claim the win with Roese in second, steady John Rood in third, Jim Sykes rallying back to fourth and Tom Vasta completing the top five.

Ryan Johnson led the first half of the Arkel Motors Pure Stock division feature event. A slip up the race course on turn four near the halfway point of the event spelled doom for the young racer as the veteran campaigner Ray Tarantino seized the opportunity to drive underneath Johnson as he fought to control the race car and Tarantino became the new leader. Once in front, Tarantino was flawless as he stormed away to his fourth win of the current season and added to his division leading points battle. Johnson was the runner-up with Gene Helms doing great work to claim third, Tim Brown racing to fourth and John Woinoski completing the top five.

The Healey Brothers Group Spec Sportsman headliner had Patrick Murphy leading the way early on with Phil Johnson and Tyler Dippel taking up the chase. Dippel spun out a few laps into the event and once the racing went back to green it was Rohner finding the inside seam of the raceway to his liking as he quickly gained the advantage upfront and began to stretch the lead as soon as he seized the point. Tommy Johnson broke free and took up the chase but it was Rohner hitting his marks constantly as he drove to his sixth win of the 2011 racing season. Tommy Johnson was the runner-up with Patrick Murphy in a great ride finishing up in third place. Kyle Van Duser's late charge netted him a solid fourth place finish and Kevin Smith continued his great work at the speedway to complete the top five.

Scott Goodrich began the season getting upside down in a scary homestretch wreck but stormed into the lead off the second turn of the first lap as he found the top shelf of the speedway to be the fast way around the arena as he led the twenty car field of winged warriors. Rich Woods, who has been subbing for Matt Norrie, took up the chase and challenged Goodrich and Justin Phillips and Peter Dance for conrol of the event. A fourtheenth lap crash saw Will Casazza nail the backstretch boiler plate and before he could correct his car, his brother JD came onto the scene and the two collided with JD going side over side in the mishap. When the racing resumed for the green to checkered, Goodrich was in command but Doug Norrie came a knocking. Diving to the bottom of the speedway on turn three, he connected with Justin Phillips and the pair of wingers both became airborne and flipped toward the Redi Rock International fencing. As the car were still flipping Joe Szczapa came onto the scene in full head of steam and caught the fencing to avoid the crash site and he too became upside down. None of the drivers were injured in the mishaps. Goodrich claimed the win with Rich Woods in second, Peter Dance in third, Joe Szczapa in fourth and Joey Bonetti rounding out the top five.


MUDPLUGS:

Once again the speedway was in excellent racing trim from top to bottom as the new equipment the Palmer Family purchased over the past two months has continued to pay huge dividends for the speedway as Palmer tweaks the racing surface all week long and the result has been a super smooth, tacky and very quick race track with four distinct racing channels and an additional one for the very brave who dare to brass it out on the second floor of the facility. The drivers have constantly told Palmer just how great the surface has been and it showed up very quickly in hot laps as Brett Hearn rolled off a couple of 12.693 per second laps in his time on the race track. Andy Bachetti was second quick with a 12.708 clocking and Jerry Higbie was a tad behind with a 12.747 second lap. In all, nine drivers were under the 13 second barrier and eighteen drivers were under the 13.3 barrier.

One of the scariest crashes ever at Accord occurred during the running of the pec Sportsman heats when in tight formation for a qualified spot Matt Hitchcock became sideways after tapping Patrick Murphy and when he came sideways was hit by a hard braking Lem Atkins. Hitchcock then launched into a series of five barrel rolls that took him clean out and over the Redi Rock International first turn barrier with the racing car landing in a heap on it's roof. The johnny on the spot Accord Safety Crew swung into action quickly and put out the flash fire that erupted after the race car was uprighted. Hitchcock was unhurt in the scary turn of events but was shaken up and walked away but the race car suffered much damage on it's quick departure from the speedway.

New drivers that made their first appearances of the season included the sharp looking Richard Krum Modified out of the Neversink, New York area. Aaron Williams was on board for the first time of the season in his sharp appearing Ace Oil hot rod and Mike Deyo was back in action in his own race car for the first time since he expired a motor early in the season. Eric Bacon and Phil Bessette made their first appearances of the season in the Lightning Sprints and Ed Cokely was back in action as well. Joey Bonetti changed his number back to number 20 as the former Carey owned car found Bonetti upside down early in the season and the team decided to make the changes when they put the race car back together.

Heat race wins went to Vinny DeCicco, Joe Giachinta and Kenny Ferrier in the Sportsman ranks with Tommy Johnson and Kyle Rohner claiming wins in the Spec Sportsman. The Modifieds required three heats to set the starting field as Geoff Quackenbush, Scott Ferrier and Danny Creeden claimed the heat race wins. Al Christiana and Tom Vasta won the Pro Stock heats with Ryan Johnson and Ray Tarantino grabbing up the wins in the Pure Stock encounters. JD Casazza, Scott Goodrich adn Justin Phillips claimed the preliminary events for the Lightning Sprints.

Erica Decker has been named the new Miss Accord Speedway for the remainder of the season and enjoyed her first efforts in her new role at the speedway. Kevin Berryman has a new coloring and activity book out and should interested parties want to purchase a copy, they should check out his webiste lsited at the bottom of this press release.

Former racer Danny Ody from: http://www.oldspeedways.com  was on hand to take in the action and to offer up his latest DVD regarding the exciting history of the Accord Speedway that runs from the speedway opening in 1962 through the closed years of the speedway in the late 80's and then the grand re-opening in 1992. It is a great 80-minute look at Accord Speedway and all of the true Accord racing fans will want to add a copy of it to their racing movies.

RESULTS:

VP Fuels/Rhinebeck Ford Modifieds: Scott Ferrier, Brett Hearn, Danny Creeden, Jeff Heotzler, Jerry Higbie, Geoff Quackenbush, Mike Sabia, Rick Mill, Mike Ricci, David Bush, Mel Schrufer, Bob Hentschel, Danny Tyler, Richard Smith, Richard Krum, Dom Roselli, Andy Bachetti, Jimmy Wells, Mike Ruggiero, Richie Eurich, Clinton Mills

Camper's Barn Sportsman: Kenny Ferrier, Vinny DeCicco, Shane Jablonka, Chris Stevens , Darrell Ford, Jeff Hulseapple, Kevin Ward, DAvid Coene, Jesse Marks, Anthony Perrego, Joe Giachinta, Greg McCloskey, Will Dietz, Dave Werber, Kyle Wright, Mike Traver, Howard Jarvis, RJ Smith, Brad Szulewski, Lenny Helmich, Randy Green

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

Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Ray Tarantino, Ryan Johnson, Gene Helms, Tim Brown, John Woinoski, Steve Kanuk, Mike Deyo, Gary Predmore, Steve Cooper, Joe Narok, Dillon Johnson, Jason Krom, Aaron Williams

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

Lightning Sprints: Scott Goodrich, Rich Woods, Pete Dance, Joe Szczapa, Joey Bonetti, Jerry Sehn, Phil Bessette, Christian Wright, Rick Stone, Justin Phillips, Will Casazza, Doug Norrie, JD Casazza, Fred Hoffman, Jon Moore, John DeSantis, Kyle Smith, Ralph Utter, Eric Bacon, Mark Taylor

Racing every Friday night from April through September. August 19th finds Mid Hudson Concrete Night headlining the racing activity at the speedway along with five divisions of racing in action. 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 17th 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
 

MARK CATHELL WINS FIRST OPEN WHEEL SUPER PRO FINAL AT U.S. 13




By Charlie Brown, Delmar, DE (8/13/11) – Mark Cathell of Seaford, Del. drove to his first Super Pro win of the season and his first driving the European Coach Werks dragster Friday night at the U.S. 13 Dragway. Mike Miller of Harrington, Del. was back in victory lane after a long absence in Pro and Anthony Buckson of Smyrna rode to the win in Pro Bike. Other winners on the day included: Gary Stickles of Delmar, Md. in Street; James Jenkins of Blades, Del. in Bike Trophy; Alexis Truitt of Parsonsburg, Md. in Jr. Dragster 1 and Cortney Cathell of Laurel, Del. in Jr. Dragster 2.


Mark Cathell met Andrew Blank of Snow Hill, Md. in his 69 Camaro in the Super Pro final. Blank had the better reaction time but Cathell was almost dead on his dial-in as he drove by for the win. Cathell ran a 7.751/171.75 on a 7.75 dial while Blank had a 9.835/134.73 on a 9.80 dial. Semi-finalist was Johnny Ennis of Pocomoke, Md. who lost to Cathell while Blank had a bye.


Mike Miller in his Plymouth Volaire faced Jesse Long of Preston, Md. in his ’70 Mustang in the Pro final. Long had a red light foul and Miller drove to his first win of the year with a 12.294/110.02 on a 12.28 dial. Semi-finalist was Ben Garnett of Smyrna, Del. who lost to Miller while Long had the bye.

Anthony Buckson took on Jermaine Sturgis of Frankford, Del. in the Pro Bike final. Buckson had the better reaction and took the victory with a 10.648/117.08 on a 10.57 dial. Sturgis had a 10.009/135.89 on a 9.95 dial. Semi-finalists were John Bartkovich of Salisbury, Md. who lost to Buckson and Brandon Clark of Frankford who lost to Sturgis.

Gary Stickles defeated Henry Osowiecki to win in Street Eliminator. Stickles had a big advantage with his reaction time and took the win with a 13.887/96.00 on a 13.83 dial. Osowiecki had a late start but ran his dial with a 12.246/106.43 on a 12.24 dial.

In Bike Trophy it was James Jenkins over Harvey Powell of Salisbury. Powell had the better reaction but broke out with a 16.946/65.20 on a 17.03 dial. Jenkins had a 10.458/137.46 on a 9.65 dial for the win.

In Jr. Dragster 1 it was Alexis Truitt paired against Anthony Pavone of Seaford. Pavone left early and fouled and Truitt ran an 8.937/70.94 on an 8.90 dial for the win. In Jr. Dragster 2 it was Cortney Cathell taking the win while Vance Price, Jr. of Vienna, Md. had a red light foul. Cathell ran a 7.936/80.56 on a 7.90 dial.

Jr. Dragster 1 point leader Tyler Powell won the NHRA Division 1 Jr. Dragster Race of Champions on Friday night at the Mason/Dixon Dragway in Hagerstown, Md.

This Friday night will be the last Friday night before moving back to Sunday racing.

