TRE NEWS/OPINION
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Melillo’s Mind: Coca Cola 600 recap, NASCAR’s Aero Dilemma, and a trip to the Indy 500
With as good of a race that we had one week prior, it’s really unfortunate that we didn’t have the same in one of the marquee events of the season.
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Legendary sprint car driver Donny Schatz is still exploring ways to sharpen his craft
PORT ROYAL, Pa. — Donny Schatz has accomplished practically everything a sprint car driver desires: Nine World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series titles. Nearly 400 feature wins. Ten Knoxville Nationals. A bunch of National Opens, Kings Royals, Gold Cups and Silver Cups. He’s basically the GOAT of dirt racing. And he drives for three-time…
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Lance Dewease wheels the iconic No. 461 “Brickmobile” back to Victory Lane
PORT ROYAL, Pa. — Lance Dewease coasted down the front stretch of Port Royal Speedway on Sunday night and parked his throwback-schemed No. 461 “Brickmobile” sprint car near the start-finish-line, in front of the long strip of grandstands packed with fans. The veteran driver stepped out and waved to the crowd as fans, the ones…
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Lucas Wolfe claims second straight Bob Weikert Memorial
PORT ROYAL, Pa. — Lucas Wolfe led the final nine laps to claim his second straight 30-lap Bob Weikert Memorial on Sunday night at Port Royal Speedway, pocketing $10,000 in the process. The 31-year-old started fourth and inherited the lead on Lap 22 after Logan Wagner cut down a left-rear tire coming off Turn 2.…
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Kyle Busch collects 100th points-awarding stage
In total, 15 drivers have won at least one stage since 2017. Martin Truex Jr. has won the most stages all-time (21), and Busch is second overall.
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Kyle Busch puts on a clinic at Coca-Cola 600
By Dominic Aragon and Matt Courson May 27, 2018 CONCORD, N.C.—Kyle Busch claimed victory in the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, leading the final 225 of 227 laps. Busch dominated by leading 378 of the scheduled 400 laps. He swept the first three stages of the race. It was his fourth win…
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Kevin Harvick takes early exit in Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C.—Kevin Harvick’s string of consecutive victories came to an end Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600. While entering Turn 3 on lap 85, Harvick’s racecar suffered from a small puncture in the left front tire of the No. 4 Ford. Goodyear Racing announced via Twitter it was likely Harvick ran…
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Rick Eckert dominates night one of the Super Late Model Bob Weikert Memorial
PORT ROYAL, Pa. — Dirt racing legend Rick Eckert was fairly disappointed in himself after running one groove too low in his qualifying session Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway. He kept a mental note, made a few adjustments, and was smooth sailing once the feature rolled around. Eckert, wheeling his cherry red No. 7…
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Grassroots racing coverage is coming to TRE
In this era of stark, often sad change, when the format is constantly altered with hopes of providing a shot in the arm and chunks of grandstands being ripped out to alleviate the empty atmosphere, we wonder where the magic went. Not long ago, NASCAR was destined to rival the four major sports —…
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PHOTOS: 2018 Alsco 300
Photos from the XFINITY Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 26, 2018.