Two days of World Of Outlaws 410 Sprint Car racing in Missouri that yielded disappointing results only bolstered the resolve of fast rising racer Kyle Reinhardt. The twist of weather fate that led Selinsgrove Speedway to reschedule its 410 Sprint opener from Friday to Sunday gave Reinhardt and his team a chance for immediate redemption. And that’s just what happened …
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Newsmaker of the Week // Lincoln Speedway
Lincoln Speedway is the heart of Central Pennsylvania’s 410 Sprint Car country. Top teams call the region home. The Adams County oval is most always the first track to open and among the last to close. It’s well-managed, draws well, and the racing is top shelf. Its ownership lets the on-track action do its talking. This past Monday, Lincoln’s owners …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // NASCAR
NASCAR got its Cup season back on track this past Sunday by running its first major race in ten weeks, at Darlington (SC) Speedway. No fans were watching the action live. Pit crews and NASCAR race staff were fractions of their usual numbers. The racing was interesting. Beyond this, the impact of NASCAR getting back up and running cannot be overestimated. …
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Two race tracks in the State of Pennsylvania, Selinsgrove Speedway and Roaring Knob Motorsports Park attempted to hold their opening night races over the weekend. Selinsgrove, in a recently designated ‘yellow’ Snyder County, laid out a meticulous action plan which was duly presented to local, county and state officials. The plan stipulated detailed social distancing procedures and had no front …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Brandon Overton
In a year when few races have been completed, Brandon Overton has distinguished himself far above the rest. After sweeping a pair of February races in Georgia, Overton ran three straight Super Late Model races, worst finish, fifth at Tri County (NC) Speedway. That was just a warmup. The next night, Overton won at Lancaster (SC) Speedway, then took the …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Brock Zearfoss
Brock Zearfoss was a late entry in the Park Jefferson, South Dakota 410 Sprint race last Saturday, late because, he said, he didn’t feel a 1900 mile trip each way for one race was worth it. Instead, he gave in to the racer’s desire to race and once the Park Jeff race was known to be a defnite ‘go’, he …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Land of Legends
The world of business is all about taking calculated risks, and no one knows that more than Paul Cole, who is chomping at the bit to get his third year of racing operations up and running at Land Of Legends Speedway in upstate New York. Cole is hosting a practice Saturday, operating with the best guidance he can summon in …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Kyle Larson
An innocent night of iRacing fun among racing friends has turned upside down the racing career of Kyle Larson. The NASCAR Cup, 410 Sprint and Midget star made an obscene racial utterance picked up over a live microphone that was then overheard far and wide. Within 24 hours, Larson had apologized, then lost his support from his Cup team owner …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Todd Baer
Todd Baer is a racer at Mahoning Valley Speedway and Evergreen Raceway often competing with his son Nick. He is a businessman who owns a water transport trucking company. Baer is also a patriot. When a nearby winery sought to move 7000 gallons of product from its wine cellar to a manufacturing facility that was going to extract its alcohol …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Bridgeport Motorsports Park
Late last summer, Doug Rose, whose racing involvement included a partnership at Action Track USA Speedway, purchased Bridgeport Speedway. He promptly tore down two of the three tracks on the property including the venerable 5/8ths mile that had been there from the start. Then launched a bold new action plan. Rose built a 4/10s mile, high banked clay oval and had …
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