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

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Mountain Speedway media contact:
Gene Ostrowski gjtost@verizon.net  (570) 231-1272
Promoter: Joe Callavini (570) 788-7544



Upcoming events:

Saturday, August 20- Sport Modifieds, Late Models, Factory Stocks and 4C Modified
Saturday, August 27- AUTOGRAPH AND CAMERA NIGHT - Modified (50-laps), Street Stocks, FWDs, TQ Midgets and Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club
Sunday, August 28- Third Annual "Brad Kline Street Stock Memorial Shootout" ($1500 to Win for Street Stocks), PLUS N.E. Modified Series 75-Lapper and INEX Legends





Kyle Ebersole Repeats With Second Straight Modified Victory at Mountain Speedway


By: Gene Ostrowski

August 13, 2011



St. Johns, PA-.Despite passing showers late in the afternoon, track workers and plenty of racers took to the track Saturday night at Mountain Speedway in an effort to dry the racing surface. The work was successful and the racing went off without a hitch. Kyle Ebersole of Hummelstown, PA drove to the front and then cruised to his second straight Modified victory. Steve Shultz of Drums notched his fourth Street Stock feature win of the season and Cody Roth of Kunkletown, PA steered clear of trouble to score his second FWD main event win of the year.

Allen Creveling led the Modified field to the drop of the green flag in the 40-lap main event. Following two complete restarts without a lap scored on the board, Todd Baer overtook Creveling. Tommy Wanick III ran third, with Barry Callavini and Jim Bojohnny in tow.

A red flag stalled the action when Dave Schneider got into Keith Bachman in turn one. Bachman then slid up the track and into Bojohnny, who then slammed the retaining fence. Ken Vogel, Jr. and E.J. Heim were also collected. Even though he took a hard hit, Bojohnny did not appear to be injured, as he climbed from his racecar under his own power.

Green flag racing resumed and Nick Pecko cracked the top five, then got by Creveling for fourth on lap three. Two laps later he overtook Callavini for third and then Bobby Jones grabbed fourth.

Kyle Ebersole started in fourteenth and cracked the top five in a hurry. Pecko overtook Wanick for the second spot on lap nine and set his sights on the leader.

Meanwhile, Ebersole got by several drivers that were ahead of him and then reeled in Pecko. He completed the second place pass on lap 11.

A quick caution for water on the speedway set up a lap 18 restart and Ebersole powered his way into the lead.

Uncontested over the remaining caution-free 22 laps, Ebersole took his second straight victory over Baer, Jones, Pecko and Brian DeFebo.

Heat race victories went to Allen Creveling, Todd Baer and Kyle Ebersole.

Jeff McGrath started from the pole position and led the opening circuit of the 25-lap Street Stock feature over Chris Burge, Mike Garris, Sr., Dale Santee and Daryn Miller.

Garris overtook Burge for second on lap one and then began to pressure McGrath for the lead. Meanwhile, Steve Shultz wasted no time, as he entered the top five and then overtook Santee for third on lap two.

Garris gave McGrath a shot to get him out of shape and then drove to the bottom of the track to take the race lead on lap five. His lead however was short-lived, as McGrath tried the same thing in turn one on the following lap.

Garris spun and then was t-boned by Burge, who had nowhere to go. Chip Wanamaker and Justin Mooney were also collected in the incident.

Shultz inherited the race lead with Santee in second for the restart. Robert Fink ran third with Joe Hoffman and Miller rounding out the top five.

Shultz distanced himself from the field in the latter stages of the race and Wanamaker mounted a charge back towards the front. Hoffman climbed to second on lap 13, but then he was forced to surrender the position to Wanamaker on the following circuit.

With a straightaway advantage over Wanamaker, Shultz pulled out his fourth win of the season. Hoffman, Fink and Miller completed the top five.

Heat race victories went to Steve Shultz and Chip Wanamaker.

Jay Skupski sat on the pole for the 20-lap FWD feature and trying to get a lap scored in the early portion of the event nearly seemed impossible. Following a tangle with Dan Freundt and then another with Skupski and Trevor Ahouse, Eric Banashefski held the lead.

Cody Roth quickly made his presence known and overtook Smith for second on lap one. Justin Hughes followed through to take third.

Roth caught and passed Banashefski for the lead on lap four and the race began to take place for second before a quick yellow slowed the field on lap 8.

Green flag racing resumed and the top five battled feverishly, but in the end it was Roth, winning for the second time this season. Banashefski settled for second, followed by Hughes, Freundt and Ahouse.

Heat race victories went to Eric Banashefski and Cody Roth.

News and notes: Sam Danaher lost his racecar to a fire two weeks ago. Donations were collected from the pit area and grandstands and they were given to the Danaher family. Street Stock competitor Robert Fink stepped in during the week and asked Danaher if he would like to pilot Fink’s back up car and Danaher accepted.

An even at Mountain was scheduled for Sunday, August 14. Due to threats of rain, that show has been cut from Sunday and will be rescheduled at a later date.

Mountain Speedway is just minutes from Hazleton, PA, located on St. John’s Road, between Routes 93 and 309. Grandstand admission for all regular events is just $10 for ages 11 and older. Children 10 years of age and younger are admitted for free.

Please like Mountain Speedway on Facebook or visit www.mountainspeedway.com  for the entire 2011 schedule, point standings and up to date news and information.

Modified (40-laps) 1. KYLE EBERSOLE 2. Todd Baer 3. Bobby Jones 4. Nick Pecko 5. Brian DeFebo 6. Tommy Wanick III 7. Barry Callavini 8. Allen Creveling 9. Chip Wanamaker 10. Jarred Nace 11. Wayne Szerencsits 12. E.J. Heim 13. Craig Doherty 14. Troy Bollinger 15. Tom Casagrande 16. Jim Bojonny 17.David Schneider 18. Keith Bachman 19. Ken Vogel Jr

Street Stock (25-laps) 1. STEVE SHULTZ 2. Chip Wanamaker 3. Joe Hoffman 4. Robert Fink 5. Daryn Miller 6. Justin Mooney 7. Bernie Uphold 8. Jeff McGrath 9. Dale Santee 10. Keith Frankenfield 11. Bill Verwys 12. Sam Grow 13. Sam Danaher 14. Joe D'Angelo 15. Mike Garris Sr. 16. Chris Burge DNS: Kyle Curtis

FWD (20-laps) 1. CODY ROTH 2. Eric Banashefski 3. Justin Hughes 4. Dan Freundt 5. Trevor Ahouse 6. John Smith 7. Jay Skupski 8. Dylan Hoffman 9. Alex Doyle 10. Frank Hughes 11. Peter Verwys Jr DNS: Larry Spencer III
 

August 13, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS

Accord, NY- Accord Speedway Quick Results On Kingston Nissan Night
By:Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

VP Fuels/Rhinebeck Ford Modifieds: Scott Ferrier, Brett Hearn, Danny Creeden, Jeff Heotzler, Jerry Higbie, Geoff Quackenbush, Mike Sabia, Rick Mill, Mike Ricci, David Bush, Mel Schrufer, Bob Hentschel, Danny Tyler, Richard Smith, Richard Krum, Dom Roselli, Andy Bachetti, Jimmy Wells, Mike Ruggiero, Richie Eurich, Clinton Mills

Camper's Barn Sportsman: Kenny Ferrier, Vinny DeCicco, Shane Jablonka, Chris Stevens , Darrell Ford, Jeff Hulseapple, Kevin Ward, DAvid Coene, Jesse Marks, Anthony Perrego, Joe Giachinta, Greg McCloskey, Will Dietz, Dave Werber, Kyle Wright, Mike Traver, Howard Jarvis, RJ Smith, Brad Szulewski, Lenny Helmich, Randy Green

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

Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Ray Tarantino, Ryan Johnson, Gene Helms, Tim Brown, John Woinoski, Steve Kanuk, Mike Deyo, Gary Predmore, Steve Cooper, Joe Narok, Dillon Johnson, Jason Krom, Aaron Williams

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

Lightning Sprints: Scott Goodrich, Rich Woods, Pete Dance, Joe Szczapa, Joey Bonetti, Jerry Sehn, Phil Bessette, Christian Wright, Rick Stone, Justin Phillips, Will Casazza, Doug Norrie, JD Casazza, Fred Hoffman, Jon Moore, John DeSantis, Kyle Smith, Ralph Utter, Eric Bacon, Mark Taylor

Racing every Friday night from April through September. August 19th finds Mid Hudson Concrete Night headlining the racing activity at the speedway along with five divisions of racing in action. 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 17th 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

Gary Hieber had $750 reasons to smile after NAPA Dutch Classic win.

Ryan Raidline (00) and Taylor Troxel battle late in the NAPA Dutch Classic Both Feltenberger Photos
 

August 12, 2011

Race Recap by Barry Angstadt

Hieber Hauls In NAPA Dutch Classic Loot

Gary Hieber utilized a pole position start to leave the Kutztown Fair Speedway with more than $750 in his wallet on Wednesday evening after his victory in the NAPA Auto Parts Dutch Classic for the All Star Slingshots.

Gary Hieber, the current All Star Slingshot point leader at the Fairgrounds, led wire to wire in Wednesday's 30-lap NAPA Auto Parts Dutch Classic.
Hieber motored away from runner-up Brett Bieber on each of the race's five restarts and handled heavy lapped traffic with ease during the event's stretches of green flag racing.

Seventh starting Matt Carman sliced his way to third by lap seven, but his forward progress ended there. Youthful charger A.J. Gerhart traded the fourth position with 2009 National Slingshot Champion Cody Kline on several occasions before Gerhart claimed the spot for good.

Hieber crossed the stripe with an advantage of three-quarters of a second over B. Bieber, with Carman settling for third. Gerhart finished fourth in a great run, with Kline earning fifth place money.

Hieber also picked up the Halfway Leader bonus money provided by the NAPA stores in Kutztown and Boyertown, and he also turned the quickest lap of the night, thereby collecting additional bonus dollars from Strapped In Racing Magazine.

Tayllor Schoenly was the Dutch Classic's Hard Charger, gaining 11 positions during the 30-lapper and earning a cash award from Kim's Kreations.

Kim's Kreations also presented Clint Miller with a monetary award for being the Hard Luck Driver on Wednesday.

Speedway Entertainment Contingency Prizes went to Matt Carman, Kurt Bettler, and Danny Buccafusca.

Travis Bieber, Cody Kline, Shannon Smith, A.J. Gerhart, Bill Weaver, and Robbie Hocker triumphed in the RPM New & Used Slinger Parts heat races. Clint Miller took the checkered in the last chance B-Main.

The NAPA Auto Parts Dutch Classic pulled a field of 30 All Star Slingshot teams.

