Top Five Run For Holleman Ends With Motor Issue
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – John Holleman drove his family-owned No. 69 Modified into the top five and was riding patiently behind eventual 100-lap race winner Burt Meyers last Saturday at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. With 40 laps left in the race, a motor issue forced him to the sidelines and out of the event. […]
SAM CORRY BECOMES YOUNGEST USF JUNIORS RACE WINNER AT 14
LEXINGTON, Ohio. – July 14, 2022 – Photo Credit: USFJuniors.com –Sam Corry, 14, of Cornelius, North Carolina, became the youngest race winner in the USF Juniors open wheel series at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course last weekend. He outdueled series points leader Mac Clark in the first of the weekend’s three races to get the victory. […]
Steering Wheel Nation Launches Grassroots Racing Magazine
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Steering Wheel Nation is excited to share the newest addition of their media lineup- Steering Wheel Magazine. Printed quarterly and featuring an enhanced digital edition for each issue, this new magazine will focus on unique feature stories from grassroots levels in motorsports and behind-the-scenes exclusive content that you won’t find anywhere else. […]
BRANDON HANKS EXCITED FOR LAKE OZARK POWRI HOLIDAY WEEK RUN
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Popular mid-south 410 sprint car racer Brandon Hanks and his team are preparing for a return to Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri on July 2nd and 3rd to celebrate Independence Day with the appropriate mix of horsepower and speed. In his most recent visit to Lake Ozark two weeks ago, Hanks […]
Legendary Businessman, Philanthropist And NASCAR Hall of Famer Bruton Smith Passes Away
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CMS/HHP Photo — A visionary and transformative figure in both business and entertainment, Ollen Bruton Smith, the founder and executive chairman of Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH), Speedway Motorsports and Speedway Children’s Charities died today of natural causes. He was 95. Born March 2, 1927, Smith was the youngest of nine children and grew […]
Lead Lap Show: Jesse Love Talks Toyota’s New Series, Dirt Trackin’ At Millbridge and More
STATESVILLE, N.C. — 17-year-old Toyota Racing Development Driver Jesse Love joined host Tom Baker on the Lead Lap Show Saturday morning on WSIC Radio. Jesse is the youngest driver to ever win a full-size midget race (he was 13), has two Jr. Late Model championships at California’s Madera Speedway, made his first start in the […]
COLUMN: Hamlin Makes History To Cap Off Exciting Three-Race Sunday
CCONCORD, N.C. — Column/photos By Tom Baker — For a motorsports fan, the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend is one of, if not the biggest racing weekends of the year. When I was young, that day meant going to see short track modifieds and supermodifieds in the Port City 150 at the Oswego Speedway and […]
TRACK TALK: NASCAR’S Hottest Camping World Truck Series Racer Zane Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ1jHTMXvFc CONCORD, N.C. — Photos By Chris Graythen and Sean Gardner/ Getty Images — Our second Steering Wheel Nation Track Talk of the Coca Cola 600 weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway features NASCAR’s hottest Camping World Truck Series driver, Zane Smith. The Huntingdon, California native talks with Tom Baker about his season-to-date, his chances of […]
Track Talk: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Racer Colby Howard
http://steeringwheelnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/05-27-22-Colby-Howard-Interview-Charlotte-Friday-Made-by-Headliner.mp4 CONCORD, N.C. — Photo Credit: Steering Wheel Nation / Jared C. Tilton Getty Images — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series racer Colby Howard has high praise for Bill McAnally Racing and the crew that works hard to prepare the No. 91 Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet he competes with in the series. Get to know this […]
Playing Broomball On A Zebra? It happened. Hear About It On The Inside Groove Podcast
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The latest Inside Groove Supermodified Podcast powered by Indy Performance Composites is online. The Inside Groove Supermodified Podcast is the only weekly podcast dedicated exclusively to the Oswego Speedway and the other supermodified touring series. In this episode, host Tom Baker throws it back to week #3 of action in 1972 at […]