Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Welcomes Racing Legends Will Cagle, Wally Dallenbach And Bobby Malzahn To Monday Night's Show
By:Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular and nationally acclaimed CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show cranks up the airwaves on Monday evening with another fabulous edition of their show on Monday evening show, April 25th as show hosts Ed and Steve Pados welcome another blockbuster lineup of talented racing stars and personalities who join the Gang for the fastest, funniest, and most informative racing show in the country today. The show airs from 6 to 8 PM every Monday evening on channels 103 and 137 and worldwide on the Internet. The Gang has been serving the racing world for the past nine years on the airwaves and is well noted for their well noted "theme" show format and will host the 520th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 308th show since joining forces with the party channel at WALN Digital Cable and "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The Gasoline Alley Team of Ed and Steve Pados is looking forward to more of the same great format they have been following since the inception of their hit show back in 2002 as they highlight the past, present and future of auto racing with their great show.

With this edition of the show the Gang will take a step back to yesteryear and review the "golden era" of racing with three of the legendary top stars of the day that helped all of us as youngsters become racing rans at a tender age. The Gang will begin the interviews with the "Wily One" Will Cagle as the "Tampa Terror" rejoins the show to talk of his early days in racing and his decision to travel North to the more lucrative paydays he cold claim while racing in Yankee country. The legendary Wally Dallenbach Sr rejoins the Gang to talk about his early days in Drag Racing and his ultimate switch to the Modified division where his star persona reached the top of the Modified world with great rides with Don House of XL-1 fame and equally as famous Dick Barney 14. Bobby Malzahn, who was another of the Southern pioneers that found fame and glory when he left the shores of Florida to head North that enabled him to land such coveted rides locally with Sam Batista of the Fireball 99 fame and the famous number 1 that was housed in the College Hill area of Easton, Pennsylvania. Bobby was the 1961 winner of the Lagnhorne National Open and was a track champion at Wall Stadium, Orange County and Nazareth Speedways in a very successful racing career.

The popular award winning TV/Internet show offers a live internet video feed to all of the Internet subscribers to view the wide assortment of the many racing videos that are played while the show is in progress and to enjoy the chat sessions with the many great personalities from within the racing community who pay the Gang a visit to discuss racing. As always, a surprise or two will be expected as the Gasoline Alley Gang continues to bring the racing community the fastest, funniest and most informed racing show on the airwaves today. All shows produced by GA Motorsports Media are carefully researched, authenticated and fully scripted to produce for our loyal sponsors, guests and racing fans the best show on the airwaves today.

CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Radio/Internet Show continues with its outstanding line-up of talented guests with this week's edition of the show. The Show's programming is available on WALN Digital Cable Radio, Internet www.walncableradio.com for the Audio portion and: livestream.com/walncableradio/old for the video portion. The Show is available on Service Electric Digital Cable TV, Channels 103, and 137 and is live from 6 to 8 PM and later tape delayed on Channel 50 at 11 PM.

Join the Gasoline Alley broadcasting team of Ed and Steve Pados on Monday evening April 25th as they take you on a two-hour circular journey with their well documented, very informative and extremely funny show.

Should you have questions on how to be a part of the show through advertising, appearances or remotes, please contact Steve Pados at: 610 573 9706; Ed Pados at: 610 739 0391; or the WALN Studios at: 610 791 1818. You may also email: steveswp@ptd.net

RACING NEWS THE WAY IT IS MEANT TO BE

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Welcomes Open Wheel Stars Shannon McQueen, Brian Leppo, Troy Rutherford, Cap Henry And Jessica Clark To Monday Night's Show
By:Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular and nationally acclaimed CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show cranks up the airwaves on Monday evening with another fabulous edition of their show on Monday evening show, April 18th as show hosts Ed and Steve Pados welcome another blockbuster lineup of talented racing stars and personalities who join the Gang for the fastest, funniest, and most informative racing show in the country today. The show airs from 6 to 8 PM every Monday evening on channels 103 and 137 and worldwide on the Internet. The Gang has been serving the racing world for the past nine years on the airwaves and is well noted for their well noted "theme" show format and will host the 519th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 307th show since joining forces with the party channel at WALN Digital Cable and "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The Gasoline Alley Team of Ed and Steve Pados is looking forward to more of the same great format they have been following since the inception of their hit show back in 2002 as they highlight the past, present and future of auto racing with their great show.