Kutztown Fair Speedway's NAPA Auto Parts Dutch Classic:

All Star Slingshots, 30 laps: 1.Gary Hieber, 2.Brett Bieber, 3.Matt Carman, 4.A.J. Gerhart, 5.Cody Kline, 6.Travis Bieber, 7.Bill Weaver, 8.Shannon Smith, 9.Matt Mertz, 10.Mike Glass, 11.Simon Egan, 12.Joe Nemeth, 13.Kurt Bettler, 14.Mark Sensenig, 15.Tayllor Schoenly, 16.Aaron Henneforth, 17.Robbie Hocker, 18.J.R. Fulper, 19.Taylor Troxel, 20.Ryan Raidline, 21.William Mohring, 22.Eric Snyder, 23.Danny Buccafusca, 24.C.R. Hill, 25.Ben Rabenold, 26.Clint Miller, 27.Joe Bodenschatz, 28.Matt Miller, 29.Matt Massone. DNS: Pete Knappenberger

 

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August 12th, 2011



Anthony Burroughs Claims Fifth Win of 2011



Rogersville, Alabama (08/12/11) –Anthony Burroughs maneuvered his #121 PMC Enterprises/Barry Wright Super Late Model to his fifth win of the 2011 season as he picked up the win on Saturday night at Moulton Speedway.

It was a busy weekend for the team as they entered three events in three days. Anthony entered a $5,000-to-win, unsanctioned event at North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, Georgia) on Thursday night. With 25 Super Late Models entered, Burroughs would qualify for the starting grid for the feature but would make an early departure in the feature to a 24th place finish. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com.

On Friday night Burroughs entered a $3,000-to-win, Southern Regional Racing Series (SRRS) event at Boyds Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia). Thirty-seven Super Late Models entered the event, and after qualifying second fastest in his group, Anthony would lock into the feature event in the seventh starting spot. He would battle in the top ten during the course of the feature before crossing the finish line in the 9th position. He continues to hold down the second spot in the latest series' standings behind Josh Putnam. Full results are available at www.SouthernRegionalRacingSeries.com .

Saturday evening found Anthony at Moulton Speedway (Moulton, Alabama) in a Weekly Racing Series Event. With 18 Super Late Models on hand for the program, Burroughs qualified third fastest in the field to earn the third starting spot for the main event. He would pursue early front runners Jamie Flanigan and Kelley Hanvey before taking control of the lead on his way to the win, which was his fifth of the season. He was followed across the line by Hanvey, Brandon King, Chad Winkles, and David Brannon. Full results are available at www.MoultonRaceway.com.

This weekend, August 12th-13th, will see Burroughs Motorsports enter a pair of events in Alabama and Tennessee. On Friday night, August 12th Anthony will be in action in a Weekly Racing Series Event at North Alabama Speedway (Tuscumbia, Alabama) before entering a $3,000-to-win, Southern Regional Racing Series (SRRS) event on Saturday night at Smokey Mountain Speedway (Maryville, Tennessee). For more information on the events, please visit www.NorthAlabamaSpeedway.com  and www.SouthernRegionalRacingSeries.com .

Burroughs Motorsports would like to thank its corporate sponsors including Tucker’s Mobile Home Services, World Venture Travel, PRP Suspension, R2C Competition Series Filters, Stuckey Enterprises, Wholesale Commercial Laundry Equipment, Braswell Carburetors, Power Mist Fuel Products, Sign Here Graphics, PMC Enterprises, Brown Racing Engines, 5150 Race Trailers, All-Star Performance, MSRMafia.com, Simpson Racing Products, Hypercoils, and Oval Craft.

For the latest Anthony Burroughs information, please visit www.Burroughs121.com .

 

August 12, 2011

BOBBY AND DANNY VARIN RACING NEWS

Sharon Springs, NY- Fonda Title On Line As Varin Racing Rolls Into Action This Weekend
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The Varin Racing Team, headed up by Modified superstar Bobby Varin and his son the multi-talented Danny Varin, will swing back into competition this evening at the Glen Ridge Speedway after competing at the Fonda Speedway on Wednesday in two headline attractions for the Modified division. Bobby is coming off a tremendous performance last week at Glen Ridge where he scored his fourth win of the season after taking command of the event on the twelveth lap of the thirty lap main event. Danny Varin also enjoyed a stellar outing as he strapped into the 10% race car and scored a fourth place finish in the same event. Bobby is a six time Fonda Speedway Modified Champion and while still leading the point chase at Fonda has seen the Fonda track surface go aginst him in recent outings as his powerful Big Block machine does not hook up as well on the ultra dry slick surfaces as the many Small Block powered cars at Fonda do. With all of the point battles heading towards the final leg of the 2011 point season, the competition has remained drum tight and one slip-up at this point in the chase to the crown can spell disaster to one who has aspirations of capturing a championship this season. Bobby holds a narrow one digit point lead heading into the Saturday night showdown at Fonda with twin 33-lap features on the card that will determine the 2011 Fonda track champion.

Glen Ridge action saw Bobby starting from the 12th position. Bobby was up on the wheel early on and quickly moved into the top five by lap four. Bobby made a couple of more strategic moved that placed him third place by the eleventh lap and Bobby used a restart at that point to drive into the lead and take over the point on lap twelve. Once in front, Bobby drove away from the field to capture his fourth win of the season at Glen Ridge to lead all drivers in wins at the speedway. Jack Brown was the runner-up with Erik Nelson in third, Danny Varin in fourth and Don Ronca finishing in fifth place. The remainder of the top ten were Mike Ronca, Elmo Reckner, Marc Johnson, JaMike Sowle and Lance Willix. The current Glen Ridge Speedway seasonal point standings show Kenny Tremont still leading with 752 points earned with Jack Brown in the runner-up role with 711 tallies. Bobby Varin has moved in right behind Brown in third place with 706 points earned. Craig Hanson is in fourth with 683 tallies. JaMike Sowle rounds out the top five with 639 points earned. The remainder of the top ten shows Elmo Reckner, Paul Kinney, Don Ronca, Mike Ronca and Lance Willix following in that order.

The Fonda Speedway suffered a rain out last Saurday evening but swung back into action with an open Modified show and the Thunder on the Thruway Series event. Brett Hearn passed Alton Palmer late in the race to capture his 799th career win racing and palmer came in second with Matt DeLorenzo, Ronnie Johnson and Matt Sheppard following to complete the top five. Pat Ward, Danny Varin, AJ Romano, Bobby Varin and Stewart Friesen completed the top ten. In the nightcap Thunder on the Thruway series event, Hearn captured his 800th career win over Matt DeLorenzo, Stewart Friesen, Billy Decker, Pat Ward, Ronnie Johnson, Bobby Varin, Ryan Odasz, Timmy Fuller and Danny Varin. Bobby Varin continues to lead in the Fonda points chase with a narrow one point margin 604 to the 603 scored thus far by Ronnie Johnson. Ryan Odasz has jumped into third with 544 tallies and Matt DeLorenzo is fourth with 536 points earned. Jeff Trombley rounds out the top five with 517. Mark Kislowski is sixth with 500 tallies and Alton Palmer with 478, Jim Davis with 470, Elmo Reckner with 465 and Danny Varin with 461 complete the top ten in points.

The Utica Rome events on Sunday evening found a slick hard to get a hold of race track with Bobby only able to advance to ninth place when the checkered flag fell after a 13th place start. Pat Ward captured the event with Ted Lamb in the runner-up slot and Paul Jensen, Willy Decker, Paul Kinney, Alan Johnson, Stewart Friesen, Ronnie Johnson, Bobby Varin and Casey Williams completing the top ten. The current point standings at Utica Rome show Stewart Friesen leading with 692 points with Pat Ward in second place with 642 tallies. Bobby Varin is third with 608 points and Ronnie Johnson moving into fourth place with 568 points. Todd Burley and Alan Johnson complete the top five tied with 545 tallies each. Bill Trexler Jr, Willy Decker, Ted Lamb and Kenny Tremont complete the top ten.

Billy Decker leads the current ROC points with 443 talies with Stewart Friesen in as the runner-up with 412 points. Jeff Strunk with 395, Danny Johnson with 393, Matt Sheppard with 345, Pat Ward with 316, Duane Howard with 288, Brett Hearn with 266, Rick Laubach with 255 and Bobby Varin with 254 complete the top ten in the traveling series but Varin has chose not to compete in the last three events. Pat Ward is leading the Thunder on the Thruway Series with 236 points with Stewart Friesen in the runner-up role with 222 points. Billy Decker with 218, Bobby Varin with 216 adn Matt DeLorenzo with 174 round out the top five.

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 
 

August 12, 2011

NEWS FROM JERRY HIGBIE RACING

GOSHEN, NY-- "The Statesman" Jerry Higbie Returns To Action This Evening At Accord Speedway
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Modified superstar Jerry Higbie and the Higbie Racing Team is prepped and ready for the upcoming weekend of racing activity with the Accord and Orange County Fair Speedways both scheduled for full racing cards. "The Statesman" comes into the weekend of racing events sitting in the runner-up slot at both of his regular weekend haunts and will need to have great runs the remainder of the season at Accord in order to track down current point leader Brett Hearn who will be coming into tonights racing action riding on the coat tails of two straight wins garnered on Wednesday evening at the Fonda Fairgrounds. Over at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Jerry is sitting just twelve points behind current point leader Tommy Meier as that speedway swings back into action on Saturday evening. Jerry has found in being champion also makes him the marked man at his speedways of choice as every top campaigner will be looking to unseat him from the lofty perch he has enjoyed the past couple of seasons at both of his weekly haunts.

Jerry enjoyed a stellar performance last Friday evening at Accord where he raced through the field to score a fourth place finish in the thirty lap Modified main. The switch from Big Block to Small Block power at Accord in recent weeks has Jerry back in the thick of things at the speedway as he was able to steer his Higbie Racing Team hot rod from the top to bottom of the race to the walls facility as he sliced his way into contention during the encounter. "The Razor" Mike Ruggiero captured the win with "Showtime" Danny Tyler in for a close second place finish. "The Wild Child" Andy Bachetti used all of the speedway real estate to come on strong at the end of the event to slip by Jerry in the closing laps to record a third place finish with Jerry finishing fourth and Brett Hearn completing the top five.

The updated points at Accord continue to show Brett Hearn as the point leader with 610 points. Jerry Higbie is the runner-up with 572 tallies. Danny Creeden is third in the point standings with 518 points and right behind him is hard driving Mike Ricci who has scored 513 points. Danny Tyler continues his charge to the front at Accord and completes the top five with 512 points. Jeff Heotzler heads up the second five with 475 points and Andy Bachetti is seventh with 471 tallies. Richie Eurich is eighth with 433 points, Michael Storms is ninth with 416 points and Robby Green completes the top ten with 390 points.

The updated points picture for the 2011 OCFS driving title now show Tommy Meier out front with 608 tallies. Jerry Higbie is in the runner-up position just twelve points behind with 596 markers and Jack Brown is third with 534 tallies. Craig Mitchell is fourth with 511 points and Steve Dodd and Chris Whitehead are tied for fifth place with 488 points each. Bob McGannon is seventh with 485 points and Richie Eurich follows with 481 tallies to his credit. Donnie Wilson and Mike Ruggiero complete the top ten and tied at 457 points each.

