Some time back we reported the impending demise of the minivan. We wrote, “Chrysler, the company that likes to take credit for the invention of the minivan, is these days watching its invention whither on the vine.” Sales were down to a fraction of the numbers...
Two years ago we covered the announcement by Sammy Swindell that he was retiring from Sprint Car racing, and would henceforth race only the midwinter indoor Chili Bowl. Swindell’s retirement didn’t last long. He was back in a Sprint Car only a few months later, and...
In 1963, one day after winning the Indianapolis 500, driver Parnelli Jones punched fellow driver Eddie Sachs in a headline-making post-race confrontation. In August of this year, the cars driven by the two men in 1963 were back on track together during the Vintage...
The United States Auto Club’s (USAC) National Midget series endured a painful ten-day period following the tragic loss of Bryan Clauson, but when the cars and drivers got back on the track for the first time since the Kansas heartbreak, a thrilling and uplifting night...
We make it a point to visit Kutztown, Pennsylvania, at least once each summer. It might be for the annual Folk Festival, or for the annual Kutztown Fair, but more often it is for the racing that takes place on a small dirt oval across the street from Kutztown...
