The Dirt Chronicles

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CHRONICLES

By: Bob Mays

The son of a promoter, Shane Carson (Bob Trostle 20) raced supermodifieds, dirt champ cars and sprints with equal talent during a 20-year career that landed him in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. While still racing sprinters at a high-level, Shane took over his late father, Bud’s promotional arm (Mar-Car) at Oklahoma City for many years. (Bob Mays photo)

Rick Salem (own 22) ran supermodifieds, dirt champ cars, midgets and sprints for many years in western Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma. In 2006, he started the United Rebel Sprint Series (URSS) for 305 sprints and has been going strong since. Western Kansas has always been a stronghold for open wheel racing but that heritage was in danger until the URSS came along. (Leroy Byers photo)

ON THE HIGH PLAINS

Tommie Estes Jr. (Lyle Dill 71) was an ace with the NCRA and ASCS sprints for many years before hanging up the helmet to take over the floundering Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kansas. After ten years at the helm, Estes had DCRP flying high. He is now overseeing the resurrection of I-70 Speedway in Odessa, Missouri. (Leroy Byers photo)

Craig Dollansky (own 7) won 66 World of Outlaws races and also got into promoting WoO races at the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa. In 2021, The Crowd Pleaser recently took over the reins of Dodge City Raceway Park. (Bob Mays photo)