TJ’s Notebook

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T.J’s Notebook from the 2016 Pay Less Little 500

Kody Swanson’s road to becoming the first California driver to win the event did not come easy. Swanson ended up having a very eventful evening involving lapped traffic, spinning out, front end damage, and holding off one of the most decorated sprint car drivers in route to the victory.

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T.J.’s Notebook: Australian teams grind between Brisbane and Sydney

Several sprint car teams in Australia over the weekend put their dedication to the test competing at Archerfield Speedway Saturday and Brisbane and Valvoline Raceway near Sydney on Sunday. This might seem like a typical two day weekend for most race teams. The difference in this case is Archerfield and Sydney Speedways are separated by 913 Kilometers (567 miles).

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T.J.’s Notebook: Breaking down the schedules

The Performance Racing Industry trade show is filled with cool cars, seminars, vendors, and great nightlife. That’s all fun, but the one thing I look forward to every year are schedules. Opening day of PRI has become Christmas Morning for racing fans ready to officially unwrap schedules from some of their favorite National and Regional touring series. Thursday was no different with six schedules being released.

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Evening Notebook: October 28, 2015

By T.J. Buffenbarger Silly season is already in high gear towards the end of 2015 in preparation for next season. So far there has been plenty of series, track, and event news released. This week […]
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T.J.’s Notebook from Berlin and Eldora

By T.J. Buffenbarger Last Saturday’s World of Outlaws sprint car program at Berlin Raceway was another successful venture with a huge crowd, improved car count, and surprising finish with Donny Schatz passing Daryn Pittman off […]
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TJ’s Prediction: Royal is Schatz’s to Lose…

Donny Schatz is having a season for the ages. Not since the days of the prime of Steve Kinser and Doug Wolfgang has a driver rolled through the sprint car world like Schatz has this season. Internationally Schatz has 26 victories this season with 20 of them coming in World of Outlaws competition. To win nearly half of the races in what is the toughest sprint car series in the World is nothing short of remarkable.

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Having a strong Silver Crown division is important

Last night’s Hoosier Hundred featured a 29 car field of USAC Silver Crown cars with 27 starting the feature. Compared to just a few years ago this is a complete turnaround for a series that was on life support. Having the Silver Crown division alive and healthy is good for open wheel racing overall for a multitude of different reasons.

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