Racin'
& Internet Stuff:
By Tom Avenengo
Volume # 111
09/27/2012
First:
I’m hoping
you’ll pardon a shorter column this week.
The wife was hospitalized last Friday due to the diarrhea continuing,
which left her dehydrated and also affected her white blood count and was
showing some signs of some possible kidney malfunctions. I’m typing this on Monday, and she’s still in
the hospital, and still has diarrhea, although quite a lot less. Doctor is stumped as to the actual cause. It has not been determined if the two different
kinds of Chemo therapy are the cause, or not.
Tuesday: The wife had ¾ of a
Wednesday: The wife called me around 10:15 AM with the
news that I could come and pick her up, she can come home. Still no real decision as to what it was that
caused her diarrhea. Listed on the
paperwork, for her admittance was “dehydration”. She had no BM over night and what little she
had in the AM was still not solid. She
was able to eat most of the scrambled eggs she had for breakfast. We left the hospital around 1:30 PM.
$41,620.00 is
the charge for the one IV Chemo treatment, per paperwork we received today,
from Medicare.
$3,562.31 is the
charge for 84 Chemo pills, per the paperwork we received from Medicare, today.
The wife gets
the IV once every three weeks, for two hours per visit. She goes through those 84 pills in 14 days,
and then skips a week, then goes for another two weeks.
Second:
On top of the problems with the wife are some
problems with our oldest daughter, Judy, who has not been feeling well over the
last month or so. She can feel great, do
a little, then gets extremely tired.
She’s had all kinds of tests done and the doctors are still stumped as
to what it is that’s ailing her.
Note:
Judy posted this on Facebook:
“Info
from my primary doctor regarding my DEXA scan (bone dentsity):
My lumbar spine and left femoral neck are worse with osteopenia.
Everything else has stayed the same. So, why is my calcium level high????”
Third:
I’m giving some serious thought of changing
the name of my column from “Racin’ & Internet
Stuff” to “Racin’ and Other Stuff”. More than likely with my
next column. Not sure if I’ll
start with it being number one or number 112.
Fourth:
How often you see an athlete chugging down an
“Energy” drink?
Josh Hamilton and Rangers blame star’s vision problems on too much caffeine
Josh Hamilton returned to the Texas Rangers lineup
on Monday night after an optometrist diagnosed the
vision problem that
caused him to miss the past five games.
His affliction? Ocular keratitis, which dried out
Doctors say high caffeine consumption can
cause ocular keratitis. That might sound strange, but
Too much Red Bull, maybe.
More can be seen
here:
Fifth:
Formula One Grand Prix race
in N.J. in serious jeopardy, report says
The Formula One Grand Prix of
America that had been scheduled to begin in June in
Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone told The Guardian that there is no contract with
organizers because they have not "complied with the terms of the
contract." The 3.1 mile course was tentatively planned for June along the
streets of
Though race organizers have
had financing problems, test runs have been held on the course over the summer.
The race was expected to
attract about 100,000 visitors and generate approximately $100M in economic
activity.
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/09/formula_one_grand_prix_race_in.html
Note: Check on what I have in the AARN’s section, below.
Sixth:
Esslinger sold. They
make Midget engines.
http://www.esslingeracing.com/pr.pdf
Seventh:
Hoosier Tire Founder Bob
Newton Dies
The racing community lost a
true legend Wednesday when Bob Newton, the founder of Hoosier Racing Tire, died
at the age of 84.
Eighth:
From the Frontstretch:
Did You Notice?
Thomas Bowles
Did You Notice?… With Busch’s signing, combined with Brian Vickers’ likely
trek to the Nationwide Series, the Sprint Cup level appears to be in crisis
mode when it comes to a 43-car, 2013 grid? At the moment, roughly eight spots
each week are filled by the dreaded start-and-parks (for those who have been
living under a rock – they’re cars who comes to the track with no intention of
even running the distance.) One or two of them? That’s
no big deal in the grand scheme of things. But right now, we’re looking at
nearly 19 percent of the starting field and a number that threatens to grow in
2013.
Consider that only the
following teams have full funding…
Hendrick Motorsports – 4 cars
Richard Childress Racing – 3
Joe Gibbs Racing – 3
Roush Fenway Racing – 3
Michael Waltrip
Racing – 3
Earnhardt Ganassi
Racing – 2
Stewart-Haas Racing – 2 (Danica Patrick and ?Tony Stewart?)
Penske Racing – 2
TOTAL: 22
Note: As for Stewart-Hass – I believe they will be
a three car team next year, with Stewart, Newman and Patrick.
