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August 17, 2025

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[ August 17, 2025 ] Parker Price Miller steers to Paragon All Star win _Front Page News
[ August 17, 2025 ] KODY SWANSON BECOMES 4-TIME BETTENHAUSEN 100 WINNER AT SPRINGFIELD _Front Page News
[ August 17, 2025 ] Jason Martin Breaks Through at El Paso County for First National ASCS Win of 2025 _Front Page News
[ August 17, 2025 ] CAP HENRY INVADES SHARON TO BECOME 5TH DIFFERENT “410” SPRINT CAR WINNER IN 6 RACES _Front Page News
[ August 17, 2025 ] Scotty Milan Hard-Charges to First Win with POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprints at Lucas Oil Speedway _Front Page News
[ August 17, 2025 ] CHASE HOWARD GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE TO WIN NIGHT 2 OF THE USCS CLAYHILL CLASH _Front Page News
[ August 17, 2025 ] Wesley Smith Perfect in POWRi WAR Victory at Lucas Oil Speedway _Front Page News
[ August 17, 2025 ] Gamble pays off for Hulsey with USL victory _Front Page News
[ August 17, 2025 ] Teenagers Weese & Baur Score In Lorain MSR Midwest Lights Twin 20s _Front Page News
[ August 17, 2025 ] Photo Gallery: GLSS/410 Double Header at Butler Motor Speedway Butler Motor Speedway

Great Lakes Edition: SOD and Late Model Pairing at I-96 Should be a Home Run

For over a decade one of the things I have wanted to see on a schedule in Michigan is a doubleheader of a top flight regional late model series paired up with a top flight area sprint car series. On May 26th that idea will finally come to fruition courtesy of Motor City Promotions and I-96 Speedway. […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Young Stars Shine at Attica

Youth was served Friday and Saturday at Attica Raceway Park… […]

Great Lakes Edition: SOD Event at Berlin Closes 2017 Sprint Car Season in Michigan

By T.J. Buffenbarger The announcement of the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series returning to Berlin Raceway in 2017 was a welcome announcement via SOD’s social media outlets on Wednesday. The September […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Season Starts for Ohio and Indiana

When you live in the Michigan/Indiana/Ohio area the last two weeks of March takes on a different feel. […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Brooms Galore!

By T.J. Buffenbarger The past weekend of sprint car racing saw plenty of brooms being handed out for weekend “sweeps” of feature events. The sweep receiving the most press was Donny Schatz winning both World […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Schatz Not Looking for Early Retirement

By T.J. Buffenbarger There is a growing trend of modern athletes’ choosing to step away from their sport at the top of their game. In Motorsports along we have seen sudden retirements of top flight […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Fresh Faces Could Produce New All “Stars”

When the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions push off for their first event of the 2017 season Thursday night at Bubba Raceway Park the series the makeup of the teams viaing for the 2017 series championship will look vastly different than 2016. […]

Great Lakes Edition: Meseraull Fielding His Own Entry with Michigan Based Support

By T.J. Buffenabarger When Thomas Meseraull rolls out with his own race team in 2017 one of his biggest supporters will be from the Great Lakes State. Don Whitney has been involved in sprint car […]

T.J.’s Tuesday Notebook: the Calm Before the Storm

This past weekend and this weekend are the closest thing to quiet before things ramp up with Florida Speedweeks. Races in United States are starting to pick up and drivers that have competed overseas are starting to make their way home to start the 2017 season.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Classic from the Couch

The longer I run TJSlideways.com my interest in International sprint car racing grows. Thanks to the wonders of technology I rolled out of bed Sunday morning at 5:00 a.m. to catch the last two B-Mains and the feature during the finale of the Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway in Warrnambool, Australia. My morning of “Classic from the Couch” was a great way to start the day. […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Mansfield Removing Pavement is a Game Changer

Mansfield Speedway announced on Wednesday the scope of the track’s conversion to a dirt racing surface changed by removing the existing blacktop surface. Originally the plan was to lay the dirt over the blacktop, but after evaluating the surface and potential pitfalls the decision was made remove the asphalt. Thursday the first images appeared of the work taking place. […]