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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.
Lee Goos Jr.: Quest for Fun Leads to Championship

Lee Goos Jr.: Quest for Fun Leads to Championship

Dirt, Dirt Sprint Cars/MidgetsNovember 14, 2024November 14, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

IMCA RaceSaver national champion Lee Goos Jr. kept stressing that he just races to have some fun. The chance to win a national championship came

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Arlington Raceway, Beatrice Speedway, Eagle Raceway, I-90 Speedway, IMCA, Jackson Motorplex, Lee Goos Jr. - Hartford, Park Jefferson International Speedway, River Cities Speedway, Shelby County Speedway, Tyler Drueke - Eagle, US 30 Speedway
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Payton Talbot: How to Have a Career Year? Pick Up a Phone.

Payton Talbot: How to Have a Career Year? Pick Up a Phone.

Dirt, Dirt ModifiedsNovember 11, 2024November 11, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

How did sportsman modified driver Payton Talbot connect with his championship-winning ride this year? Someone picked up the phone. When crew chief Mike Walton found

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Andy Belmont - Langhorne, Fonda Speedway, Georgetown Speedway, Payton Talbot - South New Berlin, Short Track Super Series, Utica-Rome Speedway
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Buddy Schweibinz: Tight Points Battle Made Championship Fun

Buddy Schweibinz: Tight Points Battle Made Championship Fun

Dirt, Dirt Sprint Cars/MidgetsNovember 8, 2024November 11, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

For Buddy Schweibinz, the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series championship down to the final race. He led by a narrow three-point margin over Troy Betts. “I had

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Buddy Schweibinz - Petersburg, IMCA, Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series, New Egypt Speedway, Troy Betts - Newark
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Kaylee Richards: What It Took to Become National Champion

Kaylee Richards: What It Took to Become National Champion

Dirt, Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini StocksNovember 8, 2024November 8, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

Meet the 2024 IMCA national sport compact champion, Kaylee Richards. Kaylee juggled raising seven-year-old Paisley with her husband, Dillon; working a full-time job as a

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Beatrice Speedway, Concordia Raceway, Dillon Richards - Wymore, IMCA, Junction Motor Speedway, Kaylee Richards - Wymore
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Sean Weiss: Trailer Fire Destroys Everything in It, Including Car

Sean Weiss: Trailer Fire Destroys Everything in It, Including Car

Dirt, Dirt ModifiedsNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

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.

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Georgetown Speedway, Sean Weiss - Gilbertsville, Short Track Super Series
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