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Kyle Busch Wins Midwest Race
Wednesday, 10 Jul, 2013 – 7:56 | Comments Off on Kyle Busch Wins Midwest Race
Kyle Busch Wins Midwest Race

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Kyle Busch dominated  the Howie Lettow Memorial 150 ARCA Midwest Super Late Model race at the Milwaukee Mile on Tuesday night.
Busch, who led every practice session, started the race from 14th following the invert and …

Jason Leffler Killed In Dirt Race
Thursday, 13 Jun, 2013 – 6:57 | Comments Off on Jason Leffler Killed In Dirt Race
Jason Leffler Killed In Dirt Race

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Driver Jason Leffler, 37, died Wednesday night after a crash in a 410 sprint car race at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey.
Leffler, who competed in all of the top three NASCAR national series, had to …

Joe Carver Will Be Missed By Friends, NASCAR
Sunday, 20 Jan, 2013 – 16:25 | Comments Off on Joe Carver Will Be Missed By Friends, NASCAR
Joe Carver Will Be Missed By Friends, NASCAR

By Larry Woody | Managing Editor
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Joe Carver dictated the first racing story I “wrote” when I was assigned the beat in the late 1960’s, and he once prodded a grumpy Dale Earnhardt into the Sports …

Southeastern Racing Scene Loses A Tough One
Tuesday, 15 Jan, 2013 – 8:14 | Comments Off on Southeastern Racing Scene Loses A Tough One
Southeastern Racing Scene Loses A Tough One

The Southeastern short track world lost one of its icons on Jan. 4 with the passing of Luther Carter.
Carter, who died at 75 after a battle with cancer, was an old-school racer who passed his …

Annual Evans Day Brings Back Fans, Memories
Thursday, 30 Aug, 2012 – 7:20 | Comments Off on Annual Evans Day Brings Back Fans, Memories
Annual Evans Day Brings Back Fans, Memories

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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ROME, N.Y. – In what has become an annual rite of summer, Central New York racing fans recently honored the legacy of Modified hero Richie Evans at the track where …

Dirt Track Diary: Engine Skips And Near Misses
Thursday, 16 Aug, 2012 – 7:20 | Comments Off on Dirt Track Diary: Engine Skips And Near Misses
Dirt Track Diary: Engine Skips And Near Misses

By Clint Smith
Special to RacinToday.com
(Editor’s note: Veteran dirt racer Clint “Cat Daddy” Smith of Senoia, Ga., has been racing and winning since 1981. He has more than 200 feature wins to his credit. Before he …

‘Buck’ Not About Bucks; He Was About The Wins
Monday, 13 Aug, 2012 – 17:13 | Comments Off on ‘Buck’ Not About Bucks; He Was About The Wins
‘Buck’ Not About Bucks; He Was About The Wins

By Rick Minter | Senior Writer
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When the news came that Charles Leroy “Buck” Simmons, one of the greatest short track drivers who ever lived, had died at the relatively young age of 66, my mind …

Schatz Wins Knoxville Nationals For Sixth Time
Sunday, 12 Aug, 2012 – 7:47 | Comments Off on Schatz Wins Knoxville Nationals For Sixth Time
Schatz Wins Knoxville Nationals For Sixth Time

Donny Schatz recorded his sixth Knoxville Nationals victory in the last seven years after outlasting local favorite Brian Brown by 0.117 seconds Saturday night at historic Knoxville Raceway in Iowa.
“There’s something about this place when …

Stewart Conquering Canada
Wednesday, 1 Aug, 2012 – 6:34 | Comments Off on Stewart Conquering Canada
Stewart Conquering Canada

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Tony Stewart led all 30 laps on Tuesday to claim his third career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory and his second in a row at the 3/8-mile Ohsweken Speedway oval in Ohsweken, Ontario.
Counting Monday’s …

Dirt Track Diary: On The Road With ‘Cat Daddy’
Wednesday, 18 Jul, 2012 – 19:28 | Comments Off on Dirt Track Diary: On The Road With ‘Cat Daddy’
Dirt Track Diary: On The Road With ‘Cat Daddy’

By Clint Smith
Special to RacinToday.com
Editor’s note: Veteran dirt racer Clint “Cat Daddy” Smith of Senoia, Ga., has been racing and winning since 1981. He has more than 200 feature wins to his credit. Before …