On their way back from the Georgetown Speedway, Sean Weiss saw his new trailer and everything in it, including his modified, go up in flames.
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.
Kelby Norwood: A 9.74-Second Lap on a Quarter-Mile
Kelby Norwood turned heads when he turned a 9.74-second lap around a ¼-mile oval in a dirt late model. That’s an average speed of 92.403
Drake Troutman: Group of Youngsters Helped Him Win ROY
What was a big part of the driving force that led Drake Troutman winning to the 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of
Dylan Hoch: One Fast Chicken Jockey
“A bet is a bet,” said Dylan Hoch. That’s the reason behind why he donned an inflatable chicken jockey costume in victory lane. Hoch wore
Irwindale Speedway to Close | Its Promoter Speaks Out
It’s official: The iconic Irwindale Speedway will close at the end of this year. The facility opened to much fanfare in 1999 as a state-of-the-art