Mostly
Racin' Stuff
By
Tom Avenengo
Volume # 240
08/27/2015
This week’s
photo:
Pictured is Chet Gibbons in the Curtis # 5 Offy
midget. The team car, # 8, can be seen
behind the Gibbons car. Gibbons was one
of the top ranked midget drivers back in the '40's. Somewhere in my pictures is a photo of Chet
getting married, on a racetrack, with Bill Schindler as his best man.
Further down in this week's column will be some race
results from the Cherry Park Speedway that was in Avon, Ct. They held s many races there that, for this
week, I'm only posting half of the events held there. The other half will be in next weeks column.
Going back to the mid '40's, when I first started to
attend races, usually with my father & brother, we would go to Hinchcliffe
Stadium in Paterson, NJ, "Victory Speedway" in Middletown, NY,
Danbury, Ct. and Cherry Park. Those were
great times and I guess I'm quite lucky to be able to remember those days.
Special from
me:
For some unknown reason, I started this week's column
on Sunday, as usual, and when I went to add something on Sunday evening - yup -
it was gone! No idea as to what
happened. Oh well, at times sh*t
happens, right?
Last Thursday I had my 3rd dose of iron, via IV. Have one coming up this Thursday, too, then
the following week, will be my last one.
Actually, I do not notice much of a difference.
Back up north, the 2015 racing season is getting
towards it's end. A majority of the
tracks end their point chases at the beginning of September. Then some tracks have some special, long
distance races. One I've always attended
was the Eastern States Weekend at OCFS.
Missed it last year, and will miss it again this year. With OC now no longer a DIRTcar sanctioned
track, I'm wondering if DIRTcar will back off some and let their drivers, that
want to, run Eastern States. So far the
only one I've seen has been Brett Hearn.
Keep in mind, there is a DIRTcar race in New York on the Friday and
Saturday of ESW. Will DIRTcar bust balls
again, as it did for the first Syracuse race this year, as far as not letting
drivers compete?
Racin’
stuff:
IndyCar
driver Justin Wilson dies of head injury
http://news10.com/2015/08/24/indycar-driver-justin-wilson-dies-of-head-injury/
Stefan
Wilson: IndyCar's Justin Wilson saved six lives with organ donation
Read more: http://autoweek.com/article/indycar/stefan-wilson-indycars-justin-wilson-saved-six-lives-organ-donation#ixzz3jr6OCoXt
C/O INDYCAR
4551 West 16th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46222
IndyCar
heads to finale reeling from loss of Justin Wilson
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/indycar-heads-finale-reeling-loss-justin-wilson-201843906--irl.html
IndyCar: Pocono was among most
costly, highest attrition races of 2015
http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/26/indycar-pocono-was-among-most-costly-highest-attrition-races-of-2015/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs
Uh oh! This could prove to be
very, very interesting!
54TH ANNUAL EASTERN STATES WEEKEND WILL SET RECORDS AS RICHEST IN EVENT
HISTORY AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY OCTOBER 23-25; $35,000 TO WIN BIG-BLOCK
MODIFIED 200, $15,000 TO WIN SMALL-BLOCK 100, $10,000 BONUS AVAILABLE FOR
WEEKEND SWEEP; HUGE INCREASES THROUGHOUT FIELDS
MIDDLETOWN, NY – The 54th annual Eastern States Weekend at
Orange County Fair Speedway will be the richest in event history.
OCFS promoter Michael Gurda IV, in
conjunction with title event sponsor Chris Larsen of Halmar International, has
set plans for a memorable October classic at the five-eighths-mile facility,
with hefty purse increases for the big- and small-block Modified divisions.
Eastern States Weekend 2015 at OCFS will be one for the record books.
The ’15 version of Eastern States
Weekend is set for October 23-25, 2015 presented by Halmar International, WLR
Construction and Arkel Motors.
The
Sunday afternoon (Oct. 25) Eastern States 200 for big-block Modifieds will pay
a massive$35,000
to the winner, plus lap money. Yes, $35,000! The winner’s share is not the only
increase. The event will now pay $500 for 44th place, with boosts throughout the
starting field.
The pole winner via Friday time trials
will pocket $1,000 and the outside-pole timer takes home a $500 bonus.