Lots more can be found here:
http://www.frontstretch.com/tbowles/41614/
Ninth:
Reports indicate that new
deal between NFL, officials is imminent
In part:
"As it turned out, the
NFL's nightmare scenario -- a team losing a game it should have won -- was all
it took for the league and the NFL Referees' Association to get back to the
bargaining table and wrap up a new deal. Negotiations picked up momentum after
the Seattle Seahawks beat the Green Bay Packers, 14-12, on Monday Night
Football on a touchdown catch by Seattle receiver Golden Tate that was highly
questionable.
According to several reports
from many sources, the two sides are ready to sign off on the details of a
multi-year collective bargaining agreement that will bring the real officials
back from their lockout and quite possibly on the field for Thursday night's
game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns."
More can be seen here:
Coming up:
Accord:
In part, from their website:
Due
to Weather
Last
Saturday’s Racing Events
Have
Been Re-scheduled
For
September 29th
KING OF THE CATSKILLS
Sponsored by WLR
Construction
September 29th
SATURDAY
CRSA
Sprints
Spec
Sportsman $1000 to win
Pure
Stock $500 to win Pro Stock $500 to win
Jr Slingshots $400 to win All Star Slingshots $400 to win
Xcel
600 Modifieds
All payouts based
on 25 entries per division
Adult
admission $22 Kids $4 Reserved Outdoor $25 Indoor Seating $28
Family
4 Pack $62
Pit
Gate opens at 3:00 Spectator Gate 4:00 Warms ups
5:00
OCFS:
September 22nd:
October 19th:
Arkel Motors Presents...51st Annual EASTERN STATES WEEKEND
October 20th:
Arkel Motors Presents...51st Annual EASTERN STATES WEEKEND
October 21st :
Arkel Motors Presents...51st Annual EASTERN STATES WEEKEND
Schedule:
Thursday, October 18, 2012:
12:00 PM RACE CAR HAULERS CAN
BEGIN PARKING
IN PITS
2:00 -6:00PM INSPECTION ON EARLY ARRIVING CARS
2:00 PM CAMPERS CAN BEGIN TO ENTER
FAIRGROUNDS
10:00PM GATES CLOSED FOR EVENING
Friday, October 19, 2012:
10:00 AM
FAIRGROUNDS OPEN
PIT GATE OPENS
12:30 PM INSPECTION OF ALL
CARS
3:00 PM SPECTATOR GATES OPEN
3:00 PM DRIVERS MEETING
4:00 PM OPEN SPORTSMAN HOT LAPS
358 MODIFIED HOT LAPS
PRO STOCK HOT LAPS
4:45 PM MODIFIED HOT LAPS
5:30 PM MODIFIED TIME TRIALS
TOP
PRO STOCK QUALIFYING HEATS
OPEN SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING
HEATS
MODIFIED QUALIFYING HEATS
TOP 6 MODIFIED DASH
FOR CASH
OPEN SPORTSMAN CONSI
PRO STOCK FEATURE 25 LAPS
BREAK
OPEN SPORTSMAN FEATURE 50 LAPS
Saturday, October 20, 2012:
8:00 AM FAIRGROUNDS OPEN
PIT GATE OPEN
358 MODIFIED INSPECTION
CRATE SPORTSMAN INSPECTION
SPRINT CAR INSPECTION
11:00 AM
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN
12:30 PM DRIVER MEETING AND
DRAW
1:00PM SPRINT CAR HEAT IN MOTORS
1:30 PM 358 MODIFIED HOT LAPS
CRATE SPORTSMAN HOT LAPS
TIMED SPRINT CAR HOT LAPS
358 MODIFIED TIME TRIALS
TOP
CRATE SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING
HEATS
358 MODIFIED QUALIFYING HEATS
305 SPRINT CAR HEATS
CRATE SPORTSMAN CONSI
MODIFIED HOT LAPS (ALL CARS)
SPRINT CAR “B” MAIN
358 MODIFIED CONSI
CRATE SPORTSMAN FEATURE 30 LAPS
BREAK
358 MODIFIED FEATURE 100 LAPS
305 SPRINT CAR FEATURE 25 LAPS
Sunday, October 21, 2012:
8:00 AM FAIRGROUNDS OPEN
PIT GATE OPENS
9:00 AM SPECTATOR GATES OPEN
STREET STOCK INSPECTION
9:30 AM STREET STOCK DRIVER MEETING &
DRAW
PIT PARTY
11:00 AM
STREET STOCK HOT LAPS
VINTAGE CAR HOT LAPS
11:15 AM MODIFIED HOT LAPS (B
MAIN CARS ONLY)
11:30 AM MODIFIED HOT LAPS
(QUALIFIED CARS)
12:00 PM MANDATORY MODIFIED
DRIVERS MEETING
12: 30 PM STREET STOCK HEATS
MODIFIED B
VINTAGE CAR FEATURE
STREET STOCK INTRODUCTION
STREET STOCK FEATURE 25 LAPS
2:45 PM MODIFIED INTRODUCTION
3:00 PM 51st
ANNUAL EASTERN STATES
MODIFIED FEATURE 200 LAPS
http://www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net/FILES/ESW%20Schedule%20&%20Price%20List%202012.pdf
Note:
The link above also has grand stand prices, camping prices and pit pass
prices.
