Racin'
& Internet Stuff:
08/11/2011
Special notice:
Brett
Hearn got win # 799 at Fonda on Wednesday night – last night, with a last lap,
last turn pass for the win, in the held over race that was curfewed,
on June 8th. Then later on,
he won # 800, in the 60-lap feature.
Congrats to Brett on that feat, although I was hoping # 800 would’ve
come at Accord on Friday, when I would have been in attendance, after seeing
him get # 799 earlier on Wednesday.
I remember quite
well when Brett first started out racing at OCFS some 30 odd years ago. From what I’ve read, Brett has 471 Big Block
Modified wins, 327 Small Block Modified wins and if I’m not mistaken, two URC Sprint Car wins that came at OCFS. His record for winning races of over 50 laps
in length is quite remarkable, with an outstanding 330 wins in long distance
races.
I had the
opportunity to interview Brett back on May 14, 2003. At that time he had 616 feature wins, and had
been racing for 28 years, having started in 1975.
First:
While I was in the “Crash house” a few weeks ago, my daughter, Judy, and son, Eric, went out of their way to assist me and visit me. Judy, in fact, took a week off of work to be with me daily and to bring me home when I was released. She also had daily reports that went out to quite a few that are on my e-mail list. Eric, too, was almost a daily visitor, managing to leave his job a lot during the week. It was he that drove me there for what I originally thought would be something a little different than being admitted when we first got there to see Dr. Hirsch. And it was he that took care of getting my car inspected while I was hospitalized. So, this week I’m dedicating my column to the. Thanks, kids!
Second:
OK, about me – Last Thursday I had my two-week check up on the Pacemaker. Everything went great. I was told the battery is good for 7 years. I also found out that when the battery gets replaced, the whole Pacemaker gets replaced. However, when that is done, it is not an overnight stay in the hospital – just open me up, disconnect the wires, re-connect them to the new Pacemaker, close me up, and send me home.
There
were quite a few things I would not attempt to do prior to the Pacemaker being
installed – extra walking being one of them, due to shortness of breath. Well, I’m happy to say that I’m breathing
much better now – even went on the track at Accord last Friday during their
autograph/photo session. I would not
have done that, previously. Just prior
to going to my seat, after the session, I had a short chat with Russ Meyer –
he’s “Security” at the track. I told him
that I would not have done it before, and now (at the time) I wasn’t even
breathing heavy.
I’m
also glad to say that there are some “meds” that, for now, I won’t have to be
taking – the Advair Inhaler and Insulin. Time will tell on both of them.
Third:
From an e-mail from Ernie Saxton on August 5th:
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PA August 5, 2011 . . . For years there have been racers using their
auto racing losses to reduce their individual and company tax liabilities and
it has gone pretty much unnoticed.
Now the government has huge deficits and are
starting to pay more attention to things that went unnoticed in the past. Don’t
be surprised to find a notice from the IRS (International Revenue Service) that
you are being audited especially if you fall into the “hobby racer” category.
Attorney Michael K. Spotts, licensed in the State of
There is important information included that relates to sponsorship.
Sponsorship expert Milt Gedo, often referred to
as Mr. Sponsorship, offers “New Methods To Achieve The
Same Goals (in sponsorship).” Columnist Scott Pacich
talks about abusing technology and there are facts and figures on Kyle Busch
leading the mid-season TV ratings for all NASCAR drivers. Apparently being a
bad boy has rewards.
Ken Willis, the outstanding columnist for the Daytona
News Journal offers “Revolving Sponsors Sign of the Economy.”
In addition there is quite a bit of news on a variety of sponsorship
deals that have been finalized recently.
The newsletter, published by sponsorship expert Ernie Saxton, is now in
its 26th year.
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Saxton’s articles on sponsorship can be found in National Dragster and
Late Model Racer magazine along with other major publications from time to
time.
Saxton does present seminars on sponsorship at different locations across
the country and is presently putting together his schedule for the off season
starting in October.
Speedways, organizations and race teams can get information on how they
can host a sponsorship seminar as a fund raiser by telephoning Saxton at
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Fourth:
Ralph Corwin has a bike for
sale. Here’s some info on it:
1988 Harley low rider custom....candy plum.....2 tanks with murals
and stripes/ lots of chrome. black motor. well maintained.
never dropped. 21k miles.....firm
$7495....you even get a pic of Ozzy
sitting on this bike.
