Every time Chad Hollenbeck looks in a mirror, the reflection reminds him of the day everything changed for him.

Hollenbeck, 44, of Kingsley, Pa., can’t help but see the scar, a short line that extends away from his right eye like it’s part of his crow’s feet. It’s been there since the October morning in 2010 when he fell off a concrete wall at a work site and landed on the ground virtually face first, and, in his mind, it will always represent a new beginning.

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As soon as Dick Barton reached victory lane after pulling off a storybook triumph on Sept. 20 in the 40-lap United Late Model Series Julien Buesink Memorial at Stateline Speedway in Busti, N.Y. — a $4,000 score that was his record 80th career win at his long-time home track — he had the inclination to announce his retirement. | DirtWire

“The thought was lingering in the back of my mind,” admitted Barton, fully aware that walking away in triumphant fashion would put a spectacular cap on MORE

Charlie Cathell has witnessed countless laps turned at Delaware International Speedway in Delmar, Del., over the past five decades, but he had rarely seen anything like the hell that broke out on his half-mile oval’s backstretch four circuits into Saturday's 20-lap Dirt Late Model feature. | Story

As Bob Geiger of Laurel, Del., and David Pettyjohn of Millsboro, Del., crashed together with ferocious force, Cathell, 71, gazed through the window of his track’s tower and couldn’t believe his MORE