The news came sharp and hard, bringing a dizzying blow and settling deep in the gut where it lay there and ached. National Speed Sport News is ceasing publication and closing, effective with this issue.
A front-page story in the Sports section of the Indianapolis Star this past Sunday caught my eye, and within a few paragraphs I recognized a very familiar theme.
As the racing world vibrates over the unlikely win by 20-year-old Trevor Bayne at Daytona, it further marks February as the month when a young racer did great things.
FISHERS, Ind.
His was the voice that touched us all, inspired us and excited us and delighted us. Although Tom Carnegie is gone, his voice forever remains a part of us, lodged deep in our very soul.
The 25th running of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is history, and for the third-consecutive year a man named Swindell stood in victory lane. It was Sammy in 2009, then son Kevin becoming the first driver in event history to clinch back-to-back victories.
The 25th annual Chili Bowl Nationals will be held Jan. 11-15 at the QuickTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.
In celebration of the Silver Anniversary of this prestigious indoor midget race, www.nationalspeedsportnews.com will be publishing the race reports that appeared in the pages of National Speed Sport News for the first 24 runnings of the event.
Beginning with the inaugural event in 1987, race recaps will be posted on a daily basis from Dec. 18 through Jan. 10.
The 25th annual Chili Bowl Nationals will be held Jan. 11-15 at the QuickTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.
In celebration of the Silver Anniversary of this prestigious indoor midget race, www.nationalspeedsportnews.com will be publishing the race reports that appeared in the pages of National Speed Sport News for the first 24 runnings of the event.
Beginning with the inaugural event in 1987, race recaps will be posted on a daily basis from Dec. 18 through Jan. 10.
The 25th annual Chili Bowl Nationals will be held Jan. 11-15 at the QuickTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.
In celebration of the Silver Anniversary of this prestigious indoor midget race, www.nationalspeedsportnews.com will be publishing the race reports that appeared in the pages of National Speed Sport News for the first 24 runnings of the event.
Beginning with the inaugural event in 1987, race recaps will be posted on a daily basis from Dec. 18 through Jan. 10.
The 25th annual Chili Bowl Nationals will be held Jan. 11-15 at the QuickTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.
In celebration of the Silver Anniversary of this prestigious indoor midget race, www.nationalspeedsportnews.com will be publishing the race reports that appeared in the pages of National Speed Sport News for the first 24 runnings of the event.
Beginning with the inaugural event in 1987, race recaps will be posted on a daily basis from Dec. 18 through Jan. 10.
Last week’s column in these pages by my colleague Keith Waltz caught my eye, because Keith has hit upon a most interesting and entertaining idea. If you could sit behind the wheel of the time-traveling DeLorean of “Back to the Future” fame, which five races from the past would you visit?
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