Racin'
& Different Stuff:
By Tom
Avenengo
Volume # 150
08/01/2013
Racin’ & short’ stuff:
HEY!
Please do not forget the “Scandals” –
OMG, what a week we’ve had! We’ve had a house full of people since last
Wednesday evening, until this past Monday evening! A pretty big pre-wedding BBQ on Friday with a
little over 40 people. Thank God my son,
Eric, manned the grill for cooking the burgers and hot dogs while I tended to
the deep fried chicken tenders. His week
was also quite hectic with having to drive to Virginia on Thursday to get his
son, Dillon, and then take him back on Sunday – over 600 miles each way. On top of that all the wedding stuff he had
to do and get done for his daughters wedding – yes, my granddaughter, Samantha
Avenengo is now Samantha Decker. Such a
beautiful bride and Shane being such a handsome groom. They were meant for each other. Grandson John Rizzo drove up from
Have you ever opened your car door when
you’re too close to the car, and the bottom of the door, the pointed part, on
the bottom edge, gets your leg – when you’re wearing shorts? Hurts like a b*tch a few days later. Then it gets inflamed. Then you’re told that there’s an infection
there. Then your doctor does not have
office hours after 4:00 on Friday, until Monday morning, so you get an
appointment for 4:30 on Monday afternoon?
Uh huh. Happened to me. Leg and ankle are kinda sore. Some “weird” feelings, too. Hoping it isn’t too serious! Well, yes, I do have an infection. 500 MG’s of Cephalexin four time a day will
hopefully clear it up! As of Wednesday,
it looks like it’s working!
Things I’ve heard:
Back in 1991, my son, Eric, had a Modified
Stock Car that he ran at OCFS. On our
first time there, an official, Joel Murns, asked us about our “Race Safe”
system, since he did not see the antenna sticking up through the roof (it was
on the car, but attached to the inside sheet metal). That was 22 years ago. Later on, I got to be friends with his wife,
Linda. Linda and I were part of a group
that started up the “Strictly Dirt” fan club.
Linda and Joel were part of the OCFS team, with Linda a mainstay in the
OCFS office, and Joel doing his usual jobs on race nights.
Earlier in this racing season, there were
“rumors” of how Linda was “terminated” from her office job. From what I’ve heard, it was not done too
nicely. That, after at least 25 years
with OCFS. Yes, it sucks.
A friend of mine sent me an email the
other day, telling me that he wanted to take in a race at the track in
Now the question is: After the 2013 Eastern States Weekend, will
it all come to a sad end? Time will
tell. Time will tell.
ACME Extreme Downhill is
coming to where I live, in Port Jervis, NY on 8/31 & 9/1. Check out the video in the link, below:
http://www.freerides.org/events/acme-extreme-downhill/
Sprint cars at Reading video
& Tommy Hinnershitz interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b4g_QNx14v0
The late Dick Trickle – an
interesting read, for sure. Might I
suggest you save the link for a future read, when you have some spare time?
http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/7/30/4567960/dick-trickle-suicide-nascar-profile
It’s been 23 years – back to August 2nd,
1990. That’s the day my father, Lucien
G. Avenengo, the one that got me into all this racing stuff, left us. Oh, we had some good times together, and also
some times I try to forget – especially after he and my mother divorced in the
late 1940’s. Still and all, I guess I
did consider him to be some kind of a “Superman”, like a son of mine thinks of
me, today. Of course I miss him. Knowing him as he was back then, I doubt he’d
be a happy camper, what with how things are going in our world today. I have a photo of him in a race car that I’m
told was his. Problem is – photo is too
small, I think, to put in a column. I
think if I enlarged it, it would get too blurry.
Found on the Internet on auto
racing:
50/50 last night at Eldora
over $17,000 went to the
lucky winner
an odd question,, but one
that should be asked.... Where did the other 50 % go ?
There’s Racing, and Then
There’s Passing
http://montedutton.com/blog/2013/07/29/theres-racing-and-then-theres-passing/
Kurt Busch may run IndyCar
season finale, working on Indy 500 deal
New CEO Irving evaluates
GoDaddy's place in racing
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ceo-irving-evaluates-godaddys-place-194441952--spt.html
Found this on the OCFS
website:
“Attention Drivers and Teams:
HANDICAPPING FOR ALL DIVISIONS
Posted: July 25th, 2013
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATLEY -
HANDICAPPING FOR ALL DIVISIONS FOR HEAT RACES
WILL BE BY A THREE WEEK
AVERAGE AS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE NOW
WILL BE THAT ANY FEATURE
WINNERS WILL START WHERE THEIR AVERAGE HAS THEM (IN OTHER
WORDS A FEATURE WINNER MAY
START ON THE FRONT ROW OF A HEAT - WE ARE DOING AWAY
WITH THE OLD RULE). THE
FEATURE LINE UP WILL STILL BE THE SAME - A FEATURE WINNER CANNOT
START BETTER THAN 7th IN THE
MAIN EVENT.”
What follows is, in a way,
pretty true!
Money, Not Talent or On-track
Success, Has Become the Measuring Stick by Which Teams Choose Which Drivers to
Keep
Brickyard 400 Winner Ryan
Newman Has No Ride for 2014, but Teammate Danica Patrick Does -- And That's a
Shame
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/brickyard-400-winner-ryan-newman-no-ride-2014-153000839.html
Note: Some interesting comments under this article,
for sure! Here’s one:
“NASCAR is killing the golden
goose. Did you notice the thousands of empty seats at Indy? That place holds
250,000 and I bet at least 100,000 seats were empty.
