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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.
Jeremy Hills: What It Took to Win the USRA Tuner Championship

Jeremy Hills: What It Took to Win the USRA Tuner Championship

Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini StocksNovember 21, 2025December 12, 2025 Mike Adaskaveg

Tuner racer Jeremy Hills always had one Chevy Cobalt on a trailer at the ready back at home. That’s what he said it took to

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Fayette County Speedway, Jeremy Hills - Postville, Paden Gardner - Grove, USRA, Winneshiek Raceway
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Lawn Mower Racing: The Low-Cost Answer for Motorsport?

Lawn Mower Racing: The Low-Cost Answer for Motorsport?

DirtNovember 21, 2025November 21, 2025 Mike Adaskaveg

If you’re fed up with the high costs of the full-sized stock car racing, then lawn mower racing might be the answer. You wouldn’t be

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East Bay Raceway Park, Grassroots Raceway, NASGRASS, National Lawn Mower Racing Championships, Orlando Speed World
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Kelly Shryock: What Helped Him Win a Stock Car Championship

Kelly Shryock: What Helped Him Win a Stock Car Championship

Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksNovember 19, 2025November 19, 2025 Mike Adaskaveg

Some champions are unbeatable, and Kelly Shryock knows. In USMTS competition, he won the national championship nine times. In IMCA stock cars, the man to

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34 Raceway, Clay County Fair Speedway, Hancock County Speedway, IMCA, John Oliver Jr. - West Burlington, Kelly Shryock - Fertile, Kossuth County Speedway, Mike Nichols - Harlan, USMTS
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Blake Adams: Rookie Wins WISSOTA National Championship

Blake Adams: Rookie Wins WISSOTA National Championship

Dirt ModifiedsNovember 19, 2025November 19, 2025 Mike Adaskaveg

Based on his experience, Blake Adams didn’t anticipate setting the world on fire in WISSOTA modifieds — especially since he was a rookie in the

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Blake Adams - Cameron, Granite City Motor Park, Kevin "Buzzy" Adams - Cameron, Rodney Sanders - Happy, USMTS, WISSOTA
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Jeff Reay: First Michigander in 30 Years to Win IMCA Mod Title

Jeff Reay: First Michigander in 30 Years to Win IMCA Mod Title

Dirt ModifiedsNovember 18, 2025November 18, 2025 Mike Adaskaveg

Jeff Reay became the first Michigan driver since 1995 to win the IMCA national modified championship. It did not come easy, though. Jeff’s location in

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Bilstein, Crystal Motor Speedway, I-96 Speedway, IMCA, Jeff Reay - Portland, Jeremy Mills - Clear Lake, Mt. Pleasant Speedway, Redwood Speedway, Rick Stout - Stanton, Woodhull Raceway
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