Road Trip Day 1

Just after 6:30am, Jayme and I were leaving my parents' house in eastern Ohio and heading north.  After a quick swing through Martins Ferry, Ohio for some cheap gas ($2.91/gallon), we were ready to battle the orange cones, speed traps, and New York tolls.

I surprised Jayme with a visit to Niagara Falls on the way.  Because she had never been there, she'd been asking me to go for over a month.  Although I was secretly planning to take her the whole time, I kept making up excuses as to why we couldn't go ("it's too far outta the way"..."we don't have enough time"..."there's really nothing to see").  So, she was pretty excited when she finally realized we were taking the time to see the Falls.

We did the "Cave of the Winds" tour which, as Jayme put it, was "the best $11 waterpark" she'd ever been to.  Fully equipped with cheap ponchos and water sandals, the Cave of the Winds allows you to get as close to the Falls as you could ever want to.  It was time and money well spent and after a stay of nearly two hours, we were now east bound and down for Brewerton Speedway.

With the wind trying to blow away her poncho, Jayme gets soaked from the Falls.

From Niagara Falls, the journey to Brewerton should have only taken two-and-a-half hours, but thanks to New York's toll system coupled with Friday evening traffic in Syracuse, our first trip to the D-Shaped Dirt Demon was stretched out to three hours.  

Brewerton is a cool little track.  I'd have to say it's roughly a 1/3-mile with just a slight arch in the backstretch.  The pits are located behind the grandstands towards turn one and cars both enter and exit the track at the end of the frontchute.  The main grandstands are wooden and 15 rows high, while a newer set of tall aluminum bleachers sit in turn four.  The midway behind the grandstands is all gravel and offers the standard race track dining options ranging from cheeseburgers ($4.00) to hot dogs ($2.75) to chicken ($5.00) to pizza ($3.00).

A look at the Brewerton Speedway pit area.

Signed into the pits were 25 Big Block Modifieds, 12 IMCA Modifieds, 19 Mod Lites, and 14 4-Cylinders.   Hot Laps started right at 6:30pm and the Canadian and American national anthems were being sung right at 7:30pm.  The heats were run off without a flaw - nine total - and were finished by 8:12pm.  With new clay on the track being less than two weeks old, the track staff took advantage of intermission to rework the racing surface.

At 9:00pm, the Mod Lite feature hit the track and saw a three-car battle go right down to the checkered flag.  The Big Block Mod feature was a dandy with Dan Vauter getting the win in a pretty darn good show.  Behind Vauter, Larry Wight was puttin' on a show, charging from 18th to 4th in the 25-lap A-Main.  Just after 9:30pm, we were leaving Brewerton and heading to our hotel.  

Today, we'll swing through Cooperstown, NY for a stop at the Baseball Hall of Fame (Jayme's first visit, my second).  After that, we'll head up to Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, VT.  

A look at Brewerton from atop turns three and four.

Road Trip Preview

DATE:  6/28
TRACK:  Lernerville Speedway (3/8-mile clay oval)
LOCATION:  Sarver, PA
NOTES:  haven't been to Lernerville in over ten years ... night #1 of the Firecracker 100 ... sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Late Model Series ... calling for blistering hot temps in the mid-90's

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DATE:  6/29
TRACK:  Brewerton Speedway (1/3-mile D-shaped clay oval)
LOCATION:  Brewerton, NY
NOTES:  first ever trip to Brewerton ... one of the toughest weekly Big Block fields in the country ... no repeat Big Block Mod winners this season ... IMCA Mods, Mod Lites, and 4-Cyl SS also on the card ... big weekly car counts in all divisions ... home of Big Block Mod standouts Matt Sheppard, Pat Ward, Billy Decker, Alan Johnson, and others

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DATE:  6/30
TRACK:  Bear Ridge Speedway (1/4-mile clay oval)
LOCATION:  Bradford, VT
NOTES:  home of the Coupes ... first ever visit to Bear Ridge and the state of Vermont ... averaging over 20  Sportsman Mods and 18 Coupes per week ... Sportsman Mods have had seven different winners in the first seven races, including Saturday's winner Tom Donnelly who started 21st ... this is the only dirt track in Vermont ... going to Baseball Hall of Fame Saturday morning for my second visit there

