05/11/2026
New Paris Speedway …
Now let’s have an honest conversation.
For YEARS this place carried a reputation.
“The s**t hole.”
The place with fights, rough driving, chaos, drama… basically a live episode of Jerry Springer with racecars and concession stand nachos.
And honestly? Some of that reputation was earned over the years.
BUT…
What a lot of people are refusing to acknowledge is the fact the ownership has been making real changes. Not Facebook-comment-section changes. Actual changes. And no racetrack fixes years of problems overnight. Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is rebuilding a racing culture.
The last few race nights we’ve been to at New Paris have honestly felt like the good old days again. Hard racing. Competitive racing. Drivers actually being allowed to race each other without every little thing turning into a circus. More importantly… fair calls are being made.
No favoritism.
No picking favorites.
No politics.
Just making the correct calls as they see them. And as racers, that’s really all you can ask for.
Now sure… there’s still dumb decisions being made on the track sometimes. There’s still overdriving. There’s still moments where somebody makes you want to remove their front bumper with your right foot. Racing will NEVER be perfect because racers aren’t perfect. We’re human.
But somewhere along the line people forgot you can actually walk over, have a conversation, watch a replay, explain your side, hear theirs… and not turn it into WWE Friday Night Smackdown in the pits.
Not every incident needs revenge.
Not every problem needs fists.
And dang sure not every mistake deserves someone getting junked over it.
With how expensive racing has become, nobody can afford to wad up cars every single week because emotions took over for 10 seconds.
So if you wrote New Paris off years ago… I genuinely encourage you to give it another chance in 2026. Bring the car out. Bring the family out. Come watch for yourself instead of living off stories from 5 years ago.
You might be surprised what you see.
Because right now?
New Paris feels more like racing again… and less like surviving. 🏁
