Racing Roundup

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.

Brad quickly recaps racing at Port Royal, BAPS and Lincoln and then revisits the discussion around a Central PA sprint car series.

A quick recap on Port Royal Speedway's Opening Day and then a discussion around how dirt tracks should utilize social media.

Brad quickly recaps racing between Port Royal and Lincoln. Then, we spend some time on what is healthy for the sport of sprint car racing.

Another weekend goes by with only one track getting racing off in Central PA. Brad quickly recaps the racing action at Lincoln Speedway and then gets into this week's topic: when should a race track make a decision on if they are going to race when questionable weather is in the area.

With weather taking away all racing in Central PA this week, Brad discusses what his thoughts on the perfect PA racing calendar for the year would be.

Central PA racing is back in action in 2025. Brad recaps the Lincoln Icebreaker and spends some time on podium interviews.

Brad talks about the recent moves and announcements in winged sprint car racing as well as talks about some of his thoughts around the recent announcement of a closing of a track in Arizona.

Brad gives his perspective on the Port Royal Speedway fair week races struggles and also talks about the recent news regarding Selinsgrove Speedway.

Brad recaps Williams Grove, Lincoln's 410 sprint car racing, and Port Royal's late model Rumble by the River weekend. He also previews all the money up for grabs between the 3 tracks over the upcoming week including the Tuscarora 50.

Brad recaps weekly racing competition at Williams Grove, Port Royal, and Lincoln. He also gives his perspective on the life of weekly racing across the country.

Brad recaps the Outlaws vs the Posse showdown at Williams Grove with a surprise winner and an expected winner, previews both preliminary nights of the Knoxville Nationals, who to watch out for from Central PA and picks his podium finishers for the final night.

Brad recaps weekend racing at Port Royal Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Lernerville, and BAPS. He also talks about a driver he considers to potentially under the radar a bit with High Limit whose season could look a lot different if luck was on his side earlier on.

Brad recaps the past week in central PA at Lincoln and Port Royal Speedway and also talks about the potential favorites at Eldora for the King's Royal Weekend between High Limit and the World of Outlaws.

Brad recaps PA Speedweek events and what he believes the outlook of central PA sprint car racing looks like moving forward.

Brad recaps the Jim Kline Tribute Race, Williams Grove and Lincoln's racing for the past week and then takes a look at the PA Speedweek payouts and who the favorite to take home the title in 2024 will be.