Author: Keith Waltz

Keith Waltz

Beginning as an associate editor during the early 1980s, Keith Waltz’s byline has appeared in SPEED SPORT for more than 40 years.

Paul McMahan — Hall Of Famer

Paul McMahan, shown in 2021, will enter the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on June 1. (Paul Arch photo)... Read more.

May 8, 2024

WALTZ: Old-School PR At North Wilkesboro

A sinkhole discovered under the concrete grandstands at North Wilkesboro Speedway was rumored to have been a moonshine cave. (SMI photo)... Read more.

April 17, 2024

Turrill: From A Push Truck To The Hall Of Fame

Gary “Deuce” Turrill shares victory lane with Doug Wolfgang in 1989. (Paul Arch photo)... Read more.

April 10, 2024

WALTZ: NASCAR’s Early Short-Track Days

A recent journey into the SPEED SPORT archives reminded us of an earlier era when local short tracks — many of them with dirt surfaces — formed the foundation... Read more.

March 26, 2024

LOOKING BACK: The United Sprint Ass’n

The first two paragraphs of the lede story on page three of the Jan. 10, 1990, issue of National Speed Sport News ended an 18-month battle that divided winged sprint... Read more.

March 25, 2024

WALTZ: Finished With Formula 1

With apologies to longtime SPEED SPORT colleague Dan Knutson, I’m finished with Formula 1... Read more.

March 7, 2024

WALTZ: A Gamechanger For NASCAR

ocated just a short walk from the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, N.C., NASCAR’s new 58,000-square-foot production facility positions the sanctioning body as a leader... Read more.

January 17, 2024

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