Racin'
& Different Stuff:
By Tom
Avenengo
09/12/2013
This weeks column
is dedicated to the late Gary Tremper. May
he rest in peace.
Sad to say, but yesterday, 9/11/2013, I’d
venture to say that over 95% of the mentions of 9/11 dealt with 0/11/2001, and
hardly any mention of 9/11/2012, no thanks to our government and our news
media. Please, don’t forget 9/11/2012
and
And on the 9/11 subject, want to have some
fun? Go to Google or Yahoo! and enter
this in the search: Pentagon, hit by
plane or missile?
Racin’ & short’ stuff:
Four former OVRP Dirt Oval Kart racers did
themselves proud this past Saturday night at the Orange County Fair Speedway.
Tim Hindley is the 2013 Modified
champion. Danny Creeden is the 2013
Small Block Modifed champion, and Brian Krummel is the 2013 Sportsman champion.
Also, Tyler Dippel won the Sportsman
feature at
Congrats to all!
This past Saturday, I attended a
multi-class High School reunion. Again,
I was fortunate to meet up with former classmates who, today, I would not have
recognized if they weren’t wearing name tags.
One other former Pearl River NY High School student and I were talking,
and it’s hard to believe, but both of us were in the same place back on January
1, 1950 – that being the last Midget race held at the Hinchliffe Stadium in
Paterson, NJ.
Yesterday, September 11th, the
wife and I quietly celebrated our 53rd wedding anniversary. Where did the time go? I really have to give the little lady a lot
of credit for putting up with me and all I’ve been involved in, over the years. Our first date was when I took her to a 300
mile Midget race at the one mile track in
On Wednesday afternoon, on FOX Sports 1,
on NASCAR Race Hub – they played audio between the driver of the # 38 car,
David Gilliland, and his crew chief, who request that the driver go to another
channel, telling him to let the # 22, driven by Joey Logano, pass, so the # 22
could make the chase, and that they’d be taken care of, down the road.
From Jayski:
Penske deal with Front Row at
Richmond to help Logano?: Penske Racing may have cut a deal with Front Row
Motorsports in the closing laps at Richmond for track position to help get
#22-Joey Logano in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. In radio
communications reviewed Wednesday by The Associated Press for Front Row driver
#38-David Gilliland, his spotter informs the team of a request to let Logano
pass him in the final laps of Saturday night's race. Logano was trying to claim
a spot in the 12-driver Chase field. Both Penske and Front Row are Ford teams
and thus considered partners. A voice on the radio, believed to be crew chief
Frank Kerr, asks who the request is coming from. The spotter replies:
"We've got the big dog and all his cronies." Kerr then says:
"Travis knows what I've been asking for," an apparent reference to
Penske Racing competition director Travis Geisler. Logano passed Gilliland on a
restart and finished 22nd, one spot ahead of Gilliland and good enough for a
berth in the Chase field. "Good job, good job, man," the spotter says
after the race. "Hopefully we'll get something out of that." Statistics
analyzed by AP also show Gilliland's lap times dropped off by almost 1 second
from the times he was running prior to the radio communication.(Associated Press)(9-11-2013)
UPDATE:
"NASCAR is aware of
reports about the #22 and #38 radio communications at Richmond International
Raceway and is looking into it, but has yet to see anything in full context
that requires any action."(NASCAR)(9-11-2013)
And, it’s on Yahoo!, too:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/did-penske-strike-deal-logano-195024216--nascar.html
Note:
Not sure if they’ll be more on this prior to the publication of this
weeks column. Can only suggest you keep
an eye on either Jayski or Yahoo!
NASCAR investigating Bowyer
spin at
In part: "An ESPN replay that included
communication between Bowyer and his team implied the spin was deliberate.
Bowyer was shown the video after the race and denied he spun intentionally, a
claim he repeated throughout the post-race activities.
"We had a flat tire or
something. It just snapped around," Bowyer said, later adding, "I
know it's a lot of fun for you guys to write a lot of wacky things. Go ahead if
you want to, get creative. But don't look too much into it."
But the in-car audio framed
the situation as his crew goading him into spinning his car to bring out the
yellow while Newman, who was battling Truex for the second wild-card berth in
the Chase, was leading the race.
"Thirty-nine is going to
win the race," Bowyer was told over his radio.
"Is your arm starting to
hurt?" crew chief Brian Pattie asked. After a pause, Pattie said, "I
bet it's hot in there. Itch it."
Bowyer's car then spun.
Also, it became apparent
early Sunday morning that Bowyer and teammate Brian Vickers further aided Truex
by taking a dive over the final three laps.
The race resumed with three
laps to go and four-time series champion Jeff Gordon poised to claim the 10th
spot in the Chase, with Joey Logano in line for the second wild-card.
But Bowyer and Vickers both
made pit stops that helped Logano improve his finishing position enough that he
claimed the 10th Chase berth, thus eliminating Gordon from contention. It freed
up the wild card for Truex, and Gordon was not eligible for the wild card.
The AP reviewed team
communications for both Bowyer and Vickers on Sunday, and Vickers was told by
MWR general manager Ty Norris to pit because "we need that 1 point."
"We're probably going to
pit here on green," Norris says.
"Are you talking to me?"
a surprised Vickers asks.
Vickers continued to question
the call, at one point asking, "I don't understand, pit right now?"