Interested? Here is his
e-mail address: rcorwin@hvc.rr.com
Fifth:
The
other day I received an e-mail from Ron Lauer, former ARDC driver and ARDC
President. In it was a link to a racing
video that covered a couple of USAC Champ Car (Silver Crown) races – one being
the 1963
Springfield Champ Car race – August 17, 1963, and the other being the 1963 DuQuoin
Champ Car race – September 2, 1963.
The video: : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5JfGr7sr6w&feature=related
The
http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1963_Tony_Bettenhausen_Memorial/UO
or: http://www.motorsport.com/stats/champ/ldrivers.asp
And for DuQuoin:
http://racing-reference.info/race/1963_Ted_Horn_Memorial/UO
or: http://www.motorsport.com/stats/champ/qrace.asp?C=CH6308
Note: In the tape of the
Sixth:
I see there are 46
entrants for the Cup race at Watkins Glen this coming weekend. Who will not make it?
http://www.jayski.com/stats/2011/entries/22wg2011entry.htm
I actually enjoy
watching the “Cabs” run on a road course.
Kinda puts a lot more of the driver into the
equation.
Seventh:
You gotta hand it to Brad Keselowski
– having a pretty hard hit at Road Atlanta while practicing, resulting in a
broken ankle and other cuts and scrapes, yet, four days later he manages to win
the 500 mile Cup race at Pocono. Yeah, I
know, it’s “only driving”, still and all, he had to be in that car for the
race. Imagine how long a baseball
player, basketball player or football player would be out of commission, with
full pay, more than likely, if they had similar injuries – or less, even? Case in point: Ike Davis of the NY Mets.
Eighth:
Citing weak
economy, Fed to keep interest rates low through mid-2013
In part:
“
The
Fed announced that it expects to keep its key interest rate near zero through
mid-2013. It has been at that record low since December 2008. The Fed had
previously only said that it would keep it low for "an extended
period."
“The
economy grew at an annual rate of just 0.8 percent in the first six months of
the year. Consumers have cut spending for the first time in 20 months. Wages
are barely rising. Manufacturing is growing only slightly. And service
companies are expanding at the slowest pace in 17 months.”
More
can be seen here: http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110809/BIZ/110809810
Coming up:
Accord:
This week at the speedway:
Mid Week Madness on August
10th with Slingshots, 4 cylinders,
Micro Sprints, Legends, Quads and Karts
August 12th:
August 17th:
Mid Week Madness
August 19th:
Mid
August 24th:
Mid Week Madness
August 26th:
Tom’s
Auto Repair Night – Racing all divisions plus Lightning Sprints.
OCFS:
August 13th:
Goldenarea Furniture - The Beer Store - Modified Elimination Race by
August 20th:
August 27th:
Accord
Accord Speedway King of the Catskills Qualifier - M/SP/PRO/SS
September 3rd:
WLR Construction - CHAMPION'S NIGHT - End of Points - Kids Club -
Officials Race - M/SP/PRO/SS/4 Cylinder
Note: I would not expect to
see any 4 Cylinders in action on the 3rd. Also, hard to believe the
point seasons are coming to an end.
