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SULLIVAN: A Perfect Night

I think it is fair to say that the first time many USAC drivers and officials laid eyes on Port Royal Speedway a few summers ago all had nearly the same thought. I think it is fair to say that the first time many USAC drivers and officials laid eyes on Port Royal Speedway a […]

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BUFFENBARGER: Oh, Canada

The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges throughout motorsports, many of which are still being felt today. As challenging as the situation as for us in the United States, our sprint car racing counterparts in Canada had bigger hurdles to overcome. The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges throughout motorsports, many of which are still being felt […]

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BYRD: Back In The Saddle At Gateway

After two weeks off because of a fractured pinky finger, I was back in the race car for the USAC Silver Crown Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway.

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ARGABRIGHT: Tod Quiring

Earl Baltes, meet Tod Quiring.Quiring is a couple of generations removed from Baltes, one of the greatest promoters in the history of motorsports who left us in 2015. But the two men share one key trait: The guts to do something audacious, something big, something that elevates the landscape. Earl Baltes, meet Tod Quiring. Quiring […]

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Iconic Racing Families & Business

Motorsports is full of iconic characters. These individuals are the fabric of the sport. Their lives on and off the track shaped our history and guide our future.

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Is Steve Torrence’s Grasp Slipping?

Drag-racing dynasties are a bit like fireworks, which amaze us with a burst of vivid color and delight us over and over with the same bold power and bright sparkle — only to fizzle into the night sky and vaporize, as though we never really witnessed them at all.

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BYRD: Another Weekend Without A Race

For a race car driver, there is nothing more boring than a week without a race.

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A Fitting Tribute To The Iron Man

The inaugural Jack Ingram Memorial for late models was run June 11 at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway, honoring the late, great Jack Ingram. It was a show from the word go.

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Roger Penske Is Still Racing Against Time

Much of Roger Penske’s life has been a race against time. He became one of the most successful, self-made entrepreneurs in United States history by racing against time for the next big deal, the next contract that needed to be signed or the next company he could turn into a winner.

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A Changing Of The Guard

Time passes, the world changes and so does one’s role in it. The same can be said for whatever industry it is in which one works. That’s certainly the case with motorsports.