Kasey Jedrzejek comes from a family with deep roots in supermodified racing in the Ohio region. Just a handful of years ago Jedrzerjek was not even that familiar with the ins and outs of dirt track racing. This week the 19-year-old driver from Lagrange, Ohio is headed to the biggest event in all of sprint car racing to compete in the 360 and 410 Knoxville Nationals over the next 10 days. […]
The 2024 edition of the 360 Knoxville Nationals schedule to start Thursday at Knoxville Raceway appears to have drawn one of the stronger entry lists in recent memory for the event. Multiple factors in sprint car racing have created an opportunity to see some names competing we typically would not see until the 410 Nationals. […]
Cody Jacobs spent a lot of time growing up around Eldora Speedway. Saturday night he stood atop the throne with his driver David Gravel in victory lane after winning the 41st Kings Royal. […]
The Kings Royal uses a format unique to Eldora Speedway that has a close resemblance to the World 100 and Dream before those became multiple day programs. The format has remained largely unchanged since the event began. […]
T.J. reflects on another winter of sprint cars with breakfast, and why you should be adding it to your sprint car viewing next off season. […]
Finding out legendary sprint car driver Rick Ferkel had passed away this morning was an extremely sad way to start out a new year. The loss of Ferkel is one that is felt literally around the sprint car world. […]
Find our what our readers felt were the 10 hottest topics of the 2023 season based on what they read on the website. […]
The 2023 edition of the Performing Racing Industry trade show in Indianapolis is in the books as people throughout the short track industry return home and focus on continued preparation for 2024. There was plenty of news to be had around the industry centered around sprint car racing. […]
Life is pretty good when getting the winning hardware home is the biggest issue of the evening. […]
Kraig Kinser’s podium finish driving for Pete Grove, Zeb Wise’s thoughts on racing on front of the home crowd tonight, and a good local turnout despite storm damage throughout most of the area highlight this edition of T.J.’s Notebook. […]
The week after the Knoxville Nationals often can feel like a drag. Typically, I’m right back at the racetrack for a couple of nights following the Nationals, but this year I took a week off knowing the Kokomo Sprint Car Smack Down and All Star Circuit of Champions invasion of the Mitten were looming. […]
Ryan Litt had plenty of reasons to celebrate after winning the Must See Racing sprint car event last Saturday at Berlin Raceway. Just under one month before his sprint car victory Litt left Berin in the back of an ambulance after vicious supermodified crash. […]
Every year at the Knoxville Nationals one of the debates that takes place during the event centers around the format. The point system used to determine the top 16 drivers locked into the Saturday night finale after a pair of preliminary nights is one of the most challenging in motorsports. […]
T.J. breaks down how champions of the 360 Knoxville Nationals have done in the Knoxville Nationals for 410 Sprint Cars. […]
David Gravel opened some eyes Saturday at Eldora Speedway when he qualified 33rd overall in the 61 car field Saturday for the 40th Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. Typically a good qualifier, Gravel’s ended up in 33rd spot after time trials were compete, putting him on the pole for a heat race, but precariously close to missing the heat race inversion that ends at 36th position. […]
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