Rick’s Racing Roundup: Owen Edges Flick for First Career BOSS Victory
Warm weather and special shows highlighted the action over the weekend as the BOSS Wingless Sprint Series and the Patriot Sprint Tour invaded the area. Friday at Lernerville Speedway the BOSS series...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Fink Dominates 358 Modified Feature at Mercer Raceway...
More warm and dry weather meant for lots of racing action in Western Pennsylvania over the weekend. (Photo: The Strattanville Charger Kyle Fink dominated the 358 Modified Feature at Mercer Raceway Park...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Mod Tour back in action at Tri-City Raceway
A passing shower didn’t stop Autumn-Motive Fest at Lernerville Speedway this past Saturday. (Photo: Erick Rudolph invaded Tri-City Raceway Sunday to win the rescheduled Mod Tour race. Photo by Rick...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Flick Wins in Season Opener at Mercer Raceway Park
MERCER, Pa. (EYT) – The long, cold winter came to a close Sunday evening at Mercer Raceway Park when race cars filled the pit area for the area’s first regular racing program of 2017. (Photo: AJ Flick...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Seippel Picks up Victory at Tri-City
After last week’s washout, drier weather returned to the area this past weekend and two Clarion area drivers took advantage of it scoring their first wins of 2017 at Mercer Speedway. (Photo: Josh...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: “Invaders” Win at Lernerville
With dryer weather, a couple invaders stopped at Lernerville Speedway this past Friday and left with the winner’s checks. (Photo: Aaron Easler returned to victory lane at Lernerville Speedway winning...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Fundraiser Set Up for Driver Critically Injured in Crash
Like a broken record, area tracks and racers spent this past weekend dodging raindrops in between races once again. Despite showers in the area and a few sprinkles, Lernerville Speedway was able to...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Tony Stewart Once Again in Victory Lane
Despite the threat of rain most of the weekend there was still plenty of racing action this past week that even spilled over into Monday evening. (Pictured above: Former NASCAR champion Tony Stewart in...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Blose, Surra, Frantz, Waltman Win at Thunder Mountain
Another rainy Friday meant frustration for Lernerville Speedway along with their racers and fans. (Photo: Stock car veteran Rusty Moore returned to victory lane at Sharon Speedway over the weekend....
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Weather Gets in the Way of Opening Weekend
The local racing season was set to get underway this weekend at Tri-City but Mother Nature had other plans. (Photo by Rick Rarer) With rain on the way track officials elected to postpone the season...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Franklin’s Lux Grabs Second Place at Ohio Race
This past weekend saw another dominating performance from Mother Nature on the Western Pennsylvania racing circuit. (Photo: Matt Lux just missed his first feature win of 2018 over the weekend. Photo...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Racing Returns to Mercer Raceway Park Friday and Saturday
This weekend there is finally some good news from Mercer Raceway Park, for the first time this season the track will open its gates so racing can return to the 3/8th mile dirt oval. (Photo: Racing...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Record-Breaking Car Counts, Huge Crowds for Mercer...
When the Bova and Priester families joined forces with former racer turned promoter Eric Williams a little over a month ago to promote a race weekend at the now-closed Mercer Raceway Park they didn’t...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: DuBois’ Gordon Snags Win at Sharon
Western Pennsylvania was treated to some of the nicest weather of the summer over the weekend and that meant lots of racing at area tracks. (Photo: Andrew Gordon of Dubois was the big winner of the...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Weekly Racing Action Returns to Michaels’ Mercer...
MERCER, Pa. – Spring is here and that means the western Pennsylvania racing season is just around the corner! (PHOTO ABOVE: Big Block Modifieds will headline the action when weekly action returns to...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Seneca’s Gomola Wins Sprint Car Feature at Mercer’s...
MERCER, Pa. – The old saying “third time’s a charm” rang true for Michaels’ Mercer Raceway this past Saturday where the track got their 2019 season underway. (PHOTO: Jake Gomola of Seneca with new...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Local Driver Finds Victory Lane at Lernerville
In between the thunderstorms, the weekend was hot and humid and most area tracks were able to dodge the severe storms and complete racing action. [PHOTO: Will Fleming, of Brookville, found victory lane...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Polk Man Runs Through Victory Lane at Lernerville...
