STORIES FROM 2022 – Now, with 2022 coming to a close, we’ve 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 20 stories you guys shared this year from our site.
Here’s #15-#11…
#15: RPW Column: In 2020, Brett Haas Knocked On The Door; In 2021, He Kicked It In; What Does 2022 Hold?
February 24, 2022
Column By: BOBBY CHALMERS / RPW – GAFFNEY, SC – The 2021 racing season was a changing point in the career of second-generation driver Brett Haas. Before last season, Haas was an upstart looking to make his mark on the Modified world. By the time the year was over, he had cemented that mark. Read More
#14: Northeast Dirt Modified Hall Of Fame Mourns Passing Of Legendary Driver Marcel “The Hammer” Lafrance
November 21, 2022
Story By: BUFFY SWANSON / NORTHEAST DIRT MODIFIED HALL OF FAME – WEEDSPORT, NY – The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame sends heartfelt condolences to the family and many friends of Marcel “The Hammer” Lafrance, a French-Canadian racer beloved on both sides of the border, who passed away on February 20. He was 81. Read More
#13: With 40+ Win Season, Matt Sheppard Named Eastern Motorsport Press Association Northeast Dirt Driver Of The Year
August 7, 2022
Story By: DINO OBERTO / EASTERN MOTORSPORT PRESS ASSOCIATION – HAZLE TOWNSHIP, PA – The Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) is proud to announce that Matt Sheppard has been named as the 2022 Richie Evans Memorial Northeast Dirt Driver of the Year at the organization’s 50th Convention, set to take place January 13-15, 2023 at the Genetti Best Western Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Read More
#12: God Speed To A Legend: Racing Community Mourns The Passing Of Dave Lape
September 7, 2022
Information By: RACE PRO WEEKLY – CANAJOHARIE, NY – All of us at Race Pro Weekly and the entire racing community are morning the passing of a true legend in Dirt Racing, Dave Lape, who has passed away. Read More
#11: RPW Column: Losing & Winning: How Alex Yankowski Drove The Race Of His Life With A Purpose
January 2, 2022
Column By: MARTY KELLY III / RPW – JERMYN, PA – Alex Yankowski adjusted the velcro strap on the back of his new black and gray Super Dirtcar Series hat and raised it to his head inside the cockpit of his Big Block Modified. He pulled his one-way radio earbuds off through his new purple Hoosier neck band. Read More