As someone who has raced for 42 years, I-64 Motorplex promoter Tim Baldridge loves what the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Summit SuperSeries does for the grassroots Sportsman racer.Drivers at his Owingsville, Ky., facility not only race for local championships, but they get the opportunity to join other IHRA track...

In a column this past weekend in the Buffalo News, well-known motorsports writer Larry Ott interviewed IHRA Super Rod world champion Doug Lynden, from nearby Fredonia, New York, marking the same weekend that his local track, Lancaster National Speedway, opened for the season.Fredonia, located on the southern bank of Lake...