MIKE PEGHER, JR TAKES THE WIN ON NIGHT NUMBER ONE FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL WINTERNATIONALS AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK
Tampa, FL – The 41st Annual East Bay Raceway Park Winternationals for Crate Late Models got underway on Thursday night with 37 cars registered for Crate Late Model Event.
It was Walker Arthur from Forest, Va and Devin Dixon from Apollo Beach on the front row the the 30-lap Feature. On the green Mike Pegher, Jr. and Dixon got out front early and battled side by side for the first 10 laps until lap traffic became a factor.
Pegher, Jr. was able to pull away from Dixon mid race as Dixon slide back with Logan Roberson sliding into the second position and Horton moving up to third.
When the checkered waved it was Pegher, Jr. picking up his first win at East Bay Raceway Park traveling 16 hours from Cranberry Township, PA. Mike thanked his sponsors for making it possible for him with Royal Flush, Schaeffer’s Oil by Doug Smith, Ingram Racing Engines and his XR1 Rocket Chassis. (more…)
Wheel Man Series Officials want to thank all the drivers, their spouses and children, mothers and fathers, friends and additional family members, team members and supporters that took part in the inaugural Wheel Man Sportsman Series season. We are grateful for your participation, and appreciate your efforts to make the Wheel Man Sportsman Series the premier asphalt series in the state.
By SCOTT LOCKWOOD, Desoto Speedway – Brooke Storer and Roger Welch knew heading into Saturday night’s 50-lap Sportsman feature that whoever finished in front of the other would claim the track’s 2016 championship and get a jump on their competiiton for the new season. While no one had an answer for Aaron Williamson, Welch held the early advantage – but it was Storer who walked away with the big trophy at the end of Saturday night’s action at Desoto Speedway. Welch grabbed the lead at the green flag with James Wright and Brooke Storer in tow. A fire erupted from the back of Rick Reed’s car after just two laps, which brought out a brief red flag. Storer got by Wright for second and wasted no time getting to Welch’s rear bumper. Storer took the lead after slight contact with Welch on lap 8 and was joined at the front of the field by Aaron Williamson just before Wright spun to bring out another caution a couple of laps later. Williamson used the high line on the restart to get the lead from Storer and set sail from the rest of the field. He went unchallenged the rest of the way on his way to the victory. Storer claimed the 2016 Sportsman championship with her second place finish. “I can’t thank my team enough. It was an amazing 2016 season,” Storer said. “We had a lot of help and I thank my family for standing by me through our racing endeavors.” Cody Allen, Welch and Tom Zimmerman rounded out the top five. 
The RPM Act is cosponsored by 14 members of the US Senate. The bill ensures that transforming motor vehicles into race cars used exclusively in competition does not violate the Clean Air Act.
Salem, IN (January 24, 2017) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS will be heading South for CRA SpeedFest 2017 this weekend to kick off its 2017 racing season at beautiful Crisp Motorsports Park, the home of Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Georgia. This will be the 13th straight year CRA has sanctioned the SpeedFest event. The USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida hosted the event from 2005 through 2008, it was contested at Lanier National Speedway in Brazelton, Georgia from 2009 through 2011 and has been at Watermelon Capital Speedway since the 2012 season.
CARNESVILLE, GA – A full day of activities for the Fastrak/Ultimate Annual Awards Banquet at the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg, TN will start early in the morning on January 21. The first order of business right after breakfast will be the parade of Championship Dirt Late Models being rolled into the Grand Ballroom of the Banquet.
Week number two of Auburndale Speedway’s Winter Sunday racing series saw much warmer weather than on the opening Sunday last week and plenty of great racing action as it was “DARN Day at the Races” with fans getting the opportunity to support DARN that helps raise awareness of farming and agriculture to the youth in Central Florida through various programs along with supporting local school’s FFA and 4-H programs. It was such a warm day that several fans came up with a new month for Florida – “Januly.”
By Clayton Johns (CONCORD, N.C.) — Jan. 11, 2017 —One of the biggest stars of the Super DIRTcar Series will race full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series come 2017. Sprakers, NY driver Stewart Friesen has partnered with Chris Larsen to create Halmar Friesen Racing for his first full-time foray into NASCAR Racing, he announced Monday. Tommy Baldwin Jr. will be the team’s crew chief.
GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway it was “The Magic Man” Mark Whitener picking up the win in the Dalton Myers 54 Late Model race. Also picking up the wins tonight were Jimmy Baker in the Hobby Stocks, Dustin Cates in the Micro Sprints, Rhett Wilson in the V8 Warriors and Wayne Kissam in the 4 Cylinder Bombers.