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T.J.’s Takeaways: Sharks Devour Prelims, Defending Home Turf, and a Rookie Class for the Ages

I wrote coming into the 61st Knoxville Nationals I felt that this year’s edition was as wide open as any I have attended regarding who could win the event. Thursday strengthened that position, which will be reflected below in my takeaways following the preliminary programs are now in the books […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Low Point Totals Concern Top Drivers after Wednesday’s Preliminary Program

One day removed from a crazy preliminary night to open the 60th Knoxville Nationals that saw 18 of the top 20 qualifiers fail to transfer through their heat race into the main event. This resulted in Donny Schatz and David Gravel tying in points with Schatz winning the tiebreaker of highest feature finish to be the highest point driver for the night, but only accumulating 469 points. […]

T.J.’s Takeaways from a Wacky Wednesday at Knoxville

After one of the most unusual nights of racing I have witnessed in my 27 years of coming to the Knoxville Nationals here is my takeaways from the Wednesday night preliminary program. […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Wide Open Nationals

The term wide open in motorsports is used to describe being able to hold down the throttle all the way around the race track. Coming into the 61st Knoxville Nationals I am using it to describe the pool of potential winners of the biggest event in sprint car racing. […]

Great Lakes Edition: In the Blink of an Eye

It is amazing how many things can change in just a week’s time. Proof of this is evident when following the Great Lakes Super Sprints series coming off their most recent weekend of competition. […]

T.J.’s Takeaways: Sprint Car Racing Happened at Knoxville (and it was Glorious), Cautions for Spins, and the Little Crate that Almost Did

If Saturday night’s program featuring the All Star Circuit of Champions and 360 sprint cars at Knoxville Raceway didn’t get you excited for the upcoming 360 and 410 Knoxville Nationals, than I don’t know what will. […]

T.J.’s Takeaways From the Night…err, Day Before the Kings Royal

In a touch over 15 hours from when we left Eldora Speedway the Knight Before the Kings Royal is complete after running a Saturday morning program at Eldora Speedway that nudged into the early afternoon hours with David Gravel picking up his second victory of the weekend. Here are three takeaways from the daytime program.
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Dumesny and Hampton Take Advantage of Opportunity to Make the HBO A-Main

The Eldora Speedway format used for major events is starting to become popular among smaller teams in the sport. Thursday night at Eldora saw several smaller teams take advantage of the opportunity given to them by the format to make their first crown jewel event. […]

T.J.’s Takeaways from the Jokers Wild at Eldora Speedway

The opening night of the 39th Kings Royal weekend is complete with David Gravel winning the Jokers Wild feature event on Wednesday night. […]

T.J.’s Takeaways from the Announcement of the High Limit Sprint Car Series

Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet put the sprint car world on notice by dropping the announcement of the High Limit Sprint Car Series on the opening day of Kings Royal weekend at Eldora Speedway. After reading the initial announcement and the press conference here are my takeaways about the formation of the new series. […]

T.J.’s Takeaways from the GLSS/410 Sprint Car Double Header at Butler Motor Speedway

T.J.’s takeaways from his first trip to Butler Motor Speedway in eight years. […]

T.J.’s Notebook: a Full Throttle Wrap Up

Nate Dussel left Michigan early Sunday morning as the supreme conqueror of the Full Throttle Nationals at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. Dussel, from Bradner, Ohio left the mitten state with three victories and a second-place finish in feature competition with the FAST on Dirt 410 sprint Cars and Great Lakes Super Sprints 360 Sprint Cars. […]

T.J.’s Takeaways from the 2022 Full Throttle Nationals

After two nights and six sprint car features during the Full Throttle Nationals at I-96 Speedway here are my takeaways. […]

Great Lakes Edition: I-96 Goes Full Throttle with Three Divisions of Sprint Cars

The revival of the Full Throttle Nationals takes center stage in the Great Lakes State Friday and Saturday at I-96 Speedway. […]

T.J.’s Notebook from the 2022 Little 500: the Humble Champion

Tyler Roahrig still seemed to be in shock last Saturday night that he was standing in victory lane at Anderson Speedway for the second time after winning the Lucas Oil Little 500 presented by UAW. While going through all the obligations of the winner.
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