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National Speed Sport News is frequently referred to as “The bible of Motorsports.” Established in 1934, during the rise of midget car racing in the United States, it has served as a key source for authoritative race coverage that is both prompt and engaging. Notably, it is the sole auto-racing publication accessible on microfilm at the Library of Congress. In 2012, under new ownership, SPEED SPORT was reintroduced as a monthly magazine along with a revamped website, all while staying committed to the foundational values and high standards set by its original founder.

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McIntosh Rolls Forward In I-55 Score

6 days ago | speedsport.com | Mike Kerchner

PEVELY, Mo. — Cannon McIntosh has kept the winning momentum rolling forward. The reigning Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota champion had to work from a seventh-place starting spot to score his third feature win in the last four series races Friday night at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park. 2022 series champion Zach Daum and rookie Michael Faccinto led the field to the green flag, with Daum taking the lead by running his familiar bottom lane of the track.
Final Practice For Pikes Peak Hill Climb

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Mike Kerchner

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Friday marked the final practice day for the 103rd Running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, presented by Gran Turismo. While participation was optional, more than half of the 73 competitors scheduled to challenge the mountain on Sunday elected to get in one more day of preparation for the event.
KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Mike Kerchner

After a work-induced lull that was indeed too long, the Friday Morning Heat Race is back. From hot laps to the main event, here’s what’s on our mind this week. Hot Laps: Weather Reports? Is it me or are more races canceled today because of “unfavorable” weather forecasts than ever before?
Thornton Jr. Among Early Entries For BC39

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Mike Kerchner

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Late model superstar Ricky Thornton Jr. is among the latest drivers to enter the seventh running of the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors on July 1-2 at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The field has reached 26 drivers and cars thus far as part of the rapidly growing USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship entry list on the fifth-mile dirt oval.
Power's 71st Pole Is Team Penske's 700th

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Bruce Martin

MADISON, Ill. — Will Power won the pole Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway for Sunday night’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Power’s pole-winning speed was a two-lap average of 180.329 miles an hour around the 1.25-mile short oval in the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet. He was the only driver to top the 180-mph mark for two laps. Teammate Scott McLaughlin was second in the No. 3 Chevrolet with a two-lap average of 179.783 mph. For Power, it was his first pole since Iowa in 2023.
Gravel Goes From Eighth To First At Knoxville

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Alex Nieten

KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Nothing was going to stop David Gravel on Friday night. A poor draw in the Toyota Dash can signal the end of a driver’s chances at winning with how competitive sprint car racing has become. The difficulty grows even more at a track like Knoxville Raceway that attracts some of the strongest fields the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series sees all year.
WoO Drivers Discuss The Challenges Of Knoxville Raceway

2 weeks ago | speedsport.com | Alex Nieten

KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Few dirt tracks are as difficult to master as Knoxville Raceway. The legendary half-mile dirt track has presented challenges to sprint car drivers for decades. It’s home to the sport’s most prestigious race, the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s, so it’s only fitting that Knoxville doesn’t often allow newcomers to conquer. The toughest race to win should be hosted by one of the sport’s toughest tracks.
WoO Notes: A Full-Fledged Knoxville Invasion

2 weeks ago | speedsport.com | Alex Nieten

KNOXVILLE, Iowa — All eyes will be on “The Sprint Car Capital of the World” this weekend. Knoxville Raceway is the destination for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series stars and many of the other top sprint car racers in the country. The second leg of the Premier Chevy Dealers Clash is expected to attract a massive field of entries for two nights of racing, June 13-14.
Looking Back June 11: From The Archives

2 weeks ago | speedsport.com | Mike Kerchner

Editor’s Note: In a nod to our 90 years of history, each week SPEED SPORT will look back at the top stories from 15, 30 and 60 years ago as told in the pages of National Speed Sport News. 15 Years Ago — 2010News: A legend in the NASCAR community known to most simply as Coach, Les Richter died Saturday after a long illness. He was 79. A veteran motorsports executive, Richter became the executive director of Riverside Int’l Raceway in 1959.
Tunjo Conquers The Rain In Mid-Ohio Score

2 weeks ago | speedsport.com | Mike Kerchner

STEAM CORNERS, Ohio — Rain changed the conditions and the winners in Sunday’s second 45-minute IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge race of the weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. For overall and Le Mans Prototype 3 (P3) winner Oscar Tunjo, Sunday’s 45-minute race marked his first trip to victory lane on an IMSA weekend. In the two GT classes, Adam Adelson (Grand Touring Daytona X, GTDX) and Kiko Porto (Grand Sport X, GSX) resumed their winning ways from earlier in the season.