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DATE:  7/1
TRACK:  Legion Speedway (1/4-mile clay oval)
LOCATION:  Rumney, NH
NOTES:  formerly known as Big Daddy's Speedbowl and Rattlesnake Motordrome ... sat idle in 2011 ... first ever trip to this track and first time visiting the state of New Hampshire ... late afternoon/early evening starting time with Hot Laps at 4pm and Racing at 5pm ... July 1 is Autograph Night at the speedway ... one of only two dirt tracks in the state of New Hampshire

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DATE:  7/3

TRACK:  Canaan Fair Speedway (1/4-mile clay oval)

LOCATION:  Canaan, NH

NOTES:  special program featuring the SCoNE (Sprint Cars of New England) Series as well as Twin 20s for the Modifieds ... Mod Twin 20s pay $1000 to win ... "Noise R Us" Fireworks will have a show later on in the event ... raindate for this race is Wednesday, July 3rd ... this is the other dirt track in New Hampshire (along with Legion) ... spending 7/2 and part of 7/3 in Bar Harbor, ME

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DATE:  7/4

TRACK:  Oxford Plains Speedway (3/8-mile paved oval)

LOCATION:  Oxford, ME

NOTES:  my first ever race in the state of Maine ... first ever non-NASCAR asphalt race ... Late Models headline the card ... averaging over 25 Late Models per week ... huge fireworks display at intermission ... track just hosted the TD Bank 250, whose former winners include Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch among others ... spending most of the day in the White Mountains

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DATE:  7/5

TRACK:  Thompson International Speedway (5/8-mile paved oval)

LOCATION:  Thompson, CT

NOTES:  NASCAR-sanctioned track who regularly races on Thursday nights ... my first ever race in the state of Connecticut ... low weekly car counts are somewhat of a concern ... there are no dirt tracks in Connecticut ... east coast Modified standout Ted Christopher is a regular here ... track has 26 degrees of banking in the corners and enough seating for over 13,000 people

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DATE:  7/6

TRACK:  Seekonk Speedway (1/3-mile paved oval)

LOCATION:  Seekonk, MA

NOTES:  not only is this my first ever race in the state of Massachusetts, this is now the only race track of any kind still operatng in the Bay State ... Seekonk has been in operation for 64 straight years ... track races Fridays and Saturdays with Fridays geared more towards the smaller support classes ... nicknamed the "Action Track of the East Coast"

Five Weekend Afterthoughts: 6/25/12

Matt Miller collected $4,800 for his win Saturday night at Oakshade.

1.  If you didn't stick around for the Late Model feature Friday night at Attica Raceway Park, you most certainly missed the race of the year.  On a classic three-groove racing surface, unheralded John Mayes Jr. led the first ten circuits until Justin Chance finally worked his way around...only to have Mayes (whose previous best career finish was a 4th, I believe) battle back around him just a few laps later.  Chance slipped back under Mayes on lap 14 with Jeff Babcock pulling alongside in the corners.  Like a pesky mosquito that wouldn't go away, Mayes fought back in the middle groove and reassumed command of the race with four laps to go.  With Chance and Babcock pulling under Mayes, Ryan Missler worked the extreme outside groove hoping to spoil everyone's party.  As the white flag waved, Mayes held his middle line while Missler roared around the top.  Coming off turn four for the win, Missler got a monster run.  With his arm out the window, pumping his fist in the air, Mayes thought he had his first career win...only to be denied as Missler somehow stuck his car between Mayes' #69 and the outside wall to get the win by less than half a car length.  The official margin of victory was .08 seconds in a race which saw five lead changes and no one driver pull ahead by more than a single car length.  

2.  Matt Miller absolutely, totally dominated the Barney Oldfield Race at Oakshade Saturday night.  Miller lapped up to the top ten and collected $4800 for his efforts. You always hate to look too far ahead, but the 2005 Dream winner almost has to be considered an early favorite to win Oakshade's $10,000 UMP Summer Nationals finale.

3.  Somewhat overshadowed by Miller's domination were the solid performances turned in by Jeff Babcock and Dona Marcoullier Saturday night.  Glued to the bottom, and aided by just two cautions, Babcock came from 20th to 5th in the 40-lap A-Main. After being sent to the tail of the field for an early race spin, Marcoullier rallied back to a 7th place finish.

