Top 40 Stories From RPW During The 2017 Season: #20 – #16

STORIES FROM 2017 – Now, with 2017 coming to a close, we decided to look back at the most viewed stories of the season on Race Pro Weekly. So from here to New Years Day, we’re going to count down the top 40 stories you guys read on our site. Here’s #20-#16.

#20 Unfortunate Issue Helped Put ‘Fun’ Into Matt Sheppard’s 2017 Super DIRTcar Series Championship Run
November 19, 2017

Column By: BOBBY CHALMERS / RPW – LIVERPOOL, NY – Halfway through the 2017 racing season, after an on-track altercation with another competitor and subsequent two-race suspension, Matt Sheppard and his team decided to stop putting all their emphasis on winning the Super DIRTcar Series championship and just go out to win races. Read More

 

#19 New Adventure, Same Feeling For New Lebanon Valley Pit Steward – Practice Notes
April 17, 2017

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Column By: BOBBY CHALMERS / RPW – WEST LEBANON, NY – The name of the game Saturday at Lebanon Valley was practice. Yes, I’m taking about practice, and for many teams in the pit area, it was time to knock the rust off and get ready for the new season. However, it was also time for a new face at the high banks to knock off some rust. Read More

 

#18 RJ Finishes A Tough Week With Victory At Albany-Saratoga
September 9, 2017

Column By: LAURIE FALLIS / RPW – MALTA, NY – After parting ways with Jake Spraker’s racing stables earlier in the week, things could not have ended any better for Ronnie Johnson Friday night at The Great Race Place, the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Read More

 

#17 Bachetti Keeps Hot Streak Going; Wins Opener At Lebanon Valley
April 23, 2017

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Column By: BOBBY CHALMERS / RPW – WEST LEBANON, NY – Andy Bachetti parked his Modified in victory lane on Opening Night at the Lebanon Valley Speedway. Was he fast? Sure he was. Did he make the right moves? Obviously. However, he was aided by one more thing…attrition. Read More

 

#16 Albany-Saratoga Getting Ready For 2018 Season
November 20, 2017

Story By: JO ANN DAVIES / ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY – MALTA, NY – The 2017 season had not yet come to an official close when Promoter Lyle DeVore began to lay plans for the facility and program improvements at the popular dirt oval that runs weekly on Friday nights under the DIRTcar NE banner. Read More