Travis Barrett

1 week ago | lancasterfarming.com | Travis Barrett

YORK HAVEN, Pa. — Danny Dietrich went to great lengths to find a sprint car race this past weekend, nearly 1,600 miles round-trip, to be precise. Dietrich, of Gettysburg, won the 410 Sprint Car feature Sunday at BAPS Motor Speedway after an impromptu trip to Pevely, Missouri, to race with the World of Outlaws at I-55 Raceway Park.

2 weeks ago | lancasterfarming.com | Travis Barrett

The roots of Modified racing in central Pennsylvania took hold on a farm. “We grew up on a farm,” said Craig Von Dohren, the all-time winningest driver in the 63-year-history of Grandview Speedway with 126 career victories at the track in Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania. “We had farm weekends. We didn’t go on vacation. Our night out was at Reading Fairgrounds on Friday night or Sunday night — or both. It was sitting on the backstretch watching races.

4 weeks ago | lancasterfarming.com | Travis Barrett

Despite a nearly perfect start to 2025, Chase Dietz sees room for improvement. “It could always be better,” said Dietz, of York, Pennsylvania. “We could have won all four.”Through four starts this season across two different tracks, the 26-year-old racer has one win and two runner-up finishes. His third-place run last weekend at Port Royal Speedway means Dietz has yet to finish worse than third in any of his 410 sprint car starts this season.

1 month ago | lancasterfarming.com | Travis Barrett

PORT ROYAL, Pa. — In the heart of PA Posse sprint car country, a group of teams is trying to keep dirt late model racing on the map. “The purses around central Pennsylvania are the best in the country for late models,” said Dylan Yoder, a three-time Port Royal Speedway champion from Middleburg. “They have 15 races a year at Port Royal, and 10 to 12 races at Selinsgrove (Speedway).

1 month ago | lancasterfarming.com | Travis Barrett

YORK HAVEN, Pa. — Where most tracks in central Pennsylvania follow a similar script, BAPS Motor Speedway has been busy carving out its own niche. Tracks like Lincoln Speedway, Port Royal Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway focus on the world of sprint cars and late models, but BAPS Motor Speedway is serving its base by being the first rung along the racing ladder. “I think that’s spot on,” said Scott Gobrecht, the track’s owner since 2016. “It’s important to have that feeder system.