Auto Locator has signed a two year sponsorship extension with Steve Wilbur Racing . The new deal will take Auto Locator and the Super Sportsman racing team through the 2004 season.

    The goal of the new contract was to solidify Steve Wilbur Racing in the highly competitive Super Sportsman division that races weekly at Silver Spring Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA.

    Auto Locator is a weekly publication based in Mount Joy, PA is

distributed to more than 1,800 convenient stores in over 42 counties in

Pennsylvania along with areas of Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware and New York. Every week its pages, as you are finding out right now, are filled with new and used vehicles ranging from trucks and SUVs, to family cars, boats, motorcycles and street rods.

    "Auto Locator is excited about the opportunity to continue our

sponsorship with Steve Wilbur Racing," a spokesman said. "We look forward to continued success both on the track and with our publication."

    Steve Wilbur has been racing for almost 20 years and has been competing in the Super Sportsman division since 1995. During this time in the Super Sportsman division he has won more than 10 feature events. His wins have come at area tracks such as Silver Spring Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Penn National Speedway, Selinsgrove Speedway, Big Diamond Raceway and Susquehanna Speedway.

    The Auto Locator sponsorship extension shows that marketing through motorsports, sponsorship of motorsports events and teams, does work.

    AMERICA has always had heroes, people like teachers, doctors, firemen, police, and those who serve in the military. They are people we see every day, people who make a difference in our lives. Ever since September 11, 2001, when heroes from all walks of life emerged in a horribly trying time, we've come to appreciate even more the very special people who make a difference.

    Now, MBNA and Dover International Speedway will step forward September 20-22 to honor civilian and military heroes as all three NASCAR races that weekend will be renamed with the "MBNA All-American Heroes" title. Special events to honor special Americans are being planned for what will no doubt be a most memorable weekend.

    All three races thus officially have new titles. The Winston Cup race on September 22 is now the MBNA All-American Heroes 400. The Busch Series race on September 21 is the MBNA All-American Heroes 200, and the Busch North Series race of September 20 now assumes the title of MBNA All-American Heroes 150.

    Good seats remain for all the events and it will be the last chance to for local fans to see their NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series racers in action at a local racing facility.

    THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, August 9, Susquehanna Speedway in Newberrytown, PA will be offering the 360 Sprints. The Checkered Flag Fan Club will host the evening's card that will include the PA 358 Modifieds. The winner and / or highest finishing representative will get a spot in the Victoria 200 at Fulton, NY Speedway later in the season. Also scheduled will be the PennMar Vintage Club, the 4-Cylinder Stocks and an Enduro. Gates open at 5 p.m. and heat racing will start at 7:45 p.m. 358 sprint car racers are also welcome to run in the 360 event.     There was no racing at Susquehanna Speedway this past Friday.

    WITH SEVEN QUALIFYING EVENTS in the record books, a violent thunderstorm washed out the rest of the Friday night racing show at East Windsor, NJ Speedway. The rest of the program, picking up with the third Modified stock car heat race, will be completed this Friday, August 9 and rain checks will be honored.

    When the racing resumes at 7:30 p.m., the cars and stars of the

Modifieds, Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will be featured as part of what will now become the Len Sammons Jr. Memorial. This event is run each year to remember the late publisher and founder of the national trade publication Area Auto Racing News. The action will again feature "Run What Ya Brung" competition.

    AT CLINTON COUNTY SPEEDWAY in Lock Haven, PA, George Fultz was the winner in the annual Hub City Qualifier for Late Model stock cars. This means that Fultz will represent the speedway in the big late model event run at Hagerstown, MD Speedway later in the season.  Adam Steppe won his first at Clinton County Speedway in the Super Stocks. And there was a Daredevil 12-lap feature with Art Stephens as the winner. Lou Parson won the Four-Cylinder feature. This Friday night, August 9th, the sprints will headline the show along

    Non-wing sprint car racing returns to Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, August 9, 7:45 p.m. when the California based SCRA wingless sprint cars perform. It will be interesting to see how the locals, without the wings, perform against West Coast racers who are used to running without wings.