4.  The "feel good" story of the weekend has got to be the kindness drivers continue to show young Keegan Miller.  Long story made short, Keegan is a nine year old little boy (and a big race fan) who will undergo his third open heart surgery on August 6th. Several drivers have donated a wide variety of items to Keegan ranging from pictures to t-shirts.  Saturday night, however, Canadian drivers Andrew Reaume and Justin Coulter raised the bar.  Reaume autographed one of his doors and gave it to Keegan while Coutler gave Keegan one of his racing helmets (with a Spiderman paint scheme on it).  These random acts of kindness often go unnoticed in our sport, but they are certainly worthy of attention and praise.  Kudos to these guys and the others who have done so much for this little guy.  Make sure you "like" Keegan's facebook page to follow along on his journey.  

5.  Vacation starts Thursday!  Nine days...eight races...seven states.  As of right now, seven of the eight tracks have approved us for media credentials (thank you!) so we'll encourage you to check out their links on the lefthand side of the page.  Also, Tim Frost has jumped on board and provided us with the brand new 2012 edition of the National Speedway Directory (a must for every race fan).  If all works out as planned - and that's a big if - this little track-chasing adventure will put me at 162 tracks and 33 states lifetime.  To say my fingers are crossed would be an understatement.

Top 10 Craziest Things... #1

#1 – Stanton Family Speedway 5/31/03

What Happened:  Having moved to Wilmington, Ohio the previous Fall, I was pretty unfamiliar with the tracks in the area.  Unfortunately, that is what led to this disastrous trip.  Here is the (now) infamous portion of my column “Puttin’ On A Show” that talks about Stanton Family Speedway.  This column originally appeared in the 6/3/03 edition of RPM Racing News.

All week long, I'd been planning on heading to Portsmouth Raceway Park on Saturday night.  When Saturday came, rains forced the cancellation of every track in the area...   except PRP.  So, I called the track at 3:45pm.  Still running.  I arrive at the track at 5:30pm.  Closed.  No one there.  What the hell?

Leaving Portsmouth and heading to...

Knowing that K-C had the night off, I got out my trusty 2003 Rand McNally Road Atlas and my faithful 2003 National Speedway Directory and started looking for tracks running Late Models.

Called Brushcreek...   cancelled.  Called Brown County...   cancelled.  Called Mud Lick Valley (?!) in Foxport, KY...   cancelled.  Called Stanton Family Speedway in Goddard, KY...   got the answering machine.  "Yeah, it's 12pm on Saturday we're still racing."  Hmmm.  So I called the Stanton Family residence...   got another answering machine.  "Hi, if you're calling about the race track, it's 2:45pm Saturday afternoon and racing is on for tonight."

Now, if I may, I shall get on my soap box for just a minute.  Let this be a lesson to any and all track promoters out there.  Please have someone there to answer your phone on race day.  If you've rained out, go ahead and cue up the machine.  But if you're racing, it sure would be nice to have an actual real live person to talk to.

At any rate, I take off from an eerily abandoned Portsmouth Raceway Park and head south.  As I'm driving there I'm thinking to myself, 'Stanton Family Speedway...   hmmm...   I don't know about this."  But then I think back to last night's outstanding ALMS race at Limaland Motorsports Park, which featured four different leads and five lead changed in the 25 lap A-Main.  Last night, I followed my heart and it was the right decision.  Tonight, my gut feeling was that this place would be "less than desirable", but my heart said to go and watch some racing.  Heart wins again, and I keep the hammer down.

I finally get to Goddard, KY (which, by the way, is right there next to...  um...  absolutely nothing) at 7pm.  Drive back behind some houses, a church, and a cemetery on narrow one-lane dirt road (yes, it was one-lane AND narrow) and I'm thinking "what the hell".  Suddenly, out of nowhere, a race track appears.  For just a split second, I was pretty stoked.

The remotely-located Stanton Family Speedway.  Only 9 vehicles in the spectator parking lot.

I pull in and talk to the friendly folks at the gate.  I asked some random track worker if they had a lot of cars tonight since everyone else rained out and he excitedly said, "Oh yeah!  I think this is the most we've had all year!"

To get the General Admission section of this joint, you must drive right through the pits.  As I'm driving through the pits, I start looking around and I'm thinking that there's not too many cars here.  Oh well, there's probably more of the pits that I can't see.

I had to drive through the pits to get to the General Admission section.

