By: Ron Burt I rarely use the word great. You can’t get any better than great. This is the only way to describe the late great Dirt Late Model driver, Scott Bloomquist. He passed away last Friday morning in an airplane crash on his family farm in Mooresburg, TN. The FAA said he crashed his…
By: Ron Burt High Limit Acquires All Stars Many of us that follow Sprint Car racing were shocked to hear that the High Limit Sprint Car Series, owned by Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet, has finalized the acquisition of the All Star Circuit of Champions from Tony Stewart. Effective immediately, NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson…
By: Ron Burt The 53rd Annual World 100 for Dirt Super Late Models, at Eldora Speedway was won by Martinsville Indiana’s Hudson O’Neal. All 3 nights the Big E belonged to him, but the World 100 was the icing on the cake along with $56,000.00 for the win. Georgia drivers, Jonathan Davenport and Dale McDowell…
By: Ron Burt History was made this month at Eldora Speedway. It was Kings Royal week with all the top sprint car drivers invading the ½ mile racing shrine. For the first time a winning sprint car driver won $1,002,023.00. The Eldora Million for sprint cars was the 2nd highest paying event in motor sports…
By: Ron Burt We are right in the thick of the racing calendar in the Tri-state. Many tracks have already hosted high dollar races for different classes. Several traveling series are making their way across the Midwest. Racetracks are getting ready locally to hold Mid-season championships. Some will offer large cash pay-outs, and some will…
By: Ron Burt Sprint car fans were treated to one the Midwest’s best open-wheel racing shows of the year at Eldora Speedway last week. Eldora Hosted the Four Crown Nationals Friday night kicked off the weekend with the USAC National Midgets and the World of Outlaw Sprints. On Saturday night the USAC Midgets returned along…
