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PRP PRESS RELEASE By Chuck Greenslate The rumble and speed of 410 Winged Sprint Cars combined with six different leaders in 30 laps along with a last-lap pass for the win helped make The 4th Annual Dean Knittel Memorial Race Saturday Night at Portsmouth Raceway Park a thriller that won't soon be forgotten. For the second straight season, PRP hosted The Dean Knittel Memorial Race, which served as the finale for Ohio Speedweek. Nashville, TN's Paul McMahon took the checkers in The FloRacing All...more

PRP PRESS RELEASE By Chuck Greenslate Saturday night Portsmouth Raceway Park hosted The 5th Annual Roger Hemming Contractors Dean Knittel Memorial 410 Winged Sprint Car Race as well as The 2nd Annual Charlie Swartz Classic for Super Late Models. Myerstown, PA's Brent Marks claimed the Dean Knittel Memorial, while Harrodsburg, KY's Michael Chilton nabbed the checkers in The Charlie Swartz Classic. In total 76 race teams were on hand, as 45 Sprints and 31 Late Models filed into PRP's pits. The...more

Portsmouth Raceway Park once again hosted The Dean Knittel Memorial Saturday Night. For the second straight year, Myerstown, PA's Brent Marks captured the Tezos All-Star Circuit of Champions Winged Sprint Car race which paid $22,554 to win. Wheelersburg's RJ Conley took the checkers in the 3rd Annual Charlie Swartz Classic Super Late Model Feature which paid $5,000. The 6th Annual Dean Knittel Memorial presented by Barbour Auto Parts, Roger Hemming Contractors, All of Her Creations, The...more

Portsmouth Raceway Park hosted the annual Mod Squad Spectacular presented by Lemley Motorsports on Saturday. Parkersburg, WV's KC Burdette took the checkers in the $3,000-to-win Modified Feature. Cole Duncan made a last-lap pass to win the Ohio Valley Sprint Car Association 410 Winged Sprint Car A-Main. Coal Grove's John Melvin returned from a two-year hiatus to prevail in the Limited Lates, and Minford's Brandon Colley nabbed his first-ever PRP Feature win in the Sport Mods. Burdette was...more

Portsmouth Raceway Park hosted The 7th Annual Dean Knittel Memorial Presented by Roger Hemming Contractor LLC Saturday Night. St. Helena, CA’s Rico Abreu picked up the victory in The Kubota High Limit 410 Winged Sprint Car Series Race, which paid $25,554 to win and dished out a total purse of over $80,000. Drivers from Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Illinois, Canada, and Australia were on hand to compete in The Dean Knittel...more

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (July 11, 2020) - ‘Yung Money’ Kyle Larson was certainly ‘money’ on Friday night during the annual Dean Knittel Memorial at Portsmouth Raceway Park, not only scoring his second Cometic Gasket Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Hercules Tires main event win in four tries, but the Elk Grove, California-native secured $15,554 in the process, simultaneously bumping his 2020 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 season win count to six. Starting...more