I guess that was just wishful thinking.  Here's what they had...   No Late Models (I later found out the LMs were dropped after just one week when they didn't get any cars).  Instead, the pits were "stuffed" with 33 cars in 5 classes.  No, that's not a typo.  5 Modifieds, 6 Super Streets, 6 Super Bombers, 4 Bombers, and 12 Chevettes.  Oh boy.

They announce (through the one little speaker you could barely hear out of) that tonight is a Tag Team Chevette race.  So I'm thinking, 'well hell, this might actually be fun.  These guys will probably go out and drop kick some guy they don't like into the wall and then pull into the infield and "tag" in their teammate to come out and finish him off.'

Had that actually happened, it would have been a blessing and put me out of my misery.

What actually happened was all the Chevette drivers were randomly paired with another Chevette driver.  All drivers qualified, with your time and your teammate's time combined.  Driver #1 will run a 10 lap feature in his own car.  The 2nd feature starts the way your teammate finishes the first feature.  The two winners split the $600 first-place money.

Well, I'm certainly glad I drove all over Hell's half acre for this.

So, at 8:15pm they finally decide to start qualifying.  And they qualified everything.  Every single car in the pits (yep, all 33 of 'em) qualified.  Two laps, one car at time.  Kill me now.

Anyone have a lawn mower?  Or at least a weedeater...??

The excitement of qualifying finally ended at 9pm.  Then they announce it's time for intermission.  Yes, intermission.  And intermission lasted at least an hour.  Then they announce it's time for the features.  That's right.  No heats, just features.  For the third time tonight, I'm thinking 'what the hell'?!

So I'm watching the double 10-lap Tag Team Chevette fiasco.  I watched a 4 car Modified feature (one car DNS).  I watched a 5 car Super Street feature (again, one car DNS).  I watched a 4 car Super Bomber feature (two cars DNS).  All of those were just as exciting as you might imagine and the thought of slashing my own wrists did cross my mind.

Is there really any need to go over the results?  Local Jabronee #12 won the Modified feature by 1/2 a track.

This place is a 1/4-mile paperclip, but it's wide enough to handle Late Models.  I have no idea why they were dropped.  And I have no idea why there were 33 cars TOTAL there.  Remember...  this was "a lot" of cars for them, as I was told upon my arrival, and let's not forget that every other track in the area was rained out.

The track has enough seating for maybe 300 people.  Maybe.  And then there's room for an additional 50 bringing in lawn chairs.  No need to worry about "Standing Room Only" tonight.  I literally counted 29 spectators, and that's no lie.

An extremely small crowd watches a heat race.

Stanton Family Speedway Notes:  The track used to be called Fleming County Speedway...   For some reason, they decided to water the track after Hot Laps.  The water truck wouldn't run so it had to be pushed around the track by the one push truck they had...   I don't recall seeing an ambulance or any medical/emergency personnel at the track...   They did have a nice little concession stand.  $2 for a cheeseburg and $1.50 for fries...   This place has the worst lighting ever.  A total of 16 VERY dim lights stood high atop 3 different light poles in the infield (4 lights for turns 1&2, 4 for the backstretch, 4 for turns 3 & 4, and 4 for the frontstretch)...   as you might imagine, this place is in the middle of nowhere.  You can't get there from here.

The crowd that gathered to watch the features wasn't very big either.

Stanton Family Speedway - I'm almost ashamed to say - is career track #49.  At any rate, I should say that the track itself is a nice track.  The surface was super smooth and very tacky.  The facilities are just very old and run-down and the entire place needs a LOT of money put into it.  I did hear that the Stanton Family is working hard to improve the place and turn around the reputation the track had built over the last few years.

Looking Back:  This column (being shown to you exactly as it appeared in that 6/3/03 edition of RPM Racing News) has gotten more laughs and more attention than I ever dreamed it would.  I actually remember at one point sitting in the stands and thinking to myself, “Am I really THIS desperate to see a race?”  Of course, the night before I saw what is still to this day one of the best 25 lap Late Model features I had ever seen.  To go from that type of race at Limaland to what I witnessed at Stanton Family Speedway, it felt like going from the champion of the world to the agony of defeat.    

The front and back straightaways at Stanton Family Speedway.

A look at turns 3 and 4 and the pit area at SFS.

Track workers prepare the 1/4-mile oval the 5/31/03 races.

