Racin'
& Internet Stuff:
By Tom Avenengo
Volume # 108
09/06/2012
Special
notice:
School is open! Be careful!
Kids today have more to keep them interested in; therefore, don’t be
surprised if they walk/run in front of you while talking on their cell or
texting. And just because it seems that
every kid that’s getting off of the bus is coming from the extreme back seat,
try to keep the “road rage” at a minimum, while you’re stuck behind the bus! Kids today are “Daim
Bramaged” just as we were when we were their age.
First:
While watching
the Cup race from
My
thoughts, of course.
Second:
Quite a while ago I broke down and bought a
cell phone. My intentions were to use it
only in case of an emergency while on the road.
The phone sucked. It got to the point
that I could hardly hear anything on it, and those I was talking to, could hear
less. So, my son, Eric, told me when he
got his new cell, I could use his. Well,
he got his, and this past Monday I went to his house so we could get rid of my
service with my cell provider and use his, changing his old phone and number
over to me and my cell number. Talk
about a “Cluster”! One hour and 11
minutes to get it accomplished. Eric did
leave quite a few numbers in his old cell – numbers that I might use, but even
after he was told that during the change over, they would not be deleted, well,
guess what? Yup, everything was
deleted. At least now I have a cell
phone that I can hear on and other will be able to hear me. Hooray!
Third:
I visit a lot
of websites while doing these columns – including track websites, in search of
information. It’s remarkable how they
are not kept up to date. One gripe of
mine – when they put in an article/results, no date
shown! Is it that difficult to put the
date in?
Fourth:
MyLaps
this year has been a total piece of useless information. I see many postings on Facebook
where fans, drivers, teams, etc etc can’t access MyLaps for information.
You go to a track’s website, like OCFS, click on the link to MyLaps, and you end up in 2011.
Fifth:
On the Dirt Track Digest’s message board,
they have a section where one can ask questions to WRG/DIRTcar
about the up-coming Super Dirt Week in
Just for the heck of it, I asked:
Any particular reason why
OCFS did not have a SDW Big Block qualifier?
Their response:
They have the Eastern States
200 which is part of the Super DIRTcar Big Block
Modified Series schedule. With 'The Big Show' moving to Albany Saratoga,
scheduling became a challenge. We will revisit for next season.
Sixth:
Maurice Jones-Drew ends holdout; returns to Jacksonville Jaguars
On
Sunday morning, ESPN's Adam Schefter
reported that Jacksonville Jaguarsrunning back Maurice Jones-Drew will
return to his team after a 38-day holdout. The report was confirmed by NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, and seriously confirmed by Jags running back Rashad Jennings.
Jones-Drew, who signed a five-year, $31
million contract in 2009, has collected $21.8 million in the first three
seasons, but wants to be paid in line with other elite backs. That would include the contacts
recently given to Adrian Peterson (seven years, $100 million, $30 million
guaranteed), Chris Johnson (four years, $53.5 million, $30 million guaranteed),
LeSean McCoy (five years, $45.6 million, $20.8
million guaranteed), Arian Foster (five years, $43.5 million, $20.8 million guaranteed),
and Matt Forte (four years, $32 million, $18 million guaranteed).
Jones-Drew could be fined up to $1.2
million by the team for off-season time should the Jaguars choose that option,
but it's more likely that both sides will forgive and forget. Jones-Drew is
returning now because if he doesn't, he starts losing game checks. And with a
$4.45 million base salary in 2012, every week of in-season absence would have
cost Jones-Drew $261,765.
Note: My take:
Once you sign a contract, you should abide by it. Personally, methinks that an awful lot of
people in professional sports and the entertainment field are grossly over
paid. I’d like to question Mr.
Jones-Drew and see if he’d be willing to take a big pay cut if he under performs
during the next season. Bet I know the
answer!
Seventh:
End of the Ford Econoline marks a new era for
great American vans
If you ever wanted to really get to know a Ford E-Series van,
better hurry. Because after a long — check that, absurdly long — run, it's
finally retirement time for America's most famous and most geriatric hauler;
take a bow, you body-on-frame, mostly V-8 people mover. It's so old it always
looks like it's starring in some '70s Quinn Martin production or an episode of
Dragnet.
When the former Econoline receives a
gold watch for service at the end of the 2013 model year, Ford will finally
begin building for the American market the unibody
Transit van they sell in
Like the upcoming Chrysler Ram vans, based on a couple of Fiat's
home-market schleppers, the Doblo
and the Ducato, Ford's Transit launch in the U.S. is
what counts for meaningful progress along the slow road to a more rational U.S.
fleet. Here's why:
Eighth:
From
Track Forum:
For what it's worth, Pocono
On the Bring Indycars back to Pocono Facebook
page, they posted that the 'word on the street' is that INDYCAR will be there
for a July 4 weekend race. that's all it said.
