When the Talladega Short Track shared the news of the death of Terry Smith on Thursday, January 11, it shocked the racing community. The weekend
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.
Derick Quade: Hauled for Hours to Win Steel Block Bandits Title
The average haul for Derick Quade to win a Steel Block Bandits championship? Five hours, one way, with the longest drive measuring eight and a
Monett Raceway: Available for Purchase or Lease
If you want to promote your own track, Monett Raceway in Missouri is now available. Its owner, Kyle Slagle, said he will entertain proposals for
Jake McLain: Chance Encounters Lead to Championship
If it wasn’t for his brother wrecking his sprint car 18 years ago, Jake McLain (67) might have stuck with drag racing. That’s just where
Skip Arp: Hall of Famer Wins First Touring Championship
It’s amazing to think that a hall of fame driver such as Skip Arp had never won a touring series title. But now, for the