Weedsport, NY — September 3, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director*Brent Smith Photo Matt Sheppard remains one of the hottest commodities on the DIRTcar Racing Northeast circuit in 2009. Sheppard’s status as a pre-race favorite in the Super DIRTcar Series ‘Night of Champions’ at Cayuga County Fair Speedway on Sunday, Sept.
Weedsport, NY — August 19, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director*Brent Smith Photo One year has already passed since the Super DIRTcar Series last staged weekend Big-Block events back-to-back at Can-Am Motorsports Park and Cornwall Motor Speedway.
Thorold, ONT — August 11, 2009 – By Jim Irvine, Merrittville Speedway PR Director*Alex Bruce Photo Merrittville Speedway and the entire DIRTcar Racing family is saddened to learn of the passing early this morning of Bob St. Amand Sr., a long-time Merrittville Pit Steward, 1972 Modified Points Champion and 2002 Inductee into the Thorold track’s
Weedsport, NY — July 30, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director World Racing Group officials and the entire DIRTcar Racing Northeast staff extend their deepest sympathies to the family and friends of long-time Syracuse Newspapers motorsports journalist John Hill, 74, who passed away July 29.
Weedsport, NY — July 30, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director*Jay Fish Photo It’s been exactly one year since Jimmy Phelps scored his last victory in the Super DIRTcar Series, so the trip back to Merrittville Speedway can’t come soon enough in his defense of the Wilkens Memorial at the storied
Weedsport, NY — July 28, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director*Alex Bruce Photo Economic times are tough, especially for those maintaining a competitive racing operation on the local short-track level. Tommy Flannigan is proving to be even tougher as the second-generation driver from St. Catharines, Ontario is following one of the
Weedsport, NY — July 27, 2009 — By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director WHATThe Super DIRTcar Series resumes action in August with a return visit to Canada for the Civic Holiday celebration at Merrittville Speedway on Monday, Aug. 3. The 17th Annual Trevor Wilkens Memorial presented by Toolneeds headlines Merrittville’s 58th Anniversary show
Weedsport, NY — July 14, 2009 — By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director WHAT The 2009 Super DIRTcar Series returns as the major attraction during the inaugural edition of DIRTcar All-Star Weekend at Cayuga County Fair Speedway in Weedsport, New York. Three straight days of trackside activity —including Sportsman, Street Stock, CRSA (Capital
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
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.
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
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
Weedsport, NY — June 29, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director The inaugural DIRTcar All-Star Weekend is on the verge of making history at the Cayuga County Fairgrounds on July 17-19, and long-time DIRTcar Racing Northeast promotional partner Dig Safely New York will be strapped in for the record-setting ride in
Weedsport, NY — June 23, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director*Jay Fish Photo After two weeks engulfed in a non-stop array of oval track activity around the DIRTcar Modified circuit in Upstate New York, Peter Britten is bound for Australia and his return home to Brisbane, Queensland.
Weedsport, NY — June 16, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director*Mike Johnson Photo: Popular autograph signing Saturday at Fulton Speedway Flying in from the land downunder for a three-race set over the past weekend, Australian V8 Dirt Modified Champion Peter Britten made his maiden voyage upover to the United States to
Brisbane, AUS — June 8, 2009 – By Ben Graham, Dirt Modifieds Australia Media Liaison*Ben Graham Photo With the Australian racing season now at an end, one driver is busy packing his bags in preparation for a trip that will take him half way round the world. Australian V8 Dirt Modified Champion Peter Britten jets
Weedsport, NY — June 4, 2009 — By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director*George Smith Photo Keith Flach is in his third full season buckled in behind the wheel of a Big-Block Modified. 2009 will pose the biggest challenge yet, not only as he continues to face the stars of the
Weedsport, NY — June 1, 2009 — By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director WHAT The Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series returns to action with a unique dirt/asphalt doubleheader kicking off the first month of summer. The Abele Tractor & Greylock Federal Credit Union 100 on June 6 is the
Weedsport, NY — May 28, 2009 — By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director*Brent Smith Photo What a difference a year can make, at least after just one race in the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series. Yet when it comes down to chasing points on the DIRTcar Racing Northeast Big-Block
Weedsport, NY — May 26, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director The ‘Battle of Plattsburgh’ presented by Hynes Electric and Northline Utilities at Airborne Speedway on June 7 marks the return to pavement for the nation’s premier Big-Block Modified tour.
