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T.J.’s Notebook: Mansfield Removing Pavement is a Game Changer

Mansfield Speedway announced on Wednesday the scope of the track’s conversion to a dirt racing surface changed by removing the existing blacktop surface. Originally the plan was to lay the dirt over the blacktop, but after evaluating the surface and potential pitfalls the decision was made remove the asphalt. Thursday the first images appeared of the work taking place. […]

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TJ’s Travels: Poirier is That Good

By T.J. Buffenbarger After winning the 2006 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals I’ve touted Steve Poirier as one of the best sprint car drivers that a majority of the world is unaware of. Racing primarily in […]

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Remembering BC

Bryan Clauson was a better person than he was a driver. If you saw him wheel a race car, that is saying something. […]

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TJ’s Travels: Ohio Speedweek Memories

By T.J. Buffenbarger Ohio Sprint Speedweek holds a special place in my heart. Personally I wasn’t crazy about the shift away from the week of July 4th, but it seems appropriate that its held over […]

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T.J.’s Afternoon Notebook: Doty Classic comes full circle

For Attica Raceway Park promoter John Bores and General Manager Rex LeJeune today’s announcement of the Brad Doty Classic returning to Attica in 2016 is having a whirlwind of events coming full circle. Bores and LeJeune took over at Attica right after the announcement that the Doty Classic was moving to Limaland Motorsports Park in the midst of some uncertainty over the future at the 1/3-mile oval in the sleepy town of Attica, Ohio. Over the past 10 years of hard work and paying attention to minute details the return of the Doty Classic is a product of their effort. […]

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TJ’s Take: Time to kick back and enjoy the popcorn…

I’ve had a lot of questions about my opinion on Sprints on Dirt, the new Great Lakes Super Sprints series, and Michigan Sprint Car Racing overall. The announcement of Barry Marlow’s series has not really changed my opinions at all. […]

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Hammers leading the revival of Millstream Speedway

This Sunday UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions will visit Millstream Speedway in Findlay, Ohio for the second time this season. 20 years ago an All Star visit to Millstream would be a normal thing, but for most of the past 20 years except for some short stints of operation Millstream has remained devoid of racing action. For the first time since 2010 that has changed with Randy and Lisa Hammer signing a lease agreement to operate the Speedway in 2014. One year later Millstream has held two events leading into Sunday’s second visit with the All Stars. […]