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ARGABRIGHT: The 500 Sprint Car Tour

INDIANAPOLIS — The sprint car rolled to a stop on the front straightaway at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and the engine fell silent. As people rushed toward the car, Tyler Roahrig shook his head slightly, his beaming smile visible through the visor on his helmet. With a deft move to the outside of Kody […]

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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race

Like a lot of race fans who grew up or live in the Midwest, I love the All Star Circuit of Champions sprint car series, and the fact that it was purchased basically to shut it down is sad.

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FROST: Indiana’s Role In Motorsports

WILMETTE, Ill. — The sports business is comprehensive with events happening anytime and anywhere. The offseason, however, allows entities opportunity to evaluate performance metrics from championships to profitability. This month, we will look at how the industry makes its mark on the state of Indiana. Long the home to open-wheel racing, Indiana continues to attract […]

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FERNS: Three Days at Racing School

INDIANAPOLIS — A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a three-day Skip Barber Formula Car Racing School at Sebring (Fla.) Int’l Raceway. For me, it was an experience I had been anticipating for quite some time as I felt the school would help me become a more well-rounded racer by supporting […]

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SULLIVAN: Dave Darland Walks Away

INDIANAPOLIS – Moments after Dave Darland announced his retirement, tributes poured in from every quarter. That’s how it should be. What constitutes an era is a bit elusive because time rarely has clearly defined start and stop dates. That said, Darland, Kevin Thomas and the late Tony Elliott were the three giants who carried the […]

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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race

Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR Cup Series drivers Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola will run their final races Sunday afternoon at Phoenix Raceway.

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MARTIN: The Rise Of Iowa Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS — In just two years, Iowa Speedway has gone from a short oval that was all but dormant, to one of only three tracks in the United States that will host the NASCAR Cup Series and the NTT IndyCar Series next season. The seven-eighths-mile oval was the dream of NASCAR Hall of Fame driver […]

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WOELBING: The BC39

It’s easy to forget one is situated inside Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Driven2SaveLives BC39.

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WALTZ: A Good Year For The Old Guys

HARRISBURG, N.C. — During a season in which young sprint car sensations such as Corey Day, Ryan Timms, Chase Randall, Gio Scelzi and Buddy Kofoid thrilled fans and generated headlines, a select group of celebrated open-wheel racers quietly added to their already impressive career statistics. Reviewing results through the end of September, we discovered that […]

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WADE: Four Suggestions For NHRA

If the NHRA had a nickel for every time somebody started a sentence with “The NHRA should …,” the sanctioning body would have enough money to raise purses for the first time in two decades.