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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.
Gary Bozowski: Two Engine Fails, One Broke Tranny, One Big Win

Gary Bozowski: Two Engine Fails, One Broke Tranny, One Big Win

Dirt, Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksAugust 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

It didn’t come easy, but the hard work Gary Bozowski and his Full Send Racing team put into their street stock paid off. They won

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Bernheisel Race Components, Bridgeport Motorsports Park, Gary Bozowski - Elkton
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Zachery Roderick: Learning from Bad Wrecks

Zachery Roderick: Learning from Bad Wrecks

Dirt, Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini StocksAugust 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

Front-wheel-drive racer Zachery Roderick rolled over his car after his right-rear wheel caught a rut and broke at I-75 Raceway outside of Sweetwater, Tennessee. It

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ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, I-75 Raceway, Jegs, Paige Stanton Crawford - Sevierville, Summit Racing Equipment, Zachery Roderick - Athens
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Ryan Watt: Shuffling Through Three Cars to a Win

Ryan Watt: Shuffling Through Three Cars to a Win

Dirt, Dirt ModifiedsAugust 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

Modified driver Ryan Watt didn’t take the easy road this season to victory lane. He went through three different chassis before hitting on the winning

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Bicknell Racing Products, Big Diamond Speedway, Grandview Speedway, Logan Watt - Boyertown, Ryan Watt, Troyer Dirt Cars
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Knoxville Nationals: A Sold-Out Crowd of More Than 22,000

Knoxville Nationals: A Sold-Out Crowd of More Than 22,000

Dirt, Dirt Sprint Cars/MidgetsAugust 15, 2024August 15, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

When grandstand seating sold out to 21,000 spectators for Saturday night of the Knoxville Nationals, fans turned toward the pits. The pits then sold out,

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John McCoy, Knoxville Nationals, Knoxville Raceway
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Newport Speedway: Revitalized Oval Welcomes Cars for Practice

Newport Speedway: Revitalized Oval Welcomes Cars for Practice

PavementAugust 14, 2024August 15, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

For the first time in years, Newport Speedway welcomed racers to the Tennessee track this past weekend. More than 30 cars took up the opportunity.

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411 Motor Speedway, Chris Tunnell - Wise, Chuck Ward - Knoxville, Derik Duggan - Lenoir City, Grace Duggan - Lenoir City, Newport Speedway, Rick Watson - New Market
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