On
Saturday (Oct. 24), the small-block Modified 100-lap main will pay a new high, $15,000, to win. The entire payout
has been boosted, back to $225 for the final starter in 36th position.
And
there’s more! Should one driver sweep the big- and small-block events during
the weekend, another $10,000 cash bonus would be claimed, bringing
a driver’s potential earnings to $60,000 plus!
The total pay structures for the big-
and small-block Modified divisions is more than double the ’14 offering for
competitors.
Other major sponsorships and
announcements will be forthcoming.
Facility improvements started this
season will continue through Eastern States Weekend at OCFS. Already, the roof
has been replaced on the covered grandstand. All seats in that grandstand will
be brand-new by mid-September.
Drainage work and other projects will
begin shortly with targeted completion prior to Eastern States Weekend.
Located
at 239 Wisner Avenue Middletown, N.Y., 10940 on the Orange County Fairgrounds,
Orange County Fair Speedway is the oldest continuously operating dirt track in
the United States. The first auto race was held at the speedway in 1919. The
five-eighths-mile oval offers fully-covered and half-covered grandstands in
addition to open bleacher seating on the front stretch and turn one areas, with
drive-in viewing on the backstretch. To learn more, contact the Orange County
Fair Speedway office at 845.342.2573 or visit www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net.
Eastern
States Schedule:
|
THURSDAY
- 54th ANNUAL EASTERN STATES WEEKEND
|
|
|
October 23 |
FRIDAY
- 54th ANNUAL EASTERN STATES WEEKEND
|
|
October 24 |
SATURDAY
- 54th ANNUAL EASTERN STATES WEEKEND
|
|
October 25 |
SUNDAY
- 54th ANNUAL EASTERN STATES WEEKEND
|
Found
on Jayski:
http://www.jayski.com/
Yeley-Burton switch rides at BK Racing?:
Hearing
that JJ Yeley will now be the driver of the #26 Toyota for BK Racing and rookie
Jeb Burton will move to BK Racing's #23 Toyota. The #26 is 44th in owners
points, the #23 is 39th. The hope supposedly is that Yeley will be able to
better qualify the #26 in on speed and give the rookie Burton a fall back on
owners points. Hearing the change will take place for Darlington and stay thru
the end of the season. No word if this includes crew chiefs changing. Joe
Williams is the crew chief of the #23 and Patrick Donahue is the #26 crew
chief.(8-24-2015)
UPDATE: Effective Darlington Raceway weekend,
Jeb Burton will be piloting the #23 Toyota with Joe Williams as Crew Chief and
JJ Yeley the #26 Toyota with Patrick Donahue as Crew Chief for the remainder of
the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season. Owner Ron Devine commented, "We are
trying something different to improve performance for BK Racing. We are
confident and proud of our drivers and employees, but we are looking to try
some different combinations to improve our results."(BK Racing)(8-25-2015)
Drivers want stricter policing of restarts:
It's no
secret how NASCAR feels about restarts. The double-file dashes into Turn 1 are
the most exciting parts of many races, and NASCAR wants drivers to control the
exact moment when the race goes back to green. But how serious NASCAR is about
punishing those who don't play by the rules on restarts is unclear. Though
there were no problems Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, drivers
believe there could be some questionable circumstances as the Sprint Cup Series
heads towards its final 12 races. "All the drivers really want is for
NASCAR to police that stuff with a stern hand," Dale Earnhardt Jr. said
after the race. "... You see a guy breaking the rule and you just want to
see NASCAR come down on people. You just want NASCAR to run the show like you
read in the rulebook." There seems to be uncertainty among drivers because
NASCAR often says one thing about restarts while doing another. Officials
threaten to penalize drivers for not following the proper procedure, but rarely
call a penalty in those situations. "They say it's a judgement call, but
you want them to really rule on the side of the penalty," Earnhardt said.
"Keep people honest. ... If you give us a little room out there, as
drivers we are going to try to take it. We don't want the sport ran so loosely.
