NARC NEWSLINE – March 25, 2020, By Jim Allen … And just like that, racing season and every other sport in America gets slam dunked by a China-borne virus named after a popular Mexican beer, which is hawked by a former Dallas Cowboy quarterback! What are the odds? Who saw that one coming? I didn’t! …
NARC NEWSLINE, February 2, 2020, By Jim Allen … Now that the Super Bowl hype is finally over, it’s time to get fired up for the sport that really gets our heart thumping and adrenaline flowing. Of course, that would be sprint car racing. The best thing about this time of year is that there’s…
NARC NEWSLINE – SEPTEMBER 10, 2019, By Jim Allen … Although the marketing slogan reads the Fastest Four Days in Motorsports, it’s actually four complete high-intensity racing programs jammed into a short 80-hour span. Now .., deduct about 24 hours for sleep (hopefully); 28 hours at the race track; and depending on your location, about…
NARC NEWSLINE – August 18, 2019, By Jim Allen … And just like that …, BAMM …, we’re at the halfway point of the King of the West by NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car 60th Anniversary season. Ten races down and nine to go! It has been more than interesting up to this point and with some…
NARC NEWSLINE – June 19, 2019, By Jim Allen … If you ever needed a reminder that sprint car racing is unpredictable and always worth the price of admission, all you had to do was attend either of the first two King of the West-NARC Fujitsu events in June. They were off the chain unpredictable! …
NARC NEWSLINE – May 16, 2019, By Jim Allen … Let’s talk about 1987 for a minute. Yup, like in 32 years ago. The god-awful ugly Ford Escort was the number one selling car in America and the Simpsons aired for the first time. Fox News was in the process of making its prime-time debut…
NARC NEWSLINE – April 28, 2019, By Jim Allen … Sometimes, having a weekly routine makes going to the races a little easier. And if you are chasing the King of the West-NARC 410 sprint cars this season, that routine will probably not kick in until about mid-June. With the March 2nd Stockton rain out, the…
NARC NEWSLINE – FEBRUARY 24, 2019, By Jim Allen Well …, based on my calendar, it’s time to get this party started. It’s time to get the show on the road. And it’s time for the big boys – and girl – of 410 winged sprint car racing to go out and play at the…
NARC NEWSLINE – DECEMBER 31, 2018, By Jim Allen Okay, let’s make this official … 16 King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car events … CHECK … Great wheel-to-wheel racing … CHECK … Eight Winners … CHECK … No serious racing injuries … CHECK … Kyle Hirst and Dennis Roth crowned champions … CHECK…
NARC NEWSLINE – October 21, 2018, By Jim Allen One of the best things about open wheel racing is that it’s almost always unpredictable. Every time you think you’ve got this gig figured out … BAM … the unexpected! Somebody jumps a wheel, somebody else scores a perfectly timed victory, and next thing you know,…