When your PRIMARY marketing
target is a nice looking woman who is a "field filler' at best, you are in
big trouble.”
Coming up:
Vintage at Loudon – already
in progress:
http://www.vintagecelebration.com/
23nd Annual Vintage Racing
Celebration
July 30 - August 4, 2013
Accord - Tuesday, August 6th.
BD Motorsports Media LLC and
Accord
51 laps, $5,100 to win for
the Modifieds
plus Sportsman (Opens and
Crates) $1,000 to win.
Here is the admission
information for the Accord mid-week show on Tuesday, August 6, 2013:
Pits: $35 (everyone)
Grandstands:
Adults - $20
Seniors(65 and over) - $16
Kids 11 and under - $5
Found on Facebook on
Wednesday, 7/31:
Sportsman teams, another
great piece of news for the NY Truck Parts Battle of the Bullring at Accord
next Tuesday night. Ultimate Restoration has bumped the winner's share to
$1,500 for 25 laps! $100 to take the green courtesy of Above All Auto Repair
plus a $100 halfway bonus.
A return of the “Racing Expo”
at the Hinchliffe Stadium in
From Jayski:
All cars finished the race at
For the third time since
NASCAR mandated the 43-car rule in 1998, all 43 cars finished the Crown Royal
Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, the first time this has happened since 2008.
The last two: on September
16, 2007's Cup race at
on September 7, 2008 all 43
cars finished at
on July 28,2013, all 43 cars
finished at Indianapolis.(7-28-2013)
First time pole sitter and
outside pole sitter finished 1-2 since 2011:
#39-Newman started on the
pole and won the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series
race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and #48-Jimmie Johnson started 2nd and
finished 2nd. The last time two drivers started and finished 1-2 was in July
2011 at New Hampshire when #39-Newman won from the pole and #14-Stewart started
2nd and finished 2nd.(7-29-2013)
Will crew chief Borland leave
and go with Newman?
Brickyard winner #39-Ryan
Newman and crew chief Matt Borland are an effective pair, as they proved once
again in Sunday's race. Given that Newman has been given his walking papers
from Stewart-Haas Racing, effective at the end of the year, will Newman and
Borland market themselves as a package deal to a prospective car owner?. When
asked about his status at Stewart-Haas, Borland was noncommittal. "At this
point, I'm not sure what next year is going to bring," Borland said.
"Right now, 100% of my focus and our whole team's focus is on doing as
best we can in these next six races (before the Chase field is set) and the
next 16."
"Going to open up a
fruit stand in
Hamlin has no plans to cut
back racing sched:
There are days when Denny
Hamlin's back hurts so much he can hardly move. When he wakes up in the
morning, it sometimes takes four hours before he can stand up straight and feel
stable. His persistent back pain, caused by bulging discs, only got worse when
he fractured a vertebra in the March race at
Kurt Busch looking into
running 2014 Indy 500:
#78-Kurt Busch tested an
IndyCar at the Brickyard in May, and has a clear interest in potentially
competing in the
Sad News - Randy Earnhardt:
Randy Earnhardt, one of four siblings of seven-time Cup champion Dale Earnhardt
Sr., has died. He was 60. His nephew, Dale Earnhardt Jr., said in September
that Randy had recently been diagnosed with cancer.(Sporting News), will post
service info when available.(7-28-2013)
Latest on Earnhardt Jr.'s new
sponsor:
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. spoke
with the media at
Q) FANS AND PEOPLE IN THE
INDUSTRY SEEM VERY CONCERNED THAT YOU HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED ANY SORT OF SPONSORSHIP
FOR THE RACES THAT ARE STILL OPEN. ARE YOU CONCERNED AT ALL?
Earnhardt Jr.: "Yeah, I
think that we have had a lot of good conversations with a few potential
partners about what we can do in 2014 and beyond. Anybody who has got any sense
about how the corporate world works knows that it's too late into the season,
too late in the year to expect to put together a package for the rest of the
season that is going to turn into a multi-year deal. It's just all the dollars
and cents are accounted for at this point in the year. That doesn't mean we
can't put some things together and do some creative stuff with some people and
some partners that we already have or whatever. I don't think it should be a
cause for concern. We are in really good shape regardless with our partner
National Guard and the races that Diet Mountain Dew has on the schedule. We are
in pretty good shape there. It is important to try to fill out what we have
this season and we will. I don't have any doubt at all that we will get that
done. I think we almost have to look forward beyond that to try to find out who
is going to be the partner that we can put a long term deal together that
matches up with what we want to do in the future."(Team Chevy)(7-27-2013)
NASCAR wants to return to
Eldora:
NASCAR officials deemed
Wednesday night's inaugural Truck Series race at Eldora Speedway enough of a
success to warrant strong consideration to keep the dirt track owned by Tony
Stewart a part of the schedule in 2014. "Felt it over-delivered on
everything they'd done,'' NASCAR vice president Steve O'Donnell said Thursday.
