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Mr. DIRTcar Championship Series Events Heat Up August Nights

Weedsport, NY — July 30, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director The 2008 Mr. DIRTcar Championship Series begins its stretch run for teams contending for the elusive overall titles in Big-Block Modified, 358-Modified, Sportsman Modified and Pro Stock classes.

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Rookie Wight Gaining Experience On DIRTcar NE Modified Circuit

Weedsport, NY — July 29, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director *Alex Bruce Photo The 2008 oval track campaign began in February for teenage talent Larry Wight with an 11th-place showing in the Alltel DIRTcar Nationals Big-Block Modified points chase at Volusia Speedway Park.

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Hearn Back ‘Home’ For Advance Series Stop At Orange County

Weedsport, NY — July 25, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director*Boris Rudzinski Photo Home track advantage has become a scarce commodity since the advent of the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series and resurgence of traveling teams covering the premier Big-Block Modified circuit around the Northeast on an

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Advance Series Headed To Orange County July 31

Middletown, NY — July 22, 2008 — By John Snyder, Orange County PR Mark down Thursday, July 31 as one of the biggest nights of the year at the historic Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York as the traveling Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified teams roll into town.

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Legend Kenny Brightbill Caught In Advance Series Traffic Jam At Grandview

Langhorne, PA — July 15, 2008 – By Bob Miller, Thunder On The Hill PR The 11th Annual Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series TRAFFIC JAM for Big-Block Modifieds returns to the Grandview Speedway on Wednesday, July 16 as the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series continues to climb high in 2008.

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Rain Forces Postponement Of Advance Series Show At Cornwall

Cornwall, ONT — July 13, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director It wasn’t a streak that track promoter Ron Morin sought to continue on Sunday, yet for a second straight year heavy rain forced postponement of the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series ‘Akwesasne Mohawk Casino International 100’

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Great Canadian Tour Up Next For Big-Block Modifieds

Weedsport, NY — July 6, 2008 — By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director WHATThe Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series makes its annual trek across the northern border with the 2008 edition bigger and better than ever as a return trip to Autodrome Granby has been added to further punctuate

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Advance Series Returns To The Hill For 11th Traffic Jam On July 16

Langhorne, PA — July 5, 2008 – By Bob Miller, Thunder On The Hill PR Always a popular event on the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series, the 11th Annual TRAFFIC JAM Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series event for Big-Block Modifieds will invade the Grandview Speedway on Wednesday night, July 16.

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Advance Series Opens Holiday July 3 At Ransomville

Weedsport, NY — June 29, 2008 — By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director WHATThe Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series gears up for the Independence Day holiday with a 100-lap Big-Block Modified special presented by CWM Chemical Services and Pete Cosco Haulage Ltd. at Ransomville Speedway on July 3. The

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Rite Aid 200 Ticket Give-Away Program Set To Kick Off At Ransomville

Weedsport, NY — June 23, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director The countdown to Super DIRT Week is now officially underway with a special driver appearance and ticket giveaways scheduled at the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Lockport, New York. The appearance and giveaways are in conjunction with the

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Super Southern Swing Roster Growing Fast

Weedsport, NY — June 20, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director Headed by current series point leaders Billy Decker and Dale Planck, all-time tour winner Brett Hearn and reigning track points king Ryan Godown, the list of probable entries for the first-ever Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series

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Georgetown Advance Series Addition Creates Super Southern Swing

Weedsport, NY — June 12, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director Spreading its wings south from home base in Central New York, the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series is ready to host the first-ever tour show at Georgetown Speedway in Delaware. The recent announcement has already locked

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Qualifying Points Pivotal in Advance Series Shows

Weedsport, NY — June 11, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director*Boris Rudzinski Photo The Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series is five races old and just 10 points separate the front four drivers in tour standings. Competition is closest at the very top as Dale Planck and Billy

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Kevin Bates Spinning Wheel For Good Fortune At Fulton

Weedsport, NY — June 6, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director*Jay Fish Photo Third time is supposed to be a charm. Yet so far in his third year firmly entrenched in the Big-Block Modified ranks, its been a bewitching experience for Pennsylvania Modified pilot Kevin Bates as he

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Advance Series Showdown At Fulton Heard LIVE On DIRT Radio Network

Weedsport, NY — June 4, 2008 – The DIRT Radio Network presented by BUTLERbuilt Travels to the Sprint Car Capital of the World and to the Missouri State Fair Speedway with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws sprints for a full weekend of racing. Accompanying the Sprint cars on DRN will be the Advance

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Paine Looking For Fast Lane At Fulton In Advance Series Showdown

Weedsport, NY — June 4, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director*Boris Rudzinski Photo Steve Paine has been a weekly fixture at Canandaigua Speedway on Saturday nights for a quarter-century. When Fulton Speedway hosts round four of the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series this weekend, Paine will be

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Advance Notice: Showdown at Sundown on Saturday at Fulton

Weedsport, NY — June 3, 2008 — By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director WHATThe Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series arrives in Central New York for round number four on Saturday, June 7 with a stand-alone Big-Block Modified event slated for Fulton Speedway. The winner of the ‘Showdown At Sundown

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Planck Racing Teams With SUNY Canton In 2008

Weedsport, NY — June 1, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series star Dale Planck has been competing behind the wheel of a race car for well over half his life. His teenage sons are now following in their father’s tire tracks.

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New Hoosier Modified Tire Debut Delayed Two Weeks

Weedsport, NY — May 28, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director The anticipated debut of the new Hoosier D200 has been pushed back to Friday, June 13. The new tire was originally scheduled to be legal for use beginning May 30, however, the date has been pushed back two weeks by

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Zelda Reakes Earns Northeast HoF Outstanding Achievement Award

Weedsport, NY — May 23, 2008 – By Gary Spaid, Northeast Modified Hall of Fame Selection Committee Zelda Reakes joins Marilyn Toal as a co-recipient of the seventh annual Gater Racing News “Outstanding Woman in Racing” award during the 2008 NorthEast Modified Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies Sunday, May 25 on the Cayuga County Fairgrounds