By: Ron Burt Congratulations to Rusty Schlenk, UMP Dirt Late Model driver from McClure Ohio. Rusty races most Fridays at Attica Raceway Park and Oakshade Raceway on Saturdays, but he also races the American Ironman Late Model Series. Recently he was crowned the 2024 Series Points Champion in Richmond, KY. After his 4th place feature…
By: Ron Burt Football Scoreboard Starting Friday at 9:30PM and 11PM the Ohio Sports Blitz Facebook page will be giving local area football scores live. If you miss the broadcast, you can replay it anytime. This year we will be giving scores from over 20 Ohio high school football conferences, the state top 10 football…
By: Ron Burt There’s a reason Fremont Speedway is called “The Track That Action Built”. All three classes last Saturday were competitive. Kalib Henry switched lanes and won 410-feature. Jamie Miller must have watch Henrey and made the same move in the non-wing sprints to get a win. Dustin Keegan held on for the truck…
By: Ron Burt The 42nd Ohio Sprint Week for the Fast on Dirt, 410 Winged Outlaw Sprints, is winding down. Cap Henry currently leads the current point standings with 1294 and right behind him is Cale Thomas with 1247. Rounding out the top 5, Greg Wilson, Danny Sams III, and Travis Philo. Ohio Sprint week…
By: Ron Burt Race fans you can log onto Ohio Sports Blitz on Facebook for more tracks, detailed information and pictures. I cover Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan tracks, asphalt and dirt. I have full updated coverage of The Dream at Eldora, Indiana USAC Midget Week, and Ohio Sprint Week. Last week was a big night…
By: Ron Burt After 2 races on asphalt half mile tracks the USAC Silver Crown cars headed to their first race on dirt this year. Belleville, KS is one of the nation’s top dirt tracks. Most race fans thought national points leader and winner of the first two Silver Crown events Kody Swanson would have…
By: Ron Burt We are very early into the 2024 racing season but in the UMP DIRTcar Late Models, veteran driver Rusty Schlenk is making everyone take notice. Last Friday at Attica Raceway Park he led the first 20 laps of the rained out make up feature from last week before his radiator hose broke…
By: Ron Burt Attica Raceway Park Opens Northwest Ohio loves the 410-winged sprints, and their opening night feature was a nail-bitter. Bryce Lucius was the 2023 national 410 rookie of the year and recently celebrated his 17th birthday, ran in the top 3 the entire feature. Lucius took advantage of a late race mechanical issue…
By: Ron Burt Once again mother nature won at Attica Raceway Park. The speedway canceled the season opener because of cold temperatures. Right now, the first race is set for Friday, March 29th. The 410-Winged Sprints will headline the night, with the Dirt UMP Late Models and 305-Winged Sprints also scheduled to race. Always check…
By: Ron Burt For the second year in a row, heavy rains forced Attica Raceway Park to cancel their opening night, Friday, March 15th. The track was ready to go Wednesday but rains throughout Thursday with a forecast of more rain and temperatures dropping to the upper 30s for Friday. “We just would not have…
By: Ron Burt Friday, March 15th Attica Raceway Park is scheduled to open for the 2024 racing season. Attica is looking forward to another exciting year. The 3 main classes running weekly shows will be the 410-winged sprints, late models and the 305 sprints. I’ve put together some of their big dates for this coming…
By: Ron Burt Hammer Down If you’re on Facebook and like local racing, Scott Hammer, the public address announcer at Oakshade Raceway and driver of the #8 Dominator Stock, has a Thursday night racing show with fellow driver and racecar builder Ron Miller. They cover the area tracks, interview drivers, and recap the races. The…
By: Ron Burt Racing in the Midwest might end in the fall, but racetracks owners, promoters and staff never get breaks. Attica Raceway Park near Tiffin has made some positive changes for the upcoming 2024 racing season for fans and drivers. This week I will focus on the 410 Winged-Sprints. January 13th, Attica Raceway Park…