"Terrific turnout, really happy with how the competitors performed all
night, so all in all, a great night for NASCAR and the sport. "We'll take
a look at it and have conversations with Tony ... and still want to go through
the garage area and meet with team owners and competitors and get their
feedback as well. And want to see the ratings. So far everything we've seen,
it's something we'd certainly entertain doing again for 2014." The race
drew a 1.20 rating, making it the 10th-most watched Truck race ever on Speed,
now Fox Sports, with 1.4 million total viewers, and the most-watched sports
program for the day on cable. O'Donnell, who played a key role in NASCAR's return
to dirt in a national series for the first time in more than 40 years, said it
would be premature to think other dirt tracks will be considered for the
schedule moving forward. He also ruled out the Nationwide Series racing at the
Rossburg,
Note: I still believe that if they were to race the
Cup cars on dirt, there is no dirt track in the
Last time a race winner
skipped the next race? With Brian Vickers not running the Sprint Cup Series
race at Indy this week, yet winning the last Cup race run at New Hampshire on
July 14th, who was the last race winner NOT to attempts the following event?
That would be Brad
Keselowski, who won at
Sale of Phoenix Racing still
pending:
UPDATE 5:
Justin Allgaier, rumored as a
possible driver for the #51 Sprint Cup car, said Wednesday that he has not
talked to anyone about that ride since reports surfaced about team owner Harry
Scott possibly buying Phoenix Racing. Allgaier drives for Scott's Turner Scott
Motorsports in the Nationwide Series.(Sporting News)(7-25-2013)
ESPN & TNT decided not to
renew with NASCAR:
According to a Sports
Business Daily report, ESPN and Turner ditched NASCAR not the other way around. ESPN and Turner
Sports each informed NASCAR in early July that they did not intend to bid on
the available television rights packages, Sports Business Journal reported
Monday. The rationale was similar for both organizations declining television ratings made NASCAR a
less attractive property. Turner, according to the report, "ultimately
decided that more NASCAR races weren't worth the investment." ESPN,
meanwhile, "had soured on the sport because of declining TV ratings, an
aging fan base and a tough ad sales market." The report casts a somewhat
negative light on both NASCAR apparently
abandoned by two high-profile broadcast partners and NBC Sports, which will pay $440 million
per year for rights through 2024.(Sports Media Watch)(7-30-2013)
Kurt Busch looking to run
IndyCar finale:
#78- Kurt Busch says it is a
"good possibility" that he'll race in the Izod IndyCar Series finale
in October at Auto Club Speedway to prepare for next year's
NASCAR announces some
personnel moves:
NASCAR announced several
moves aimed at continuing to strengthen its touring & weekly series and
broaden the level of experience within the competition department.
Former crew chief Chris
Wright has been named the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Director, while Kip
Childress transitions to become the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Director. In
addition, veteran team manager and Daytona 500 winning crew chief Tony Glover
has been appointed as the NASCAR Touring Series Technical Director. Les
Westerfield, who has served as the interim NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
Director during the first half of the season, will resume his role as NASCAR
Touring Series Technical Coordinator and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Race
Director.
As a crew chief, Glover has
24 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins, including Daytona 500 victories working with
Sterling Marlin (twice) and Ernie Irvan. He also accumulated 45 Coors Light
Pole Awards with 11 different drivers and guided two drivers to NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series rookie of the year honors.
Childress has been the NASCAR
K&N Pro Series East Director since 2008. His tenure has been highlighted by
strong competition, diversity and growth in the series. Previously, he served
as an official in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and is a
third-generation NASCAR official with more than 20 years of experience in the
sport.
Wright has been a crew chief,
shop foreman and consultant for teams in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR K&N
Pro Series and NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, as well as
Late Model teams. The
GoDaddy sponsoring Stewart at
Pocono:
Walking through the garage
this weekend at Pocono Raceway, #14-Danica Patrick will spot another driver in
a GoDaddy firesuit. And it won't be because GoDaddy IZOD IndyCar Series driver
James Hinchcliffe took a wrong turn on his way to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car
Course in
Did you know that we have
“racing” here in Port Jervis, NY?
RC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDcN5j6QhZA&feature=share
Former OVRP Dirt Oval racers:
Davie Franek finished 9th in
the URC feature at the Potomac Speedway in
Bobby Morris won the Sportsman feature at
Roger Coss was 17th in the
Modified feature at
Danny Creeden was 3rd, Kyle
VanDuser 11th, Mike Doty 12th and Tyler Dippel 20th
in the Modified feature at Accord.
In the Sportsman feature, Anthony Perrego
was the winner with Brad Szulewski 3rd.
In the held over Spec Sportsman feature,
Tyler Boniface was 2nd.
In the regular Spec Sportsman feature,
Boniface was 2nd, again, with Mike Traver 5th.
Jason Roe was a DNS in the Lightning
Sprint feature.
In the NEMA Lights feature at the
Waterford Speed Bowl, Kenney Johnson had a second place finish.
Kyle Armstrong was 9th, Bobby
Hackel, IV 17th and Kolby Schroder 18th in the Modified
feature at
Kyle Rohner was 3rd in the
Sportsman feature at Penn Can.
Mike Mammana was 20th in the
Modified feature at Big Diamond.
In the wingless 600 feature at Borgers,
Paul Quear was 3rd.
Jacob Hendershot was 3rd in the
270 Micro feature at Hamlin. Corey
Ziegler was 5th in the Rookie 600 feature.
At Kutztown, Molly Chambers was 7th
in the 600 Micros.
Danny Buccafusca was 5th and
Ben Whitaker 17th in the All-Star Slingshot feature.
Tyler Dippel was 10th in the
RoC feature at
At Five Mile Point, On Wednesday, 7/31,
Danny Creeden was 19th in the Modified feature. In the first Sportsman feature, Anthony
Perrego is shown as a DNS.
26 names this week.
