UPDATE: Owner Matt Tiff posted this notification on Facebook Friday afternoon. “It rained way more than was predicted this morning. We have postponed the Comeback Classic to the rain date of May 15. We tried as hard as we could. Sorry folks! Your tickets are still valid for that date. See thespeedway.com for our rain […]
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Faith, unity and miracles: Mansfield Speedway to host Festival of Hope
MANSFIELD — Mansfield will roar with hope this summer. The Festival of Hope aims to breathe new life into the city by spotlighting stories of perseverance and faith, according to Jess Wilging, of Fusion Lex and executive director of Godsfield. “Being a recovered addict myself, I see the number one thing that makes people stop […]
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Central Ohio Motocross kicks off the season at new Mansfield Speedway
MANSFIELD — Layne Cape spent about 10 minutes hosing down his ATV with a power washer after whipping around the new motocross track at the Mansfield Speedway. The mud wasn’t completely gone, but he decided it was good enough. He had a second race on the horizon. “It was pretty cool, other than it being really […]
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Opening Day draws near for Mansfield Speedway
MANSFIELD — Mother Nature refuses to cooperate, but Mansfield Speedway owner Matt Tifft and his team won’t be deterred. The dirt oval on the city’s north side will roar back to life in less than three months and Tifft, a former NASCAR driver and team owner who purchased the property last year, can’t wait for […]
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Let’s go more than racing, boys! … Diversified plans progressing at revived Mansfield Speedway
MANSFIELD — NASCAR racing legend Darrell Waltrip developed his own catch phrase as a television analyst when the green flag dropped at the start of a race. “Boogity, boogity, boogity. Let’s go racin’, boys!” the retired driver would thunder into the microphone. Matt Tifft can’t wait to see that same green flag drop at his […]
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ANALYSIS: Mansfield Speedway purchase should stir regional racing energy
I am not a racing fan. For years, the joke was on me at the Mansfield News Journal. One of my first assignments at the newspaper in the summer of 1990 was to help cover the IndyCar race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. I interviewed drivers Teo Fabi and Emerson Fittipaldi for features that […]
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City officials applaud Tiffts’ purchase of historic Mansfield Speedway
MANSFIELD – Former NASCAR driver and entrepreneur Matt Tifft, along with his wife Jordan Tifft, have officially acquired Mansfield Speedway, setting in motion a high-impact revitalization of one of Ohio’s most iconic motorsports venues. Once a national stage for racing, Mansfield Speedway had been sitting dormant — until now. The Tifft family plans to transform the 178-acre property into […]
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Perry talks Mansfield Speedway, downtown construction and CIC
Former NASCAR Cup Series driver and Medina County native Matt Tifft recently purchased Mansfield Speedway from the Milliron Foundation.