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…
By: Ron Burt Midwest short track racing can’t get much better than what we’ve seen in the past two weeks. Indiana USAC Midget Week played tag with mother nature and got all their races in but two. Buddy Kofoid started out with back-to-back victories at Bloomington and Lawrenceburg Speedways, earning him a 36-point margin of…
By: Ron Burt Thank you for the emails. I try to answer as many as I can. We are currently in the middle of a great racing tradition in Indiana. It’s Midget Week. Just about every track is hosting the USAC Midgets. These non wing cars are smaller than Sprints but lightening fast, and always…
By: Ron Burt This column normally doesn’t cover the big two, but you must mention both when you mention racing on Memorial weekend. This year’s Indy 500 winner was Marcus Ericsson, a 31-year-old from Sweden. The win wasn’t easy, his last two laps were a shoot-out. He had to hold off Pato O’Ward (runner up}…
By: Ron Burt More area racetracks are starting to open, and we’ll cross our fingers the weather will cooperate. This past weekend at Attica Raceway Park, defending 410 Sprint Car Champion, Trey Jacobs won his first feature of the young season. With one lap remaining in the race, he passed teenager Ryan Timms to get…
Our friends at Vantage Career Center hosted an Open House on Monday, February 26. This event is truly a great time for families and teachers to get aquatinted with students who may be attending their junior year at the trade school. Vantage offers many great classes that help train young people in the arts and…
