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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.
5 Ways to Help Your Favorite Short Track

5 Ways to Help Your Favorite Short Track

Dirt, PavementJuly 28, 2026July 28, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Sure, showing up to your local short track helps, but there are several other ways you can ensure your favorite oval not only survives, but

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141 Speedway, Belle-Clair Speedway, Bloomfield Speedway, Chuck Ward - Knoxville, Dixie Speedway, Independence Motor Speedway, Lori Barton - Corbin, Marshalltown Speedway, Mia Green - Woodstock, Mike Van Genderen - Newton, Newport Speedway, Revving It Up at Hwy 39 Speedway, Scotland County Speedway, Stuart International Speedway, Thunder Mountain Speedway - Corbin, Toby Kruse
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Robbie Emory: How He Applied Late Model Tech to Modifieds

Robbie Emory: How He Applied Late Model Tech to Modifieds

Dirt ModifiedsJuly 24, 2026July 24, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

It’s hard to teach a dog new tricks, they say, and Robbie Emory might agree. He had raced 12 years in late models. When Emory

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Bridgeport Motorsports Park, Delaware International Speedway, Robbie Emory - Milton, Short Track Super Series
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Ray Hill: “I Was a Martini. Shaken Not Stirred.”

Ray Hill: “I Was a Martini. Shaken Not Stirred.”

Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksJuly 24, 2026July 24, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

How did Ray Hill describe the resulting aftermath of this crash? “I was a martini,” he said. “Shaken, not stirred.” The melee occurred at Marshalltown

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IMCA, Marshalltown Speedway, RaceQuip, Ray Hill - Marshalltown, Ultra Shield Race Products, Zamp Racing
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Hawkeye Downs Speedway Returns to Its Roots with Dirt

Hawkeye Downs Speedway Returns to Its Roots with Dirt

DirtJuly 20, 2026July 20, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

While long known for being the only paved weekly oval in Iowa, Hawkeye Downs Speedway started off as a dirt track in 1925. More than

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Benton County Speedway, Corey Dripps - Reinbeck, Hawkeye Downs Speedway, Rick Dripps
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Brett Gilmore Has Night to Remember Thanks to His Fiancée’s IOU

Brett Gilmore Has Night to Remember Thanks to His Fiancée’s IOU

Dirt ModifiedsJuly 17, 2026July 16, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Sportsman modified racer Brett Gilmore started off the night by cashing in an IOU for one tire. He ended it with the biggest race win

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Brett Gilmore - Fleetwood, Chase Gular - Pennsburg, Grandview Speedway, Jesse Landis - Gilbertsville, Kenny Gilmore - Fleetwood
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