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Justin Mathews: Striking a Balance

Justin Mathews: Striking a Balance

4/25/2025
If you speak to any driver or crew chief about the performance of their racecar one surmises that finding the right balance is the elusive, but much sought after goal. It is an endless quest marked by much trial and error. Evidence abounds that the racing life can become all-consuming. It has an addictive quality with all the ramifications of that term very much in play. It seems Justin Mathews has found balance in the places where it matters most of all. He’s a family...more
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  • administrator on Apr 25, 2025
  • Article Date: 4/25/2025
Tags: Justin Mathews, Bloomington Speedway, Hoosier Sprints
Riverway Plumbing and Mechanical b

Riverway Plumbing and Mechanical b...

4/22/2025
Riverway Plumbing and Mechanical sponsors the Huntley’s Hoosier Wing Sprint Car Series for the 2025 Season. If you call Bloomington, Indiana home and you are a successful sprint car racer you can expect to enjoy a reasonable level of notoriety in the community. Few people handled these powerful beasts better than the late Kevin Huntley, and the record shows he went toe-to-toe with the best of his generation and won more than his fair share. Neil Patzner knew little of...more
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  • administrator on Apr 22, 2025
  • Article Date: 4/22/2025
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Hoosier Sprints, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car
Matt Thompson: Within his Reach

Matt Thompson: Within his Reach

4/21/2025
Matt Thompson: Within his Reach The list of sprint car racers who long to put a Bloomington Speedway win on their resume is lengthy. Then there are those, like Matt Thompson, for whom it would truly mean the world. It is easy to understand why. Bloomington is his hometown, and by extension the Historic Bloomington Speedway is his home track. Like so many of his peers the idea that racing would be his primary occupation never entered Thompson’s mind. The opportunity to...more
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  • administrator on Apr 21, 2025
  • Article Date: 4/21/2025
Tags: Matt Thompson, Bloomington Speedway, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged
Terry Arthur: Living A Dream

Terry Arthur: Living A Dream

4/20/2025
Terry Arthur: Living a Dream Amid our youth obsessed culture, it is important to remember that one can realize a cherish dream at any point in the lifecycle. Terry Arthur is a case in point. If you chat with Arthur long enough you are sure to hear him describe himself as “old and stubborn.” Perhaps, but that doesn’t mean he is unwilling to take on a new challenge. Racing has been an important part of his life since birth, and the first time he circles Bloomington...more
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  • administrator on Apr 20, 2025
  • Article Date: 4/20/2025
Tags: Terry Arthur, Bloomington Speedway, Hoosier Sprints
Secrets of the Red Clay

Secrets of the Red Clay

4/19/2025
Hidden Secrets of the Red Clay There have been many people who have taken the helm of the Historic Bloomington Speedway and done their absolute best to keep the torch aflame. It is not an easy task. There was a time when the plant was operated by the board of the South Central Indiana Racing Association, and given this Karl Kinser was a key player. He had many concerns; one was the basic state of the racing surface. In today’s racing world few things generate more...more
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  • administrator on Apr 19, 2025
  • Article Date: 4/19/2025
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
Pink Out on Opening Night

Pink Out on Opening Night

4/18/2025
The May 9th Larry Rice Classic at the Historic Bloomington presents the USAC National Sprint Cars and the Huntley's Hoosier Wing Sprint Car series. The evening is designated as a Pink Out as we support the Indiana based IWIN Foundation who provides tangible and emotional support for individuals in treatment for breast cancer. This low overhead foundation provides $400 in gift cards in three installments to those in treatment to help them get by. If assistance is needed...more
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  • administrator on Apr 18, 2025
  • Article Date: 4/18/2025
Tags: Ashton Thompson, Bloomington Speedway, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged
Red Dirt Savior

Red Dirt Savior

4/18/2025
Dave Mitchell: The Right Man at the Right Time Dave Mitchell may be 84 years old, but he remains active in the workforce and possesses an agile mind. Born in 1940 to Gilbert and Ruth Shields Mitchell, he had at least an arms-length relationship with the Historic Bloomington Speedway from birth. “Jim Mitchell, on whose property the track was built was my great uncle,” he says, “he was a brother to my grandfather and was from a family of twelve boys and one girl.” His...more
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  • administrator on Apr 18, 2025
  • Article Date: 4/18/2025
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
Arenz gears up for third IRA go-ar

Arenz gears up for third IRA go-ar...

4/2/2025
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) April 2, 2025 – Following two successful seasons of full-time 410 Sprint Car competition, Travis Arenz and the Travis Arenz Motorsports team are aiming to be nightly contenders in Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series action during the upcoming 2025 campaign. The 2021 and 2022 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car champion is slated to open the 2025 season with an IRA-Midwest...more
Jeff Pederson
  • Jeff Pederson on Apr 02, 2025
  • Article Date: 4/2/2025
Tags: Travis Arenz, Angell Park Speedway, Bloomington Speedway
Hartmann opens door to IRA 410 sea

Hartmann opens door to IRA 410 sea...

4/1/2025
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) April 1, 2025 – After learning the ropes of 410 Sprint Car racing throughout their first three seasons with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series, Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing team will fire up year four with the IRA regional touring series in a co-sanctioned twin bill with the Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5 at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. The...more
Jeff Pederson
  • Jeff Pederson on Apr 01, 2025
  • Article Date: 4/1/2025
Tags: Austin Hartmann, Angell Park Speedway, Attica Raceway Park
Tony Solomito: Finding the Limit

Tony Solomito: Finding the Limit

3/20/2025
Born in Bloomington to parents Joe and Sharlene in 1952 Tony Solomito was smitten with racing almost at birth. Joe returned to Bloomington from WWII after serving in the U.S. Army. “In the Army he started in North Africa,” Tony says, “he was a convoy leader and travelled through Iran, Iraq and into Russia providing troops with food.” The family had originally settled on 1st street when Joe worked in the stone business. After moving near the current Bloomington North...more
Andy Bradley
  • Andy Bradley on Mar 20, 2025
  • Article Date: 3/20/2025
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
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