We really want it to be structured very tight." In NASCAR, all restarts
except the start of the race are supposed to be controlled by the leader. When
the leader arrives in a zone painted on the wall, he or she has the discretion
to go at any time. The second-place driver isn't allowed to take off first, but
can beat the leader to the start line - the result of a rule change after more
restart controversy in Sept. 2013.(full article at the USA Today)(8-24-2015)
UPDATE: Despite a push from some competitors that restarts
need to be better policed, NASCAR does not plan to change how it officiates
those. Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing
development officer, addressed the topic Monday on "The Morning Drive.''
O'Donnell said officials want the responsibility for a good restart to remain
on the drivers. "We've told the drivers that we'd like to leave it in
their hands,'' O'Donnell said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. "The rule is
clear. We've got a restart zone. We've got a bunch of technology and spotters
we can use to look at and make calls. We would like to leave it and continue to
leave it in the drivers' hands but that's something we'll continue to look at.
We're confident in the calls we've made. The leader restarts the race. It's
something we've always got to look at. It's a hot topic when you see things in
one or two races in a row that becomes a theme. Hopefully, we get into
Darlington and that settles down a bit and we get back to racing.''(in part
from NBC Sports)(8-25-2015)
Southern 500 Tickets still available:
The
Tradition Returns to Labor Day weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Bojangles' Southern 500 is set for Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015 at Darlington Raceway.
The NASCAR XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 will race on
Saturday, Sept. 5. Tickets are still available by calling 866-459-7223,
visiting www.DarlingtonRaceway.com, or through the mobile app.(Darlington Raceway)(8-25-2015)
Bristol TV Ratings:
NASCAR
Sprint Cup racing from Bristol (TN) earned a 1.9 overnight rating on NBCSN
Saturday night, down 44% from last year (3.4) and down 49% from 2013 (3.7),
both on ABC. The 1.9 is the second-lowest for any Sprint Cup race this season,
ahead of only a 1.5 for Kansas on Fox Sports 1 in May. Including the Kentucky
race on NBCSN last month (2.0), the three Saturday night races on cable this
season have been the three lowest rated in the metered markets. Overall, 12 of
the 13 Sprint Cup races on cable have had a decline in overnight ratings, with
the aforementioned Kentucky race the lone exception.(Sports Media Watch / Show Buzz Daily), see past race TV Ratings, five-year
comparison chart and more on the 2015 TV Ratings page.(8-24-2015)
Busch Beer to replace Budweiser on the #4:
Anheuser-Busch's
Busch brand will be the primary sponsor of a NASCAR car next year instead of
Budweiser. A-B InBev, which has its U.S. headquarters in St. Louis, said Monday
that Busch will be the new primary sponsor of Stewart-Haas Racing's #4 NASCAR
car driven by Kevin Harvick for the 2016 NASCAR season. Budweiser has sponsored
Harvick for several years. "The Busch brand is well positioned for this
partnership given the brand's storied history with the sport," Lucas
Herscovici, A-B's Vice President of Consumer Connections said in an email.(St Louis Post Dispatch)(8-24-2015)
Stewart moves wrongful death lawsuit to federal court:
The
wrongful death lawsuit filed against Tony Stewart by the parents of Kevin Ward
Jr. was assigned to U.S. District Judge David Hurd on Monday after the Sprint
Cup driver asked Friday for the case to be adjudicated in federal court rather
than New York state court. There was no immediate response from Ward's legal
team on whether it will challenge the federal court's jurisdiction and request
to have it moved back into state court. The Ward family seeks unspecified
damages related to their son's suffering, death and their own loss of economic
support and services from their son. Stewart is scheduled to file his response
to the lawsuit by Friday and an initial scheduling conference is set for Oct.
8.(ESPN.com)(8-25-2015)
Harvick garners 10th 2nd place finish of the
year...a record:
#4-Kevin Harvick became the first driver since 1972 to post double-digit
runner-up finishes during the course of a season Saturday night, trailing race
winner #22-Joey Logano across the finish line in the Irwin Tools Night Race at
Bristol Motor Speedway. No driver had posted 10 or more runner-up finishes in a
single season since Bobby Allison managed the feat in 1972. Harvick became just
the eighth driver to do so, joining Allison, David Pearson, Richard Petty, Ned
Jarrett, Dick Rathmann, Joe Weatherly and Buck Baker. Pearson holds the overall
mark, registering 18 second-place results in 1969.
