Racin'
& Different Stuff:
By Tom
Avenengo
Volume # 154
08/29/2013
Just wondering – what if it was rebels
over in
Racin’ & short’ stuff:
As long as I’ve been attending the racing
at the Orange County Fair Speedway in
He posted a message on Facebook shortly
after going through the gate to attend the races last Saturday - a message that kind of showed he wasn’t a
happy camper, since he was told “No cans allowed”.
In part:
“Just paid to get into ocfs.
Like I have been doing for almost 40 years now. And as I walk in the little man
with the god complex at the gate says I need to check your cooler. No prob been
doing it every week. Suddenly he says no can aloud. Well I have had my cooler
checked every week for the past 5 years and never once did they say no cans.”
Now I’m not sure if OCFS has
seen the last of Eric, or not. He did
post later on that he would go to two other tracks on Saturdays, in the
future. I did send an email to OCFS
asking about the “no cans” deal and I do not expect a response. And, as of 2:00 PM on Wednesday, nothing from
OCFS regarding this. OCFS and I are not
on the best of terms, and haven’t been for some time now. I see problems, I speak up, and they seem to
not appreciate it. I guess you can say
I’m an idiot for posting things up-coming for the track, but that is my call. I have saved messages from certain
individuals that represented OCFS – messages that are not meant for little ones
to see – telling me what I can do with my columns. Personally, I’d rather use toilet tissue.
Note: I posted about the “No cans” at OCFS on some
forums/message boards, and here are some of the responses:
Most tracks only allow cans,
because glass is more litigious. Sounds like a self-inflicted shot to the foot
to me....
a lot of places are switching
to only allowing plastic bottles because they do the least amount of damage if
thrown or tried to use as a weapon. the
first step was going from glass to cans.... now the move is from cans to
plastic. (unfortunately because of a few idiots that drink too much and then
like to get in fights)
OCFS keeps finding ways to
run off the very few fans they have left.
Maxwell's concessions noted
that beverage sales were low.
Not so low as to ban all
beverages, but just enough.
Remember when OCFS had good
pizza there?
They are allowing plastic bottles,
I have never had a problem with water and soda in plastic bottles and had my
bag checked last night.
There are some tracks that
don't let you bring soda in period. Cans, glass or plastic. It is what it is.
Based on my experiences the most fan friendly tracks are in PA. The tracks down
there let you bring in pretty much whatever food or drink you want. Just no
glass
More and more tracks down
this way are selling booze, so they're not letting you bring in booze, but
whatever else goes usually, as long as it isn't glass.
Here is your answer i hope
nobody else answered it yet because i just saw Tom's post and about 6 more
after...its not about throwing or anything like that...what happened to JP
sandwich underneath the grandstands, wasn't allowed back because of
Maxwell's! there is your answer
Maxwell's Food Service!
I had cans there no issue.
Every week I bring cans I never have a problem.
But yes earlier this year an asshole launched one on the track. So if
people want to act like assholes then yes ban it. This week two people pissed
in there pants they were so drunk in the stands. People want to act like
assholes will ruin it for everyone no matter where it is. You sure do have a
lot of time on your hands Tom you seem to go on every facebook page and on here
or where ever you can and bash the track. Is your life that boring that's all
you can find to do? Really get over it we get it you have a problem with the
track but damn chill out. You start complaining about the racing and what
happens and your not even there.
Note: So far the author of the above has yet to
tell me just what drivers Facebook pages I go on and
About JP's not being there
anymore because of Maxwell's, I heard the exact opposite. The owners of JP's
wanted to leave, getting older, wanted to simplify their lives. Now here's the
kicker: Maxwell's was getting slammed, people complained they couldn't get
served quickly enough, so Maxwell asked JP's if they would return. I believe
they did, for one last ESW. Beef and onions, hot baked ham with cheese, two of
the best sandwiches I've ever had.
he must have been sneaking
them in and got caught.i've been going there since the mid seventies and its
always been no cans or glass bottles allowed.
Sorry to disagree, but I can
remember signage stating no cans or bottles allowed going as far back a I can
remember. I don't know if they are still there but look for them at the
entrance to the fairgrounds.
Last time I checked they do
sell soda in plastic bottles, so take them in. Jesus if your going to stop
going to the races because you can not take in soda, then u are not much of a
fan in the first place. I love orange county, can not wait for eastern states
Note: My son got a kick out of the above - him not
being a fan. Been one for about 40
years.
That was always one of my pet
peeves Tom ... I used to have season tickets in Section 5 row N seats 17 and 18
right on the aisle. Those seats are right below the nightly race sponser booth.
The fridge in those booths are stocked with CANS of soda and beer for the
sponsers guests. I always felt that it was a double standard.
Just one the reasons I gave
up my seats after many years.
I used to bring my daughters
when they were young before the picture on the season pass policy, wouldn't be able
to do that anymore, unless of course I paid for her to sit in a seat I already
had reserved for the season.
Rookie on the gate.. Normal
security would let you pass.
Tom, you have gone overboard.
You posted this on three sites. What are you trying to do? Is your ego bruised?
I sat with a guy on Saturday
who had a cooler with sandwiches and CANS of soda, and we were no more than 15
feet from the track. I also saw at least three other people carrying coolers
into the stands. I saw this with my own eyes.
What did you see?? You saw
nothing, but you want to bash OCFS based on your sons comments.
Tom, if you were right, I'd
back you 100%, but you are WRONG about the policy on cans and bottles. And why
do you have to blast them on THREE different sites?? I bet it's in your column
this week too.
God Bless you Tom, because
you need it.
But keep plugging for the
hand rails....a good deed for everyone.
Note: I’ve given up on the hand rails deal.
I’ve noticed that the CRSA
305 Sprint Cars have been having what I consider to be low car counts. It seems like the count stays at around 21
per show. Might part of the problem be
that you must buy tires and fuel from a certain individual? Do drivers have to pay a $20.00 “Sanction
fee” for every race they enter? Yes, and
that is above the usual pit fees that tracks charge, too. Are those in the CRSA rule book? Is that “fee” above what it might cost them
just to enter the pit areas? I was under
the impression that the 305’s were supposed to be an economical way of racing
Sprint Cars, but maybe I’m in error?
Checking out other 305’s and it looks like they’ve had decent (above 21)
car counts. So, what goes with the CRSA,
then?
Just wondering – I know it’s
almost a year away, but might ABC give a little more TV time for the televising
of the Indycar race at Pocono in 2014?
Might it be possible to extend the race for an additional 100
miles? Yes, I know, more cars would be
needed. I can’t imagine what it looked
like on the Pocono track for the Indy Lights race that was held. I still have not seen results or car counts
for that event. I know they’ve only had
like eight cars/race. Will the Indy
Lights even be around in 2014?
And what’s this talk of
Indycar racing on the road course at Indy?
Note: It didn’t take much to find out that the Indy
Lights race at Pocono only had eight cars.
Quick question:
Out of the 50 states in the
Answer in next weeks column.
Now I’ll admit I did not
watch the Indycar race last weekend. I
did, however, see a replay or two of when Scott Dixon hit the RR tire changer
for Will Posers car during the last pit stop.
I’m not a fan of yellow flag pit stops unless you’re the cause for the
yellow. I’d rather see pit stops made
under racing conditions, that way, if a driver has a certain lead over the one
behind him, he could possibly maintain that edge.
A couple of things about that
“deal”:
OPINION(S): Scott Dixon's
In part: "Marshall Pruett spoke with IndyCar's
Race Director Beaux Barfield about Scott Dixon's controversial penalty last
Sunday. To say their opinions were at odds at the start of the interview is
putting it mildly, and they were hardly "as one" by the end, either.