With a whirlwind of activity at the Higbie Race Shops, Jerry continues on with a decisive plan with his approach to the 2011 racing season. As previously noted, Jerry is racing at OCFS in a recently spawned chassis of Higbie design for competition at the hard clay oval. For competition at the Accord Speedway, Jerry will be utilizing a 2009 Bicknell chassis and there will be a third car in the works for competition out at some of the select open shows throughout the Northeast. Power for the race cars will come from the well-noted Precision Engine Shops with small block power for the Accord facility and big block power for work at the OCFS facility.

The Higbie Family owned signature numbered 97 cars are a welcome addition to their regular speedways having been missing in action at the speedways for the past couple of seasons. The large and loyal contingent of Higbie racing fans are delighted to see the famous and popular race cars working the racing surface hard in quest of more victories and more championships. Long-time Higbie sponsors Shaver Construction, Beaverkill Trout Hatchery, Mr K's Carpet Service, Hutchings Insurance, Behrent's Speed Center, SKJ Towing, Bada Bing Pizza and GA Motorsports Media will all be assisting the Higbie Racing Team efforts.

Higbie's business, Hig-Fab, has been super busy throughout the off-season but is currently making appointments for race cars to be refurbished for the season as the 2011 racing season. With sponsorship dollars dwindling, many of the racers are seeking to stay within the restraints of their tightening racing budgets so many of the racers have opted to retain their current equipment and have the experts with the Hig-Fab Team perform their magic to update the race cars. The Hig-Fab shop is ready, willing and able to serve your racing needs whether it be an entire new body or just new body pieces. The Hig-Fab shop can do frame repairs or front and rear clips and can supply new bumpers for any Chassis car racing on the circuit, including Slingshots and Micro Sprints. Scaling of the race cars and Performance shock work is all done in-house. For more information regarding the services and capabilities of the highly trained Hig-Fab Staff, please contact the shop at: 845 294 0898. Don't wait to have your race car updated or re-skinned for the next racing season, the time to prepare for the new season is now. Hit the tracks running as the experts at Hig-Fab can eliminate your worries for a great looking and great handling race car.


 

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Speedway Productions Launches Redesigned Online Home!   Delmont, PA (August 12, 2011) Don Gamble and Speedway Productions would like to announce the launch of their brand new, completely rebuilt website www.speedwayproductions.biz. The fresh new look, designed by JNJ Motorsports Media, gives the site a more modern feel to it without losing the authenticity of the classic articles and photos that have made the site as popular as it is.   Although there is a new feel to the official online home of Speedway Productions, everything that was available on the old site, is available on the redesigned site. Access to the 28 year old weekly radio show, Rappin' on Racin'® is now easier than ever with one simple click. The site will feature everything you need to know about Speedway Productions as well as all of the articles, history, photos, and links to the Rappin' on Racin'® show, video archives featured on UStream and the 'tunein' mobile phone application to listen to Rappin' on Racin'® on your mobile device.   'The amount of content on the site is amazing,' Jason Shank of JNJ Motorsports Media exclaimed, 'When Don asked us if we'd put something together for Speedway Productions, I thought it would be an easy project, but with all of the fabulous 'Remember When' articles and the hundreds of old time photos of racers like Lou Blaney, Lynn Geisler, Gus Linder, Joe Viglione, Blackie Watt, Bob Wearing Sr., just to name a few, it turned into one heck of a project. Anyone who enjoys going back in time will love everything this site had to offer.'   For more information on Speedway Productions and Rappin' on Racin'® please visit www.speedwayproductions.biz.   Rappin' on Racin'® is a registered trademark of Speedway Productions   Speedway Productions and Rappin' on Racin'® would like to thank all of their advertisers and supporters: Alternative Power Sources, #1 Cochran Automotive, JNJ Motorsports Media, KAR-FAB, Marion Reno Trailer Sales & Service, Money Concepts, Motordrome Speedway, NAPA Auto Parts of Verona, Nick Rosa Powersports, Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, Racer's for Tot's, and Yuengling Lager.   Written and Distributed by: JNJ Motorsports Media www.jnjmotorsportsmedia.com

August 11, 2011

Thursday, August 11, 2011 Monster Trucks Highlight This Week at Charlotte Motor Speedway! Monster Truck Mayhem This Saturday! 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 Saturday night! The bash 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! Kids can take a ride in a special truck for only $5! Tickets for kids are just $10 (just a buck a truck!) and adults are $25 in advance. Read More » TV and Movie Cars at Food Lion AutoFair! Cars inspired by popular television shows and movies will be on display during Charlotte Motor Speedway's Aug. 25-28 Food Lion AutoFair. The feature vehicles in the Food Lion AutoFair movie/TV vehicle display include a replica Batmobile "Tumbler" built by Bob Dullam, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and replica Mystery Machine, inspired by the Scooby Doo cartoon, restored by Richard and Wendy Lombardo from Myrtle Beach, S.C. Also featured will be a Batpod motorcycle from the movie "Batman Begins" and a Light Cycle from the movie "Tron: Legacy." Kids 12 & under get in FREE and tickets for adults are just $10! Read More » Parade of Power Kicks Off Fall Season of Speed! More than 1,000 fans converged Tuesday for Charlotte Motor Speedway's Parade of Power to launch the track's Fall Season of Speed. Activities included a parade with more than two dozen race cars, pace cars and a monster truck; a fan forum with NASCAR drivers; free monster truck rides for kids; and special one-day-only ticket offers. Participating drivers in the Parade of Power included NASCAR young guns Trevor Bayne and David Ragan, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Reed Sorenson and NHRA veterans Doug Herbert, Matt and Angie Smith. Check out the photos and video from this free fan event! Read More » Could Another First Time Winner Triumph in Bank of America 500? In a NASCAR season unlike any other, first-time winners are grabbing the headlines. Never before have drivers scored their first career wins in the Daytona 500, Southern 500, Coke Zero 400 and Brickyard 400 during the same year, but that's exactly what Trevor Bayne, Regan Smith, David Ragan and Paul Menard have done in 2011. No other track can boast an impressive line-up of first-time winners like Charlotte Motor Speedway, whose list includes Jeff Gordon, David Pearson, Buddy Baker, Bobby Labonte, Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray, among others. Don't be surprised if another first-time winner visits Victory Lane on Oct. 15 when 43 of NASCAR's best compete under the lights in the Bank of America 500. Purchase two frontstretch tickets for just $99! Call 1-800-455-FANS (3267) or visit the Charlotte Motor Speedway website. Read More » Nights of Fire at O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals! 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. A full session of qualifying under the lights including special fire performers will be a Night of Fire on Friday, Sept. 16. Every ticket is a pit pass! Buy three tickets and get one free! Call 1-800-455-FANS (3267) or visit the zMAX Dragway website to find out more! Read More » Upcoming Events 08/13/11 Circle K Back-To-School Monster Truck Bash 08/25 - 08/28/11 Food Lion AutoFair 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. 11, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS

Accord, NY - Accord Speedway Midweek Madness Racing Action Gets Short Circuited By Weather After Heat Racing Action
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

What began as a beautiful summer evening in the Catskills Mountains and brought out an enthusiastic crowd of eager racing fans and a great roster of driving talent out to the Accord Speedway to thrill the racing fans was brought to a quick closure after the heat races were run off as a quick moving rainstorm rolled through the area and brought a sudden halt to the Midweek Madness racing action at the speedway. The Accord Speedway was once again in pristine racing condition as the silky smooth quarter miler was once again in top form under the watchful eye of promoter Gary Palmer for as even though a tremendous amount of rain fell in the immediate area, the speedway was in tip top condition and the competitors took full advantage of the great race track under them as they reeled off the heat events in record time. The rainstorm hit the speedway quickly and the event was called as the heavy rain intensified. With a short window to run off the scheduled events, the heat racing action will serve as the complete show at the speedway and the heat finishes ruled as the feature finishes for the point races at Accord. The Midweek Madness shows will continue every Wednesday evening and run until August 31st. The event sets the stage for the upcoming Friday night action as the Palmer Family presents a six 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 thrill a second Lightning Sprints division as part of the evening of activities sponsored by Kingston Nissan at the speedway. With the point races heating up, the action on the speedway will bring out the best of the best as each driver tries to find the quick way around one of the most exciting race tracks in the Northeast.

The exciting action was in abundance throughout the rain-limited racing card for each division. The feature events began with Kenny Phillips winning in the 0-50 Quad event over Trevor Tufano. The 51-90 Quad feature was once again "The Little Torch" Melissa Torchio show as she captured her eighth straight win in eights weeks of racing over newcomers Keaton Freer and Lucas Roth. Freer led to the midway point when Torchio rolled up a full head of steam to make the winning pass at the end of the homestretch and proceed onward to victory.

Friday night racer Lenny Helmich captured the Kart racing action with Ray Hulseapple and newcomer Amanda Hulseapple following. Blake Hulseapple scored another win the Kids Kart division. Richard Jarvis captured the Quad feature run with another Friday night racer "Dynamite" Danny Cross a close second and Robert Greweski in third place.

Slingshot racing action was once again front and center in the evening of events for the great field of driving stars who made the trip in to compete. "The Gunslinger" Jesse Leiby won the first event with Jimmy Babb in the runner-up slot and Shaina Barker and Greg Hart following and then Tyler Treacy showing the hot hand in the second one as he won over Joe Krum, John Lieto and newcomer Trevor Labagh.

Rookie Slingshot action found Matthew Shultz finding the top shelf of the speedway to his liking as he won over Carly Velez and Carly Dippel and then it was Carly Velez finding the needed landscape to find her way into the winner's circle with Carly Dippel and Matthew Shultz following.

"Kid Ice" Cole Hentschel found the fast way around the speedway as he captured the first event for the Juniors over Chris Kurtz, Jared Labagh, Leo Fotopolous and Jimmy Leiby and the second was captured by Tommy Zwart over Michelle Campbell, Tyler Johnston, Bobby Flood, and Brandon McGill. The next series found Cole Hentschel back in the winners circle with Chris Kurtz again in the runner-up role with Leo Fotopolous, and Jimmy Leiby following. Michelle Campbell was back in the winner's circle in the second one as she captured the win over Tommy Zwart, Tyler Johnston, Brandon McGill and Bobby Flood. Thirteen Juniors made it out to the speedway for some great racing action from the stars of tomorrow.

Junior Four Cylinder excitement found John "Little" Davis winning the feature over yet another newcomer in Dan Sanchez with Joseph Smith in third place and another newcomer Kaci Stackhouse in fourth. Dan Sanchez captured the Dual Overhead Cam division. Robert Beach returned to the speedway and won the Seniors events with current point leader Walt Henry in second, Dan Sanchez in third, Sarah Bohlin in fourth and another newcomer Charles hummel Jr in the fifth slot.

