With local dirt-track racing done, TV provides weekend fix Oct 31, 2008
Two one-hour programs of the World of Outlaws late models follow, with the show from Sharon Speedway at 6 p.m., and stock cars are shown at 7 p.m. from Eldora Speedway. Kicking it into high gear at 8 p.m. is a three-hour live broadcast from The Dirt Track at Lowe s Motor Speedway just outside of Charlotte, N.C., featuring both the World of Outlaws late model and sprint car finales of the 2008 season. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Wilbur climbs back into drivers seat Sep 25, 2008
Sprint racer Judi Bates suffered a compound fracture to her arm in a 360 Sprint car race Saturday at Sharon Speedway. Bates underwent surgery Sunday and again Tuesday, and will be moved back to her home area this week. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Local Cars: Pandemonium and the Pittsburgh 100 (Today) Sep 19, 2008
Other season-ending races include the Inaugural Apple Festival Nationals at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio. Co-owned by NASCAR Cup competitor Dave Blaney, Sharon Speedway hosts this two-day event tomorrow and Sunday. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Local Auto Racing: Fall fest comes to Lernerville (Today) Sep 12, 2008
Dan Shetler, the Sharon Speedway 2008 Sprint Car Champion, was released this week by owners Tom and Fran Chiapelli. Shetler drove the No. 98 to seven top-five and nine top-10 finishes in 12 point races. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Cranberry driver wins in back-up car (Today) Aug 15, 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup racer Dave Blaney owner of Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, won there Tuesday in a special 25-lap E-mod race featuring fellow NASCAR competitors Kevin Harvick and Kenny Schrader. Schrader held on for third while Harvick was credited with 18th after being involved in several mishaps early in the race. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Steelers fan captures Firecracker (Today) Aug 1, 2008
"I've won big races before, but this one has some extra special meaning because this place is so close to Pittsburgh. It's cool to finally win a big race out in this area. "The only thing that could've topped off tonight was if somehow Troy Polamalu was here to present me the trophy," Birkhofer added not long after waving a "Terrible Towel" in Victory Lane. Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., who led 69 laps, finished second. Shannon Babb from Moweaqua, Ill., who drives for NASCAR star Clint Bowyer,... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Firecracker 100's restart is Tuesday (Today) Jul 25, 2008
PPMS has a regular show tomorrow and Sharon Speedway will have the WoO Dirt Late Models. Tri-City Speedway in Franklin is dark Sunday. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Rains force Firecracker 100 reset for July 29 Jul 4, 2008
Sharon Speedway has midseason championship points night tomorrow. Tri-City Speedway has the ATVA Nationals tonight and Sunday. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Defending Outlaws champion sets sights on $50,000 bonus Jun 20, 2008
Donny Schatz, the two-time and defending World of Outlaws sprint car champion, took some of NASCAR's best to task Tuesday at the Sharon Speedway ... Of greater consequence, the Challenge is a unique event in which NASCAR stars Kasey Kahne, Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart and Sharon Speedway co-owner Dave Blaney square off against sprint car drivers from 17 states for the opportunity to collect $50,000 for any driver that can win two of the three events scheduled this summer ... At 6 p.m.... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Veteran dirt racer gets a win on asphalt Jun 13, 2008
Motor Speedway near Imperial, and Sharon Speedway in nearby Hartford, Ohio, will be in action Tuesday ... Sharon Speedway will host NASCAR Sprint Cup racers Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne and Sharon Speedway co-owner Dave Blaney for a night of winged-sprint car racing in the Ollie's 360 Challenge ... PPMS, Mercer and Sharon Speedway race tomorrow evening, and PRP has drag racing tomorrow and Sunday. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Atallah dominates at PPMS Jun 6, 2008
Also tomorrow night, Sharon Speedway offers a $2 discount celebrating NASCAR Sprint Cup racer and Sharon co-owner Dave Blaney's top-10 finish Sunday in the Best Buy 400 at Dover. Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex's five divisions will be in action tomorrow night. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Better weather to get locals back on track May 23, 2008
"One thing I've learned is you don't worry about things you can't do anything about. Motordrome will have a 40-lap feature at 7:30 p.m. today for the Super Late Models and children's bike races (helmets required). Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Mercer Raceway Park's Memorial Day weekend schedule always offers a variety of racing. Promoter Vickie Emig has changed the format for the eighth annual American Thunder Weekend. The All-American Spring Nationals truck and tractor pulls will change places with... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Sports briefs May 4, 2008
Linda McMillin, whose family previously owned Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, died of an undisclosed illness Friday at Butler Hospital. First published on May 4, 2008 at 1:47 am Online: Print: Copyright. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Local Cars: Paraplegic driver wins 2nd time Sep 14, 2007
Sharon Speedway will play host to the BRP Modified Tour tomorrow night along with Twin-25s for sprint cars. The BRP Mods will pick up on lap one after the race was postponed by rain Saturday. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Local Racing: Duquesne junior speeds to division title Sep 7, 2007
Before losing the 2007 Sharon Speedway point title to Bob Felmlee, Schaeffer said ... Sharon Speedway holds the Russ King Memorial for the BRP Mod Tour tomorrow. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Auto Racing Local: Youngracer tops at PPMS Aug 25, 2007