From the AARN:
From their July 30th
issue:
Lenny Sammons:
Makes mention of Fred Rahmer
retiring after this season. What does
Brett Deyo do right? Part of his success
is due to him having a lot of contacts, and the respect of the racers. Anthony Perrego will be in a Jerry Higbie car
at Accord next Tuesday. Bigger news for
the young driver – he’ll be a team mate to Billy V in the Sherlock Modifieds
for Eastern States. So far, for 2014,
the plan is to run Modified and make A/S their Friday track.
Lenny also had another
article that dealt with the various forms of handicapping at the tracks. No, I’ll not get into that mess!
Ernie Saxton:
Ernie seems to think that with
the huge TV contract that NASCAR has signed with NBC that they could run races
with zero fans in the stands and still come out ahead. 10 years at 4.4 billion. (Look for a ton of
commercials, folks).
I have to agree with Ernie
about the truck race at Eldora – way too much down time for us TV viewers. While we had “down time” they were racing
Late Models on the “dirt” track. Why not
let the TV viewers see that action, too?
Ernie questions whether Norm
Benning will get fined by NASCAR for his showing of a certain finger to a
driver after he qualified for the truck race.
At Eldora, where they do have
a liquor license, one of the drinks is called “Toilet Water”. It’s a mixed drink with a Tootsie Roll in it.
No money in auto racing –
29.7 million spent on the purchase of the 1954 Mercedes GP car that was driven
by Juan Manuel Fangio.
Ernie has little hope now for
Danica to make the “Chase” for this season.
Well, he never thought she had a chance.
Ernie was asked if it was
illegal for a race track to hold events without insurance. He doesn’t think so. But he does say this (and I agree) – when you
go to race at a track for the first time, there are two things you need to do: Make sure they have insurance that covers the
racers needs and that there is an operating ambulance and first aid personnel
on the grounds.
A college football game at
the Daytona Speedway?
Have to agree with Ernie on
this, too: Once the football season
starts, ALL other sports take a back seat to football. Yes, even NASCAR with it’s “70 million” fans!
Earl Krause:
Wow! In his column, Earl made mention of the
passing of Bob Resco, Sr – back in 2001, something I was not aware of. His wife, Mona, who loved auto racing, left
us in 2009.
Steve Barrick:
He had a short article on the
ground breaking for the new road course at the Thompson, CT. Speedway. The course will be about 1.7 miles in
length. It will be mainly for club racing,
with a limit of no more than 200 members.
Racing, at Thompson, started back in 1940. At that time, it was the first purpose build
paved auto racing facility in the
Kevin Rice:
He tells us that the sale of
Canaan Fair Speedway (s) is nearing completion.
Home for Friday night dirt track racing and Saturday night NASCAR pavement racing has a sale agreement now in
process.
Bill Utter:
Note: I’ve been waiting for this news – the last
sentence in Bills column: Bobby Varin is
working on some things and it’s possible he could return to Fonda on Saturday
nights. Somehow, I’m surprised that
Bobby and the Petruska team lasted as long as they did at OCFS. With only two feature wins (one a “gimmie
win”?) the venture lasted longer than I expected it to.
A full page ad on page 19
about the up-coming racing event (Jersey Rush) at the New Egypt Speedway on
Tuesday, August 20th. 410
Sprints, Big Block Modifieds (no sail panels) and Small Block Modifeds, with
sail panels. Rain date is the next day –
August 21st.
For more info on this, call
Bob Miller at: 443-513-4456 or Danny
Sammons at: 609-888-3618.
The eighth annual “Friends of
Mike” race has two major changes for this year.
First it’s back to a week night – Thursday, August 29th, and
second – it will be at the Bridgeport Speedway.
Are you aware that at Accord,
on Tuesday, August 6th – rain date on the 7th, that there will be a pre-race chicken BBQ for
$7.00? Chicken, baked beans and macaroni
salad is the menu. I believe that Dave
Morehouse will have one of his collectible trailers on hand, and a pre-race
“meet & greet” with drivers from both divisions is planned.
Complete rules for this event
can be found here:
This Week
In AARN:
Fred Rahmer’s ‘Retirement
Plan’
Becomes Public;
Will Quit Driving At Year’s
End
Mahaney’s ‘Crazy 8s’ Mod Win
At I-88
Worth Over Eight Big Ones
Cody Darrah In Winners’
Circle
In World Of Outlaws Sprints
Big Win For Bonsignore
On NASCAR Whelen Mod Tour
Eldora, Dirt Racing
Get Big Boost From
NASCAR Camping World
Truck Race
Ground Broken
For New Thompson
Road Course
ISMA’s Hy-Miler Nationals
Victory
To Dave Shullick, Jr. -
Finally!
Kahne WoO Sprint Mates
Pittman, Darrah
Win Big In Northeast
This date in racing history:
Just some of the events on
August 1st, in:
1953
Tommy Hinnershitz won the AAA
Eastern Sprint Car race over Johnnie Parsons at the Delaware State Fairgrounds,
Ray Brown won the AAA Midget
race at the Freeport Speedway,
1961
Jerry Richert won the IMCA
Sprint Car race over Buzz Barton, John Leverenz, Johnny White and Ralph
Donaldson at the LaCrosse Fair Speedway, LaCrosse,WI.
1962
Jerry Richert won the IMCA
Sprint Car race over Scratch Daniels, Harold Leep, Roger Lane and Pete Folse at
the LaCrosse Fair Speedway, LaCrosse,WI.
