BY: Tony Steele As the valley heats up, the racing winds down during the summer months in Peoria. With only two events scheduled between mid June and Labor Day weekend, we stop for a moment to review the year that has been as well as look ahead at what’s to come during the second half…
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BY: Jason Torchinsky I have a lot of respect for the sport of drag racing, partially because I believe there’s a lot more nuance and complexity to it than most people think, and also because I once almost crashed a dragster because I’m a moron. One thing I’ve never fully understood, though, is the name: why is called drag racing?…
Disgusting treatment by the media, and Lily, which pulled sponsorship from racer Conor Daley, for a word used by his European father, before he was born, more than 30 years ago. If any employee of the media, and/or Lily has ever uttered the “n” word, or if any of their blood relatives (mother, father, brother,…
He used to go to all the public functions…especially the picture theaters. And he always carried a sugar bag to collect empty bottles and cans. His name was… Albert (Tapper) Torney. Everyone thought he was a bit eccentric and kids would tease and hassle him. After he died in 1998 (aged 86) his large collection of model…
BY: AUTOWEEK Racing on TV listings: FRIDAY, MARCH 16 — Monster Energy NASCAR Cup practice, Fontana, Calif.; 2:30 p.m., FS1 (L) — NASCAR Xfinity practice, Fontana, Calif.; 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., FS1 (L) — Monster Energy NASCAR Cup qualifying, Fontana, Calif.; 7 p.m., FS1 (L) — NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing qualifying, Gainesville, Fla.;…
FRIDAY, FEB. 23 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup practice, Atlanta; 11:30 a.m., FS1 (L) NASCAR Xfinity practice, Atlanta; 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., FS1 (L) NASCAR Camping World Truck practice, Atlanta; 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., FS1 (L) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup qualifying, Atlanta; 5 p.m., FS1 (L) SATURDAY, FEB. 24 NASCAR Xfinity qualifying, Atlanta;…
Dirt Track Racer biking at PIR at the NASCAR Credential Trailer. Love the Hoosiers!
Race 6 Off at: 3:52 Race Type: Allowance Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward Purse: $67,000 Distance: Six Furlongs On The Dirt Track Condition: Fast Winning Time: 1:09.88 Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 4 Eight Town Robby Albarado 7.20 3.80 2.80 10 Faction Cat Jack Gilligan 6.20 4.40 9 Adulation Chris Landeros 5.20
AT THE MIKE: Making introductory remarks before presenting 2017 Jim Chapman Award for excellence in motorsports public relations to ESPN’s Andy Hall in IMS Media Center last May. (Photo: Dan R. Boyd). BY: MICHAEL KNIGHT “The SPIN DOCTOR”…http://spindoctor500blog.blogspot.com/ I certainly wasn’t smart enough to have fully imagined the extent of the communications revolution on its…
By: Pablo Elizalde Spanish motorcycling legend Angel Nieto is in serious condition after being involved in an traffic accident in Ibiza. The 13-time grand prix world champion was riding a quad bike in the accident, in which he was hit from behind by a car and was launched off the vehicle. Nieto, 70, was taken to…
1935 Pontiac with Turquoise Canned Ham 1936 Pierce Arrow with Travelodge 1947 Custom Buick Sedanet with Matching Trailer 1949 Studebaker Pickup with Purple Trailer to Match 1951 Hudson Commodore with matching Trailer 1955 Ford Customline Wagon with Shasta Trailer 1952 Buick Riviera Hardtop with Matching Trailer 1956 Ford Ranch Wagon with Teardrop Trailer 1959 Chevrolet…