Top 40 Most Shared Dirt Stories On Race Pro Weekly From 2019: #5 – #1
STORIES FROM 2019 – Now, with 2019 coming to a close, we decided to look back at the most talked about and shared stories of the season on the dirt portion of Race Pro Weekly. So from here to New Years Day, we’re going to count down the top 40 stories you guys shared this year from our site. Here’s #5-#1.
#5: Five Mile Point Speedway Sees New Life For 2019 Season;
Informational Meeting Set For January 26th
January 11, 2019
Story By: TYLER HARPELL / FIVE MILE POINT – KIRKWOOD, NY – After an off season filled with uncertainty, Five Mile Point Speedway will officially open its doors for the 69th consecutive season in 2019. After a successful 2018 racing season it was unclear what the future of the speedway would be as Track Operator Andrew Harpell indicated that he would no longer operate the speedway. Read More
#4: Bobby Hackel Takes Friday Night’s Sportsman Winter Nationals Win At North Florida
February 9, 2019
Information By: NORTH FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – LAKE CITY, FL – Bobby Hackel was able to take home the victory Friday night in the first ever run for the Northeast Sportsman at North Florida Speedway. He was followed across the line by Cole Hentschel, Danny Johnson, Craig Whitmoyer and Kyle Inman. Read More
#3: One-Hundred Years Of Dirt Track Racing On Orange County’s “Hard Clay”
January 16, 2019
Story By: JAKE MEIER / ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY – MIDDLETOWN, NY – Orange County New York is home to one of racing’s hidden gems and a true historic site, a ⅝ mile dirt track located in the heart of the Town of Wallkill that has been continuously operated since 1919, making it the oldest in the nation. Read More
#2: RPW Column: Rocky Warner Set To Return To Jake Spraker’s Modified Team For 2019
January 11, 2019
RPW Column By: LAURIE FALLIS / RPW – GLOVERSVILLE, NY – When word came down that Hall of Fame car owner Jake Spraker would be returning to Modified competition in 2019 with Rocky Warner, you could say the driver was not only ecstatic but relieved at the same time. Read More
#1: RPW Column: Remembering Lebanon Valley Champion Kenny Coon; Simply Put,
A Natural Behind The Wheel
January 27, 2019
RPW Column By: BOBBY CHALMERS / RPW – TROY, NY – Ability. It’s what every racer strives to have. Raw. Natural. God-given. You either have “it” or you have to “work” for “it.” Today, when talking about having “it” behind the wheel of a racecar, most think of Stewart Friesen or Matt Sheppard or even Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart. However, for a brief but exciting time in our sport, two-time Lebanon Valley Speedway Modified Champion Kenny Coon had “it.” Unfortunately, Coon passed away this past week just a few days shy of his 68th birthday, but his talents behind the wheel will be talked about for ages. Read More
