Racing Roundup

2 nights at Lincoln Speedway (PA) and 1 day race at Port Royal Speedway sees 3 different winners in the PA Posse 410 Sprint Car Series over the weekend. All eyes shift to the 3 day weekend at Port Royal Speedway for the Tuscarora 50 alongside Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing.

Brad previews the upcoming racing coming to Port Royal Speedway with 5 races in 8 days.

Brad gives his thoughts on an eventful Knoxville Nationals week as well as recaps the PA Posse events that took place over the last weekend.

Rain took most of last weekend away but Port Royal Speedway lucked out to get racing in to see a first time winner in 410 sprint car competition. The PA Posse 410 Sprint Car Series has a doubleheader weekend coming up. Chase Dietz locks himself in to the Knoxville Nationals A-main for the 1st time.

Chase Dietz proved himself once again against the top tier competition on the national stage in Central PA, but the World of Outlaws took more of the pay when the weekend came to an end. Selinsgrove Speedway found headlines in the middle of the week. What does this mean for their future long term?

Plenty of storylines coming out of the Bob Weikert Memorial weekend at Port Royal Speedway. Questions about drivers and the track itself both answered over the weekend.

The heads of the PA Posse look strong at Eldora for King's Royal Week. The Bob Weikert Memorial is on tap at Port Royal Speedway. It could be a rich 14 day span for some drivers. Brad dives in and more.

Brad talks about the PA Posse 410 events and their unfavorable turnouts at 2 new tracks, Port Royal Speedway has another support division dramatic headline, and Michael Walter is out of the BK Motorsports 77 ride heading into the weekend. Brad discusses the fallout from all the events and more.

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Chase Dietz has picked up 2 wins early on in PA Speedweek but still trails Anthony Macri heading into Lincoln Speedway on Monday.The rest of PA Speedweek faces a HOT week which circles back to a decision made by a track to cancel a few weeks ago.

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First time winner this weekend at Port Royal Speedway and a different field of cars than what a Central PA fan is used to seeing. How do tracks navigate that? How should tracks make decisions for themselves or for the fans?

Chase Dietz gets a 2nd and a win between Williams Grove and Lincoln respectively continuing his fantastic start to 2026. Dietrich gets a DQ and decommits from PA Posse Series until improvements are made. Brad gives his thoughts on what this means or if it means much.

No racing in Central PA the past 7 days, but that looks to change this coming weekend with 2 races between Williams Grove and Lincoln. Also a $100K bounty has been put up for non-Outlaw drivers at Husets. Will it matter?

Chase Dietz the team to beat in PA, Aaron Reutzel hitting his stride in High Limit Racing, an expected large field of cars for $100K payday, and it's all for not due to 4 straight nights of scheduled rain.

Chase Dietz and Brock Zearfoss pick up weekly wins in impressive fashion, the World of Outlaws come to Posse country and take round 1 of a potential 3 for the weekend, and one Outlaw driver is off the tour already.

We didn't see a lot of racing in Central PA last weekend with rain in the area. A dominant performance by Chase Dietz that didn't result in a win. Silly season hit the whole country and in particular an up-and-comer in Central PA. Brad asks where does this guy go next.

Wagaman and Dietz pick up wins in the PA Posse Series. Dietz is the new points leader. Brad gives his perspective on the hefty punishment levied by Port Royal and the PA Sprint Series.

4 Races in Central PA this weekend for the 410 sprint cars. AJ Flick (in a Posse Regular car), Ryan Smith, and Chase Dietz all claim wins for the Posse against invaders at all 4 tracks. Justin Peck takes the one tally of the weekend for the national touring teams in Central PA. A legend is atop of the PA Posse 410 Sprint Car Series standings so far.

Steven Snyder Jr. and Jake Karklin were able to pick up a pair of 1st wins at Williams Grove and Port Royal respectively. A handful of storylines coming out of the weekend as well: Macri broken back, a 13 field finish at Port Royal, and loads of passing at Lincoln Speedway!

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Port Royal and Williams Grove were able to get their seasons started but it didn't come without controversy off of the track. Questions around format, approach, and who runs the series all are being floated. Is this something the series will adjust to?

Anthony Macri and Freddie Rahmer picked up wins at Baps and Lincoln Speedway this past weekend in Central PA as the local teams prepare for the opening weekend of the PA Posse 410 Sprint Car Series. Tyler Ross and Chase Dietz would together solid runs. A doubleheader weekend is on tap between Port Royal Speedway and Williams Grove with hopeful weather in the forecast.