Hometown ace Gary Palmer Jr captured the win in the 600 Micro feature event with Stony Point, New York wheelman Steve Reynolds finishing in the runner-up role win at the speedway and the finish makes two runner-up finishes in a row in recent weeks for Reynolds as the 13 year old teenager is starting to find the groove in the 600's after a solid career in go kart competition. Palmer, in only his third outing of the season, was wheeling the Felix Burandez AutoSports "Tequila Shot" hot rod in the spirited battle.

Midweek Madness will continue from August 17th 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.

Friday night racing at Accord runs from April through September with six great divisions going to war on the Accord high banks. This week, Kingston Nissan will serve as the headline sponsor for the evening of events and will feature the six regular divisions at the speedway with the return of the thrill a second Lightning Sprints division. 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.

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.

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://kbsracingphotos.com 
At the Accord Speedway.......................................

A Trail Of Dirt Leads Right To Our Door
 

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Aug. 11, 2011

R & R MOTORSPORTS RACING NEWS

New Glarus, Wisconsin: "Showtime" Zack Riddle Scores Second Win In A Row and Goes For Three-Peat On Friday At MIS
By Steve Pados, R&R Motorsports Racing Media

"Showtime" Zack Riddle scored his second consecutive win on Friday evening at the always tough Madison International Speedway as he was in heated battle with Scott Broughton for much of the forty lap feature attraction at the speedway and then took control of the event on the final restart at 37-laps to drive on and capture the win to double up his win total in 2011. Riddle has been one of the steady young performers at the Wisconsin based speedway and the win catapulted him into second place in the season long heated points battle at the speedway. The R&R Motorsports Team with Riddle at the controls has been knocking on the victory lane door for much of the season and the two straight wins lend much credence to the newly formed for the 2011 racing season as the R&R Motorsports Team is a progressive 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 curriculum.

Riddle was the fastest qualifier of the evening when the Late Model Division took to the speedway with a clocking of 19.053 seconds. Riddle followed up with a second place run in his heat event and would start mi-pack when the feature was assembled at the starting grid. Biding his time early on in the event, Riddle made steady gains through the pack as he kept sight of the early leader Scott Broughton who at times had as much as an eight car lengths lead on the field. Riddle saw the top five by lap-23 and continued his drive forward until he gained the lead on lap-26 and then traded back and forth with Broughton lap after lap to bring the fans on their feet as they cheered their racing heroes towards a victory. Broughton took over control of the event on lap-33 but Riddle was far from throwing in the towel as utilized a restart on lap-37 to take over control of the event and then raced away on his great drive to his second win of the season at MIS. Bobby Wilberg also got around Broughton in the final restart to finish in the runner-up role with Scott Broughton doing a great job to finish in third place. Dale Nottestad was fourth in the final rundown and defending track champion Jeremy Miller completed the top five.

The points shuffled a bit from last week's racing action but track champion Jeremy Miller once again heads up the points is out front at mid-season with 762 points earned. Zack Riddle has moved into the runner-up slot with his latest win and has scored 712 point to date to trail Miller. Scott Broughton has dropped a notch to third with 708 markers and Bobby Wilberg has rallied into fourth place with 695 tallies to date. Dale Nottestad rounds out the top five with 684 points earned. Ryan Goldade with 543 points to his credit heads up the second five with Ty Majeski with 519, Kevin Knuese with 508, Chad Stevens with 451 and Nathan Oppliger with 439 points rounding 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 

 

Aug. 11, 2011

CARQUEST GASOLINE ALLEY NEWS

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Is Huge Supporter Of Reading Nostalgia Nationals Event By:Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular and nationally acclaimed CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show once again came up big showed their support of the Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society events at the New Reading Fairgrounds last Sunday and Monday as they took their award winning show to the racing grounds and taped two shows to add to the diversity of what the Gasoline Alley Gang has brought to the airwaves since they debuted their show concept to the public for the first time back on April 16th of 2002. The first of the shows has already aired on Monday evening, August 5th as the Gang talked to the many star performers who were in competition at the two day, two division Slingshot show hosted by the Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society. Thirty-Four interviews were conducted during the show that began in the morning hours and went on into the afternoon hot lap sessions at the speedway. Many of the youngsters in competition were giving their first ever interviews of any kind and it has always been the goal of the Pados Brothers to continuously promote racing and the drivers who make up the vast world of motorsports most significantly in the short track portion of the sport. The Gasoline Alley Show has been a long supporter of the racing at Reading and the Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society and are always honored to do their part in assisting with the promotion at Reading and the events the RFRHS does throughout the year. Throughout the 2011 racing season the number of Slingshot drivers interviewed on the show is well over one hundred and counting as the Pados Brothers have touched touched all 48 states, Australia, New Zealand and Canada in crossing the boundaries of bridging the racing communities together with their great racing show.

Not only did the Gasoline Alley Gang Gang tape two shows at the Fairgrounds, they also carried with them a fistful of dollars totaling $950.00 to be included into the purse structure of both events at the speedway. The CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show and many of the sponsors who have supported the Pados Brothers popular racing show for the past nine years have always come up big in their support of racing and although the early press releases from the ignorant, disrespectful and totally unprofessional Speedway Entertainment media group had only indicated a few sponsors they had on board for the event, the RFRHS and the CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Gang have been a great team in adding the needed bucks to the always popular two day event with the help of the many sponsors who support their work. The Gasoline Alley Gang thanks all of the great fan support who were in attendance at the events and to the many of those fans who read the glowing indiscrepensies from the lopsided press releases of the Speedway Entertainment people and sent in their well wishes praising the popular show for their ongoing support of what they do for the racing community. The glowing speculation that something is very amiss within the Speedway Entertainment group is very evident in whatever racing venue one attends as they have continuously altered many of the Press Releases sent to them for print or fail to recognize many of the speedways that support them and show total disrespect for many of the drivers on the racing circuit today. In the future it is hoped by most that Rich Tobias will take a long hard look at the ongoing problems one person within his organization has caused to the racers, the speedways and racing organizations in the Slingshot divisions.

The Gang through the solid efforts of show co-host Ed Pados put together a solid network of sponsors who lent 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, Blue Mountain Service Center/Leroy Amey, Reagle Dodge/Bruce Ott, Pauls Auto Body/Paul Fuchs, Bob's Towing, GA Motorsports Media and CARQUEST Gasoline Alley provided their full support to the RFRHS for the event.

The popular racing 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 535th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 324th 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.

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 15th 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

 

Monster Modified 40/Budweiser Fan Appreciation Night Join us this Saturday, August 13th for Budweiser Fan Appreciation Night @ the Races. Featuring a pre-race concert in the Kroger midway from 4pm-6pm. Racing will feature the Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints, Budweiser U.M.P. Modifieds/AMS Modified Series, and the Impact Sports Pure Stocks. Admission Prices: Adult: $15 Kids 7-12: $7 6 & Under: FREE Pit Pass: $30 (all ages) Times: Pit Gate: 4:00pm Front Gate: 4:00pm Hot Laps: 6:00pm 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! 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 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 September 3rd: Blast from the Past. Racing will feature Late Models, Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints, Budweiser UMP Modifieds, & the Impact Sports Pure Stocks 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. 10, 2011

ANY MODIFIED CAN RUN ON AUGUST 28TH!!!

That's right, N.E. Modified Series promoter, Mike Odwazny, has announced that ANY Modified can now run the N.E. Modified Series event at Mountain Speedway on August 28th. ROC and Tour Type Modifieds can now compete in the inaugural N.E. Modified Series event, against the finest Sport Modified drivers in the northeast. This is the first time that anyone has attempted to blend both the Tour type Modifieds, and Sport modifieds on common ground.

In an effort to level the playing field, the ROC/Tour Type Modifieds, or any dry sump Modified, must weigh 2700 lbs. before time trials and the feature. Additionally, they will be required to run a track issued restrictor plate under either the Holley 650 cfm (steel head), or the Holley 390 cfm (aluminum head) 4-barrel carburetor, to bring horsepower levels in line with the two barrel wet sump Sport Modifieds. All cars will be required to run a maximum 13 inch wide wheel, along with the Hoosier 1070 right side, and 1055 or 1070 left side tire. One change tire will be permitted during the 75 lap event.

This concept of blending all types of Modifieds together has certainly created a buzz amongst fans of Modified racing, and with the economy tightening the budgets of all race teams, it could help get more cars back on track.

For complete rules, purse, and more info visit www.nemodified.com  or call Mike Odwazny at (570)807-7168. For directions or hotel info, be sure to visit www.mountainspeedway.com.

randstand admission for the afternoon is at the bargain price of just $10 for adults, with children 10 and under admitted FREE. Pit pass for the afternoon will be $35, and a $50 race entry can be paid at the track on race day.

The Brad Kline Memorial Street Stock Open 50 lap event, along with the INEX Legends will also be on the race card for the afternoon.

Universe Racing and FireHouse Announce Charity eBay Auction for Autographed “Race Used” Hood



Berwick, PA (August 10, 2011)- Universe Racing and multi platinum recording artists, FireHouse, are proud to announce a charity eBay auction (Item # 120762292295) for autographed “race used” racecar sheet metal from Universe Racing driver, Steve Fox in the ARCA Racing Series, presented by Menards. However, this isn’t just sheet metal, as the cause that it supports is huge for both the race team and also for the band, FireHouse.

The auction itself is simple, and all of the proceeds will be donated to Alex’s Lemonade Stand. Founded by the late Alexandria “Alex” Scott, who passed away from cancer at the age of 8, the charity was designed to help find a cure for children who suffer from cancer.

Up for action isn’t just a piece of racecar sheet metal, as it is the entire hood of the Universe Racing Dodge Charger in which Fox competed with last season in the ARCA Racing Series. The entire hood is wrapped with a photo of FireHouse band members, CJ Snare, Bill Leverty, Michael Foster and Allen McKenzie. The hood was recently autographed by the band at a concert in Clearfield, PA, along with race team members, including Fox.

The piece even has a little character, as it received minor damage from a crash in the closing laps during its last ride at Pocono International raceway in August of last season.

Rare and interesting, the hood will look great hanging from the wall or ceiling in any type of sports or music related establishment, garage or even a FireHouse or Universe Racing fans living room. The best part is that the cause that the auction supports will be the benefactor.

“We teamed up with Alex’s Lemonade Stand at the beginning of last season”, noted Fox. “Alex herself must have been truly awesome to start what she did, not only at such a young age, but also while being sick with cancer”, he noted.

He continued, “If this auction helps even one child with this horrible disease, I know that I’d be very happy and I’m sure that the guys from FireHouse feel the same way. The whole deal is pretty neat, but knowing that it’s going to a such a great cause makes it truly rewarding”.

The members of FireHouse have the same feeling as Fox does in regards to the charity auction and it showed through their fans, both at the concert in Clearfield, PA and also on their Facebook page.

