Being a part-time insomniac sucks. It’s already bad enough that we in the racing business have crazy bedtimes, but throwing in the inability to sleep even when you’re tired makes this kinda life even more difficult. I rarely go to bed before 1 a.m., therefore I’m rarely out of bed before 9 a.m.

I used to think that people who knew I was still in bed at 9 or 10 a.m. would think I was lazy, but I’ve moved on from that. When my wife goes to bed at 9 p.m. and sleeps until 7 a.m., getting 10 MORE

Admittedly, Vado, N.M., is far from a tourist destination. Nestled between the southern New Mexico city of Las Cruces and the west Texas city of El Paso, Vado is a town of about 3,000 residents. It's safe to say there are more dairy cows there in the Doña Ana County area than people.

When the promoters of the Wild West Shootout first announced they’d be moving the long-running southwestern event from Arizona to New Mexico, I thought little of it at first. I mean, the racing itself is paramount MORE

VADO, N.M. — Recapping the 16th annual Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts with a list of superlatives from the six Super Late programs that were contested at Vado Speedway Park (complete Wild West Shootout coverage):

Best driver: Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., the lone driver to never finish outside the top five en route to claiming the Wild West Shootout points crown for the second time in his career. (He previously won the title in 2018 at Arizona Speedway outside MORE

The news of C.J. Rayburn’s passing on New Year’s Day didn’t necessarily come as a shock to those closest to the legendary chassis builder from Whiteland, Ind. Rayburn, 81, died after battling the complications from Covid-related pneumonia, a tough out for an old bird who was every much an eagle in the eyes of nearly everyone he crossed paths with.

Don’t believe me? Try finding a negative comment on social media about Carl Jerome Rayburn. I bet you’d spend hours searching fruitlessly. MORE