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1 week ago | 
gettysburgtimes.com | Scott Meckley
When I think back to all the unfairness in my life, I often wonder why I never made it as a professional race car driver. A lack of talent, money, and opportunity head the list of reasons. My general mechanical ineptitude might have played a small role as well. kAmqFE x 36=:6G6 E96C6 :D 2 566A6C[ F?56C=J:?8 C62D@? H9J x H2D 5@@>65 E@ HC:E6 23@FE C24:?8 C2E96C E92? 6?;@J 2 8=@C:7:65 42C66C 369:?5 E96 H966=]k^AmkAmx ?6G6C 925 2 4@@= ?:4<?2>6]k^AmkAm%96 36?67:ED @7 2 ?:4<?2>6 :?
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2 weeks ago | 
gettysburgtimes.com | Scott Meckley
As the World of Outlaws makes its way into town next week, a pack of local drivers affectionately known as the Pennsylvania Posse with look to knock off the best of the best in the sprint car world. Among the former contingent is East Berlin’s Kody Hartlaub. Like a lot of drivers, racing is literally in Hartlaub’s blood. Sam and Jeff Hartlaub were standouts in the late model division during the 1980s. And his maternal grandfather, Butch Duncan, drove late models and sprints at Lincoln.
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3 weeks ago | 
gettysburgtimes.com | Scott Meckley
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4 weeks ago | 
gettysburgtimes.com | Scott Meckley
What rookie 358 sprint car driver Brayden Mickley lacks in experience he certainly makes up for with persistence. The 23-year-old Biglerville resident has ascended quickly. After testing the waters in 270 micro competition, Mickley advanced into a 600 micro a year ago. By year’s end, he had made his debut in a 358 sprint car. kAm}@H 6?E6C:?8 ;FDE 9:D E9:C5 J62C 2D 2 5C:G6C[ 96 :D 6>32C<:?8 @? 2? 2>3:E:@FD D4965F=6 E92E :?4=F56D CF??:?8 7F==\E:>6 2E {:?4@=?
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1 month ago | 
gettysburgtimes.com | Scott Meckley
When High Limit series co-owners Brad Sweet and Kyle Larson purchased the All Star Circuit of Champions from Tony Stewart in 2023, the future of the series was up in the air. Shortly thereafter, when the All Star series was subsequently shuttered and High Limit announced its plan as a second national series that would compete directly with the World of Outlaws, it was presumed that the All Stars and their rich history was gone forever.
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1 month ago | 
gettysburgtimes.com | Scott Meckley
East Berlin sprint car driver Cody Fletcher’s racing career path has been anything but conventional. Unlike most drivers these days, whose first time behind the wheel of a race car comes well before they can legally drive on the street, Fletcher didn’t begin racing until his mid-20s. And while most racers start out in karts or micros and work their way up, Fletcher dove in headfirst, making his debut in a full-size 358 sprint car. “It was tough.
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1 month ago | 
gettysburgtimes.com | Scott Meckley
Several people have asked me recently why my mentions of upcoming races don’t often include predictions. The short answer? I’m lazy. kAmqFE 9@?6DE=J[ >2<:?8 AC65:4E:@?D :? C24:?8 42? 36 5:77:4F=E] %96C6 2C6 D@ >2?J G2C:23=6D[ D@ >2?J F?<?@H?D[ E92E >2<:?8 2? 62C=J 42== @? H92E H:== 92AA6? 42? 36 2 7@@=’D 6CC2?5]k^AmkAm!=FD[ AC@8?@DE:42E:?8 :D FDF2==J 2 ?@\H:? 6?562G@C] |2<6 E96 @3G:@FD 49@:46 2?5 A6@A=6 244FD6 J@F @7 92G:?8 ?@ 8FED] |2<6 2? @FE=2?5:D9 42== 2?5 A6@A=6 E9:?< J@F’C6 2? :5:@E]k^AmkAmx’G6 366?
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1 month ago | 
standard-journal.com | Scott Meckley
ABBOTTSTOWN — Used by some drivers as a steppingstone to the 410 ranks and others as a lower-cost alternative, the 358 sprint car division at Lincoln Speedway has been extremely competitive in seasons past. 2025 should be no exception. kAm~?6 @7 D6G6C2= J@F?8 5C:G6CD :? E96 4=2DD E@ <66A 2? 6J6 @? E9:D J62C :D ~=:G:2 %92J6C]k^AmkAm%96 a_\J62C\@=5 7C@> w2?@G6C 92D 366?
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1 month ago | 
gettysburgtimes.com | Scott Meckley
For someone without a ton of 410 sprint car experience, J.J. Loss continues to make strides. Racing since the age of six, Loss first got behind the wheel of his family-owned sprinter two years ago, with most of his appearances limited to Lincoln and BAPS Motor Speedway. Now, the New Oxford High School senior hopes to take things to the next level. “Everybody has said that it clicks the third year, so I’m hoping this year is the year,” said Loss, 17.
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2 months ago | 
gettysburgtimes.com | Scott Meckley
Used by some drivers as a steppingstone to the 410 ranks and others as a lower-cost alternative, the 358 sprint car division at Lincoln Speedway has been extremely competitive in seasons past. 2025 should be no exception. kAm~?6 @7 D6G6C2= J@F?8 5C:G6CD :? E96 4=2DD E@ <66A 2? 6J6 @? E9:D J62C :D ~=:G:2 %92J6C]k^AmkAm%96 a_\J62C\@=5 7C@> w2?@G6C 92D 366?