The auction has begun and it will run for ten days. There aren’t any hidden fees, such as handling or even shipping. Matter of fact, Fox is going to pay for the shipping of the hood to any address in the continental U.S. Unfortunately, due to the size, the hood cannot be shipped outside of the continental U.S. The eBay item number is 120762292295.

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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August 10th, 2011



Jake Griffin Takes Over ULMA Late Model Series Point's Lead



Quincy, Illinois (08/10/11) – On the heels of four wins in the ULMA Late Model Series and several top five finishes, 12 year-old, Jake Griffin has taken over the top spot in the tour standings.

When the latest edition of the ULMA points were released last week, history was made as Jake Griffin was shown as the point's leader, which marked the youngest driver to ever lead the standings. He currently leads the latest points over Jason Bodenhammer, Steve Clancy, Tommy Cordray, and Brett Wood. Griffin also continues to lead the ULMA Late Model track points at Callaway Raceway (Fulton, Missouri) and Scotland County Speedway (Memphis, Missouri)

Most people would think that the youngster would feel a great deal of pressure to contend for a national championship and to have a chance to be the youngest driver to ever win a Late Model national championship, but Jake comments, "There is really no pressure on me. I mean I'm just 12 years old so people don't expect much out of me. However, I guess it's more pressure on my competitors because they've been racing longer than I have and everybody expects them to beat me, so I think they (other drivers) feel a lot more pressure than I do."

Last weekend the team entered a pair of shows. Saturday night found the team at Scotland County Speedway (Memphis, Missouri) for a night of doubleheader racing action between the ULMA Late Model Series and the UMP Open Wheel Modified division. It would be another great point's night for Jake in the ULMA Late Model division as he powered his #08 Bob Pierce Chassis to a third place finish in the feature. However his luck in the UMP Open Wheel Modified division would not be as good as a leaking head gasket would bring his night to an end before the green flag ever dropped on the feature. For full results please visit www.ScotlandCountySpeedway.com.

The upcoming weekend, August 11th-13th, will see the team return to Callaway Raceway on Friday night before traveling to Scotland County Speedway on Saturday night, and then closing out the weekend on Sunday night at Quincy Raceway. For more information on the events, please visit www.CallawayRaceways.com,  www.ScotlandCountySpeedway.com,  and www.QuincyRaceways.com .
 
Jake Griffin Racing would to like to thank all of their sponsors including AMP Energy Drink, Crawdad’s Classics Gourmet Hot Sauce, Pepsi Refreshment Services, Triple R Machine Shop, Microtel Inns & Suites, Simmetry Communications, Bob Pierce Race Cars, Kelly’s Restaurant, Powder Coat Plus, Wilco Fast Breaks, Green Smart Builders, and Outdoor Power Inc.

For more information on Jake Griffin Racing, please visit www.JakeGriffin.net .
 

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August 10th, 2011



Jason Hughes Begins The Hunt for Second Straight USMTS Title this Thursday



Westville, Oklahoma (08/10/11) – Jason Hughes is set to take his #12 West Siloam Pawn/Gressel Racing/Hughes/Mullins Race Engines Open Wheel Modified into battle as he prepares to defend the Casey's General USMTS Hunt Title.

The 2011 edition of The Hunt was a dream come true for Hughes as he claimed his first Casey's General USMTS title. Along the title chase, Hughes scored an impressive five wins, fifteen top five finishes, and sixteen top ten finishes in seventeen events. His pursuit of a second straight title begins this Thursday, August 11th at The Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, Kansas) before concluding twenty-one events and a month and a half from now at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) during the 13th Annual Fall Jamboree.

The upcoming Casey's General USMTS Hunt events include:

August 11th: The Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, KS) - $2,000-to-win
August 12th: Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, KS) - $2,000-to-win
August 13th: Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) - $2,000-to-win
August 14th: Monett Speedway (Monett, MO) - $2,000-to-win
August 17th: Ogilivie Raceway (Ogilivie, MN) - $2,000-to-win
August 18th: Rice Lake Speedway (Rice Lake, MN) - $2,000-to-win
August 19th: Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, WI) - $2,000-to-win
August 20th: Hamilton County Speedway (Webster City, IA) - $2,000-to-win
August 21st: Noble County Speedway (Worthington, MN) - $2,000-to-win

Jason was last in action two weeks ago as he took part in the opener for the $20,000-to-win, World Modified Dirt Track Championship on Wednesday night, July 27th at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota). In time trials, he was 13th fastest in the 53 car field to earn the fourth starting spot for his heat race. He would go on to pass one car on his way to a third place finish, which earned him the 14th starting spot for the main event. During the course of the feature he passed seven cars to finish in the seventh position. Hughes will next be in action on Saturday night in the final leg of the event.

The team entered the final night of the inaugural World Modified Dirt Track Championship on Saturday night, July 30th at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota). Via Wednesday night's performance, Jason started 8th in the b-main. However, a flat tire on the first lap of the 25 lap event would force him pitside for fresh rubber. He would be able to rejoin the tail of the field, and went on to recover to a 12th place finish to earn the final transfer spot to the feature.

After starting 30th on the grid for the 50 lap feature, Hughes would pass 22 cars in the first 39 laps of the event to work his way up to the eighth spot. However, lap 40 would see a flat tire plague Hughes once again as he would be relegated pitside to a 20th place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

Jason Hughes would like to thank his sponsors including West Siloam Pawn, Gressel Racing, Hughes Racing Chassis, Road Runner Trucking, LLC, Mullins Race Engines, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Hanson Tire Service, Braka Operating, Sunoco Race Fuels, Mert's Truck Center, SAEF Custom Finishing, Wheeler Metals Rainbow Graphics, Hooker Harness, Quarter Master, Beyea Custom Headers, Ultra-Shield Race Products, MB Machine & Tool, T&D Machine Products, Callies, Quick Car Racing Products, Dan Olson Racing Products, FSR Radiators & Racing Products, Tiger Rear Ends, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Sweet Mfg, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.



For more information on Jason Hughes, please visit www.JasonHughes12.com .

 

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August 10th, 2011



Klint Byars Rolls to MSCCS Win at Hattiesburg



Carrollton, Mississippi (08/10/11) –Klint Byars raced his #5 Southern Belle/K&K Motorsports/Victory Circle M1 Chassis By Moyer/Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model to the feature win on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park.

Friday night found Klint at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) in a $2,000-to-win, Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS) Super Late Model event. Nineteen cars entered the event, and after setting fast time in his group and fast time overall he earned the pole position for the 40 lap feature with David Breazeale starting to his outside. The duo would battle for the top spot for the duration of the event before Klint raced his way to the win, which came over Breazeale, Cliff Williams, Jeremy Broadus, and Steve Bryan. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.StateSeries.com.

On Saturday evening the action shifted to Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, Mississippi) for a $2,500-to-win, 50 lap program. Thirty-one Super Late Models were on hand for the event, and for the second straight night he would set fast time in his group and fast time overall to earn the pole for the dash. The dash would see Byars slip to a fourth place finish, which left him starting fourthin the 50 lap feature on the 1/4 mile, gumbo oval.

Byars would hold down a top ten spot for the duration of the feature before crossing the finish line in the sixth position behind race winner, Jimmy Cliburn, David Breazeale, Brooks Strength, Chris Wall, and Cliff Williams. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.StateSeries.com.

The upcoming weekend will see Byars not in action. He will return to action next on Saturday, August 20th with a MSCCS event at Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Mississippi). For more information, please visit www.WhynotMotorsportsPark.com  and www.StateSeries.com . 

K&K Motorsports would like to thank its sponsors including Southern Belle, Byars Motorsports, Jay Dickens Suspension, Sivesind Racing Shocks, Hoosier Race Tires, K&K Quik Stop, Lovorn & Lovorn Trucking, Victory Circle M1 Chassis By Moyer, Bona-Fide Southern, X-Treme Graphics By J-Rod, & MSRMafia.com .

For the latest Klint Byars and K&K Motorsports information, please visit www.KlintByars.com .
 
 

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August 10th, 2011



Eric Wells Scores First Win of 2011; North/South 100 Next



Hazard, Kentucky (08/10/11) – Eric Well powered his #18 Wells Motorsports/Rocket/ Custom Racing Engine Super Late Model to his first win of the 2011 season on Friday night as he topped the $3,000-to-win, Pete Abell Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, Kentucky).

Friday night was a great outing for Wells Motorsports as Eric raced to his first win of the year as he topped the $3,000-to-win, 16th Annual Pete Abell Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, Kentucky). With a field of 18 Super Late Models entered, Eric would set fast time before winning his heat race. For the feature Wells would draw an invert of three, resulting in him starting third on the grid. He would waste little time racing his way to the front as he went on to claim the win over David Webb, Brad Neat, Victor Lee, and Jeff Watson.

On Saturday evening, Eric entered the 13th Annual Bluegrass 50 at Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, Kentucky), which was sanctioned by the MDRL Late Model Series. With 27 Super Late Models entered Wells would finish third in his heat race to lock into the seventh starting spot for the main event. Eric would battle in the top ten until a melee on a lap 19 restart brought his night to an early end in the 19th position. For full results, please visit www.Bluegrass-Speedway.com.
 
This weekend, the team will enter the 29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 at Florence Speedway (Union, Kentucky). The $50,000-to-win, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) event will get underway on Thursday with an Open Practice Session. Friday night will be headlined by time trials and heat race action, while Saturday will see b-mains and the 100 lap finale contested. For more information, please visit www.LucasDirt.com and www.FlorenceSpeedway.com.

Eric Wells would like to thank his sponsors and marketing partners including Wells Motorsports, Valley View Enterprises, Convenient Lube, Cox Wrecker Service, ASI Racewear, ATL Fuel Cells, Beyea, Custom Race Engines, CV Products, Dart, Dyer’s Top Rods, Expressions Floral & Gift, FSR Radiators, Skillsaw Designs, Goddard Industrial, GW Performance, Hawk Performance, Keyser Manufacturing, Outlaw Racing Disc Brakes, Performance Bodies, Peterson Fluid Systems, Hoosier Racing Tires, Sweet Manufacturing, Twisted! Roofs, VP Racing Fuels, Warrior Race Cars, Wiles Driveshafts, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Eric Wells and Wells Motorsports, please visit www.EricWells18.com .

 

Dewayne Turner Funeral Announcement

For Immediate Release

Aug.10, 2011

 For Additional Information, Please Contact Lou Long, Pres. and PR Director

The Officials of The Modified Tour, Inc. mourn the loss of Roy D. "Dewayne" Turner. Dewayne was the father and car owner of BRP/Hoosier Tire Modified Tour driver, Mike Turner, and father of Matt Turner, a crewman for the Rod George Sprint Car team. Dewayne was just 54 years old when he suffered an apparent heart attack while at work as a Road Foreman for Summit Township.

