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September 22, 2026

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[ September 20, 2026 ] Feature Winners: Saturday, September 19, 2026 All Star Circuit of Champions
[ September 20, 2026 ] Colin Mackey Collects First Career Sprint Car Win at Skagit _Front Page News
[ September 20, 2026 ] Justin Sanders Uses Final Lap Pass to Win the Dennis Roth Classic _Top Stories
[ September 19, 2026 ] Thorson Wins the Hocket/McMillin Memorial _Top Stories
[ September 19, 2026 ] Tyler Schullick Wins ISMA/MSA Feature at Evans Mills _Front Page News
[ September 19, 2026 ] Cameron Smith Wins the Gobrecht Classic at BAPS _Front Page News
[ September 19, 2026 ] Thomas Wins the Haubstadt Hustler _Top Stories
[ September 19, 2026 ] Sheridan Goes Back to Back at the Northern Sprint Car Nationals _Top Stories
[ September 19, 2026 ] Jordan Kinser Wins at Paragon _Front Page News
[ September 19, 2026 ] Sprint Invaders Rained Out at Hawkeye Downs _Front Page News

Great Lakes Edition: Hartford Sprint Car Double for Just $12.00

By T.J. Buffenbarger This weekend the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP and Lane Automotive Michigan Traditional Sprints will share the bill Friday at Hartford Motor Speedway. The Hartford event is one of […]

T.J.’s Notebook: 2017 Brad Doty Classic a Story of Perseverance

By T.J. Buffenbarger The 29th Brad Doty Classic Tuesday night at Attica Raceway Park had stories of perseverance from race officials to the race winner. David Gravel’s victory at the Doty ended an eventful night […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Plenty of Buzz

After a great Indiana Midget Week and Eastern Storm and Ohio Speedweek there is a lot of positive buzz going on right now in short track open wheel racing…

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Storylines Going into a Busy Weekend in Michigan Open Wheel Racing

It should be a hot weekend of weather and racing this week as sprint cars are in action on dirt and pavement around the state. Here are some of the story lines going into the weekend.

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T.J.’s Notebook: USAC at Knoxville a Hit, Indiana Midget Week on Deck

By T.J. Buffenbarger With Illinois Speedweek, USCS Speedweek, and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum inductions behind us the weeks continue to get busier with Indiana Midget Week and Ohio Sprint Speedweek […]

Great Lakes Edition: Kalamazoo Features the Speed of Sprint Cars Friday

Aaron Pierce’s qualifying efforts at Kalamazoo Speedway have been spectacular enough to warrant an early arrival to the world’s fastest 3/8-mile oval. In 2015 Pierce blistered Kalamazoo with a lap of 10.114 seconds on his first qualifying lap and might have been faster had he not slipped on the second, having to chase his car up the banking in turn four to avoid pile driving the wall.

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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 […]