With this edition of the show the Gang will feature a diverse line-up of open wheel stars who have already gained a measure of success early on for the new 2011 racing season. The Gang will begin the interviews with top rated lady racer Shannon McQueen as early on this season she controls the dirt Midget standings in both the BCRA Midget Series as well as the USAC Western Midget standings. Shannon has been a many time guest in the past and it is always great to catch-up with this excellent combination owner/driver on the very tough West Coast Midget circuits. Top rated open wheel talent Brian Leppo will return to the show to talk about his latest win at the Williams Grove Speedway this past Friday evening after a torrid battle with current track champion Greg Hodnett. Ventura Speedway Champion Troy Rutherford joins the Gang for the first time to talk about last season's championship and the amazing start he has enjoyed thus far in the early going of the season as he goes after his second straight Ventura title. Cap Henry, the sensational 20 year old speedster, joins the Gang for the first time to talk about his recent success in Florida in February and the aggressive racing schedule he has planned in 2011 as the All Star Circuit of Champions Rookie of the Year in 2010 sets his sight higher to top last season's fourth place finish in the final point tallies. Jessica Clark, the multi-talented seventeen year old high school Junior from California, joins the Gang for the first time to chat about her win on Saturday night at the Las Vegas Bullring and her diverse racing schedule in 2011 that will see her compete in the Ford Focus race cars as well as the new S2 Sportsman Series at the Toyota Speedway.

The popular award winning TV/Internet show offers a live internet video feed to all of the Internet subscribers to view the wide assortment of the many racing videos that are played while the show is in progress and to enjoy the chat sessions with the many great personalities from within the racing community who pay the Gang a visit to discuss racing. As always, a surprise or two will be expected as the Gasoline Alley Gang continues to bring the racing community the fastest, funniest and most informed racing show on the airwaves today. All shows produced by GA Motorsports Media are carefully researched, authenticated and fully scripted to produce for our loyal sponsors, guests and racing fans the best show on the airwaves today.

CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Radio/Internet Show continues with its outstanding line-up of talented guests with this week's edition of the show. The Show's programming is available on WALN Digital Cable Radio, Internet www.walncableradio.com for the Audio portion and: livestream.com/walncableradio/old for the video portion. The Show is available on Service Electric Digital Cable TV, Channels 103, and 137 and is live from 6 to 8 PM and later tape delayed on Channel 50 at 11 PM.

Join the Gasoline Alley broadcasting team of Ed and Steve Pados on Monday evening April 18th as they take you on a two-hour circular journey with their well documented, very informative and extremely funny show.

Should you have questions on how to be a part of the show through advertising, appearances or remotes, please contact Steve Pados at: 610 573 9706; Ed Pados at: 610 739 0391; or the WALN Studios at: 610 791 1818. You may also email: steveswp@ptd.net

RACING NEWS THE WAY IT IS MEANT TO BE

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Will Return To Airwaves On Monday Evening April 18th
By:Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular and nationally acclaimed CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show will return to the airwaves on Monday evening, April 18th as show hosts Ed and Steve Pados will celebrate their ninth season in broadcasting and their sixth season in working with WALN amd "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The successful duo took the past two weeks off to take a much needed break in preparation for the anticipated busy racing season ahead and to attend a seminar regarding media relations. The Gang will welcome another blockbuster lineup of talented racing stars and personalities who will join the Gang for the fastest, funniest, and most informative racing show in the country today. The show will air from 6 to 8 PM every Monday evening on channels 103 and 137 and worldwide on the Internet. The Gang has been serving the racing world for the past nine years on the airwaves and is well noted for their well noted "theme" show format and will host the 519th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 307th show since joining forces with the party channel at WALN Digital Cable and "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The Gasoline Alley Team of Ed and Steve Pados is looking forward to more of the same great format they have been following since the inception of their hit show in 2002 as they highlight the past, present and future of auto racing with their always great show.