Still plenty of racing scheduled for the Dirt
Oval, folks.
9/28:
Quads, 9/29: Karts, 9/30: Bikes,
10/6, 10/13, 10/20 & 10/27: Karts
10/7 & 10/21: Bikes
10/19:
Make up for Quads
11/1, 11/2 & 11/3: Novemberfest – Kart
racing.
Found on Jayski’s website:
Kurt Busch to drive the #78 in 2013:
Furniture
Row Racing announced today that Kurt Busch has been hired to drive the team's #78 Chevy during the 2013 Sprint Cup season.
Busch, a former NASCAR Cup champion, will replace Regan Smith, who joined
Furniture Row Racing at the beginning of the 2009 season. "Though we have
made strides as a resourceful single-car Sprint Cup team, we are not where we
want to be, which led us to the difficult decision of making a driver change as
we move forward," said Furniture Row Racing's general manager Joe Garone. "Kurt's exceptional driving talent has the
capacity to take a team to another level. We look forward to having Kurt join
our Denver-based organization and feel his racing experience will play an
important role as we plan ahead to 2013."
Garone added, "As our team driver the past four years,
Regan has represented Furniture Row Racing with both class and competitiveness.
His win at
"Furniture Row Racing has the commitment,
talent and resources to compete at a high level in the Sprint Cup Series,"
said Busch. "I have watched with admiration on how this team has grown
over the years and that is why I am excited about the opportunity as I eagerly
look forward to a new chapter in my racing career." Since the beginning of
the 2012 season, Busch has driven the #51 Chevy for Phoenix Racing. His
previous two teams in the Sprint Cup Series were at Penske Racing [#2 &
#22] and Roush Fenway Racing [#97].(Furniture Row Racing)(9-24-2012)
UPDATE:
Busch
announced today on SPEED's NASCAR Race Hub that he
has taken over as driver of the #78 Furniture Row entry
for the 2013 season, moving on from Phoenix Racing. SPEED NASCAR Race Hub host
Steve Byrnes sat down with Busch in an exclusive interview about his new ride.
Here is what he had to say about 2013 read the full interview at SPEED: Kurt Busch Speaks About His Move
To Furniture Row Racing.(9-25-2012)
AND:
Smith out of the #78 after
SPEED's Race Hub reported Wednesday evening that Regan
Smith's final race of the season in the Furniture Row Racing #78 would be at
Elliott Sadler close to deal for
2013; part-time Cup with Gibbs?
Elliott
Sadler said Tuesday that he is "close" to determining where he will
be working next season, but said first he must focus on taking care of
unfinished business this season. Sadler currently drives the #2 Chevy full-time
for Richard Childress Racing in the Nationwide Series, where he is the current points leader by a slim margin. But he already has said he
and RCR will be splitting ways at season's end. He also has said that he would
like to make a return to NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series as soon as possible, and
reiterated that point Tuesday after an appearance at RCR where he helped
promote the Bank of America 500 that will be run Oct. 13 at Charlotte Motor
Speedway. "My goal as a driver is to be back in the Cup Series and make
the Chase as a Cup driver. That's my No. 1 goal," Sadler said. Asked if he
expected to have that chance in 2013, Sadler hedged and replied, "Uh, I
don't know. We're working on some different things. But my No. 1 goal is to
have that opportunity, to be a part of the Chase again." Sources have
confirmed that one of the teams he has been talking with is Joe Gibbs Racing,
which appears willing to offer him a full-time Nationwide
ride and a limited Cup schedule for 2013 with the possibility of a full-time
Cup ride developing by 2014 if full-time sponsorship can be found for a fourth
JGR Cup car. "We're close. We're talking to three teams right now, so
we'll see," said Sadler, while declining to offer details on which teams
he has been negotiating with. "I'm just kind of late to the party, getting
out there and meeting and greeting with everybody."(NASCAR.com)(9-25-2012)
Hamlin consulting sport psychologist about
Forgive
#11-Denny Hamlin if he has that far-away gaze this weekend. He's falling in
love. Well, he's trying to fall in love. His affections, though, aren't toward
a person but a place -- Dover International Speedway. Hamlin, who has won three
of the last five NASCAR Sprint Cup races, has openly admitted that
As
Jeff Burton struggled in the #31 car the last two seasons, even
Note: If I were Jeff Burton, I’d be watching what’s
going on, over my shoulder. Childress
has a couple of grandsons in the wings.