But here's the conversation in virtually unexpurgated form."
http://www.racer.com/opinions-scott-dixons-sonoma-penalty/article/309131/
Penalty on
Beaux Barfield / Race Control
Calls @ Sonoma
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?179748-Beaux-Barfield-Race-Control-Calls-Sonoma
Here’s an interesting read
about Modified racing and racing in general, for most any track in the country:
There have been many posts
about why the Modified car counts have dropped to such a low... typically in
the 20`s at most tracks. I know people will argue about this endlessly. At
Yes their are teams with home
built motors and older chassis that have success, that's not the point of this
post. The point of this post is, without some change the sport will die a slow
death. The promoters know the teams will
show up and race for nothing, but when they exploit that fact to the
extreme.... you lose cars. I am sure the reasons for low counts are many faceted, but when you lose the
struggling young guys, the journeymen and the true weekend warriors.... You will
have a 5 man feature... I don't claim to have the answer, I am not a promoter.
I am just disgusted and discourage by it all...
Comments:
Especially when you have a
track with a full field of cars, multi divisions, full grandstands & a
booming concession stand... WTF
What's sad is that it costs
$50K to be competitive. How many races
do you have to win to even begin to get your initial investment back?
Guys that depend on their
payout to fund their racing operation are in serious trouble. I believe purses
will keep getting cut down more and more in the years to come. As expenses
continue to rise for tracks and with a fan base that seems to be diminishing
yearly what other chocie is there. Most promotors are in it to make money. Some
are probably just happy to break even but they are far and few between.
LOOK AT WHAT THEY DID TO THE
PURSE AT EASTERN STATES WEEK END ITS LESS THAN IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO THAT IS
CRIMINAL.
More comments can be seen if
you go here:
http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/DTD/index.php?/topic/48825-50-dollars-and-a-bad-dream-low-car-counts/
Great philosophy from race
drivers
A few examples:
Chris Economaki: "What's
wrong with the car, AJ?" AJ: "I don't know.It's just a goddamn hunk
of metal, it don't tell me nothin'".
Johnny Rutherford on sprint
cars: "They don't teach you much about driving a rear-engine car but they
do teach you how to be a race car driver"...Amen brother!
Leland McSpadden (paraphrased):
"I knew I had a good
qualifying run going when I saw the ambulance lights go on as I entered Turn
3..."
More can be seen here:
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?179702-Great-philosophy-from-race-drivers
NASCAR CUP: JEFF GORDON FIRE
ON THE BUS
http://racingnewsnetwork.com/2013/08/28/nascar-cup-jeff-gordon-fire-bus/
A couple of commercials that
might not be quite correct?
The pig, driving the car in
the Geico ad, and gets pulled over by the policeman – bright daylight and the
officer stops him because he has a tail light out? Even with cars that have automatic front
lights on when you drive, are the tail lights also lit up? If not, how did the cop know it was out, if
it was?
The Citi bank commercial
where it makes mention that the young lady was “late” with a payment, got a parking
ticket etc etc – but the commercial says no penalties if you pay late – so why
was she “late” with the payment then in the first place?
Last week I did a comparison
of how Kart counts are at OVRP’s Dirt Oval from a race report I did in 2005 and
one that John Sainz did a couple of weeks ago.
Link: http://newenglandtractor.com/racereport/ta/OVRP.htm
I realize this is a day late,
but I thought I’d put it in the column, anyway.
Jason Leffler Memorial race
on Wednesday (Aug 28th):
Man accused of taking secret
video of women in Orange Speedway restroom
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130828/NEWS/130829761
Note: I had heard about some kind of “camera” deal
in a woman’s rest room at OCFS about a month ago. I thought it was the rest room for the fans,
behind the stands.
From Facebook – racin’ stuff:
Facebook on 8/25:
The headlines read that Donny
Schatz won last night in
"I'm feeling very
fortunate today to be able to celebrate my daughters sweet 16 birthday with
her. The incident that happened in hot laps last night was very similar to what
took Jason lefflers life from him. The right front torsion stop came off going
down the back straightaway, when the car squeezes into the right side entering
the corner, it digs the right side frame rail into the dirt, (like a plow) and
turns it right around to the right allowing big impact into the wall with the
left side of the car. It feels completely helpless when there is nothing a
driver can do to avoid this situation, there are lots of drivers who have
experienced it and walked away. Lucky for me I'm one of them. There really is
no explanation as to why weird things like this happen, it was NOT a mistake of
any crew members, as I watched the guys torque the torsion stop yesterday as
they maintained the race car. Gladly we were able to continue our racing for
the evening with the back-up car. What a race it was, there were 3 grooves to
race in and I had to use all 3 to win the race. Thank you to the People in
Thank you
Donny Schatz"
Note Video of his accident is in the video section
further down in the column. Same kind of
accident that took Jason Leffler from us.
Is there some kind of a problem with RF torsion bars?
Facebook – 8/27:
ATTENTION QUAD / MOTORCYCLE
RACERS:
Due to the lack of interest
we are forced to close the TT track. We WILL be running flat track races until
the end of the season.
Our next flat track
motorcycle and quad race will be on September 14th, so please come out and
support us.
Sorry for any inconvenience
this may cause, but it is unfeasible for us to continue to maintain it without
participation from the racers.
Fire! I have to wonder how the fuel was able to
leak out in the video, below, and just what caused the fire – fuel hitting the
exhaust? Aren’t there safety precautions
built into the fuel system to eliminate leakage? Also, a dirt modified on an asphalt track –
any idea as to how old that car might be, and in what condition is the fuel
system?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VOHsWgpdMHg
Note: The above video was shown on FOXNews on
Wednesday evening. Per the newscaster,
the driver said he would get $300.00 if he won the race.
Insurance for racers.
Quite a lot of my Facebook
friends are involved in auto racing. If
you race with a vehicle that has roll over protection and seat belts (including
champ/cage Karts), you can get insurance.
Many times we hear of drivers and their families having hard times
because they lacked good insurance or relied only on what a track might have,
and in some cases, that might only cover a ride in a helicopter, if one is
needed. So check out this:
A few years ago, the wife and I took a
trip down to
Here is his latest:
The Future of Sprint Car Race
Promotion in
http://www.hoseheads.com/richard.html
From the Internet – racing stuff:
Motor racing-Planned
In part: "SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, Aug 24
(Reuters) - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he has not written off a
planned grand prix in New Jersey next year despite increasing doubts about the
chances of it going ahead after being postponed once already.
"They have a contract.
So if they comply with the contract the race will take place. We would be very,
very happy if it does," the Briton told Reuters at the Belgian Grand Prix
on Saturday.
"They have got
conditions and they know what the conditions are," he added.
Ecclestone was quoted earlier by CNN as saying
that the inaugural Grand Prix of the
The 82-year-old added that it
was similar to a failed project to take the British Grand Prix from Silverstone
to
"It is such a muddle and
a mess that it is not worth doing," he was quoted as saying.
Asked by Reuters whether he
had effectively written it off, he replied: "No, no."
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/motor-racing-planned-jersey-f1-race-looks-doubtful-095130717.html
Note: Even though some work has begun on this - pit
area etc etc, somehow I had my doubts of it happening.
Haas put deal together with
Busch on his own
In part: "Haas admitted Tuesday he went rogue in
courting Kurt Busch for a non-existent fourth team at Stewart-Haas Racing while
Stewart was incapacitated with a broken leg earlier this month. When he finally
brought his business partner up to speed on his expansion plans, Stewart
balked.
But Haas forged ahead anyway
with a multi-year offer to Busch, who was introduced Tuesday as the newest
driver at SHR, where officials are now scrambling to make room at an
organization that will double from two cars in 2012 to four next season.
''I don't think Tony was
exactly enthralled with what I did,'' Haas said. ''But I think he saw it my
way, you know? Either that or get out of the building.''
Haas was laughing during two
different recollections Tuesday of how he sidestepped Stewart during the
lightning-fast courtship of Busch, which apparently began at a General Motors
dinner in Indianapolis before the Brickyard in late July and ended last weekend
at Bristol Motor Speedway with Busch accepting Haas' offer."