The popular award winning TV/Internet show offers a live internet video feed to all of the Internet subscribers to view the wide assortment of the many racing videos that are played while the show is in progress and to enjoy the chat sessions with the many great personalities from within the racing community who pay the Gang a visit to discuss racing. As always, a surprise or two will be expected as the Gasoline Alley Gang continues to bring the racing community the fastest, funniest and most informed racing show on the airwaves today. All shows produced by GA Motorsports Media are carefully researched, authenticated and fully scripted to produce for our loyal sponsors, guests and racing fans the best show on the airwaves today.

CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Radio/Internet Show continues with its outstanding line-up of talented guests with this week's edition of the show. The Show's programming is available on WALN Digital Cable Radio, Internet www.walncableradio.com for the Audio portion and: livestream.com/walncableradio/old for the video portion. The Show is available on Service Electric Digital Cable TV, Channels 103, and 137 and is live from 6 to 8 PM and later tape delayed on Channel 50 at 11 PM.

Join the Gasoline Alley broadcasting team of Ed and Steve Pados on Monday evening April 18th as they take you on a two-hour circular journey with their well documented, very informative and extremely funny show.

Should you have questions on how to be a part of the show through advertising, appearances or remotes, please contact Steve Pados at: 610 573 9706; Ed Pados at: 610 739 0391; or the WALN Studios at: 610 791 1818. You may also email: steveswp@ptd.net

RACING NEWS THE WAY IT IS MEANT TO BE

April 3, 2011 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway – “Glen Niebel Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-11.500; 2. Tanner Swanson, 17T, TK-11.514; 3. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-11.608; 4. Chris Windom, 17, Windom-11.623; 5. Kody Swanson, 75, TK-11.666; 6. Bobby Santos III, 98, Santos-11.763; 7. Russ Gamester, 35, Gameser-11.772; 8. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-11.773; 9. Jacob Wilson, 07, WBR-11.816; 10. Mario Marietta, 85, Marietta-11.837; 11. Jimmy McCune, 88, McCune-11.877; 12. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-11.883; 13. Troy DeCaire, 10, Koehler-11.895; 14. Brian Gerster, 27, Davis/Gerster-11.922; 15. Donnie Adams, 17a, Adams-11.955; 16. Shane Hollingsworth, 25, Nolen-12.017; 17. JoJo Helberg, 7, Helberg-12.150; 18. Brian Olson, 59, Powell-12.279; 19. Dave Baumgartner, 8, Wood/Baumgartner-12.372; 20. Kevin Atkins, 159, Powell-12.402; 21. Jim Sheets, 18, Bunner-12.423; 22. Ron Koehler, 10k, Koehler-12.467; 23. Joe Swanson, 7s, Swanson-13.177.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. DeCaire, 2. Hollingsworth, 3. Marietta, 4. Pierce, 5. Gamester, 6. Windom, 7. Baumgartner, 8. Koehler. 2:01.69

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. McCune, 2. Gerster, 3. K.Swanson, 4. T.Swanson, 5. Fike, 8. Atkins, 7. J.Swanson, 8. Helberg. 2:03.03

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Adams, 2. Wilson, 3. East, 4. Olson, 5. Hines, 6. Santos, 7. Sheets. 2:01.23

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bobby Santos III, 2. Kody Swanson, 3. Bobby East, 3. Chris Windom, 5. A.J. Fike, 6. Jacob Wilson, 7. Brian Gerster, 8. Russ Gamester, 9. Tanner Swanson, 10. Jimmy McCune, 11. Troy DeCaire, 12. Shane Hollingsworth, 13. JoJo Helberg, 14. Ron Koehler, 15. Aaron Pierce, 16. Joe Swanson, 17. Jim Sheets, 18. Brian Olson, 19. Tracy Hines, 20. Kevin Atkins, 21. Dave Baumgartner, 22. Mario Marietta, 23. Donnie Adams. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-50 Santos.

