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Leaper Earns First Career MASS Victory at Middleford

By Pete Wortman MIDDLEFORD, Del. (July 17, 2026) — Dan Leaper of Douglassville, Pa., captured his first career DCB Plumbing & Heating Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series presented by Capitol Renegade victory Friday night during the series’ inaugural visit to Middleford Speedway. Leaper took advantage of selecting the pole position in the Tanner Bros. Dairy Store redraw and led all 25 laps of the $1,000-to-win feature sponsored by Betts Garage Towing and Hauling. Leaper shared the Capitol Custom Trailers front row with Robbie Stillwaggon, who had edged him in the opening heat race. Determined to change the outcome, Leaper wasted no time taking command at the drop of the green while Stillwaggon settled into second. Behind the leaders, the racing was intense throughout the field as the quarter-mile oval produced side-by-side battles and frequent position changes. Championship contenders Tim Iulg and Troy Betts both lost ground in the opening laps before beginning their climb back toward the front. Rick Lafferty worked his way past Stillwaggon just before halfway and began reeling in Leaper as the leader encountered lapped [Read More]

Mod Lite

Middleford sanction is Delaware first for IMCA, STARS Mod Lites

SEAFORD, DE. (March 27, 2024) – There’s big news coming out of the nation’s second smallest state this season for drivers in the Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lite division. Middleford Speedway in Seaford becomes the first track in Delaware to sanction the STARS Mod Lites, or any IMCA division for that matter, in 2024. “We’ve been running a class here similar to the Mod Lites since about 1994,” said promoter Greg Mitchell, hearkening to the days of dwarf cars and racing pioneer Walt Breeding. “This will be my fourth year here and we’ve run Mod Lites the last three seasons, using the STARS rules with an open tire rule.” “Our drivers wanted to go to the IMCA sanction,” he continued. “We get mostly Delaware and Maryland cars now, and I think it will help us get even more on a weekly basis.” The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season at Seaford will be from May 4 through Sept. 28. Two specials for the Mod Lites are on that schedule, the Walt Breeding Memorial Twin [Read More]