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HOLLAND: A Busy Season In Central Pa.
HOLLAND: A Busy Season In Central Pa.
DRUMS, Pa. – The sprint car racing season in central Pennsylvania ended Nov. 12 at BAPS Motor Speedway, with Brent Marks in victory lane for his 11th Champion Racing Oil/Hoseheads.com Central PA Sprint Cars Point Series triumph of the year. Marks also won seven features outside the region, giving him 18 total victories. The central […]
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LEMASTERS: A Lot To Be Excited About
LEMASTERS: A Lot To Be Excited About
CONCORD, N.C. — The auto-racing season just past was one of the most interesting in recent memory, at least to this writer. In addition to the thrilling on-track action, I wonder what’s in store this year for the sport we all know and love. The racing in 2022 was intense, from the openers to the […]
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BOURCIER: Steak, Bologna & Fast-Food Upgrades
BOURCIER: Steak, Bologna & Fast-Food Upgrades
INDIANAPOLIS — The compelling thing about racing is that you never know what the next day brings. Some you win, some you lose and some get rained out. I was talking a while back with Dave Darland, USAC champion and country-boy philosopher, about the ups and downs of it all. His face broke into a […]
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SULLIVAN: The Pursuit Of Excellence
SULLIVAN: The Pursuit Of Excellence
During a press conference following a preliminary feature at the 2020 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, race winner Christopher Bell was flanked by Thomas Meseraull and youthful Buddy Kofoid. In a statement that may have seemed odd to some, Bell nodded toward Kofoid and said, “When I look at him, I see me sitting right […]
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SHEHEEN: Trade Show Season Was Hopping
SHEHEEN: Trade Show Season Was Hopping
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — The motorsports trade show season was a successful one. The first stop for this writer was the 50th annual RPM Workshops at the Eldorado Resort and Casino in Reno, Nev. Joe Skotnicki is the man behind the Racing Promotion Monthly organization and its two annual events, with the second held during Speedweeks […]
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KALWASINSKI: Looking Back At The Champions
KALWASINSKI: Looking Back At The Champions
Before getting too far into the New Year, let’s recap some of 2022’s racing champions.
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The Rise Of Digital Enterprise
The Rise Of Digital Enterprise
WILMETTE, Ill. — The end of the year is almost here. This is when the racing industry reflects on the past months and the season ahead. On-track performance is benchmarked by championships, trophies and driver evaluations. Away from the venue, financial operations are evaluated by the balance in the checkbook. The economy has been under […]
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Numbers On The Board
Numbers On The Board
Roger Penske has a favorite phrase when it comes to success in auto racing. He likes to say, “Putting numbers on the board.”
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Another Great Year Of Racing
Another Great Year Of Racing
This column concludes my 35th year as a motorsports writer and my 42nd as a journalist. Many of those have been spent writing for these pages, and it’s been a wild, wild ride.
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