Magnolia Motor Speedway Presents The 13th Annual Governors Cup Saturday July 16th

Current Southern All Stars Points Leader, Riley Hickman

Current Southern All Stars Points Leader, Riley Hickman

COLUMBUS, MS – Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi returns to action with the 13th Annual Governor’s Cup, paying $5,000-to-win for the Southern All Stars Super Late Models on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Also in action will be the NeSmith Late Models, Street Stocks, Factory Stocks and 602 Late Model Stocks will be action as well.

This will be will the 7th appearance of the series at the 3/8ths mile gumbo oval, Bub McCool of Vicksburg, MS., took the win last year and should be in action his weekend along with the current points leader and defending series champion Riley Hickman of Cleveland, TN., current second place and Cruise with the Champions/Dirtondirt.com rookie leader Brad Skinner of Spring Hill, TN., and second place in rookie points as well as third in over all series points Jim Rogers of Statesboro, GA., who will be making his first visit to the Mississippi oval, Todd  Morrow of East Ridge, TN., Austin Horton of Senoia, GA., Dylan Ames of Harvest, AL., Joe & Joey Armistead  of Senoia., GA., Josh Putnam of Florence, AL., Cale Finley of Athens, AL.,  plus many more drivers from the local as well as regional area are expected to be in action. (more…)

By |2016-07-12T17:10:46-04:00July 12th, 2016|Front Page News, Southern All Stars|Comments Off on Magnolia Motor Speedway Presents The 13th Annual Governors Cup Saturday July 16th

Bollinger Rebounds for Quincy Win

The Series Returns to Action on Tuesday at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway

0quincy-071016-521QUINCY, Ill. – July 10, 2016 – One night after Mike Harrison denied Ray Bollinger his third DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory of the season, Bollinger returned to victory lane with a win at Quincy Raceways.

Bollinger started on the feature pole and fought a fierce battle early with Kenny Wallace. Just before the midway point, Wallace took the lead as the two drivers worked their way through traffic. Wallace built the gap on Bollinger but as he worked to get around a lapped car, Wallace caught a tire on the bottom of the track and lost the lead with a damaged car.

Bollinger, back in the lead worked to hold off Michael Long through the closing laps. The win was the third of the Summit Modified Nationals season for Bollinger.

Long finished in second with Ray Walsh in third. Wallace closed out the night with a 16th place finish. (more…)

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Double Digits for Pierce at Quincy

The Series Takes Monday Off as it Returns to Action for its Final Champions Week on Tuesday at Plymouth Speedway

quincy-071016-530QUINCY, Ill. – July 10, 2016 – Bobby Pierce did something Sunday night few before him have done – he scored his 10th DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season after a battle with Tyler Erb at Quincy Raceways.

Pierce, the 19-year-old from Oakwood, Ill., became just the fifth driver in Summer Nationals history to reach double-digit wins in a single season.

Erb, also 19 years old, started on the pole but it was Pierce with his smooth line around the track that took the early lead. Erb looked for a way around and with Pierce survived a mid-race crash in front of them, but was never able to get around.

“It was a different Quincy Raceway tonight,” Pierce said. “They kind of refigured the race track and made it a lot less banked. It was really bottom dominant.”

“When we took the lead that early, I was like, ‘all right, just settle down here and try to find a smooth line around the race track.’ And then, once we kind of got rolling there… it got pretty simple to just stay down there and try not to make a little mistake, and it worked out for us.” (more…)

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Harrison Battles Bollinger for Summit Modified Nationals Win at Highland

Harrison Picks up his Second Win of the Season

harrisonhighlandHIGHLAND, Ill. – July 9, 2016 – Mike Harrison and Ray Bollinger did battle throughout much of Saturday night’s DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Highland Speedway.

When the green flag fell, Harrison jumped out to an early lead with Bollinger hot on his tail. Bollinger, searching for a line. About midway through the feature, Bollinger found the line and got around Harrison.

The reigning series champion was not done though as he kept up the pressure on Bollinger. Thorugh a late restart, Harrison stayed tight and on the final lap, Harrison made contact with Bollinger down the back straight sending Bollinger into the wall. Bollinger was forced to retire for the night.

Through the final restart, Harrison easily held off Josh Russell and Ricky Conoyer to score his second DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory of the season. (more…)

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Billy Moyer Dominates at Highland

The Series Returns to Action Sunday at Quincy Raceways

moyerhighlandHIGHLAND, Ill. – July 9, 2016 – Billy Moyer dominated Saturday night’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Highland Speedway as he scored his 93rd career series victory and third of the 2016 season.

Devin Gilpin started on the pole but Moyer very quickly took over the top spot and steadily built and insurmountable lead. Through 30-laps Moyer extended his lead at one point to nearly half a track length over Gilpin and current points leader and reigning series champion Bobby Pierce.

Four cautions waved throughout the feature but Moyer held tough. He scored victory with Gilpin in second and Pierce in third.

“We changed a couple of things on the car today,” Moyer said. “We had to redeem ourselves as bad as we’ve been the last couple of days. It ran like it was supposed to tonight. It felt good.” (more…)

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Donny Schatz Scores Lucky No. 13 at FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake

Scores His Fifth Career Outlaws Win at Cedar Lake

070916SchatzCedarVLNEW RICHMOND, Wisc. – July 9, 2016 – Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet battled throughout much of Saturday night’s FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake feature at Cedar Lake Speedway, as they traded the lead back and forth through lapped traffic and cautions, but it was Schatz who held tough to score his 13th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

“I’ve got to thank these guys,” Schatz said. “They’re incredible in what they do.”