Central PA racing is underway! Join Brad Strawser for a look into what the 2026 season may have in store between Port Royal, Williams Grove, Lincoln, Selinsgrove and more!

Racing Roundup has existed in Central PA for over 40 years. The long time host of the show on WJUN-FM was Dean Little of Juniata County. In January 2026, Little lost his battle to cancer. Brad Strawser and the Juniata County Radio team dug through the archives to bring back an episode of Racing Roundup hosted by Dean Little to have Little's legacy live on forever.

We've got all our track champions now in Central PA. One more race to go at BAPS. One national champ crowned and a few races to go leading up to World Finals.

The PA Posse take home bragging rights in their home territory for 2025 against the World of Outlaws. Brad also takes some time to talk about what he thinks the show should become next season.

Brad quickly caps an excellent weekend for Williams Grove Speedway with the World of Outlaws that saw a win for the PA Posse and Chase Dietz as well as a big win for a team and driver that are parting ways at the end of 2025. With the Central PA season coming to a close, Brad takes a look and gives his top 5 PA Posse drivers from this past season.

High Limit Racing made their first visit to Path Valley Speedway which Brad gives his take on how the event went. Over 55+ sprint cars are expected to show at Williams Grove this weekend for the National Open and Brad gives his top 5 favorites to park in victory lane.

There's only a handful of races left in the local area and it looks like a favorite is going to win the area points title. Brad runs down the outlook over the next few weeks.

Brad recaps a competitive Tuscarora 50 weekend that saw 3 different winners across the event, and then dives into a question on where the top sports in the country and dirt track racing differ. The legends of this sport disappear. Why?

Tusky Time at Port Royal Speedway!

BAPS Motor Speedway in PA rescheduled a race from Sunday to Wednesday and didn't get much support. Fans are taking some shots at poor decision making, but Brad discusses how something similar not that long ago happened before to a much different reaction.

There's been a small discussion on social media about how dirt track shows should be formatted. Brad gives his take on where things currently stand.

A lot of racing news in the national series this week which has led to a lot of questions. Brad wants to know for the national series points standings: Is it for the drivers or is it for the owners?

Williams Grove, Lincoln, and Port Royal were able to get 3 different drivers to victory lane in the past week. Brad also looks to give a certain division at Port Royal Speedway it's flowers that hasn't gotten them in the past 5 years.

Central PA saw 1 of 3 scheduled World of Outlaws shows over the past week with the Posse scoring another win under their belt. Brad also gives his thoughts on how tracks and series could look to potential solve the restart problem that Danny Dietrich brought to light at BAPS a week ago.

Posse is the headlines for the past 2 weeks nationally with Macri picking up the King's Royal win at Eldora. Brad also talks about the growing pains that can come with the sport for teams and some things we all have to accept with that.

Brad quickly recaps all of PA Speedweek which saw Anthony Macri claim his 3rd title. He also will get into all the news that has been coming out of Port Royal Speedway over the past 7 days.

PA Speedweek is down in the count 3-2 as it stands but with good weather in the forecast, the series is in position for an exciting finish.

3 Full 410 sprint car programs were run in Central PA for a change! Brad recaps those and previews what's to come in PA Speedweek.

Not much racing taking place in the last 7 days in Central PA, so Brad spends some time thinking about what PA tracks can add to improve the fan experience.

Another weekend saw many tracks not race in Central PA, so Brad opens up the floor to the fans to discuss how they would put together a race night at their favorite local track.

A lot of questions around why the money went straight to the top for the Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway. Brad gives some more insight as to why that happened and why it happens elsewhere.

3 Central PA tracks got racing in last week! Brad also previews this weekend's Bob Weikert Memorial to take place at Port Royal Speedway with Kubota High Limit Racing.

Brad recaps the Posse vs Outlaws matchup from this past week and takes a look at the Central PA Sprint Car series points and sees who could potentially be the champion by the end of the season.

After a quick week's recap, Brad gives a look behind the work that goes into being an announcer at Port Royal Speedway.

Brad dives into his opinion on if sprint car racing get even bigger on a national level to ever be comparable to NASCAR.

Brad quickly recaps the weekly racing at BAPS and then opens the floor on how to grow the next generation of central PA dirt track racing's fanbase.

Brad recaps local racing in Central PA amongst more poor weather and then spends some time contemplating what a makes a good show for the fan.