By: Ron Burt I want to thank all of you that follow The Left Turn here in the West Bend News and my daily sports blog on Facebook, Ohio Sports Blitz. I want to wish you and yours a great New Year. My sources tell me 2024 will be a breakout year for Midwest short…
By: Ron Burt Indoor Racing Kicks Off 2024 These next few weeks are big for indoor racing. The Tulsa Shootout set records for two new car entries in the 38th annual event. The Shootout in Tulsa, Oklahoma is the largest event for micro sprint racing in the world. Imagine sitting in the stands of a…
By: Ron Burt Race fans that made the trip to the Dome in St Louis to watch the 7th Annual Gateway DIRT Nationals weren’t disappointed with the action during the Super Late Model and Modified events. The 1/5-mile dirt oval inside the former home of the NFL Rams was a challenge for drivers in both…
By: Ron Burt The Rumble Is Coming On December 29th and 30th several very competitive classes of race cars will compete at the Allen Country War Memorial Coliseum inside the Expo Center. The Midgets are the headliners for the weekend. Let’s not count out the other classes that are loaded with veteran drivers that know…
By: Ron Burt Millstream Update Race fans and drivers are looking forward to Millstream Speedway coming back to life in 2024. For years it hosted major races before it went idle. New owners Matt and Beth Cogley have been working hard on the track and grounds and fans have volunteered time to help. Matt knows…
By: Ron Burt Outlaw Supermodifieds At Plymouth Saturday, May 11th the Outlaw 350 Supermodified Series makes its debut at the speedway. The 350’s run a crate motor. The car body can run the standard off-set mid-engine, rear engine, or an outlaw sprint style. All the cars run a rear wing to hold them down on…
By: Ron Burt Attica Raceway Park has announced the official final point standings. The racetrack handed out $47,000 in point fund money to the top 10 in the track’s three weekly divisions for 2023. The 410 Sprint Car Champion is Cap Henry. He won the trifecta of local sprint car racing in 2023. He won…
By: Ron Burt The past two weeks the weather has stopped racing for the year in our area. A few drivers took their cars to Kentucky and Tennessee for high dollar races. Some of the Sprint and Midget drivers are getting ready to race indoors for Midget and Micro races. The youth will have Quarter…
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 Racing fans had to say goodbye to a couple of well-known racetracks. The Midwest lost Rockford Speedway. This was a ¼ mile high banked paved oval that hosted many special racing events including the National Short Track Championships for several classes of cars. Southwest lost the famous Devils Bowl Speedway outside of…
By: Ron Burt USAC Champion To Retire The big announcement came from USAC. The “People’s Champ” Dave Darland, one of racing all time greats announced his retirement. He has raced for 52 years, and 42 of those in a Sprint Car. Many times, he had 100 races a year on his schedule. He raced the…
By Ron Burt Big Weekend For Late Model Ace One of Ohio’s top Late Model drivers, Rusty Schlenk, had a Friday night feature win at Michigan’s Mt. Pleasant Speedway. He won the the Katie Hutson Late Model Show/ Bob Wilson Memorial! Rusty also won this event in 2022. He might make it look easy sometimes…
Seavey Unbeatable At Eldora USAC race fans witnessed history being made at the Big E during the USAC portion of the 4-Crown Nationals. This year Logan Seavey already won the Chili Bowl, took home a USAC Indiana Midget Week title and even posted two USAC National feature wins in one day At Eldora. Logan Seavey…