Tuesday Track Tour: Little Valley & Black Rock

If you're like me, you enjoy visiting new race tracks.  With that in mind, I'm starting a small series called "Tuesday Track Tour" where I show some pics of the various tracks I've visited over the years.  Click on the image to enlarge the pic.  Hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I'm enjoying sharing them with you.     -DJ-

Turn 4 at Little Valley Speedway in Little Valley, NY

Modifieds roll down the backstretch at Little Valley

The covered grandstands at Little Valley

Limited Lates at Little Valley

Street Stocks head down the long frontstretch at Little Valley

Black Rock Speedway in Dundee, NY

The flagstand at Black Rock is practically in turn 1

Appropriately, a "black rock" sits at the entrance to Black Rock Speedway

A shot from turn 1, looking down the frontchute at Black Rock

Looking across the 3/8-mile Black Rock Speedway

Five Weekend Afterthoughts: 6/18/12

Rusty Schlenk (1z) and Dona Marcoullier (6m) battle Saturday at Oakshade.

1.  I mentioned last week to "look for good things" out of the Doug Drown/Sean Weekly combo and Drown certainly proved me right.  The Wooster, Ohio hotshoe doubled down this weekend, notching wins at Muskingum County Speedway (Friday) and Hilltop Speedway (Saturday).  I say this team will pick up at least five more wins this season.  

2.  Kudos to Dona Marcoullier, who finally got himself a Sunoco ALMS win over the weekend.  The win came Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway where Dona won a regular show the week before.  After starting fifth, Marcoullier moved ahead of early race leaders Curtis Roberts and Casey Noonan, then turned away the challenges of Rusty Schlenk and Brian Ruhlman.  From there, Marcoullier slowly pulled away from the field for the victory, which will certainly give him some momentum heading into this Saturday's $4800 to win Barney Oldfield Memorial at The Shade.

3.  I don't need to tell you that Billy Moyer, Jr. has been the hottest driver in the country over the last few weeks.  After picking up a few MARS wins in early June, he started off the Hell Tour winning three of the first four shows.  Things should get even more interesting this week as the Summer Nationals heads into Illinois.  It's about this time when Shannon Babb starts heating up, right...?? 

4.  You just can't beat Oakshade Raceway.  I know I've said that a lot over the years, but I really and truly just love that place.  The people (staff, drivers, fans) are all just outstanding individuals.  Case in point, track promoter Chrissy Henricks graciously allowed Jayme and I to take our son Chase in the pits Saturday night. While walking through just a small section of the pit area, we were stopped by Dusty Moore's team and Chase was given some stickers, then Andrew Reaume so kindly gave Chase an autographed picture, and finally Dan "Links" Rice gave Chase some candy AND a stuffed animal.  Everyone says Oakshade is a special place and this just further proves that point. 

5.  The countdown is on for Jayme and I's summer vacation.  If all goes as planned, I'll be hitting eight races in seven states over the course of nine days.  It all begins Thursday, June 28th at Lernerville Speedway.  From there, we'll swing through New York, venture on up into Vermont and New Hampshire, slip over to Maine, and finally grab a couple of shows in Massachusetts and Connecticut.  For me, there's nothing more exciting than planning and executing a road trip.

Top 10 Craziest Things... Countdown to #1

Before I give you the #1 Craziest Thing I Have Ever Seen (or, as it has turned into... the #1 "Biggest Fiasco"), I thought I'd offer you a chance to check out the rest of the top ten one last time.  #1 will be release next Thursday, June 21st.  Enjoy!     -DJ-


#10  –  Tyler County Speedway 7/7/01

#9  –  Lake Cumberland Speedway 7/22/06

#8  –  Crowley’s Ridge Raceway 7/3/04

#7  –  Muskingum County Speedway 5/29/93

#6  -  Scott County Fairgrounds 4/18/04

#5  -  Tyler County Speedway 7/31/99

#4  -  Modoc Speedway 10/23/03

#3  -  Thunderbird Race Park 6/30/07 & 

Evergreen Auto Park 7/1/07

#2 - Golden Mountain (TN) Raceway Park 3/6/04

Five Weekend Afterthoughts 6/12/12

Dream Week:  Kurt Wilson of Wide Open Graphics dressed up like his favorite Eldora announcer.