August 13th -
Saxton Signs
Presents Biker Night &“King Of The Catskills”
Modified Qualifier, Weekly Divisions, 358 Modifieds
& Prostock ECHO Series
August 14th:
August 20th:
August 25th:
CARQUEST Auto Parts & General Tire Present
$17,500 TO WIN “MR. DIRT Track
August 27th:
V.P. Race Fuels
S.E.F. & Heavy Hauler Present “BACK TO SCHOOL” With Kiddie
Rides, Weekly Divisions & 4-Cylinders
September 3rd:
J.H. Financial
& Pepsi Present Championship Night $3,000 To Win
Modified Feature, Weekly Divisions, 358 Modifieds -
Final Night Of Points For DIRT Modifieds, 358 Modifieds &
DIRT Prostocks (
August 13:
Cowboy Bill Halstead Memorial Night
Sportsman, Pro Stock,
Legends, Bandoleros,
BMS Modified, Street Stock,
4 Cylinder
August 20:
Sportsman, Pro Stock,
Legends, Bandoleros,
BMS Modified, Street Stock,
4 Cylinder
4/6
Cylinder Trucks
Eastern
August
19th to 21st – 37th EMMR/WGOT Convention at
EMMR/LVFG
Chris
Miller Memorial & Remembering
Fri,
Sat & Sun – Daytime events at EMMR
Fri
PM – Cruise at
Fri
PM – Track Time at Williams Grove
Sat
& Sun afternoon – Track Time at
Sat
PM – Track Time at
Hinchliffe
Stadium:
When I first
started going to the Midget races, back in 1946, Hinchliffe
Stadium, in
A couple of links
about the stadium:
For last years
“Expo”: http://www.carlsign.com/hinchliffe.html
Note: Excellent directions in the above link.
Friends of Hinchliffe: http://www.hinchliffestadium.org/
And, Ron Lauer –
former ARDC driver and former President of the ARDC, sent me this video of
Midgets at Hinchliffe Stadium in 1946.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpaPIkqVS6Q&feature=related
Found
on Jayski’s website:
Pastrana Nationwide debut delayed
until 2012:
Pastrana Waltrip
Racing announced that Travis Pastrana will not make
his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut until the 2012 season due to injuries
suffered during the 17th annual X Games last week. The 11-time X Games gold
medalist broke his right ankle and foot while attempting a Rodeo 720 with a
back flip during the Best Trick competition in
Texas Motor
Speedway and the IndyCar Series tried a twist to
their night of racing in June when the IndyCar Series
ran two points races in one night. Now the track might want to try it in the
NASCAR Nationwide Series. TMS President Eddie Gossage
and NASCAR Senior Vice President Steve O'Donnell had an informal discussion
during the IndyCar weekend on whether the concept
could work for a Nationwide event. Whether it actually
happens is far from a certainty, but it is an idea that could shine a spotlight
on the series. A typical
Dover Motorsports,
Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary,
Nashville Superspeedway, has notified NASCAR that it will not seek any 2012
race sanctions. Vice President and General Manager of Nashville Superspeedway,
Cliff Hawks, stated, "
Earnhardt, Jr.
interested in Danica running full-time:
UPDATE full-time
NASCAR plan? From Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s media
availability on Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
WHERE DO THINGS STAND WITH JR MOTORSPORTS AND DANICA (PATRICK)?
"I don't know. I haven't heard anything. I feel confident that she's
content where she is and happy with what we're doing and I think things are
looking positive for us to put something together. I would like for her to run
full time and I'm sure she is considering that and I think she would enjoy it.
She seems to really enjoy driving stock cars and racing in the Nationwide
Series. We just have to see but I haven't heard anything about it."(Chevy
PR)(7-29-2011)
UPDATE: Danica Patrick is in the final stages of
putting together her full-time NASCAR plan. Patrick is apparently going to run
a full Nationwide schedule with JR Motorsports [in 2012], and run a limited
Sprint Cup schedule with Tony Stewart in preparation for an eventual full Cup
schedule.(ESPN/Associated
Press)(8-2-2011)
UPDATE 2: Danica Patrick could still run the
Indianapolis 500 even if she makes a full-time move to NASCAR, The Associated
Press has learned. Two people familiar with Patrick's 2012 plans said she is in
the final stages of a deal to run a full-time Nationwide Series schedule with
JR Motorsports and limited Sprint Cup Series races with the team owned by
two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart. The people spoke to AP on condition of
anonymity because the deal won't be finished until she has secured a release
from Andretti Autosport. The talks also include her
continuing to run the
Montoya crewman
arrested on drug charges:
Police in
Pocono considering
400 mile races:
Pocono Raceway
President Brandon Igdalski told Sirius XM NASCAR
Radio's Sirius Speedway with Dave Moody that cutting the track's two NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series races from 500 miles to 400 next season
is "being considered". "We're looking at things, but we haven't
made that decision quite yet," said Igdalski.