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/haas-put-deal-together-busch-193607760--nascar.html
Coming up:
Sunday, September 1st:
HINCHLIFFE STADIUM RETURNS TO
THE RADAR SCREEN
OCFS:
August 31st: Modifieds, Rookies, Sportsman, Street Stocks
and CRSA 305 Sprint Cars.
Sponsors: Howard Johnson/Super 8 Motels
September 7th: Champions Night - Modifieds, Small Blocks,
Sportsman and Street Stocks.
Sponsors: WLR Construction/Superior Remodeling – 911
Tribute sponsored by Superior Remodeling.
Accord:
August 30th: Modifieds, Sportsman, Spec Sportsman, Pro
Stocks, Pure Stocks and Fireball 4 Cylinders.
Sponsor:
Tom’s Repair Shop.
September 6th: Modifieds, Sportsman, Spec Sportsman, Pro
Stocks, Pure Stocks and Lightning Sprints.
Sponsor:
August 31st: Dick Crumley Memorial Nostalgia Night –
Sportsman, Legends, Bandeleros, Pro Stock, Street Stock, BMS Modifieds, 4
Cylinder and Northeast Vintage Dirt Modifieds.
August 31st: Final points night for Modifieds and Pro
Stocks. $3,000.00 to win the Modified
feature. Budget Sportsman and weekly
divisions.
Sponsors:
All Star Tractor Trailer Training and Pepsi.
Hamlin:
August 31st: Labor Day Juniors/All Star Slingshot Specials
- $250.00/$500.00 to win (20+ cars).
Powderpuff.
Normal classes: Junior Slingshots, All-Star Slingshots, Super
Slingers, 270 Micros, Rookie 270’s, Wingless 600 Micros, Rookie 600’s and Stage
One Modifieds.
From Jayski:
Haas would sponsor Kurt
Busch:
Kurt Busch will be sponsored
by Haas Automation if he signs with Stewart-Haas Racing for the 2014 season. Gene
Haas, who co-owns SHR with Tony Stewart, told ESPN.com on Saturday he wants the
2004 Sprint Cup champion in one of his cars because he wants to take his
non-racing company's name to Victory Lane. "I'd be happy to have a driver
like that on our team," Haas said before the Sprint Cup race at Bristol
Motor Speedway. "You'd win a lot of races. I'd really be happy for my
company Haas to be in the winner's circle. I've never been there. I want to be
there with that name. I know Kurt has had a lot of sponsorship issues, but to
me, I just want to win. I'm not too much worried about that stuff." Haas
and the Furniture Row Racing driver began talking about the possibility of him
coming to SHR last month during a General Motors dinner in
Furniture Row Racing to offer
Busch an extension:
It was reported on FoxSports1
(thanks for the Jayski mention) during practice by Bob Dilner that #78
Furniture Row Racing is working on a contract extension for driver Kurt Busch.
Busch is rumored to be talking to Stewart Haas Racing to run a 4th car there in
2014. Supposedly FRR will have the contract extension ready for Busch to look
at after the first practice session at Bristol.(8-23-2013)
UPDATE:
Kurt Busch has been offered
an extension from Furniture Row Racing. Although Busch was offered a deal from
FRR earlier this year, he opted to wait and kick the tires before making a
final decision. "The timing of making a decision is what it needs to
be," Busch said. "There are timelines on things and things that have
to fall into place. The timing of this is tough because it’s the middle of
August and it’s the run towards the Chase. But it’s a decision I have to put a
lot of time and effort into. "So, we’ll see how things play out. Right
now, the focus is these three weeks and getting into the Chase. The cool part
about everything is that after the next three weeks, I hope we’re five points
from the championship lead because that
will mean we are in." When SHR competition director Greg Zipadelli was asked
about Busch’s status for next season, he replied, "As far as Kurts deal,
that is moving forward. We spent some time this week talking about buildings
and expanding. As far as that part of it goes we are pretty much
committed."(FoxSports)(8-24-2013)
UPDATE:
Kurt Busch has signed a
multiyear contract to drive for Stewart-Haas Racing, beginning with the 2014
season, Busch told ESPN.com Monday. "I'm going to Stewart-Haas,"
Busch told ESPN.com Monday morning. "I've signed my deal." The SHR
organization will announce the arrangement formally Monday afternoon and hold a
news conference Tuesday afternoon introducing Busch as a Stewart-Haas driver.
Busch received the offer to drive for Stewart-Haas a week ago and received a
subsequent offer from his current team, Furniture Row Racing, last week. Busch
said Monday he appreciates greatly the opportunity afforded him at FRR. Asked
if he can maintain focus and help get the #78 team into the Chase, he said,
"Come Wednesday, that's all I'm going to think about."(ESPN)
AND An official announcement
with team co-owner Gene Haas - the man behind the decision - is set for 2:00
pm/et Tuesday at SHR headquarters in
Furniture Row Racing comments
on Busch's decision:
The following quote is
attributed to Joe Garone, general manager of Furniture Row Racing in regards to
Kurt Busch's decision not to continue as the driver of the #78 Furniture Row
Chevrolet after the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. It was always our
intention to extend Kurt's contract with Furniture Row Racing. We made him an
offer last week to continue as the driver of the #78 Furniture Row Chevrolet in
2014 and beyond. Though he did not accept our offer we respect his decision and
wish him future success. His driving skill and being a dedicated team player
will always be appreciated at Furniture Row Racing. But for right now the main
focus for Kurt and the team is to qualify for the Chase and contend for the
2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Furniture Row Racing’s technical and
engineering programs along with a talented road crew have made great strides
this season, which have been evident with the consistently fast race cars that
we have brought to the track week in and week out. We, along with our technical
alliance with Richard Childress Racing, are deeply committed to continuing the
work in progress. We are currently in a search process for a new driver in
2014, one who shares the same commitment and winning attitude that we all do at
Furniture Row Racing.(Furniture Row Racing)(8-26-2013)
Dale Jarrett pushing
ESPN analyst Dale Jarrett is
a public advocate of deeming Bristol Motor Speedway as the new venue for the
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
Rodney Childers' departure
leaves a tough spot to fill at MWR:
From Rodney Childers' point
of view, Stewart-Haas Racing made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
Nevertheless, the impending departure of the crew chief of the #55
Who will be Harvick's crew
chief at Stewart-Haas?
Childers to leave MWR:
Sources say that Budweiser signed off with [Stewart-Haas Racing] in the last
month after opting not to introduce a
fourth different driver in seven seasons. Although [Stewart-Haas Racing] and
Kevin Harvick declined to name a crew chief for the #4 team, [Michael Waltrip
Racing's #55] Rodney Childers has been mentioned as the lead candidate.(Fox
Sports)(7-14-2013)
UPDATE:
(#55 crew chief) Rodney
Childers is leaving Michael Waltrip Racing and is expected to be named the crew
chief for Kevin Harvick at Stewart-Haas Racing (in the #4 Chevy) next season.
MWR confirmed Friday morning that Childers is leaving after the season.
