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T.J.’s Takeaways From Friday at Port Royal

After an incredible feature event Friday night at Port Royal Speedway here are my takeaways to kick off Tuscarora 50 weekend.

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Great Lakes Edition: Busy Labor Day Weekend Ahead With Something for Everyone

Labor Day weekend is a sign of sprint car racing winding down for the year with one of the busiest weekends of the 2023 season on tap.

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T.J.’s Notebook: Hefty Hardware, Hard Chargers, and Unexpected Moments Highlight Mace Thomas Classic at Butler

Life is pretty good when getting the winning hardware home is the biggest issue of the evening.

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T.J.’s Takeaways from the Mace Thomas Classic

There is a lot to unpack after the return of the All Star Circuit of Champions to Butler Motor Speedway. From point swings, my bad takes from early in the week, and the amazing energy that carried through Saturday’s event there are no lack of things to discuss.

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T.J.’s Notebook: Kraig Kinser Nets Strong Run Driving for Pete Grove at Tri-City

Kraig Kinser’s podium finish driving for Pete Grove, Zeb Wise’s thoughts on racing on front of the home crowd tonight, and a good local turnout despite storm damage throughout most of the area highlight this edition of T.J.’s Notebook.

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T.J.’s Takeaways from the All Star Circuit of Champions Event at Tri-City

After 22 years of dreaming what a major sprint car race would look like in the Bay City/Saginaw/Midland/Flint market, that dream came to fruition on Friday night with Zeb Wise ripping the top on the way to a convincing victory at Tri-City Motor Speedway. Before I seek out some caffeination for my two and half hour drive home to sleep in my own bed, here are my takeaways from the dream come true night.

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Great Lakes Edition: All Star Weekend Preview

Check out our weekend preview of the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 visit to Michigan Friday at the Tri-City Motor Speedway and Saturday at Butler Motor Speedway for the $8,500 to win Mace Thomas Classic.

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T.J.’s Notebook: Great Racing is the Best Cure for the Knoxville Hangover

The week after the Knoxville Nationals often can feel like a drag. Typically, I’m right back at the racetrack for a couple of nights following the Nationals, but this year I took a week off knowing the Kokomo Sprint Car Smack Down and All Star Circuit of Champions invasion of the Mitten were looming.

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T.J.’s Notebook: Litt Resilient After Berlin Crash

Ryan Litt had plenty of reasons to celebrate after winning the Must See Racing sprint car event last Saturday at Berlin Raceway. Just under one month before his sprint car victory Litt left Berin in the back of an ambulance after vicious supermodified crash.

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T.J.’s Takeaways from the Finale of the 62nd Knoxville Nationals

Another Knoxville Nationals is in the books, and it was another great 10 days of racing from the 360 Nationals to the finale of the 410 Nationals tonight. Here are my takeaways from the finale of the 62nd edition of the event.

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T.J.’s Takeaways from Hard Knox Night 2023

Another fun “Hard Knox” night at the Knoxville Natioanls is in the books. Here are my takeaways from one of the most interesting nights of racing each year at the Nationals.

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T.J.’s Takeaways from Thursday at the 2023 Knoxville Nationals

After a thrilling night of racing from start to finish there is a lot to unpack as the first 16 starters in Saturday’s A-Main for the Knoxville Nationals are set. Here are my takeaways from the second night of racing.

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T.J.’s Notebook From the 2023 Knoxville Nationals Opener: Randall Continues to Raise Profile with Second Place Finish

Chase Randall has been touted as one of the rising stars in the sport of sprint car racing. Spending the 2023 season competing at Knoxville Raceway made that spotlight a little brighter by leading the 360 Sprint Car point standings and being chosen by TKS Motorsports for the 410 sprint car entry in June.

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T.J.’s Takeaways from Opening Night of the Knoxville Nationals

After a wild night of racing to open the 2023 edition of the Knoxville Nationals that saw several top contenders stumble, here are my takeaways from an unusual night at the Marion County Fairgrounds.

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