"You've got to pit this
time. We need that 1 point," Norris replies.
"10-4. Do I got a tire
going down?" Vickers asked.
Vickers then pitted as the
field went green. When he asked after if his crew found anything with the tire,
Norris replied, "I'll see you after the race, Brian, I owe you a
kiss."
Bowyer's radio communication
is not as verbose, but he pitted twice after his spin, and the team called him
down pit road for a third time with no explanation as the field went green.
http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268756/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=4DFeP9xo
Commentary: Shady
NASCAR Investigation
Necessary of Michael Waltrip Racing's Team Tactics
Transcript: NASCAR
http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Richmond-penalty-press-conference-Sept-9-2013
Might you be interested in
what Bowyer had to say?
Bowyer On
Spinout, Penalty
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=9658424
NASCAR missed it on Bowyer
penalty
What Larry McReynolds has to
say - you might be a little surprised:
Boy, did that little spin by Bowyer open up a huge can of
worms! Quite a lot being said on the
Internet, most against the Michael Waltrip race team and the actions of others,
as well. Even
DID PENSKE STRIKE DEAL TO GET
LOGANO INTO CHASE?
http://racing.ap.org/article/did-penske-strike-deal-get-logano-chase
Note: Quite an interesting read, the above.
It’s football season! NJ Jets lucked out because a dumb player
pushed the Jet QB out of bounds, giving the Jets the chance for the winning
FG. Must be a new rule – ya know – can’t
touch the QB’s? Next: No more tackling, but it will go to Flag
Football.
Maybe I’ll be considered
“racist” here, but why do the black football players always have to show boat
and get in the other teams faces? From
what I recall, white players didn’t do that – back in the day. And I also noticed that last Thursday night,
I don’t believe there was one single white player on either teams starting
defense. And, it’s not only football
where the white athlete has disappeared.
Baseball, today, is getting to be mostly Hispanic. Have you noticed? White athletes – a disappearing thing – well,
except for maybe hockey and auto racing.
From Facebook – racin’ stuff:
Keep November 30th
open, race fans. Looks like Brett Deyo will
be promoting another race at the “Big A”.
I hope it’s a day race!
Deyo posted this on Facebook:
“Word was leaked tonight and
full details will be released this week but we will be co-promoting a
Thanksgiving Saturday event for Mods Nov. 30 at Accord Speedway. Mods min. 5k to.win plus Sportsman and Street Stocks.”
NEWS FLASH!
CRSA Sprint Car Tour returns
to Eastern States Weekend!!!
Note: True or not?
Nothing being said from OCFS or the CRSA, either. I just hope that those that run OCFS don’t go
and do what they did last year – charge the CRSA teams $50.00 for their
Quads. That was one reason so few CRSA
teams attended ESW last year. That was
told to me by a few of the CRSA teams.
One of those that was a big fan of OCFS, and racing in general, is a gentleman
named Gary Tremper. Some years back,
when we started up the “Strictly Dirt” fan club,
Note: Sad news – this was posted over on the
Victory Speedway’s Forum:
“
Note: Photo of
From last week:
Any idea as to who is credited with saying
this:
"You know you're in
trouble when the first person to get to you after a wreck is carrying a
beer"
Answer: Jimmy Horton after his excursion out of
Coming up:
Accord:
FRIDAY 9/13/13
LAST NIGHT OF POINTS
Sponsored by Taylor Rental
SuperNational Qualifier - All
Divisions + Fireball 4 Cylinders
FRIDAY 9/20/13
Pits 4:30 pm
Spec Gate 5:00pm
KING OF THE CATSKILLS**
Sponsored by Insinger
Performance, Inc. Sunoco Fuel
ROC Modifieds $5000 to win -
Sportsman $1500 to win All-Star Slingshots $300 to win
Note: I've been giving attendance at this race some
serious considerations and am leaning towards not going. To me, is it really worth the 22 bucks to
watch what they're presenting? On top of
that, I'm not like most people that live week to week - I live month to month
and this might be a little late in the month to warrant the expense. I love Accord and the racing there, but
sometimes one has to give serious considerations on how money gets spent.
OCFS:
Sept. 14th PORCO ENERGY BREAST CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT
Street Stock Powder Puff MODIFIED WINNER GUARNTEED 7TH STARTING SPOT IN ESW 200
KIDS CLUB M/R/SP/SS/VIN
Sept. 21st ALL STEEL ALUMINUM / MIDDLETOWN AUTO WRECKERS
present EVE OF DESTRUCTION
Sept. 22nd RAIN DATE FOR EVE OF DESTRUCTION
October 19th OPEN PRACTICE 11AM-4PM
October 20th RAIN DATE FOR OPEN PRACTICE
Oct. 25-27th ARKEL MOTORS / DUPEE’ & MONROE LAW
OFFICE PRESENT 52ND ANNUAL EASTERN STATES WEEKEND WLR CONSTRUCTION FAST TIME
FOR MODIFIEDS & SMALL BLOCK MODIFIEDS, MIDDLETOWN CARTING FAST TIME FOR
SPORTSMAN M / SBM / SP / SS
Note: No mention of the CRSA 305's at ESW, yet.