Childers is expected to be named the crew chief for Harvick, who has 21 career
victories in a 13-year career at Richard Childress Racing but will leave that
organization at the end of the year for SHR. Stewart-Haas Racing has not signed
any new crew chiefs for 2014, but the team thinks very highly of Rodney
Childers and he is on a short list of candidates, SHR spokesman Mike Arning
said in an email.(Sporting News)
MORE:
Rodney Childers has informed
Michael Waltrip Racing he will not return to the #55 NASCAR Sprint Cup team
next year. Childers is moving to Stewart-Haas Racing, where he is expected be
the crew chief for Kevin Harvick. It’s been a very long process, very hard and
very emotional, too, Childers told Performance Racing Network. I ended up
making the decision a couple of days ago. I told MWR yesterday and had to tell
all my guys this morning. I was pretty much a mess trying to tell them. This team
is the best group of guys I’ve ever been around and a pretty big family. After
being here for five years, it’s pretty hard to walk away from that. Going to
SHR and working with Harvick is an opportunity that not many people ever get. I
was afraid if I didn’t take it I would regret it the rest of my life. That’s
not something I wanted to do. Childers told FOXSports.com that he was "not
sure on (whether he would remain with MWR) the rest of the year. I will do what
everyone at MWR wants me to do, and try to leave this team in winning
condition."(FoxSports)(8-23-2013)
NASCAR hall loses $1.6M,
execs see hope for future:
The NASCAR Hall of Fame lost
$1.6 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, results disclosed in newly
released annual financial figures compiled by the Charlotte Regional Visitors
Authority. The $200 million auto racing museum, which opened in May 2010, has
run deficits since its inception. Tom Murray, the visitors authority CEO, told
me in an interview at his office Wednesday, The ultimate goal for us is to make
money at the hall of fame. A pre-audit report provided by the visitors
authority showed the deficit for fiscal 2012 was $835,281. The numbers were
calculated differently, so making a direct comparison and saying the deficit
doubled is difficult. The 2012 figure excludes money for improvements to the
exhibits allocated after construction had started; for the fiscal 2013
statement, that expense totals $900,000. A CRVA spokesperson said the
comparable deficit for 2012 was $1.8 million. Despite the deficits in fiscal
2013,
Johnson baby due at the
beginning of the Chase:
Here's the good news for
five-time NASCAR champion #48-Jimmie Johnson: In four weeks, wife Chandra is
due to give birth to the couple's second child and add another girl to the
family. The potentially bad news: Girl No. 2 is due on Chicagoland race weekend
(Sept. 13-15), which marks the first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Johnson told
"We're getting in the
window," he said. "We'll see what happens. Weekdays would be good. I
hope No. 2 isn't afraid of Mondays or Tuesdays." As you would expect from
Johnson, crew chief Chad Knaus and all of Hendrick Motorsports, the team has a
well-planned substitute driver lineup if Johnson suddenly is called back to
ESPN, TNT could exit NASCAR
early:
ESPN and Turner Sports are talking
with NASCAR about getting out of their broadcast rights agreement a year early,
a move that could allow Fox Sports and NBC Sports Group to become the sport’s
broadcasters next year. It’s unlikely that the four TV companies will be able
to reach a deal, sources say. But the fact that these types of talks are
occurring is precedent-setting in an industry where live sports rights are held
sacred. For at least the past decade, no rights holder has exited a major media
agreement with a property early. ESPN and Turner executives told the series
that they are interested in forgoing the final year of their contract. Fox and
NBC executives told NASCAR that they are interested in picking up those rights.
And sources say NASCAR executives are open to the switch. But any deal faces
significant hurdles. Sources said it would have to be a complete switch, not a
partial one in which Turner exits its six Sprint Cup races or ESPN exits part
of its Nationwide Series season. That means it would require an agreement between
four competitors ESPN, Turner, Fox and
NBC and one property, which would be
difficult to structure. ESPN and Turner Sports are willing to sell their rights
back to NASCAR for some sort of compensation. Fox Sports and NBC Sports Group
are willing to buy the rights from NASCAR, but they feel they should be
compensated for letting ESPN and Turner Sports out of their deals early. As the
middleman, NASCAR would have to navigate those opposing interests.
Representatives from the four media companies, as well as NASCAR, declined
comment. ESPN and Turner Sports have told NASCAR they are prepared to carry the
races next year, but both would prefer avoiding that lame-duck status. Both
opted not to submit final bids to retain NASCAR rights when the sport held TV negotiations
last month, and they see upside in exiting their deals a year early.(full story
at the Sports Business Daily)(8-26-2013)
UPDATE:
Statement From NASCAR Vice
President Of Broadcasting And Production Steve Herbst On 2014 Broadcast
Partners: Despite recent reports to the contrary, nothing substantive has been
presented to NASCAR regarding broadcast partners plans to alter our TV
agreement in 2014. We’re very happy with our current broadcast partners and
fully expect and are excited to be back with FOX, Turner and ESPN next year.
These types of discussions happen regularly across the sports television
landscape, very rarely resulting in changes to a media rights agreement.(NASCAR)(8-28-2013)
Hamlin's back hasn't fully
recovered:
#11-Denny Hamlin's chronic
back pain continues to plague the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. After Hamlin won the
pole Friday, it was as if the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway exacerbated
the problem. My daily life is miserable, Hamlin said. This is nothing. Surgery
to repair his spine is still on the table at the end of the season. Hamlin
contends that once I’m strapped in I’m fine but also acknowledges that certain
tracks such as Watkins Glen two weeks
ago definitely took its toll. He
describes the sensation as a nagging pain that just won’t go away but one has
to wonder how long Hamlin can play hurt. I have to weigh the options, Hamlin
said. What options do I have? There are 10 different things you can do to help
with either pain or the structure of your back I just have to figure out which
one is the right one for
Earnhardt Ganassi to announce
#42 driver Friday:
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing has
scheduled a press conference to announce the new driver of the #42 Target Chevy
on Friday at 2:35pm/et at Atlanta Motor Speedway.(8-27-2013)
UPDATE:
With Sprint Cup Series
practice set for 3:00pm/et Friday at Atlanta, it would be surprising if a
current Sprint Cup driver would be participating in a news conference so close
to the start of practice. That could be a sign that EGR will elevate Kyle
Larson from the Nationwide Series to Cup. Larson, a 21-year-old Nationwide
rookie and a standout in sprint cars, is on loan to Turner Scott Motorsports
this year while under contract with EGR. In just his second year of stock-car
racing, Larson is eighth in the Nationwide Series standings with six top-five
finishes, including two at
UPDATE 2:
Kyle Larson isn't staying put
very long. Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates will move the
21-year-old upstart to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series fulltime in 2014, multiple
sources confirmed Tuesday. Reached by phone on Tuesday evening, a team
spokesman declined comment. Larson and team members of the Ganassi organization
were notified of the decision this week, sources said. Larson will replace Juan
Pablo Montoya in the #42 Chevy.(Charlotte Observer)(8-28-2013)
Bobby Labonte suffers broken
ribs:
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
driver Bobby Labonte is currently being treated at a local hospital near his
home in Trinity,
Harry Scott, Jr. Reaches
Agreement with
Harry Scott, Jr. has come to
a definitive agreement with James Finch to purchase Phoenix Racing. Scott will
formally take over control of the team as its owner on September 10, 2013 with
Justin Allgaier behind the wheel of the #51 Chevy in time for the GEICO 400 at
Chicagoland Speedway. "This is a very proud day for me as I will have the
opportunity to compete against the best teams in motorsports in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series as the owner of Phoenix Racing," said Scott. "I am
going to build a championship contender with hard work, the right people and
the right partners. This team has a great foundation thanks to the efforts of
James Finch. There is a lot to build upon and I am looking forward to getting
started." Scott's role as a co-owner in Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) is
unchanged and he will continue to take an active role in that team on and off
the track. "I owe a lot of gratitude to Steve Turner for bringing me into
the sport as an owner. My experience at TSM will continue to serve me well in
this next step," said Scott. Driver Justin Allgaier is making the move
with Scott from TSM to Phoenix Racing and will be the team's driver in the #51
Chevy for its debut at Chicagoland Speedway on September 15 and two additional
races this year. Allgaier, who is currently 5th in points in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series (NNS), will continue his pursuit of a championship in that series
for TSM. Scott has signed a deal with BRANDT to be the primary sponsor of the
#51 for three NSCS races this season. BRANDT, which also sponsors Allgaier in
the NNS for Turner Scott Motorsports, will be the primary sponsor of the #51 at
Chicagoland, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Allgaier
will be the driver for each of those races. Scott has committed to keeping the
Phoenix Racing team intact for the remainder of the season. Allgaier's crew
chief will be Nick Harrison.
