Brian Weaver

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Brian Weaver
Born (1962-11-25) November 25, 1962 (age 62)
Conklin, New York
Retired2017
Debut season1982
Modified racing career
Car number1A, 9R
Championships15
Wins152

Brian Weaver (November 24, 1962) is a retired American Dirt Modified racing driver, credited with 152 career wins at 11 tracks in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States. [1] [2]

Racing career

Brian Weaver is among the most successful drivers in the region, competing at venues like Pennsylvania's Big Diamond Speedway in Minersville, Selinsgrove Speedway, Susquehanna Speedway in York Haven, and Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg; Accord and Ransomville Speedways and the Syracuse Mile in New York; The Dirt Track at Charlotte North Carolina; Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica VA; and Brockville and Merrittville Speedways in Ontario, Canada. [3] [4] He has collected wins in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Ohio, including Afton Park NY, Albany-Saratoga Speedway NY, Bridgeport Speedway NJ, Fulton Speedway NY, Hagerstown Speedway MD, New Egypt Speedway NJ, and Utica-Rome Speedway NY. [2] [5]

Weaver was a standout at the Penn Can Speedway in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania claiming 7 track titles, with 6 of these consecutive. He also won six championships at Thunder Mountain Speedway in Center Lisle, New York, and two at Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkville, New York. [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Brian Weaver Wins At Five Mile Point Speedway". Dirt Track Digest. June 18, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Brian Weaver – Wins by track". Auto Racing Research Associates. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ Mangan, Mike (August 16, 2014). "At local tracks, racing is a labor of love". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton NY. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Brian Weaver – Career Results". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Harpel, Andy (October 4, 2017). "Windsor's Brian Weaver entering this weekends National 1/4 Dirt Track". Racers Guide. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Brian Weaver takes second win at Penn Can Speedway". The Daily Review . Towanda NY. May 16, 1997. p. 12. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
  7. ↑ Hill, John (July 10, 2008). "Tuesday winners". The Post-Standard . Syracuse NY. p. C6. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
  8. ↑ "Tracks, Series & Organizations". Auto Racing Research Associates. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
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