Archive for 2010

Dec 16 2010

Big Turnout at Airborne Rules Meeting

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*Airborne Press*

Plattsburgh, NY – Airborne Speedway drew strong car counts throughout the 2010 season, especially in the Ernie’s Discount Tools Modified headline division, and based upon the attendance at the recent  2011 rules meeting, promoter Mike Perrotte feels the best is yet to come.

Veterans and potential competitors turned out in larger than usual numbers in all five  . . . (cont.)

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Dec 14 2010

STEWART FRIESEN AND ANDY JANKOWIAK NAMED AS DRIVERS OF THE YEAR AT FRIENDS OF AUTO RACING AWARDS BANQUET

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*PRESS RELEASE*

Bowmansville, NY – The Friends of Auto Racing (F.O.A.R. S.C.O.R.E.) Fan Club held their annual awards dinner on Saturday December 11, 2010 at the Elks Club in Lancaster, NY . . . (cont.)

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Nov 30 2010

East Coast Snocross Tickets Going on Sale

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*** Airborne Press ***

Plattsburgh, NY – Tickets for the East Coast Snocross snowmobile races sponsored by Akwesasne Mohawk Casino January 8-9, 2011 at the Crete Memorial Civic Center, go on sale December 1 event promoter Airborne Speedway announced today.

Tickets can be purchased at . . . (cont.)

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Nov 27 2010

Supermods Return to North Carolina

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Media Contact: Chad Kepley (336) 250-4385

Lexington, NC – This Spring, C&C Racing Promotions will bring the ground-pounding Supermodifieds back to the state of North Carolina. On April 15, 2011, C&C Racing will host the Midwest Supermodified Association (MSA) at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, NC; bringing the powerful winged machines back to the state for . . . (cont.)

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Nov 23 2010

SUPER STOCKS RETURN TO SPENCER SPEEDWAY IN 2011

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*** Spencer Speedway Press ***

WILLIAMSON, NY….The Super Stock class will make it’s return to the famed Spencer Speedway half mile oval in 2011, replacing the Street Stock division. “We have sat down and looked at the rules and decided to upgrade the present Street Stocks to Super Stock status,” relate Spencer promoter John White. “We feel that by making these changes and now and letting our race teams know about the change we can help increase . . . (cont.)

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Nov 21 2010

HOLLAND HONORS TOP DRIVERS OF 2010 AT ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET

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*** Holland NASCAR Motorsports Complex Press ***

Holland, NY – The 51st season at the Holland NASCAR Motorsports Complex came to a formal close on Saturday evening, November 20th with the annual awards banquet, honoring the champions and top competitors from the 2010 racing season at the Western New York race plant. The event was held in the Fillmore Ballroom of the Millennium Airport Hotel in Cheektowaga, NY.

Buffalo based comedian Nick Syracuse entertained the crowd of about 300 in between awards presentations.

During the banquet, a collection was held to benefit Bank of Holland Charger champion Zach Myers, who was seriously injured in an ATV incident earlier in the week. Zach is currently improving, but remains in serious condition at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo.

In addition to the championship hardware and point fund monies, each divisional champion received a full size photo posterboard placard of car and driver courtesy of the VSP Marketing Graphic Group of West Seneca, NY.

Mike Fiebelkorn, Jr. of Eden, NY earned his second career track title, taking top honors in the NASCAR Raginwolf.com Pro Modifieds. Fiebelkorn scored three consecutive feature wins at the mid-point of the season which put him in the driver’s seat for the championship in Holland’s designated NASCAR Whelen All-American Series division, adding to a consistent record of top three points finishes in . . . (cont.)

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Nov 14 2010

2010 ISMA Season Comes to a Close at Awards Banquet, Nov. 13

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By - Carol D. Haynes, ISMA PR
Photos – Jim Feeney

Oswego, NY – The Turning Stone Casino’s Shenendoah Clubhouse was the backdrop for the 28th annual International SuperModified Association Awards Banquet, Saturday Nov. 13.  For the first time in a while, a new champion was crowned after almost a decade of domination by the Vic Miller-Chris Perley team. The 2010  . . . (cont.)

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Nov 04 2010

FULL SPEED AHEAD AS 2011 SEASON AT OSWEGO SPEEDWAY STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE

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*** Oswego Speedway Press ***

Plans for the 2011 season at the Oswego Speedway are underway with sponsorship renewal proposals in the mail to the businesses that support racing at the speedway along with the framework of the 2011 racing schedule.

The 2011 season will start off with the Mitchell’s Speedway Press and Chris Nelson Insurance Awards Banquet. The racing season will likely contain one or two more point races . . . (cont.)

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Oct 25 2010

JEFF HOLBROOK-RUSS WOOD TEAM TO BE CROWNED 2010 ISMA CHAMPIONS AT BANQUET IN NOVEMBER

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By  – Carol D Haynes, ISMA PR

Oswego, NY – At the end of 2005, Pelham, NH driver Russ hung up his helmet on a tenuous hook – not really retiring, but not planning anything for the next year or two in the racing game. The very successful Dunigan team Russ had been with had stayed together for two years after  . . . (cont.)

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Oct 19 2010

SHANGRI-LA II CANCELS FALL BRAWL; $1,000+ 50-50 JACKPOT CARRIES OVER TO 2011

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TIOGA CENTER N.Y. – Officials of Shangri-La II Motor Speedway have announced with regret the cancellation of the 2010 Fall Brawl. Originally scheduled for the weekend of October 2-3, the event was postponed by weather conditions and condensed to a one-day format for October 16, only to again fall victim to the elements.

“We had to consider . . . (cont.)

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