United Mining Equipment adds
two races to Yeley sponsorship:
United Mining Equipment has
added two additional races to their schedule aboard the #36 Chevy with Tommy
Baldwin Racing and driver JJ Yeley. The first added race is this coming weekend
at Atlanta Motor Speedway's Advocare 500. The second race will be the upcoming
Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "We are glad to have
Rest of Red Bull Racing
assets up for auction:
Gavel Auction is scheduled to
hold an auction on Saturday, August 31st of the remaining assets of the Red
Bull Racing Sprint Cup Team. For more info and to see image of the items, go to
www.gavelauction.com or call (704) 489-2201, Fax at (704) 489-2208.(8-28-2013)
Sad News - Jean Peters Joy:
Jean Peters Joy passed away
Monday, August 26, 2013 at home in Athol, Mass, age 89. She was predeceased in
2006 by her husband, M. Verne Joy. Her life is celebrated by her four children,
Michael K Joy [Mike Joy of Fox Sports] and his wife Gaye of Mooresville, NC;
David S Joy and his wife Barbara of So.
Truex, Jr. has broken wrist;
will drive at
An MRI on Monday confirmed a
scaphoid fracture and sprain of #56-Martin Truex Jr.’s right wrist suffered in
Saturday night’s accident at Bristol Motor Speedway. Doctors fitted Truex with
a special cast Tuesday he’ll wear indefinitely. The cast enables him to better
grip the steering wheel and compete in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at
Atlanta Motor Speedway as well as the 11 remaining races. Truex worked closely
with NASCAR this week and has been cleared to race. A multi-car crash collected
Truex on lap 448 Saturday sending the NAPA AUTO PARTS
Former OVRP Dirt Oval racers:
At Penn Can, in CRSA 305’s, Joe Kata was 7th,
Emily VanInwegen 10th, Chuck Allesi 11th and Josh
Pieniazek 22nd.
Hunter Bates had a 6th and 5th
in Modifieds and two 5th’s in Late Models at Devils Bowl.
Mike Mammana was a DNQ at Big Diamond for
the Modified feature.
At New Egypt, Davie Franek was 12th
in the 410 feature while Johnny Guarino was 8th in the Small Block
Modified feature.
Roger Coss was 7th in the
Modified feature at
Davie Franek had two 10th place
finishes with the URC – at Williams Grove and at
Ben Whitaker had a 6th place
finish in the Late Model feature at Susqueanna.
Bobby Morris won the Sportsman feature at
Danny Buccafusca was 4th in the
Slingshot feature at the Greenwood Valley Action Track.
At Five Mile Point, in the CRSA 305’s, Joe
Kata was 6th, Emily VanInwegen 8th, Josh Pieniazek 11th
and Chuck Alessi 13th.
Kenney Johnson was 6th in the
NEMA Lights feature at Star Speedway.
AJ Filbeck won the Sportsman feature at
U/R.
Brett Wright was 3rd in the
Sportsman feature at A/S
Tyler Dippel was 7th in the
Sportsman feature at I-88.
Kyle Armstrong was 12th, Kolby
Schroder 18th and Bobby Hackel, IV 24th in the Modified
feature at
Tyler Dippel won the Sportsman feature
with John Virgilio 13th.
Danny Creeden was 2nd, Anthony
Perrego 3rd, Mike Doty 19th and Joey Bruning a DNQ for
the Modified feature at Accord.
Brad Szulewski was 4th in the
Sportsman feature.
Tyler Boniface was 2nd and Mike
Traver 8th in the Spec Sportsman feature.
Lex Burritt was 5th in the
Lightning Sprints.
Tim Hindly was 4th, Billy V 5th,
Mike Ruggiero 7th and Clinton Mills 19th in the Modified
feature at OCFS.
Brian Krummel was 2nd, RJ
Smykla 3rd, Danny Creeden 4th and Tim Hindley 5th
in the Small Block Modified feature.
Anthony Perrego won the Sportsman feature,
with Joe Conklin 4th, Brian Krummel 6th, Joey Falanga 8th,
LJ Lombardo 9th, Andrew Reeves 10th and Seth Pacella 18th.
At the RoC Sportsman race at I-88 on
Tuesday, Tyler Dippel was the winner. In
the ESS Sprint Car feature, Josh Pieniazek finished 7th.
46 names this week?
From the AARN:
From their August 27th issue:
Mark McKeon:
Mark had a full page article
on page 5 of the sale of the two Canaan Fair Speedways tracks, up in
Ernie Saxton:
Ernie had a letter by Jim
Downing, co-founder of HANS Performance Products, about safety in racing -
mostly short tracks and drag racing.
Ernie, like me, still has thoughts that the US GP in
Todd Heintzelman:
Todd tells us that with his
last win at
Ken Kuhlman:
Ken covers the career of
"Jumpin' Jack", Jack Johnson, one of the best ever in dirt modifieds,
who still won races at the age of 64.
Health issues have caused Jack to curtail his racing activities.
Guy Smith:
With him taking in the races
at the Plymouth Speedway (Dirt Oval) in
This Week
In AARN:
Dale Hollidge Upsets
World Of Outlaws Late Models
At
Racing To Cease After This
Season
Leading ‘Rushers’:
Grasso, Pauch Top 410
Sprints,
Big Block Mods In New Egypt’s
‘
Northeastern Veteran Racer
Bob Malzahn Dead At 80
Mike Stefanik
Wins Mod Tour Race At
Rahmer Says
‘Might Be My Last’
Bitter Pauch - Godown Rivalry
Seethes At New
For Huge
Racing Weekend
ARDC Champ Tim Buckwalter
Cracks Big Diamond Mod Ice
This date in racing history:
Just some of the events on
August 29th in:
1913
Ralph DePalma won the 301
Mile AAA sanctioned Chicago Auto Club Trophy Race on the
1948
Myron Fohr with relief
driving from Tony Bettenhausen won the 200 Mile AAA Indy Car race on the 1 mile
dirt oval at the Milwaukee Mile,
Tommy Hinnershitz won the AAA
Sprint Car race at the Salem Speedway,
Otis Stine won the AAA
Eastern Sprint Car race at the Sidney Speedway,
1951
Wally Campbell won the AAA
Midget race at the Oak Bridge Sports Drome ,
1953
Charlie Miller won the URC
Sprint Car race at the Cortland Fairgrounds,
Bob Sweikert won the AAA
Sprint Car race at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds,
1954
Manny Ayulo won the 200 Mile
AAA Indy Car race on the 1 mile paved oval at the Milwaukee Mile,
Jimmy Campbell won the IMCA
Sprint Car race at the Iowa State Fair Speedway,
Al Keller won the AAA Eastern
Sprint Car race over Tommy Hinnershitz at the Williams Grove Speedway,
1957
Bobby Grim won the IMCA
Sprint Car race at the Iowa State Fair Speedway,
Jack Turner won the USAC
Midget race at the Motor City Speedway,
1958
Tony Bonadies and Len Duncan
won the ARDC Midget feature races at the Freeport Speedway,
1959
Rodger Ward won the 100 lap
USAC Midget race at the Milwaukee Mile (1.0p),
Note: In my photo for the week, I'm pretty sure the
photo is of the start of this Midget race at
1963
Joe Csiki won the ARDC Midget
race at the Seekonk Speedway,
1964
Dutch Schaefer won the ARDC
Midget race at the Danbury Fairgrounds,
Article on the above: http://www.wheelsofspeed.com/report/8_29_64-1.html
1982
Rick Mears won the 313.5 Mile
CART Indy Car race on the
1993
Roger McCluskey... Died ...
