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.
Great Lakes Ice Racing proudly features modified cycles racing on a quarter mile oval track on a frozen river. Many hours of hard work by members of our club are needed to groom the icy surface to allow bikes with special studded tires to compete in an exciting environment unlike any other.
The Bark River International Raceway will once again host offroad racing in Bark River! The dates for this big event will be August 10th, 11th & 12th! Check out their website for complete racing details!
Sands Speedway is located in Sands, MI. It's an asphalt oval track racing on Saturday evenings during the summer. "Sands Speedway is the premiere track in the Lake Superior region."
Jason DeGrave, and his wife Lea had their dream come true with the opportunity to purchase and maintain the former Zambon's Motorcross track. They have alot of great things in the works but it all takes money and time. They will be having two weekends of AMA district 16 points motocross races and are planning on having a tough truck series, snowcross, and possibly ice races.
The schedule for the 2012 racing season is beginning to take shape. Races will include events in Houghton, Marquette, Skandia, Escanaba and other events.
The Norway Speedway is a third mile oval track thatis slightly banked. The track, originally a dirt track, was built in 1942 and was blacktopped in 1979.
