Author Archives: Mike Kerchner

Author Archives: Mike Kerchner
Mike Kerchner

Sizzling Macedo Stars In Huset’s Sprint

Sizzling Macedo Stars In Huset’s Sprint

There’s no driver hotter on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink sprint car tour than Carson Macedo
Author Archives: Mike Kerchner
Mike Kerchner

KERCHNER: The Friday Morning Heat Race

KERCHNER: The Friday Morning Heat Race

Labor Day weekend signals that the racing season is nearing a conclusion. With that in mind, it’s time for our weekly Friday morning tour around the racing world. From hot laps to the main event, here’s what’s on our mind this week
Author Archives: Mike Kerchner
Mike Kerchner

Ballard Dances To Glen Ridge Glroy

Ballard Dances To Glen Ridge Glroy

Beau Ballard isn’t a stranger to victory lane at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park. But entering Sunday night, a DIRTcar Pro Stock Series win had eluded him
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Mike Kerchner

Grant Earns $35,000 For Fourth Smackdown Triumph

Grant Earns $35,000 For Fourth Smackdown Triumph

Over the 13-year history of Elliott’s Custom Trailer & Carts Sprint Car Smackdown at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway, no one has done it better than Justin Grant
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Mike Kerchner

25 Years Ago: July 1999

25 Years Ago: July 1999

Bruton Smith wields a lot of power in the Pep Boys Indy Racing League, as four of his Speedway Motorsports Inc. race tracks host five of the 11 races on the IRL schedule. Smith is using that power to try to force the IRL to drastically change its open-wheel race cars by enclosing the wheels in the interest of safety and car identification purposes
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Mike Kerchner

KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race

KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race

BRANDON, S.D. — There’s no driver hotter on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink sprint car tour than Carson Macedo. He and Jason Johnson Racing rolled into BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals presented by Menards weekend with three victories in the last four races. A seventh-place run on Friday at…
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Mike Kerchner

INSIDER: 50 Years Ago: August 1974

INSIDER: 50 Years Ago: August 1974

Officials of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. tempered the company’s withdrawal from major racing by indicating the company would “inventory” championship racing tires at the conclusion of the 1974 racing season and sell the tires “at a reasonable price.” 
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Mike Kerchner

Avila Earns $10,000 As Captain Of The Creek

Avila Earns $10,000 As Captain Of The Creek

Matt Avila tamed a top-flight field of Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods, racing to the $10,000 checkers in winning Wednesday’s 50-lap Captain of the Creek main event at 141 Speedway
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Mike Kerchner

INSIDER: Who Is The Driver Of The Year?

INSIDER: Who Is The Driver Of The Year?

The days are getting shorter and we’re sailing toward the twilight of the racing season, which means it’s time to start thinking about your pick for Driver of the Year.