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T.J.’s Takeaways: Sprint Car Racing Happened at Knoxville (and it was Glorious), Cautions for Spins, and the Little Crate that Almost Did

If Saturday night’s program featuring the All Star Circuit of Champions and 360 sprint cars at Knoxville Raceway didn’t get you excited for the upcoming 360 and 410 Knoxville Nationals, than I don’t know what will.

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T.J.’s Takeaways From the Night…err, Day Before the Kings Royal

In a touch over 15 hours from when we left Eldora Speedway the Knight Before the Kings Royal is complete after running a Saturday morning program at Eldora Speedway that nudged into the early afternoon hours with David Gravel picking up his second victory of the weekend. Here are three takeaways from the daytime program.

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Dumesny and Hampton Take Advantage of Opportunity to Make the HBO A-Main

The Eldora Speedway format used for major events is starting to become popular among smaller teams in the sport. Thursday night at Eldora saw several smaller teams take advantage of the opportunity given to them by the format to make their first crown jewel event.

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T.J.’s Takeaways from the Jokers Wild at Eldora Speedway

The opening night of the 39th Kings Royal weekend is complete with David Gravel winning the Jokers Wild feature event on Wednesday night.

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T.J.’s Takeaways from the Announcement of the High Limit Sprint Car Series

Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet put the sprint car world on notice by dropping the announcement of the High Limit Sprint Car Series on the opening day of Kings Royal weekend at Eldora Speedway. After reading the initial announcement and the press conference here are my takeaways about the formation of the new series.

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T.J.’s Takeaways from the GLSS/410 Sprint Car Double Header at Butler Motor Speedway

T.J.’s takeaways from his first trip to Butler Motor Speedway in eight years.

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T.J.’s Notebook: a Full Throttle Wrap Up

Nate Dussel left Michigan early Sunday morning as the supreme conqueror of the Full Throttle Nationals at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. Dussel, from Bradner, Ohio left the mitten state with three victories and a second-place finish in feature competition with the FAST on Dirt 410 sprint Cars and Great Lakes Super Sprints 360 Sprint Cars.

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T.J.’s Takeaways from the 2022 Full Throttle Nationals

After two nights and six sprint car features during the Full Throttle Nationals at I-96 Speedway here are my takeaways.

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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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T.J.’s Notebook from the 2022 Little 500: the Humble Champion

Tyler Roahrig still seemed to be in shock last Saturday night that he was standing in victory lane at Anderson Speedway for the second time after winning the Lucas Oil Little 500 presented by UAW. While going through all the obligations of the winner.

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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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T.J.’s Notebook From the All Star Triple Header Weekend and More

This past weekend for myself centered around the All Star Circuit of Champions three nights of racing Friday at I-96 Speedway for the Mace Thomas Classic, Saturday at Wayne County Speedway, and closing out the weekend Sunday at Waynesfield Raceway Park.

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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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T.J.’s Takeaways from the 2022 GLSS Opener at Crystal Motor Speedway

After a wild night on an unseasonably warm April evening the Great Lakes Super Sprint season is underway for 2022. Here are a trio of takeaways from the opener.

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