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T.J.’s Notebook: Long List of Contenders for the 60th Knoxville Nationals Title
T.J. reveals a long list of drivers he feels are contenders for the 2021 Knoxville Nationals title. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Kemenah Called off the Bench for Surprise Knoxville Effort
Chad Kemenah talks about the trip to Knoxville that was close to not happening and a handful of other notes leading into Monday’s Front Row Challenge. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook from the Joker’s Wild
Carson Short turned up at the Kings Royal as the latest driver of the Pete Grove 70 car. Short, a World of Outlaws feature winner in 2020 at Tri-State Speedway, is making his first appearance at the Kings Royal in what turned out to be a last-minute deal.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Possible Parts Shortages, Drama, and Good Racing
Reading through the race results and reports from around the country every week racing appears to be making strong comeback from the COVID situation that decimated the 2020 season. While many things are starting to trend toward being normal in the racing world, new issues from the COVID shutdowns are starting to pop up in 2021. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: New Nostalgia Created With Eldora/Winchester Weekend
One of the best memories I had race chasing in my youth was loading up the car or camper for a spring trip to Eldora for a chilly night of racing on Saturday followed by a sunny Sunday afternoon at Winchester Speedway. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Online PPV Empowers Fans With Options
With the ever growing pay-per-view market fans in areas that have sprint car programs that may not be as efficient at those at other places now have options. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: 2021 On Track Action Just as Good as Last Year
The 2021 season is already off to a better start than 2020 since racing has taken place through March and August. One thing that is carrying over from 2020 is the quality of the on-track product. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Refreshed After a Real Off Season
IRA returns to Michigan, pavement sprint car racing on Memorial Day Weekend, and more. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: the Urge to Step Away Starting Earlier for Many Drivers
Daryn Pittman’s announcement that he would come off the World of Outlaws tour for 2021 to pursue other business interests continues a trend of top drivers in various disciplines scaling back their racing endeavors or hanging up their helmet entirely.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Late Models on the Front Page, Heroes and Villains, and More
With Labor Day on the horizon and more of my free time becoming available I decided to knock out some writers block and empty out my noteboook from the past week of racing. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Does Thunder Through the Plains Continue Post Pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the biggest challenge I have seen the entire motorsports industry forced to take on in my lifetime. Since series and tracks have slowly returned to action one unintended benefit has been some tremendous races taking place every week. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Consumed with the Ever Changing Calendar
Life may not seem normal if you are stuck at home, not working, or are suffering from catching COVID-19. The sprint car world is slowly awakened over the past three weeks. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Supermodified Turning Laps at Homestead Attracts Social Media Attention
One of the most unusual moments that went viral around racing circles on Saturday was Otto Sitterly blasting around the Homestead Miami Speedway high banked 1.5-mile oval in a winged supermodified. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: All Stars Line Up Another Stout Roster for 2020, GASC This Weekend
The Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions tour presented by Mobil1 added to its already stout lineup of drivers for the 2020 season with the official announcement that Sam Hafertepe Jr. would join the tour this season. […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Forget Looking Back, the Future Looks Promising
The trendy writing topic the past couple of weeks of writing memories and reflections of the past decade will not been seen here. Normally I enjoy waxing nostalgia for everyone to read. Going to sprint car races since birth and running this website since 1996 has given me plenty to reflect on.
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