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Great Lakes Edition: Sprint Car Drivers Rumble to victory, Grubaugh Returns, GLSS News, and more

Michigan sprint car drivers were busy wrapping up 2017 at the Rumble in Fort Wayne… […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Schedules, Drug Testing, and more

After a busy week with PRI, catching up on schedule overload, and digging out from over 20 inches of snow I do have a few noteworthy items from the past week in racing. […]

Great Lakes Edition: Scheid’s Rookie Season a Major Story for 2017

Monday’s announcement of Andrew Scheid going 410 sprint car racing with a focus on the Sprints on Dirt for 2017 was an eye opener. While having teenagers make this jump is no longer an anomaly, for this area Scheid’s foray into the division is going to be different that other drivers. […]

Great Lakes Edition: Wish List for 2017

With the 2016 season completed in the state of Michigan I am already looking forward to next season. With that in mind I comprised a short “wish list” of things I would enjoy seeing in 2017. Some of these might be far fetched, but others seem reasonable. Hopefully we get to see some of them next summer. […]

Great Lakes Edition: The Best of 2016

The 2016 sprint car season is complete for the state of Michigan. In honor of finishing off another season there are a few tracks, events, and people we want to highlight for what I feel were the most outstanding performances this year. […]

T.J.’s Knoxville Preview: Schatz the Favorite to Win His 10th Nationals Title

By T.J. Buffenbarger Over the next week we will see prognostications and lists from pundits with predictions about the 56th Annual 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals. When looking at the statistics there are two statistics that […]

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). […]

T.J.’s thoughts on Clauson’s Knoxville/NSL venture

T.J.’s thoughts on Bryan Clauson’s move to a regular Knoxville/NSL ride… […]

Kerr a good choice for the Renegades

Frankie Kerr is a good choice to run the Renegade Series, but ultimately the teams and fans will be the difference makers… […]

Eldora continues to raise the bar for big shows with Outlaw/USAC double

Kudos to officials from Eldora, USAC, and the World of Outlaws to schedule a potentially great weekend for racers and fans for 2015… […]

4-Crown at Eldora is a Star Making Event

Good to great, great to legendary is possible with a standout 4-Crown performance… […]

Michigan Sprint Cars Busy on Dirt and Pavement

With summer in full swing the weekend slate of racing in Michigan is jam packed on blacktop and dirt Friday and Saturday. […]

Throwback Thursday: Mark and Sammy

Recounting one of the most odd events we ever witnessed at I-96 Speedway with the World of Outlaws… […]

Wing or Non-Wing, Brad and Steve Fox Win and Have Fun

When Brad and Steve Fox pulled their hauler into Eldora Speedway on Saturday the parking attendant immediately had one response… […]

TJ’s Couch Racing Experience via Internet PPV from Eldora

TJ’s breakdown of watching a race at home via internet pay per view he would normally be covering for the website… […]