It didn’t seem like anything was stopping Amanda Angstadt from her first slingshot victory at Action Track USA. Not even a bent front axle—and with
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.
Modifieds and Stock Cars: Why It’s Hard to Win Both in One Night
How hard can it be to win in a modified and a stock car on the same night? Harder than one might think. Dylan Thornton
Kyle Lick: From Indy to Kutztown
Kyle Lick races 600 sprints at tracks such as Action Track USA. He also spots for Marco Andretti at the Indy 500. Lick befriended Andretti
Leah Brightwell Gives Cancer the Black Flag with Win
Despite her young age, Leah Brightwell knows the grim reality of cancer. She lost her friend Jayden Pratt, 16, to Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer,
Matt Sheppard: Hard Crash; Not Hard Sell for Wrecked Body Panels
It’s certainly not the way Matt Sheppard wanted to sell some souvenirs, but it’s one way to recoup some of the loss. He got caught