Selinsgrove Ford Appalachian Mountain Speedweek is back in action for a third straight season starting this Friday at Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, Pa., the opening night of the eight-race miniseries spanning 10 days.

Friday's Selinsgrove Ford Appalachian Mountain Speedweek opener at third-mile Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, Pa., has been rained out.

Drake Troutman sat perched on his driver’s side door Friday night with his legs still dangled in the cockpit and crossed arms laid across the roof of his No. 7 Longhorn Chassis as he stared into the distance of Clinton County Speedway’s pits.

Decompressing after the most thrilling victory of his steadily-growing Super Late Model career, Tyler Emory lounged on the jet-black sofa inside his motorhome Friday at Clinton County Speedway when his car owner Pete Cameron entered the conversation. | RaceWire

After last season’s successful revival following a five-year absence, Appalachian Mountain Speedweek returns Friday at Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, Pa., the opening night of the eight-race miniseries spanning 10 days.

In the decade-long history of the Jason Leffler Memorial, no driver had ever achieved what Tanner Thorson accomplished on Friday night at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Ill.

From southern Illinois to central Illinois, the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship truly becomes the Flyin’ Illini this weekend.

MILL HALL, Pa. (June 9) — Jim Bernheisel finally had a moment to decompress. Months of nonstop preparation to relaunch Appalachian Mountain Speedweek, which served as a staple for Northeastern Dirt Late Model racers from 2009-17, culminated in Friday’s opening night revival of the miniseries at Clinton County Speedway.

MILL HALL, Pa. — It was nearing midnight Friday at Clinton County Speedway, more than an hour after the conclusion of Appalachian Mountain Speedweek’s long-awaited opening night revival, and Jason Covert couldn’t turn out the lights on his gleaming smile quite yet.

Dirt Late Model fans in the Northeast, rejoice. Appalachian Mountain Speedweek makes its well received return after a five-year absence Friday at Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, Pa., the opening night of the eight-race miniseries spanning 11 days. DirtonDirt.com plans daily coverage the duration of the event revived by Pennsylvania racing enthusiast Jim Bernheisel, a longtime racer who owns Lazer Chassis while growing more involved as a promoter in recent years. Below is an outline of the miniseries format.