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?168507-for-what-it-s-worth-Pocono
Note: Pocono has released it’s
2013 NASCAR race dates. No mention yet
of an Indy Car event. I have made
mention of it to my friend “Benzee” who runs bus trips
to races and other events, and he has asked me to keep him posted. Those bus trips usually leave from the
Ninth:
For real?
Joe Biden:
Americans 'better off today' than four years ago
In part:
“On Monday, Vice President Joe
Biden told a crowd of
about 3,500 union workers in Detroit
that things in
“Folks, let me make something clear and say it to the press:
Unfortunately, it was too hot outside for Biden to explain
exactly why.
“If it weren’t so hot – if it weren’t so hot, I’d go into detail
but let me sum it up this way: You want to know whether we’re better off? I’ve
got a little bumper sticker for you,” he said.
More can be seen here, along with numerous comments under the
article.
http://www.examiner.com/article/joe-biden-americans-better-off-today-than-four-years-ago
Tenth:
Per the AARN’s
headlines for the issue due out this week:
To Move Pits Out Of Infield
For
2013
Note: I’ve also heard rumors of the “Little” track
being made bigger and also some possible mounds of dirt in the infield for
Bikes & Quads, maybe?
I
imagine it will take a lot of work to make a pit area outside of turns 3 &
4 – leveling it out, etc etc. Also, lights, eating facilities, rest rooms,
and what about some stands for the pit people to sit in to watch the
races? I’ve heard exit the track in 3
and enter it in 4.
Eleventh:
Looking at the results of the
TQ race that was held during the Classic weekend of racing at
Coastal 181:
Maybe you’ve heard of
them? They publish books and sell many
items related to auto racing. They also
have a few things on their website, like Lew Boyd’s “Tearoff”
section. A short time ago, Lew called me
to see if I could give him some information on a couple of drivers that ran
with the ARDC, back in the day – “Jeep” Colkitt, and
“Dee” Toran. Toran was one of a few drivers that had been sent to jail,
due to an accident in racing – one that resulted in a death. Another one was Joe Sostilio,
another pretty well known name in racing.
But, here’s the latest “Tearoff” by Lew Boyd:
http://www.coastal181.com/nlm-working-April-2005/tearoffs-0.htm
Note: Yes, Lew makes mention of me, so I thought
I’d return the favor!
Coming up:
Accord:
September 7th:
Upstate Auto Night
Modifieds $1500 to Win
Sportsman-Spec Sportsman
Pro Stock-Pure Stock
Lightning Sprints-Fireball 4
Cylinders
Pit Gates 4:30 Spectator Gate 5:00 Warm ups 6:30
Racing 7pm
September 14th:
Taylor Rental + OCFS Night
Racing
all divisions + Lightning Sprints Qualifier Night Last Night of Points
Sept 21 & 22:
KING OF THE CATSKILLS
2 Jam Packed Days of Racing!
FRIDAY
ROC Modifieds
100 Laps $7000
to win!
Sportsman $1000
to win
Lightning Sprints $500 to win
All payouts based on 25
entries per division
Adults $24 Kids $5 Reserved Outdoor $27 Indoor Seating $30
Family 4 Pack $68 Admission for 2 adults, 2 kids & $20 in
food vouchers
Pit Gate opens at 3:30 Spectator Gate
5:00 Warms ups 6:00
SATURDAY
CRSA Sprints
Spec Sportsman $1000 to win
Pure Stock $500 to win Pro Stock $500 to
win
Jr Slingshots $400 to win All Star Slingshots $400 to win
Xcel 600 Modifieds
All payouts based on 25
entries per division
Adult admission $22 Kids $4 Reserved Outdoor $25 Indoor Seating $28
Family 4 Pack $62
Pit Gate opens at 3:30 Spectator Gate
5:00 Warms ups 6:00
2 Day Adult Combination
Spectator Ticket $40
For advance ticket sales call
845-626-3478 or email accordspeedway@yahoo.com
Drivers: Registration Form in “file” section
Note: All of the above is from their website.