1.  Okay, who had Shane Clanton in the office pool?  Anybody...?  Much like his 2008 World 100 victory, Clanton's Dream win Saturday night somewhat came out of nowhere and now puts him on an elite list with just four other drivers (Moran, Moyer, Bloomquist, Owens) that have now won both the Dream and the World 100.  

2.  It's crazy to think that there's only one Dirt Late Model race at Eldora between now and the World 100 ... and that race is the week prior to the grandaddy of 'em all; Sunday, September 2nd's Baltes Classic.

3.  As you know, I never post any of the pictures or messages I receive from fans (although all are greatly appreciated).  However, I've made an exception this time as Wide Open Graphics CEO Kurt Wilson (pictured above) had a "dress like your favorite Eldora personality" contest at his campsite over the weekend.  And who did Kurt dress up as?  None other than his favorite Eldora Speedway announcer, of course.  He even dyed his hair black for the occasion!  

4.  Bring on the Hell Tour!!!  Early favorite has to be Shannon Babb again, right...?

5.  Doug Drown will be taking over the wheel of the Sean Weekly #63 beginning this weekend.  Look for good things from this combo as Weekly has some pretty good equipment and Drown is one helluva driver.  Look for them to possibly travel around a bit more than Weekly has previously done.  

Announcing The Prelude

Undoubtedly one of the biggest events I announce all year is the Prelude To The Dream.  I feel like I talk nonstop the entire night because, honestly, it's a different type of crowd than what we usually have at Eldora.  That's tough for me because I'm a firm believer that, the more a person talks, the less people pay attention.

A lot of folks who will be at tonight's Prelude have never even seen a Dirt Late Model race before, let alone been to Eldora Speedway.  With that in mind, there are continuous tidbits about the cars being 2300 pounds, putting out nearly 900 horsepower, etc.  The night's procedures have to be explained over and over again... what qualifying really mean, how the heat races are set-up, and what all of it means for the 40-lap feature.

Reminders, reminders, and more reminders.  That's the biggest part of my job on a night like this.  Concession stands, sponsors, programs, restrooms, merchandise trailers, post-race traffic patterns... I've got to make sure I'm hitting it all, constantly, throughout the night.  And there's things like Eldora's upcoming events, the Dream-week schedule, and so on.

On top of those reminders are the races themselves.  I've spent the better part of the last week compiling notes, organizing information, and making sure I have everything I need to get through the night.  You see, when you announce weekly, it actually gets to be quite easy because you know the drivers, you know their history, and you know their sponsors.  You spend weeks...months...years...learning all of that over time.

But for tonight, I've got to throw all the info together for just this one event.  "What year was Dave Blaney the USAC Silver Crown Champion?"  Hell if I know, but I should probably look it up just because it's a good note to have.  "How many years was Bill Elliott NASCAR's Most Popular Driver?"  Not sure, but I'll add that to my to-do list.

It's stressful, it's fun, it's nerve-racking, and it's hard work all wrapped up into one. I'm thankful tonight that'll be working alongside Ozzie Altman and Johnny Gibson to, hopefully, help ease some of that pressure.

If you're reading this and you're heading to the Prelude tonight, have fun and enjoy yourself!  Your house announcer has a binder full of notes, reminders, and announcements waiting for you.

Five Weekend Afterthoughts: 6/4/12

1.  Don O'Neal's win in Saturday night's Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway was convincing enough to make him a strong contender to repeat as winner of this week's Dream at Eldora.  Of course, there's that whole "history thing" where the Latham winner runs strong the following weekend at Big E.  That helps.

2.  Friday washed out everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING, even remotely close to my place.  Every single track in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and West Virginia was rained out.  And Paducah was the lone track in the Bluegrass State to get their show in. That's one track in a five-state radius that got to run.

3.  It must be Dream week because several drivers took Saturday night off in preparation for the $100,000-to-win show, including Matt Miller, Jon Henry, and Andrew Reaume among others.

4.  It upsets me that - in this day and age, and with technology we have available - it's Monday morning and some tracks still do not have any results posted from the weekend.  Inexcusable. 

5.  I was checking out the results from Brewerton (NY) Speedway Saturday night and couldn't help but notice their feature winners came from 10th (Big Block Mods), 9th (IMCA Mods), 12th (Mod Lites), and 8th (4 Cyl).  This makes me even more excited for my first ever visit there on June 29th.