by JD Green | Dec 26, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
Some people get overlooked when it comes to nominations for Hall of Fames. Some are too controversial either by their own choice or their position in racing, some have competed as race car drivers but are known for something else they did in racing, sometimes...
by JD Green | Dec 10, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
As I stated in an earlier article, the idea to create and write stories about those in the local racing community came to me as I was traveling through Riverside and saw the sign for the E. H. Young Park. Our history needs to be captured and shared. That is my goal to...
by JD Green | Dec 10, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
In the late 1970s the Kansas City area had graduated a driver in Terry Bivins to the top of the sport when he was racing NASCAR. Another young driver was bursting on the scene at the time Hall of Famer Bivins had moved on to NASCAR racing was today’s inductee Rick...
by JD Green | Nov 25, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
This inductee into the Racingkc.com Hall of Fame burst on the scene in 1984 by winning his first race at Lakeside Speedway the Winston 50. He repeated the win in 1985 driving the number 4 Chevrolet Camaro – the inductee none other than Doug Richards. He owned his own...
by JD Green | Nov 25, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
Racingkc.com is extremely happy to announce the induction of Jim “Hoss” Harkness to the Hall of Fame. Jim worked at Riverside Stadium starting in 1968, first as the announcer and the last eight years of the track he was the promoter. The track closed after the 1988...
by JD Green | Oct 31, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
This inductee into the RacingKC.com Hall of Fame is long time behind the scenes worker supporting the local racing community in several various roles. Many of us have watched him grow in the sport from working on the firecrew at I-70 and Lakeside Speedways to his...
by JD Green | Oct 31, 2016 | Behind The Scenes
The 2016 Racing Season has come to an end at I-35 Speedway. Congratulations to all the champions, Carson Masoner in the Pure Stock, Matt Dorssom in the E Mods, Houston Johnson in the Chargers, Steve Starmer in the B Mods, Jason Estes in the Stock Cars, Steven Bunton...
by JD Green | Oct 24, 2016 | Behind The Scenes
As the season winds down, the autumn air becomes cool, jackets become the outer wear, hunting gear comes out of the closet, bon fires are started to keep us warm, and then you come to I-35 Speedway and the racing is just amazingly Hot, HOt, HOT! If you attended I-35...
by JD Green | Oct 9, 2016 | Behind The Scenes
The 7th Annual McCarthy Auto Group Show Me Spectacular is now history but WOW WHAT A HISTORY! The racing was simply superb, no that word does not describe it, it was better than that, maybe awesome, well that word is closer, but we are looking for that one word which...
by JD Green | Oct 3, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
Saturday morning I awake and as usual grab the telephone and take a gander at Facebook. I would bet I am not alone on this ritual. What I saw is something I found disturbing, something that does not promote our sport in a good light, something we have fallen into the...