Runner-up finishes in
a season
Number Driver Year
18 David Pearson, 1969
15 Bobby Allison, 1970
14 Richard Petty, 1964
13 Ned Jarrett, 1965
12 Bobby Allison, 1972
12 David Pearson, 1968
12 Joe Weatherly, 1962
12 Dick Rathmann, 1953
10 Kevin Harvick, 2015 (active)
10 Buck Baker, 1958
From
Track Forum:
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/forum.php
Closed
Cockpit Cars
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php/197386-Closed-Cockpit-Cars
Note: As of
Tuesday at around 1:00 PM, this thread was up to 8 pages
From the Dirt Track
Digest Forum:
http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/DTD/
The
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Too Early to Talk about SDW, SDW Entry List Thread
http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/DTD/index.php?/topic/53059-the-waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay-too-early-to-talk-about-sdw-sdw-entry-list-thread/
Note: Up to three pages, now.
From
the AARN:
Brett Hearn Back
On Track: Wins Three Straight For Weekend Sweep
Preece Battles
Rivals, Rain To Conquer Bristol In NWMT Romp
Friends Of Mike
Bridgeport Big Block Race Is Rich Friesen Payday
Pocono Indy
Sadness: Justin Wilson Fatally Injured In Race Won By Teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay
Rico Invades
Pennsy; Wins Both USAC Midget Shows
Van Varick Calls
Off Plans To Resurrect Borger’s Speedway
VonDohren’s
Grandview Win Puts Title Clinch Well Within Reach
Jimmy Blewett Is
Back in Victory Lane At Wall Stadium
Josh Richards
Sweeps World Of Oultaws LM Races At Atomic, Eriez
Esh Surprises
Port Royal 410 Field With Victory
And more from
this weeks issue:
After winning
the two USAC/ARDC Midget races in PA, Rico Abreu went to the 410 Sprint car
race at the Susquehanna Speedway and finished 2nd.
One has to
wonder what's in store, in the future, for Halmar owner Chris Larsen and
OCFS. Pretty sure I've read that he
wanted to buy the track from Mike Gurda, but Gurda said he had to buy the whole
place. Last week, for the drive-in
section, it was $25.00 a car load. Mr.
Larsen picked up the difference between the car load price and the number that
were admitted.
Tickets go on
sale for the Indoor racing at Atlantic City on January 29th & 30th, on
September 1st. To get them via Len Sammons Motorsports, you can
call : 609-888-3618.
The
"Freedom 76" Modified race at the Grandview Speedway, on September
12th will pay $25,000.00 to the winner.
Tickets for the
Eastern States Weekend are now on sale.
Call 845-342-2573. Also, this
coming Saturday is "Ladies Night" with admission & drinks being
half price.
Must be
nice! "Race Chaser" Guy Smith
has now been to 1,624 different race tracks - so far.
Former OVRP
Dirt Oval racers:
At Glen Ridge, in triple Sportsman features, A.J.
Filbeck had a 1st, 3rd and 1st.
Kenney Johnson was 6th in the USAC DMA Midget feature
at the Bear Ridge Speedway.
Mike Mammana won the Sportsman feature at Big Diamond.
Anthony Perrego was 23rd, and Tyler Dippel 25th in the
"Friends of Mike" race at the Bridgeport Speedway.
Anthony Perrego was 7th in the Modified feature at
Five Mile Point. Josh Pieniazek was 2nd
in the CRSA feature, with Chuck Alessi 8th, Emily VanInwegen 9th and Brian
Krummel 10th.
Hunter Bates was 9th in the Sportsman feature at A/S.
Kolby Schroder was 4th and Kyle Armstrong 8th in the
Modified feature at Lebanon Valley. John
Virgilio was 3rd and Matt Pappa 7th in the Sportsman feature.
L.J. Lombardo had two 3rd place finishes in the two
358 Modified features at OCFS. Billy V
had a 5th & 4th, Tim Hindley a 7th and 5th, Clinton Mills with two 9th's,
Tom Hindley an 18th and a 12th. Davie
Franek was 4th and Joe Kata 12th in the URC feature. Joey Bruning was 2nd, Dom Roselli, Jr 4th,
Brandon Findley 5th, Joe Conklin 6th, Matt Hitchcock 7th, Joey Falanga 9th,
Winter Mead 10th, while Anthony Falanga was a DNQ in the Sportsman feature.
