Kevin Huntley ended his very long dry spell with the All Star Circuit of Champions Friday night at the Crystal Raceway by winning the GM Powertrain 40. Huntley certainly had to work hard to end his winless streak because of a race long battle with Dean Jacobs and Kelly Kinser despite running on six cylinders and the motor overheating. This was Huntley’s first All Star win in over two years. […]
I’d like to apologize for the lack of a column the past few weeks, but I’ve been very busy with school and going to the races so I actually can see what’s going on first hand. For the past five weeks the Slideways crew has visited four racetracks, watched six races, one practice, one rain out, and have traveled well over 1,600 miles doing so. Needless to say, I’ve been very busy. […]
After driving through floods and the pot holes on Michigan’s Interstate 69 I made it to Eldora for the third week in a row for the Pennzoil World of Outlaws. When the Slideways crew arrived at the track on Friday around 11:00 a.m., it was like we were transported back in time. […]
Kenny Jacobs decimated the field in the All Star sprint 30-lap feature Saturday night at Eldora Speedway. The win for Jacobs was his second All Star win of the season, and it was his first time back racing since a back injury earlier this season. […]
If you read the front page of the website today, you have already seen that I had a lot of fun driving down to Eldora and back on Saturday. Because of the rain I might be at the All Star show this weekend. However, if the weather forecast is for more doom and gloom I will just wait until the World of Outlaw weekend to hit the Big E.
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by TJ Slideways Brian Tyler made his first big splash on the USAC sprint car tour with his strange haircut and getting into a fight with then USAC champion Steve Butler. Tyler made a bigger […]
A couple of weeks ago Dale Earnhardt won his first Daytona 500 after many years of trying. Many of the headlines read similar to, “Finally, Dale Wins the Daytona 500”. In the spirit of this event, I got to thinking of some things that may finally happen in Open Wheel racing for the season and seasons ahead. […]
By T.J. Buffenbarger Speedway, IN – (01/19/1998) — Welcome to the first “Get Slideways” column for 1998. This weeks edition is being written from the Brickyard Crossing. (Boy is it cold out here on the […]
Stevie Smith sure knows how to take care of a sponsor. […]
Stevie Smith sure knows how to take care of a sponsor. […]
On a night when it seemed like everybody was inserting his name in the Williams Grove Speedway record book, Jac Haudenschild inscribed his in bold print […]
Ever since the Frigidaire All Star sprint cars first sanctioned the Florida Sprint Speedweek at Volusia Co. Speedway in 1993, one driver had never won more than two races in a year – until Saturday night. […]
Brad Doty won the World of Outlaws feature Saturday night at Martin U.S. 131 Speedway. The second day of the two day event was canceled due to track conditions. […]
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