Saturday, September 14
Sportsman, Bandolero, Pro
Stock, Street Stock,
4 Cylinder Advanced and
Novice, Twin
From Jayski:
NASCAR Statement Regarding
Saturday Night's Race:
NASCAR is reviewing Saturday
night’s race at Richmond International Raceway per protocol and has no plans
for further statement until that process is complete.(NASCAR)(9-8-2013)
At Richmond International
Raceway, the finish in the Federated Auto Parts 400 came down to balls and
strikes on Saturday night. As questionable as the timing of Clint Bowyer’s spin
on Lap 393, so was the final restart with three laps remaining in the race.
Technically, race leader #27-Paul Menard should have crossed the start-finish
line first controlling
the restart. But eventual race winner #99-Carl Edwards was nearly a full car
length ahead at the line. When NASCAR vice president Robin Pemberton addressed
the teams in the pre-race drivers meeting, he promised competitors that while
many may have some questions on restarts tonight the sanctioning body reserved
the right make a judgment call on. OK?
There are balls and there are
strikes. Sometimes you don’t like the call; sometimes we don’t even like the
call we have to make, Pemberton said. I just want to remind everybody: Do not
put us in that position where we have to make the call. Because more times than
not, it isn’t going to be in your favor and we don’t want to do that, OK? Ironically, in the same meeting, Edwards had a
question regarding another element of restarts. He broached the possibility of
future use of video replay to review the driver’s positions for the "lucky
dog" or beneficiary position where the first car one lap down returns to
the lead lap.
Although NASCAR insisted it
would continue to use scoring loops to line up the cars, a review of the final
restart would have clearly shown Edwards car beating Menard to the line. At
On Saturday night, however,
Menard took two tires on his last pit stop to gain track position. His #27
Menard’s Chevy was first off pit road. But coming to the line, Edwards claimed
Menard was at a big disadvantage with grip after electing to take two tires. He
took off, Edwards said. I waited until he went to go. As we were going, his car
actually touched my door. I think it surprised him a little bit or something.
He turned a little bit. I heard his engine speed up. He spun the tires. At that
point, I mean, I really have a choice to either lift off the throttle and wait for
him to try to gather it up I've never seen a guy able to gather up
too quickly when they spin that bad or
go and hope NASCAR understands that he spun his tires. In this case they did.
They understand he came up and hit me and spun his tires.(FoxSports)
AND from a Team Chevy
transcript of post race comments:
Menard: We just had a really
good long run car. Restarts, especially that last restart old left side tires,
we had to try something. We weren’t going to beat those guys
heads up so we had to try a little strategy, but awesome Chevrolet on long
runs. Just couldn’t take off very good.(Team
Chevy)(9-8-2013)
Did Bowyer spin out on
purpose at
As questions swirled around
#15-Clint Bowyer's late-race spin at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday
night an
incident that altered the Chase for the Sprint Cup field with a caution NASCAR said it did not believe Bowyer did
anything intentional. "Not at all," Sprint Cup Series director John
Darby told
"I think we had
something going wrong," Bowyer said after the race. "I had so much wheel, by the time I got to the gas, he was underneath
me. I spun out. I know it's a lot of fun for you guys to write a lot of wacky
things. Go ahead if you want to. Get creative. But don't look too much into
it."(see full story at the USA Today)(9-8-2013)
Montoya visits Furniture Row
Racing UPDATE: #78-Furniture Row Racing general manager Joe Garone confirmed to
FOX Sports that Juan Pablo Montoya visited the Denver-based shop on Tuesday and
remains on the team’s shortlist to replace Kurt Busch in 2014. Garone also told
FOX Sports that there has not been discussion between Furniture Row Racing and
Jeff Burton, who will part ways with Richard Childress Racing at the end of the
year (FoxSports)(9-5-2013)
UPDATE:
Furniture Row Racing has not
decided on its driver for 2014 but is continuing discussions with Juan Pablo
Montoya, who visited the shop earlier this week. Montoya and Furniture Row
Racing General Manager Joe Garone confirmed the Wednesday visit at the team’s
NASCAR Penalizes MWR
following
NASCAR has issued penalties
to Michael Waltrip Racing following the sanctioning body’s review of Saturday’s
race at Richmond International Raceway. MWR was found to have violated Section
12-4 (Actions detrimental to stock car racing). As a result, MWR’s three teams
in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (#15, #55, #56) have
been penalized with the loss of 50 championship driver and 50 championship
owner points, respectively.
These point penalties are
assessed following the season’s 26th regular season race and not after the
seeding for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Therefore, the point total for
the #56 car driven by Martin Truex Jr. is reduced to 691, putting him in 17th
position and eliminating him from the second Wild Card berth for the Chase
field. Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 car, now moves up into the Chase as the
second Wild Card participant.
NASCAR has also fined the MWR
organization $300,000 and indefinitely suspended Ty Norris, MWR Executive Vice
President/General Manager and spotter for the #55 car, for violating Section
12-4. The three crew chiefs Brian Pattie (#15), Scott Miller (#55) and
Chad Johnston (#56)
have all been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.
Based upon our review of
Saturday night’s race at
Michael Waltrip Racing
Statement:
Michael Waltrip Racing
accepts the penalties issued by NASCAR this evening and plans to move forward
in the 2013 season. Michael Waltrip, founder and co-owner of MWR: What occurred
on the #55 radio at the end of Saturday night’s race in
Bobby Labonte to miss Chicago:
JTG Daugherty Racing's Bobby
Labonte will miss one more race while he continues to recuperate from broken
ribs suffered in a cycling accident near his home in Trinity, NC. A.J.
