Category: Sports

Corey Griffith writes his page in family history book with back-to-back wins at World Footbrake Challenge By Leigh Ann RutledgeAssociate EditorCorey Griffith was born to drag race.Griffith grew up in the Summitville-Salineville area with his younger sisters, identical twins Casey and Carissa. The trio is the third generation of Griffiths to strap in the seat of a drag car on the starting line waiting for their light.The trio’s grandfather, Jim

By Carol McIntire, Editor Harness racing at the Carroll County Fairgrounds last week wasn’t what spectators, trainers, drivers and owners are accustomed to in mid-July, but it was RACING and, according to many of them, that’s all that matters. “I’m just glad I got to come,” said Dick Sutton of Minerva who was one of a handful of spectators who sat in the grandstand. “I raced horses on this track

Leigh Ann Rutledge,  CCM Associate Editor Just like Maverick and Goose in “Top Gun”, Sean Hinkle wants to go Mach 1. Hinkle, of near Dellroy, will have an opportunity when he straps himself in a 1995 Ford Mustang Aug. 1 at Nelson Ledges Road Course in Garrettsville. He will participate in sprint races at the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Regional Race. The two-mile paved course has seven major

Carrollton teen then heads to Frank Phillips College on a rodeo scholarship By Carol McIntireEditorGillian Griffeth is packing her truck and horse trailer and hitting the highway this week, heading west for the National High School Rodeo Finals (NHSRF) at Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, OK.It will be the second trip to the finals for Griffeth, the daughter of D.J. and Amiee Griffeth of Carrollton. In 2019 she competed in

For cousins Clayton Oliver, Noah Patterson By Leigh Ann RutledgeAssociate Editor Cousins Clayton Oliver and Noah Patterson are carrying on the family tradition of racing.They race in the local series at Midvale Speedway in the Compact Class (driving Chevys) and in the Midwest Compact Touring Series. The cousins grew up at the race track watching their dads compete and both were in the driver’s seat before they had a legal

Dirt, asphalt, demo and circle track By Leigh Ann RutledgeAssociate EditorMoney can’t buy everything. It can’t buy happiness, health or a blown tire on a race car.Especially the tire that sent Josh Peebles into the wall at Bristol Motor Speedway at 90 mph; the same wall legendary NASCAR drivers, Dale Jr., Tony Stewart and Terry Labonte hit.Today, Peebles, of Carrollton, races a truck at Midvale Speedway for Peebles Racing.His ride

In the family circle By Leigh Ann RutledgeAssociate EditorCircle track racing is a legacy in a Carrollton family.From a 1955 Buick weighing nearly two tons to a ’71 Chevelle, a Chevy Cavalier and a custom-built modified, the McLean Family has been a staple in racing since the late 1960s.Three generations have participated in circle track racing; Ed, Sr., Eddie, Brady and Connor. Almost everyone in Eddie’s family has competed in