A Gladstone High School sophomore who races late-model stock cars is getting some national recognition. Fifteen-year-old Jordan Ives entered an on-line contest put on by the Champion spark plug company. And his video has been picked as one of 15 national finalists, earning him and his team $5,000 in sponsorship cash. And now, Ives is in the running for $50,000 in sponsorships, but he needs your help. Click the above headline to read the full story.
Fifteen-year-old Jordan Ives is one of the youngest people ever to race late-model stock cars in the U.P. And now the Gladstone High School sophomore needs your help to possibly win up to $50,000 in sponsorships from the Champion spark plug company. Click the above headline to read how you can help him.
JR Motorsports, owned by NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr., announced Monday that 18-year-old driver Chase Elliott has joined their team in the #9 car. And Bark River native Greg Ives will have the front seat as Elliott's crew chief when the Nationwide Series begins in February. Click the above headline to read the details and to listen to our interview with Ives.
Fifteen year-old racer Jordan Ives of Gladstone was the winner of the nine-lap "Gong Show" race at the Golden Sands Speedway in Wisconsin Rapids over the weekend. He also took 17th in the 60-lap feature race, while Bark River's Tom Lindquist took ninth.
The 28th Annual Off-Road Races came to an end on Sunday under sunny skies at the Bark River International Raceway. Seventeen-year-old C.J. Greaves did it again in his Pro Light class, as did Mark Steinhardt in the Single Buggy race that he has dominated for years. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
After a great day of "make-up racing" Friday night, off-road enthusiasts filled the stands on Saturday for the first full day of racing in Bark River. And a pair of Yoopers made it to the podium. Click the above headline to read details from Saturday's races, and to hear comments from local racers Jamie Kleikamp and Brad Erickson.
It was a great night of high flying racing action in Bark River on Friday night. Locals drivers had a great night of racing. Chad Hord of Felch took 2nd place in the PRO 2 Division. In the Pro Light division, local driver Scott Beauchamp took 2nd place and Mark Kleiman took 12th after a wreck on the race track. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The man who won the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship last season will visit the Upper Peninsula next week. Brad Keselowski (and his #2 car) will hold an event at the Bridge View Park along US-2 near St. Ignace next Wednesday night, May 29th, at 6:30 p.m.
Click the above headline for all of the details of Keselowski's Upper Peninsula visit.
A Gladstone teenager who isn't even old enough to drive on Michigan roadways is making another move in his stock-car racing career. Jordan Ives, who just turned 15 years old last month, will test his luck this summer with some races on the ARCA Midwest Tour. Click the above headline to read the story.
Team Kujala Racing was able to win 2 national championships this past weekend in Cadillac, MI at William Mitchell State Park in the 0 to 330 2-Stroke/ 0 to 450 4-Stroke Studded Quad Class and the Open Quad Studded Class!
The Great Lakes Ice Racing Series held its races on the Escanaba River for the first time this winter Sunday afternoon. Click the above headline to see more photos from Sunday's event.
A Bark River native has been given a job promotion within NASCAR racing.
Greg Ives was named the crew chief for Junior Motorsports on Tuesday, which is owned by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Ives will oversee the Nationwide Series car driven by Regan Smith.
It's a change for Ives, who has been working on the Sprint Cup series as a race engineer. Click the above headline to read more details and listen to an interview with Ives.
The final 2012 points standings were posted on Tuesday for the just-concluded racing season at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see where your favorite racer finished in the Modified Races, Street Stocks, 4X6 Cylinders, and all the Micro-Sprint classes. And see the schedule for this weekend's Fall Classic races on Saturday and Sunday.
There was some excellent racing at the Bark River Off-Road 100's this weekend, although the number of Upper Peninsula winners was thin. Stephenson's Matt Ives won the Stock Truck race Saturday, and the Greaves boys dominated on Sunday.
Click the above headline to see the weekend's results, and we've added several photos from Sunday's races.
The 2012 racing season is in high gear across the Upper Peninsula. And things are off to a good start for Steve Pepin in the #22 car. Pepin is atop the points standings so far this season at Sands Speedway. Pepin is sponsored in part by the Radio Results Network. Stay tuned. A fun summer of racing is straight ahead!
Jamie Iverson picked up yet another victory as the racing season began over the weekend at Norway Speedway. But a Gladstone boy who just turned 14 this spring stole the show.
Jordan Ives debuted in the Late Model division race, and he won his heat and semi-feature race, racing against some men triple his age. He finished 13th in the main event. Click the above headline to read more about him, and to see more pictures.
