Tag: Ron Burt

The Left Turn

By: Ron Burt Ohio Sprint Week ended with victories going to Tyler Courtney, at Waynesfield Motorsports Park on Thursday, and on Friday night the checkered flag dropped on Danny Dietrich at Limaland Motorsports Park for his second win of the week. Saturday the series concluded at Portsmouth Raceway Park where Brent Marks found his way…

The Left Turn

By: Ron Burt Midwest short track racing can’t get much better than what we’ve seen in the past two weeks. Indiana USAC Midget Week played tag with mother nature and got all their races in but two. Buddy Kofoid started out with back-to-back victories at Bloomington and Lawrenceburg Speedways, earning him a 36-point margin of…

The Left Turn

By: Ron Burt Thank you for the emails. I try to answer as many as I can. We are currently in the middle of a great racing tradition in Indiana. It’s Midget Week. Just about every track is hosting the USAC Midgets. These non wing cars are smaller than Sprints but lightening fast, and always…

The Left Turn 

By: Ron Burt This column normally doesn’t cover the big two, but you must mention both when you mention racing on Memorial weekend. This year’s Indy 500 winner was Marcus Ericsson, a 31-year-old from Sweden. The win wasn’t easy, his last two laps were a shoot-out. He had to hold off Pato O’Ward (runner up}…

The Left Turn

By: Ron Burt More area racetracks are starting to open, and we’ll cross our fingers the weather will cooperate. This past weekend at Attica Raceway Park, defending 410 Sprint Car Champion, Trey Jacobs won his first feature of the young season. With one lap remaining in the race, he passed teenager Ryan Timms to get…

Vantage Hosts Open House

Our friends at Vantage Career Center hosted an Open House on Monday, February 26. This event is truly a great time for families and teachers to get aquatinted with students who may be attending their junior year at the trade school. Vantage offers many great classes that help train young people in the arts and…