OCFS:
Saturday, September 8th:
Champions Night (Points End) WLR Construction
September 15th:
Modified ESW Qualifier plus
North East Vintage Modifieds MOD, SPTS, ROOKIE, STREET,
VINTAGE
September 22nd:
October 19th:
Arkel Motors Presents...51st Annual EASTERN STATES WEEKEND
October 20th:
Arkel Motors Presents...51st Annual EASTERN STATES WEEKEND
October 21st :
Arkel Motors Presents...51st Annual EASTERN STATES WEEKEND
Note: So far, no schedule has been released for
ESW. I do know there will be two
Sportsman races – one for Crates and one for Open engines. Also, this year, no Sprint
Cars.
Sat. Sept. 8
Steve Hough Motors &
Boomer’s Performance Present The 9th Annual Boomer’s Performance 20-Lap Purestock Classic, LV-AS Budget Sportsman Challenge Race,
358 Modifieds, Sportsman, Prostocks,
Purestocks & 4-Cylinders (Final Night of Points
For The 358 Modifieds & Appearance Points All
Other Divisions)
Sat. Sept. 15
2012 Season Finale | Final
Night of Points for all divisions with The DiCarlo
Auto Body Service Center $1,000 To Win Fall Brawl 50-Lap Budget Sportsman
Feature (Appearance Points Will Apply) Sportsman, $1,000 To Win Prostock Showdown, Purestocks
& 4-Cylinders (358 Modified Rain Date)
Sun. Nov. 4
The L.V. 29th Annual SUPER
SWAPMEET With Over 500 Vendors | Vendor Gates @ 6am |
Front Gate @ 8am - 4pm RAIN OR SHINE!!
November 11, 2012:
The annual Stan Lobitz Movie party, lunch, auction and sit down dinner,
with all of the proceeds going to the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing (EMMR).
Lobitz Caterin Hall – Route 940
One never knows who might
show up – like Eddie Sachs, Jr. or Arlen Kurtis, son
of noted race car builder Frank Kurtis – who have
been guests in recent years. A good time
is had by all with lots of bench racing and b*ll
busting being done throughout the day.
Vendors are also present.
Things get off to a somewhat
slow start at around 9:00 AM, then it’s an all day
thing that ends with the sit down dinner usually a little after 5:00.
When we go, it’s I-84 West to
I-81 South. I get off on Route 80 East, then hit Pa Route 309 South – the first exit after leaving
I-81. From Port
Best part: it’s FREE.
Found on Jayski’s website:
It's Official - Joe Logano
signs with Penske Racing:
Penske
Racing announced that Joey Logano will join the team
in 2013. He will drive the #22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series. Logano, 22, a two-time Sprint Cup Series
winner who is currently competing in his fourth full season, will begin a
multi-year agreement with Penske Racing. "I am very excited to join Penske
Racing and begin the next phase of my career," said Logano.
"I am looking forward to the opportunity as it will be an honor to drive
for Roger Penske and race for wins and championships. I am also proud to
represent Shell-Pennzoil as they are a respected global brand that does a great
job of activating in the sport on and off the track."
"Joey Logano is a
very talented driver who has already achieved a lot of success at a young
age," said Tim Cindric, President of Penske
Racing. "Joey is a great fit for our organization and we look forward to
building on his success as he takes his place behind the wheel of the #22
Shell-Pennzoil Ford."
"We welcome Joey Logano
to the Shell-Pennzoil team, and we know he will do a great job representing our
brands and Penske Racing in 2013 and beyond," said Lisa Davis, president,
Shell Lubricants Americas. "Joey is clearly a special talent on the race
track, and we look forward to working with him off the track as well."
Logano will join Brad Keselowski,
a three-time race winner and championship contender in 2012, and the #2 Miller Lite Ford team to form a potent combination for Penske
Racing in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.(Penske Racing)
It's Official - Matt Kenseth
signs with Joe Gibbs Racing:
Joe
Gibbs Racing announced that 2003 NASCAR Cup Series Champion and two-time
Daytona 500 winner, Matt Kenseth, has signed with the
team to drive the #20 Toyota Camry with sponsorship from Dollar General and The
Home Depot starting in 2013. "We are thrilled to be able to officially
announce Matt will join Joe Gibbs Racing starting at the conclusion of this
season," said Joe Gibbs, owner of Joe Gibbs Racing. "Everyone knows
what he has accomplished in our sport as a champion and a consistent winner. He
is well respected in the garage and his experience and knowledge will be
extremely beneficial to our entire organization, especially Denny and Kyle."
Kenseth is currently third in the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series point standings with a win, nine top-five and 14 top-ten finishes thus
far this season. Over the course of his career he has won a total of 22 Cup
races while earning 122 top-five and 223 top-ten finishes.