Allmendinger will drive the #47 Kingsford Toyota car Chicagoland Speedway this
weekend.(JTG Daugherty Racing's Twitter)(9-9-2013)
UPDATE:
Bobby Labonte has decided to
take another week to recover and will not race the #47 Kingsford Charcoal
Newman named to drive the #31
CAT Chevy for RCR:
Richard Childress Racing has
signed Ryan Newman to drive the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series starting in 2014. Newman, 35, is a 17-time NSCS race winner
with 50 pole awards to his credit; and is the 2008 Daytona 500 and 2013
Brickyard 400 champion. "This is a great opportunity for our team,"
said Richard Childress, president and CEO of RCR. "I am very proud to have
Ryan in our #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet starting next year. We have high
expectations for this #31 team. Ryan has proven himself to be a great driver
and I'm looking forward to winning races with him. Luke Lambert will be his
crew chief and the team is staying together next year. That team is building
momentum to not only finish out this year strong, but to get even better in
2014. Ryan will be a great fit with CAT and RCR in many ways. He's an
outdoorsman, a conservationist and is very familiar with CAT equipment as an
owner of some of their products."
A native of
"We are excited to have
Ryan Newman driving the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS in 2014," said Greg
Towles, NASCAR Program Director for Caterpillar. "Ryan's racing
accomplishments are well known and, when coupled with his knowledge of
machinery and passion for the outdoors, he aligns well with Caterpillar
customers, dealers and employees."(RCR)(9-9-2013)
Did Bowyer spin out on
purpose at
As questions swirled around
#15-Clint Bowyer's late-race spin at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday
night an
incident that altered the Chase for the Sprint Cup field with a caution NASCAR said it did not believe Bowyer did
anything intentional. "Not at all," Sprint Cup Series director John
Darby told
"I think we had
something going wrong," Bowyer said after the race. "I had so much wheel, by the time I got to the gas, he was underneath
me. I spun out. I know it's a lot of fun for you guys to write a lot of wacky
things. Go ahead if you want to. Get creative. But don't look too much into
it."(see full story at the USA Today)(9-8-2013)
UPDATE - NASCAR
Investigating:
With one suspicious snap of
the steering wheel, Clint Bowyer changed the outcome of a race and maybe the
championship, too. Accidental or intentional, his spin in the closing laps at
Richmond International Raceway set in motion a chain of events that has
shrouded the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship and raised many
questions about the potential for a race team to manipulate pivotal moments of
a race. Now NASCAR is reviewing evidence to determine if Michael Waltrip Racing
deliberately altered Saturday night's race, potentially costing both #39-Ryan
Newman and #24-Jeff Gordon spots in the Chase, to benefit MWR driver #56-Martin
Truex Jr.
NASCAR President Mike Helton
told The Associated Press before Sunday's Truck Series race at
"We didn't see anything
that indicated that anything like that was taking place. And it's natural when
everything was as close as it was between who was going to get in and not go in
to scratch your heads and try to figure out and wonder why," Helton said.
"But we didn't see anything initially (Saturday) night that indicated that,
but certainly we'll go back through all the video and everything to be sure,
because we take the responsibility very serious to be sure that it's that everybody
has had a fair chance."
But an ESPN replay that
included communication between Bowyer and his team implied the spin was
deliberate. Bowyer was shown the video after the race and denied he spun
intentionally, a claim he repeated throughout the post-race activities.(in part from the Associated Press)(9-9-2013)
History-Making Feat Puts
Busch, Furniture Row Racing in Chase Playoffs:
With the season on the line
to qualify for the Chase playoffs, #78-Kurt Busch and the Denver-based
Furniture Row Racing saved the best for last, and in the process made history.
Thanks to an impressive season-best runner-up finish in the final pre-Chase
race Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, Busch secured a
post-season playoff berth. The feat will go into the record books as the first
driver from a single-car team to qualify for the Chase since the 10-race,
12-driver championship format began in 2004. It’s an amazing feeling to go up
against these big teams and to put a little lone Chevrolet from
Team owner Barney Visser was
equally elated during a post-race news conference. I don’t know if it’s a dream
come true as much as I’m kind of in awe of Kurt and Joe (Garone, general
manager) and the whole team and what these guys have been able to do,"
said Visser. They put in a lot of hard work and a lot of hours and it’s
incredible what they were able to do."
