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…
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 Memorial weekend racing in the tri-state didn’t disappoint racing fans. Friday night McComb’s, Rusty Schlenk dominated the 40 lap, Valvoline American Late Model Iron Man Series and drove the #91 to victory and his 41st career win at Attica Raceway Park. He took home $5,000.00. Finishing behind Rusty was Kyle Moore, Seth…
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 A quick thank you for all the prayers and well wishes I received. The heart valve replacement was successful and hopefully up next will be my long awaited kidney transplant when I’m called. Attica Was Washed Out This past Friday once again Attica Raceway Park tried to get a full night of…
By: Ron Burt Attica Raceway Park’s defending 410-Sprint champion got off to a rough start two weeks ago on opening night, with a bad crash. He came back last Saturday with a win in the Core and Main Nationals presented by Erie Blacktop and Smith Paving. Henry also pocketed $6,000.00 for the win. The fans…
By: Ron Burt If you like fast cars on short tracks, you might want to make the trip to Sandusky Speedways half-mile Saturday, April 27th for the Sprint Car races on the very fast paved track. The Must See Sprint Racing Series presented by Perfit-Parts will join the Maxima Racing Oils MSR Midwest Lights Series…
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…
