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: Chili Bowl Perspectives

By T.J. buffenbarger (January 16, 2018) — The 2018 Chili Bowl Nationals is in the history books and racing season is up to full speed at TJSlideways.com headquarters with schedules and news coming in a […]

T.J.’s Thursday Night Picks for the 2018 Chili Bowl Nationals

By T.J. Buffenbarger (January 10, 2018) — Wednesday qualifying night for the 2018 Chili Bowl Nationals for me is not as clear cut as last night’s group. After being a Zac Daum stall away from […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Three Takeaways from Tuesday in Tulsa

After the opening night of the 32nd Annual Chili Bowl Nationals here are three my takeaways

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T.J.’s Notebook: Picks for Tuesday at the 2018 Chili Bowl

By T.J. Buffenbarger (January 9, 2018) — After weeks of watching the growing entry list and a day of practice it’s opening day for the 2018 Chili Bowl Nationals at the Tulsa Expo Raceway. Teams […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Breaking Down the USAC National Schedules

By T.J. Buffenbarger (December 8, 2017) — The 2018 schedules for the USAC National divisions were released Thursday morning at the PRI show. Here are a few thoughts on all three divisions: I’ll start with […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Hot News Items Before PRI

By T.J. Buffenbarger Tuesday was an extremely busy news day that was unexpected considering the Performance Racing Industry trade show doesn’t start until Thursday. Several topics generated a lot of attention and will be among […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Three Takeways on the 2018 Gordon/Hoffman Little 500 Combination

It may seem early to discuss the 70th edition of the Pay Less Little 500, but that event was brought to the forefront on Friday when Hoffman Auto Racing revealed that Eric Gordon would drive for them at Anderson next season.

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T.J.’s Notebook: All Stars Add Atomic, Brindle Announces Retirement…Sort Of

By T.J. Buffenbarger In what normally is one of the quiet weeks of the year in the TJSlideways.com newsroom kicked off early on Monday when the Hoffman family and sponsor Mean Green degreaser announced they […]