1964
"Big Daddy" Don
Garlits became the first drag racer to run the 1/4 mile at over 200 mph. He
drove his Swamprat dragster to 201.34 mph at Island Dragway in
Don Branson won the USAC
Midget race at the Champaign Fairgrounds,
Russ Klar won the ARDC Midget
race at the Danbury Fairgrounds,
Don Gillette won the URC
Sprint Car race at the Delaware State Fairgrounds,
Bill Wimble won the NASCAR Sportsman
Stock Car race at the Fonda Speedway,
1965
Johnny Rutherford won the 250
mile Atlanta 250 USAC Indy Car race at the 1.5 mile paved oval Atlanta Motor
Speedway,
1969
Todd Gibson won the USAC
Sprint Car race at the Berlin Raceway,
Jerry Wall won the ARDC
Midget race at the Freeport Speedway,
Ralph Quarterson won the
Sprint Car race at the Lernerville Speedway,
1971
Richard Petty became the
first NASCAR driver to win over $1 million in a career when he won the Dixie
500 at
Note: Somewhat different today, I'd say?
1988
Sheldon Kinser... Died ... He
was the 1977, 81, 82 United States Auto Club (USAC) National Sprint Car
Champion. Winner of the prestigious Tony Hulman Classic at the Terre Haute
Action Track, 1981. Six time starter of the
1998
Len Duncan... Died ... Len
Duncan, of
1999
Tommy Hinnershitz... Died ...
Eastern AAA driver from 1932 to 1960. Also known as "The Flying
Dutchman", Hinnershitz ran in the Indy 500 three times with a best finish
of 9th in 1948. He captured seven Eastern sprint-car championships and posted
103 feature victories during his 30-year racing career. While he first gained
success and popularity near his
Press releases:
NEWS FROM
Orange County Fair
CONTACT
Mike Gurda
845-342-2573
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STOCK CAR RACING RESUMES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR
Six race meets remain in the
chase for track championships
MIDDLETOWN, NY (July
28)……..Following a week’s hiatus, stock car racing resumes Saturday evening,
August 3 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. On tap is a
full night of qualifying and feature races for four of the track’s racing
divisions---DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds, Sportsman and Rookie Sportsman, and
Street Stocks. And as an added
attraction, the Vintage Modifieds--- the cars of yesteryear---are also on the
card.
It’s Big Bro the rs Big
Sisters of Orange County Night at the historic Hard Clay speedway, with the
program sponsored by Pine Bush Equipment and McGannon Excavating.
With just six more nights of
racing left in the season-long point chase to determine track champions, all
the top drivers will be out to score as many points as possible. In the headline DIRTcar Big-Block Modified
ranks, Tim Hindley (1336 points) holds a substantial lead over both defending
champion Jerry Higbie and Craig Mitchell (both 1284). Former titlist Tommy
Meier (1264) is in fourth place, while Bill y VanInwegen and Clinton Mills are
tied for fifth (1250 each).
Brian Krummel, the 2010
Sportsman champion, is on top of his division with four wins and 1228 points to
his credit. He’s being pursued by
Anthony Perrego (1208), who also has four victories but is 20 points in
arrears. Jimmy Spellmon and Joe Conklin (each 1158) are tied for third, with
Frank Venezia (1152) just six points back in fifth.
In Street Stock racing,
Stephen Kammer (1348) is on top, with Jim Maher (1335) in second place, Emerson
Cargain and Charles Donald (each 1330) tied for third, and Ron Constable (1221)
in fifth place.
Admission prices for the
August 3 race meet remain at $14 adults, $12 seniors, and free for Children 12
and under. The full night of racing
begins promptly at 6:30 pm.
Advance ticket sales and
track information for all remaining Orange County Fair Speedway race dates,
including the 52nd Annual Eastern States Weekend, can be found at the
Media Contact: Brett Deyo –
Deyo99H@aol.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/July
30, 2013
Superior Remodeling &
Elmo’s Auto Body Team Up For ‘Bull Rush’ To Boost New York Truck Parts Battle
of the Bullring Starting Field To 26 Cars; Awards & Bonuses Add Up For “Big
Race A Little Guy Can Win”
ACCORD, NY – Modified drivers
entering the New York Truck Parts ‘Battle of the Bullring’ will have a third
shot to qualify for the 51-lap feature event on Tuesday, August 6 (rain date:
Aug. 7).
Thanks to marketing partners
Superior Remodeling and Elmo’s Auto Body, a Last Chance Qualifier and two
additional, fully paid positions have been added to the return of midweek
Modified racing at Accord Speedway. The ‘
The event is a co-promotion
involving BD Motorsports Media LLC and Accord Speedway management and marks the
return of midweek racing to the
Pit gates open at 4 p.m.
Grandstand gates open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are planned for 6:45 p.m. with racing
promptly at 7:15 p.m. Adult grandstand admission is $20, Seniors (65 and over)
pay $16 and Kids (11 and under) are $5. There is limited indoor seating
available for $25. Pit admission is $35.
Upon entry to the speedway,
Modified drivers will draw for their heat-race starting position. Following the
10-lap heats and consolations, the first six drivers failing to qualify for the
main event will be invited to participate in a final, five-lap ‘Bull Rush’ last
chance qualifier. Thanks to the marketing support of Superior Remodeling and
Elmo’s Auto Body, the top-two finishers from the ‘Bull Rush’ will enter the
feature event in fully paid 25th and 26th starting positions ($300 each).
“We were looking at avenues
to send more teams home with money,” said event co-promoter Brett Deyo. “Thanks
to our new sponsors, we’ve been able to increase the starting field by two more
cars for the main event.”
