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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, 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