"I'm excited to announce what the next
chapter in my career will be," said Kenseth.
"I remain totally committed to this season and working with my current
team toward a championship and having this settled will only help my focus. JGR
is an impressive organization with tremendous leadership and strong support
from sponsors like Dollar General and The Home Depot. I'm very fortunate to
have the opportunity to move from one great situation into another starting in
2013."(JGR), Gibbs also said during the press conference that Jason
Ratcliff would remain as the crew chief for the #20 team.(9-4-2012)
Truex
Jr. agrees to extension:
Martin
Truex Jr. has agreed to an extension to stay in the
#56
UPDATE:
Michael
Waltrip Racing has agreed to multiyear contract
extensions with Martin Truex Jr. and NAPA Auto Parts
keeping Truex behind the wheel of the #56 NAPA Auto
Parts Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
UPDATE:
Martin
Truex Jr. and primary sponsor
Stewart talks about run in with Kenseth
and helmet:
#14-Tony
Stewart, met with members of the media at Atlanta
Motor Speedway and discussed some topics including the incident with #17-Matt Kenseth at
Q) YOU AND MATT (KENSETH) TALKED THIS MORNING IS EVERYTHING GOOD BETWEEN
YOU TWO THEN?
Stewart: "Yeah, we are fine. It's like we mentioned
earlier in the week, we have too much to do the last 10 weeks to be worrying
about each other. It's just like we always said there are 43 people out there
and they are not always going to agree on the track at the same time. The big
thing is getting it done and over with now."
Q) THIS SPORT WAS BASICALLY THRUST INTO THE MAINSTREAM IN 1979 WHEN CALE
(YARBOROUGH) AND DONNIE (ALLISON) WENT AFTER IT IN A FIGHT. THE FANS
APPRECIATION FOR THAT RAW EMOTION HASN'T CHANGED ANY OVER THE YEARS. WHY DO YOU
THINK THAT RESONATES SO MUCH WITH THE FANS?
Stewart: "I don't know it still makes me wonder why NASCAR
won't let that moment be relived fully. People like emotion every other sport
gets a cool off period, every other sport you get time to calm down where our
deal it's a little bit different we don't have that. It's not like one play is
a bad play and you go to another play the bad deal for us is we are done for
the day. That is where it's different."
Q) IF YOU GET THAT HELMET BACK
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH IT?
Stewart: "Charity auction if I get it back. For some
reason it's MIA (Missing in action)."
Q) IT MIGHT END UP IN THE HALL
OF FAME&
Stewart: "That's fine too if it ends up in the hall of
fame so be it. There have been a lot of charities that have asked to have that
for an auction right now."
Q) HAVE YOU ASKED FOR IT (THE
HELMET) BACK?
Stewart: "No, not yet."(Team Chevy)(9-1-2012)
Comments from Kenseth
about
#17-Matt
Kenseth met the media shortly after 1 p.m. on Friday.
Afterwards, he met with Tony Stewart to discuss the much-discussed incident at
Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend that resulted in Stewart hurling his helmet
at Kenseth's #17 Ford. "Honestly, last week I
was really surprised," Kenseth said. "I
wasn't trying to put our cars in a bad situation. I thought we were going to
make it through there and I thought it was going to be alright, so I'm not sure
what all went down there. But Tony and I, 99% of the time at least, show each
other probably more respect and more room on the track than probably most
people have. There have been a couple instances here and there, but I think,
overall, we try to show each other a lot of respect and we usually get that
back."(RacinToday)(9-1-2012)
Patrick says Smith apologized:
#10-Danica
Patrick says #78-Regan Smith called to apologize for their run-in last Saturday
night at Bristol, and she described that move as 'upstanding,' though it's not
clear if she's really buying the apology 100%. Any regrets about not throwing
her helmet at the man who took her out of a top-20 finish? That's what teammate
Tony Stewart did at his
Lowe's / Johnson to support Red Cross for Hurricane
Isaac:
In
response to Hurricane Isaac, Lowe's announced today it will expand its relief
efforts by teaming with five-time Sprint Cup champion #48-Jimmie Johnson at
Sunday's NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. As part of Lowe's Racing for Relief program, Lowe's will match the race earnings of Team 48, with
a minimum donation of $100,000 to the American Red Cross. Together, Johnson and
Hendrick Motorsports also will donate $48,000 toward
the cause. The donations will support American
Red Cross disaster relief and
help provide food, shelter, emotional support and other assistance to those
affected by Hurricane Isaac. Lowe's introduced Racing for Relief in 2000. To
date, the program has helped disaster relief efforts for hurricanes, tornadoes
and floods by raising more than $620,000. Since partnering with the Red Cross
in 1999, Lowe's and its customers have contributed more than $23 million for disaster
relief. Individuals can join forces with Johnson and Lowe's to help provide
assistance. Lowe's stores throughout the
NASCAR still reviewing pit designs after Martin
crash:
No
changes are planned for the first race on a high-speed oval since Mark Martin's
violent collision with a pit wall at Michigan International Speedway, but
NASCAR is reviewing tracks' pit designs. Martin was uninjured after his No. 55
Toyota skidded off Turn 4, down the pit road and into a wall opening at a sharp
angle just behind the driver's-side door. The odds are slimmer that a car could
squeeze through an opening in the same way during Sunday's AdvoCare
500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. "
Stewart losing sponsor:
Office Depot, co-primary
sponsor for Tony Stewart's #14 Chevy in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series since Stewart took over the team in 2009, will not return in
that capacity in 2013, a team spokesman confirmed. "Office Depot has
notified SHR that they will not be renewing as the primary sponsor of the #14
team," SHR spokesman Mike Arning said.
