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KERCHNER: There’s More Than Money On The Line
KERCHNER: There’s More Than Money On The Line
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — With the World of Outlaws and the High Limit Racing series each making plans for the new season, winged 410 sprint car racing will have two national tours for the first time since 2006. While it is probably a little over dramatic to call this a “split” or a sprint car racing […]
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ARGABRIGHT: Gerster Begins The Next Chapter
ARGABRIGHT: Gerster Begins The Next Chapter
INDIANAPOLIS — As the long shadows descended across the infield at Indianapolis Raceway Park on Oct. 15, teams were dutifully loading their gear. The stands were empty and the PA speakers had fallen silent, drawing the 500 Sprint Tour season to a close. Brian Gerster rolled slowly across the pit area, his truck and trailer […]
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FROST: Races Direct-To-Consumer
FROST: Races Direct-To-Consumer
WILLMETTE, Ill. — The sports media landscape continues to evolve, and the rapid change is causing entities to transform their strategies. How does motorsports fit into this unique puzzle? Sports leagues have traditionally relied on bulk deals with centralized media platforms to maximize the value of their media rights. Most recently, technology entities are entering […]
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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
This year’s 63rd running of the NOS Energy Knoxville Nationals will pay $190,000 to win. It will be the largest winner’s purse in the history of the event at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway. The event is scheduled Aug. 7-10.
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WADE: Doug Kalitta’s Amazing Story
WADE: Doug Kalitta’s Amazing Story
But it took Doug Kalitta 26 years — more than a quarter century — to earn the NHRA Top Fuel championship. Specifically, it took him 587 races, and in the drag-racing world, that headline from the In-N-Out Burger Finals in Pomona, Calif., ranked right up there with “Man Bites Dog.”
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SHEHEEN: An Incredible Career
SHEHEEN: An Incredible Career
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – I am forever indebted to Ken Squier, whose incredible life and career came to an end Nov. 15 when the legendary broadcaster passed away in his native Vermont at the age of 88. As a broadcasting neophyte, I was fortunate to work alongside Squier at CBS, TNN, TBS and World Sports. There […]
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KENNEDY: Final Turkey Night Observations
KENNEDY: Final Turkey Night Observations
Co-grand marshals for the Turkey Night Midget Grand Prix in Ventura were champion USAC Midget Series car owner Steve Lewis, whose midgets won 133 features, and driver Chuck Gurney, a USAC super-modified, midget, sprint car and Silver Crown champion.
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DONNELLY: I Want My Eighties
DONNELLY: I Want My Eighties
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s not as if I went through the 1980s stuffed into a sarcophagus. I was indeed sentient. And I knew about stuff like MTV. Mostly, I liked it, even if the rotation of music videos was kind of repetitious after a while. Maybe I felt that way because for me, most […]
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TRIPP: Racing Into Our 90th Year
TRIPP: Racing Into Our 90th Year
With PRI Show 2023, SPEED SPORT wraps up an amazing year of growth and looks ahead to celebrating its longevity and commitment to the sport.
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