Cornwall, ONT — July 12, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director
*Rick Young Photo: Pat O’Brien
For a second straight day, rain forced cancellation of Super DIRTcar Series activity in the 2nd Annual ‘Great Canadian Tour,’ with Cornwall Motor Speedway the latest victim on Sunday as the Big-Block Modifieds attempted to run qualifying heats.
Drummondville, QUE — July 11, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director
With two rounds of the Super DIRTcar Series already in the record books north of the border, rain finally intervened Saturday afternoon forcing cancellation of the third leg in the Great Canadian Tour slated for Autodrome Drummond.
Granby, QUE — July 10, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director
*Sylvain Buisson Photo
For the second straight night a late-race caution period lengthened the Super DIRTcar Series main event. And for the second consecutive show it was veteran open-wheel pilots Brett Hearn and Billy Decker dicing it out tooth and nail at the front of the pack for more than half the race.
Brockville, ONT — July 9, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director
Henry Hannewyk Photo
It took Brett Hearn 102 laps to seal the deal Thursday night, yet the brief delay didn’t seem to matter much for the ‘Corporate Jet’ as he also extended his points lead after scoring his 102nd career Super DIRTcar Series victory in the ‘Coca-Cola/BOB FM 100’
Big-Block Modified title event at Brockville Ontario Speedway.
Weedsport, NY — July 7, 2009 — By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director
WHAT
The Super DIRTcar Series makes its annual trek across the northern border with the mighty Big-Block Modifieds ready to battle in the ‘Great Canadian Tour’ for a second straight season. Brockville Ontario Speedway leads off the four-race stint with its fourth Coca-Cola/BOB FM 100 on Thursday, July 9 followed by stops in Quebec at Autodrome Granby on July 11 and Autodrome Drummond on July 12, with Cornwall Motor Speedway in the province of Ontario staging the 15th Annual Akwesasne Mohawk Casino International 100 to complete the mid-season test for both man and machine. The winner of each Modified main earns the $6,000 top prize, plus valuable points towards the overall Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Championship and receives automatic starting berths in the prestigious Rite Aid 200 on October 11 of Super DIRT Week XXXVIII at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse and All-Star Weekend Exemption Dash at Cayuga County Fair Speedway on July 18.
Weedsport, NY — July 6, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
*Jay Fish Photo
The ‘Super DIRT Week of the Summer’ continues to gain momentum as DIRTcar All-Star Weekend at Cayuga County Fair Speedway has just landed it’s newest ‘Super Team’ just in time for this landmark occasion.
Fulton, NY — July 4, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director
*Mike Johnson Photo
Alan Johnson first fought to fend off Brett Hearn then staved off a late race rally by Jimmy Phelps to capture his first Super DIRTcar Series victory of the season in dramatic fashion Saturday night at Fulton Speedway.
Ransomville, NY — July 3, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director
*Alex Bruce Photo
It was 17 years since Brett Hearn last scored a Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified victory at Ransomville Speedway. Despite drawing the pole-position Friday night on the ridge, the ‘Corporate Jet’ still needed a dramatic three-wide maneuver in traffic to seal the deal en route to his first tour triumph of the young season in the headline Waste Management/Gater Racing Photo News 100 to kick off the Independence holiday.
Weedsport, NY — July 2, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
As the Official Fuel of DIRTcar Racing and the Super DIRTcar Series, VP Racing Fuels continues to provide aggressive promotional programs designed for DIRTcar sanctioned tracks while giving competitors a variety of incentives to remain a vital part of the World Racing Group — the premier dirt short-track motorsports sanctioning body in America today.
Weedsport, NY — June 30, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
The Fourth of July holiday traditionally marks the halfway point of the season on the DIRTcar Racing Northeast circuit. For teams competing in the four premier 2009 Mr. DIRTcar Championship Series, the first full month of summer means they’ve only just begun with 17 special events on the docket.