A.J. Filbeck was 6th in the 602 Sportsman feature at
U/R.
Tyler Dippel was 12th in the ARCA 100 mile race at
Springfield, Il.
Brian Krummel was 2nd, Emily VanInwegen 10th, Chuck
Alessi 11th and Josh Pieniazek 15th in the CRSA Sprint feature at Penn Can.
Rich Coons was 1st and Kyle Redner 3rd in the
358/Sportsman feature at Bethel.
Jacob Hendershot won the 270 Micro feature at
Bridgeport. He also won the wingless 270
feature at the Airport Speedway in New Castle, DE. He was also 3rd in the wingless 270 feature
at Shellhammers.
Tyler Dippel was 4th,
L.J. Lombardo 21st and Kyle Armstrong 26th in the 100 lap race at
Lebanon Valley on Tues.
At the I-88 Speedway, on Tuesday, in the CRSA feature,
Emily VanInwegen was 1st, Joe Kata 2nd, Josh Pieniazek 14th, Brian Krummel
16th and Danny Hennessey 22nd.
Note: It's
possible that I might have missed a few, since my column disappeared late on
Sunday, and I had to do it over again.
If so, sorry!
Racing
from "Back in the Day":
Here are some of the midget racing results
from the Cherry Park Speedway in Avon, Ct.
Next week I'll have the rest of them - those that I have.
Cherry
Park Speedway
Avon,
CT
12
miles west of Hartford on RT 177 between Unionville and RT 44
1946
Opened
as a dirt track
July
28 1. Bill Schindler Harry Hull Ford
2.
Jeep Colkitt
3.
Johnny Carpenter
4.
Lloyd Christopher
5.
Art Cross
25
laps
August
4 no racing-track being paved
Aug.11
1. Bill Schindler Caruso Offy
2.
Ray Nestor
3.
Don Morris
4.
Chet Conklin
5.
Jeep Colkitt
22
laps halted, accident no time
Aug.
14 1. Lloyd Christopher
2.
George Rice
3.
Jeep Colkitt Hough V-8
4.
Art Cross Hough V-8
5.
Don Morris
25
laps 6:32.50
Aug.
18 1. Ted Tappett Bourgnon #12 cycle
2.
George Rice Hagedorn #9 cycle
3.
Charlie Miller John Schloeder #30 cycle
4.
Art Cross Hough V-8
5.
Lloyd Christopher Hough V-8
25
laps 6:31.25 NTR
Aug.
25 1. Bill Schindler Caruso #2 Offy
2.
Jeep Colkitt Hough #81
3.
Dutch Schaefer
4.
Johnny Rice
5.
Rex Records
25
laps 6:56.56
Sept.
1 1. Bill Schindler Caruso #2 Offy
2.
Chet Gibbons Wheeler Offy
3.
Ray Nestor John Schloeder cycle
4.
Lloyd Christopher Hough #82
5.
Jeep Colkitt
25
laps 6:32.40 11,000 attendance
Sept.
8 1. Ray Nestor John Schloeder #30 cycle
2.
Jeep Colkitt Hough #81 V-8
3.
Johnny Rice
4.
Don Morris
5.
Art Cross
25
laps 6:37.04
Sept.
15 1. George Rice Curtis #5 Offy
2.
Bill Schindler Caruso #2 Offy
3.
Len Duncan Caruso #4 V-8 (?)
4.
Ray Nestor
5.
Ted Tappett
25
laps 6:30.20 NTR
Sept.
22 1. Chet Conklin Harry Hull V-8
2.
Art Cross Hough #81 V-8
3.
Al Keller
4.
Dee Toran
5.
Lloyd Christopher
25
laps
Sept.
29 rain after consi
Oct.
6 1. Al Keller Cresbaugh #28
2.
Lloyd Christopher
3.
Harry Fanelli
4.
Johnny Zeke
5.
Bob Disbrow
25
laps 6:43.13 feature from 9/29
Oct.