Dewayne was a loyal supporter of the BRP/Hoosier Tire Modified Tour, and he provided valuable input the the Board on a number of important issues. He will be missed by all.

Visitation will be held from 2 until 4 and from 7 until 9 on Thursday, at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham Street, Butler, PA 16001. Services will be held Friday at 10.

The roster of 2011 sponsors for The Modified Tour, Inc. includes: Bicknell Racing Products; Hoosier Racing Tire Corp.; World Racing Group - DIRTcar; Sunoco Race Fuels - Bazell Oil Co.; All Metals Recycling; Approved Toilet Rentals, Inc.; Bert Transmission; Big Daddy's Speed Center Inc.; Bulldog Rear Ends - Diversified Machine, Inc.; Engles Trucking Services, Inc.; Bilstein Shocks – Fastline Performance; ISC Racers Tape; Hall's Safety Equipment Corp.; King Brothers; Kirkey Racing Fabrication Inc.; Landrum Spring; McCool's Signs and Graphics; Motorsports World; Oyler Photos & More; Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP; Preist Enterprises, Inc.; Pro Shocks; R2C Performance Products; RaceQuip; Ray's Racing Collectibles; Rock Concrete; Rod End Supply; Slippery Rock Sportswear; T & D Machine; Ultra-Shield Race Products; Valken Wheels; Winters Performance Products Inc.; and Wrisco Industries Inc. Watch for further additions to the list of 2011 sponsors.

Now entering its fourteenth year of success, The Modified Tour, Inc. racing series is a non-profit organization established to give the V-8 Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania area the opportunity to compete for higher purses and for a seasonal point fund. It expands the profile for this exciting brand of motorsports throughout the the tri-state area.
 

For Immediate Use
Myerstown,PA
August 9,2011


Glass Wins Reading Thriller

With the names of Brightbill,Chamberlain,Tobias,Adam and Tasnady,being forever etched into the memory banks of the older Reading Fairgrounds fans,a new name was added to the famed winners list,Michael Glass.

In front of an estimated 2200 race fans,35 of the top Slingshot talents,prepared for a final night of wheeling and dealing, with two B Mains,a Cash Dash and the 7th Annual Nostalgia National Classic awaiting the call to the speedway.

First off for the Slingshots was the 12 lap Cash Dash which would set the tone for the rest of the evening as Kyle Rohner took the Bill Weaver owned number 1 to a convincing win and an added $100 for his efforts.

The 20 lap B Mains set from the dual heat format that was run on Sunday evening saw a few of the younger driving talents,put on a show that simply had the veterans looking on in amazement.B Main One found Matt Dealaman and Joe Nemeth lead the field to the green and there wasn't a spot that would be decided during any of the 20 laps as Dealaman took early command ,but his lead would soon evaporate as Travis Bieber put the Marlin Bieber prepared 114 on the point and in cruise control with Dealaman still challenging.The real battle was now developing for the final 2 qualifying spots as Dillon Emmons,AJ Gerhart and Robbie Hocker swapped positions in every turn.The 5 to go was given and in the blink of an eye,Dealaman looped the 07 in turn 4 setting up a run to the finish that could only be described as nerve racking.Bieber took the win with Paul Ennes closing fast for 2nd as Dillon Emmons hit all his marks to grab 3rd and Robbie Hocker taking the last qualifying spot after starting last.

B Main Two saw an even more exciting finish as Simon Egan and Danny Buccafusca were taking turns leading this event until Egan's 55 headed to the infield after 14 circuits giving Buccafusca the top spot.Buccafusca and Hamlin Speedway hotshoe Charlie Lawrence hooked up for a run to the finish that had one detour.With the 2 to go signal shown Buccafusca drifted a little high in turn four as the 4 of Lawrence seized the opportunity to claim the top spot,but Buccafusca regrouped right in front of Lawrence and with nowhere to go,Lawrence just slightly clipped the left rear of Buccafusca sending the orange 43 towards the outside retaining wall,but the driving ability of the young Buccafusca was in full evidence as he steered clear and proceeded on to claim a qualifying as Lawrence took the checkered with Pete Knappenberger getting second."The Big Dog",Ryan Raidline brought the Rich Raidline wrenched 00 from a last row starting spot to a crowd pleasing 3rd with Buccafusca soldiering on from his late race misfortune to get the last Nostalgia National qualified position.

Provisionals were given to 4 regional and national point contenders that did not qualify through all rounds of heats and B Mains.Getting the added spots were Matt Dealaman,Simon Egan,CR Hill and Matt Mertz.

The fans who had just witnessed two exciting B Mains were now primed for the 7th Annual Nostalgia National and they would not be let down by any means.

The Nicholas Powdercoating 3N with Myerstown,PA's Michael Glass at the helm has been nothing short of sensational since the birth of his daughter Kayla 2 months ago as he would be in charge of bringing the field to the green with long time Slingshot campaigner and current Accord Speedway Crate Sportsman hotshoe Kyle Rohner accompanying him in the front row.

Rohner stayed on the gas into turn 1 and the pair ran side by side for 3 laps before Rohner found the added traction out of turn 4 taking the Bill Weaver owned # 1 to the lead.These 2 drivers were joined by Matt Carman,who was never more than 2 car lengths behind awaiting a mistake by one or both of the talented wheelsmen.

With fans finding exciting racing all throughout the field,the new battle was beginning to surface from 4th through 8th as 3 time Nostalgia National winner Marc Daniels,current Speedweeks leader Bill Weaver,2009 National Champion Cody Kline,2008 National Champion Ben Whitaker and 2010 National Champion Shannon Smith were locked into a spirited battle that was as impressive as the battle up front.

The crossed flags were shown for halfway as Kyle Rohner continued out front with the blanket still covering Glass and Carman.The RPM Parts Halfway Bonus was now Rohner's,but a restart 3 laps later changed the whole race outlook.The 3N of Glass used a move heading out of turn 2 that could only be described as risky,but it put Glass in front and the field was now chasing him.

The packed grandstand now had more racing attracting their attention as the 211 of Branden Clauss,Kurt Bettler in the Scott Miller 66,provisional starter Matt Dealaman and the RPM Slinger Parts 02 of Pete Knappenberger all wanted to be included in the top 10 and were racing all out as the laps were being put into the books.

Paul Ennes, in the Clark Garage 21,got together with Matt Miller's 16M and the 21 did a slow roll heading into turn 1 bringing out the red.Ennes stayed strapped in and the track crew carefully righted the red racer and the durability of the Slingshots was shown as Ennes drove off to rejoin the rear of the field and still be competitive.

The green was now bringing the field to final it's 10 laps and Rohner mirrored the Glass move a few laps earlier to retake the lead,but a relentless Glass was not going to settle for 2nd and got back out front on lap 32 with a patient Matt Carman,watching the action in front of him long enough.

Carman,got by Rohner with 3 laps to go and the show had one more chapter before it's finale as the last caution of the evening set up a green,white,checker finish that some race fans said was the best 3 laps of racing they have seen in many years.

All of the remaining 18 spots were not decided yet and the fans were now on their feet awaiting the 2 lap shootout.Glass' lead was down to feet and not car lengths as Carman worked under the 3N heading into turn 1 and was up to Glass' left rear tire,but Glass had the power off of turn 2 and was just hoping for the race to finish out.The checker was waving and Michael Glass gave daughter Kayla another win on her young resume' as he took the 7th Annual Nostalgia National in one of the best races in the history of the Slingshot by Tobias Racing Series.Carman held on for second with Rohner nursing a bent tie rod on the Bill Weaver owned # 1 for third.Weaver just crossed the line ahead of Marc Daniels in the S&S House Car 5S who rounded out the top 5.

The National Champion Trio of Cody Kline,Ben Whitaker and Shannon Smith were 6th through 8th and a determined Branden Clauss got the Erb & Henry sponsored 211 in for 9th.The 10th place payout envelope went to B Main winner Charlie Lawrence.

18 of the starting 28 cars finished the race with the Warren Ruffner Hard Charger Award going to Matt Dealaman who improved his race standings by 13 places.The Warren Ruffner Last Car Finishing Award went to CR Hill in his yellow 0.

Many special awards were handed out at races end as Branden Clauss received the Strapped In Racing Magazine 9th Anniversary Award for his 9th place run.Kyle Rohner got the Racers Roundtable / RPM New and Used Slinger Parts Halfway Bonus.Shellhammers Speedway's 36th Anniversary Awards were spread out with Michael Glass getting the Lap 36 Leader money,Kyle Rohner got the 3rd place finisher bonus,Cody Kline for his 6th place run.Random finishing draws by Shellhammers Track Management went to Matt Delaman,Paul Ennes and Travis Bieber with Clint Miller getting 1st alternate money and Ed Shaub getting the Shellhammers Speedway Regular Award as highest finishing track regular not to qualify.

Many of the fans congratulated Glass on his win and many of them expressed their approval of a race well run with spirited,hard clean racing.

Dave Cordier,Sr,Mike Grim and Dave Cordier,Jr. deserve credit for bringing a speedway that laid dormant for a full year to life with only 6 days of available working time.Also over 3 inches of rain completely flooded turns 1 and 2,but the track crew soldiered on and gave the Juniors a track to race on Sunday evening and worked tirelessly Monday to get the Nostalgia National in with threatening weather on the horizon.

