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BYRD: A Break For Surgery
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BYRD: A Break For Surgery

BYRD: A Break For Surgery

Instead of driving a race car speeding around a road course or short oval, I spent last week at the IU Health Methodist Hospital Senate Street Surgery Center.
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Knoxville Nationals Trivia
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Knoxville Nationals Trivia

Knoxville Nationals Trivia

With the 61st edition of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals on tap this month at Iowa’s legendary Knoxville Raceway, let’s have some fun.
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Midwest Midget Marathons 
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Midwest Midget Marathons 

Midwest Midget Marathons 

Time marches on, seasons come and go, there’s always another crisis — this year, a tire shortage — and the price of everything rarely stops climbing.
BYRD: Opportunity For Improvement
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BYRD: Opportunity For Improvement

BYRD: Opportunity For Improvement

When it comes to auto racing, no single city in the entire world showcases the sport better than Indianapolis and its surrounding communities.
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Jared Mees, The Race Promoter
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Jared Mees, The Race Promoter

Jared Mees, The Race Promoter

Six-time American Flat Track champion Jared Mees has become one of the best promoters in motorcycle racing these days.
BYRD: Racing The World’s Fastest Half-Mile Track
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BYRD: Racing The World’s Fastest Half-Mile Track

BYRD: Racing The World’s Fastest Half-Mile Track

Winchester Speedway is where legends are made and it’s a true honor to compete at such a historic track.
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HOLLAND: Bloomsburg
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HOLLAND: Bloomsburg

HOLLAND: Bloomsburg

The closest dirt track that runs sprint cars to my Drums, Pa., address used to be Big Diamond Speedway in Minersville. However, since they built a dirt track inside the horse track at Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, I have a much closer dirt track to my residence. The closest dirt track that runs sprint cars to my […]
BYRD: An Upside-Down Weekend
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BYRD: An Upside-Down Weekend

BYRD: An Upside-Down Weekend

There are two types of racers in auto racing: those who hit the wall and those who are about to hit the wall. I discovered that this past weekend in the monstrous supermodifieds at Oswego Speedway.
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Business & Ongoing Uncertainty
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Business & Ongoing Uncertainty

Business & Ongoing Uncertainty

Change and uncertainty are part of the equation in the sports world. As we move into the second half of the year, it is clear things will continue to operate in an atmosphere of uncertainty.
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ARGABRIGHT: Special & Meaningful
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ARGABRIGHT: Special & Meaningful

ARGABRIGHT: Special & Meaningful

After all these years, Bob Frey came home to a town where he’d never been. After all these years, Bob Frey came home to a town where he‘d never been. He seemed genuinely surprised; that‘s hard to figure when a guy is one of the all-time great sprint car racers on pavement. But as Frey […]