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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.
Blake Luinenburg: Why Sport Mods? It’s a New Challenge.

Blake Luinenburg: Why Sport Mods? It’s a New Challenge.

Dirt Modifieds, Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

After six years and more than 50 wins in hobby stocks, Blake Luinenburg made a change. He moved into sport mods this season, starting in

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Blake Luinenburg - Reading, Bob Harris Enterprises, Bruns Racing Products, Central Arizona Raceway, GRT Race Cars, Redwood Speedway, Worthington Speedway
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Jack Butler: Bad Break Leads to SpeedSTR Opportunity

Jack Butler: Bad Break Leads to SpeedSTR Opportunity

Dirt Sprint Cars/MidgetsJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Before this year, Jack Butler never drove a SpeedSTR. That changed when a bad wreck injured his cousin Cale Zangli and Zangli needed someone to

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Action Track USA, Cale Zangli - Upper Black Eddy, CASM (Compression Absorbing Seat Mount), Compression Absorbing Seat Mount (CASM), Jack Butler - Phillipsburg, Pagoda MX Raceway, Sharp Advantage Safety Products, Simpson, SpeedSTR, Ultra Shield Race Products
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Natural Bridge Speedway: How You Reach the Youth

Natural Bridge Speedway: How You Reach the Youth

DirtJune 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Many in the racing community ask where the youth is, but Natural Bridge Speedway is finding the kids and making fans of them. How? By

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Natural Bridge Speedway, Tyler Bare - Lexington
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Louden Reimert: From Last to First

Louden Reimert: From Last to First

Dirt ModifiedsJune 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Modified driver Louden Reimert proved the crème always rises to the top. Reimert, who’s been on a tear as of late, didn’t have it easy

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Big Diamond Speedway, Grandview Speedway, Logan Watt - Boyertown, Louden Reimert - Oley, Tim Buckwalter
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Ross White: What It Took to Make the Feature After This

Ross White: What It Took to Make the Feature After This

Dirt Late ModelsJune 3, 2026June 2, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

Believe it or not, Ross White’s night did not end with this heat race crash. Thanks to the help of several others, he rebounded with

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Bell Racing USA, Caleb Todd - Science Hill, Josh Fulkerson - Gallatin, Kirkey Racing Seats, Longhorn Chassis, Ross White - Knoxville, Simpson, Thunder Mountain Speedway - Corbin
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