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FROST: Allan Brown’s Amazing Legacy
FROST: Allan Brown’s Amazing Legacy
WILMETTE, Ill. – The legacy of racing underlies its expansion and transformation. The motorsports industry recently celebrated its past with the NASCAR Throwback Weekend at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway and the NASCAR All-Star Race at the resurrected North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway. This month, we will remember one person who helped document the history of these legendary […]
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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
In some ways, NASCAR’s Garage 56 entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, managed by Hendrick Motorsports, sticks out like a sore thumb.
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WALTZ: Race Loving, The No. 43 & More
WALTZ: Race Loving, The No. 43 & More
HARRISBURG, N.C. – In response to our inquiry in last month’s column concerning racers named Race, we received the following email from longtime SPEED SPORT reader and ARCA President Ron Drager. “Keith, we have a third-generation ARCA Figure-8 driver at Flat Rock Speedway whose given name is Race Loving.” We’ve come across several unique names […]
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Selinsgrove: 77 Years And Going Strong
Selinsgrove: 77 Years And Going Strong
DRUMS, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway is celebrating its 77th anniversary this year and the historic central Pennsylvania speed plant is under new management once again. The last group to operate the facility was there for seven years. One big change the old group made was moving the pit area from the infield to outside of […]
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Early Season Rain Proves Frustrating
Early Season Rain Proves Frustrating
INDIANAPOLIS — “Rain, rain go away; I want to race today,” has been a redundant phrase I have used throughout April and early May. With saturated forecasts plaguing races in unusually high numbers, (I say this every year, but it’s especially true this spring), it’s difficult not to have some feelings of disappointment and frustration. […]
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MARTIN: Indy Needs Some New Heroes
MARTIN: Indy Needs Some New Heroes
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a home for heroes, but unfortunately, many of those heroes are fading. Nobody could manhandle and muscle a race car like the great Rufus “Parnelli” Jones. He could win in an Indy car, stock car, sports car, off-road truck and virtually everything else he climbed aboard. He won more […]
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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
Corey LaJoie has the opportunity of a lifetime ahead of him this weekend at WorldWide Technology Raceway.
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WADE: John Force Keeps Going Down The Road
WADE: John Force Keeps Going Down The Road
John Force, who celebrated his 74th birthday on May 4, admittedly has had multiple “Should I stay, or should I go?” moments during the past decade or so.
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KENNEDY: A Big Night At Irwindale
KENNEDY: A Big Night At Irwindale
The second of three scheduled Spears Southwest Tour tripleheaders and the first celebrity race at Irwindale Speedway since 2015 took place May 20.
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