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Jesse Kent Carries “Kent Family Name” Back To Victory Lane This Past Saturday At Chemung Speedrome In “Night Before The Glen” Event

by MikeSeptember 17, 2024

– Joe Mancuso, Race of Champions Super Stock & Nick Robinson Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series Claim Victories at Chemung –

– Cody McPherson Wins Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series Race at Ohsweken – James Michael Friesen Declared Series Champion –

Chemung, NY – (September 16, 2024) – Jesse Kent of Horseheads, NY, a third generation driver captured his first Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series victory this past Saturday at Chemung (NY) Speedrome in the traditional “ Night before the Glen” race.

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The Race Of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series Heads To Ohsweken Speedway This Thursday, September 12, 2024 To Settle Championship

by MikeSeptember 10, 2024

Ohsweken, Ontario-Canada – (September 9, 2024) – Brad Rouse of St. Catherines, Ontario-Canada based off his victory this past Sunday at Humberstone Speedway in Port Colborne, Ontario will lead the Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series to Ohsweken (Ontario-Canada) Speedway Thursday for a championship battle as part of their “Canadian Nationals” weekend.

Rouse captured Sunday night’s race at Humberstone and is looking to capture another championship in Series competition.

“It would be a real nice way to close out the Series,” stated Rouse. “We are proud to have won the last Sunday race at Humberstone and we will be ready to go when we go to Ohsweken on Thursday.”

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Eldora Speedway Hires Levi Jones as General Manager

by MikeSeptember 6, 2024

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5, 2024) – Eldora Speedway has hired championship-winning USAC driver and motorsports executive Levi Jones as general manager for the World’s Greatest Dirt Track.

The appointment serves as a homecoming for Jones, with the 42-year-old from Olney, Illinois, having raced for Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart in the United States Auto Club (USAC) from 2006 until the midpoint of 2013, winning six of his seven USAC championships with Tony Stewart Racing.

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William Sawalich – No. 18 Starkey/SoundGear Toyota Camry Preview – Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds

by MikeAugust 30, 2024

SAWALICH ON DIRT: William Sawalich claimed his first victory on dirt two weeks ago at Springfield. Last year, the 17-year-old earned the pole for the race at DuQuoin and finished fifth after suffering damage during the race.

LAST TIME OUT: Sawalich claimed his second-consecutive victory at the Milwaukee Mile last weekend. Sawalich won the pole and led all but two laps on his way to the win. The 17-year-old has won his last four starts across ARCA Menards Series (AMS) – Salem Speedway, Elko Speedway, Springfield Mile, and the Milwaukee Mile. His strong day at Milwaukee helped him gain six points in the ARCA Menards Series East (AMSE) driver standings. He now sits 16 points behind the leader headed into the AMSE season finale at Bristol Motor Speedway in September. (more…)

The Women Shine in Springfield; Robusto and Reimer Make History

by MikeAugust 19, 2024

August 19, 2024 (Concord, NC) – It was a historic day in the ARCA Menards Series when Isabella Robusto and Taylor Reimer finished second and third in Sunday’s event at the Illinois State Fairground’s Springfield dirt mile. (more…)

The Race Of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series Heads To Ohsweken Speedway This Friday, August 2, 2024

by MikeJuly 30, 2024

Elma, N.Y. – (July 28, 2024) – The Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series returns to action this Friday with the running of the Stirling Lubricants Sportsman Shootout at the beautiful Ohsweken Speedway in Central Ontario, Canada.

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Jack Ely Dominates Ol’ Boy Cup VIII At Lancaster (NY) Motorplex This Past Thursday

by MikeJuly 1, 2024

Lancaster, NY – (June 30, 2024) – The Race of Champions Modified Series made it’s first of two visits to the half-mile Lancaster (NY) Motorplex this past Thursday for the running of the Ol’ Boy Cup VII and when the checkered flag waved on the field, Jack Ely, who has moved from Wall Township, NJ to Northampton, PA, was standing in victory lane after a great performance.

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Ken Hyde Jr. To Accept Third S.A.F.E.R. Driving Championship Honors At March 30th Dinner, Hall Of Fame Class Announced

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 26, 2024

Long Island’s longest tenured auto racing club, the Suffolk Association of Figure Eight Racing announced today they will honor 2023 S.A.F.E.R. champion Ken Hyde Jr. of Medford at their annual awards dinner Saturday evening March 30th. The affair will take place at the Sea Cove Italian American Bar & Grill of Center Moriches from 6:00 pm through 10:00 pm and include the induction of the 2024 S.A.F.E.R. Hall of Fame recipients.

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SIG SAUER Academy Partners with New Hampshire Motor Speedway for Dirt Duels

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 23, 2024

LOUDON, N.H. – SIG SAUER Academy, the premier firearms and tactics training destination for more than two decades, is partnering with New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) and adding their name to the SIG SAUER Academy Dirt Duels on Friday, June 21 at The Flat Track. (more…)

Trenton’s East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals Winner To Receive Special Rob Vivona Memorial Trophy, Named after Inaugural Race Winner

by MikeFebruary 21, 2024

Trenton, NJ – Rob Vivona, whose courageous run to victory as “Whitey Kidd III” in the first East Coast Indoor Dirt National at Trenton’s CURE Insurance Arena in 2017 will never be forgotten. When the fifth annual winner is decided on Saturday, February 24th the victor will receive a special Rob Vivona Memorial Trophy.

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