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T.J.’s Notebook from Berlin and Eldora

By T.J. Buffenbarger Last Saturday’s World of Outlaws sprint car program at Berlin Raceway was another successful venture with a huge crowd, improved car count, and surprising finish with Donny Schatz passing Daryn Pittman off […]

Great Lakes Edition: Five key points on the SOD rule changes

T.J. has five key points from Friday’s major announcement from the Sprints on Dirt series featuring dramatic car and tire changes for 2016…

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Great Lakes Edition: Busy weekend of racing in the Mitten

Open wheel racing fans in Michigan will have plenty of options to see a race this weekend. Dirt, pavement, winged, and non-wing sprint cars will all see action Friday and/or Saturday throughout the Great Lakes state.

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Hammers leading the revival of Millstream Speedway

This Sunday UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions will visit Millstream Speedway in Findlay, Ohio for the second time this season. 20 years ago an All Star visit to Millstream would be a normal thing, but for most of the past 20 years except for some short stints of operation Millstream has remained devoid of racing action. For the first time since 2010 that has changed with Randy and Lisa Hammer signing a lease agreement to operate the Speedway in 2014. One year later Millstream has held two events leading into Sunday’s second visit with the All Stars.

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Friday notes from Knoxville Raceway

By T.J. Buffenbarger Friday night’s Knoxville program once again produced some compelling stories with Bryan Clauson, Danny Dietrich, Brent Marks, and Billy Alley getting the 16th – 20th starting positions in Saturday night’s A-Main based […]

Sunday’s podium finishers the most likely challengers for Schatz

Looking for someone that might be able to beat Donny Schatz for the first time in four years at Knoxville? Sunday’s podium finishers might be the best place to start…

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Double dip is worth the effort for Michigan teams

Friday night at Hartford Speedway at least three Michigan teams will attempt to compete in both the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions and Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP events at Hartford Speedway. As of Wednesday drivers Chase Ridenour, Dustin Daggett, and Ryan Ruhl and their race teams plan on fielding separate cars to compete in both classes.

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Shane Stewart’s story a good lesson in sprint car perseverance

Early Sunday morning Shane Stewart was enjoying the spoils of winning the 32nd Annual Kings Royal, having a top flight ride with Larson/Marks racing. Stewart is having a good season with the World of Outlaws that has put him second in the point standings to Donny Schatz. While Stewart is on top right now it hasn’t always been that way.

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TJ’s Prediction: Royal is Schatz’s to Lose…

Donny Schatz is having a season for the ages. Not since the days of the prime of Steve Kinser and Doug Wolfgang has a driver rolled through the sprint car world like Schatz has this season. Internationally Schatz has 26 victories this season with 20 of them coming in World of Outlaws competition. To win nearly half of the races in what is the toughest sprint car series in the World is nothing short of remarkable.

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T.J.’s Travels: Five things I enjoy about the Kings Royal

Today official starts our coverage of the 3 Kings Royal weekend. I don’t planning on letting Mother Nature ruin what should be a pretty good weekend of racing at Eldora. Here are five reasons the Kings Royal is one of my favorite events to cover over the past 20 years on TJSlideways.com.

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Five things to keep in mind during Ohio Sprint Speedweek

Five things to keep in mind before the start of the 2015 edition of Ohio Sprint Speedweek….

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T.J.’s take on winged pavement sprint car racing in the area

Saturday night’s Auto Value Bumper to Bumper sprint car series event at Kalamazoo Speedway was the second winged pavement sprint car race I have attended this season. Earlier in the month I went to a Must See Racing series event at Berlin Raceway…

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T.J.’s Travels: Remembering Butch Dowker…

By T.J. Buffenbarger When I was five years old the first sprint car I ever sat in resided in the shop at Dowker Engines in my hometown of Charlotte, MI. Butch Dowker was the man […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Home team wins at Anderson

Chris Windom visited victory lane for the second time in the Pay Less Little 500, but for car owner Jason Goacher winning the Little 500 fulfilled one of his life long dreams…

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Having a strong Silver Crown division is important

Last night’s Hoosier Hundred featured a 29 car field of USAC Silver Crown cars with 27 starting the feature. Compared to just a few years ago this is a complete turnaround for a series that was on life support. Having the Silver Crown division alive and healthy is good for open wheel racing overall for a multitude of different reasons.

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