This feels incredible,"
said Busch, the 2004 NASCAR champion. The way that we worked together as a team it’s amazing
that we have come this far and put ourselves in this position. We came close
tonight, but haven’t won a race yet this year. I was happy to guide the ship,
but I had a great skipper, the way that Todd Berrier (crew chief) led this
group into the off season last year and the way Todd followed Barney Vissers
dream. We are in the Chase and we have a shot at the championship so we are not
done yet. It feels great to deliver and to achieve something very special
tonight."(Furniture Row Racing)(9-9-2013)
Michael Waltrip Racing
sponsor statements on
"The actions taken by
Michael Waltrip's Racing team this past weekend leading to the penalties
assessed by NASCAR, are very concerning. We are disappointed that a partner
associated with our organization would make such a significant error in
judgment. In addition, we have launched our own review to determine the future
of our partnership with Michael Waltrip's Racing team. The NAPA AUTO PARTS
organization is proud of its long-standing NASCAR relationship. We share a
passion with our customers for high quality racing and seek to determine the
best course of action for our customers, NASCAR fans, and the
AND From 5 Hour Energy:
"We respect NASCAR's
penalties against MWR & are addressing our sponsorship relations
internally. We appreciate your understanding & patience."(5 Hour
Energy Twitter account.(9-11-2013)
The actions taken by Michael
Waltrip’s Racing team this past weekend leading to the
penalties assessed by NASCAR, are very concerning. We are disappointed that a
partner associated with our organization would make such a significant error in
judgment. In addition, we have launched our own review to determine the future
of our partnership with Michael Waltrip’s Racing team. The NAPA AUTO PARTS
organization is proud of its long-standing NASCAR relationship. We share a
passion with our customers for high quality racing and seek to determine the
best course of action for our customers, NASCAR fans, and the
Waltrip defends organization:
Car owner Michael Waltrip said that there was no plan to ensure that #56-Martin
Truex Jr. made the Chase last weekend at
Asked if Bowyer intentionally
spun - Bowyer has repeatedly denied that, Waltrip defended his driver.
"You saw the video, you heard the audio," Waltrip told FOX Sports 1.
"I stand by my driver."(Motor Racing Network)(9-11-2013)
Hendrick says Gordon was
'robbed': Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick said he was just as mad
as his driver, #24-Jeff Gordon, over the penalties NASCAR handed down Monday
night regarding Michael Waltrip Racing's attempt to manipulate the outcome of
Saturday night's race at Richmond, Va. Hendrick went on to say, "Jeff
Gordon got robbed. On to the Chase and try to win it."
Gordon, and his wife, Ingrid Vandebosch, posted several messages on Twitter
following NASCAR's announcement expressing their displeasure with the decision.
Gordon was in position to make the Chase in the closing laps by finishing in
the Top 10 in points but with MWR's cars pitting and pulling off the track and
losing positions Joey Logano ended up with claiming a position in the Top 10,
leaving Gordon out. Gordon went on to say, even he was taken out of the
equation, he didn't agree with NASCAR effectively allowing Bowyer to contend
for the series championship with no further penalty.(Charlotte
Observer)(9-11-2013)
From Track Forum:
Will
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?180179-Will-NAPA-bail-from-MWR
The moral character of Clint
Bowyer
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?180173-The-moral-character-of-Clint-Bowyer
Former OVRP Dirt Oval racers:
At Borgers, Paul Quear was a DNS for the
TQ feature.
Kenney Johnson was 7th in the
NEMA Lights feature at Star Speedway.
Justin Grosz was 10th at the
Montpelier Speedway, in
Roger Coss was 8th in the
Modified feature at
Danny Creeden was 19th in the
Modified feature at 5 Mile, while Anthony Perrego was 6th in the
Sportsman feature.
Rich Coons won the Sportsman feature at
Brett Wright was 21st in the
Run What Ya Brung Sportsman feature at A/S.
Josh Pieniazek was 4th, Emily
VanInwegen 5th, Danny Hennessey 10th and Joe Kata 12th
in the CRSA 305 feature.
Alex Bell was 17th in the Small
Block feature at
At I-88, Tyler Dippel was 11th
in the Modified feature.
Davie Franek was 7th in the ESS
feature at U/R.
Jacob Hendershot won the 270 Micro feature at Hamlin.
Kyle Rohner was 8th in the
Wingless 600’s. Danny Buccafusca won the
All Star Slingshot feature. Paul Tigue
was 6th in the Junior Slingshots.
Rich VanOrden was 4th in the Super Slingers.
At Accord, Danny Creeden was 10th,
Joey Bruning 17th and Anthony Perrego 18th in the
Modified feature.
Tyler Boniface was 18th in the
Sportsman feature.
Tyler Boniface was 2nd in the
Spec Sportsman feature, with Mike Traver 15th.
Lex Burritt was 7th in the
Lightning Sprint feature.
At OCFS, Mike Ruggiero was 2nd,
Clinton Mills 3rd, Tim Hindley 5th and Kyle Armstrong 11th
in the Modified feature.
Dammy Creeden won the Small Block feature,
with Tim Hindley 3rd, Andrew Reeves 10th, RJ Smykla 14th
and Brian Krummel 15th.
Krummel won the Sportsman feature, with LJ
Lombardo 3rd, Joe Conklin 8th, Joey Falanga 10th,
Anthony Perrego 16th and Andrew Reeves 17th.
Looks like 41 names.
From the AARN:
From their September 10th
issue:
Lenny Sammons:
In a little bit of sad news,
Lenny tells us that Keith Kauffman has run his last Sprint Car race. He has retired from the sport. He also tells us that Greg Hodnet is looking
for a ride for 2014.
Ernie Saxton:
It's offical - Ernie will be
leaving the announcers booth at the Grandview Speedway after 45 years. The Freedom 76 event will be his last.
Steve Barrick:
He tells us of Tony Stewart
to continue to race Sprint Cars, but to also see what he (Stewart) can do to
make them safer. What caused Stewart to
break two bones in his right leg was the torque tube. That's an area that the team will be
concentrating on, as far as safety goes.
