Nazareth Speedway was located in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County in the Lehigh Valley region. The track opened in 1910 with two dirt oval race tracks, one was a 1/2 mile oval and the other was a 1 1/8 mile {…}
Ontario Motor Speedway broke ground in September of 1968 at the cost of $25.5 million dollars and opened 2 years later in August of 1970. Ontario Motor Speedway’s seating capacity was 180,000. This track to best describes it as the {…}
Interleague play was introduced in 1997, so the fans can finally see the dream matchups like the Yankees playing the Mets, White Sox vs. Cubs, Athletics vs. Giants, and Reds vs. Indians. Yes, it’s exciting to see these teams play {…}
Bigfoot vs Grave Digger was one the best rivalry in monster truck history. You could watch Bigfoot and Grave Digger battle it out on television networks like ESPN, ESPN2, TNT Motorsports, and more. This rivalry spanned for over 3 decades, {…}
With the CFL set to hire a new commissioner soon, the new commissioner should not just look at short-term goals but also long-term goals and long-term growth for the league. I’ll discuss which cities, that already have stadiums ready to {…}
Last month at the Indianapolis 500, Fernando Alonso made his Verizon Indycar Series debut with McLaren/Honda Andretti team, where he led a handful of laps in the race before blowing an engine with a few laps to go. But what {…}
With the NHL expanding to Las Vegas next season, the league will be up to 31 teams. With commissioner Gary Bettman adding Las Vegas and looking at future expansion. He should take a look at these teams even though they {…}
Yesterday was NASCAR’s biggest race. The Daytona 500, the Super Bowl of motor racing events. During the off-season, NASCAR chairman Brian France announced a new point system that would award the top 10 drivers by 3 stages. Drivers who finish {…}
When Youtube was launched in 2005, it was just a website where people could just put videos up about anything they want from a bunch of categories. No one anticipated that Youtube would become a part of today’s entertainment culture. {…}
In 1996, Disney purchased ABC for $19 billion and assumed control of ESPN. ABC and ESPN were kings of airing sports programs from various auto racing leagues, NFL, MLB, College Football, NBA, and NHL. For the longest time before cable, {…}
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