With the Super DIRTcar Series
off racing in
The list of special awards
has grown significantly since the event was announced in June. The current list
of bonuses is as follows (as of July 30):
· Joe Winne Memorial Dash for Cash for
Modified heat winners paying $555
· A guaranteed ‘King of the Catskills’
redraw position for the Modified winner (the King of the Catskills takes place
on Sept. 20 at Accord)
· $100 certificates from Bob Hilbert
Sportswear to the first, second and third finishers in the Modified main
· A complete radiator and shroud
courtesy of Art’s Radiator ($750 value) distributed via a random draw of all
Modified drivers excluding the winner
· A Last Chance ‘Bull Rush’ presented by
Superior Remodeling and Elmo’s Auto Body offering 25th- and 26th-place starting
positions in the Mod main ($300 value each)
· A $500 certificate toward the purchase
of a body from Jack’s Used Race Car Parts & More (sixth-place Modified
finisher)
· $200 cash to the Modified Halfway
Leader courtesy of HigFab
· Modified Hard Luck Award sponsored by
Shiley Fabrication to include a set of bumpers and rubrails
· $150 cash to the leader of lap 40 in
the Modified event in memory of late car owner Rene Downes
· A $100 gift card to Behrent’s
Performance Warehouse for the last Modified on the lead lap
· A $500 gift certificate to D&D
NAPA for a Modified driver finishing 11th to the back of the field
· A $100 certificate to S&D Bodyline
given away via random draw of Modified racers
· $50 cash to the highest finishing Big
Diamond (
· Lap money for both the Modified and
Sportsman divisions (laps are still available by contacting Brett Deyo at
845.728.2781 or Deyo99H@aol.com)
For fans, there will be a
pre-race chicken barbecue on site offering chicken, baked beans and macaroni
salad for $7. Attendees can also try their hand at a mechanical bull as part of
the ‘
The field for the ‘Battle of
the Bullring’ is taking shape, with invaders including Stewart Friesen of
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., Mike Kolka Jr. of Middletown, N.Y., Bobby Varin of
Sharon Springs, N.Y., Mike Mahaney of King Ferry, N.Y., Kenny Tremont of West
Sand Lake, N.Y., Billy Pauch Jr., of Frenchtown, N.J., Jimmy Davis of Ballston
Spa, N.Y., Elmo Reckner of Ballston Lake, N.Y., Doug Manmiller of
Shoemakersville, Pa., Mike Gular of Green Lane, Pa., Brian Weaver of Windsor,
N.Y., Brett Tonkin of Carbondale, Pa., Kevin Albert Jr. of Lebanon, Pa., and
more.
Track regulars looking to
defend their home turf include point leader Jackie Brown Jr. of Hurley, N.Y.,
Andy Bachetti of Sheffield, Mass., Kenny Boniface of Pine Bush, N.Y., Danny
Creeden of Middletown, N.Y., Danny Tyler of Cottekill, N.Y., Jeff Heotzler of
Wallkill, N.Y., teenager Tyler Dippel of Wallkill, N.Y., Tommy Meier of
Waldwick, N.J., brothers Mike Ricci of Tillson, N.Y., and Rich Ricci Jr. of New
Paltz, N.Y., and others.
Both the Modified and
Sportsman divisions feature liberal rules to allow maximum participation.
Complete rules have been posted at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com.
Lap sponsorships are on sale
at $20/lap for the Modifieds. Contact Brett Deyo at Deyo99H@aol.com to get
involved. Additionally, marketing partnerships for the ‘
Accord
Racing video:
Man, maybe Tony Stewart should stick to
racing the “Taxicabs” instead of playing around with Sprint Cars? How many accidents in these past few
weeks? Here’s one he had the other
night, July 29th, at the Ohsweken Speedway, video by Jake Phelps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=no5EXYbXGPE
Photo of the week:
Note: Not available on DTD. To see the photo, you have to go to:
http://newenglandtractor.com/racereport/
As mentioned above, a photo
taken on July 27, 2013 – granddaughter Samanatha, her husband, Shane Decker,
and grandson John Rizzo’s “Hot Rod”, shortly after they said their wedding
vows:
I get emails:
In memory of Walt Brown,
Cecil Green and Bill Mackey, 62 years ago today, Williams Grove and
THE END OF AN ERA.......
The
has closed its doors forever.
The contents of the museum
were sold at a public auction.
Roy Rogers told his son, if
the museum ever operates at a loss,
close it And sell the
contents. He complied.
Note the follow-on article
truly the end of an era.
Here is a partial listing of
some of the items that were sold at auction...
Sell between 100 and 150
thousand dollars.
His script book from the
January 14,1953 episode of
This Is Your Life sold for
$10,000 (EST. $800-$1,000).
A collection of signed
baseballs ( Pete Rose, Duke Snyder and
other greats) sold for
$3,750.
A collection of signed bats
(Yogi Berra, Enos Slaughter,
Bob Feller, and others) sold
for $2,750.
Trigger 's saddle and bridle
sold for $386,500 (EST. 100-150 K).
One of many of
cowboy hats sold for $17,500.
One set of boot spurs sold
for $10,625.
(He never used a set of spurs
on Trigger).
A life size shooting gallery
sold for $27,500.
Various chandeliers sold from
$6,875 to $20,000.
Very unique and artistic in
their western style.
A signed photograph by Don
Larsen taken during his
perfect game in the world
series against The Dodgers
on Oct. 8, 1953, along with a
signed baseball to
sold for $2,500.