Bill Utter:
In the last sentence of his
article, and talking about the second date for Part II of King of the Catskills
events, on October 5th, he has this:
"The Modified will run a Run What Ya Brung show."
On page 7, there's a pretty
good sized article about the Brett Deyo/Gary Palmer promoted race at the Accord
Speedway this coming November 30th. A
couple of photos from the first "
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Wins Rich WoO LM Classic
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Don Kreitz Is Surprise Winner
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Dan Stone Rolls At Eriez; S
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Tony Stewart Pledges
To Work For Safer Sprint
Cars;
Eyes Daytona Return
Cole Cup 360 Sprint Win -
And $7,000 Grabbed
By Stewart Friesen
In Last Lap Thriller
Leffler Memorial
At
Claimed By Home Stater
Rick Lafferty
Late Modeler Kenny Moreland
Goes Back To Back At
Craig VonDohren Wears
After Taking Checkered
In Points Finale
Seven Day, Six Race
WoO West Coast Swing
Yields Five Winners;
Pittman Widens Title Chase
Gap
New Thanksgiving Weekend
Mod Event Planned
For Accord By
Brett Deyo
NASCAR Sprint Cup Field Set
After Controversial
This date in racing history:
Just some of the events on
September 12th in:
1916
Tony Bettenhausen ... Born
... AAA / USAC driver from 1941 to 1961. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship
Car series, racing in the 1941 and 1946-1961 seasons with 121 starts, including
14 in the
937
Billy Winn won the AAA
sanctioned
1947
Tommy Hinnershitz won the AAA
Eastern Sprint Car race at the Uniontown Speedway,
1953
Tony Bettenhausen won the AAA
sanctioned
Bill Holland won the AAA
Eastern Sprint Car race over Tommy Hinnershitz at the Rutland Fairgrounds,
1956
Ricky Rudd ... Born ...
NASCAR driver.
1959
Eddie Sachs won the USAC
sanctioned
Gig Stephens won the ARDC
Midget race at the Danbury Fairgrounds,
1970
Al Unser won the Hoosier
Hundred USAC Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Indiana State Fairgrounds,
1981
Larry Rice won the Hoosier
Hundred USAC Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Indiana State Fairgrounds,
2004
Jack Turner ... Died ...
AAA/USAC driver from 1955 -1963
Press releases:
For Immediate
Release/September 9, 2013
Healthy Purse Structure Awaits ‘King of the Catskills’ Race of Champions Dirt
Modified Tour Competitors Friday, September 20 At Accord
ACCORD, NY - Modified
competitors participating in the 2013 Insinger Performance/Sunoco Race Fuels
‘King of the Catskills’ at Accord Speedway will do so for a well-balanced
purse.
Gary Palmer, promoter of the
Ulster County facility since 2001, has announced a revamped payout for the 2013
‘King of the Catskills’ event set for Friday, Sept. 20 (rain date: Sept 27)
headlined by a 60-lap Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour event featuring
big-block/small-block Modifieds. Sportsman (Open vs. Crate 602) in a 25-lap,
$1,500-to-win event and All-Star Slingshots in a 20-lap main paying $300 to win
complete the program.
The ‘King of the Catskills’
RoC Dirt Modified Tour headliner was shortened from 100 laps to 60 circuits to
promote hard racing throughout the main event. Purse money has been distributed
back through the field: eighth-place will pay $1,000, with $800 reserved for
10th and $300 to take the green flag.
“We made some changes for the
‘King of the Catskills’ to benefit the fans and racers,” Palmer said of the new
format and purse. “The fans will benefit with a shorter feature and harder
racing throughout. The drivers should like our new payout.”
Gates will open for the ‘King
of the Catskills’ at 4 p.m. in the pits and 5 p.m. in the grandstands. Hot laps
get underway at 6:45 p.m. with racing at 7:15 p.m.
Modified complete rules and
race information can be found on the Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour
website at www.rocdirt.com. Complete ‘King of the Catskills’ information,
including Sportsman rules, is posted on the Accord Speedway website at
www.accordspeedway.com. Entry/registration forms can be found on both websites.
Grandstand admission for the
‘King of the Catskills’ is $24 for Adults. Seniors (ages 65 and over) pay $22.
Kids (11 and under) pay $5. Limited indoor reserved seating is available for
$30. A Family Four Pack is available for $68.
‘King of the Catskills’ pit
admission is $40. Accord members receive a discounted $35 rate.
Accord hosts the
second-to-last event on the 2013 Race of Champions Dirt Modified schedule.
Currently, Stewart Friesen of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., (419 points) leads
Bobby Varin of
Matt Sheppard of
The Accord event and the RoC
finale Southern Tier 100 at Five Mile Point (N.Y.)
In last year’s ‘King of the
Catskills’ event, Brett Hearn of
To learn more about Accord Speedway,
contact the track office at 845.626.3781, visit www.accordspeedway.com, e-mail
accordspeedway@yahoo.com, like “The Official Accord Speedway” on Facebook or
follow @AccordSpeedway on Twitter. Accord
Big Money on the Line at
Devil’s Bowl for Vermont 200 Weekend
Late Model winner may earn
more than $5,000
For Immediate Release
DBS-091113-1
WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl
Speedway is opening the vault for the Vermont 200 Championship Weekend on
September 14-15. A base purse of more
than $25,000 has been posted for the two-day stock car racing extravaganza,
with the potential for it to grow to over $30,000.
