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KENNEDY: Final Turkey Night Observations
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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