"We're looking at it for the future, whether it's this year, next year, or
a couple of years down the road. It's a different sport and a different time
than it was years ago, and we're always looking at things." Igdalski took the helm of the historic tri-oval when his
grandfather, track founder Dr. Joseph Mattioli,
announced his retirement Friday. Igdalski said he was
unaware of his grandfather's plans, adding, "We got a call about 30 minutes beforehand saying, `Be in the
UPDATE:
Pocono Raceway's
first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was in 1974, a second Sprint Cup Series
race was added to the Pocono schedule in 1982. Sunday's Good Sam RV Insurance
500 was the 68thSprint Cup Series at Pocono Raceway. Each race was scheduled
for 500 miles and each produced its share of drama and excitement. Starting
with the June 10, 2012 Pocono Sprint Cup Series race, the scheduled distance
for both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races will be shortened to 400 miles.
"The 400 mile distance will make NASCAR racing at Pocono even more
exciting," stated Raceway President and CEO ,
Brandon Igdalsky. "Race strategies will change,
fuel mileage calculations will be altered and I firmly believe that our fans
will be treated to outstanding racing at the 400 mile distance."
"NASCAR supports Pocono Raceway's move to two 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series races in 2012," stated Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR Senior Vice
President, Racing Operations . "We believe this
will be a good transition for the fans and competitors. It will provide the
teams with a new type of strategy and should make for even more exciting
competition at a unique facility that has a long-standing history in our
sport." Eight weeks after the Pocono 400. It will be the August 5,
Note #1: I wonder what “Dr. Joe” thinks of that? He was quite steadfast on keeping those
events at 500 miles.
Note #2: Might this somehow, maybe,
bring Indy cars back to Pocono, this change in who’s running the track,
now?
Security Guards
Stabbed at Pocono Raceway:
Two
Philadelphia-area men were in the
Note: A little about me – I don’t drink
alcohol. It was a big part of ruining
the married life that my mother and father had, and it left a bad taste about
drinking, for me. I find it hard to see
how some can get so “bombed” drinking that they have no ideas as to what they’re
doing or saying. Above is a classic
example.
Former
Checking out
results for last weekend, there sure isn’t much, especially from last Saturday,
thanks to “Mother Nature”.
At Big Diamond, in
the Sportsman feature, which, due to numerous cautions, was only 6 laps in
length, Mike Mammana was 6th.
Roger Coss drove his # 17 Asphalt Modified to the feature win at
Wall Stadium.
The CRSA 305 Sprint
Cars were in action at the Utica/Rome Speedway and John Virgilio
was 6th, Josh Pieniazek 10th
and Brittany Tresch 13th.
Brian Sobus had an 11th place finish in the 50-lap
Super Modified feature at
At Accord, Mike
Ruggiero was the Modified feature winner.
Michael Storms was 8th and Danny Creeden
18th. Clinton Mills was a
DQ. In the Sportsman feature, Anthony Perrego was the feature winner. Kyle Rohner won the
Spec Sportsman feature, with Matt Hitchcock 2nd, Tyler Dippel 10th and Kyle VanDuser
– who I believe also ran at the Dirt Oval, 14th.
Note: OK, here I go again – guess you can say, “bustin’ chops”, but to be
perfectly honest, I have yet to hear an announcer pronounce Ruggiero
correctly. I’ve always heard it
pronounced as if there is an “io” at the end, like “Ruggerio”, when the “i” is really
right before the “e” – kinda makes it like it should
be “Roo Gee Air oh” – right?
And, again not
bashing on announcers, but I’ve noticed that when there is an interview of a
driver – not only at Accord, but also at OCFS (in the past, anyway – haven’t
been there for a while), the “Mic” goes silent when
the driver is answering the announcer.
Yup, I refer to that as the “Tim Pitts Mic”. Sorry, Tim!
If it wasn’t for bad luck, I guess young Kenney Johnson
wouldn’t have any luck at all, while racing his Midget with the NEMA Lights, at
Seekonk, on August 5th, he had a car blow an oil line right in front
of him, and Kenney took a ride through the oil and hard into the wall, doing
enough damage to keep him from starting the feature. Thanks to the Lajoie
seat and his use of the HANS devise, Kenney wasn’t injured. The car should be ready for their next race,
Friday, August 19th, at Lee USA Speedway in
Note # 1: I was under the impression that the NEMA Lights only used Ford Focus and Quad 4 engines. Looking at the drivers’ roster, I see that Honda and Mazda engines are also in use for that class.
