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The Eldora Mile: The House that Earl Almost Built

Eldora and Earl Baltes. In many corners of the racing world, these names are synonymous, representing both risk and respect in every regard. A musician turned racetrack owner and promoter, the charismatic man with a flipped-up hat brim is widely regarded as one of the greatest promoters that racing has ever known. Earl’s story is…

The Lebanon Gang: The Original PA Posse

Knoxville, Iowa may be known as “The Sprint Car Capital of the World”, but for many the soul of sprint car racing lies further east in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania. It’s here, among the corn fields and Appalachian Mountains, that the Pennsylvania Posse calls home. Composed of legendary drivers, historical dirt tracks and legions…

Super Heroes Never Die

Numb.   That was the first thought that I managed to compose in the moments after Greg Hodnett’s passing. I was numb. I felt hollow. Nothing was real. This isn’t real. The accident, my friends and fellow racers mourning around me in the BAPS Motor Speedway pit area…none of this…none of this is real. It…