6 1. Art Cross Hough #81
2.
George Rice
3.
Ted Tappett
4.
Dutch Schaefer
5.
Al Keller
25
laps 6:35.40
Oct.
13 1. Chet Conklin Hull #37 V-8
2.
Ted Tappett Bourgnon cycle
3.
Rex Records Willetts Offy
4.
Don Morris Caruso #4 V-8
5.
Bud Tatro Tatro #15
25
laps 6:35.31
Oct.
20 1. Chet Conklin Hull #37 V-8
2.
Tony Bonadies
3.
Don Morris
4.
George Rice Caruso #4 V-8
5.
Larry Shurter
25
laps 6:33.50
Oct.
20 1. Johnny Carpenter Hough V-8
2.
Chet Conklin
3.
Bert Brooks
50
laps 13:01.50
Conklin
overall winner of "Atlantic States Midget Championship"
1947
ARDC
sanction
25
lap features Sunday nights
April
20 rain
April
27 rain after heats
May
4 rain
May
7 rain
May
11 1. Dutch Schaefer
2.
Chet Gibbons
3.
Al Keller
25
laps 6:35.0?
May
14 1. George Rice
25
laps 6:50.51
May
18 rain
May
25 rain (6 of first 8 rained out)
May
30 1. George Rice Curtis Offy #8
2.
Tony Bonadies
3.
Chet Conklin
50
laps 13.14.1
June
1 1. George Rice Curtis Offy #8
2.
Al Keller
3.
Art Cross
25
laps 6:34.
June
8 rain
June
15 1. Chet Gibbons
2.
Johnny Ritter
3.
Johnny Rice
25
laps 6:35.
Gibbons
won at Thompson earlier in the day.
June
22 1. Johnny Ringger Wheeler Offy #45
2.
Johnny Rice
3.
Jeep Colkitt
June
29 1. Rex Records
2.
Chet Gibbons
3.
Johnny Ringger
25
laps
July
6 1. Bill Schindler
2.
George Rice
3.
Chet Gibbons Curtis Offy
25
laps 6:36.
July
13 1. Chet Gibbons Curtis Offy
2.
George RIce Ashton Offy
3.
Dutch Schaefer
25
laps 6:27.00 NTR
July
20 1. Ted Tappett Curtis Offy
2.
Lloyd Christopher
3.
Johnny Ritter
Curtis
#8 Offy
July
27 1. Ted Tappett
2.
Johnny Ritter
3.
Chet Gibbons
50
laps 12:59.3 NTR
Aug.
3 1. Ted Tappett
2.
George Rice
3.
Johnny Ringger
25
laps 6:19.1 NTR
Aug.
10 1. Chet Conklin
2.
Len Duncan
3.
Henry Renard
25
laps
Aug.
17 1. Jeep Colkitt
2.
Johnny Ringger
3.
Johnny Ritter
25
laps 6:17.2 NTR
Aug.
24 1. Johnny Ringger
2.
George Rice
3.
Jeep Colkitt
25
laps 6:20.
Aug.
31 1. Lloyd Christopher
2.
George Rice
3.
Tony Bonadies
25
laps
Sept.
7 1. Johnny Ringger
2.
Al Keller
3.
Lloyd Christopher
25
laps
Sept.
14 1. Bill Schindler
2.
George RIce
3.
Johnny Ringger
50
lap Championship Race
Sept.
21 1. George Rice
2.
Chet Conklin
3.
Bert Brooks
25
laps no time
Sept.
28 1. Bill Schindler
2.
Johnny Ringger
3.
Bert Brooks
25
laps no time
Oct.
5 1. Bill Schindler
2.
Jeep Colkitt
3.
Al Keller
25
laps no time
Oct.
12 1. Johnny Ritter
2.
Art Cross
3.
Johnny Rice
75
laps
Oct.
19 1. Johnny Ringger
2.
Al Keller
3.
Mike Nazaruk
100
laps
1948
April
18 1. Ted Tappett Curtis Offy #8
2.
George Rice Bourgnon Offy #36
3.
Larry Bloomer Willetts Offy
4.
Johnny Rice Lataille-Miller Offy
5.
