The heat races were incredible all night at the first night of the Eldora doubleheader. In particular the third sprint car heat race that featured a spirited dual with J.J. Yeley, Bill Rose, Tony Jones, and Tyler Walker. This quartet of drivers raced three, and for a couple of laps four wide all around the Eldora ½-mile oval. […]
The great fans of Fremont, Ohio will be getting a taste of something different on Wednesday (weather permitting) when non-wing sprint cars invade the 1/3-mile fairgrounds oval. […]
Boston Reid thrilled the crowd in his hometown of Kokomo, Indiana Sunday night by winning the GLOSS sprint car feature at the Kokomo Speedway. Boston, who graduated June 8th from High School, was still on cloud nine Monday about the big win. […]
During my 23 years of race chasing and the past 6 seasons of doing TJ Slideways.com (has it really been that long?) I have been to some of the biggest open wheel events in the world. Some are still going strong such at the Kings Royal, the Amoco Knoxville Nationals, Ohio Speedweek, and the 4-Crown Nationals. […]
The Gumout Series got a bit of bad news and a bit of good news on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway concerning who would be chasing the 2001 title. Saturday the Guy Forbrook team with Jeff Shepard secured funding to stay on the road with the Pennzoil World of Outlaws. No word on who the sponsor will be. […]
Byron Reed outran early leaders Kevin Huntley and Travis Rilat Saturday night at Attica Raceway Park to win the All Star Sprint Coors Nationals 40-lap feature on Sarah Fisher night. Reed, aboard his family owned Reebar Die Casting Maxim rode Hoosier Tires into victory lane. […]
36 Pennzoil World of Outlaws machines and 25 Ohio Lottery NRA 360 sprint car machines checked in for Friday night’s show. […]
What a difference a week makes. Last weekend saw myself and a guest freeze at Attica through a tremendous feature, warm up slightly only to have it rain before the heat races at Eldora, and then see snow on the way home when we should have been seeing a double dip with USAC Worldcom National midgets and Stoops/Freightliner Sprint Cars. The Anderson event was rescheduled for one week later, and at the last moment Mudclodbob, Patrick Poor, and myself hopped in the car and headed down to the Glen Niebel Classic. […]
Tim Hunter won the NRA season finale during Labor Day Weekend at Limaland Motorsports Park. […]
By TJ Buffenbarger Merlin, ONT — (May 20th, 2000) — Andy James from Lima, Ohio was able claim his first sprint car feature with the Sprints On Dirt over a very strong field of 29 […]
Bill Rose was able to capitalize on a last lap mistake by Eric Shively, and beat Tony Elliott by inches at the line to win the opening feature of the 2000 season at the Gas City I-69 Speedway. […]
The Pennzoil World of Outlaws has changed dramatically since television and more money has come into the sport. The teams are all looking for advantages over their competition, and the latest craze is taking sprint cars to a chassis dyno similar to what the Winston Cup Cars use.
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As always there was some information I couldn’t quite squeeze into my notes column, so I saved a little bit of info on the weekend action at Attica. […]
I just got back from the “Parade of Champions” in Lansing for the Michigan State Spartans National Championship Basketball game. It seems as if MSU has made Florida kind of its whipping boy after the Citrus Bowl and now winning the National Championship over the Gators. I’m almost sure MSU could take them in Ice Hockey as well! Great job State, and thankfully no discount store couches burned in the celebration this time around! […]
Jay Drake won the USAC National Sprint Car Series feature Saturday night at Eldora Speedway. Danny Smith, Kasey Kahne, Tony Elliott, and J.J. Yeley rounded out the top five. […]
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