Two fabulous limited edition
BB guns in their
original boxes with Numerous
photos of Roy, Dale,
Gabby, and Pat sold for
$3,750.
A collection of memorabilia
from his shows entertaining
the troops in
I never knew he was there.
His flight jacket sold for $7,500.
His set of dinner ware plates
and silverware sold for $11,875.
The Bible they used at the
dinner table every night sold for $8,750.
One of several of his guitars
sold for $27,500.
Nellybelle sold for $116,500.
A fabulous painting of
and Bullet sold for $10,625.
One of several sets of movie
posters sold for $18,750.
A black and white photograph
of Gene Autry with a touching
inscription From Gene to
A Republic Productions Poster
bearing many autographs of the
People that played in
Dale 's horse, Buttermilk
(whose history is very interesting) sold
below The presale estimate
for $25,000. (EST. 30-40 K).
Bullet sold for $35,000 (EST.
10-15 K). He was their real pet.
Dale 's parade saddle,
estimated to sell between 20-30 K,
sold for $104,500.
One of many pairs of
Trigger sold for $266,500.
Do you remember the 1938
movie The Adventures of Robinhood,
With Errol Flynn and Olivia
de Havilland?
Well Olivia rode Trigger in
that movie.
Trigger was bred on a farm
co-owned by Bing Crosby.
Trigger even out did Bob Hope
by winning an Oscar in the movie
Son of Paleface in 1953.
It is extremely sad to see
this era lost forever.
So it 's good-bye to
The Lone Ranger and Tonto.
Farewell to Sky King and
Superman and Sgt. Friday.
Thanks to Capt..Kangaroo, Mr.
Rogers and Capt. Noah
and all those people whose
lives touched ours,
and made them better.
It was a great ride through
childhood.
HAPPY TRAILS MY FRIENDS
Don 't send to anyone under
50... as they won 't understand or care!
Found on the Internet – non
racing:
There are a few people that I
really despise. What follows is about
one of them:
NBC plans Hillary Clinton
miniseries, part of TV event strategy
Not too many are happy with this! A few of the comments:
"The timing of the
release of this series is suspect at best - out and out campaigning at worst.
Are they also planning mini series for the other possible Democratic and
Republican primary candidates? If not then it is shameless partisanship."
"NBC will be airing a
four-hour Hillary Clinton campaign ad, not a biography, so we should expect the
focus to be on the courageous woman who was fiercely loyal to her husband, not
the power-hungry woman who clung to his coattails. Hillary Clinton is no Tammy
Wynette, but that's who NBC will try to convince us she is. Hillary Clinton has
a long history of deceiving the American people in order to protect what she
believes she is entitled to - the U.S. Presidency - and she will be as disappointing
(and dangerous) as the first woman President, as Barack Obama is as the first
black President."
"Shame on NBC. Who will
play the SEALS and military personnel that Hillary and Obama killed with their
"what difference does it make" attitude? Who will play Lewinsky and
do we get to see the exit out from under the desk? That will take a wide shot!
Who will play the parents of the SEALS and military killed?"
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/nbc-plans-hillary-clinton-miniseries-part-tv-event-124953768.html
One thing about Hillary, she
is proven. Proven she can Lie, Proven deceit , Proven she can and will blame
others, Proven she can not make the big decisions (
From an email:
Food for Thought
Just a quick refresher course
Lest we forget what has happened to many " friends " of The
1 - James McDougal -
2 - Mary Mahoney - A former
White House intern was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in
3 - Vince Foster - Former
White House Councilor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton at
4 - Ron Brown - Secretary of
Commerce and former DNC Chairman. Reported to have died by impact in a plane
crash. A pathologist close to the investigation reported that there was a hole
in the top of Brown 's skull resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his
death Brown was being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to
cut a deal with prosecutors. The rest of the people on the plane also died. A
few days later the air Traffic controller committed suicide.
5 - C. Victor Raiser, II -
Raiser, a major player in the
6 - Paul Tulley - Democratic
National Committee Political Director found dead in a hotel room in
7 - Ed Willey -
8 - Jerry Parks - Head of
Clinton's gubernatorial security team in
9 - James Bunch - Died from a
gunshot suicide. It was reported that he had a "Black Book" of people
which contained names of influential people who visited Prostitutes in
10 - James Wilson - Was found
dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging suicide. He was reported to have ties
to Whitewater..
11 - Kathy Ferguson - Ex-wife
of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson, was found dead in May 1994, in her living
room with a gunshot to her head. It was ruled a suicide even though there were
several packed suitcases, as if she were going somewhere. Danny Ferguson was a
co-defendant along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones Lawsuit, Kathy Ferguson
was a possible corroborating witness for Paula Jones.
12 - Bill Shelton - Arkansas
State Trooper and fiancée of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the suicide ruling of
his fiancée, he was found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a
suicide at the grave site of his fiancée.
13 - Gandy Baugh - Attorney
for
14 - Florence Martin -
Accountant & sub-contractor for the CIA, was related to the Barry Seal,
Mean ,
15 - Suzanne Coleman -
Reportedly had an affair with
16 - Paula Grober -
17 - Danny Casolaro -
Investigative reporter. Investigating
18 - Paul Wilcher - Attorney
investigating corruption at
19 - Jon Parnell Walker -
Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust Corp. Jumped to his death from his
20 - Barbara Wise - Commerce
Department staffer. Worked closely with Ron Brown and John Huang. Cause of
death unknown. Died November 29, 1996. Her bruised, nude body was found locked
in her office at the Department of Commerce.
