by JD Green | Feb 21, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
Our annual trip to Daytona began on Saturday. The early morning rise to catch the Delta flight to Atlanta had begun. Got to the gate area and met some of Terry Ford’s former pit crew and we relived the glory days of I-70 Speedway. A short time later in sauntered a...
by JD Green | Jan 14, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
Racingkc.com enjoys inducting racers who have made an impact on Kansas City area racing. This driver was known for many things besides being a driver, he was a machinist, an engine builder, a politician, a Taystee bread man, a milk man, a race fan who traveled the...
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 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...
by JD Green | Sep 26, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
Yesterday was a sad day which has led to grieving for several of us. In one day the world lost Arnold Palmer, Gary Davis, and Jim Siewert’s brother. Gary and Jim are part of our local racing family. Gary Davis passed away from his battle with cancer. Gary was friend,...