McCluskey was one of the most successful drivers in USAC history. McCluskey won
the USAC sprint-car championship in 1963 and 1966 and won the USAC stock-car
crown in 1969 and 1970. A fifth USAC title came in the Champ Car (Indy car)
division in 1972. McCluskey owns 23 victories in both the USAC sprint-car and
stock-car divisions, and his five Indy car and four midget triumphs give him
55-all time USAC victories. McCluskey made 18 Indy 500 starts with a best
finish of third. He is a member of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame. Roger McCluskey lost his battle with
cancer just five days before his 63rd birthday on Aug. 29, 1993.
Press releases:
NEWS FROM
Orange County Fair
CONTACT
Mike Gurda
845-342-2573
FOR RELEASE ON SUNDAY, AUGUST
25
“IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S
OVER” AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR
Championship point titles to
be decided over the next two Saturdays
MIDDLETOWN, NY (August
25)……..Just two Saturday nights of racing remain in the 2013 quest for point
championships in all competing divisions at Orange County Fair Speedway in
Middletown, New York. And none of the current point leaders can rest on his
laurels in this final run for track championships. But you can be sure of one
thing: the on-track action the se next two weeks will be fast and furious!
In the headline DIRTcar
Big-block Modified division seven drivers are still ma the matically eligible
for the crown. Point leader Tim Hindley (1,768 points) has a 40-point edge over
defending champion Jerry Higbie (1,728), with last week’s feature winner Craig
Mitchell (1,726) just two more points behind Higbie. Other drivers with an
outside chance of overtaking Hindley, albeit a slim chance, include Tommy
Meier, Clinton Mills, Bill y VanInwegen, and Chris Whitehead.
In Sportsman competition, the
top-two point men, Brian Krummel and Anthony Perrego, have each won five
feature races, but Krummel (1,700) leads Perrego (1,670) by 30 points. Frank Venezia, L.J. Lombardo, and Chris
Stevens are still ma the matically in the hunt.
Seven-time winner Stephen
Kammer (1,816) tops the Street Stock division, with five-time victor Charles
Donald (1,802) just 14 point in arrears. Emerson Cargain and Ron Constable are
close enough to the top-two to upset the final standings in this most
unpredictable racing division.
Seeing action this Saturday,
August 31 will be the DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds, Rookie Sportsman, Sportsman,
and Street Stocks. Added to the program are the popular CRSA 305 Sprint Cars.
Howard Johnson & Super 8 Motels are the evening’s sponsors.
The September 7 WRL
Construction/Superior Remodeling Champions’ Night lineup includes the Big-Block
Modifieds, Small-Block Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stock divisions.
Admission prices for both the
August 24 and September 7 race meets remain at $14 adults, $12 seniors, and
free for children 12 and under. The full nights of racing begin promptly at
6:30 pm.
Advance ticket sales for all
remaining 2013 races, including the September 21 Eve of Destruction, the
October 25-27 52nd Annual Eastern States Weekend, and track information are
available at the Orange County website, www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net, or
from the Track Office. Call 845-342-2573 during business hours.
UPCOMING: September 14 ---
Breast Cancer Awareness Night/Porco Energy Eastern States Modified Qualifier
(Street Stock Powder Puff, Vintage Modifieds added)
News from the Pioneer Pole
Buildings Inc.-VP Racing Fuels Short Track SuperNationals – ‘The Working Man’s
Race’
Media Contact: Brett Deyo –
Deyo99H@aol.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/August
28, 2013
Affordable For Fans,
Lucrative For Racers: Pricing Set For 2013 Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc.-VP Racing
Fuels Short Track SuperNationals At Five Mile Point Oct. 11-12; Family Five
Pack Returns For $45; Bonuses Adding Up
KIRKWOOD, NY – The sixth
edition of the Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc.-VP Racing Fuels Short Track
SuperNationals will be among the fall season’s most affordable events for race
fans and lucrative for competitors.
The 2013 edition of the
‘Working Man’s Race’ is set for Oct. 11-12, 2013 at Five Mile Point Speedway in
On Friday night (Oct. 11) –
new for this year – Sportsman (Open and Crate 602) race 30 laps for a healthy
$1,500 winner’s share. They will be joined by IMCA-style Modifieds (20 laps)
and XCel 600 Modifieds (20 laps). Open practice for Modified competitors is
also slated for Friday’s agenda. A
Friday night racing program as part of the SuperNationals has not taken place
since the event’s inaugural running in 2006 at N.Y.’s Afton Speedway.
Affordability for race fans
was paramount as pricing was established for Saturday’s main event. Once again,
general admission remains below $20. For Adults, grandstand admission is $19.
Seniors (ages 62 and over) and Students (ages 13-17) are $15. All kids under 12
years old will be admitted free.
Additionally, the popular
Short Track SuperNationals ‘Family Five Pack’ returns for 2013. For just $45, a
family will receive two Adult tickets, three Senior/Student tickets, five hot
dogs and five sodas.
“We market the SuperNationals
as the ‘Working Man’s Race’ for competitors and fans,” said event promoter and
founder Brett Deyo. “We’re proud of being the most affordable option for fans
in the busy fall season and thankful of the great support we’ve received over
the last few years.”
On Saturday, all track or
series licenses will be accepted for a $30 pit admittance fee. Non-members pay
$35. The early car entry fee ($15 prior to Oct. 1) is actually $20 less than
the registration cost during the inaugural race seven years ago. The first 12
entries received have been entered into a drawing for two free pit passes. All
entries received prior to Sept. 13 will automatically be entered into a
giveaway of two $50 gas cards.
Admission for Friday’s
preliminary card is $12 (Adults), $10 (Seniors and Students), with Kids 12 and
under admitted FREE.
Friday pit admission is $30.
No license is required. Modified teams looking only to practice will park in
the turn-four pit area for a $20 admittance fee.
A number of lucrative bonuses
and special awards are lining up for the event, including:
*A $351 cash bonus to the
first Modified driver across the line in the main event not having won a
feature in 2013. The award is dedicated to living legend driver Mike Colsten.
*$50 cash to the Hard
Chargers in each heat race courtesy of Manmiller Electric in Shoemakersville,
Pa.
*$250 to the Hard Charger in
the main event from Tonarlo’s Pizza in
*$111 cash to the 11th-place
finisher courtesy of Crunchco Snacks.
*$102 to the first driver
across the line under 30 years of age from Mirabilis Cattle.
*A minimum of $100 (and
increasing) to the leader of lap 20 in memory of Bob Whitman.
*$113 to the
highest-finishing resident of
*A set of bumpers and rubrails
from Shiley Fabrication to the Hard Luck Award recipient.
*An American Racer tire to a
driver finishing 11th-15th in the main event.
*A $500 credit toward the
purchase of a body from BFP Specialty in
*A $100 credit toward the
purchase of a body from S&D Bodyline in
*A custom trophy to the
winner courtesy of S&W Awards in
Complete race rules and
information have been posted online at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com on the Short
Track SuperNationals page.
The Red Roof Inn, located on
590 Fairview Street in Johnson City, N.Y., 13790, is offering a special Short
Track SuperNationals rate for Friday and Saturday nights of the event (Oct.
11-12). Standard King Rooms are available for $79.99 plus tax. Deluxe double
rooms are $89.99 plus tax. To reserve a room, call the Red Roof Inn directly at
607.729.8940. When prompted, use Option 4 to speak with a Guest Services
Representative directly to book the room. Mention “RACE FAN 2012” to receive
the discounted rate.
Modified rules for the Short
Track SuperNationals are again designed to produce a diverse field. Big-blocks
(over 361 cubic inches) must weigh 2,500 lbs. Small-block (maximum 361 cubic
inches) minimum weight is 2,400 lbs. Sail panels, 68 inches maximum height and
even, are permitted. Any American Racer or DIRT Hoosier tire used at a weekly
dirt Modified track in the Northeast is permitted. A draw for position will set
heat-race line-ups.
