J.A. Ackley, Author at Outside Groove

Cale Pettyjohn: Winning, From RCs to Stock Cars

Dirt, Dirt VintageJuly 28, 2022July 28, 2022 J.A. Ackley

Success breeds success as Cale Pettyjohn found out. In his fifth race in a vintage sportsman car, he celebrated his second win at Delaware’s Georgetown

Bubba Scott: Quicksilver Powers Him to First Win

Dirt, Dirt Late Models, Sponsored EditJuly 26, 2022August 3, 2022 J.A. Ackley

In his first full season of racing late models, Bubba Scott earned his first win racing a car powered by a Quicksilver 357 CT. The

SSG James M. Wosika Jr. Remembered

Dirt, Dirt ModifiedsJuly 26, 2022July 26, 2022 J.A. Ackley

Todd Stinehart carried the name of SSG James M. Wosika Jr. on his IMCA modified during the Hunting with Heroes series. Stinehart had worked with

Brennon Marshall: Turbocharged Sprint Engine

Dirt, Dirt Sprint Cars/MidgetsJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022 J.A. Ackley

Brennon Marshall already races an unconventional engine — a 5.3L GM LS. He upped that one notch this past weekend when the Elite Non-Wing Sprint

Nick Hoffman: His “NASCAR” Engine

Dirt, Dirt ModifiedsJuly 19, 2022December 19, 2022 J.A. Ackley

Once again, Nick Hoffman put on a show during the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals. This year, he won a whopping 12 out of