"However, SHR is in continued discussions with Office Depot regarding
possible future roles the company could have with the team." Asked what
those future roles might be, Arning was unable to
specify. "They want to be involved with Tony and the team, but are unsure
how right now," he said. Office Depot's departure leaves quite a void for
SHR. The office-products company held the primary sponsorship in 22 of 38 races
in 2012. Mobil 1, which holds primary sponsorship of the #14 in the series'
remaining 16 events, will carry the same investment in 2013, Arning said.
Mindy Kramer, Senior Director of Communications
for Office Depot, said the decision to leave the three-time champion was
difficult and not taken lightly. "The changing business landscape warrants
a realignment of priorities and resources," Kramer said via written
statement. "That being said, Tony Stewart has been an exceptional
ambassador for our brand, and he has gone above and beyond in everything that
he has done for our company. Being a part of his legendary 2011 championship
run was a moment of tremendous pride for everyone at Office Depot." Office
Depot is also currently the "Official Office Products Partner" of
NASCAR, a status they've held since 2005. Kramer and NASCAR spokesman Jon
Schwartz both said the two sides are still negotiating any future relationship.(ESPN)(9-2-2012)
Sadler out at RCR? going to JGR in 2013?:
Richard
Childress, owner of RCR, tells Claire B Lang on the SiriusXM
NASCAR Radio Pre-Race Show that Elliott Sadler has not re-signed with the company[for 2013], Sadler currently leads the Nationwide
Series points.(SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Rumors floating around have Sadler going to Joe
Gibbs Racing to run full-time in the Nationwide Series and run a 4th JGR Sprint
Cup Series car part-time in 2013.(9-2-2012)
UPDATE:
Appearing
Monday night on SPEED's Race Hub, Elliott Sadler confirmed he would not be back with
Richard Childress Racing in 2013. He said he had not been offered an
opportunity to stay at Childress next season and that he does not yet have a
deal with a team for next year.(9-4-2012)
DuPont to sell paint division - Ramifications on
NASCAR not known yet:
The
DuPont Co. has agreed to sell its auto paint business in an almost $5 billion
cash deal, advancing its strategy to move out of oil-based products and delve
more deeply into advancing agriculture, nutrition and renewable fuels. The
company announced the $4.9 billion sale of its DuPont Performance Coatings
business, a cornerstone in the firm's traditional lines, to The Carlyle Group, a
global asset management firm. The transaction is expected to close early in
2013, and DuPont will retain ownership of its signature oval label. Carlyle
will replace the oval and rebrand the unit's products, according to DuPont.
When the deal closes, all DuPont Performance Coatings workers will become
employees of a new company under Carlyle. Company officials said it is too soon
to tell what staffing plans the new owners will have once they take over.
The company's paint business is perhaps best
recognized through DuPont Motorsports, a sponsor and paint manufacturer for
four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon's #24 race car and the longest current
running sponsorship, 20 years. Details of the logo on Gordon's car will be
agreed upon between DuPont, DuPont Performance Coatings and Hendrick
Motorsports in the future, said Gregg Schmidt, DuPont spokesperson.(in part
from a very large article at the Delaware News Journal)(9-1-2012)
BUT:
DuPont
and AARP-Drive to End of Hunger are both signed to sponsor Jeff Gordon and the
#24 Chevy thru 2013.(9-2-2012)
2012 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Wild-Card Race:
[after
A look at the race for the two wild-card
positions for the Chase based on wins and being inside the top 20 in points.
