By: Ron Burt On Friday night Tyler Courtney wrapped up the 2022 Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions title with his first ever Fremont Speedway win Friday, Oct. 7 to open the 15th Annual Jim and Joanne Ford Classic. Courtney, from Indianapolis, Indiana, led all 35 laps for his eighth All Star 410 Sprint win…
By: Ron Burt Last week, Fremont Speedway crowned it’s 2022 season track champions under the lights on a perfect night to race on the Track That Action Built. Craig Mintz won the 410 Sprint track championship for his fourth time. Paul Weaver clinched his fourth division track title in the 305 Sprints. Jamie Miller clinched…
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…
By: Ron Burt Cole Macedo is having the best season of his young career, and put another exclamation point on it Saturday evening at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway near Orrville, Ohio. The Lemoore, California ace led all 35 laps of the $15,000-to-win Pete Jacobs Memorial, earning his largest payday in the process…
By: Ron Burt I must start this week with a big shout-out to 11-year-old Carter Schlenk picking up his 2nd feature win of the year in the Sportsman Division at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon. What 11-year-old do you know spends his or her Saturday nights going 80-90 mph around a dirt oval with 23 other…
By: Ron Burt Attica Raceway Park hosted the two-night Ambush over Labor Day weekend. Recently, Ohio sprint driver Trevor Baker lost his life in a vehicle crash in Florida. Tim Shaffer and his car owner Bryan Grove paid tribute to Baker Friday, Sept. 2, as the hall of fame driver put the #45 in victory…
By: Ron Burt Most tri-state tracks are having season championships. This doesn’t always mean they’re closing for the year. Some of these tracks will run into October and many have big races coming up. This fall and winter I will feature the champions from the different tracks I cover in my column along with pictures.…
By: Ron Burt Mother nature played havoc last weekend at several Midwest racetracks I cover. Two weeks in a row Oakshade was rained out but Lorain, Attica and Montpelier got their races in. Because of the county fair, Fremont changed their race date to Monday and will ran 305 Sprints and Vintage Race Cars. Races…
By: Ron Burt The 2022 Knoxville Nationals didn’t disappoint race fans that took their annual pilgrimage to the Hawkeye state. Future National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Donny Schatz had to work every lap to get the victory over David Gravel, the 2019 event champion that finished 2nd, after Schatz passed him with 6 laps…
