By: Ron Burt I have big things going on at Ohio Sports Blitz on Facebook, which is a part of the Left Turn. All fall I have been going Facebook Live every Friday night announcing football scores. I’m currently announcing all the state football playoff scores live at 9:35 and 11:15PM on Fridays until the…
By: Ron Burt Eldora on the last weekend of racing for 2024. Congratulations to the regular race night (local) track champions. Modified Division was won by Jonathan Taylor and the Super Stock Champion is Doug Drown. The Eldora Speedway Facebook page has a link to the 2024 Tracks Top 25 point standings for both classes.…
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 It was another busy week of short track racing in the tri-state. Friday on Toledo’s high-banked ½ mile asphalt oval, it was the 100 lap CRA/Jegs All Star Late Models. Delaware Ohio’s, Cody Coughlin took care of business and put his #72 in victory lane. Kyle Steckly was able to hang onto…
By: Ron Burt I want to remind high school football fans I will be giving high school scores every Friday night on Facebook Live, on the “Ohio Sports Blitz” at 9:35PM and 10:40PM. If you’re a die-hard football fan I will cover 20 conferences. Locally this includes WBL, MAC, NWOAL, GMC, NWC, BVC and 14…
By: Ron Burt If you are new to this weekly column. I have limited space here. For full race results and point standings and up-coming races for tri-state short tracks, asphalt and dirt please visit my Facebook page, Ohio Sports Blitz. The 39th annual Dirt Car Summer Nationals has come to an end. The grueling…
By: Ron Burt Last Friday, Limaland Motorsports Park celebrated Independence Day weekend with Firecracker Friday and Tribute to “Mr. Excitement” Tim Allison. Kasey Jedrzejek drove the 11N to his first ever Limaland victory in the Great Lakes Super Sprints competition. Dylan Woodling took the win for the second straight week in DIRTcar UMP Modified feature…
By: Ron Burt I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July extended weekend. It was busy for short tracks all over the tri-state. Some tracks broke away from tradition and hosted several big races. Seventeen year old Bryce Lucius, from Findlay had to get rid of the nerves and let the car come to…
By: Ron Burt Last Friday at Attica Raceway Park the 3 most dominant drivers so far in 2024 at the speedway, each waved the checkered flags again after their features. In UMP Dirt Late Model action. Mike Bores led the first 14 laps of the 25-lap Late Model feature before Rusty Schlenk drove into the…
By: Ron Burt It was a busy week for tri-state short track racing. Every car class you can think of had big races. The highlight was the reopening of the historic Millstream Speedway near Findlay Ohio. The tracks last race was 2016. This year they are running a limited schedule trying different car classes. Friday,…
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…
