If they had given out dimes for every time this week that someone said Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the kind of person you could just sit down and drink a beer with, you’d be a wealthy person.
OVENS: Homestead Lets Jr. Nation Say Thanks
If you’re a fan of Dale Earnhardt Jr., it’s inevitable at some point that you had a pit in your stomach when you played out all the theories and potential scenarios in your mind about how, if and when retirement would happen.
OVENS: Woodhull Raceway Community Shares ‘Memories of Sherwood’
Last weekend, Woodhull Raceway Modified competitors competed in the 13th Annual Lyle Sherwood Memorial on “New York’s Toughest Bullring.” It had been just over 12 years since one of Woodhull’s historic Modified legends lost his life on the third-mile.
OVENS: 10 Reasons Woodhull Will Top The STSS
(HOLDEN BEACH, N.C.) — Two series events at Woodhull Raceway in Short Track Super Series history. Two races stolen away by STSS outsiders- but that all ends tonight in my completely biased opinion. Though I cannot be there to witness what is expected to be the best race yet in the STSS third stop to the third-mile Steuben County oval, …
DelGrosso: Budget Racers Must Take Safety Seriously
This space is often a place for my own soapbox of dirt topics, but in talking with a local dirt racer this past week, I found a serious message that needs to spread sooner rather than later.
OVENS: Paradise Speedway Endures Unfair Media, Garners Big Crowd, Executes Flawless Show
Paradise Speedway needed a big night on Saturday to bounce back from one of their toughest weeks as a team to date. In my humble opinion- they got just what they needed and I give them all the credit in the world for executing a flawless show.
OVENS: Just When I Thought IMCA Couldn’t Be Any More Crazy
After multiple weeks of discussion, a few heated conversations and enough head-shaking to enter the NFL’s new concussion protocol, I was ready to finally cool my jets about IMCA’s lack of interest in growing their brand of racing in the Northeast.
AUDIO/Broadslidin’: Jackson Boys Finally Win ‘One For Dad’ in Emotional Outlaw Victory
Mike and Stacy Jackson from Addison have been desperately trying to win a race so far in 2016, but they just hadn’t been able to find the keys to unlock the door to victory lane at any of the area tracks they compete at.
AUDIO/Broadslidin’: Daugherty, Daugherty & Gleason Create A Woodhull ‘Hat Trick’
It was a banner night for the Daugherty Racing and Gleason Motorsports teams last Saturday night on the third-mile bullring at New York’s Woodhull Raceway.
Broadslidin’: News & Notes From The Finger Lakes & Southern Tier
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Column by Race Chaser Online New York Dirt Correspondent Steven Ovens — Jeremiah Fish photo — While our Turn 5 Roundtable article this week (see Turn 5 Roundtable posted Wednesday 3/23/16) spoke to a lot of the more controversial discussions from the past week, there are still a few things out there to talk about as one …
Broadslidin’: To Take or Not to Take an Outlaws Provisional? The Answer Appears to be No.
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Column by Race Chaser Online New York Dirt Correspondent Steven Ovens — Tony Stewart Racing photo — Change is often a great thing. It can give you the opportunity to make something better, or even help you achieve a goal more efficiently. For 2016, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series made a change to their …
Broadslidin’: Why I Would Embrace an Oswego Speedway Super DIRT Week
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Column by Race Chaser Online New York Dirt Correspondent Steven Ovens — Shawn Cathcart photo — Brian Carter from World Racing Group has laid down the gauntlet for Glenn Donnelly and the staff at Central New York Raceway Park — show us progress in the next few months or we will move forward with Super DIRT Week …