The headline event is the
100-lap Vermont State Late Model Championship Series finale, boasting a payout
starting at over $11,000. However, a
graduated winner’s incentive has been built into the prize fund: With up to 24
entries, the winner earns $1,500. If the
field expands to 25-29 cars, top prize is $2,000. The fund grows to $2,500 with 30-39 teams,
and a field of 40 or more entries makes the winner’s share a whopping $5,000 –
potentially the largest payoff in Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s recent history. All starters are guaranteed a minimum of
$250, regardless of car count.
Twin 50-lap features for the
Bond Auto Parts Modified division – which award points for the weekly NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series track championship and the new Northern Modified
Challenge Series – each offer more than $5,000 total prize money. The winner of each race will pocket $1,200,
and all starters will take home a minimum total of $200.
A two-segment, 40-lap race
for the eight-cylinder Renegade division – which is expected to draw a record
field of entries – pays $350 to win and a minimum of $50 to take the green
flag. The 25-lap Central Vermont
Motorcycles Mini Stock division finale offers $200 to the winner and at least
$50 to every starter. A graduated purse
for the 75-lap Enduro Series finale has also been announced, with a minimum of
$350 to win for up to 24 entries, up to $1,500 to win with 50 cars or more.
Several bonuses have also
been posted: A $125 Halfway Bonus will go to the driver who leads Lap 25 in
each Modified race and Lap 50 of the Late Model finale,
and Bond Auto Parts has posted a $50 “Hard Charger” prize for the driver who
improves their position the most in the Renegade and Mini Stock features.
The Vermont 200 Championship
Weekend is Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s final event of the year. Qualifying and special non-winner’s
“Shootout” races begin at 1:30pm on Saturday, Sept. 14, followed by a barbeque,
live music, and bonfire. Championship
events begin Sunday, Sept. 15 at 1:30pm.
Admission is $10 on Saturday, $20 on Sunday, or $25 for a discount
two-day ticket; admission is free for kids 12 and under both days. Free camping is open Friday through Monday.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located
on Route 22A in
-30-
Contact: Justin St.
Louis
Phone: (802) 355-3282
Email:
devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com
News from the Accord
Media Contact: Brett Deyo –
845.728.2781 or Deyo99H@aol.com
For Immediate
Release/September 11, 2013
Dirt-Track Dessert: BD
Motorsports Media LLC & Accord Speedway Team Up For Thanksgiving Weekend
‘Gobbler’ On Saturday, November 30; $5,000-to-win Modifieds, Sportsman &
Ron Wright Memorial Street/Pure Stock Events Planned
ACCORD, NY - Dirt-track race
fans, you will have something extra to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.
Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports
Media LLC, in conjunction with Accord Speedway owner/promoter Gary Palmer,
announced an innovative dirt-track Northeast finale for the 2013 season on
Saturday, November 30 at the
Initial news of the
"Thanksgiving weekend" program was leaked at Accord’s Friday night
(Sept. 6) program, starting a buzz that quickly spread across the Northeast.
Word traveled through pit areas and gained attention via online forums.
The 'Gobbler' will mark the
second BD Motorsports Media co-promotion at the Accord facility this season,
following the highly-successful New York Truck Parts Inc. ‘Battle of the
Bullring’ midweek special in August. Danny Creeden of
“Gary (Palmer) was looking to
do something on Thanksgiving weekend and approached me with the idea,” Deyo
said of the event’s origins. “Given the right weather, this could be a
blockbuster event for dirt fans. Accord is a racy track and a first-class
facility. We had so much positive feedback from the ‘
Accord has hosted
post-Thanksgiving racing previously. On November 30, 2002, Robbie Green of
“Thanksgiving weekend has
been huge for pavement racing over the years,” Deyo said. “We’re looking to
provide dirt racing fans and racers with one last big event before the long
winter. The early interest in this show has been overwhelming to say the least.
Drivers are pumped up and the fan response has been very positive.”
BD Motorsports Media has also
enjoyed past November success. In 2011, the twice-postponed ‘King of the Can’
at Penn Can (
"
Research of five-year weather
history of the southeastern
Modifieds will compete under
a liberal rules package allowing big- and small-block engines, sail panels (68
inches, must run two and be event), gasoline or methanol and any Northeast dirt
Modified tire. One weight (2,400 lbs.) will be in effect for all engine
combinations. A hefty purse will be paid with $1,000 offered for fifth, $500
for 10th and $300 to take the green flag.
The Sportsman will allow for
Crate 602 and Open engine combinations with steel or aluminum wheels. The
Sportsman will run a 25-lap main event with a minimum of $1,000 reserved for
the winner and $100 to start.
The Street Stock/Pure Stock
special will be run in memory of longtime race fan and crew member Ron Wright,
who passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 25, 2012 at 57 years old. A longtime
attendee of Accord, Orange County (N.Y.) and Bethel (N.Y.) speedways, Ron had a
passion for full-fender racing. His son, Kyle, was a former Pure Stock winner
at Accord and he was a crew member for his longtime friend Mike Deyo. Wright’s
son, Kyle, will be working to raise additional money for the racers.
