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July 3, 2026

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[ July 3, 2026 ] Wight Opens ESS CNY Speedweek with Win at Weedsport _Front Page News
[ July 3, 2026 ] SCHROEDER LEAD THEM ALL AT THE MAG IN USCS HOLIDAY WEEKEND OPENER _Front Page News
[ July 3, 2026 ] Alt, Spitz Score Heats; Sivia Fast Time Before Storms Halt Plymouth Special _Front Page News
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[ July 3, 2026 ] 2026 USAC HALL OF FAME CLASS INDUCTED _Front Page News
[ July 3, 2026 ] Team Abold Racing’s Fourth Annual Bike Giveaway Returns July 18 at Oswego Speedway _Front Page News
[ July 3, 2026 ] Mohrfeld Solar Sprint Invaders Hit the Bullring in Benton County Sunday! _Front Page News
[ July 2, 2026 ] Justin Sanders captures win and $5,000 at Silver Dollar _Front Page News
[ July 1, 2026 ] DANNER DELIVERS SWEET REDEMPTION WITH BC39 VICTORY _Top Stories
[ July 1, 2026 ] Chase Dietz chases down Macri for Port Royal win _Top Stories

Great Lakes Edition: I-96/Crystal Combo Makes for a Great Opening Weekend

By T.J. Buffenbarger (May 2, 2017) — Last weekend’s weather that was not very conducive to motorsports has inadvertently setup one of my favorite Friday/Saturday combinations for sprint car racing in Michigan. Growing up weekends […]

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.

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

Youth was served Friday and Saturday at Attica Raceway Park…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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