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Saturday night at Portsmouth Raceway Park Roots Child Care Center presented an evening of racing in which Rod Conley, Evyian Terry, Ervin Vance, and Steven Partin all picked up wins in their respective features. Conley was dominant in The Giovanni's Pizza Wholesale Division. The Wheelersburg native and former PRP Track Champion led every lap of his heat and every lap of the feature. In the 25-lap A-Main, Conley fended off Kirk Phillips, RJ Conley, Kenny Christy, and Kevin Wagner. Polesitter...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 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

Pedro's Brian Skaggs got past Kenny Johnson with two laps remaining en route to capturing The 9th Annual Cletus Classic Saturday at Portsmouth Raceway Park in the Modified Division. RJ Conley dominated the Late Models. Jacob Curnutte picked up the win in the Limited Lates, and Jeromy Brady scored his first-ever feature win in the Sport Mods. PRP's second night of the 2023 season was highlighted by The 9th Annual Cletus Classic presented by Whitley, Gahm, and Rayburn CPA's as well as...more

Portsmouth Raceway Park kicked off its 2023 season Saturday with Salute The Troops and First Responders Night presented by Jamie Stith at Pro Paint and The Huntington Drum Company. Over 70 drivers were on hand to race in front of a big opening-night crowd, which contained several veterans, active duty military, and first responders who were all provided free general admission over Memorial Day Weekend. The evening saw some familiar and not so familiar faces find winner's circle. Four-time PRP...more

History was made at Portsmouth Raceway Park over the weekend as 19-year-old Garrett Smith from Eatonton, GA became the youngest driver to ever win The General Tire Dirt Track World Championship Presented by Optima Batteries. While Smith etched his name into the history books in the Late Model Division, Nathon Loney scored the victory in the Modifieds. Matt Melvin prevailed in the Steel Blocks, and Tyler Scott took the checkers in the Legends Cars. For the 10th straight year, PRP was the host...more

Portsmouth Raceway Park ran its last points race of 2022 this past weekend, the final event prior to next month's Dirt Track World Championship. Saturday at PRP was Weaver's Gas & Oil "Meet The Drivers" Night and Pepsi "Employee" Night. Kenny Christy, Jeremy Rayburn, Matt Melvin, and Zack Pendleton all recorded wins in their respective divisions, while Brandon Fouts, Anthony Slusher, Evyian Terry, and Derek Richmond all captured track championships. Vanceburg, KY's Kenny Christy took over the...more

Due to an unfavorable forecast, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event scheduled for September 3rd is cancelled.

Batavia, OHIO (September 2, 2022) – The forecast for rain showers through the day, with locally heavy rainfall possible, has forced the cancellation of Saturday night’s Pepsi River Days Rumble presented by Huntington Drum Company at Portsmouth Raceway Park. The event will not be rescheduled. Sunday’s 54th running of the Hillbilly Hundred presented by Arizona Sports Shirts at Tyler County Speedway is still on schedule. America’s oldest running dirt late model crown jewel event includes a...more

Saturday night at Portsmouth Raceway Park Lemley Motorsports presented the annual "Mod Squad Spectacular" while Dean Knittel and Sons Auto Repair presented 410 Winged Sprint Cars. Also on the card were Limited Lates and Sport Mods. Pedro's Brian Skaggs won the "Mod Squad Spectacular". He dominated the race, but the end didn't lack drama even though Skaggs was over a straightaway in front of his nearest competitor. With two laps remaining, his right front suspension broke so he had to finish...more