Note # 2:
From last weeks column:
“The NEMA Lights
(Mostly Ford Focus powered) ran at
In the latest AARN,
it shows Kenney as being 11th.
I imagine that I might have missed some, so if so, I’m sorry!
Going back, in time – in
racing history:
Note: Most of the following information was found
here:
http://www.wheelsofspeed.com/history.html
Covering the days from
August 12th to August 18th:
AUGUST 12
1919
Clark "Shorty" Templeman ... Born ... Shorty drove in the AAA and USAC
Championship Car series, racing in the 1954-1962 seasons with 42 starts,
including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1955, 1958, and 1960-1962. He finished
in the top ten 16 times, with his best finish in 2nd position, in 1961 at both DuQuoin and
1933
Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones ... Born ... A retired American racing
driver and racecar owner. He is most remembered for his 1963
AUGUST 13
1935
Rick Muther...
Born ... USAC / CART driver from the 1960's & 1970's.
1971
Patrick Carpentier...
Born ... Canadian race car driver. He is best known for his career in the Champ
Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. Patrick also
drove for Gillett Evernham Motorsports in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series.
1989
Tim Richmond ... Died ...
USAC / CART and NASCAR driver from the 1970's and 80's. He had his career cut
short when he contracted HIV and died of complications from AIDS.
2000
Bob Wente
... Died ... USAC driver from the 1950's into the 1970's
AUGUST 14
1956
Rusty Wallace ... Born ...
A former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner,
and television broadcaster with ESPN and ESPN on ABC.
AUGUST 15
1927
Eddie Rickenbacker bought
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from Carl Fisher and Jim Allison for about
$700,000.
1956
Robin Pemberton ... Born
... Pemberton was a crew chief for several NASCAR teams over 17 years, heading
teams for Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin and Kyle Petty. Pemberton was field
manager for Ford Racing immediately prior to being named VP of Competition for
NASCAR in 2004.
1958
Andy Petree
... Born ... A NASCAR veteran who has been a driver, car owner and two-time
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup-winning crew chief for the late Dale Earnhardt, made his
television debut in 2007 as an analyst on ESPN and ABC's multi-platform NASCAR
coverage.
1964
Sam Schmidt ... Born ... A
former Indy Racing League driver and current IRL and Indy Pro Series team
owner. While testing in preparation for the 2000 season, Sam Schmidt suffered a
crash at Walt Disney World Speedway that rendered him a quadriplegic.
AUGUST 16
1906
George Connor... Born ...
AAA driver from the 1930's , 40's & 50's who ran
the Indy 500 14 times with a best finish of 3rd in 1949.
1916
Iggy Katona... Born ... An American stock car racer from
1952
Bill Schindler won the AAA
sanctioned
Note: That was his only Champ car victory.
2007
John Blewett
III... Died ... John Blewett III was killed after an
accident at the Thompson International Speedway in Thompson CT. John Blewett III got into an accident, while driving his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour racecar during the New England Dodge
Dealers 150. John died as a result of an accident, which involved his brother
Jimmy Blewett. The brothers were racing for the lead
following a restart of the race on lap 107, when Jimmy hit a wall and then
struck John Blewett's car. John Blewett
suffered head and neck injuries and had to be extricated from his car. John was
one of
AUGUST 17
1952
Nelson
Piquet ... Born ... A Brazilian race driver who was Formula One world champion
in 1981, 1983, and 1987. He is one
of the few men to win at least three world championships in the history of
Formula One (the others being Jack Brabham, Jackie
Stewart, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna (3 each), Alain
Prost (4), Juan Manuel Fangio (5), and Michael
Schumacher (7).
1973
Fred Offenhauser...
Died ... He became a toolmaking machinist with
Pacific Electric Railway. In 1913, he went to work for Harry A. Miller, a
successful manufacturer of carburetors. Offenhauser
helped Miller turn a flood of ideas for racing engines into metal. Engines that began to win races. As early as 1922, an
eight-cylinder Miller engine won the
2000
Chuck Booth ... Died ...
