After 15 years, the track owner is ready to pass the torch
Michigan’s premiere short track has been listed on the market. Owosso Speedway is known to the local racing community as the ‘Big O’. The 3/8-mile asphalt oval track is currently in it’s 78th year of operations.
“I’ve just owned it for 15 years and I’m getting older.
Read MoreTwo race drivers were lost over the weekend; South Carolina and Tennessee race tracks struck with tragic loss
Former NASCAR competitor goes out on top
The racing community was struck by two deaths over the weekend. Each of them happened on Saturday, August 4, 2018. 650-miles apart, two race tracks saw the loss of a racing driver.
Read MoreThe Last Race is the portrait of a small-town race track and it’s struggles to avoid the bulldozers
At one time there were 40 race tracks in Long Island; Now one track remains and it’s being threatened as the land it sits on is worth $10 million
The avid race fans and drivers head to their local short track on a weekly basis.
Read MoreDeclared winner Kenny Wallace and disqualified winner comment on the inspection
On July 15, Kenny Wallace ventured to Canada to run a late model race. The race took place at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Kenny Wallace finished 3rd in that event. However, following a post race inspection the 1st and 2nd place finishers were disqualified.
Read MoreShort track retaliation gone wrong at Bowman Gray!
Things got wild in North Carolina on Saturday night.
Bowman Gray Stadium is a 1/4-mile race track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The track sits on top of a former track and field running track.
Watch the Bowman Gray Stadium retaliation video below.
Read MoreJohnny Sossoman vs Robby Faggart at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The 25th annual Summer Shootout brought a thriller in the Masters division feature. The incident took place at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the infield bullring.
With just 10 laps to go, the field restarted. Robby Faggart launched from the outside front row.
Read MoreHailie Deegan is focused and on the rise
Earlier this year, Kevin Harvick returned to his hometown for a NASCAR home track event. Harvick finished 4th in that K&N West Series event at Bakersfield Speedway.
Following that event, Harvick complimented Hailie Deegan as well as Will Rodgers. Harvick featured both of these drivers on his radio show and helped them find a platform to present their resume to the industry.
Read MoreThe owners of Caraway Speedway have cut back their weekly racing program; Placed the famed short track up for sale
Caraway Speedway has cut back to just 6 events for the rest of their 2018 racing campaign. The car counts are down. The longtime family owners have elected to take a page out of the 1981 playbook and scale back events.
Read MorePhil Scott is also a racer; He’s worried that returning to the short track after signing the state bill might cause a scene
Phil Scott isn’t only the Governor of Vermont, he’s also an avid short track racer in the same state. He runs semi-regularly at the Thunder Road International SpeedBowl in Quarry Hill,
Read MoreKevin Harvick: “The tree dies if it doesn’t have roots.”
Kevin Harvick has sent bonus money for the weekly program at Stafford Speedway. Each week, he will add $250 to the purse.
The leader at lap 13 gets a $125 bonus. In addition, the 13th place finisher gets a separate $125 bonus.
Read MoreMason Mingus comments after the pit area altercation at the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
Yesterday, Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville brought in the North/South Super Late Model Challenge to their 5/8-mile short track. Following on-track contact, it also brought a brawl to the pit area.
Mason Mingus and Steve Wallace were involved in a fight that quickly brought in the crews as well as security.
Read MoreMason Mingus and Steve Wallace fight at the short track super late model show
This weekend, the super late models are in action at the 5/8-mile Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville. So, are the grassroots pit area disputes.
Steve Wallace and his Jet Tools Team were involved in a pit area altercation with Wauters Motorsports.
Read More15-year-old Mason Ludwig has won the $50k sponsorship – Gordy Gundaker takes a runner-up spot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – COLUMBIA, S.C. – (April 4, 2018) – McCallister Precision Marketing is proud to announce that client Mason Ludwig has been named the “On The Track” Grand Prize winner of the 2018 Search for a Champion contest.
Read MoreDerek Kraus drops the hammer in Bakersfield, California
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Kern County Raceway Park is in Kevin Harvick’s hometown, but the track is clearly Derek Kraus’s kingdom.
Kraus solidified his claim to the throne by use of force en route to his second straight NASCAR K&N Pro Series West win at Kern County Raceway Park in the Bakersfield 175 presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
Read MoreKevin Harvick: “When I look at our hardcore fans, they’re all sitting at those short tracks and they’re mad.”
Kevin Harvick is a major spokesperson for grassroots racing. Yesterday, he picked up his latest NASCAR win. However, Harvick’s main discussion point after the victory wasn’t NASCAR but the short track racing side of the sport.
Read More16-year-old Canadian driver will make debut at Speedfest
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that 16-year-old Canadian driver Raphael Lessard will pilot the team’s No. 51 Super Late Model in 18 events during the 2018 season. Lessard will make his KBM debut Sunday, Jan. 28 in the ARCA/CRA Super Series SpeedFest at Crisp Motorsports Park in Cordele,
Read More2017 Rumble in Ft Wayne results from the final night on December 30, 2017
The Rumble in Fort Wayne came to a close last night in Indiana.
View the Rumble in Ft Wayne results below.
The Anderson Family takes both the Little 500 and the Rumble in Ft Wayne.
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