Earlier this month, tire specialist Wesley Weed suffered a stroke while attending the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway. His legion of followers, Weeder Nation,
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.
Revving It Up at Hwy 39 Speedway: New Name for Denison Track
The new name for Crawford County Speedway is Revving It Up at Hwy 39 Speedway. That’s one of the first changes the county fair board
Tyler Peterson Proves Good Cars Don’t Die
Don’t tell Tyler Peterson he needs a new car. His will do just fine. Peterson’s late model fell off a trailer onto a highway —
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Midwest mod driver Tyler Vernon entered the 2025 season intending to compete for the national WISSOTA title. He knew this might be his last chance
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Losing can sting, as Dustin Holtquist can attest to. He won the WISSOTA mod four national title in 2022. Then in 2023 and 2024 he