Driver [wins] standings, behind 10th
first two would make
the chase as wild cards:
#5-Kasey Kahne [2
wins] 11th -18 points out of 10th
#18-Kyle Busch [1 win] 12th -23
eight other drivers
currently in the running for wild cards (1 win):
#24-Jeff Gordon [1 win] 13th -35
#9-Marcos Ambrose [1 win] 16th -63
#39-Ryan Newman [1 win] 17th -72
#20-Joey Logano [1
win] 18th -105
these drivers have no
wins but are in the top-20
#99-Carl Edwards 14th -44
#27-Paul Menard 15th -59
#1-Jamie McMurray 19th -151
#31-Jeff Burton 20th -160
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
The Chase:
The
top-10 drivers will make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Positions 11 and
12 in the 12-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup are Wild Cards, and will go
to drivers outside the top 10 with the most wins, as long as they are ranked in
the top 20 in points. If multiple drivers outside the top 10 tie for wins, the tie-breaker will go to the race winner with the
highest points position.
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings (pdf).(9-2-2012)
Going back, in time at OVRP’s Dirt Oval:
From September 5, 2004
http://www.whowon.com/Results.asp?TrackID=1904&StoryID=133424
Some names from
that day who have moved on up to bigger (and more
expensive) forms of racing, and still racing, today: Joe Kata, III,
Kenney Johnson, Jacob Hendershot, Brad Szulewski, Matt Janiak, Joey Falanga, Roger Coss, Kyle
Armstrong, Kyle Redner, Chuck Alessi
and Danny Hennessey.
More of the results from the Midget races that were held
indoors at the Kingsbridge Armory in the
This week covering from November 1, 1947 to April 3, 1948.
1947-48
Nov.
1
1.
Tony Bonadies
2.
Ted Tappett
3.
Al Keller
4.
Bill Baker
5.
Johnny Ringger
Nov.
5
1.
Ted Tappett
2.
Bob Disbrow
Nov.
8
1.
Ted Tappett Curtis Offy
2.
Johnny Ritter Ritter Offy
3.
Stan Disbrow Bopp V-8
4.
Larry Bloomer Paxson V-8
5.
Bob Disbrow Frick V-8
Nov.
12
1.
Johnny Ritter Ritter Offy
2.
Ted Tappett Curtis Offy
3.
Tony Bonadies Willets Offy
4.
Al Keller Willets Offy
5.
Bill Baker Croft V-8
6.
Andy Van Heusen
25
laps 5:33.12
Nov.
15
1.
Len Duncan Pollock Offy
2.
Larry Bloomer
3.
Johnny Ringger
4.
Art Cross
5.
Ted Tappett
6.
Henry Renard
25
laps 5:23.32 NTR
Nov.
19
1.
Len Duncan
Nov.
22
1.
Ted Tappett
2.
Al Keller
3.
Johnny Ringger
25
laps 5:16.61 NTR 8000 spectators
Nov.
26
1.
Al Keller Willets Offy
2.
Ted Tappett Curtis Offy
3.
Larry Bloomer
4.
Mike Josephs
5.
Len Duncan Pollock Offy
6.
Bob Disbrow
25
laps 5:18.55
Nov.
29
1.
Ted Tappett Curtis Offy
2.
Al Keller Willetts Offy
3.
Art Cross Hough Offy
4.
Johnny Ritter
5.
Bill Baker Croft V-8
6.
Bob Disbrow
25
laps 5:15.83 NTR
Dec.
3
1.
Johnny Ringger
2.
Len Duncan
3.
Tony Bonadies
Dec.
6
1.
Al Keller Willetts #41 Offy
2.
Bob Disbrow Frick V-8
3.
Tony Bonadies Willetts #31 Offy
4.
Len Duncan Pollock Offy
5.
Andy Van Heusen Hough V-8
Dec.
10
1.
Tony Bonadies
2.
Al Keller
3.
Henry Renard
4.
Len Duncan
5.
Art Cross
Dec.
13
1.
Tony Bonadies
2.
Ted Tappett
3.
Art Cross
Dec.
17
1.
Ted Tappett Curtis Offy
2.
Johnny Ringger Wheeler #62
3.
Tony Bonadies Willets #31
4.
Jack Duffy V-8
5.
6.
Bob Disbrow
Dec.
20
1.
Al Keller Willets #41
2.
Johnny Ringger
3.
Ted Tappett
4.
Chet Conklin
5.
Bob Disbrow
6.
Walt Fair
1948
Jan.
