The Crown Vic Firecracker 500 on July 4-6 could pay $50,000 to win. The $100,000 purse is dependent on the race receiving 500 entries. Steve
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.
Payton Talbot: Spectacular Sunshine Swing with Borrowed Engine
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Vinny Annarummo: Remembering the Seekonk Speedway Fixture
Longtime Seekonk Speedway competitor Vinny Annarummo passed away on February 6 after battling lung cancer. The record books may remember the Swansea, Massachusetts, native merely
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