NEW USAC PAVEMENT SPRINT POINTS: 1-K.Swanson-65; 2-Santos-64; 3-East-64; 4-Windom-57; 5-Fike-52; 6-Wilson-52; 7-Gerster-49; 8-T.Swanson-46; 9-Gamester-43; 10-McCune-41.

NEXT USAC NATIONAL PAVEMENT SPRINT RACE: May 12 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis – “Thursday Night Thunder”

Media Contact:
Pete MacDonald 732-644-0975
Joe Grandinetti 215-778-9855
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, WITH OUR THANKS!

TSRS TOP CONTENDERS SET TO RETURN FOR 2011 CAMPAIGN
Southampton, PA – April 1, 2011 – With the second season of the TriState RaceSaver Sprint Series kicking off just eight days from now at the New Egypt Speedway on April 9th, Series Director Joe Grandinetti is expecting a strong turnout of cars.

Many of the top contenders from the 2010 season have registered for this season’s events including defending TSRS Champion Jeff Geiges who will return driving Tony Pietrofitta’s potent #175 car in 2011. Also returning will be past feature winners John Wyers out of Marmora, NJ, Bordentown, NJ’s Chuck Palmucci, North Jersey Ace Bruce Kindberg, 2010 Rookie of the Year Stefanie Palmai, and Sellersville, PA’s Bill Case Jr.

Jeff Geiges couldn’t have had a better 2010 season, His season included six heat race wins; and a stout 15 top 5 finishes to complement his three feature wins.

John Wyers, “The Jersey Gentleman” came home second in series points last season with four wins, six top 5’s and ten top 10’s driving the Village Card & Gift, Shore Line Striping, Baby Blue #84.

“The Dirt Diva” Stefanie Palmai will return to the wheel of the Tony Pietrofitta #67k again in 2011, this time with a RaceSaver Power Plant under the hood as opposed to the carbureted motor she used last year to win two heat races and bring home six top 5’s and 11 top 10’s throughout 2010.

“Chargin” Chuck Palmucci looks to perhaps pick up the one that got away in 2010; Palmucci dominated the first part of the season last year until motor issues sidelined him.

Bill Case Jr. returns to the wheel of the Grandinetti Racing #1 in 2011. Case picked up a win May 8th at New Egypt last season and looks to improve on his 5th place points finish from last year.

Bruce Kindberg is going out on his own for 2011. The owner of Bruce’s Speed Shop plans on running with the TSRS full time this season in his own #2 sprinter. Bruce who is always one of the most helpful drivers in the pit area picked up a win last year at Bridgeport on June 12th.

The 2011 campaign begins this Saturday at the New Egypt Speedway where TSRS Competitors are invited to practice their cars prior to Opening Night there on April 9th.

The Tri-State Sprint Car series is a fast affordable way to go Sprint Car racing in the Mid Atlantic region. Racers are encouraged to call series director Joe Grandinetti at 215-355-0510 or e-mail racinjoe23@yahoo.com or you can visit them on the web at http://www.tsrs1.com

