NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week Begins This Week!
41st year of award-winning event promises to be bigger than ever
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Oct. 1, 2011 -Thousands of race fans and race teams are eagerly awaiting the gates to open for the 41st NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, which runs Wednesday through Sunday at the New York State Fairgrounds.
One of the most historic events in dirt racing, NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week received the National Speedway Directory Award for Outstanding Annual Short Track Event in 2011 , and this year promises to have even more energy. Together with longtime sponsor VP Racing Fuels, new partners NAPA Auto Parts and Gander Mountain are helping to make this year’s Super DIRT Week bigger than ever.
The “Moody Mile” puts man and machine to the limit. It’s where Buzzie Reutimann claimed the first two Syracuse titles in the early ’70s, where Gary Balough and the Batmobile sparked debate and domination, where Kenny Brightbill took advantage of a late-race mistake by two-time winner Jimmy Horton in 1988, where Alan Johnson won from last starting position after a late race crash involving the top-two in 1989, it’s where Kenny Tremont ran out of gas twice on the final lap while leading, where Vic Coffey pulled off the biggest upset of them all in 2002, and where Billy Decker, Frank Cozze and Stewart Friesen have exceeded the limits of gas mileage on their quests to victory. (more…)
By Carol Andrews – The place to be Saturday Night was Auburndale Speedway, We had a good night of action packed racing. the winners in each division are as follows:
A strong 18 car Street Stock field registered to compete in this years Frank Stromquist Memorial 57 lap event. Frank was a fixture in the speedway pit area, both as a driver and crew member. Frank was taken too early from this world, and this annual race pays tribute to his memory. Street Stocks got the night started off with time trial qualifying, each driver would take the fastest of two timed laps to help set the starting grid for the 57 lap feature. After everyone took their best shot, Kyle Peters (53) would find the fast way around with a solid lap of 15.99 seconds. John Chance (61) would follow in 2nd with a lap of 16.03, and Joe Piazza (99) 3rd with a lap of 16.14. After the fan determined invert of 6 rows, the top qualifiers would find themselves starting 11th and 12th on the grid. The 6 row invert would put J D Goff (16) and Kenny May (10) on the front row for the start of the feature. May would jump to the early lead with Leonard Arnold (60) 2nd, and Bubba Martone (98) in 3rd. Martone would move by Arnold for 2nd, and bring Tim Alexander (63) with him to 3rd. Behind them the battle was raging with the fast qualifiers racing their way to the front of the field. 
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Sept. 29, 2012 – As he rolled down the frontstretch toward Victory Lane, his cockpit opening facing the packed grandstands, Donny Schatz issued a slight grin as a chorus of boos echoed around Williams Grove Speedway.
September 29, 2012 – Tampa, FL – Four divisions were on hand tonight. It was a full moon on the horizon as the Late Models, V8 Warriors, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Old Time Mods were on hand tonight.
ELBRIGE, NY – Sept. 30, 2012 – Tim Fuller’s primary objective for NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLI is claiming the $50,000 prize for winning the DIRTcar big-block Modified VP Small Engine Fuels 200 at the one-mile New York State Fairgrounds oval.
After 3 months of no racing at Punta Gorda Speedway, at least mother nature gave a helping hand and spared the track of rain for a couple days so everything could dry out. The drivers, crews and fans where all ready to get back to the sport they love and support, and it showed as fans lined up waiting to get back to racing. After qualifying, were the heat races, it took some time for everyone to get back in the swing of things, drivers were a little aggressive and had fans stay till the last featured checker flew.
KNOXVILLE, IA (September 29, 2012) – Steve Francis of Ashland, KY grabbed the lead from Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI on lap 71 and cruised on to win the 9th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals on Saturday Night at Knoxville, IA. Before the biggest crowd in the history of the event, Francis and team owner Barry Wright took home $40,000 for the victory in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event.
Toledo, Ohio-September 29, 2012: Wayland, MI driver Terry Senneker made a great save on lap 173, then took the lead for the first time with just 4 laps to go when race leader Steve Needles engine let go, paving the way to the win for Terry at the 24th running of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Late Model race Saturday night at Toledo Speedway. Meloney Lojko and her son, Brandon, representing Great Lakes Helicopter, presented the 5 foot trophy to Terry in the Sun Drop Winner’s Circle.