3 canceled-snow
Note: This is the only race that I see as far as
being cancelled for snow.
Jan.
10
1.
Tony Bonadies Willets Offy
#31
2.
Bob Disbrow Frick V-8
3.
Bill Baker Croft V-8
4.
Larry Bloomer Paxton V-8
5.
Stan Disbrow Bopp V-8
6.
Ernie McCoy
7.
Jack Duffy
8.
Johnny Ritter
9.
Al Keller Willets Offy #41
10.
Andy Van Heusen
Jan.
17, 1948
1.
Tony Bonadies Willets Offy
#31
2.
Johnny Ritter Ritter Offy
3.
Johnny Ringger Wheeler Offy
4.
Bob Disbrow Frick V-8
5.
Art Cross Wilson Offy
6.
7.
Bill Baker Croft V-8
8.
Andy Van Heusen Eckert V-8
9.
Bert Brooks
Jan.
24 ?
Jan.
31
1.
Tony Bonadies
2.
Al Keller
3.
Bob Disbrow
4.
Larry Shurter
5.
Johnny Ringger
6.
Ernie McCoy
Feb.
7
1.
Al Keller Willetts Offy
2.
Tony Bonadies Willetts Offy
3.
Johnny Ringger
4.
Bob Disbrow
5.
Jack Duffy
6.
Walt Fair
7.
8.
Andy Van Heusen
9.
Larry Bloomer
10.
Don Morris
Feb.
11 ?
Feb.
14
1.
Tony Bonadies
2.
Johnny Ringger
3.
Larry Bloomer
4.
Johnny Zeke
5.
Bob Disbrow
6.
Andy Van Heusen
7.
Stan Disbrow
8.
Steve McGrath
9.
10.
Ralph Lund
Feb.
18
1.
Tony Bonadies
2.
Russ Klar
3.
Larry Bloomer Paxson V-8
4.
Johnny Ringger Wheeler Offy
5.
Bob Disbrow Frick V-8
6.
Larry Shurter
7.
Stan Disbrow Bopp V-8
8.
Steve McGrath Jokko V-8
9.
Andy Van Heusen Stroppoli V-8
10.
Nick Fornoro
11.
Rex Records
Feb.
21 ?
Feb.
25 ?
Feb.
28
1. Tony Bonadies
Willets Offy #31
2.
Johnny Ringger Wheeler Offy
3.
Bill Schindler Hough Offy
4.
Walt Fair Frankenfield V-8
5.
Larry Bloomer Paxson V-8
6.
Al Keller Frick Offy
7.
Rex Records Caruso Miller
8.
Larry Shurter Muir V-8
9.
Russ Klar
10.
Mike Nazaruk "Sweet Sue" V-8
March 3 1. Johnny Ritter
2.
Tony Bonadies
3.
Al Keller
4.
Bill Schindler
5.
Bob Disbrow
6.
Ernie McCoy
7.
Len Duncan
8.
Rex Records
9.
Johnny Zeke
10.
Johnny Ringger
11.
Larry Bloomer
12.
Ray Nestor
13.
14.
Jack Duffy
March
6
1.
Tony Bonadies
2.
Al Keller
3.
Len Duncan
March
10 ?
March
13 ?
March
17 ?
March
20
1.
Len
2.
Tony Bonadies Willets Offy
3.
Bill Schindler Hough V-8
4.
Larry Bloomer Paxson V-8
5.
Don Morris Stroppoli V-8
6.
Stan Disbrow Bopp V-8
7.
Bob Disbrow Frick V-8
March
24 ?
March
27
1.
Johnny Ritter Ritter Offy
2.
Tony Bonadies Willets Offy
3.
Larry Bloomer Willets Offy
4.
Ernie McCoy Wheeler Offy
5.
Stan Disbrow Bopp V-8
6.
Len Duncan Willets Offy #41
7.
Nick Fornoro Frankenfield
V-8
8.
Larry Shurter Muir V-8
9.
Bob Disbrow
10.
Joe Barzda
April
3
1.
Ted Tappett Curtis Offy
2.
Ray Nestor Wheeler Offy
3.
Johnny Ritter
4.
Len Duncan
5.
Bob Disbrow
6.
Al Keller
7.
Stan Disbrow
8.
Tony Bonadies
9.
Bill Schindler
10.
Walt Fair
11.
Larry Shurter
12.
Ernie McCoy
Ten
of those 27 races above were won by Tony Bonadies.
More
results from Kingsbridge next week.
Back in the day:
While
posting some history on the ARDC's message board, I
came across these Midget races held on August 31st, in 1948, just in the
Northeast area!