    BIG DIAMOND RACEWAY, coming off two nights of racing this past weekend, with Duane Howard winning the NASCAR Modified feature and Jack Pencil winning the Sunday night MACS Late Model feature, will offer a Friday, 8 p.m. show. Included will be the NASCAR Modifieds, Sportsman and Roadrunners.  On Sunday, August 18, 6:30 p.m. the KARS 358 Sprints will be in action along with the Sportsman and Roadrunners. URC sprint cars are part of the

Friday, August 23rd show.

    GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY played host to the Blue Brothers Act on Saturday night and that proved popular with fans. Even more popular was the Meme DeSantis win in the 50-lap Stauffer Construction NASCAR Modified feature. DeSantis was driving the Norm's Save Station #357 as he picked up $10,000 for his efforts.

    This weekend the Saturday, August 10th show, sponsored by Berks Mont Newspapers, will feature the NASCAR Modifieds and Late Models in at least 12 events of racing starting at 7:30 p.m.  On Sunday, August 11, 7 p.m. the SCRA wingless sprint cars will be the headliner in a doubleheader NAPA Auto Parts Thunder of the Hill sprint show.

The United Racing Club sprint cars will be the second part of the show. This will be a first time appearance at Grandview for the wingless sprints. URC will run with wings.

    KEITH KAUFFMAN won the 25-lap Aumiller's Insurance Sprint Car feature event at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night. Jere Wierman won the 20-lap Late Model feature and Bill Powell took the 12-lap Stong's Auto Parts Pro Stock feature.  And it was Herm Renninger winning the 30-lap Enduro Dash.  Checkered Flag Fan Club Night on Saturday, August 10th, will feature the sprints, late models and pro stocks starting at 7 p.m.

    KEN CARBERRY was close to quitting super sportsman racing but instead he took a month off and built a new race car. It paid off as Carberry drove his new Rattler Chassis sportsman to victory on Saturday night at Silver Spring Speedway.  Jeff Haag won the street stock feature and it was Dwight Leib winning the Legends Sportsman 10-lap event.  Super Sportsman, Late Models and D&F Lawncare sportsman action will be the attraction on Saturday night, August 10th, 7 p.m.

    MORE THAN 1,000 PRIZES WERE GIVEN OUT to the youngsters on Saturday night at Selinsgrove, PA Speedway. And it was Darren Eash winning the 25-lap sprint car feature, his second in three weeks. Donnie Schick won the 25-lap Late Model feature, his first win of the season. And Kyle Bachman was tops in the 12-lap Pro Stock feature race. Cory Long made it three wins in the 10-lap Roadrunner feature.  Selinsgrove, PA Speedway returns to action this Saturday, August 10th with the inaugural Pro Stock 20 paying $1,050 to win. The sprint cars will also will be featured along with the late models and roadrunners. Racing at 7 p.m.

    DOUG ESH marked the first anniversary with the Leach Brothers Motorsports team by scoring a convincing win over an impressive field in the 25-lap sprint car feature race at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday night.  "I've bounced off these walls many times in the 358's it was like old times tonight," quipped Esh in victory lane after coming down from his famous wing dance on top of the car. " That was scaring me. I couldn't believe we were getting into lapped traffic as quick as we did I knew we were good and motoring along."  The night before Esh crashed into a flipping car at Williams Grove Speedway.  "After last night, I couldn't help but think it was going to happen again. You just have to race through those times. Those times are tough. It makes the whole team hang their heads low. There's time when you think anything that can go wrong will go wrong. You lose your rhythm, your head kind of gets looking at the stars, and you just miss the corner."  Chad Trout won the 358 sprint car feature. And Sean Herrick won the Thundercar feature.  And on Saturday night, August 10th, Lincoln Speedway will play host to the wingless sprint cars of the California based SCRA sprint car organization. The super sprint regulars will be given the night off due to the running of the Knoxville, Iowa Nationals. The Thundercars will also be part of the 7 p.m. racing show.

    FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW heavy rain washed out racing at Hagerstown, MD Speedway.  This Saturday night Hagerstown, MD Speedway will play host to the two-wheel excitement of the American Motorcyclist Association Hub-City Classic motorcycle race. The Grand National Flat Track Championship will get

the green flag at 6 p.m.    Enjoy your weekend of racing.