LERNERVILLE, Pa. – The weather was hot this past weekend and so was big block modified racer Jeremiah Shingledecker of Polk. [PICTURED ABOVE: Jeremiah Shingledecker in victory lane after his win at...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Racing Roars Back to Life at Tri-City Raceway
OAKLAND TWP., Pa. (EYT) – After sitting idle for nearly two years, Tri-City Raceway roared back to life this past Sunday with a pit area full of race cars, and in front of a standing-room-only crowd....
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Race Tracks Kicked Off the 2020 Season With Perfect...
Western Pennsylvania was graced with perfect weather over the weekend as several area race tracks opened their 2020 seasons. (Photo: Tom Holden in victory lane after an emotional win at Tri-City. Taken...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Big Crowds Greet Opening of Lernerville Speedway
LERNERVILLE, Pa. (EYT) – It was the longest wait for opening night in the fifty plus year history of the track, but this past Friday the gates finally opened for the first time in 2020 at Lernerville...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Two Local Modified Drivers Score Wins Over Weekend
Despite cold and wet weather, there was plenty of racing action on the western Pennsylvania circuit this past weekend. (Photo: Jeremiah Shingledecker was the opening night winner at Lernerville...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Historic 1000th Feature Event Held at Lernerville...
After a couple of cold and wet weeks, this past weekend finally started to feel like spring, allowing area tracks to get back to racing. (Pictured above: Jeremiah Shingledecker dominated the modified...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Local Racing Legend Makes History at Sharon Speedway
SHARON, Pa. – History was made this past Saturday at Sharon Speedway in a race that fans will probably be talking about years from now. (Photo: Local racing legend Dave Blaney delivered a magical win...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Western Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek Kicks Off This...
The busiest racing week of the season is slated to get underway this Wednesday! (Photo: Brandon Matus and Jack Sodeman Jr. will both be looking for their first Speedweek title. Photo by Rick Rarer.)...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Smith Scores First Speedweek Victory
After getting off to a wet start which included two rainouts, Western Pennsylvania Speedweek took off full speed with great car counts and racing over the weekend. (Ryan Smith scored a pair of wins and...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Outlaw Series Point Leader Sheppard to Lead Charge in...
Rain was the story this past weekend as wet weather washed out nearly all local racing action. (Series point leader Brandon Sheppard wiill lead the Outlaw charge this coming weekend. Photo by Paul...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Overton Takes Two Wins at Firecracker Weekend
While the weekend brought hot temperatures the action at local tracks also heated up. (Photo: Brandon Overton was the big winner at Lernerville Speedway. Photo by Paul Arch.) Local fans were treated to...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: 13th Annual Lou Blaney Memorial Held at Sharon Speedway
SHARON, Pa. – Despite a wet weekend, Sharon Speedway completed one of the most popular and anticipated races of the season this past Saturday. (Pictured above: Winner Spencer Bayston is joined by the...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Franklin’s Bob Felmlee Returns to Victory Lane
A busy weekend of racing in western Pennsylvania concluded with one of the most popular wins of the season Sunday night at Tri-City Raceway when Franklin’s Bob Felmlee returned to victory lane. (Bob...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Matus Clinches Tri-City Championship
Tri-City Raceway closed out their 2021 regular season in an exciting fashion this past Sunday night. (Photo: Brandon Matus won the feature and his first track championship Sunday at Tri-City. Photo by...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Franklin’s Blaze Myers Gets First Win, All-Stars...
SARVER, Pa. (EYT) – The third time was a charm for Lernerville Speedway on Friday where they finally got the western Pennsylvania racing season underway. A big opening night crowd filled the stands and...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Lernerville Track Champ Colton Flinner Dominates Port...
