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Are We Good at Finding Excuses to Not Race?

EditorialFebruary 4, 2025February 4, 2025 J.A. Ackley

It’s too cold. It’s too hot. The pits are too muddy. The track’s too rough. It might rain. They won’t have any cars. They have

Jimmy “Pup” Thomas: When a Tire Guy is More Than a Tire Guy

DirtAugust 30, 2024August 30, 2024 J.A. Ackley

The late Jimmy Thomas, the man affectionately known as “Pup,” worked for years as a Hoosier tire guy. However, he wasn’t just a tire guy.

Josh Dietz: More Laps, New Tracks Makes for a Better Racer

Dirt, Dirt Late Models, Sponsored EditJanuary 11, 2024January 12, 2024 J.A. Ackley

Josh Dietz may have fell short of winning a championship, but he has come a long way. In 2022, he ran 15 races, mostly close

Ultimate Motorsports & RV Park: Putting the Fun Back into Racing

Dirt, Dirt Late Models, Sponsored EditOctober 10, 2023October 10, 2023 J.A. Ackley

Track owner Bobby Koehler seeks to make racing fun again at Ultimate Motorsports & RV Park. That’s exemplified this weekend when the Dirt2Media American All-Star

Josh Dietz & Dylan Rivers: Engineers Gone Racing

Dirt, Dirt Late Models, Sponsored EditApril 12, 2023April 12, 2023 J.A. Ackley

Josh Dietz raced for years before he went to college. There he met his future crew chief Dylan Rivers. Now the two who co-own the