USAC driver from the 1960's.
Our daughter, Sarah,
married Jeffrey Michelson. Wow – 11
years already!
AUGUST 18
1942
Larry McCoy... Born ...
Larry was born in
News
from the AARN:
From
their August 2nd edition:
In the column by Lenny Sammons, he makes mention of Ray
Graham and his son, Kody who race Super Modifieds at
If
you didn’t know it already, the Danny Johnson/Mike Petruska
thing didn’t work out – again. (I guess
it’s just too hard to work together when you’re so far apart – distance wise as
both parties were).
Jimmy
Horton has been racing for 39 years and has won a modified race in 38 of
them. He has 450 wins – 413 in modifieds, 26 in Sprint Cars, 2 in Late Models, 8 in ARCA
and 1 in Silver Crown.
Note: If I’m not mistaken that Silver Crown race was
won at
New
Egypt Speedway will have the children from the
In
Ernie Saxton’s column, he was writing about post race celebrations – you know –
burn outs etc etc.
One thing I’d love to see changed is getting “Victory Lane or Circle”
out from behind stuff in the infield and closer to the track, so the fans who
paid their hard earned monies to see the event, get a change to maybe get a
glimpse of the victory lane celebrations.
Nowadays the
Chris
Economaki is being inducted into the SEMA (Specialty
Equipment Market Association) Hall of Fame.
Race
driver Bobby Gunther Walsh – he runs at
Mr.
Saxton was at an RoC race –
a race where Sail Panels were used, and he was questioning about the Sail
Panels covering up some sponsors names.
In a way, I can see his point.
Another
track has closed – Tri City Speedway has closed down its half-mile track. The smaller Go-Kart track, which runs every
other week will still be in use and the Extreme Dirt Track Nationals ATV event,
scheduled for August 5th was still scheduled and I imagine might
have been run?
In
Brett Deyo’s column, there is more mentioned about
the rough track conditions for New Egypt when they had the Friends of Mike race. Seems the culprit was some heavy rain that
fell on Friday, while the track was in the process of getting ready for the
following day. Some days ya just can’t win!
Jerry
Reigel was making mention of the fact that Jason
Meyers now has 50 WoO wins with his win at Autodrome Drummond.
Lincoln Speedway has had 14 different winners in 14 358 Sprint Car races
so far in 2011. Randy Whisler was the 11th different winner in 14 358
Sprint Car races at the Trailway Speedway. When Whisler got
that win he was driving a 1996 Gambler chassis!
Yup, that’s right – it is 15 years old.
There’s
an ad for a 410-winged Sprint Car race at New Egypt on August 30th,
with a rain date of August 31st.
That race will pay $5,000.00 to win.
Also, on the same card will be a 30-lap race for Big Block Modifieds, which will pay $3,000.00 to win.
In
the column by Kevin Rice, he makes mention of Julie Stefanik,
wife of race driver Mike Stefanik, being hospitalized
due to suffering a seizure while in the Riverhead stands, then having a second
one later that night in the hospital.
Don
and Jo Ann Davies write about racing in the
Note: So now I wonder, having heard that the 4
Cylinders were scheduled to run at OCFS on nights when they don’t run at the
Valley, why no 4 Cylinders show up at OC?
I believe that Howie Commander is still a part
– promoting wise for both the Valley and OC?
And, if I’m not mistaken, they run three different “features” for the
Pure Stocks? Gee, what some tracks
wouldn’t give to have 1/3 of the Pure Stock car count!
The
“Old Master” Frankie Schneider, will be 85 years young on August 11th. I suppose it would take quite a while to sit
and listen to some of the stories he could tell about his career.
