J.A. Ackley, Author at Outside Groove

Night Gallery: The Art of the Dark

Dirt, Dirt ModifiedsMay 14, 2020May 13, 2020 J.A. Ackley

Outside Groove Executive Editor J.A. Ackley takes you on a tour where light and dark beautifully intermingle during a race night — the pit area,

Rock On: $15,000 to win … for Front-Wheel-Drive Cars

Dirt, Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini StocksMay 12, 2020May 13, 2020 J.A. Ackley

Many people regard front-wheel-drive (FWD), four-cylinder stock cars — aka sport compacts, hornets, among other names — as the bottom rung of the sport. The

Real Races to Watch: May 11–17

Dirt, Dirt Late Models, Dirt Modifieds, Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini Stocks, Dirt Sprint Cars/Midgets, Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory Stocks, Late Model Stock Cars, Late Models, Legend Cars, NASCAR and ARCA, National, Pavement, Streaming & Televised, TrucksMay 11, 2020May 15, 2020 J.A. Ackley

Your favorite oval-track racing media outlet put together a list of races, with real, live racing, you can watch from the comfort — and safety

Promoting Races During the Covid-19 Pandemic

NationalMay 5, 2020May 6, 2020 J.A. Ackley

Several racetracks across the country have opened for the season, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Not even a groundhog could have predicted the unprecedented measures local,

Automotive Media: Inside Its Murky World

EditorialApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020 J.A. Ackley

Many members of the media industry, including those in the automotive segment, envision themselves as purveyors of truth. They spend hours — often living off