For the first time in 20 years, USAC Non-wing Sprint Cars will compete at Sharon Speedway beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday. The last time USAC (1987) visited the Hartford, Ohio, oval it was a half-mile configuration and Kenny Jacobs was the winner. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
NASCAR regulars shine at Sharon Aug 17, 2007
Kevin Harvick, once a candidate for NASCAR's anger management program, picked up his first win on dirt Tuesday at Sharon Speedway. Harvick and fellow NASCAR driver Dave Blaney, who owns Sharon Speedway, were joined by Tony Stewart and Clint Bowyer in a 25-lap e-mod feature. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Round the Racetrack Aug 16, 2007
Unfortunately, for the second week, I havent received any results from Sharon Speedway. I do know that Jody Keegan won in the sprints and Brian Swartzlander took top honors in the Modifieds, though. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Olney's Jones mashes Gas City and Lawrenceburg sprint fields Aug 14, 2007
Although this weekend's races weren't Lucas Oil USAC National Sprint Car events, Jones still holds a commanding 104-point series lead over second place Darren Hagen heading into the August 25 showdown at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio. Jones has four USAC Sprint Car wins to his credit in 2007 and 10 for his career. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Jones gears up for tonight's Indiana Midget Week opener Aug 10, 2007
heading into the August 25 race at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio. Jones and his TSR crew suffered a setback Tuesday night when severe thunderstorms rumbled through parts of the upper Midwest, forcing the cancellation of the 30,000-to-win Ultimate Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Local Cars: Knoxville Nationals attracts current Lernerville leader Aug 10, 2007
The NASCAR Duel at Sharon Speedway featuring Nextel Cup drivers Tony Stewart, Clint Boyer, Kevin Harvick and Sharon Speedway co-owner Dave Blaney is Tuesday. The drivers will compete in e-mods against local racers in a $1,000 to-win feature. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Jones motors to second-place finish on Salem's high banks Aug 8, 2007
The series will head to Dave Blaney's Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, for the first time on August 25 before traveling to Stewart's Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on September 22 for the Four-Crown Nationals ... Next race: August 25 at Sharon Speedway. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Proof again no one can outrun the weather Jul 27, 2007
The World of Outlaws Dirt Late Models return to Sharon Speedway tomorrow night for the National Interstate Speedweek finale. The Late Model touring series wraps up a four-race swing in four consecutive nights with $10,000 going to the winner at the dirt track co-owned by Nextel Cup driver Dave Blaney. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
District Cars: Lynch certainly won't rest on Sharon milestone Jul 6, 2007
Lynch, of Apollo, reached a career milestone June 23 when he picked up his 200th sprint car feature win at Sharon Speedway ... "I knew he was going to be tough there because of all the laps he has run at Eldora. I owed Kenny one since he passed me in Turn 4 at Eldora for Ohio Speed Week win a few years ago. Mission accomplished at Eldora, finally. Lynch, 51, has won at every track in the area that has had multiple sprint car races since he started racing sprint cars in 1983. His career high for... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
District Cars: Inaugural Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Jun 29, 2007
gets in the holiday spirit with the Freedom for the O'Reilly All-Star Circuit Sprint Cars and the Sharon Speedway Limited Sprints. After a grueling Ohio Speedweek, a series of eight races in eight days for the All Stars, the series will take on Rod George, Ed Lynch Jr., Bob Flemlee and others in a 30-lap feature. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
District Cars: Gearing up for Motorsports Day Jun 15, 2007
Sharon Speedway will honor all fathers in attendance tomorrow night with Father's Day Family Fun Games during intermission. Del Rougeux from Frenchville, Pa. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
District Cars: Big block mods test Lernerville tonight Jun 1, 2007
The World of Outlaw Sprint Cars will make their only appearance of the season at Sharon Speedway at 7 p.m. today in Hartford, Ohio. Steve Kinser has won three WoO features at Sharon Speedway while Danny Lasoski has two victories, his most recent in 2004. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
District Cars: Heads up! Every driver goes there in his career May 4, 2007
Sharon Speedway holds "Two for $2" night. Fans who bring two non-perishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank will receive $2 off the price of an adult general admission ticket. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
World Racing Group Unveils Television Package Apr 14, 2007
Over the next several months, the World of Outlaws will compete at such historic venues as NASCAR star Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway, Knoxville Raceway, NASCAR star Dave Blaney's Sharon Speedway in Ohio, Williams Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania and World Racing Group owned Lernerville Speedway in Pennsylvania. Additionally, our 2007 racing tour can be seen at such other popular venues as Speedway Motorsports Inc.-owned Lowe's Motor Speedway in North and Paducah International Raceway, owned by... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Local Scene: Despite cool weather, tracks set for season openings Apr 13, 2007
Sharon Speedway has a test and tune session from 1:30-4 p.m. tomorrow, and PPMS has its opener scheduled for 7 p.m. Mercer Raceway Park returns to action at 6:15 p.m. with all divisions in action. Lights, camera and action. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
