Mike Nichols Racing

09/28/2025

Not sure where to start. I was by myself and without my beautiful bride. Stock cars ran first all night. Couldn’t touch the gas without spinning in the heat. Went 3-4. Went 5-2 in the B. Then the A was going good until it wasn’t. I’m used to the stock cars kind of being a premiere division so it was weird going first. But everyone raced on the same track. The dirt is so much different here. Not saying it’s bad, it’s just different. We will adjust and try to get better for next time. Sustained a lot of damage to the car. We will get it fixed and figure out what to do next.
With all that said, I had a good time getting to know new people. We have tried to stay below the radar but at the end of the day, we really don’t know many people here. Although I was by myself, I was very happy to meet and hang out with new people.
And a side note, I’ve never seen a trailer race before but WOW, that was super entertaining.

09/27/2025

Headed to KSP for their final race of 2025.

09/20/2025

First race night back in Iowa did not disappoint. 4-1 in heat and 6-1 in the feature. The car was good, racing was fun and it was so great to catch up with so many friends. We will try to do it again tomorrow night.

09/14/2025

Still have messed up brakes that are inconsistent. But the good news is the car is good once the gremlins are gone. Started 10th and was up to 3rd through 3 laps when a plug wire decided to fall off the distributor. Still held on to 2nd so that was good. Will do some research and probably order some parts before getting this car back out. We will let everyone know our upcoming racing plans as soon as we figure it out. Thanks to Anita for all the help in the shop and at the track and thank you to all the sponsors that have helped along the way.

09/13/2025

We are KSP bound. Having an issue with brakes. New Wilwood tru-bar pedal with 1” rear and front M/C’s. Steel lines out to each wheel where we use a braided line. Brakes bleed good and release at the calipers. When racing it felt as though the brakes were very inconsistent. As I moved adjusted while racing, I ended up all the way to the rear but it still felt like a front heavy brake. This led me to watch the pedal assembly as the pedal is pushed down. If adjuster is in the middle, the front and rearpush together evenly. As it moves to the front OR the rear, it hits the front MC first. Any one else come across this?

09/05/2025

We have done a lot of work back and forth with our friend Brendan Eilts over the years. We worked together to build what we hoped was a great stock car. It has been an excellent shelf in the shop so far but it was finally time to get it together to see if it would work. Tonight we took it to practice at KSP to shake it down. I was very thrilled with the way it turned and the drive it had on day one. Excited to see how it works when we put it in a crowd.

08/23/2025

Thank you for the picture Southern Sass!

Mike Nichols is your August 22nd ImCA Stock Car Winner at HOT Speedway!

08/23/2025

We picked up the double checkered flag again tonight in our first visit to HOT. Had a fun race with our buddy Paul White. Thank you to everyone that has helped.

08/22/2025

Loaded up and headed to Heart O’ Texas speedway tonight in Waco. 🤞