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Tony Stewart Racing teammates were on opposite ends of the sprint car spectrum in their sport’s…]]> Tony Stewart Racing teammates were on opposite ends of the sprint car spectrum in their sport’s biggest event, Saturday’s 52nd Knoxville Nationals. Donny Schatz rocketed to the point from early… 2012-08-12T08:31:00-0400 172650 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/sprint-four-score-in-new-knoxville-friday-format/ 1115909
Opportunity came knocking at Knoxville Raceway Friday, where nearly 70 drivers, looking for redemption…]]> Opportunity came knocking at Knoxville Raceway Friday, where nearly 70 drivers, looking for redemption after dissatisfying results in their Wednesday or Thursday qualifying races, vied for four guaranteed… 2012-08-11T11:15:00-0400 172650 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/sprint-meyers-nabs-night-two-smith-earns-knoxville-nationals-pole/ 1115827
The battle belonged to Jason Meyers at Knoxville Raceway Thursday night, but Stevie Smith and Craig Dollansky…]]> The battle belonged to Jason Meyers at Knoxville Raceway Thursday night, but Stevie Smith and Craig Dollansky are in prime positions to win the war. Meyers, the two-time reigning (but not defending)… 2012-08-10T10:28:00-0400 172650 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/sprint-larsons-list-adds-knoxville-opener/ 1115759
For Kyle Larson, it was worth the wait. Posing for pictures in victory lane at Knoxville Raceway a few…]]> For Kyle Larson, it was worth the wait. Posing for pictures in victory lane at Knoxville Raceway a few minutes past 1:00am Central Time Thursday suited the California Kid and his crew just fine. … 2012-08-09T11:02:00-0400 172650 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/chiappelli-ultimate-knoxville-nationals/ 1114647
For more than half a century of summers, the pinnacle of short-track open-wheel racing on dirt…]]> For more than half a century of summers, the pinnacle of short-track open-wheel racing on dirt has been discovered beyond the cornfields, farms and water towers of middle-America in the tiny… 2012-07-27T12:28:00-0400 172650 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/chiappelli-choosing-sides/ 1074225
Jason Sides dismisses the notion that he is the best kept secret in major league sprint car racing. A…]]> Jason Sides dismisses the notion that he is the best kept secret in major league sprint car racing. A fixture on the national scene for the past 15 years, this underdog is perhaps the most underrated driver… 2011-04-28T14:34:00-0400 172650 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/chiappelli-sprints-top-10-of-2010/ 1063233
From the season’s dawning on a crisp February night in Florida through a sweltering summer swing…]]> From the season’s dawning on a crisp February night in Florida through a sweltering summer swing to its conclusion in unseasonably frigid Charlotte, major league winged 410 sprint car racing made… 2010-12-16T15:42:01-0500 172650 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/sprints-conley-done-on-dirt/ 1062077
One of sprint car racing’s budding talents is graduating from dirt to pavement to silence the persistent…]]> One of sprint car racing’s budding talents is graduating from dirt to pavement to silence the persistent ticking of his male biological clock. Cale Conley, 18, who has run a “true outlaw”… 2010-11-26T02:09:00-0500 172650 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/chiappelli-kahne-loyal-to-drivers/ 1061629
At first glance, the drivers who comprise the Kasey Kahne Racing family on the World of Outlaws Sprint…]]> At first glance, the drivers who comprise the Kasey Kahne Racing family on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car circuit could be mistaken for a dysfunctional group. The cast includes a second-generation… 2010-11-18T17:05:00-0500 172650 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/chiappelli-meyers-deserves-respect/ 1061187
You’ll have to excuse Jason Meyers if he seemed a bit defensive in the past month or so. …]]> You’ll have to excuse Jason Meyers if he seemed a bit defensive in the past month or so.  After all, criss-crossing the country for 35,000 miles to compete in more than 75 scheduled races… 2010-11-12T21:43:00-0500