As we come to the end of another racing year, I’ve done some thinking, and as I look back on 2016, there are three races that stood out to me … all of which I saw in person.
Champion’s Profile: Burt Myers, NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
After six years away from championship glory on the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, Burt Myers returned to the top of the class in 2016.
NWAAS: Majeski’s Dream Season Ends Just Short Of A National Title
Ty Majeski never dreamed entering the 2016 season that he would be chasing a NASCAR Whelen All American Series national championship.
PWC: Michael Lewis Signed to Complete Pirelli Season With Calvert Dynamics
Michael Lewis will complete the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge season with Calvert Dynamics in the No. 98 Porsche 991 GT3-R.
LOLMDS: Hillbilly Hundred Finds New Home; Moves From I-77 Back to Tyler County
The nation’s longest-running dirt late model event now has a new home.
LOLMDS: Bloomquist on a Roll Entering CMH Diamond Nationals in Wheatland
Conventional wisdom finds even the best dirt Late Model drivers slowing down when they pass the half-century mark in age. But Scott Bloomquist never has been conventional.
Weekend Winners Gilliland & Briscoe Appear on the Stock Car Steel/SRI Motorsports Show Tonight at 7 ET on PMN Radio
Recent NASCAR K&N Pro Series West winner at Stateline Speedway, Todd Gilliland, and back-to-back ARCA Racing Series winner Chase Briscoe will headline the guest cast on the newest edition of the Stock Car Steel/SRI Motorsports Show, airing tonight at 7 p.m. ET on the Performance Motorsports Network.
WOO: Schatz Storms From 15th to Win Brad Doty Classic at Attica Raceway Park
In a battle between the All-Star Circuit of Champions and World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series, Donny Schatz charged forward to score his 14th Outlaws victory of the season during Tuesday night’s Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic at Attica Raceway Park.
SDS: Sheppard Scores Sweet Birthday Present With Five Mile Point Victory
Five different drivers led during Tuesday night’s hard fought, 66-lap Super DIRTcar Series event at Five Mile Point Speedway, but it was birthday boy Matt Sheppard who made a late-race charge from the eighth starting spot to score his third win of the season.
ISMA: New Royalty Crowned at Oswego; Trent Stephens Tops King of Wings VIII
Oswego Speedway fans hailed new royalty during Saturday night’s King of Wings VIII feature for the International Supermodified Association, as Trent Stephens soared to victory in the 50-lap main event for his first series win of the season.
KNPSW: Gilliland Nips Gragson By Inches; Wins K&N West Stop at Stateline Speedway
Todd Gilliland and Noah Gragson, two of NASCAR’s rising young stars, came across the finish line leaning on one another as sparks flew and sheet metal crunched Saturday night at Stateline Speedway.
MIDWEST: Harding Group Partners With Jarett Andretti For Remainder of 2016
Andretti Autosport Short Track announced Wednesday they have secured sponsorship from the Harding Group to fill out the remainder of their 2016 sprint car season with driver Jarett Andretti.