Schatz, who closed out the previous night at Cedar Lake with a close second place run, jumped out to an early lead in Saturday night’s main event with Sweet hot on his trail. Through the first five laps, Sweet looked for a way around but Schatz held tough.

The first caution of the night came out on lap 13 and on the restart, Schatz and Sweet resumed their battle as David Gravel began challenging Willie Croft for third. Gravel eventually took over the third spot with a pass on the high side off of turn two.

Meanwhile, Sweet was throwing sliders on Schatz through turns one and two. On lap 13, he made it stick but Schatz battled back by. The next lap, Sweet did it again, but this time, held the position. (more…)

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Richards Racks-up Win No. 9

Clanton and Eckert Duel for More than Half the Feature

070916_Deer_CreekSPRING VALLEY, Minn. – July 9, 2016 – In the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series’ 500th feature event in the modern era on Saturday night, Josh Richards rockets to his 67th career series win at Deer Creek Speedway. The win was his ninth of the season.

“I’ll tell you, this place does not get enough credit,” Richards said. “This is probably one of the top facilities in the country, and I always enjoy coming here. I want to thank the fans for coming out. It’s cool to win on this stage.”

The podium reflected the top three in the points standings – Richards, Shane Clanton and Rick Eckert battling to a one-two-three finish respectively. Richards, who started second in the feature, wasted no time on Billy Moyer Jr. for first. Richards passed him by the third lap, despite a valiant effort from Moyer to protect the lead spot – the first time he led a series feature into the green flag. (more…)

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MCDOWELL MASTERS MOUNTAIN MOONSHINE CLASSIC AT SMOKY MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY

2016news_7-9MARYVILLE, TN (July 9, 2016) – Dale McDowell debuted a new Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis on Saturday night at Smoky Mountain Speedway, and put it in victory lane by winning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Mountain Moonshine Classic.

McDowell’s seventh career LOLMDS win came before a record-setting crowd at the famed 4/10-mile, speed-plant. He led a Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis sweep of the top three finishers. Jared Landers came from sixth to finish second, followed by LOLMDS point-leader Scott Bloomquist in third. Tim McCreadie and Steve Francis completed the top five.

McDowell started on the pole and quickly bolted to the lead at the start of the main event. He was already into lapped traffic by the tenth circuit.

“First off, I need to thank my brother Shane, and Scott [Bloomquist], we have been talking about this since Knoxville last year over a beer,” said the 50-year-old driver, who picked up his first LOLMDS win of the season, ending Bloomquist’s three-race win streak. (more…)

By |2016-07-12T16:15:22-04:00July 12th, 2016|Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off on MCDOWELL MASTERS MOUNTAIN MOONSHINE CLASSIC AT SMOKY MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY

Briscoe Best at Iowa, Benjamin Delivers, Burton Learns

Briscoe Wins at IowaTOLEDO, Ohio (July 11, 2016) – Cunningham Motorsports had a pretty good eye when they scoped out Chase Briscoe and ultimately scooped him out of the sprint car ranks and put him in one of the team’s stock cars.

Any way you shake it, it was a risk to put an untried, inexperienced and unfunded sprint car driver in the seat of the 77. But, as it turns it, it was a pretty darn good move on the chess board and on the part of Cunningham co-owners Briggs Cunningham and Kerry Scherer.

And it all comes full circle in a couple weeks when the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards returns to Lucas Oil Raceway for the Sioux Chief PowerPEX® 200 presented by Jive coming July 22. Lucas Oil is where Briscoe made his ARCA Racing Series debut in 2015. Driving a fourth Cunningham car, Briscoe finished 10th. If he didn’t set the world on fire in his first attempt, Cunningham took another chance with him at Salem where he finished fifth.

Enter 2016 where Briscoe has become the talk of the town as he continues to pad his point lead after winning Saturday night’s ABC Supply 150 at Iowa Speedway, a track he had only known from an iRacing computer game.

“Fortunately, Iowa Speedway is just like it is on iRacing,” Briscoe said in the Iowa Media Center after the race. (more…)

By |2016-07-12T16:06:00-04:00July 12th, 2016|ARCA, Front Page News|Comments Off on Briscoe Best at Iowa, Benjamin Delivers, Burton Learns

Ray Bollinger Scores Number Two with Farmer City Win

The Series Returns to Action on Saturday at Highland (Ill.) Speedway

070816BollingerVLFARMER CITY, Ill. – July 8, 2016 – Ray Bollinger scored his second DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory in a week Friday night as he held off Mike Harrison to win at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway.

Bollinger started on the feature pole but a fierce battle was underway right behind him between Harrison and Kenny Wallace who looked to hang on to their respective positions and challenge Bollinger for the lead.

As Bollinger pulled away and Harrison settled into second, Michael Long battled passed Wallace and worked to reel in Harrison.

Through traffic in the final laps, Bollinger had his hands full with Harrison right behind. It was Bollinger though who crossed the finish in first.

“Farmer City’s track, that was awesome,” Bollinger said. “That was great. That was a helluva lot of passing through the lapped cars there. I was so worried Harrison or Wallace was coming, I just kept praying for the end to come and we had it at the end.”

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals returns to action on Saturday night at Highland Speedway in Highland, Ill. (more…)

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