21 - Charles Meissner -
Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave John Huang special security clearance,
died shortly thereafter in a small plane crash.
22 - Dr. Stanley Heard -
Chairman of the National Chiropractic Health Care Advisory Committee died with
his attorney Steve Dickson in a small plane crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to
serving on
23 - Barry Seal - Drug
running TWA pilot out of Mena
24 - Johnny Lawhorn, Jr. -
Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill Clinton in the trunk of a car left at
his repair shop. He was found dead after his car had hit a utility pole.
25 -
26 - Hershel Friday -
Attorney and
27 - Kevin Ives & Don
Henry -Known as "The boys on the track" case. Reports say the boys
may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas airport drug operation. A
controversial case, the initial report of death said, due to falling asleep on
railroad tracks. Later reports claim the 2 boys had been slain before being
placed on the tracks. Many linked to the case died before their testimony could
come before a Grand Jury.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAD
INFORMATION ON THE IVES/HENRY CASE:
28 - Keith Coney - Died when
his motorcycle slammed into the back of a truck, 7/88.
29 - Keith McMaskle - Died,
stabbed 113 times, Nov 1988
30 - Gregory Collins - Died
from a gunshot wound January 1989.
31 - Jeff Rhodes - He was
shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash dump in April 1989.
32 - James Milan - Found
decapitated. However, the Coroner ruled his death was due to natural
causes"?
33 - Jordan Kettleson - Was
found shot to death in the front seat of his pickup truck in June 1990.
34 - Richard Winters - A
suspect in the Ives/Henry deaths. He was killed in a set-up robbery July 1989.
THE FOLLOWING
36 - Major William S.
Barkley, Jr.
37 - Captain Scott J . Reynolds
38 - Sgt. Brian Hanley
39 - Sgt. Tim Sabel
40 - Major General William
Robertson
41 - Col. William Densberge r
42 - Col. Robert Kelly
43 - Spec. Gary Rhodes
44 - Steve Willis
45 - Robert Williams
46 -
47 - Todd McKeehan
Quite an impressive list!
Pass this on. Let the public become aware of what happens to friends of the
HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT?
SURELY YOU JEST!!
Now here’s one foolish
question:
Will Your Congressman Retire
Richer Than You?
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/congressman-retire-richer-110100673.html
From Facebook:
Found this on Tuesday
evening:
Just when you thought we
couldn't possibly have a worse DHS Secretary than Big Sis, the Congressional
Black Caucus has made its recommendation to Obama to replace her: Congresswoman
(and escaped mental patient?) Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)!
Yes, the same Lee who once
asked a NASA official "Will the Mars Rover be able to show the flag the
astronauts planted there before"? The same Lee who complained that
hurricane names were too "lily White" and demanded they be named
after "Black folks". Yes, THAT Lee.
Here she is showing her
mastery of world geography, in describing how "
Come to think of it, she
would fit in PERFECTLY in this Administration.
Note: Can’t wait until us “White Folk” are in the
minority, so we can rule.
Non racin’ stuff:
Obama:
http://www.capitalisminstitute.org/phony-scandals/
Note: I’d say that the ones that think those things
are phony should look into a mirror to see some real phonies!
Music video:
Hey, I can’t help it; I just
love to hear this guy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGqx5S9TMaU
Maybe a little “Southern
Comedy”?
Dennis Swanberg - Bengy and
the Zipper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWH-VToohro
Joke of the week:
Where I live, here in Port Jervis, NY,
we’re very close to two other states –
TALKING PENNSYLVANIAN
For those who think we
Pennsylvanians 'talk funny' or use 'big words'...
Once a Pennsylvanian, ALWAYS
a Pennsylvanian!
About Pennsylvanians: You've
never referred to
We don't go to the beach --
we go ‘down the shore.'
You refer to
How many other states do
that??
'You guys' (or even 'youze
guys', in some places) is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men
and women.
You know how to respond to
the question ‘Djeetyet?' (Did you eat yet?)
You know that the Iggles play
football and so do the Stillers.
You learned to pronounce Bryn
Mawr,
And we know
You know what a ‘Mummer’ is,
and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.
At least five people on your
block have electric 'candles' in all or most of their windows all year long.
You know what a 'State Store'
is, and your out-of-state friends find it incredulous that you can’t purchase
liquor at the mini-mart.
Words like 'hoagie,' 'crick,'
'chipped ham,' 'dippy eggs', 'sticky buns,' 'shoo-fly pie,' 'lemon sponge pie',
'pierogies' and 'pocketbook' actually mean something to you. (By the way, that
last one's PA slang for a purse!)
You not only have heard of
Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors.
You know the difference
between a cheese steak and a pizza steak sandwich, and you know that you also
can't get a really good one anywhere outside of the Philly area. (Except maybe
in
You know that Blue Ball,
Intercourse, Paradise, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Mars,
You can identify drivers from
A traffic jam in
You know several people who
have hit deer more than once.
Driving is always better in
winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
As a kid you built snow forts
and leaf piles that were taller than you were..
You know beer doesn't grow in
a garden, but you know where to find a beer garden.
You actually understand all
this and send it out to other Pennsylvanians or former Pennsylvanians. It's
scary, isn't it!
YEAH! THAT'S GOOD OL' ‘PA’
AND WE LOVE IT!
And send it to people that
never lived in PA and confuse them, because nice matters.
Until the next column!
I can be reached, via e-mail, at: ygordad@yahoo.com