A Street Stock/Pure Stock
rules package is being developed to include competitors and Accord and
neighboring speedways including Glen Ridge (N.Y.), Albany-Saratoga (N.Y.),
Orange County, Bethel, Fonda (N.Y.), Lebanon Valley (N.Y.), Bridgeport (N.J.),
New Egypt (N.J.), Big Diamond (Pa.) and the Factory Stocks at Five Mile Point
(N.Y.) and Penn Can (Pa.) in the Southern Tier. The Street Stock/Pure Stock
event will be 20 laps.
Gates will open for the event
at 11 a.m. Hot laps are planned for 1 p.m., with
racing at 1:30 p.m.
Camping will be permitted on
the speedway grounds on Friday and Saturday nights of the weekend. Campfires in
the parking area are permitted so long as they are contained.
Marketing opportunities are
available now for the “Gobbler” event. To learn more, contact Brett Deyo by
phone at 845.728.2781 or via e-mail at Deyo99H@aol.com. BD Motorsports Media is
on the web at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. “Like” BD Motorsports Media on
Facebook or follow @BrettDeyo on Twitter.
Accord
The 'Gobbler' will be the
seventh event promoted by BD Motorsports Media in '13 and will mark the 19th
promotion since the very first at Afton (N.Y.)
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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:
Back in the day with Sprint Cars and
Eldora:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MuEf6sbvLPc
Photo of the week:
Note: Not available on DTD. To see the photo, you have to go to:
http://newenglandtractor.com/racereport/
At times, some are lucky,
like my wife, and beat cancer. At other
times, cancer wins out. One of those
that we lost to cancer was a friend to all, a great fan of racing, and one who,
years ago in an attempt with others, tried to bring auto racing in our area to
the fore front by starting up a fan club called Strictly Dirt. Yes, we lost a great friend of racing when
Gary Tremper left us on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. May he rest in peace.
I get emails:
Hi Tom,
I hope this note finds you
well.
Can you please consider
adding this link of my YouTube video to your column or share it was as many
people who you think may enjoy it? It's
just some footage of the 2013 racing season at OCFS I put together. I don't have anyone's email addresses and am
not on Facebook and I'd like anyone who's interested to see this video.
Thanks Tom and take care.
Jeff Lambert
Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qm76ALQmqQ
And here’s one about the
indoor racing in
http://www.aarn.com/acindoorrace2014.html
Found on the Internet – non
racing:
John Kerry Refuses to Allow
Congress to Question
In part:
"
First, they claimed it was
just a “YouTube” video. Then, they claimed they didn’t know what was happening
at the time. Then, they actually claimed they’ve said it was terrorism since
the beginning — yes, they think we’re that dumb.
Now, John Kerry has refused
to allow congress to question the
http://www.capitalisminstitute.org/kerry-benghazi-coverup/
From Facebook – non racing
stuff:
Found on Sunday, September 8th:
So, This'll
def make my radio show. Very hard to believe. I'd
blast the President for allowing this, but oh yeah, anything negative about him
immediately gets the Race card pulled at ya...Welcome to OBAMA's USA
So my lil brother is in
This came out on Facebook on
Tuesday. By now, I suppose SOME news
people will make mention of it, rather than the “Muslim” March.
Stand With
HERE THEY COME!
The 9/11 Riders are on their
way to D.C. In this video they are passing through
The Obama Parks Department
denied the '2 Million Bikers' a permit in D.C. - but handed one instead to the
'Million Muslim March' whose mistimed 'rally' is an insult to the memory of
those who perished both in 2001 and in Benghazi in 2012.
But Obama can't stop them -
the Riders are coming permit or NO permit. And I love
this video with the Virginia State Trooper giving his lights/siren tribute to
the Riders as they pass by. Law enforcement is as angry at the state of this
country as the rest of us.
Could tomorrow be the turning
point for this nation to finally wake up and reverse course? If we stand
together, we can make it so!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=J7-RlOQifNM
More non racin’ stuff:
PATRIOTIC BIKER RALLY A
SUCCESS; MILLION MUSLIM MARCH DRAWS 21 ATTENDEES
In part: "On Tuesday, The Tea Party News Network
reported that the 2 Million Bikers to D.C. rally had been denied a permit from
the D.C. Parks Department. The biker rally was meant to honor the victims of
the terrorist attack in
Despite talks and conference
calls between the organizers, the organizers of the D.C. rally were told just
days before the event that there was no permit and that the Parks Department
had never received an application- a claim which organizers vehemently deny.
At the same time, the denial
of the permit fomented outrage as the
However, the biker rally
organizers pressed on and insisted that though they did not have a “no-stop”
permit, they still could, nevertheless, hold their rally without police escort,
but that it would just take longer to get through
The D.C. biker rally
commenced this morning as thousands of patriotic bikers met in
However, the Million Muslim
March did not fare as well. Only 21 attendees showed up, including a few
counter-protesters who waved an Israeli flag and one that held a giant cross.
Police outnumbered attendees.”
http://www.tpnn.com/patriotic-biker-rally-a-success-million-muslim-march-draws-21-attendees/
Music video:
I guess this one would be
fitting for this week?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fvj6zdWLUuk
Joke of the week:
A FRIGHTENING STATISTIC
THIS IS A FRIGHTENING
STATISTIC, PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST WORRYSOME IN RECENT YEARS.
25% of the men in this
country are on medication for mental illness.
That's scary.
It means 75% are running
around untreated.
Until the next column!
I can be reached, via e-mail, at: ygordad@yahoo.com