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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.
Kelly Shryock: His Secret to Success? SWAG.

Kelly Shryock: His Secret to Success? SWAG.

Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksAugust 14, 2026August 14, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

On Monday, Kelly Shryock won his 100th IMCA stock car feature. Add to that 622 modified victories and that’s a whole lot of winning. His

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Balanced Speed, Clay County Fair Speedway, IMCA, Jim Chisholm, Kelly Shryock - Fertile
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Ashlyn Janiszewski Wins Her First Two Races in One Night

Ashlyn Janiszewski Wins Her First Two Races in One Night

Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini Stocks, Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksAugust 14, 2026August 14, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Last Friday, Ashlyn Janiszewski not only won her first race in a full-sized car. She won her second, too. In a different division, no less.

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Ashlyn Janiszewski - Laurel, Georgetown Speedway
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Carson Ferguson & Makenna Adkins: Helping Their Fellow Racers

Carson Ferguson & Makenna Adkins: Helping Their Fellow Racers

Dirt Late ModelsAugust 13, 2026August 13, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

For those who race, your fellow racers often become family, and within that family there are people you can rely on such as Carson Ferguson

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Bob Pierce, Bobby Pierce, Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, Florence Speedway, Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Shelby County Speedway
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Mt. Lawn Speedway: Help the Speedway Recover from the Floods

Mt. Lawn Speedway: Help the Speedway Recover from the Floods

ModifiedsAugust 13, 2026August 13, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

The home of the Raintree 100, Mt. Lawn Speedway, lived up to the name of its premier event a tad too much. Track owner Rick

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Mt. Lawn Speedway, Rick Sweigart
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Hayden Cardwell Debuts on Pavement at “The Madhouse”

Hayden Cardwell Debuts on Pavement at “The Madhouse”

Dirt Late Models, Late ModelsAugust 12, 2026August 13, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Dirt late model racer Hayden Cardwell grew up on the clay ovals of Eastern Tennessee. But when he won the chance to drive a pavement

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Bowman Gray Stadium, Brad Smith - Winston-Salem, Hayden Cardwell - Knoxville, Melissa Markewitz - Killen, Velocita
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