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Great Lakes Edition: Q&A With Butler Motor Speedway Owner Tim Wilber
T.J. and Tim Wilber took a moment out of their busy days to discuss Wilber’s first season of track ownership at Butler Motor Speedway. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: Great 2022 Season Continues This Weekend at Butler and Berlin
While eating lunch on a sunny September day referring to the 80’s group Timbuk 3’s song, ” The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades” seems appropriate. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: GLSS Point Race Still Tight, New Ventures, and Continued Butler Improvement
The Great Lakes Super Sprints get next weekend off after two successful nights of racing Friday at I-96 Speedway and Saturday at Butler Motor Speedway. Exiting the weekend, it appears we are down to a three-horse race for the 2022 GLSS championship. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: In the Blink of an Eye
It is amazing how many things can change in just a week’s time. Proof of this is evident when following the Great Lakes Super Sprints series coming off their most recent weekend of competition. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: I-96 Goes Full Throttle with Three Divisions of Sprint Cars
The revival of the Full Throttle Nationals takes center stage in the Great Lakes State Friday and Saturday at I-96 Speedway. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: Mace Thomas Classic Fills Major Event Void in Michigan Sprint Car Racing
The Mace Thomas Classic has ascended to being the biggest sprint car race in the state of Michigan. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: Hope and Enthusiasm Prevalent Leading Into Opening Night at Butler
Saturday night Butler Motor Speedway will open their gates for racing for the 70th season with newfound excitement courtesy of an ownership change during the off season. Tim Wilbur’s Christmas surprise was revealed officially to the racing world that his family had purchased the 3/8-mile oval in Coldwater, Michigan. Since that day there seems to be a level of positive energy building up to opening night I have not seen since Denny Donaldson took over the facility back in the early 90’s. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: GLSS/NRA News Carries Good Vibes Into a Solid Opening Weekend
The GLSS/NRA merger news led into what was a great opening weekend for both series. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: Ken Mackey Wins in Five Decades; Darin Naida Making First Sprint Car Start Friday
Seeing Ken Mackey in victory lane at Butler Motor Speedway not a new occurrence. Mackey is one of the most decorated drivers in the track’s long, storied history. Last Saturday Mackey put himself in rare air among Michigan race car drivers. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: McCarron Teaming Up with Conway for Kings Royal Run
Dan McCarron is the lone representation of the Great Lakes State this weekend during the 2021 Kings Royal Weekend at Eldora Speedway. McCarron’s Kings Royal effort this year is made possible with assistance from another Michigan sprint car driver, Joe Conway […]
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Great Lakes Edition: Notes from an Enjoyable I-96 Double and More
T.J.’s thoughts on a solid sprint car double header at I-96 Speedway and other notes from around the state. […]
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Great Lakes Edition Column Focus: All Stars Coming to Town
After a high paying two division sprint car program last week I-96 Speedway brings another major event to the area with the Floracing All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 visiting the 3/8-mile facility on Friday. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: All Sprint Car Weekend Coming Up at I-96
One of my favorite racing weekends from the 2019 season was the first appearance of the American Sprint Car Series National Tour at I-96 Speedway. That weekend was circled on my 2020 calendar to cover because of the proximity and to see a series that had only made one previous appearance in Michigan would be received by the race fans. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: Tylar Rankin Finally Breaks Through to Victory Lane
Fourth generation race car driver Tylar Rankin from Coldwater, Michigan made headlines last week picking up the feature win with the Sprints on Dirt series at Butler Motor Speedway on Saturday. When you look at Tylar Rankin’s career statistics to date you will not find a long list of wins. Instead you will find a winding road with a little success in some higher profile moments with the potential of more wins in the future. […]
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Great Lakes Edition: Trying to Exit 2020 on a High Note
While racing season started extremely slow in Michigan due to the COVID-19 outbreak September is shaping up for the year to send on a high note with several special events sprinkled throughout the state. […]