The Short Track
SuperNationals produced a “working man” winner last October when Danny Tyler of
Cottekill, N.Y., an Accord (N.Y.) Speedway regular, emerged from a three-wide
battle with New Jersey legend Billy Pauch Sr. and Capital District star Bobby
Varin to earn the biggest win of his career and more than $6,000 in cash and
prizes.
Previous SuperNationals
winners include Duane Howard of Oley,
Marketing opportunities and
lap sponsorships are now available by contacting Brett Deyo by phone at
845.728.2781 or via e-mail: Deyo99H@aol.com. BD Motorsports Media LLC is online
at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com, on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/BDMotorsportsMedia and on Twitter @BrettDeyo. Five Mile Point Speedway is on the web at
www.fivemilepointspeedway.net.
The Short Track
SuperNationals is presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc., VP Racing Fuels,
Small Engine Fuel, American Racer/Lias Tire, Manmiller Electric, Alpine
Building Supply, BFP Specialty, S&D Bodyline, Tonarlo’s Pizza, Shiley
Fabrication, Tim Long, Penn Can Speedway ‘King of the Can’ Weekend, Crunchco
Snacks, Mirabilis Cattle, S&W Awards, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Elmo’s Auto
Body, S&W Awards and more fine marketing partners.
Short Track SuperNationals Five-Year
Event History
October 6, 2012 (Five Mile
Point): DANNY TYLER – Bobby Varin – Brian Weaver – Billy Pauch Sr. – Mitch
Gibbs
October 7, 2011 (Five Mile
Point): DUANE HOWARD – Danny Tyler – Billy Pauch Sr. – Jeff Strunk – Jeff
Heotzler
October 9, 2010 (Five Mile
Point): JUSTIN HOLLAND – Billy Pauch Jr. – Kevin Bates – Brian Weaver – Danny
Tyler
October 10, 2009 (Five Mile
Point): KEVIN HIRTHLER – Mike Ricci – Mike Gular – Sean Merkel – Joey Grammes
October 7, 2006 (Afton): MIKE
RICCI – J.R. Hurlburt – Brian Weaver – Joey Grammes –
Each event victor earns a
guaranteed starting position in the VP Racing Fuels-Pioneer Pole Buildings
Short Track SuperNationals at Five Mile Point Speedway Saturday, October 12,
2013, worth $455
Friday, March 15, 2013 –
Selinsgrove Speedway/Selinsgrove, PA – DUANE HOWARD
Sunday, March 24, 2013 – Big
Diamond Speedway/Minersville, PA – CRAIG VON DOHREN
Saturday, July 6, 2013 – New
Saturday, July 13, 2013 –
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 – Five
Mile Point
Saturday, August 3, 2013 –
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 –
Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY – MATT SHEPPARD
Friday, August 23, 2013 –
Penn Can Speedway/Susquehanna, PA – ADAM MACGEORGE
Friday, August 30, 2013 –
I-88 Speedway/Afton, NY
Saturday, September 7, 2013 –
Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY
Friday, September 13, 2013 –
Accord Speedway/Accord, NY
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Brett Deyo
BD Motorsports Media LLC
Phone: 845.728.2781
E-Mail: Deyo99H@aol.com
Web:
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/BDMotorsportsMedia
Twitter: @BrettDeyo
Racing video:
The Donny Schatz accident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LlO0GH9xfCE
Photo of the week:
Note: Not available on DTD. To see the photo, you have to go to:
http://newenglandtractor.com/racereport/
Start of a Milwaukee Midget
race with Rodger Ward on the pole. Some
crowd, huh?
I get emails:
Email on 8/22/13:
It's Important That Americans
Understand What Civilization Is Up Against!!!
Arab mentality by an M.D. at
Arab Mentality
By Dr. Arieh Elda an M.D. at
I was instrumental in
establishing the "Israeli National Skin Bank", which is the largest
in the world. The National Skin Bank stores skin for every day needs as well as
for war time or mass casualty situations.
This skin bank is hosted at
the
We supplied all the needed
Homografts for her treatment. She was successfully treated by my friend and
colleague, Prof. Lior Rosenberg and discharged to return to
One day she was caught at a
border crossing wearing a suicide belt.
She meant to explode herself
in the outpatient clinic of the hospital where they saved her life.
It seems that her family
promised her that if she did that, they would forgive her.
This is only one example of
the war between Jews and Muslims in the
Bibi (Netanyahu) gets it,
Obama does not.
I have never written before
asking to please forward onwards, so that as many as possible can understand
radical Islam and what awaits the world if it is not stopped.
Dr Arieh Eldad
Check for yourself below
(Snopes)
http://www.snopes.com/politics/israel/eldad.asp
I checked it - TRUE!
Maybe you've seen this
before, via emails, maybe not:
WRITTEN BY A 21 YEAR OLD
FEMALE
Wow, this girl has a great
plan! Love the last thing she would do the best.
This was written by a 21 yr.
old female who gets it. It's her future she's worried about and this is how she
feels about the social welfare big government state that she's being forced to
live in! These solutions are just common sense in her opinion.
This was in the Waco Tribune
Herald,
PUT ME IN CHARGE . . .
Put me in charge of Food
Stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho's, just
money for 50-pound bags of rice and beans, blocks of cheese and all the
powdered milk you can haul away. If you want steak and frozen pizza, then get a
job.
Put me in charge of Medicaid.
The first thing I'd do is to get women Norplant birth control implants or tubal
ligations. Then, we'll test recipients for drugs, alcohol, and nicotine. If you
want to reproduce or use drugs, alcohol, or smoke, then get a job.
Put me in charge of
Government Housing. Ever live in a military barracks? You will maintain our
property in a clean and good state of repair. Your home" will be subject
to inspections anytime and possessions will be inventoried. If you want a
plasma TV or Xbox 360, then get a job and your own place.
In addition, you will either
present a check stub from a job each week or you will report to a
"government" job. It may be cleaning the roadways of trash, painting
and repairing public housing, whatever we find for you. We will sell your 22
inch rims and low profile tires and your blasting stereo and speakers and put
that money toward the "common good"
Before you write that I've
violated someone's rights, realize that all of the above is voluntary. If you
want our money, accept our rules. Before you say that this would be
"demeaning" and ruin their "self-esteem," consider that it
wasn't that long ago that taking someone else's money for doing absolutely
nothing was demeaning and lowered self-esteem.
If we are expected to pay for
other people's mistakes we should at least attempt to make them learn from
their bad choices. The current system rewards them for continuing to make bad
choices.
AND While you are on Gov't
subsistence, you no longer can VOTE! Yes, that is correct. For you to vote
would be a conflict of interest. You will voluntarily remove yourself from
voting while you are receiving a Gov't welfare check. If you want to vote, then
get a job.
Now, if you have the guts -
PASS IT ON...I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET THIS BACK, IF EVERYONE SENDS IT, I WILL
GET OVER 220 BACK!!! I WOULD KNOW YOU SENT IT ON!!!
IN "GOD" I TRUST!
QUESTION ALL OTHERS,
TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE
EVER BEEN. YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE, SO ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS
One Nation UNDER GOD
Found on the Internet – non
racing:
Notre Dame to begin accepting
illegal immigrants
In part: "The University of Notre Dame will begin
admitting illegal immigrants to the school and will provide them with financial
aid, saying the move will “strengthen” the student body.
The university had never had
an official ban on illegal immigrants, but Inside Higher Ed reported the school
treated them as international students and required them to have student visas
— which effectively served as a bar.
“We will strengthen our
incoming class and give deserving young people the chance for a Notre Dame
education,” Don Bishop, associate vice president for undergraduate enrollment,
said in a statement announcing the policy Thursday.