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Welcomes Bobby Varin, Jerry Higbie, Brent Marks And Sam Hafertepe To Monday Night's Show
By:Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular and nationally acclaimed CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show cranks up the airwaves on Monday evening with another fabulous edition of their show on Monday evening show, March 28th as show hosts Ed and Steve Pados welcome another blockbuster lineup of talented racing stars and personalities who join the Gang for the fastest, funniest, and most informative racing show in the country today. The show airs from 6 to 8 PM every Monday evening on channels 103 and 137 and worldwide on the Internet. The Gang has been serving the racing world for the past eight years on the airwaves and is well noted for their well noted "theme" show format and will host the 518th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 306th show since joining forces with the party channel at WALN Digital Cable and "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The Gasoline Alley Team of Ed and Steve Pados is looking forward to more of the same great format they have been following since the inception of their hit show back in 2002 as they highlight the past, present and future of auto racing with their great show.

With this edition of the show the Gang will feature a pair of great Modified drivers who have enjoyed the capacity of winning track championships in both 2009 and 2010 at the tracks where they compete and pair of sprint car stars who continue to set the standard for the drivers who raise the bar through the open wheel ranks to star on the 410 sprint car circuits around the country. The Gang will begin the interviews with six time Fonda Speedway Modified champion Bobby Varin as Bobby will update the Gang on his racing early in the season in Florida as well as the first two ROC races at Selinsgrove and New Egypt. Bobby will talk about the many hats he wears in racing as he branches out more with additional sprint car racing in 2011. "The Statesman" Jerry Higbie rejoins the Gang to talk about his exciting racing plans for the new season that include defending the track titles he won last season at Accord and the OCFS Speedways and also captured in 2009. Jerry will be back in the family owned Modifieds this season and is more excited than ever before as he seeks his third consecutive crowns at his weekend racing playgrounds and will talk about the new Modified he has constructed for battle at OCFS. Brent Marks, the sensational twenty year old sprint car ace, rejoins the Gang to talk about his latest triumph in the motorsports world with a win on Saturday evening at the Lincoln Speedway and Brent will talk about his goal to go after the Lincoln Speedway title won for the past three seasons by Brian Montieth. Sam Hafertepe, fresh off a win and a second place finish at the Devil's Bowl Speedway in ASCS racing action over the weekend, rejoins the gang to talk about his exciting win and his big plans for the new season ahead.

The popular award winning TV/Internet show offers a live internet video feed to all of the Internet subscribers to view the wide assortment of the many racing videos that are played while the show is in progress and to enjoy the chat sessions with the many great personalities from within the racing community who pay the Gang a visit to discuss racing. As always, a surprise or two will be expected as the Gasoline Alley Gang continues to bring the racing community the fastest, funniest and most informed racing show on the airwaves today. All shows produced by GA Motorsports Media are carefully researched, authenticated and fully scripted to produce for our loyal sponsors, guests and racing fans the best show on the airwaves today.

CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Radio/Internet Show continues with its outstanding line-up of talented guests with this week's edition of the show. The Show's programming is available on WALN Digital Cable Radio, Internet www.walncableradio.com for the Audio portion and: livestream.com/walncableradio/old for the video portion. The Show is available on Service Electric Digital Cable TV, Channels 103, and 137 and is live from 6 to 8 PM and later tape delayed on Channel 50 at 11 PM.

Join the Gasoline Alley broadcasting team of Ed and Steve Pados on Monday evening March 28th as they take you on a two-hour circular journey with their well documented, very informative and extremely funny show.

Should you have questions on how to be a part of the show through advertising, appearances or remotes, please contact Steve Pados at: 610 573 9706; Ed Pados at: 610 739 0391; or the WALN Studios at: 610 791 1818. You may also email: steveswp@ptd.net

RACING NEWS THE WAY IT IS MEANT TO BE

After 77 years of publishing National Speed Sport News ran their last issue today.

