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WADE: Learning To Be Flexible In The Market
WADE: Learning To Be Flexible In The Market
SNOHOMISH, Wash. — Jason Fiorito, president of Seattle’s Pacific Raceways, has raced stock cars for years and he assumed his son would want to follow in his footsteps. But the teenager prefers Miatas and BMWs and sports car racing in the Northwest’s Pro 3 Series.The…Premium
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MARTIN: IndyCar’s Kiddie Korps
MARTIN: IndyCar’s Kiddie Korps
INDIANAPOLIS — From Indy Lights teammates with Andretti Autosport to becoming winners in the NTT IndyCar Series, Colton Herta and Pato O’Ward appear destined to share the path to success.It was at California’s Sonoma Raceway at the end of the 2018 IndyCar Series season…
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BYRD: Cut Tire Ends Promising Irwindale Run
BYRD: Cut Tire Ends Promising Irwindale Run
Editor’s Note: Nathan Byrd is a 21-year-old racer who is embarking upon an intense racing schedule that will see him race in more than 10 different series and multiple forms of race cars, including sprint cars, asphalt late models, formula cars and midgets. SPEED SPORT…Premium
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FENWICK: Hemric Putting Late Model Racing On Hold
FENWICK: Hemric Putting Late Model Racing On Hold
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Daniel Hemric loves short-track racing.The Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Xfinity Series driver made a name for himself on short tracks across the Southeast long before he got his opportunity to race in NASCAR.He first landed in the public eye when he won…Premium
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ARGABRIGHT: Two Tracks Working Together
ARGABRIGHT: Two Tracks Working Together
INDIANAPOLIS — Teamwork generally is best.Indiana’s Anderson and Winchester Speedways have forged a unique relationship for this season, joining forces to promote a couple of events by putting up a bonus to the driver who can win both.The Hoosier Double Down incentive…Premium
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KERCHNER: 30 Years Of Racing Memories
KERCHNER: 30 Years Of Racing Memories
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Thirty years.That’s exactly how long this writer has reported on motorsports for the SPEED SPORT brand. In June 1991 with a Chevrolet Chevette loaded to the gills, I left my native Ohio for New Jersey to join the SPEED SPORT staff led by Chris Economaki…Premium
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WALTZ: Excess Dust & Flying Race Cars
WALTZ: Excess Dust & Flying Race Cars
HARRISBURG, N.C. — Extremely disappointed when the new clay racing surface at The Dirt Track at Charlotte produced billowing clouds of dust during last fall’s season finales for the World of Outlaws sprint cars and late models, track officials have been working diligently…Premium
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LEMASTERS: For The Love Of Paint Schemes
LEMASTERS: For The Love Of Paint Schemes
CONCORD, N.C. — As I write this, the annual spring pilgrimage to Darlington (S.C.) Raceway is in full song. This is important, and I think you know why.NASCAR, and motorsports in general, is a sport that has a rich and varied history and, in an attempt to keep that…
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SEELMAN: Racers Helping Racers (And Writers!)
SEELMAN: Racers Helping Racers (And Writers!)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – This writer found enough excitement for one year packed into a 12-hour span following the conclusion of the opening night of Indiana Midget Week on Thursday.Lost car keys are one thing, but lost car keys in the dark, within a relatively vast – and…
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