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Rolling Wheels Raceway has entered into an agreement with the N.D.R.A. (a newly formed sanctioning body for Dirt Track Racing), to be the first track in New York State to become a member of the sanctioning body. N.D.R.A. is about to announce a newly formed sanctioning body that will bring a revenue share agreement to it's member tracks and drivers. The Business Plan and Operating Agreement will be posted on the N.D.R.A. website, which will be released to the public on September 1, 2016. The N.D.R.A. (National Dirt Racing Association) will be governed by track owners, driver representatives and individual investors and the formation of the N.D.R.A. hopes to spark a renewed interest and growth in the Dirt Racing Industry.

CONCORD, N.C. — Aug. 3, 2016 — The World Short Track Championships, an all-new, three-day event featuring the best weekly racers from throughout the United States, was announced today by DIRTcar Racing. The event, hosted at the Dirt Track at Charlotte (N.C.), Thursday, Oct. 20 to Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, will put on the center stage nine divisions in pursuit of a purse in excess of $120,000

The mega event takes place the weekend before the Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals, creating two-weeks of can’t miss, season-ending action featuring all of dirt racing’s top drivers, series and divisions.

“The World Short Track Championships is sure to be ‘lots of laps’ and ‘lots of fun’ giving weekly drivers from 9 different divisions the chance to stand on the big stage at Charlotte,” said World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter. “This massive event will make Charlotte the epi-center of dirt track racing in the United States and bring the best and brightest from around the country together for two incredible weeks.”

Participating divisions at the World Short Track Championships are:

* - DIRTcar/SECA Pro Late Models – A full-bodied late model with a Chevrolet Performance 604 engine
* - DIRTcar UMP Modified – Open wheeled modifieds as raced in all of North America
* - DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds – Northeast open-wheel modified with center steer Northeast modified body style with Chevrolet Performance 602 engines
* - DIRTcar/SECA Pro Modifieds – Open wheel Modifieds with a Chevrolet Performance 602 engine.
* - 360 Sprint Cars –Winged Sprint cars with 360 cubic inch engines
* - DIRTcar Pro-Sprints – Winged sprint cars with Chevrolet Performance 602 engines
* - SECA Crate Sportsman – Full-bodied American stock car with Chevrolet Performance 602 engine
* - MMSA Mini-Stocks – Monster Mini Stock Association 4-cylinder stock cars
* - FWD/Hornets – Front wheel drive sports compacts modified for dirt track racing

Each entry will receive a free pit camping permit in the pit area for the entire weekend and an invitation to the Friday night bonfire worthy of a true homecoming. Competitor registration for the World Short Track Championships opens on Thursday, Oct. 20 at noon.

“Nowhere else in the World can you see this many dirt racing divisions housed at one track for such a huge weekend,” said DIRTcar Racing Director of Series and Sanctioning Sam Driggers. “We are excited to be able showcase everything from late models to 4 cylinders, winged sprint cars to Northeast Sportsman Modifieds at the Charlotte Dirt Track “

Thursday’s slate of events will feature a four-hour open practice with rotating divisions. On Friday, there will be qualifying events for all divisions with six of the nine divisions running all-star invitational features. Saturday though will be unlike any other event in the country, with all nine divisions competing for an inaugural World Short Track Championship victory.

Complete competitor information, including division payouts, will be available on Aug. 22 by visiting DIRTcar.com.

It wasn't that bad.

It looked spectacular but at no point did it look like anyone would be injured.

I remember this track in Monroe,Louisiana called Revolution Park hasn't had a race in over a year.

Remember back in 09,10 there was a flip in one of the legends races.

If it opens again I'll record races and crashes.

World Racing Group owes pro racecar drivers millions for ruining their reputations by falsely finding that they violated weight and tire requirements, the drivers claim in federal court.
Scott Bloomquist and four other pro racecar drivers, along with team owners R & W Motorsports LLC, Best Performance Motorsports LLC, JR Motorsports LLC, Gary Satterlee and William G. Satterlee & Sons Inc., sued racetrack owner World Racing Group Inc. and its subsidiary, UMP DIRTcar Racing; and Ohio's Eldora Speedway and its owner, Tony Stewart, in Northern New York's federal court Wednesday.
Bloomquist says he won the Late Model Dream race, produced by World Racing Group through UMP, at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, in June 2015.
But after the win, Bloomquist was informed that his car weighed in 21 pounds under the mandatory minimum weight of 2,300 pounds, which was less than one percent short, the 16-page complaint says.
A second weighing allegedly also showed the car was too light — but by a different amount.
The driver who came in second thus won the $100,000 cash prize, while Bloomquist got a mere two grand, the complaint states.
"Bloomquist attempted to appeal the finding to [World Racing Group] WRG officials and was told the finding was not appealable," though he was sure the scale was wrong, according to the complaint.
The next month, the Ohio Department of Agriculture found that the scale was "out of tolerance," indicating weights 15 to 61 pounds too light in six tests, the lawsuit states.
The scales, which Eldora had replaced just before the race, allegedly indicated errors of 37 to 61 pounds, state inspectors found.
"Had Eldora Speedway maintained their scales in good working order, Mr. Bloomquist would have met the required minimum weight," Bloomquist argues in his complaint.
Bloomquist and fellow driver-plaintiffs Jimmy Owens, Gregg Satterlee, Brandon Sheppard, and Ricky Thornton Jr. were also disqualified from this year's preliminary race.
In addition, after Bloomquist finished second, a rubber sample taken from one of his tires reportedly did not match the manufacturer's benchmark, he claims.
The test was meant to uncover any prohibited chemical alterations, vulcanizing or softening of the tire, but it did not reveal the presence of any foreign substance, Bloomquist says.
"The lab representative was unable to state any familiarity with the operation of race tires on racecars, specifically, she [was] not aware of what temperature the tires operate at during racing," the complaint states.
Bloomquist says "two tests done on samples from the same tire did not match each other."
After he was disqualified, the same lab reported that his sample matched the benchmark after all, the lawsuit says.
"Bloomquist was deprived of cash winnings, fines, and as a result of the suspension levied by WRG, is deprived of the opportunity to race for three months impacting his ability to earn a living," he claims. "Further, his reputation, as a sports celebrity, has been damaged, which impacts his ability to market himself to fans and potential sponsors."
The other drivers assert similar claims regarding their disqualifications.
All told, the 13-count complaint seeks $16 and a half million in damages from the defendants.
The plaintiffs are represented by K.J. McGuire Jr. in Troy, N.Y.
The defendants did not return requests for comment Friday.