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Three Quick Takes from Wednesday’s Sprint Car Program at Ventura

By T.J. Buffenbarger The opening night of the Turkey Night Grand Prix is in the books. After a wild night of sprint car racing and midget car practice at Ventura here are a trio of […]

T.J’s Notebook: Breaking Down the 2018 World of Outlaws Schedule

By T.J. Buffenbarger Breaking down 90+ dates of racing upon the release of the 2018 World of Outlaws schedule is always a difficult task. Here are my initial takes on the schedule for the upcoming […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Weekend Recap and Scheduling Thoughts

By T.J. Buffenbarger (November 15, 2017) — With another National championship decided and the Turkey Night Grand Prix looming brings the closing of another racing season while schedule and race event notifications for 2018 are […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Rival for Schatz?

By T.J. Buffenbarger (November 6, 2017) — With the 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series coming to a close during the World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway Donny Schatz […]

T.J.’s Notebook: 2018 Changes Starting to Take Place

By T.J. Buffenbarger The question of what Joey Saldana would be up to in 2018 was partially answered with Rudeen Racing’s announcement of fielding a two car team next year. Saldana will team up with […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Weekend Takes

By T.J. Buffenbarger With the season winding down, conversation is starting to shift from races taking place over the weekend to what is ahead in 2018. There are still some major events to finish off […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Could Smackdown Eventually Become the Knoxville Nationals of Non-Wing Racing

By T.J. Buffenbarger Tonight’s opening event for the Kokomo Sprint Car Smack Down featuring free general admission is start of four of the biggest days in non-wing sprint car racing. With the sixth edition on […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Wrapping Up the 2017 Knoxville Nationals

Closing out the Knoxville Nationals with some sort of column/blog is always the most difficult task I face every year. Trying to convey the biggest four days of sprint car racing in the world is […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Wednesday Night at the 2017 Nationals

By T.J. Buffenbarger Going into Wednesday’s BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night at the 5 Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores it was well known that Kyle Larson would likely not be able […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Bell Focused on Capturing the Crown

By T.J. Buffenbarger Christopher Bell has experienced an extraordinary amount of success at Eldora Speedway. With victories in NASCAR Trucks, USAC Midgets, 360 Sprint Cars, USAC Silver Crown Cars, and now the World of Outlaws […]

T.J.’s Notebook: 2017 Brad Doty Classic a Story of Perseverance

By T.J. Buffenbarger The 29th Brad Doty Classic Tuesday night at Attica Raceway Park had stories of perseverance from race officials to the race winner. David Gravel’s victory at the Doty ended an eventful night […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Plenty of Buzz

After a great Indiana Midget Week and Eastern Storm and Ohio Speedweek there is a lot of positive buzz going on right now in short track open wheel racing…

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T.J.’s Notebook: USAC at Knoxville a Hit, Indiana Midget Week on Deck

By T.J. Buffenbarger With Illinois Speedweek, USCS Speedweek, and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum inductions behind us the weeks continue to get busier with Indiana Midget Week and Ohio Sprint Speedweek […]