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It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. – A recent-social media post following the minor controversy with World of Outlaws officials penalizing Kyle Larson at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway: “Who cares, the Outlaws will be gone next year anyway.” Oh, man. Some people are hopelessly out of touch with history. Here’s the quick narrative, in case you’ve been on a snipe […]
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LEMASTERS: A Change To The Code?
LEMASTERS: A Change To The Code?
CONCORD, N.C. — What happened to respect on the race track? Recent incidents in the upper levels of American racing beg that question, which is but an offshoot of an age-old poser: What is hard racing and what is out-and-out wrecking someone to win a race or prevent another driver from doing so? As the […]
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Sheheen: A Toyota, A Beast & A Living Legend
Sheheen: A Toyota, A Beast & A Living Legend
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Andy Graves is a competition engineering executive and technical director for Toyota Racing Development. We bumped into our old friend on a flight to Los Angeles to attend the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. We inquired about the marketing plan behind Toyota’s 410 winged sprint car engine, which has gone to […]
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Kerchner: The Brad Sweet Era Is Here
Kerchner: The Brad Sweet Era Is Here
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Brad Sweet. Despite having won four consecutive World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series championships, Sweet continues to fly under the radar. The Grass Valley, Calif., native is overshadowed not only by current competitors such as Carson Macedo and David Gravel, but also by former champions Donny Schatz and Steve […]
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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
Hats off to the Speedway Motorsports team on what it has accomplished in resurrecting North Wilkesboro Speedway.
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Hedger: Looking Back At Lou Lazarro
Hedger: Looking Back At Lou Lazarro
Down through the years, we’ve known hundreds of racers who were convinced they had less money than the top drivers and could be a big winner too if only a big sponsor or two would sign on to put them on an equal footing with others.
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Lucy, A.J., And The Life They Built
Lucy, A.J., And The Life They Built
INDIANAPOLIS — In the end, the road takes us where it wants to. You can spend the bulk of your adult life dancing with fire, flirting with danger, and come up lucky anyway, walking — maybe limping — through your golden years. “I’m still looking down at the grass,” A.J. Foyt is fond of saying, […]
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WOELBING: Chase Sexton Deserved The 450SX Title, And Here’s Why
WOELBING: Chase Sexton Deserved The 450SX Title, And Here’s Why
Chase Sexton did not “luck” into a premier class title. Over the last five months, Sexton has picked up six wins, he was the fast qualifier at 14 of 17 rounds and he came out swinging at every race.
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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race
The Rocket Man is back. I was one of many who believed Ryan Newman would never run a NASCAR Cup Series race. It appeared he would be happy to race occasionally in SRX, frequently in Tour-type modifieds and maybe pick up a Silver Crown ride here and there.
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