By T.J. Buffenbarger When the Chili Bowl Nationals entry list comes out later today you will see Michigan’s Ryan Ruhl listed for the first time in his career. Ruhl has teamed up with Ken and […]
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. […]
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. has five key points from Friday’s major announcement from the Sprints on Dirt series featuring dramatic car and tire changes for 2016… […]
Friday night at Hartford Speedway at least three Michigan teams will attempt to compete in both the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions and Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP events at Hartford Speedway. As of Wednesday drivers Chase Ridenour, Dustin Daggett, and Ryan Ruhl and their race teams plan on fielding separate cars to compete in both classes. […]
With summer in full swing the weekend slate of racing in Michigan is jam packed on blacktop and dirt Friday and Saturday. […]
Pure Michigan has plenty of pure open wheel racing scattered throughout the entire state this weekend with three races on Friday and three on Saturday featuring sprint cars on pavement, dirt, with and without wings. […]
T.J. previews why Michigan residents should be excited about the upcoming 2013 season.
Last Thursday if someone would have told me the Little 500 would rain out, the leader of the Indy 500 would lose the race after hitting the wall coming off turn four on the final lap, and that I-96 Speedway’s World of Outlaws show would drag out until after midnight after a feature full of massive accidents I would have bet against that trifecta occurring. […]
What kind of alternate universe have I landed in? […]
By T.J. Buffenbarger Wyoming, MI — This weekend kicks off a busy spring, summer, and fall of great open wheel racing in Michigan. As of this article 74 short track open wheel programs scheduled for […]
Notes about competitors from around the Great Lakes State… […]
Mark Broughman has moved on to greener pastures, or at least warmer ones. […]
Open wheel fans in the Great Lakes region wishing they could see some bigger open wheel programs closer to home should be able to rejoice for 2011. Denny Donaldson is working together with Butler Motor Speedway promoter Bob Garrett to bring back some more visible programs to the speedway including the All Star Circuit of Champions and an early season midget car program. […]
Opening weekend is a very appropriate phrase for fans of open wheel racing in Michigan this weekend as weekly programs at Spartan and Butler Speedways begin along with the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP lid lifter at Crystal Motor Speedway Friday and Saturday. If the weather is nice Great Lakes area open wheel fans will have plenty of racing to choose from. […]
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