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…
By: Ron Burt Kody Swanson won the pole and led all 100 laps of the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic for USAC Silver Crown cars at Toledo Speedway, last Saturday. It was the fourth victory in a row and sixth so far in his career at Toledo Speedway. The driver from Kingsburg, California, going…
By: Ron Burt Here’s an update for the 360 Sprint Invaders and the Great Lakes Sprint Series. On April 25th, it was announced that the Ohio Logistics NRA Sprint Series would be taken over by the GLSS owner Barry Marlow. This united the Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan 360 Sprint Car teams. Barry recently told me,…
By: Ron Burt The 35th annual USAC Indiana Sprint week got off to an interesting start at Gas City I-69 Speedway on Friday, July 22nd. 52 cars were in the pits to qualify. The first night saw Shane Cottle of Kansas, IL take the checker in the feature. He only led one lap but that’s…
By: Ron Burt Hail to the King! Last week 410 Sprint Car and World of Outlaw driver Brent Marks won the prestigious Kings Royal at Eldora. Two nights before, he won the Historical Big 1 at the same track. Both victories earned him $275,000.00 The sweep puts him in rare company to become only the…
By: Ron Burt Last week mother nature played tricks on us again and several tracks couldn’t get their racing programs in. Rain didn’t affect Attica Raceway Park Friday, July 8th. Tanner Thorson moved from the cushion to the bottom of Attica Raceway Park with a pair of laps to go in the 410-sprint feature and…
By: Ron Burt The 4th of July weekend didn’t disappoint race fans. All the tri-state tracks were open except three, Attica and Fremont because of weather and storm damage. Montpelier Speedway took the weekend off. Limaland Motorsports Park kicked off the Independence Day weekend with the annual running of Firecracker Friday. As always, “The Bull…
By: Ron Burt USAC Hall of Fame’s newest class was officially inducted Thursday night, June 30th, at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The ceremony took place during the running of Thursday Night Thunder Homecoming featuring Sprints, Midgets & Silver Crown cars. Six USAC greats were inducted this year, Johnny Vance, Joe Shaheen, Ray Nichels, Jay Drake, Galen…
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…
