Author: Mike Kerchner

  • Mike Kerchner

    A motorsports enthusiast since he was a child, Mike Kerchner started his career at SPEED SPORT in 1991 and has been editor since 1999.

50 Years Ago: September 1974

The headlines reporting on the very first IROC race at Michigan Int’l Speedway in the Sept. 18, 1974 issue of National Speed Sport News. (SPEED SPORT Archives... Read more.

Knoxville: Those Who Haven’t Won

Joey Saldana (9) finished second in the Knoxville Nationals on three occasions, including a runner-up effort behind Donny Schatz in 2009. (Mark Funderburk photo)... Read more.

25 Years Ago: July 1999

This page three headline in the July 21, 1999 issue of National Speed Sport News reports the news of Speedway Motorsports head man Bruton Smith lobbying Indy Racing... Read more.