Thursday July 24, 2008. Ben Graham
The recently announced tour of American DIRT Modified driver Jimmy Phelps has certainly stirred up plenty of interest, both here and in the United States. A number of interviews are now available online, with both Jimmy himself as well as fellow driver Gary Tomkins and JBR Motorsports’ Simon Jupe. |
Monday July 21, 2008. Dan Kapuscinski
Steve Paine took a tumble at the Georgetown Speedway Thursday evening, but bounced back for his second win of the season Saturday night at Canandaigua Speedway. Paine snagged the lead from race leader Matt Sheppard on lap-27 and sailed to the $1,500 victory on Honeoye Auto Parts Night at the Races. |
Thursday July 17, 2008. Tom Skibinski
Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series points leader Billy Decker was once again superb Wednesday night, claiming his second career title in the 11th Annual ‘Traffic Jam’ 100 at Grandview Speedway to open the ‘Super Southern Swing’ on the hill. |
Tuesday July 15, 2008. Marcie L. Barlow
Brian Swartzlander returned to the Tri-City Speedway Victory Lane for the first time since 2001 as he captured the 16th annual Kodiak Memorial/Modified Tour event at the Franklin, PA oval on Sunday, July 13th. |
Monday July 14, 2008. Tom Skibinski
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’ at Cornwall Motor Speedway. |
Sunday July 13, 2008. Ben Graham
The ‘Americanisation’ of V8 Dirt Modified racing will continue next season, with confirmation that American driver Jimmy Phelps will journey to our shores in January for a whistlestop two-race tour. Phelps, a factory ‘Troyer’ driver in his native upstate New York, currently sits fifth on the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series standings, and is widely regarded as one of the most consistent drivers on the US tour. |
Sunday July 13, 2008. Tom Skibinski
Reigning Mr. DIRTcar points king Brett King found his way back to the throne Friday night after registering the 99th Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series triumph of his career in the headline Budweiser 100 at Autodrome Granby. |
Sunday July 13, 2008. Tom Skibinski
Race fans continued to experience the unmistaken symptoms of red eye along the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series as Billy Decker put the flashy red LJL Racing no. 91 Gypsum Wholesalers-Stadium Int'l-Quality Hardwoods/Bicknell entry in victory lane for a third straight show. |
Wednesday July 9, 2008. Tom Skibinski
Following the DIRTcar Racing circuit has long been a family affair on both sides of the fence, with generations of drivers continuing to ply their trade weekly at short tracks around the Northeast today. Father and son tandems have become popular entities at nearly every local speedway over the years, although most combinations were born behind the wheel and competition is their common thread. |
Wednesday July 9, 2008. Shawn T. Wood
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The Dirt Track Channel, http://www.thedirttrackchannel.com will present the second of three live audio webcast for the BRP Modified Tour this Sunday, July 13, from Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pa., at 7:45 p.m. EST |
Monday July 7, 2008. Dan Kapuscinski
The DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds were not on the original Canandaigua Speedway schedule for Saturday, July 5th. However, with the help from Empire Seneca the Big-Blocks were brought in for the 36-lap Mid-Summer Special paying $2,008 to the winner. At the end of the night current point leader Gary Tomkins stood alone at the top of the heap, returning to victory lane for the third time this season on Army National Guard “America Night” presented by Dash Racewear. |
Monday July 7, 2008. Tom Skibinski
The Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series had been off for the past month, the same amount of time between wins for Billy Decker as he scored his second straight tour triumph Thursday night at Ransomville Speedway in the ‘Firecracker 100' |
Monday June 30, 2008. Dan Kapuscinski
The ‘Hurricane’ Steve Paine came into Saturday night winless in 2008 at the ‘Land of Legends’ oval. However, the 9-time Canandaigua Speedway track champion was the class of the field on Churchville Fire Equipment Kid’s Night, taking his no. 7x to victory lane. |
Sunday June 29, 2008. Tom Skibinski
Just as customary as the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series trek to Ransomville Speedway each summer is the name Johnson when victory lane celebrations fill the Niagara Frontier air. |
Friday June 20, 2008. Ben Graham
Thanks to a high level of interest, ‘Speed Volume 1...’,a 116-page hard-cover coffee table book packed full of V8 Dirt Modified images from throughout season 07/08 is being offered once more. A low-resolution preview (PDF) of the book is available below. |
