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T.J.’s Takeaways on the 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals
The 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals are in the books. Here are my takeaways from a great week of racing at the Tulsa Expo Raceway. […]
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T.J.’s Takeaways from the Be4theCrowns Showdown at Eldora Speedway
The opening night of the 42nd 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway kicked off the the Be4theCrowns Showdown on Friday with a highly entertaining and efficient night of racing. Here are some takeaways from the opening night of 4-Crown weekend. […]
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T.J.’s Takeaways from the 2024 Season Finale at Butler
Van Gurley’s loyal fan following endures 22 year absence, why I think Chase Ridenour and the Williams Racing Team could have a stellar 2025 season, and how T.J. now prefers going to Butler over medical procedures now that the track is heading in the right direction. […]
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T.J.’s Takeaways from the 500 Tour Event at Berlin Raceway
Finding different ways to explain that Tyler Roahrig is a good race car driver, Jake Trainor’s rising star status, and hopes of a repeat of the 500 Sprint Car Tour weekend highlight’s T.J.’s Takeaways from Saturday night at Berlin Raceway. […]
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T.J.’s Takeaways from the 500 Sprint Car Tour Event at Kalamazoo
Even with all of his success is Tyler Roahrig still underrated, why Kalamazoo Speedway is the best pavement track for sprint cars, and how the Kenyon Midget program was a reminder of how far behind Michigan is with divisions for development of race car drivers. […]
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T.J.’s Takeaways from the GLSS/410 Doubleheader at Butler Motor Speedway
After a couple of days of wondering if we would see any racing this weekend Butler Motor Speedway pulled off a sprint car double header on Saturday night featuring their weekly 410 sprint cars joined by the touring Great Lakes Super Sprints. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Top Young California Open Wheel Talent Choosing Winged Sprint Car Racing
T.J’s commentary on how there has always been great west cost talent in the short track world, but they are choosing to stay in the winged sprint cars longer rather than jumping to another division to get noticed. […]
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T.J.’s Takeaways from the 2024 Knoxville Nationals Finale
Finding more superlatives for Kyle Larson’s talent, why I’m excited about all the young stars that are running well this week, and why I feel the Knoxville Nationals A-Main on Saturday night needs to start 28 cars. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Macedo and Johnson’s Journey to Pairing Up for the World of Outlaws Tour
A random need for a car ride and eventual dinner in February eventually turned into a dream opportunity for Cole Macedo over the summer to join the World of Outlaws tour full time for the 2025 season. That dinner along with other circumstances eventually opened the opportunity for Macedo to live out his dream of being on the road full time sprint car racing. […]
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T.J.’s Takeaways from the Opening Night of the 2024 Knoxville Nationals
After an unusual first night of racing to open the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s, here are my takeaways from Wednesday’s program. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Seeding the 2024 Knoxville Nationals
The daunting endeavor of seeding the entire Knoxville Nationals field was so much fun last year, the decision was made to do it again in 2024. […]
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By the Numbers at Knoxville: Wednesday or Thursday, Does it Matter?
T.J.’s annual dive into some of the numbers behind the Knoxville Nationals looks at the pair of preliminary nights over the past three seasons. […]
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T.J.’s Takeaways from the Jokers Jackpot at Eldora Speedway
The second night of racing at Eldora Speedway is in the books during Kings Royal weekend and David Gravel is $100,000 richer after winning the Joker’s Jackpot with the High Limit Sprint Car Series after a feature that took multiple twists and turns.
Here are my takeaways from a memorable night of racing at the Big E. […]
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TJ’s Takeaways from the Eldora Double Down Duels
The first of four nights of racing at Eldora Speedway is in the books after the Eldora Double Down Duels opened the weekend to set the stage for the $100,000 to win Jokers Jackpot on Saturday. Here are my takeaways from an entertaining night of racing at the Big E. […]
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Hacking the Kings Royal Format: Shall Ye Sandbag in Qualifying?
The Kings Royal uses a format unique to Eldora Speedway that has a close resemblance to the World 100 and Dream before those became multiple day programs. The format has remained largely unchanged since the event began. […]