The
head of the closely held company that stages NASCAR races is fighting to keep
the public out of hearings and documents related to a battle with his ex-wife
over their high-dollar divorce settlement. Tuesday's oral arguments before the
state Court of Appeals mark the second time the court has heard NASCAR chairman
and CEO Brian France's reasons to close court proceedings generally open to the
public. France's search for secrecy involves a dispute over whether the woman
he married and divorced twice, Megan France, violated confidentiality and other
provisions of the agreement they reached before divorcing in 2008. Brian
France's attorney had said in open court that the separation agreement included
paying his ex-wife $9 million, alimony of $32,000 a month for 10 years, plus
$10,000 a month in child support, according to a court filing by Megan France's
lawyers. But five months after the divorce was final, Brian France returned to
court to try enforcing their agreement's confidentiality provisions by asking a
judge to decide "he was entitled to a sealed court file not only in that
matter but in all future civil actions related to the agreement,"
according to attorneys for The Charlotte Observer and WCNC-TV, which challenged
the secrecy. "The legal implications for the citizens of our state are
staggering should Mr.
Fifth Third returns to #17 to sponsor Stenhouse in 2013:
Fifth
Third Bank will sponsor Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the
2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Fifth Third is sponsoring the same car it backed
earlier this season, but with a different driver [Matt Kenseth].
Stenhouse will drive the #17 Fifth Third Ford Fusion next season. Fifth Third
will be the primary sponsor of Stenhouse at
UPDATE:
Ricky
Stenhouse Jr. will run at least three Sprint Cup
races for Roush Fenway Racing Dover,
Ragan unsure of 2013 plans:
David
Ragan, 26, was once on Roush Fenway Racing's fast track until a lack of
sponsorship derailed his future with the Ford powerhouse. Although Ragan was
considered at candidate for the #22 Penske Racing Dodge, that dream evaporated
when AJ Allmendinger was selected for the ride. Ragan
landed at Front Row Motorsports in the #34 Ford. But his contract is up at the
end of the year. Ragan says he'd like to "be in a more competitive car
week in and week out," and he's not discounting the ability for FRM to
continue the building curve. "Everyone goes into these final 10 races with
a few different goals in mind," Ragan said. "You have some guys
trying to win a championship, some guys trying to get into the top 35 and some
guys trying to save their rides. I've been there and done that. For our Front
Row Motorsports team, we're just trying to get into the top 30 for the first
time."(FoxSports)(9-23-2012)
More on the 2013 roll cage:
A
look at the NASCAR roll cage for 2013, built to comply with rules changes for
next year intended to improve driver safety. Int the photos on the site, the tube around the top of the cage that
roughly describes the roof perimeterhas been doubled up with a second tube
at the front along the top of the windshield. Now there are two full tubes,
generously spaced, across the leading edge of the cage in front of the driver's
forehead. In the most superficial way, the roll cage in a NASCAR race car
hasn't changed in decades. It's still mild steel seamless DOM tubing, 1.75-inch
diameter, .090-in. wall, MIG welded into a very familiar looking assembly. But
over the past dozen years, nearly every detail has been agonized, sweated over,
and optimized to produce the safest possible structure. See more and some
photos at macsmotorcitygarage.com.(9-23-2012)
Smith expects to be out of the #78:
Regan
Smith, who piloted Furniture Row Racing to its breakthrough first victory on
the Sprint Cup tour last season, has been told he won't be back
in the organization's #78 car next year. Smith confirmed the news to
NASCAR.com after qualifying Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. "I've
been told it appears I won't be back here next year," Smith said.
Furniture Row's general manager, Joe Garone, could
not immediately be located for comment. Smith didn't want to speculate on the
reasons behind the impending change and he said he's unsure if he will finish
the season in the #78 Chevy (NASCAR.com).
