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KENNEDY: Final Turkey Night Observations

Co-grand marshals for the Turkey Night Midget Grand Prix in Ventura were champion USAC Midget Series car owner Steve Lewis, whose midgets won 133 features, and driver Chuck Gurney, a USAC super-modified, midget, sprint car and Silver Crown champion.

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DONNELLY: I Want My Eighties

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s not as if I went through the 1980s stuffed into a sarcophagus. I was indeed sentient. And I knew about stuff like MTV. Mostly, I liked it, even if the rotation of music videos was kind of repetitious after a while. Maybe I felt that way because for me, most […]

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TRIPP: Racing Into Our 90th Year

With PRI Show 2023, SPEED SPORT wraps up an amazing year of growth and looks ahead to celebrating its longevity and commitment to the sport.

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FERNS: A Day At Hoosier Tire

INDIANAPOLIS – This was one of the few times in my life where I was not quite sure what to expect before arriving someplace and/or meeting someone, but I ended up leaving said place in awe of what I witnessed. A recent visit to the Hoosier Racing Tire headquarters, factory and distribution center in Plymouth […]

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KENNEDY: Larson’s Turkey Night Prowess

On Nov. 25 Kyle Larson continued his amazing string of top four main event finishes in USAC Turkey Night National Midget 98-lap features.

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KERCHNER: Friday Heat Race

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series released its 86-race coast-to-coast schedule on Thursday, while the High Limit Racing Series unveiled a 60-race slate on Friday.

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SULLIVAN: Winged Sprint Car Chaos

The All Stars filled a particularly important niche in the sport. The question becomes how will it be filled since High Limit Racing owners Brad Sweet and Kyle Larson purchased the All Stars with no plans for it to operate in 2024?

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KENNEDY: The 82nd Turkey Night Grand Prix

One of the late midget entrants was Kyle Larson, 31, a racing superstar in numerous types of cars, who entered his own No. 1k Eagle without a backup car

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WADE: Sampey Isn’t Taking A Back Seat

During a weekend when she yielded her claim as motorsports’ most successful woman, Angelle Sampey certainly didn’t take a back seat.

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WALTZ: Will History Repeat Itself?

HARRISBURG, N.C. — A cloud of uncertainty hung over the sprint car portion of the World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte early this month as fans and competitors gathered to bring down the curtain on the 46th season of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. Speculation as to what lies ahead was […]