Official Press release posted on National Speed Sport News website follows...

by NSSN Staff

HARRISBURG, N.C. — There’s so much to say, and so little time to say it. For nearly 77 years National Speed Sport News has brought the latest auto-racing news, information and opinions into the homes of readers around the world. Sadly — and heartbreakingly — for those of us who have contributed to National Speed Sport News and worked on its full-time staff, this — March 23, 2011 — is the final issue. The struggling economy and a technologically charged consumer base have left this publication’s ownership (see letter on page nine) with few options. It’s been a hell of a ride through 76 years of triumph and tragedy. The stars (A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones and the list goes on forever) this publication covered in their youth are now aging legends of the sport. Chris Economaki, whose column occupied this space for nearly 60 years, is 90 years old. His trusty Royal typewriter is now located in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The cars have changed. The sport is a thousand times safer than those earlier years when life was cheap and death was at every turn. Through the years hundreds of writers and thousands of hard-working photographers had their work published in these pages. For many of them covering racing was a hobby they pursued passionately, for others it was a profession and a way of life. Without them, National Speed Sport News would have meant little. Their work and their dedication to the sport they love is what made NSSN the Motorsports Authority. It is, indeed, the end of an era, yet we’re proud to have been part of the latest team to work on “The Bible.” The good times and the bad, the challenges and the successes are all items we’ll carry with us the rest of our lives. For nearly 77 years this newspaper honored a commitment to its readers to bring the best auto-racing coverage to their mailboxes on a weekly basis. We’re devastated that we will no longer be able to have that place in the lives of so many racing fans, but very proud you’ve welcomed us into your homes and racing shops for so very long. We hope NSSN will be remembered not for the way it bowed out, but for the entertainment and joy it brought its readers for generations.

******UPDATE ******

End Of An Era: NSSN Ceasing Publication
by NSSN Staff

All good things come to an end.

And so is the case for America’s Motorsports Authority, National Speed Sport News. After more than 76 years, the publication, which was first published as National Auto Racing News on Aug. 16, 1934, has printed its last issue, dated — March 23, 2011.

While hundreds of other newspapers came and went during the past three-quarters of a century, NSSN continued to ride the support of its readers and advertisers in producing the most thorough weekly racing publication on the market. But economic times have been tight and the newspaper business has suffered at the hands of high production costs and modern technology, which provides information to readers instantly.

“This is one of the saddest days of my life,” said National Speed Sport News Publisher Corinne Economaki. “The sluggish economy has made it too difficult to continue publication and no matter how I try to make the numbers work — and believe me I have tried — it is just not feasible to keep the business going.

“For 76 years, since August 1934 when my father Chris sold copies of the first issue at Ho-Ho-Kus Speedway in northern New Jersey, to today, as I oversee the very last copy printed, this paper has been an integral part of my family,” Corinne Economaki said.

Through the years National Speed Sport News was the industry leader in covering motorsports, much of it thanks to Chris Economaki, 90, who sold the first issue of NSSN at Ho-Ho-Kus Speedway in New Jersey, and began writing for the publication soon after that and became editor in 1950.

Economaki saw the publication through its glory days, launching a career on television and taking his newspaper into thousands of homes across America. In a time when there was no Internet and very little racing was on television or radio, National Speed Sport News thrived.

When National Speed Sport News began its run, there were no seat belts, drivers wore leather helmets and the flathead Ford V8 was one of the most common racing engines. Today, safety is the utmost concern and HANS and other safety devices are all the rage. Fuel-injected engines are everywhere.

Not only has technology changed what fans see at the race track, it changed how NSSN gathered the news. In the early years most news arrived at the NSSN office by mail or telephone. Later the telecopier and the fax machine played key roles. Both were replaced by the computer modem and later by e-mail.

NSSN was printed by linotype, but later changed to phototypesetting and finally went completely digital in 2002.

But after enduring all these changes, a familiar friend will no longer appear at the mailboxes of its loyal readers.

NationalSpeedSportNews.com, the online version of the newspaper, will continue to be updated with daily news, giving Internet savvy readers the opportunity to keep up with some of the same news they enjoyed every week.

But as far as the newspaper goes, it’s the end of an era.