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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
The Arrow McLaren IndyCar Series team with drivers Alexander Rossi, Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist has not won a race this season.
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FROST: Favorable Reviews For Chicago Street Race
FROST: Favorable Reviews For Chicago Street Race
WILMETTE, Ill. — Motorsports is about experimentation — a process of trial and error. On and off the track — trying something different is part of the equation. In this month’s column, we’ll examine NASCAR’s inaugural Chicago Street Race, which was run July 1-2 through the streets around Grant Park. The Windy City has a […]
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SULLIVAN: USAC’s Eastern Revival
SULLIVAN: USAC’s Eastern Revival
The USAC Eastern Storm tour was one of the best for the club in recent memory, and, overall, it’s been an intriguing year for USAC with several drivers climbing to the top of the sprint car standings. Kyle Cummins finally found the support and time needed to give the full slate a go, but it’s […]
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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
With Donny Schatz in great position to win his 12th Knoxville Nationals and tie Steve Kinser for the most Knoxville Nationals victories, it generated a lot of bench racing conversation as to which is better.
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WALTZ: Picking The Knoxville Podium
WALTZ: Picking The Knoxville Podium
HARRISBURG, N.C. — I’m not very good at math, and I’ve never studied probability and statistics. Therefore, I’m guessing the odds of correctly predicting the top-three finishers in the 62nd running of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway are about the same as hitting the Powerball jackpot. But let’s dust off […]
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MARTIN: Might IndyCar & NASCAR Share A Street Race?
MARTIN: Might IndyCar & NASCAR Share A Street Race?
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Imagine a street race where both the NASCAR Cup Series and the NTT IndyCar Series competed on the same weekend. That would certainly be a blockbuster event, cross promoting the two biggest racing series in North America and exposing the product to many fans who may have never attended a race. Imagine […]
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ARGABRIGHT: ASA Rebirth, It’s Happening
ARGABRIGHT: ASA Rebirth, It’s Happening
ANDERSON, Ind. — The vintage race car was parked just a few yards away and conversations flowed easily. These men had come here 20, 30, 40, even 50 years ago to try their hand at a tight high-banked, quarter-mile track and their memories were crisp, sharp and entertaining. From their smiles and easy handshakes, it […]
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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
The winner of the Knoxville Nationals will come from this list of eight: Rico Abreu, Brian Brown, David Gravel, Kyle Larson, Carson Macedo, Donny Schatz, Logan Schuchart and Brad Sweet.
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FERNS: Balancing Act – Driver vs. Team Owner
FERNS: Balancing Act – Driver vs. Team Owner
INDIANAPOLIS — Owning my race team and handling all the responsibilities of running a motorsports operation is a new endeavor for me this year. From the beginning, I was excited for the challenge and appreciative of the chance to showcase the business skillset and acumen I gained during the past few years while assisting in […]
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