Results:
1. 3N Michael Glass Myerstown,PA
2. 7 Matt Carman Flemington,NJ
3. 1 Kyle Rohner Bushkill Falls,PA
4. 4W Bill Weaver Bangor,PA
5. 5S Marc Daniels Bethlehem,PA
6. 59 Cody Kline Bangor,PA
7. 13X Ben Whitaker Eynon,PA
8. 23 Shannon Smith Kunkletown,PA
9. 211 Branden Clauss Boyertown,PA
10.4 Charlie Lawrence Katonah,NY
11.66 Kurt Bettler Hellertown,PA
12.07 Matt Dealaman Warren,NJ
13.21 Paul Ennes Carbondale,PA
14.02 Pete Knappenberger Macungie,PA
15.00 Ryan Raidline Pen Argyl,PA
16.97 Matt Mertz Slatington,PA
17.43 Danny Buccafusca Rockaway,NJ
18.0 CR Hill West Palm Beach,FL
19.67 JR Fulper Milford,NJ
20.16M Matt Miller Reading,PA
21.32 Brett Bieber Oley,PA
22.56 Gary Hieber Langhorne,PA
23.73 Tayllor Schoenly Emmaus,PA
24.24 Joe Bodenschatz Washington,NJ
25.114 Travis Bieber Reading,PA
26.54 Robbie Hocker Warwick,NY
27.55 Simon Egan Stroudsburg,PA
28.7B Dillon Emmons Frenchtown,NJ

DNQ:
27X Clint Miller Flemington,NJ
66M Steve Heckman Gilbert,PA
1J AJ Gerhart Myerstown,PA
725 Mark Sensenig Leesport,PA
3W Ed Shaub Temple,PA
10 Joe Nemeth New Tripoli,PA
S12 Simon Whitnell Blandon,PA
 

Aug. 8, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS

Accord, NY - "The Tornado" Tyler Johnston Flies Accord Speedway And Empire States Colors To Reading Nationals Triumph
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

As the month of August slides onto the racing calendar, the thoughts of the Reading Nostalgia Nationals in the first week of the month brings out the brave young daredevils of the Slingshot divisions as they duke it out for supremacy on the Berks County racing oval at the New Reading Fairgrounds located in Bernville, Pennsylvania. Hot, humid, periods of rain and an un-cooperative track surface did not deter the first leg of the two day journey as fourteen of the finest Junior Slingshot drivers in the country took the green flag in a twenty lap shootout to determine who was the best of the best on that day. Some bumping and thumping caused some early departures for a few of the combatants, but at the end of the encounter, thirteen year old Napanoch, New York hot shoe "The Tornado" Tyler Johnston raced under the checkered flag to claim the win. Johnston, who is in his second and final season of competition in the Slingshot division, led all of the laps on his way to victory and while there were a few anxious moments in the first few laps, dominated the event to score the win while flying the Accord Speedway and Empire State colors to the win. Johnston, who is currently leading in the National point structure for the Junior Slingshots, has remained in the hunt for the Accord Speedway crown as well as he will head into the next event on Wednesday evening, August tenth trailing point leader Chris Kurtz in point by a 48-point margin. Accord Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer and Speedway Announcer and Media Correspondent Steve Pados took in the final event of the day at the event and were pleased to see three of their regular drivers finish in the top eight positions as behind the winning Johnston were third place finisher "The Midget" Chris Kurtz and in eighth position Brandon "Juan Pablo" McGill. Chris Kurtz is the current leader in points at both the Accord and the Hamlin Speedways and McGill is currently fourth in points at Accord.

The exciting action from the preliminary events saw Johnston, Kurtz and Berks County residents BJ Antonio and Loudon Reimert claiming the heat race wins that set the stage for the feature run. Johnston grabbed the lead at the start and while things were happening behind him was alway able to maintain an advantage throughout the twenty lap event. Johnston raced away to the win with Wyalusing regular Jared Zionkowski in the runner-up role, Kurtz in third, Hamlin regular Kyle Gruber in fourth and Wyalusing regular "The Abbinator" Abbey Price completing the top five. Hamlin regular "The Predator" Kenny Predmore in sixth, Shelhamers regular Dakota Bartlet in seventh, McGill in eighth, Dylan Hoch in ninth and recent addition to the Hamlin field Brody Adamsky completing the top ten. BJ Antonio, Wyalusing star Alex Shaffer, Loudon Reimert and "Thrillin" Dylan Martin completed the drivers in attendance at the event

Johnston carried sponsorship into the event from season long sponsors, Tri-State Roofing, Shawn's Auto Repair, Honda of Kingston, Our Boy Home Inprovements, Embroidery Wizard, DeSantis Heating, Frost Family and Hitchcock Motorsports and represented his sponsors well with the Nationals victory and a pre-race appearance on the popular CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show. Johnston will make the leap into the Spec Sportsman ranks for the 2012 racing season as he moves into the full size divisions racers and will compete for Rookie of the Years in the very competitive division at the Accord Speedway.

Leading the points heading into Wednesday night's racing action at Accord is Chris Kurtz with 398 tallies thus far. Tyler Johnston with 350, Michelle Campbell with 328, Brandon McGill with 318 and "KId Ice" Cole Hentschel with 314 markers complete the top five. Leo Fotopolous with 302 points, "The Bounty Hunter" Jimmy Leiby with 286, Collin Dubois with 259, Bobby "The Flash" Flood with 258, "The Bullville Bandit" Tommy Zwart with 236 and Chad Cooper with 236 round out the point chasers as the very competitive season rolls into the final four weeks of the season.

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.

Friday night racing at Accord runs from April through September with six great divisions going to war on the Accord high banks. This week, Kingston Nissan will serve as the headline sponsor for the evening events and will feature the six regular divisions at the speedway with the return of the thrill a second Lightning Sprints division. 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.

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.

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
 

Aug. 8, 2011

CARQUEST GASOLINE ALLEY NEWS

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Goes On The Road To Reading Nostalgia Nationals With 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 August 8th as show hosts Ed and Steve Pados take to the road once again as they hit the grounds of the New Reading Fairgrounds to talk to the many star performers who will be competing in the two day, two division Slingshot show hosted by the Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society with sponsorship help coming from the CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show and many of the sponsors who have supported the Pados Brothers popular racing show for the past nine years. 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 534th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 323rd 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 the top stars of the Slingshot division and well as the stars of tomorrow that make up the Junior Slingshot division. More than 30 personalities from both divisions were interviewed on a very hot and humid day that at times sent the Gang into some enclosed trailers to continue the show when the rain sprinkes hit the fairgrounds. The Gang covered most of the bases in their candid look at Slingshot racing as they interviewed many drivers prior to the racing activities and then while all of the hot lap sessions were being conducted. The last three winners of the National Tour, Ben Whitaker in 2008, Cody Kline in 2009 and Shannon Smith in 2010 were among the drivers interviewed as well as many of the big winners of the current 2011 racing seasson including Simon Egan, Danny Buccafusca, Modified star Kyle Rohner, and also including ten of the fourteen starters of the Junior Slingshot headliner that was captured by Accord Speedway regular "The Tornado" Tyler Johnston, who made the trip down from his hometown of Napanoch, New York to fly the colors of the Empire State and the Accord Speedway. Hamlin Speedway Promoter Randy Smith gave his thoughts on the racing from his own speedway and shared the pride of ownership of Slingshot race cars by stating that both his son, ARDC driving star Ryan Smith and daughter Shannon Smith have both captured wins at the Reading events.

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 5th 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

 

For Immediate Release Richards Captures First Ever Crown Jewel Event with Memorable Performance in USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway   SHINNSTON, W. Va. - Aug. 8, 2011 - Josh Richards achieved one of his career goals on Saturday night at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., capturing the 24th annual USA Nationals presented by U.S. Steel to register his first-ever victory in a crown jewel dirt Late Model event.   The fact that Richards' long-awaited breakthrough triumph came at the three-eighths-mile Badger State oval just made his $50,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series (WoO LMS) score even sweeter.   "It hasn't even sunk in yet," Richards said after celebrating in Victory Lane following the 100-lap event. "This place has always been special to me. In 2000 when Davey Johnson was driving for us (his father Mark's Rocket Chassis house car) I remember coming here and watching the USA Nationals. I was just in awe. I just fell in love with this track at a young age.   "To finally get a crown-jewel win - and here at Cedar Lake - it really means a lot."   The 23-year-old star from Shinnston, W.Va. - who watched Johnson drive his father's familiar No. 1 to the checkered flag in the 2000 USA Nationals - demonstrated a veteran's savvy on his way to presenting his dad a second win in the Upper Midwest's mid-summer classic. He calmly ran behind Iowa's Jason Rauen for more than half the distance before finally making his move, diving to the inside of Rauen to assume command for good on lap 78.   "I knew that (turns) one and two was getting treacherous, so I just figured there was enough brown off the bottom of two that if I could stick down there and (Rauen) made a mistake, then we could go," said Richards, who recorded his fifth WoO LMS win of 2011 and the 33rd of his career on the national tour. "I think when we moved down, he started to move down and he slipped up one time off two. I was able to get a run off of two (and grab the lead).   Richards, who started fourth in the USA Nationals after a Friday night qualifying effort that saw him register the 12th fastest time, win a 15-lap heat race and finish fourth in the 10-lap dash, wasn't challenged once he took over the point. He steered his No. 1 Mark Richards Racing Enterprises/Seubert Calf Ranches/Kentucky Fuel Corporation Rocket to a convincing victory, beating Brian Birkhofer to the finish line by over two seconds.   "I've always wanted to win this race," said Richards, who hoisted the event's distinctive wooden eagle trophy during the post-race ceremonies. "It means a lot to me. We got this one, but there's a few more on the (crown-jewel) list that I'd definitely like to win."   Richards, whose only previous 100-lap dirt Late Model win came in a WoO LMS event last year at Mohawk International Raceway in Akwesasne, N.Y., was victorious for the first time with a new Roush-Yates Ford engine under the hood of his father's car. He has won several times with a similar Roush Yates Ford powering the Ernie Davis-owned No. 25 that he campaigns in selected non-WoO LMS shows.   "We just wanted to try something to do what we can to win these (WoO LMS) points," Richards said of the Ford motor, which he debuted in his No. 1 in the WoO LMS 50-lapper on Aug. 3 at Shawano (Wis.) Speedway (he finished 11th after a flat left-rear tire forced him to relinquish third place on lap 33). "Jack (his longtime engine builder Jack Cornett) has been great to us and we're still going to run his engines, but we have this Roush-Yates Ford here now too and we're going to use it at various times throughout the season.   "It performed fantastic tonight and it's a great combination. I love racing with it, It was cool to get a win with the 'Ford Mustang.'"   Richards' victory did not pull him closer in the WoO LMS points standings, however, because the USA Nationals was not run under the tour's normal format and thus offered only show-up points to all entrants. He ended the race still second in the points standings, 60 markers behind Rick Eckert entering the rescheduled WoO LMS event on Monday night (Aug. 8) at Independence (Iowa) Motor Speedway.             Josh Richards' No. 1 team carries support from Rocket Chassis, Roush Yates Engines, Cornett Racing Engines, Seubert Calf Ranches, Kentucky Fuel Corporation, Ernie D's Enterprises, ACE Metal Works, Petroff Towing, Tony Stewart Racing, Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Racing Tires, Integra Shocks, Slavic Custom Decals, Valvoline, AEM, AFCO, ATL Fuel Cells, Aurora Bearing Company, Autolite, Banshee Graphics, Barnes Systems, Beyea Performance, Brinn Transmissions, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Braswell Carburetion, Butlerbuilt Seat Systems, CV Products, Dohm Cycles, Dyer's Top Rods, Fram Filters, Frankland Rearends, Howe Racing, Kwik Change Product, LSI, Mason Racin', MSD Ignition, Outerwears, Performance Bodies, Performance Friction Brakes, Performance Rod & Custom, Ringers Gloves, Scott Performance Wire, Simpson Race Products, Sweet Manufacturing, Tel Tech, TWM Racing Products, Trick Carbon Fiber Driveshafts, Jones Racing Products, TurboStart Racing Batteries, US Brake, Weld Racing Wheels, Wehr's Machine, Wilwood and Wrisco Aluminum.           Honey Elizabeth Rentz   Rising Star Management Group hrentz@risingstarmg.com (704) 658-7650

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