The university also said it
“is committed to meeting the full demonstrated financial need for all admitted
students.” Illegal immigrants are not eligible for federal student aid, but the
university’s announcement signals that Notre Dame would make up the difference
between the cost and what the student and his or her family can afford.
And to go along, in a way,
with the above:
Study: In Most States,
Welfare Pays Better Than a Job
In part: "Welcome to a world where people are
financially penalized if they get off welfare to get a job. That’s right, a new
study reveals that welfare has grown so much, that in 35 states, it pays more
than an entry level job.
In fact, in some states you
can net over $30,000 in welfare benefits. Remember, the Boston Bombers earned
$100,000 from welfare."
"Have you ever wondered
how some people seem to be receiving food stamps and yet have money for new
things, while others don’t? It’s all part of the same corrupt system that is
inconsistent, hideously enforced, and filled with loopholes that can be
“gamed”.
http://www.capitalisminstitute.org/welfare-pays-better/
From Facebook – non racing
stuff:
Facebook on 8/24:
DID YOU KNOW
As you walk up the steps to
the building which houses the U.S. Supreme Court you can see near the top of
the building a row of the world's law givers and each one is facing one in the
middle who is facing forward with a full frontal view ...
It is Moses and he is holding
the Ten Commandments!
DID YOU KNOW?
As you enter the Supreme
Court courtroom, the two huge oak doors have the Ten Commandments engraved on
each lower portion of each door.
DID YOU KNOW?
As you sit inside the
courtroom, you can see the wall,right above where the Supreme Court Judges sit,
a display of the Ten Commandments
DID YOU KNOW?
There are Bible verses etched
in stone all over the
DID YOU KNOW?
James Madison, the fourth
president, known as ' The Father of Our Constitution' made the Following
statement: 'We have staked the whole of all our political Institutions pon the
capacity of mankind for Self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of
us to
govern ourselves, to control
ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to The Ten Commandments of God.'
DID YOU KNOW?
Every session of Congress
begins with a prayer by a paid preacher, whose salary has
been paid by the taxpayer
since 1777.
DID YOU KNOW?
Fifty-two of the 55 founders
of the Constitution were members of the established
Orthodox churches in the
colonies..
DID YOU KNOW?
Thomas Jefferson worried that
the Courts would overstep their authority and instead of Interpreting the law
would begin making law an oligarchy: the rule of few over many.
How then, have we gotten to
the point that everything we have done for 220 years in this Country is now
suddenly wrong and Unconstitutional?
Lets put it around the world
and let the world see and remember what this great country was Built on The
Holy Bible and belief in GOD!
Facebook on 8/26:
Yes. he told them what he was
going to do!
Extremely Pissed off RIGHT
Wingers 2
SHARE THIS! ~D-DOG EXTREMELY
PISSED OFF RIGHT WINGERS Yes, he told us in advance what he planned to do. Few
were listening.
The following is a narrative
taken from a 2008 Sunday morning televised "Meet The Press'.
From Sunday's 07 Sept. 2008
11 : 48 : 04 EST, Televised "Meet the Press" THE THEN Senator Obama
was asked about his stance on the American Flag.
General Bill Gann' USAF
(ret.) asked Obama to explain WHY he doesn't follow protocol when the National
Anthem is played.
The
General stated to Obama that
according to the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171...
During rendition of the
national anthem, when the flag is displayed, all present (except those in
uniform) are expected to stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand
over the heart. Or, at the very least, "Stand and Face It".
NOW GET THIS !!
'Senator
Obama replied :
"As I've said about the
flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides". "There are a
lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of
oppression.." "The anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You
know, the bombs bursting in air and all that sort of thing."
(ARE YOU READY FOR THIS???)
Obama continued : "The
National Anthem should be 'swapped' for something less parochial and less
bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing'. If that were
our anthem, then, I might salute it. In my opinion, we should consider
reinventing our National Anthem as well as 'redesign' our Flag to better offer
our enemies hope and love. It's my intention, if elected, to disarm
When I
become President, I will seek
a pact of agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in
a state of enmity, and a freedom from disquieting oppressive thoughts. We as a
Nation, have placed upon the nations of Islam, an unfair injustice which is WHY
my wife disrespects the Flag and she and I have attended several flag burning
ceremonies in the past".
"Of course now, I have
found myself about to become
the President of the
Yes, you read it right.
I, for one, am speechless!!!
Dale
EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES
OF
TO READ THIS, SO KEEP IT
GOING ! !
SAVE
On Facebook on 8/27:
This is crazy, Obama,
Democrats and Republicans are backing these nut jobs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GfHSPLW63Gg
Non racin’ stuff:
CBS Spotlights UPS Cutting
Benefits Due to ObamaCare; ABC, NBC Out To Lunch
AP source: DHS employee
behind racist website
In part: "A Homeland Security employee is the
operator of a racist website predicting and advocating a race war, a department
official said Thursday.
Ayo Kimathi, who is an acquisitions
officer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, operates the site, War on the
Horizon, which includes descriptions of an "unavoidable, inevitable clash
with the white race." Kimathi is black.
"Warfare is eminent, and
in order for black people to survive the 21st century, we are going to have to
kill a lot of whites — more than our Christian hearts can possibly count,"
Obamacare's Doctor Dilemma
In part: "
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/08/24/obamacares-doctor-dilemma.aspx
The Truth About North
Carolina’s Voter ID Law the Media Won’t Tell You
In part: "Following a Supreme Court ruling that
said that federal restrictions on certain states’ voting laws were invalid,
North Carolina passed a law requiring that people who wish to cast a ballot
must show photo identification. Predictably, the left-leaning media have gone
into high outrage mode.
In doing so they’ve ignored
the facts which show that not only do black voters support voter ID more than
whites, getting an ID card is not nearly so onerous as anti-reform groups
pretend it to be, and that helping people get identification for themselves is
a good way of ensuring they are part of the many other parts of societal
interaction that require identification. This much should be evident to
reporters who continuously amplify incendiary, racially charged allegations
that do not square with reality.”
Holder pressed on
In part: "Eight Democratic senators and
congressmen have asked Attorney General Eric Holder to answer questions about a
Reuters report that the National Security Agency supplies the Drug Enforcement
Administration with intelligence information used to make non-terrorism cases
against American citizens.
The August report revealed
that a secretive DEA unit passes the NSA information to agents in the field,
including those from the Internal Revenue Service, the FBI and Homeland
Security, with instructions to never disclose the original source, even in
court. In most cases, the NSA tips involve drugs, money laundering and
organized crime, not terrorism.
http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-lawman-pressed-explain-dea-hidden-data-evidence-231120364.html
Music video:
Back in the day, I always
thought Linda Rondstadt was a “Hottie”.
Singer Linda Ronstadt has
Parkinson's, 'can't sing a note'
http://www.kctv5.com/story/23244504/singer-linda-ronstadt-has-parkinsons-cant-sing-a-note
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Nq48sHF8M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03kQPsCgS8c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BifFedbcHzE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJN7Zy2PzQI
Joke of the week:
Tragically, a bus on a busy
street struck an old Catholic man.
He was lying near death on
the sidewalk as a crowd gathered.
"A priest" the man
gasped.
A policeman checked the crowd
and finally yelled, "A PRIEST, PLEASE!
Isn't there a priest in this
crowd to give this man his last rites?"
Finally, out of the crowd
stepped a little old Jewish man in his 80s.
"Mr. Policeman,"
said the man, "I'm not a priest. I'm not even a Christian.
But for 50 years now, I'm
living behind the Catholic Church on
and every night I'm
overhearing their services. I can recall a lot of it, and maybe
I can be of some comfort to
this poor man."
The policeman agreed, and
cleared the crowd so the man could get through to where the
injured man lay.
The old Jewish man knelt
down, leaned over the man and said in a solemn voice:...........
B-5 .... I-19 ... N-38 ...
G-54 .... O-72
Until the next column!
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