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ABBOTTSTOWN — Thousands of racing fans paraded through the gates of Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, many holding coolers or folding chairs and bantering about their favorite drivers. About one in 50 wore a face mask. Two and a half months into the coronavirus crisis, this popular dirt racing track in Adams County about 15 miles west of York showed signs of vibrancy — from revving engines to chatty crowds to crammed lines for concessions — while eschewing state guidelines Gov. Tom Wolf put in place during the pandemic. Adams County remains in the yellow phase of Wolf’s plan to reopen...

Several driving teams tweeted commitments to compete Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway and a minority owner of the dirt track said he expected racing events to go on as scheduled even without a green light from some local authorities. Lincoln Speedway hosted fans for racing on Monday in its first live event in more than two months. Adams County, where the track is located, remains in the yellow phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus reopening program, which prohibits gatherings of more than 25 people and disallows most live sporting events. Hundreds of fans filed into Lincoln Speedway to watch racing...

Adams County district attorney Brian Sinnett told The York Dispatch that “appropriate enforcement action will take place” if Lincoln Speedway runs another dirt track racing program in violation of Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus reopening plan orders. It sets up what should be an interesting couple of days ahead, as Lincoln already has announced plans to hold 410 and 358 sprints this Saturday after running a program on Memorial Day in front of fans despite being in the yellow phase of Wolf’s plan, which doesn’t allow for gatherings of more than 25 people and also doesn’t give a green light...

TULSA, Okla. – Every year, they come to Oklahoma for the muck. The fans in overalls and ball caps spangled in flames and Chevy logos. The kids with earplugs. The Hooters girls. The young drivers strutting in their jumpsuits and the graying vets craning over crankshafts. They all come to get dirty. For racing devotees, there's only one place to be in January during the motorsport world's off-season: Tulsa's Chili Bowl Midget Nationals – the biggest, most-eclectic dirt-track race in the country. Car owners plan their year around it. Drivers spurn their regular circuits for it. And the Oklahoma dirt...