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Author: Mike Adaskaveg

Mike Adaskaveg has written hundreds of stories since the website’s inception. This year marks his 54th year of covering auto racing. Adaskaveg got his start working for track photographer Lloyd Burnham at Connecticut’s Stafford Motor Speedway in 1970. Since then, he’s been a columnist, writer, and photographer, in racing and in mainstream media, for several outlets, including the Journal Inquirer, Boston Herald, Stock Car Racing, and Speedway Illustrated. Among Adaskaveg's many awards are the 1992 Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) Ace Lane Photographer of the Year and the 2019 National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) George Cunningham Writer of the Year.
Lee Hutchinson: The “Tint Man” Has No Quit

Lee Hutchinson: The “Tint Man” Has No Quit

Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini StocksFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

You can’t call Lee Hutchinson a quitter. He rolled his friend’s sport compact during practice, but that didn’t stop him. Hutchinson then flipped the same

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Heath Oestricher - Pensacola, Kirkey Racing Seats, Lee Hutchinson - Prattville, Penton Motor Speedway, RaceQuip, SCDRA, Screven Motorsports Complex, Simpson, Talladega Short Track, Zamp Racing
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Cheyenne Vaillant: Remembering the Bright Light of Thunder Bay

Cheyenne Vaillant: Remembering the Bright Light of Thunder Bay

DirtFebruary 6, 2026February 6, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

The ones who make an incredible impression on us in the sport don’t necessarily steer race cars, as exemplified by the late Cheyenne Vaillant. Four

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Cheyenne Vaillant - Kakabeka Falls, Dayton Brady - Kakabeka Falls, Ivan Brady - Kakabeka Falls, Mosquito Speedway, Selena Owen - Thunder Bay, Thunder City Speedway
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Anthony Jenson: The Building of a Champion

Anthony Jenson: The Building of a Champion

Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini StocksFebruary 4, 2026February 4, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Hornet driver Anthony Jenson started off racing with a bang. After contact with another car, he totaled his car in his first-ever race in 2023.

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Anthony Jenson - Milaca, Brady Fosso - Hibbing, Granite City Motor Park, Jeff Rohner - Willmar, Madison Speedway, Ogilvie Raceway, Princeton Speedway - Minn., WISSOTA
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Amber Eichelberger: Racing Community Supports Her Cancer Fight

Amber Eichelberger: Racing Community Supports Her Cancer Fight

Dirt, Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksJanuary 30, 2026January 30, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Anthony Madrid won the Tribute to Amber Eichelberger Hobby Stock 33 at Central Arizona Raceway. However, this victory is a bit different than Anthony’s 459

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Amber Eichelberger - Peoria, Brad Whitfield - Casa Grande, Brandon Eichelberger - Peoria, Braxton Eichelberger - Peoria, Central Arizona Raceway, Shane Clanton, Wyatt Eichelberger - Peoria
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Ethan Stevens: From 600 Sprints to Modifieds

Ethan Stevens: From 600 Sprints to Modifieds

Dirt ModifiedsJanuary 30, 2026January 30, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

New to modifieds, Ethan Stevens, left a message for his competitors on his spoiler. He went straight from 600 sprints to modifieds last year, competing

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Central Arizona Raceway, Ethan Stevens - Mesa, IMCA, IMCA.TV Winter Nationals
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