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2016 Selinsgrove Speedway schedule features variety

Selinsgrove Speedway’s new management group unveiled the historic half-mile clay oval’s 2016 schedule of events Sunday evening. The lineup features lots of variety for fans, with no fewer than 10 different divisions scheduled to compete over the 25-race season.

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Schatz named North American 410 poll driver of the year

For the eighth time in his career, Donny Schatz of Fargo, North Dakota, was voted the “Driver of the Year” by the North American 410 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers. The 2015 Knoxville Nationals winner, Chico Gold Cup Race of Champions winner and World of Outlaws (WoO) champion, earned all twenty-five (25) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll.

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Ohsweken Speedway releases 2016 schedule

The initial version of the 2016 racing schedule for Ohsweken Speedway was officially released on Friday. Racers will hit the track for the first time in 2016 with a Test & Tune Night scheduled for Friday, May 13, while the season concludes with Flat Track Canada motorcycle racing and the final round of the club’s Canadian Championship Race Series on Saturday, September 24.

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Veal wins second night of the Scott Darley Challenge

Jamie Veal won the feature Saturday night during the Scott Darley Challenge at Valvoline Raceway. Kyle Hirst, Max Dumesny, Toby Bellbowen, and Brad Sweet rounded out the top five.

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Abreu wins the 2016 Chili Bowl Nationals

Rico Abreu held off a last lap change from Bryan Clauson to win the Chili Bowl Nationals for the second year in a row. Abreu took the lead from Clauson following a restart with 15 laps to go and held off Clauson’s last lap effort to pass him for the victory….

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Photo Gallery: Friday at the Chili Bowl Nationals

Images from Friday’s preliminary program at the Chili Bowl Nationals…

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Clauson wins feature during bizarre night at the Chili Bowl

30th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals Vacuworx Global Qualifying Night Tulsa Expo Raceway Tulsa, OK Friday January 16, 2016 A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 63-Bryan Clauson[1]; 2. 47X-Tim McCreadie[5]; 3. 67Z-Kasey Kahne[3]; 4. 21-Daryn Pittman[2]; 5. […]

Photo Gallery: Thursday preliminary action at the Chili Bowl Nationals

Images from J.C.T. Qualifying Night on Thursday at the Tulsa Expo Raceway during the 30th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals…

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2016 MSCS schedule released

The 2016 Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series scheduling process was concluded this week and the resulting schedule is ready to release. This season’s schedule will include 18 MSCS sanctioned events to be held at seven different speedways. The schedule includes a variety of purses paying $2,000, $2,500, $3,000, $4,000, $5,000, and $10,000 to win! The schedule is well balanced with 3 events each month except August and October.

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Madsen wins opening night of the Scott Darley Challenge

Kerry Madsen won the opening night of the Scott Darley Challenge on Friday night at Valvoline Raceway. Jamie Veal, Steven Lines, Kraig Kinser and Brad Sweet rounded out the top five.

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Must See Racing announces partnership with Engine Pro

The 2016 kick-off for the Must See Racing Sprint Series presented by Engine Pro is three months away, but series officials are hard at work preparing for a busy 2016.

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Susquehanna Speedway announces 2016 schedule

As the countdown continues to the first green flag under new management at Susquehanna Speedway, race fans will see an aggressive schedule in the first season for new track owner Scott Gobrecht and general manager Kolten Gouse.

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Reutzel named 360 Driver of the Year by Sprint Car Poll

Aaron Reutzel of Clute, Texas, was voted the 2015 “Driver of the Year” by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the first time. Ruetzel, the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) national tour champion, earned seventeen (17) of the twenty-one (21) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. Aaron Reutzel earned the “Team of the Year” award, too. Finally, Aaron Reutzel will share the “Wild Card Award” for exciting sprint car performances with Morgan Turpen.

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SOD visits Butler twice in 2016

Butler Speedway owner/promoter Denny Donaldson and promoter partners Bob and Karen Garrett have announced that the two leaders in sprint car racing in Michigan, Butler Speedway and Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP, will continue their partnership that began in 1982 by teaming up for two races this season.

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