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Eckert
Battles Lucas Oil Foes in Melvin L. Joseph Memorial
Rick Eckert Earns Top
Ten Finish Saturday at Port Royal
Top Five Efforts for
Eckert at Selinsgrove and Port Royal!
Rick Eckert Kicks Off
2026 Campaign at Port Royal Speedway
Eckert Wraps Up 2025
Season in $20,000 Keystone Cup After starting from the outside of the fourth row in the 50-lap headliner, "Scrub" was running eighth early in the contest when an incident with Trever Feathers sent him into outside retaining wall. Unfortunately, Rick was forced to retire - due to the damage on his #24 machine - and was dropped to twentieth in the final finishing order. Full results from the season finale can be found online at www.clashmotorsports.com. (WRT Speedwerx)
Rick Eckert Lands on
Podium at Hagerstown Speedway!
Eckert Steers Allen
Murray's Car in Lucrative Pittsburgher On Saturday evening at PPMS, a whopping $50,000 top prize was up for grabs in the Pittsburgher grand finale. Rick laid down the seventh quickest lap in Group B during time trials and later grabbed the third transfer spot through his stacked heat race. The York, Pennsylvania standout then drove to a fourteenth place showing in the 70-lap headliner. Full results from the entire weekend can be found online at www.lucasdirt.com. (Heath Lawson Photo)
Rick Eckert Tops Second
Twin 20 at Selinsgrove for $3,000 Win!
Trio of Podium Efforts
for Eckert Over Labor Day Weekend! In the $7,333 to win 'Butch Renninger Memorial' on Saturday evening at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, Rick secured a heat race triumph before starting and finishing third in the 33-lap headliner behind only victor Gregg Satterlee and runner-up Matt Cosner. A $10,063 top prize was then up for grabs on Sunday in the weekend finale at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. "Scrub" ran second in his heat race and third in the 35-lap 'Paul Long Memorial' behind only race winner Ross Robinson and runner-up Hayes Mattern. Full results from each of these Labor Day weekend contests can be found online at www.dirtondirt.com. (Barry Lenhart Photo)
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(April
25, 2026) "Scrub" Rick Eckert
battled the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competitors on Friday
night, April 24 at Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, Delaware.
The annual running of the 'Melvin L. Joseph Memorial' was on tap
and a $21,049 first place prize was up for grabs. Rick went tenth
quickest in Group B during the qualifying session prior to advancing
to finish third in his loaded heat race. Unfortunately, Rick was
an early retiree in the 49-lap headliner and he was dropped to a
disappointing twenty-third place showing. Complete results from
last night at Georgetown Speedway can be accessed online at 
(April
19, 2026) For the second straight
weekend, Rick Eckert Racing roared into both Selinsgrove Speedway
in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania and Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal,
Pennsylvania on April 17-18. With a $5,000 payday up for grabs on
Friday at Selinsgrove, Rick Eckert ran sixth in his heat race and
nineteenth in the 25-lap main event. On Saturday evening with a
$4,000 top prize on the line at Port Royal, Rick placed fourth in
his heat race and ninth in the 25-lapper. Complete results from
both Keystone State venues can be accessed online at 
(April
12, 2026) On April 10-11, Rick Eckert
was in racing action at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
and Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania. On Friday night
in a $5,000 to win showdown at Selinsgrove, Rick ran second in his
heat race and fifth in the 25-lap headliner behind only victor Gregg
Satterlee, Lane Snook, Max Blair, and Ross Robinson. At Port Royal
on Saturday evening with a $4,000 paycheck up for grabs, Rick won
his heat race prior to finishing a solid fourth in the 25-lapper
behind only winner Max Blair, Gregg Satterlee, and Justin Weaver.
Complete results from both weekend programs can be viewed online
at 
(March
22, 2026) Rick Eckert Racing kicked
off their 2026 campaign on Saturday night, March 21 at Port Royal
Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania. A $4,000 top prize was up
for grabs in a weekly event for the Super Late Models. Rick Eckert
moved up a spot to finish seventh in his heat race and later rolled
off from the outside of the seventh row in the 25-lap main event.
"Scrub" then finished right where he started his season
opener... in the fourteenth position. Full results from last night
at Port Royal Speedway can be viewed online by clicking on 
(October
26, 2025) Rick Eckert, of York, Pennsylvania,
closed out his version of the 2025 racing season on Saturday night,
October 25 at the sprawling Bedford Speedway. The 8th edition of
the 'Keystone Cup' took place at the Bedford, Pennsylvania speedplant
last night and 24 competitors were in the pit area to do battle
for the $20,000 payday. Rick stopped the clock eighth fastest overall
during The Fall Clash qualifying session prior to securing a victory
in his heat race.
(October
18, 2025) Next up on the racing calendar
for Rick Eckert Racing was a visit to the legendary Hagerstown Speedway
in Hagerstown, Maryland on Friday night, October 17 for the annual
running of 'Octoberfest.' The Fall Clash tour presided over the
single-day showdown for the Super Late Models, which was headlined
by a $6,000 to win main event. Rick Eckert earned Fast Time honors
during the qualifying session prior to securing a victory in the
fast dash. After starting the 35-lap feature from the pole, Rick
drove his #24 machine to a strong third place podium effort behind
only victor Trever Feathers and runner-up Mason Zeigler! Complete
results from last night at Hagerstown Speedway can be accessed online
at 
(October
5, 2025) Rick Eckert and Allen Murray
Racing were in the pit area at the sprawling Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Motor Speedway on October 3-4 for the 37th edition of the Pittsburgher.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series doubleheader weekend kicked
off at the Imperial, Pennsylvania speedplant on Friday night with
a $10,000 to win throwdown. Driving Murray's brand-new #2 machine,
Rick didn't get a lap during qualifying due to mechanical trouble,
but later finished sixth in both his heat race and his B-Main. Unfortunately,
"Scrub" was unable to make the start in the 30-lap feature
event. 
(September
20, 2025) Rick Eckert, of York, Pennsylvania,
secured his sixth feature victory of the 2025 racing season on Friday
night, September 19 at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania!
Rick timed in eighth quickest during Super Late Model qualifying
prior to starting and finishing third in his heat race. Following
an eighth place effort in the first Twin 20 feature that was won
by Gregg Satterlee, Rick dominated the second Twin 20 to pocket
the $3,000 first place prize. "Scrub" led all twenty circuits
to reach victory lane ahead of runner-up Andrew Yoder, Jeff Rine,
Shaun Jones, and Hayes Mattern! Full results from the entire program
at Selinsgrove can be found online at 
(September
1, 2025) Rick Eckert Racing enjoyed
a lucrative Labor Day holiday weekend in the Keystone State, as
Rick Eckert was able to amass a trio of podium efforts from August
29-31! Things kicked off on Friday night at the sprawling Bedford
Speedway in Bedford, Pennsylvania with the $12,055 to win 'Labor
Day 55,' which was sanctioned by the Fall Clash tour. Rick qualified
well and later placed third in the dash to earn the inside of the
second row for the start of the A-Main. "Scrub" then moved
up to second to earn an impressive runner-up performance behind
only victor Mason Zeigler!