AND:
Regan
Smith does not believe he will return to Furniture Row Racing in 2013, possibly
opening the door for much-maligned driver Kurt Busch. Furniture Row general
manager Joe Garone has expressed interest in hiring
Busch since January and the team has been seeking sponsorship to field a second
car for him. Busch confirmed Friday that he has talked with Garone
as well as other teams. "They've shown good interest and so have
others," Busch said. "There's a handful of
contracts sitting on my desk and it's just a matter of going through some
detail with each of the teams." Furniture Row general manager Joe Garone said in an email Friday that his team is interested
in Busch but that Busch has talked with other teams as well. Richard Petty
Motorsports is among the organizations that has not signed its drivers for next
season and also could be a candidate for Busch. When asked
Friday if he would be back with Furniture Row next season, Smith said, "I
don't believe so."
"There's a lot to it, is the best way I can put it," said
Smith, who moved to
UPDATE:
That
someone could be Kurt Busch or Brian Vickers. Both drivers are on the short
list for Furniture Row which recently re-signed its technical alliance
with Richard Childress Racing. Busch met with Furniture Row principals back in
early July.(FoxSports)(9-22-2012)
Yeley
in the #36 at
The
Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) will team up with Tommy Baldwin Racing
(TBR) at Dover International Speedway Sunday, September 30 to remind NASCAR
fans to 'Drive Sober' with a special paint scheme and a full weekend of
activities. J.J. Yeley will pilot the #36 Drive
Sober. Arrive Alive DE Chevrolet in the AAA 400. The
OHS is committed to developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy aimed
at saving lives and preventing injuries on
Note: Having a sponsor for this race is great – as
long as this isn’t a “Start & Park” ride.
I’ve seen notices like this for other drivers and teams – getting a
sponsor, the parking the ride after “x” amount of laps. Eventually, other sponsors will wise up and
not sponsor cars. A little further down
in this column is something I had in a column a long time ago – why a certain
individual said he would never sponsor a car in NASCAR again.
NASCAR Drive For Diversity
Combine candidates selected:
As
the NASCAR season hits the home stretch, preparations for 2013 are already underway.
That process will begin in earnest for select drivers Oct. 16-18 with the
Note
# 1: This Drive for Diversity program,
to me is a joke. It’s been around since
2004. How many have actually made it to
Cup that were in this program. I know of some that American born and white,
that were in it because a parent was born out of the
Note
# 2: I’m really not sure why Kyle Larson
is in this program, but a search on him turns up that he’s
Japanese-American. A week ago, he won a
stock car race at Loudon, and then went to Eldora for the USAC 4 Crown
Nationals, winning the Midget feature before having a violent crash in the Sprint
Car portion. He is only one of two
drivers that have won all three 4 Crown Open Wheel races at Eldora on the same
night.
Some info on Larson, below. I like how the refer to him as a stock car
driver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Larson_(racing_driver)
A
video of that accident is in the Video section of this weeks
column.
2013 Cup Schedule:
http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2013-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Schedule
Going back, in time at OVRP’s Dirt Oval:
Back to October 12, 2003:
http://www.whowon.com/Results.asp?TrackID=1904&StoryID=104415
1947
ARDC
sanction
25
lap features Sunday nights
April
20 rain
April
27 rain after heats
May
4 rain
May
7 rain
May
11
1.
Dutch Schaefer
2.
Chet Gibbons
3.
Al Keller
25
laps 6:35.0
May
14
1.
George Rice
25
laps 6:50.51
May
18 rain
May
25 rain (6 of first 8 rained out)
May
30
1.
George Rice Curtis Offy #8
2.
Tony Bonadies
3.
Chet Conklin
50
laps 13.14.1
June
1
1.
George Rice Curtis Offy #8
2.
Al Keller
3.
Art Cross
25
laps 6:34.
June
8 rain
June
15
1.
Chet Gibbons
2.
Johnny Ritter
3.
Johnny Rice
25
laps 6:35.
Gibbons
won at Thompson earlier in the day.
June
22
1.
Johnny Ringger Wheeler Offy
#45
2.
Johnny Rice
3.
Jeep Colkitt
June
29
1.
Rex Records
2.
Chet Gibbons
3.
Johnny Ringger
25
laps
July
6
1.
Bill Schindler
2.
George Rice
3.
Chet Gibbons Curtis Offy
25
laps 6:36.
July
13
1.
Chet Gibbons Curtis Offy
2.
George Rice Ashton Offy
3.
Dutch Schaefer
25
laps 6:27.00 NTR
July
20
1.
Ted Tappett Curtis Offy
2.
Lloyd Christopher
3.
Johnny Ritter
July
27
1.
Ted Tappett
2.
Johnny Ritter
3.
Chet Gibbons
50
laps 12:59.3 NTR
Aug.
3
1.
Ted Tappett
2.
George Rice
3.
