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Jac Haudenschild Wins $50,000 Bonus at the Back to the Front Challenge

ac Haudenschild needed some caution flags and a lot of luck if he wanted to collect on the $50,000 bonus to win the feature Monday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. What happened was just an amazing series of events that ended with Joey Saldana hitting an infield marker tire while leading on the last lap to hand Jac the win and a $50,000 bonus from McTwo promotions. The capacity crowd went crazy as Haudenschild stopped on the front stretch. […]

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Is there any good time for rain?

The alarm clock rings at 6:00 a.m. on race day morning, and the weather forecast calls for a slight chance of scattered thunderstorms. Always the optimist, I blow the report off and start upstairs to get ready to head to the track. An hour later after packing all my computer gear back up I head to the speedway. […]

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TJSlideways.com 4th Anniversary Racing Vacation

This past weekend the Bob, Rod, Todd crew and company celebrated the fourth season of the TJ Slideways Midwest Sprint Car Racing Page by taking in four races featuring six of the divisions that have made this page worth reading on a regular basis. From midgets on pavement to the World of Outlaws, we pretty much saw everything we cover here on the Slideways page. […]

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Getting Geeked for a Big Racing Week!

This is an extremely big week for racing here in the Midwest. The Wolverine Mid-Season Nationals, The Brad Doty Classic, and the Mopar Kings Royal are the main focus this week around here. Following that will be Pennzoil Sprint Week, which is just around the corner. We’re totally geeked to bring it all to you, and can’t wait for things to start getting cranked up on Wednesday. […]

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Darland Wins Independence Day Feature at Kokomo

Dave Darland was able to take advantage of his outside front row starting position and held off multiple challenges by Bill Rose and Tony Elliott to win the feature Sunday night at the Kokomo Speedway on our Nation’s Independence Day in front of a large crowd. Darland drove his father Bob’s Competition Welding, Beachy Engine’s, Thrifty Muffler, Print Express, Pennzoil, Henry’s Marathon, McCreary Tires sponsored car to the convincing victory. […]

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National Lampoons, “Northern Michigan Vacation”

About three years ago my Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin’s pulled up roots from Mid-Michigan and moved up to the far northwest city of Kalkaska, Michigan. Kalkaska is about 25 miles east of Traverse City, which is right on Lake Michigan. […]

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New Fan Friendly Atmosphere At Indy Is Not A Surprise

Wednesday afternoon around Noon Indiana time I was taking a left onto Georgetown road and headed into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for one of the biggest thrills of my life. Myself and Mike Stevel from the New 96 Speedway got to drive around the Speedway. This honor wasn’t reserved for VIP’s, track owners, or media members because it was Community Day at the Speedway. […]

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All Stars Rained Out at Millstream

Rains hit Sunday night at Millstream Speedway just after time trials, canceling the All Star sprint program. The event will not be rescheduled, and the All Stars return to Millstream for the Ohio Speedweek opener on June 27. […]

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Gas City I-69 Speedway: Best Show In the Country

Last week I made the three hour trip down Interstate 69 to the Gas City Speedway. This wasn’t to see USAC, All Stars, World of Outlaws, or any other group. I went just to see a typical Friday night at a local race track. In fact, it was fan appreciation night. For $5.00 general admission fans got to see a full program of traditional sprint cars, UMP Modifieds, and the Street Stocks. I can honestly tell anyone though it’s worth driving twice as far as I have to for what might be the best short track going in the United States today.
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