This past year, Cody McPherson took home four championships: DIRTcar Sportsman Series, DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Hoosier Tire Weekly Championship, Ransomville Speedway, and Merrittville Speedway. What
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.
Jordan Yawn and Her Crew of Nurses
Dirt late model racer Jordan Yawn works as a nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit. When she goes racing, her crew will have up
Ty Griffith: The Nerve-Racking Finale to the USRA Championship
It didn’t look good for Ty Griffith during the final USRA B-mod feature of the year. Damage from a wreck on the second lap ended
Tyler Peterson: The Late Model that Fell off a Trailer and Wins
The late model of 2024 WISSOTA national champ Tyler Peterson almost never made it to the shop after he purchased it in 2023. The car
Dave Simpson: The Wild Adventure to a Championship
When it comes to racing, Dave Simpson loves to have a good adventure. That spirit carried him to a WISSOTA Midwest modified national championship. For