Johnny Ringger
25
laps 6:19.1 NTR
Aug.
10
1.
Chet Conklin
2.
Len Duncan
3.
Henry Renard
25
laps
Aug.
17
1.
Jeep Colkitt
2.
Johnny Ringger
3.
Johnny Ritter
25
laps 6:17.2 NTR
Aug.
24
1.
Johnny Ringger
2.
George Rice
3.
Jeep Colkitt
25
laps 6:20.
Aug.
31
1.
Lloyd Christopher
2.
George Rice
3.
Tony Bonadies
25
laps
Sept.
7
1.
Johnny Ringger
2.
Al Keller
3.
Lloyd Christopher
25
laps
Sept.
14
1.
Bill Schindler
2.
George Rice
3. Johnny
Ringger
50
lap Championship Race
Sept.
21
1.
George Rice
2.
Chet Conklin
3.
Bert Brooks
25
laps no time
Sept.
28
1.
Bill Schindler
2.
Johnny Ringger
3.
Bert Brooks
25
laps no time
Oct.
5
1.
Bill Schindler
2.
Jeep Colkitt
3.
Al Keller
25
laps no time
Oct.
12
1.
Johnny Ritter
2.
Art Cross
3.
Johnny Rice
75
laps
Oct.
19
1.
Johnny Ringger
2.
Al Keller
3.
Mike Nazaruk
100
laps
News
from the AARN:
Due
to my spending so much time away from the house these last few days, I’ll not
cover much from this weeks AARN. However, if you recall, one of the headlines
that I had in last weeks column (for this week’s issue) had this:
“Bolland's Suspension
With DIRTcar Heats Up”
It
seems that Kevin Bolland and Brian Swartzlander had a problem, having had some contact coming
out of turn four on the last lap of the Modified feature at Lernerville,
back on July 13th. Bolland was DQ’d after the race
because of rough riding and he had a radio in his car, which was a definite
no-no. Bolland
has retained Ken McGuire as his attorney for this deal. What I find to be completely weird is that
after the DQ, which was done in Victory Lane, the speedway officials reconvened
the Modifieds, some of which had headed to the pits
and some of which had already been scaled, and re-started the race – this after
the race had been checkered flagged for the winner – Bolland.
The
top 50 drivers of the AARN’s first 50 years have been
voted on by a panel of judges – writers and photographers. Drivers must have competed in the AARN’s weekly coverage area. Last week drivers from 40th to 31st
were listed.
Here
are drivers from 30 to 21:
30. Fred DeSarro,
29. Jim Shampine,
28. Geoff Bodine,
27. Maynard Troyer, 26. Stan Ploski, Jr.,
25. Lance Dewease,
24. Dutch Hoag, 23. Lou Lazzaro,
22. Steve Smith, Sr. and 21. Bobby Allen.
Lenny
Sammons:
As
noted above, there is now a chance that the F-1 race scheduled for
Sorry
about the shortness of news from the AARN.
Might have more from the two issues, 9/18 & 9/25,
next week.
I
did notice that for the second week now, John Snyder did not have a
column. Word was that his wife has had
some health issues. I’m not sure if
they’re still in
Thoughts
and prayers for Mrs. Snyder for a quick return to better health!
And,
what’s in the September 25th issue:
In
AARN
This
Week:
Matt Mahaney Wins
Fonda
Speedway's $12,000
Jack Johnson
Tribute Race
Ray Parent's
ACT Loudon Win
Is
Improbable, Special
Brett Hearn
Is Accord
Speedway's
King of The
Catskills
RoC Paved Series Finale
To Jimmy Z;
Hirschman
Is Touring
Series Champ
Winchester
200
Is All
Georgia Invader
Dale
McDowell's
Kyle
Larson Wins At Loudon,
Eldora,
Then Crashes
Lincoln's
Kenny Weld Memorial
Taken
By Charging Danny Dietrich
Wild
Times At The Speedbowl:
Chadwick,
Abele Split SK Mains
Holden,
Guidace
Top
Mercer's
Damp
Little Guy Nationals
Former
At Accord, in the King of the Catskills show, on
Friday, in the Modified feature, Danny Creeden was 16th
and Mike Ruggiero was 19th, while Brian Krummel
and Tyle Boniface were DNQ’s
In the Sportsman race, Anthony Perrego
was 1st, Brad Szulewski 14th,
Tyler Dippel was 18th. Kyle VanDuser was a
DNQ.
Jason Roe was 12th in the Lightning
Sprint feature.
At Fonda, with the ESS Sprint Cars, Josh Pieniazek was 5th in his heat on 9/22 but did
not start in the feature on 9/23.
