When taking a test, did you ever see a question you initially thought you knew the answer to, only to second-guess yourself and later discover your original instinct was correct?

If you said yes, you know how Winchester Speedway promoter Jimmy Nowlin felt after the middle-Tennessee track’s annual WinterFest on Feb. 19. Nowlin, a Shelbyville, Tenn., businessman who is also a long-time racer, is no stranger to track promoting. | Busha captures WinterFest

He’s a previous owner of Duck River MORE

As a reporter, it’s always gratifying when someone mentions a story you’ve written, even if it’s not a compliment. After all, at least they’re reading, right? A story under my byline along with colleague Joshua Joiner during recent Florida Speedweeks action at East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa drew several comments, but it wasn’t so much praise or criticism as it was amazement.

Perhaps a half-dozen people mentioned the story about tires on a budget soon after it appeared on MORE

After a week of beautiful weather and fine racing, here are the superlatives from Volusia Speedway Park's DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH:

Best driver: The two drivers who have proven over the years to be the sport’s top two drivers proved it again at Volusia. Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., and Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., each won two races and were hands down the best two drivers of the week. Picking the better of the two is a difficult task. Moyer won Volusia’s points title, MORE

With all the doom and gloom caused by the downturn in our nation’s economy over the last few years, many race fans and even some industry insiders were starting to feel as though we were seeing the end of dirt racing as we know it. Disposable income disappeared from many consumers bank accounts as the cost of living rose and thousands of jobs went away.

Things in America were looking bad and a business that was once thought to be recession-proof was beginning to feel the squeeze. During the MORE

Any Late Model driver wanting to make a quick buck between weeklong Florida Winternationals events at East Bay Raceway Park and Volusia Speedway Park had a chance to do so this year with Ocala Speedway hosting a Winternationals event on Sunday, Feb. 13.

That’s usually an off day for race teams as they make the short haul from Gibsonton just south of Tampa, across the state to Barberville, which is just west of Daytona. This year, however, owners at the 3/8-mile D-shaped Ocala Speedway dangled MORE