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yourBIGplans.com 500 Sprint Car Tour Returns to Berlin Raceway

The yourBIGplans.com 500 Sprint Car Tour returns to Berlin Raceway on Friday, August 28. The battle at the 7/16-mile oval is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated races of the 2026 season.

An 18-car field is currently entered for the return to Marne, Michigan, with a mix of championship contenders, established Tour winners and several drivers looking to make their mark at one of the series' most demanding venues.

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Swanson Weaves His Way To First Salem Sprint Car Victory

Kody Swanson had visited victory lane at Salem Speedway five times in USAC Silver Crown competition over the years; and even had a Super Late Model win at the Southern Indiana oval in his career going into Saturday night’s Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial.  However, Saturday night would prove to be his first Sprint Car victory at Salem, but it did not come easy.

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500 Sprint Car Tour Returns to Salem for 67th Running of Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial

The yourBIGplans.com 500 Sprint Car Tour returns to one of the most historic venues on its schedule this Saturday, August 15, as the series heads to The Salem Speedway Motorplex Powered by the John Jones Auto Group Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery for the third consecutive year.

The occasion is one of the most significant events on the Salem Speedway calendar, as the 500 Sprint Car Tour will headline the 67th Running of the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial.

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Cord Ehrhart: An Old-School Racer With a Passion for the Craft

For Cord Ehrhart, racing has always been about more than driving. It is about building, learning and understanding the machine.

A second-generation racer, Ehrhart grew up following his father, who competed in midgets in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Today, the father-son duo continues that tradition by building and preparing their own race cars.

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Macenko Nets “Overdue” First 500 Sprint Car Tour Win

Over the past couple years, it’s felt like it wasn’t a matter of if, but when Jackson Macenko and Brad Hayes Racing would visit victory lane.  That was answered on Sunday afternoon in a big way.

In his 27th start with the yourBIGplans.com 500 Sprint Car Tour, the 2023 Rookie Of The Year picked up his first-career win with the series and in a Sprint Car at Winchester Speedway in the Tom Bigelow Showdown Presented By Neal Metal Recycling & Processing.

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Strong Field Headlines Second Annual Tom Bigelow Showdown at Winchester Speedway 

One of the most prestigious names in Midwest open-wheel racing will once again be honored when the YourBIGplans.com 500 Sprint Car Tour visits Winchester Speedway on Sunday, June 28, for the second running of the Tom Bigelow Showdown.

Named in honor of racing legend Tom Bigelow, the event pays tribute to one of short track racing’s most accomplished drivers, whose career included numerous starts at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, sitting atop the USAC National Sprint Car ranks, and a memorable run in the Indianapolis 500.

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Hometown Driver Tony Main Excited for Return to Winchester Speedway

Few drivers in the yourBIGplans.com 500 Sprint Car Tour field have the hometown connection to Winchester Speedway that Tony Main carries with him every time he enters the historic high-banked half-mile.

The Farmland, Indiana native grew up just minutes from Winchester Speedway and has been making memories at the track long before he ever climbed behind the wheel of a sprint car.

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