Also at Fonda, in the 602 Sportsman feature, Dippel was 19th and Matt Janiak
26th.
At
Mahoning, Roger Coss was 2nd in the
Modified feature, while BJ Wambold was 20th
in the Street Stock feature. His sister,
Tiffany was a DNQ in the Street Stocks.
Sorry
if I missed anyone. Not much racing
going on last weekend, and there will be less and less
as the season winds down.
Press Releases:
Borgers PR
Media Contact
Bob Snyder
bobsnyderphoto@enter.net
Borgers Speedway Quarter Midget Importent
Updates.
Borgers Speedway has the unique opportunity to write history
in the auto racing world with a marriage of TQ Midgets, Dirt 600 Sprints, AllStar Slingshots, Karts, and Quarter Midgets. To the best of our knowledge no other track
in the
A Quarter Midget racer can run their Quarter Midget and the run a Go
Kart. The same for a Karter wanting to run a Quarter Midget. Racers in the Karts and the Quarter Midgets
can move up to one of the big car divisions.
A racer in the big car divisions can run a Kart if they choose. Parents of the Karters
and the Quarter Midgets can run a big car division. The possibilities are endless and this is all
in the “Birthing Stages” at Borgers Speedway.
The newly built Mini Oval
which with turn areas being repaved to
eliminate the transition will be completed weather permitting in the next two
weeks and will see action with the Kid Kart, Junior Karts, and Quarter Midgets. The infield road course will see action with all
Karting Classes. In other words a racer
can have the best of everything at Borgers Speedway.
We will be adding additional
Quarter Midget classes in preparation for the November 17 Borgers
We are pleased to make the
following announcements.
1 - Affective this Saturday -
9/29/12 We are adding Jr. Honda & Sr. Honda
classes to our weekly racing schedule! USAC engine rules & weights apply.Gates open at 11:00 & small car wamrups starts at 1:00
2 - Glenn Borger is please to
announce an agreement with Bruce George Paving from
3 - Revision/clarification to
1/4 Midget rules at
Any questions can be directed
to Ed Pensyl - (610) 730-8704
Regards,
Ed Pensyl
Pensyl Enterprises
Pensyl Fab. & Design
610 730-8704 - cell
www.pensylent.com
pensylent@aol.com
I
get e-mails:
BELIEVE IT NOW?
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/unvote.asp
Subject: U N B E L I E V E A B L E
How they vote in the United
Nations:
Below are the actual voting
records of various Arabic/Islamic States
which are recorded in both the US State Department and
United Nations records:
U S Foreign Aid to those that
hate us:
still receives $2,000,000,000 annually in US Foreign Aid.
And
receives $192,814,000 annually in US Foreign Aid.
Receives
$6,721,000,000 annually in US Foreign Aid.
Receives
$143,699,000 annually.
WHY?
WHO IN THE HELL
STARTED THIS AND WHY?
THEY ACTUALLY BITE THE HAND
THAT FEEDS THEM.
Perhaps it is time to get out
of the UN and give the tax savings back to the American workers who are having to skimp and sacrifice to pay the taxes.
Pass this along to every
taxpaying citizen you know, party lines irrelevant!
GO GREEN- RECYCLE CONGRESS IN
2012 ! ! !
(If you don't know any
taxpayers just delete it!)
Found on Facebook:
Nancy
Pelosi's brother-in-law is given $737m of taxpayers' money to build giant solar
power plant in middle of the desert
Obama
administration approved $1bn in green energy loans days after failed Solyndra project due to be completed
$737m
handed to Crescent Dunes project in
Investors
include firm Minority leader's brother-in-law and major Solyndra
stakeholder
Republicans
warn Energy Department is 'rushing' $5bn in loans ahead of Friday deadline
Nancy Pelosi is facing accusations of cronyism after a solar
energy project, which her brother-in-law has a stake in, landed a $737 million
loan guarantee from the Department of Energy, despite the growing Solyndra scandal.
The massive loan agreement is raising new concerns about the use
of taxpayers' money as vast sums are invested in technology similar to that of
the doomed energy project.
The investment has intensified the debate over the effectiveness
of solar energy as a major power source.
The SolarReserve project is backed by an
energy investment fund where the Minority Leader's brother-in-law Ronald Pelosi
is second in command.
PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund (East) LLC is listed as one
of the investors in the project that has been given the staggering loan, which
even dwarfs that given to failed company Solyndra.