Tony Stewart’s All-Star Circuit of Champions spent Friday and Saturday night in western Pennsylvania and fans were not disappointed. On Friday, forty-four sprint cars made up one of the deepest and...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Turnout at Knox Raceway Deemed Great Success
KNOX, Pa. (EYT) – Despite threatening weather, several area tracks saw action for the first time this season over the weekend. The long awaited reopening of Knox Raceway, formally Sportsman’s Speedway,...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Western Pennsylvania Speedweek Set to Kick Off Tonight
It’s the busiest time in racing for local sprint car teams and fans as the annual Western Pennsylvania Speedweek takes center stage this week. The first of five straight nights of racing will get...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Blaze Myers Presented With Diploma in Victory Lane
FRANKLIN, Pa. – In a season that has been plagued by rain, Western Pennsylvania Speedweek was no different. (Pictured above: Racer Blaze Myers, pictured with his parents, after Franklin High School...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Ruhlman Takes Top Honors At Newly Reopened Knox Raceway
KNOX, Pa. – For the first time since 2015, Knox Raceway, formally Sportsman’s Speedway, hosted circle track racing under new owner Brian Steinman. (Pictured above: Chad Ruhlman in victory lane at the...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Blaze Myers Picks Up Win in Front of Hometown Crowd at...
FRANKLIN, Pa. – While many tracks were idle for the holiday weekend, a few tracks had specials and treated fans to some great racing. (Pictured above: New York invader Erick Rudolph on his way to a big...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Cranberry’s Bish Scores Big Win at Sharon Speedway
Despite some rain, there was still plenty of racing action on the western Pennsylvania scene over the weekend. (Pictured above: Cranberry’s Curtis Bish scored a big win Saturday night at Sharon...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: ‘Seneca Slider’ Nabs First Win of Season
Perfect weather over the weekend made for plenty of racing on the western Pennsylvania racing circuit. (Pictured above: The ‘Seneca Slider’ Bobby Whitling, on his way to his first win of the season....
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Action Continues Through Rainy Weather
Despite rain over the weekend, several area tracks managed to complete their racing programs. (Pictured above: Matt Lux, of Franklin, visited victory lane over the weekend at Marion Center. Photo by...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Lots of Big Shows Coming Up in Area as Season Winds Down
FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) – Labor Day means the local racing season is starting to wind down but there are still plenty of big shows coming up in the area to close out the 2022 season. (Pictured above: AJ...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Big Crowds, Competitive Racing Headline Opening Weekend
SARVER, Pa. (EYT) — A strong field of race cars and a big crowd filled Lernerville Speedway this past Friday to get the 2023 season underway. (Pictured above: Defending track champ AJ Flick opened the...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Skies Clear Up for Local Racing Action This Past Weekend
After a long stretch of rain which washed out nearly all area racing the past two weeks, the skies cleared enough for some racing this past weekend. (Photo: Brandon Spithaler swept area sprint car...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Knox Raceway Opens 2023 Season
Area race tracks took advantage of the beautiful weather over the weekend with some great racing, which included two area tracks that got their 2023 season started. (Photo: Brandon Spithaler in victory...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Late Model Fans Rejoice!
The wait is over for western Pennsylvania late model fans as the biggest weekend of the racing season is set to get underway. (Pictured above: 410 Sprint Cars return to Knox Raceway this Sunday. Photo...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Rainy Weather Forces Limited Racing Action
Wet weather was the story this past holiday weekend as rain washed out nearly all the racing action in western Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. (Pictured above: Ricky Lewis after his first career...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Fans Treated to ‘Most Exciting Win of the Year’
After several weeks off, Tri-City Raceway roared back to life this past Sunday and fans were treated to what most are calling the most exciting win of the year at the Venango County oval. (Pictured...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Bauer Cruises to First Sprint Car Win
Over the past weekend, nearly every race track in western Pennsylvania fell victim to rain. (Pictured above: Michael Bauer in victory lane at Sharon Speedway after his popular victory. Photo by Rick...
View ArticleRick’s Racing Roundup: Franklin’s Blaze Myers Makes History at Hummingbird...
This past Saturday night, history was made at Hummingbird Speedway in Reynoldsville. (Photo: Blaze Myers makes history at Hummingbird Speedway. Photo by Rick Rarer.) For the first time in the 59 year...
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