Remembering Walther: He ‘loved to go fast’

As an up-and-coming open-wheel driver, racing legend Pancho Carter was well aware of Dayton’s David “Salt” Walther. A year after Walther’s miraculous survival of a fiery 12-car chain reaction accident at the 1973 Indianapolis 500, Carter made his debut in the race. “I remember that pretty vividly,” Carter said of ...

• 6:10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012

Christmas Past in the Miami Valley

• 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24, 2012

Eldora to host first NASCAR dirt race since 1970

NASCAR wasn’t the only group who wanted the dirt.After it was announced Wednesday the Camping World Truck Series would race at Eldora Speedway in 2013 — the first appearance on dirt for the series’ top three divisions since 1970 — track owner Tony Stewart’s phone lit up from friends and ...

• 7:57 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012

STEM classes help driver further racing career

Like most kids sitting in high school math and science classes, Stockdale’s Zach Veach wondered “when am I ever going to use this?” in the real world?His answer came soon after. Veach, who plans to drive for Andretti Autosport in the Firestone Indy Lights series in 2013, has been using ...

• 5:35 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012

Area fighters boxing to benefit vets

• 11:07 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012

Racers gone, but fans making sure they’re not forgotten

Sherman M. Bruck rests next to his parents in Section U, Lot 228, Space No. 2 of the Greenwood Cemetery in Hamilton, almost hugging the corner of the curved road just like his auto racing days of long ago. Bruck turned 105 years old on Oct. 31.You wouldn’t know by ...

• 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012

Butler County home sales up in September

Butler County’s housing market continues to show signs of improvement, with September home sales and average sale prices up year-over-year, according to the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors. Real estate agents closed on sales of 326 single family houses and condominiums last month throughout the county, according to the monthly ...

• Updated: 5:31 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, 2012

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Traveling Wall leaves WSU

• 8:12 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012

Track titles decided at Eldora Speedway this weekend

The temperatures are cooler at the track these days, but the racing action remains hot at Eldora Speedway as drivers battle for a pair of track titles today and Saturday.The Darke County track hosts the UMP DIRTcar National Championships, which will decide the track champions in the modifieds and late ...

• 4:21 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012

Monroe’s Dote Racing names world champ to pilot top fuel dragster

Dote Racing, the NHRA Top Fuel dragster team based in Monroe, announced three-time world champion Larry Dixon will pilot the team’s ride for three of the final six races of the season.Dixon makes his Dote debut this weekend at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals in Charlotte, N.C.Dixon, whose 62 Top ...

• 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012