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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.
Derek Iser: The Saving Grace Behind His Worst Wreck

Derek Iser: The Saving Grace Behind His Worst Wreck

Dirt, Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini StocksMarch 19, 2026March 19, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

The good news: sport compact driver Derek Iser survived his worst wreck in 20 years of racing. However, on the ride back home, tears began

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Bedford Speedway, BradBuilt, Derek Iser - Fort Ashby, Erica Duvall, Kirkey Racing Seats, Rick Berenger - Johnstown, SCDRA, SCDRA Northeast, Simpson, Velocita, Winchester Speedway - Virginia
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Austin Jahnz: The Story Behind the Tape

Austin Jahnz: The Story Behind the Tape

Dirt, Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksMarch 18, 2026March 17, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Hobby stock driver Austin Jahnz didn’t realize what he created when he constructed his makeshift sun visor out of three colors of tape. That is

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Austin Jahnz - Lewisville, Beatrice Speedway, Central Arizona Raceway, Dillon Richards - Wymore, Dominator Chassis, Fairmont Raceway
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Ark-La-Tex Speedway Solo 275: $10,000 to Win and a Ton of Fun

Ark-La-Tex Speedway Solo 275: $10,000 to Win and a Ton of Fun

Dirt, Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksMarch 18, 2026March 19, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

The Solo 275 at Ark-La-Tex Speedway may very well have assembled the oddest collection of cars for a race. Luke Johnson hauled a school bus-bodied

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Alan Lindow - Hallsville, Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Corey Neil Jr. - Bridge City, Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, Gene Birmingham - Holly Springs, Lone Star 600, LoneStar Speedway, Luke Johnson - Douglas
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Gene Knaub Wins with an Engine Built to Rules 10 Years Ago

Gene Knaub Wins with an Engine Built to Rules 10 Years Ago

Dirt Late ModelsMarch 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Who needs the newest, shiniest equipment — certainly not Gene Knaub. With a five-year-old late model and a 10-year-old engine, he beat out a field

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BAPS Motor Speedway, Coleby Frye - Dover, Gene Knaub - Dover
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Matthew Schmitz: His Crown Vic Tribute to Richard Petty

Matthew Schmitz: His Crown Vic Tribute to Richard Petty

Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksMarch 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

The Crown Vic of Matthew Schmitz certainly doesn’t look like the typical one. It sports a big wing, taking inspiration from the 1970 Plymouth Superbird

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Matthew Schmitz - Frankfort, Salina Speedway - Kansas
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