It was September, 2001. Doug Auld sat in the office chair, trying to process the words from the publishing executive. It was September, 2001. Doug Auld sat in the office chair, trying to process the words from the publishing executive. His magazine — the magazine he…
Many of us reading this will know Doug Auld as the founder and of Sprint Car & Midget magazine, after his run with Open Wheel magazine concluded. Many of us reading this will know Doug Auld as the founder and of Sprint Car & Midget magazine,…
It’s a word used to describe Doug Auld throughout this edition of Sprint Car & Midget Magazine. It‘s a word used to describe Doug Auld throughout this edition of Sprint Car & Midget Magazine. And he most definitely was that, but as we scrambled to put…
A young man leaned against a fence, watching winged pavement sprint cars push off for a heat race during an Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprints event at Kalamazoo Speedway in Michigan. A young man leaned against a fence, watching winged pavement sprint cars push…
There is an old adage in the promotion world that suggests it takes three years to determine if an event is going to be successful. There is an old adage in the promotion world that suggests it takes three years to determine if an event is…
Recently I attended the Rockford Speedway National Short Track Nationals, which very well could be the first Short Track Nationals – and was the brainchild of my friend Bill Earnest and his partner Hugh Deery. Recently I attended the Rockford Speedway National Short Track Nationals, which…
There are very few individuals who decide upon a direction to take in life and then seamlessly execute their plan of action to the letter. There are very few individuals who decide upon a direction to take in life and then seamlessly execute their plan of…
All forms of racing change and progress over time, both on and off the track. The introduction of new engine technology usually makes costs go up along with horsepower numbers. All forms of racing change and progress over time, both on and off the track. The…
Williams Grove Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway have both been running a memorial race to honor a promoter who helped make sprint cars what they are today in Central Pennsylvania. Williams Grove Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway have both been running a memorial race to honor a promoter…
Once again, while not serving as an official “crown” feature, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series ran a full program in the Night Before The Crown, giving the big Eldora crowd the opportunity to see the WoO, USAC sprints, USAC midgets, USAC…