The
list of racing people that have left us included racing official John Hoyt, 37,
from the Valenti Modified Racing Series – as their
Series Director and he had previously worked at N.H.’s
Twin State Speedway. Jeff Schrum, 47, an Ohio driver form the 80’s and 90’s and Bruce
Fleischman, 79, a former Lancaster Speedway racer and starter for the track,
and who was also ½ of the B&M Speed Shop
More
racin’ stuff:
From the Frontstretch:
Winners and Losers In
Carl Edwards’ Re-Signing With Roush
Going Green by Garrett Horton
In
part:
“Carl Edwards has finally broken his silence. After months of giving no indication whether
he was staying with Roush Fenway Racing in 2012, he has re-signed with the team
that brought him up onto the Sprint Cup scene in 2004. This doesn’t just affect
Edwards, however; it has left an impact on many other figures across the Sprint
Cup garage. With that said, here are the winners and losers of his contract
extension.”
Winners: Jack Roush, Carl Edwards, Joey Logano and Clint Bowyer.
Losers: Joe Gibbs/Home Depot, Ricky Stenhouse/Trevor Bayne and Matt Kenseth.
Find
out why, here: http://www.frontstretch.com/ghorton/34859/
Racing and
television:
Racing on TV - http://www.racefantv.com/USTV.htm
Note: Do you get Showtime? If so, have you seen the Inside NASCAR show
that is initially on on Wednesday nights from 9:00 PM
to 9:30 PM? There’s not much held back,
verbally, that’s for sure. Might not be too well suited for smaller children, though, what
with there no “beeping” out of words that emit from various mouths. It gets repeated at 10:30 later on Wednesday
night then again at 9:00 AM on Saturday.
Some non-racing stuff:
We
Need Policy, Not More Posturing — And Now
In
part:
“No matter what
some agency may say, we've always been and always will be a
AAA country," President Obama said in his uninspiring speech on Monday, as
the markets melted down.
Never mind that
this is the sort of thing a coach tells Little Leaguers as they're about to get
mercy-ruled. By heaping scorn on Standard & Poor's, President Obama, and
the rest of official
Instead, we need
declarations -- of policy, not of posture -- from all the parties who have
contributed to the current mess. The markets crave certainty. And while no
single entity can guarantee it, each of the key players can do a better job of
providing certainty on where they stand.”
“If the long-term
budget is to be brought in alignment through cuts alone, Republicans should
declare their specifics. And while we know where the Tea Party Caucus stands on
taxes, we need a declaration as to where Senators and House moderates stand. Is
the Ryan Plan all you're offering? Can you ever contemplate a world in which
the tax system brings in more revenue than it does today? Are you capable of
making a deal with President Obama and Democrats that involves revenues? Is the
plan just simply to wait until Mitt Romney is inaugurated as the nation's 45th
president and work with him?”
Interested in more
on this?
Here ya go: http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daniel-gross/declare-215905633.html
Is
this true?:
From an e-mail this past Sunday:
“HELLOOOO... Does
Uninsured Cars Off The Road
Recently, the
City of Dallas , Texas , passed an ordinance stating that if a driver
is pulled over by law enforcement and is not able to provide proof of
insurance, the car is towed.
To retrieve the
car after being impounded, they must show proof of insurance to have the car
released. This has made it easy for the City of
Shortly after
the "No Insurance" ordinance was passed, the
Not only must
they provide proof of insurance to have their car released, they have to pay
for the cost of the tow, a $350 fine, and $20 for every day their car is kept
in the lot.
Accident rates
are going down and...
Wonder how the
ACLU or the Justice Department will get around this one.
Just brings
tears to my eyes.
GO
Video time:
Ricky Stenhouse and Carl Edwards at
Closing with this:
No jokes again this week,
but some helpful - to some - tips on saving dollars for us “older” folks: This is Part 2 of a few parts over these next
couple of weeks.
Gone are the days of your grandmother’s
“early bird special” at the local diner. As our baby boomers reach retirement
age, hundreds of retailers are featuring new and improved discounts exclusively
for the 60 and older crowd. We have composed a list of senior savings that will
help you keep more cash in your pocket. Whoever said getting older was a bad
thing, obviously didn’t know about these fantastic senior discounts! This list
is not all inclusive. Whataburger gives Seniors over
55 a free drink. I added this to the list. If you don't ask, you won't get it.
Stein Mart: 20% off red dot/clearance
items first Monday of every month (55+)
May “Guardian Angels” sit on the shoulders of all of our race drivers and race fans, and guide them safely around the tracks!
Drive safe!
As usual, you can reach me
at: ygordad@yahoo.com