Bill Schindler Caruso Offy #2
25
laps 6:27.72
Crowd
of 10,000 2,000 turned away by order of
Police.
Note:
ISN columnist Ed White mentions that the injured Henry Renard was walking around
with a movie camera shooting
everything
in sight. Wonder if that footage still exists!
April
25 1. Bill Schindler
2.
Al Keller
3.
Russ Klar
25
laps 6:13.30 NTR
May
2 1. Lloyd Christopher
2.
Al Keller
3.
Ernie McCoy
25
laps
May
9 1. George Rice
2.
Bob Disbrow
3.
Rex Records
25
laps 6:05.54 NTR
May
16 rain
May
23 1. Bill Baker
2.
Buddy Chase
3.
Rex Records
25
laps
May
30 rain
June
6 1.Ted Tappett
2.
Len Duncan
3.
George Rice
25
laps 6:23.46
June
13 rain
The
late Al Keller is pictured in the "Stardust Offy" midget. I'm pretty sure the photo was taken at the
Cherry Park Speedway, in Avon, CT.
Press Releases:
NEWS FROM
Orange County Fair
CONTACT
Mike Gurda
845-342-2573
“KING OF THE CATSKILLS” QUALIFIER AUGUST
29
AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY
MIDDLETOWN,
NY (August 23)……..The winner of the Saturday, August 29 30-lap Modified
division feature race at Orange County Fair Speedway will earn---in addition to
the $2,500 top prize---an automatic starting spot in the Accord Speedway “King
of the Catskills” Race Modified Series race to be held at that track on Friday,
September 18, 2015.
In
addition to the DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds, Orange County’s other weekly
racing divisions--- Sportsman, Rookie Sportsman, Street Stocks, Thunder Trucks
and Four-Cylinder Cars---will be in action on the 29th with a full program of qualifying and
feature races, all part of Accord
Speedway Night.
Accord
Speedway in the Catskill Mountains hosts similar racing programs on Friday
evenings. Many Orange County competitors also race at the banked quarter-mile
track located in the town of the same name. Rich Ricci Jr., Rich Eurich, and
Willy Auchmoody are just three of the Modified drivers who race weekly at both
tracks.
For
Orange County’s Street Stocks, it’s also their fourth and final race-within-a
race Crane Golf Challenge Series event, with additional awards to the high
point finishers.
Johnstons Subaru is the sponsor on Accord Speedway Night.
Admission
prices for the August 29 race meet remain at $14 adults, $12 seniors, and $1
for children 12 and under. The full night of racing begins promptly at 6:30 pm.
Advance
ticket sales for all remaining 2015 races, including the September 19 Eve of
Destruction, the October 23-25 54th 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 EVENTS
September
5 --- WLR Construction Championship Night (Final night of points)
September
12 --- Superior Remodeling 911 Tribute night; Eastern States Modified Qualifier
September
19 --- Middletown Auto Wreckers EVE OF DESTRUCTION
October
23-25 --- 54th Annual
Eastern States Weekend
Video:
Some midget car crashing videos:
https://youtu.be/4nd6pYIV8LQ
Other News:
Huma Abedin, a Clinton
Aide, Is Back in Spotlight as Republicans Seize on Emails
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/us/politics/huma-abedin-clinton-emails.html?_r=0
Note: To be honest, I do not trust Mrs.
Clinton. And I also do not trust Ms
Abedin. Just got a feeling about those
two, ya know?
Bill
Clinton is reportedly 'very agitated' by the idea of Biden jumping into the
race.
This
week's joke:
HANDICAP PARKING
Today I had to
go to Lowe's. As I approached the entrance, I noticed a driver looking for a
parking space.
I flagged the driver and pointed out a handicap
parking space that was open and available.
The driver looked puzzled, rolled down her window and
said, "I'm not handicapped!"
Well, as you can imagine, my face was red!
"Oh, I'm sorry," I said. "I saw your
'I'm Ready for Hillary' bumper sticker and just assumed that you suffer
from a mental disorder."
She gave me the finger and screamed some nasty names
at me.
Boy! Some people don't appreciate it when you're just
trying to help them out!
Until my next column – next week
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contact me. My email is:
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