Commentary from the staff of TJSlideways.com and other additional feature items.
T.J’s commentary on how there has always been great west cost talent in the short track world, but they are choosing to stay in the winged sprint cars longer rather than jumping to another division to get noticed. […]
Check out how everyone faired from the pre-race seeding for the 2024 Knoxville Nationals. […]
Finding more superlatives for Kyle Larson’s talent, why I’m excited about all the young stars that are running well this week, and why I feel the Knoxville Nationals A-Main on Saturday night needs to start 28 cars. […]
The theme of the Knoxville Nationals in 2024 could end up being, “I’d rather be lucky AND good”. […]
A random need for a car ride and eventual dinner in February eventually turned into a dream opportunity for Cole Macedo over the summer to join the World of Outlaws tour full time for the 2025 season. That dinner along with other circumstances eventually opened the opportunity for Macedo to live out his dream of being on the road full time sprint car racing. […]
Giovanni Scelzi has put himself in position to be in contention for winning one of the biggest sprint car races in the sport. It’s a place Scelzi has been in before sitting on the pole for the Knoxville Nationals in 2021 and leading the Jokers Jackpot earlier this year at Eldora Speedway before crashing out of the feature. […]
After an unusual first night of racing to open the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s, here are my takeaways from Wednesday’s program. […]
The daunting endeavor of seeding the entire Knoxville Nationals field was so much fun last year, the decision was made to do it again in 2024. […]
T.J.’s annual dive into some of the numbers behind the Knoxville Nationals looks at the pair of preliminary nights over the past three seasons. […]
Kasey Jedrzejek comes from a family with deep roots in supermodified racing in the Ohio region. Just a handful of years ago Jedrzerjek was not even that familiar with the ins and outs of dirt track racing. This week the 19-year-old driver from Lagrange, Ohio is headed to the biggest event in all of sprint car racing to compete in the 360 and 410 Knoxville Nationals over the next 10 days. […]
The 2024 edition of the 360 Knoxville Nationals schedule to start Thursday at Knoxville Raceway appears to have drawn one of the stronger entry lists in recent memory for the event. Multiple factors in sprint car racing have created an opportunity to see some names competing we typically would not see until the 410 Nationals. […]
One of the best local races of the 2023 season takes place again this Saturday at Butler Motor Speedway when they host the Chuck Wilson Memorial and Legends Night. The event turned out to be a celebration for Wilson, a standout racer from the Toledo, Ohio area that was multiple time feature inner and track champion at the high banked 3/8-mile oval, and a gathering to reminisce about the over 60-year history of racing at Butler. […]
Cody Jacobs spent a lot of time growing up around Eldora Speedway. Saturday night he stood atop the throne with his driver David Gravel in victory lane after winning the 41st Kings Royal. […]
Michigan race fans have had two teams from the Great Lakes State on hand for the first two nights of Kings Royal joined by a last-minute entry for the remainder of the weekend. […]
The second night of racing at Eldora Speedway is in the books during Kings Royal weekend and David Gravel is $100,000 richer after winning the Joker’s Jackpot with the High Limit Sprint Car Series after a feature that took multiple twists and turns.
Here are my takeaways from a memorable night of racing at the Big E. […]
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