2021-10-13

Thrills and chills of stock car racing action

by KEVIN MCBAIN

  • <p>KEVIN MCBAIN PHOTO</p><p>Steven Westhaver gets the checkered flag after winning a heat at the Roughneck Off Road Racing stock car races.</p>
  • <p>KEVIN MCBAIN PHOTO</p><p>This driver gets a little help from the tow truck after breaking down.</p>
  • <p>KEVIN MCBAIN PHOTO</p><p>Needing a little help. This driver was given a little push off the track during one of the races at the Roughneck Off Road Stock car races.</p>
  • <p>KEVIN MCBAIN PHOTO</p><p>Two drivers battle for position.</p>
  • <p>KEVIN MCBAIN PHOTO</p><p>Steven Westhaver does his winning lap after one of the races.</p>
  • <p>KEVIN MCBAIN PHOTO</p><p>No tire. No problem. This driver proves that you really can drive on three tires during action at the Roughneck Off Road Racing stock car racing.</p>
  • <p>KEVIN MCBAIN PHOTO</p><p>Slip and slide. Cars slide into the turn after a bit of a rain delay during stock car races at the Roughneck Off Road Racing facility.</p>
  • <p>KEVIN MCBAIN PHOTO</p><p>Racing fans Nick Skoreyko and Rebecca Delaney wait out the rain during a delay in the stock car racing at the Roughneck Off Road Racing facility near Liverpool.</p>

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Audience and drivers alike experienced some thrills, chills and spills at the stock car and truck racing championships played out on the Roughneck Off-Road track in Liverpool Sept. 18-19.

Eighteen drivers pushed their cars to the limit as they competed for the number one spot on a cloud-covered, wet Saturday afternoon.

The sun shone the final day as 79 trucks and their drivers competed in a test of speed and skill in some heart-thumping racing action.

The next racing action, the final races of the season, are scheduled for October 23 (stock cars) beginning at 1 p.m. The trucks will go the next day beginning at 9 a.m.

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