More on this here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2043282/Nancy-Pelosis-brother-law-given-loan-bigger-Solyndra-solar-plant.html
Some non-racing stuff:
From
an e-mail I received:
GE
is Moving from
Their
biggest employer just moved out. General Electric is planning to move its
115-year-old X-ray division from
In
addition to moving the headquarters, the company will invest $2 billion in
So
let me get this straight. President
Obama appointed GE Chairman Jeff Immelt to head his
commission on job creation (job czar). Immelt is supposed to help create jobs. I guess the President forgot to tell him in
which country he was supposed to be creating those jobs.
Thanks Jeff, you're a "real"
American....give Barrack our Best! If
this doesn't show you the total lack of leadership of this President, I don't
know what does. Please pass this
information to others and let’s think about it before we buy a GE product.
I
checked it out on Snopes. For verification, go to: http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/ge.asp
CAN
THIS BOZO GET ANY MORE UNAMERICAN?? TALK
ABOUT SELLING US DOWN THE RIVER, HE'S SELLING US ACROSS THE OCEAN!!!!!!!
Could this be true:
From an e-mail:
Is this for real? Just passing it along.
HOW DID THEY KNOW? SOMETHING IN THE UNIVERSE THAT IS GREATER AND DEEPER THAN HUMAN
INTELLIGENCE. THE ELEPHANT'S JOURNEY TO PAY RESPECT, BUT HOW DID THEY KNOW ?????????
Lawrence Anthony, a legend in
The Elephant Whisperer,
bravely rescued wildlife and rehabilitated
elephants all over the globe from human atrocities, including
the
courageous rescue of Baghdad Zoo animals during
.
On March 7, 2012 Lawrence
Anthony died.
.
He is remembered and missed
by his wife, 2 sons, 2 grandsons & numerous elephants.
Two days after his passing,
the wild elephants showed up at his home led by two large matriarchs.
Separate wild herds arrived
in droves to say goodbye to their beloved man-friend'.
A total of 31 elephants had
patiently walked over 12 miles to get to his South African House.
Witnessing this spectacle,
humans were obviously in awe not only because of the
supreme intelligence and precise timing that these elephants
sensed about
passing, but also because of the profound memory and emotion
the beloved animals
evoked in such an organized way:
Walking slowly -for days -
Making
their way in a solemn one-by-one queue from their habitat to his house.
had not been to his house prior to that day for well over
3 years!
But yet they knew where they
were going.
The elephants obviously
wanted to pay their deep respects, honoring their friend
who'd saved their lives - so much respect that they stayed
for 2 days 2 nights without eating anything..
Then one morning, they left,
making their long journey back home............
Political:
CBS OMITS CLIP FROM BROADCAST OF OBAMA ADMITTING HIS
CAMPAIGN HAS GONE ‘OVERBOARD’ & MADE CAMPAIGN AD ‘MISTAKES’
It’s an undisputed fact
that the American people have a high level of distrust for the mainstream media — just look at the startling Gallup numbers released last week. A recent
decision by CBS News to omit a portion of an interview with President Barack
Obama in which he admitted mistakes and blunders in campaign ads is likely to
add to the lack of public confidence in mainstream outlets.
In an interview for “60 Minutes,”
Obama surprisingly contended that some of his campaign ads and contentions
“go overboard” and have errors, but these admissions
were omitted from the final interview that aired.
While the network left this portion of the
president’s dialogue with Steve Kroft out, CBS did post it on its web site. Still,
conservative critics are wondering why such a noteworthy admission was left out
of the final interview.After all, a candidate’s claim that he has put out
misleading campaign advertisements that have “gone overboard” is certainly not
something that would generally be cut from a broadcast interview — particularly
when it’s a candidate who has prided himself on truth and transparency.Titled,
“False Advertising in the Presidential Race,” the clip appears on the CBS web
site with an intriguing description: ”President
Obama says some of his campaign ads might ‘go overboard’ or contain mistakes,
but most of them simply highlight the differences between him and Gov.
Romney.”
More on this can be seen here:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/cbs-omits-clip-from-broadcast-of-obama-admitting-his-campaign-has-gone-overboard-made-campaign-ad-mistakes/
Video time:
The
Kyle Larson Sprint Car accident at Eldora:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvLUixFNSNg
Photos:
Note: The photos are not available on Dirt Track
Digest, only on New England Tractor - http://newenglandtractor.com/racereport/
Note: Looking at those results from
Closing with these:
Since I’ve been
having problems getting my column posted on Dirt Track Digest because something
in my old closing would not let it paste, I’ve come up with a new closing:
Wishing all race
fans, drivers, teams, team owners and sponsors to remain safe and out of harms
way!
As usual, you can reach me
at: ygordad@yahoo.com