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T.J.’s Notebook: Breaking Down the USAC National Schedules

By T.J. Buffenbarger (December 8, 2017) — The 2018 schedules for the USAC National divisions were released Thursday morning at the PRI show. Here are a few thoughts on all three divisions: I’ll start with […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Hot News Items Before PRI

By T.J. Buffenbarger Tuesday was an extremely busy news day that was unexpected considering the Performance Racing Industry trade show doesn’t start until Thursday. Several topics generated a lot of attention and will be among […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Three Takeways on the 2018 Gordon/Hoffman Little 500 Combination

It may seem early to discuss the 70th edition of the Pay Less Little 500, but that event was brought to the forefront on Friday when Hoffman Auto Racing revealed that Eric Gordon would drive for them at Anderson next season.

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T.J.’s Notebook: All Stars Add Atomic, Brindle Announces Retirement…Sort Of

By T.J. Buffenbarger In what normally is one of the quiet weeks of the year in the TJSlideways.com newsroom kicked off early on Monday when the Hoffman family and sponsor Mean Green degreaser announced they […]

Three quick takes from the Turkey Night Grand Prix

After a thrown down, slide job, exciting 77th edition of the Turkey Night Grand Prix here are three quick takes from the night’s action:

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Three Quick Takes from Wednesday’s Sprint Car Program at Ventura

By T.J. Buffenbarger The opening night of the Turkey Night Grand Prix is in the books. After a wild night of sprint car racing and midget car practice at Ventura here are a trio of […]

T.J’s Notebook: Breaking Down the 2018 World of Outlaws Schedule

By T.J. Buffenbarger Breaking down 90+ dates of racing upon the release of the 2018 World of Outlaws schedule is always a difficult task. Here are my initial takes on the schedule for the upcoming […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Breaking Down the 2018 All Star Circuit of Champions Schedule

By T.J. Buffenbarger Most of the standard dates during the Tony Stewart ownership era of the All Star Circuit of Champions are in place. Here are a few takeaways from the initial realize of the […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Weekend Recap and Scheduling Thoughts

By T.J. Buffenbarger (November 15, 2017) — With another National championship decided and the Turkey Night Grand Prix looming brings the closing of another racing season while schedule and race event notifications for 2018 are […]

Great Lakes Edition: Banquet Season is Upon Us

By T.J. Buffenbarger (November 7, 2017) — With all of the races in the books for the 2018 season in Michigan the “rubber chicken” circuit has heated up last weekend with with various banquets across […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Rival for Schatz?

By T.J. Buffenbarger (November 6, 2017) — With the 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series coming to a close during the World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway Donny Schatz […]

T.J.’s Notebook: 2018 Changes Starting to Take Place

By T.J. Buffenbarger The question of what Joey Saldana would be up to in 2018 was partially answered with Rudeen Racing’s announcement of fielding a two car team next year. Saldana will team up with […]

Great Lakes Edition: Five Storylines Leading Into 2018

With the 2017 season compete and the banquet circuit about to begin its time to start looking ahead to 2018. After a very interesting year there are a lot of things to look forward to next season.

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T.J.’s Notebook: Weekend Takes

By T.J. Buffenbarger With the season winding down, conversation is starting to shift from races taking place over the weekend to what is ahead in 2018. There are still some major events to finish off […]

T.J.’s Travels: Cruea’s Montana Adventure Reminds Us Racing is Supposed to be Fun

Today’s world of motorsports for the weekend warrior is a highly professional endeavor with press releases, trade shows, and a lot of time spent trying to maintain a racing program that may only see one or two race tracks a year. Often these endeavors are at the expense of having fun. For Adam Cruea and his race team having fun is still the primary object, no matter how far they venture from home.

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