TJ’s Notebook

January 16, 2026

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[ January 16, 2026 ] Alec Insley Leads NZ Midget Championship Points Going Into Saturday’s Finale _Front Page News
[ January 16, 2026 ] T.J.’s Takeaways About the GLSS Switch to American Racer _Top Features
[ January 16, 2026 ] GLSS Names American Racer as Official tire for 2026; GLTS and GLLS Opens Tire Rule _Top Stories
[ January 16, 2026 ] Carson Macedo Wins Sprintcar Power Tour Feature at Tolmer _Top Stories
[ January 16, 2026 ] Photo Gallery: 2026 Chili Bowl Nationals Thursday Prelminary _Top Features
[ January 15, 2026 ] Bell’s Boldness Leads to Victory Thursday at the Chili Bowl _Uncategorized
[ January 15, 2026 ] Photo Gallery: 2026 Chili Bowl Nationals Wednesday Night Preliminary _Top Features
[ January 15, 2026 ] World of Outlaws Return to Colorado September 14th _Front Page News
[ January 15, 2026 ] T.J.’s Notebook: RaceSaver Looks to Break the Mold by Producing Their Own Alternate Tire _Top Stories
[ January 14, 2026 ] T.J.’s Takeaways from Wednesday at the Chili Bowl Nationals _Top Features

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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T.J.’s Notebook: 2019 Christmas Wish List

What does T.J. want from the racing world for Christmas…?

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T.J.’s Notebook: Gravel’s Opportunity Brings Optimism

The announcement David Gravel would drive select NASCAR Truck Series events for GMS Racing is interesting for the open wheel world.

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T.J.’s Notebook: Thoughts on Valvoline Raceway and More

This week’s notebook covers the situation at Valvoline Raceway, the World of Outlaws point race, how T.J. was wrong about the Ford engine program, and one of the more unusual feature wins mentioned in the obscure race of the week.

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T.J.’s Notebook: Storylines Going Into the 15th Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

See some of the storylines to follow during the 15th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.

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Brown Rides Wave of Success This Season into Thursday’s Preliminary at Knoxville

Brian Brown and his Casey’s General Stores/FVP sponsored team have entered the Knoxville Nationals over the past decade as the most likely among the regular competitors at the Knoxville Raceway with a shot at winning the biggest event in sprint car racing.

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T.J.’s Weekend Notebook: Week of the Weird

By T.J. Buffenbarger Between rain, races held at alternate locations with 24-hours’ notice, and unusual accidents last week the 2019 Ohio Sprint Speedweek will be remembered for a long time. The past couple of years […]

T.J.’s Notebook: More ASCS National Tour Please…

After two great nights and some of the feedback afterwards Michigan sprint car fans want more of the ASCS National Tour with the Great Lakes Super Sprints in 2020…

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T.J.’s Notebook: Beaver’s Dry Streak Ends as Most of the Country was Soggy

By T.J. Buffenbarger Weather was the major theme again last weekend as multiple races were impacted by rain. From the time our event list was posted on Friday morning 46 events (55 main events in […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Prioritizing in the Rain

Every spring there are at least a couple of weeks where a large portion of the races around the country are cancelled due to weather. This is not only problematic to fans, race teams, and track operators. It’s very problematic to us. Having a business that is based on racing news and not having any results during a busy time of year is a challenge I’ve been tackling for over 20 years.

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