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T.J.’s Takeaways from the Opening Night of the Great Lakes Shootout

Who was that masked man running up front on Friday and other takeaways from the opening night of the Great Lakes Shootout at Jackson Motorplex… […]

T.J.’s Takeaways from the Knight Before the Kings Royal

Closing in on 2:00 a.m. wrapping up the Knight Before the Kings Royal here are three takeaways from Friday’s event: If Donny Schatz was as good as he was Friday when experimenting with engines and […]

T.J.’s Travels: If I Were Elected Czar of Sprint Car Racing…

Dear fictitious voters of the midget, sprint car, and silver crown racing community. I, T.J. Buffenbarger, am asking for your vote in the competition fictitious “Czar” of our racing community. […]

Kememah Quietly Confident Earning Front Row Starting Spot for the Nationals

After the points were tallied from two nights of preliminaries at the Knoxville Nationals Chad Kemenah rest of Rob and Rita Hunter’s race team earned the outside front row starting position for the Knoxville Nationals. […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Thoughts on the Ride to Eldora

Kings Royal 35 weekend if officially underway. While traveling south on I-69 through Indiana on my way to Eldora Speedway for one of the biggest events in sprint car racing here are a few thoughts leading into the big weekend. […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Mansfield Delivers on the Hype

By T.J. Buffenbarger After a lot of buildup and speculation from who might show up to what the weather would be like the first Sprint Car World Championship at Mansfield Motor Speedway went off with […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Tulare Late Race Heroics Fun to Watch

Couch Racing: Thrillers in Tulare With snow still on the ground in Michigan I decided to buy my first month of DIRTVision’s Fast Pass to check out the event at Thunderbowl Raceway on Friday featuring […]

T.J.’s Travels: In Dirt Racing Being There Still Matters

By T.J. Buffenbarger One of the hottest sports stories over the past couple of years doesn’t have anything to do with the plays on the field or cars on the track. It has to do […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Breaking Down the 2018 All Star Circuit of Champions Schedule

By T.J. Buffenbarger Most of the standard dates during the Tony Stewart ownership era of the All Star Circuit of Champions are in place. Here are a few takeaways from the initial realize of the […]

T.J.’s Travels: Cruea’s Montana Adventure Reminds Us Racing is Supposed to be Fun

Today’s world of motorsports for the weekend warrior is a highly professional endeavor with press releases, trade shows, and a lot of time spent trying to maintain a racing program that may only see one or two race tracks a year. Often these endeavors are at the expense of having fun. For Adam Cruea and his race team having fun is still the primary object, no matter how far they venture from home. […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Garner Finally Breaks Through

By T.J. Buffenbarger Following Clint Garner’s win at the Knoxville 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank the stream of photos from the victory celebration seemingly went through the night. For Garner, one of the […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Home Game with the World of Outlaws

By T.J. Buffenbarger Last Friday’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series program was the only “home game” of the year when I see the Greatest Show on Dirt and manage to return to my […]

T.J.’s Travels: Kerry Madsen’s Hand and How We Found Out About It

We’ve had some unusual injury interactions over the years, but this one might take the cake. […]

T.J.’s Travels: Memorable Eldora Rain Delays

The 2017 edition of the Kings Royal has started out soggy with a rain delay during the opening night of competition. While most tracks throw in the towel early Eldora fans know to get comfortable if there is any chance of completing a major event. […]