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Dayton racing legend Salt Walther competed in NASCAR Daytona 500 twice
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (579+ words) Dayton's David "Salt" Walther was born to race. It didn't matter if it was on land or on sea. He raced Indy cars, stock cars, sport cars and even hydroplane boats. Salt was the son of George Walther Jr., owner…...
Race day and traffic: How the Air Force Marathon will impact drivers
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (594+ words) If you're in or near Fairborn or northwestern Greene County on the morning of Sept. 20, be aware: Traffic is going to be a bit different. The Air Force Marathon, half-marathon and 10-K races happen early that morning. Expect some 8,500 runners…...
Go-kart track on top of downtown Dayton parking garage idea moves forward
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (575+ words) The Collaboratory, Dayton's non-profit civic innovation lab, is moving forward with developing a proposal to build a go-kart track on the top deck of a parking garage downtown. The proposal, aptly titled Race Dayton, is to build a go-kart track…...
Ask Hal: Who had a bigger crowd than the Reds-Braves game at Bristol?
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (418+ words) Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy knows a thing or two about our nation's pastime. Tap into that knowledge by sending an email to [email protected]. Q: In post-game interviews after a team blows a lead or gets crushed, is it…...
McCoy: Cincinnati Reds fall to Atlanta Braves 4-2 in resumed Bristol Speedway Classic
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (921+ words) The slogan for the venue is "Bristol, Baby," but for the Cincinnati Reds it was more like "Bristol, Blah." Never mind that it was the first major league baseball game in Tennessee and never mind that an all-time record 91,032 fans…...
Bubba Wallace overcame questions and doubts to end 3-year drought with 1st Brickyard 400 win
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (594+ words) During a 100-race winless streak, he saw teammate Tyler Reddick win five times and post three top 10 finishes in NASCAR's final standings. Wallace also watched team co-owner Denny Hamlin make regular trips to victory lane while still chasing his elusive…...
Defending champ Kyle Larson returns to Brickyard seeking turnaround
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (629+ words) Instead, he was hit with a double whammy. A crash on Lap 92 knocked him out of the 500, relegating him to 24th, and two crashes " the second on Lap 245 " knocked him out in Charlotte, where he finished 37th. Not much has gone right…...
Record crowd expected at Bristol for the MLB Speedway Classic between the Braves and Reds
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (379+ words) Workers still have some finishing touches to put on the field inside the racetrack at Bristol Motor Speedway, and officials are expecting a record crowd in a week to watch the Cincinnati Reds play the Atlanta Braves in the MLB…...
MLB unveils new Cincinnati Reds uniforms for Bristol Motor Speedway game
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (339+ words) Major League Baseball is showing off the new, racetrack-themed jerseys the Cincinnati Reds will wear for the first-of-its-kind baseball game planned for Bristol Motor Speedway on August 2. The Reds will play the Atlanta Braves inside Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee…...
Denny Hamlin vows 23XI Racing will go on, answers will come in December in court battle with NASCAR
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (574+ words) A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to continue racing with charters while they battle NASCAR in court, meaning their six cars will race as open entries this weekend at Dover, next week…...