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September 20, 2026

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Great Lakes Edition: Apathy

By T.J. Buffenbarger Last week I had several people ask me if I was going to the All Star Sprint Car Series program at Butler Motor Speedway. After all the All Stars are a favorite […]

Great Lakes Edition: Home Game

Since the ASCS Lucas Oil Sprint Car tour presented by MAVtv and the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series schedules were announced I had this weekend circled on my calendar. Amidst an extraordinarily busy time in the region for sprint car racing the stars lined up properly for ASCS to appear at Hartford Motor Speedway on Friday night and the World of Outlaws Saturday at I-96 Speedway.

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Great Lakes Edition: Rough night for Michigan drivers at Attica

By T.J. Buffenbarger Several Michigan based race teams made their first appearances of the season at Attica Raceway Park’s opening night last Saturday. Doug Zimmerman, Chase Ridenour, and Dan McCarron all ventured south. Zimmerman’s night […]

Great Lakes Edition: looking forward to 2016

T.J. lists the shows he is looking forward to the most locally during the 2016 season along with a list of open wheel dates that have been announced so far for the upcoming season in the Great Lakes State…

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Great Lakes Edition: Hartford anchors excellent sprint car season for Michigan

When the 2016 Hartford Speedway schedule is released at the beginning of 2016 Sprint Cars likely will not be listed as a “regular” division. After multiple National schedules were released on Thursday it is clear that Sprint Car racing will take center stage multiple times in 2016.

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Great Lakes Edition: Five key points on the SOD rule changes

T.J. has five key points from Friday’s major announcement from the Sprints on Dirt series featuring dramatic car and tire changes for 2016…

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Great Lakes Edition: Busy weekend of racing in the Mitten

Open wheel racing fans in Michigan will have plenty of options to see a race this weekend. Dirt, pavement, winged, and non-wing sprint cars will all see action Friday and/or Saturday throughout the Great Lakes state.

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Double dip is worth the effort for Michigan teams

Friday night at Hartford Speedway at least three Michigan teams will attempt to compete in both the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions and Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP events at Hartford Speedway. As of Wednesday drivers Chase Ridenour, Dustin Daggett, and Ryan Ruhl and their race teams plan on fielding separate cars to compete in both classes.

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T.J.’s Notebook: I-96, Berlin, Eldora’s big double header

By T.J. Buffenbarger When the World of Outlaws / USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series Mother of All Sprint Car Weekends” at Eldora Speedway was announced this winter it was instantly the most anticipated weekend […]

Great Lakes Edition: Ruhl branches out for 2015

After breakout season Ryan Ruhl looks to expand into 410 racing for 2015…

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Michigan Sprint Cars Busy on Dirt and Pavement

With summer in full swing the weekend slate of racing in Michigan is jam packed on blacktop and dirt Friday and Saturday.

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T.J.’s Tuesday Notebook from Butler and Beyond…

Looking back at the All Star Circuit of Champions program at Butler and other notes in the sprint car world…

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Fans Will See Some New Faces During SOD Show at I-96

This Great Lakes Edition features some of the new faces on the SOD tour this season…

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Blog: Michigan Fans Will See More of Christopher Bell in 2014

Thanks to some luck and sponsorship from Northern Michigan sprint car fans in the Great Lakes state will have the opportunity to see Christopher Bell more in 2014.

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