Bone
Stadium, PA
1
Nick Fornoro
2
Buddy Chase
3
Chet Conklin
1
Tony Bonadies
2
Red Marlowe
3
Ted Tappett
1
Len Fanelli
2
Art Cross
3
Mike Nazaruk
1 Johnny Rice
2
Dutch Schaefer
3
Stan Disbrow
1
Johnny Thomson
2
Joe Sostilio
3
Bill Schindler
Today,
in the Northeast area, NEMA has had about 8 races so far in 2012 and the ARDC
about 14 total for the season. Yes, back in the day
was so much better! Oh, and a week ago, NEMA had a race in
And how about
this, for September 3, 1948!
1948:
1 Joe Ross
2 Bob Foss
3 Johnny Black
1 Tony Bonadies
1 Don Morris
2 Art Cross
3 Mike Nazaruk
1 Mike Josephs
50 laps
2 Fred Moore
3 Len
1 Stan Woods
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Johnny
Thomson
1 Johnny Rice 2
Walt Fusco
3 Chet Conklin
4 Bert Brooks
Note: Six
Midget races in the Northeast on September 3, 1948!
News from
the AARN:
From
the August 28th issue:
Lenny
Sammons:
In his column, one of the things he makes mention of
is that the URC has come out with an engine rule change regarding the use of
vacuum oil pans.
Note: My thoughts – isn’t it a little late in the
2012 season for a rule change?
Ernie
Saxton:
As
you well know, Mr. Saxton is into helping teams as far as sponsorship
goes. He says it’s best not to start a
sponsorship inquiry via an e-mail, first.
A letter, on fine stationary is what one should start with.
Note: He and I agree – get rid of the Chase in
NASCAR Cup racing and use all 36 races, as it used to be.
Todd
Heintzelman:
Makes
mention that during the month of September, the WoO
Sprint Cars have 14 races, going from the West Coast to the East Coast.
John
Snyder:
Quite
a bit in his column was about OCFS. The
Pro Stock class – might be time to drop it, entirely. Low car counts have caused management to make
this a every other week class, alternating with the
new Rookie Sportsman class. He feels the
monies should go towards building up the Street Stock class. He feels the Rookie Sportsman class should be
weekly, but watched closely. Also, he
feels the entire Sportsman class should use the Crate engines. He’d like to see the 358 Modifieds
return, not weekly, but maybe 6 or 8 shows over the season.
Note: On some things, I tend to not agree with Mr.
Snyder. If you were to eliminate the Pro
Stock class, you would lose the bodies that paid to get into the pits with each
car – even with the low car counts. So,
where would one get monies to put towards the Street Stock class, then? I’ve heard that OC has been paying their
purses from what’s in the pit area.
If
you’re going to keep a watchful eye on the Rookie class, then you best start teching. And, I’ve
always said, with the Crates – you need a claimer. All over this area the Crates have gotten out
of hand. Hell, you can hear it at
OCFS. The teams know it – some cars are
not quite “Kosher”. Why don’t the
officials?
The
358’s returning would be nice, but the reason they left was because the track
really wasn’t getting extra bucks into the pits with most Big Block teams bring
in a Small Block and using the same crew for both. Maybe there can be a mandatory “move up” from
Sportsman to the 358’s after wins, etc etc like they
have for the Rookie Sportsman class?
Then again, that would not work maybe if the Sportsman class was all
Crates?
Bill
Utter:
In
his column he makes mention that on the Internet it’s being said that the Accord
Speedway is for sale. “Not so”, says Mr.
Palmer!
Other
news:
Jeff
Bloom has been hospitalized after getting burned in a Sprint Car crash at the
Berlin Raceway, last week. Sorry – no
contact info listed.
Jimmy
Zacharias won five asphalt Modified features in three days, last week, in
Bobby
Gunther Walsh had a nice ad thanking those that came
to aid his team and especially his 80 year old father during a pit skirmish on
8/24 at Penn Can.
A full one half page ad advertising the New Yorker
200 Weekend at Utica Rome on 9/7 & 9/8. On Friday, 9/7, Modifieds
go for $5,000.00 to win, Sportsman $1,000.00 to win, Pro Stocks $700.00 and
Pure Stocks $500.00. On Saturday, 9/8
the Modifieds go for $10,000.00 to win for 100
laps. The Crate Sportsman run for $1,000.00 to win.
More
and more I see the 600 Micro Sprints getting into running wingless. Last week they had a wingless feature after
the winged feature, at Lindas.
No
real big ad yet, but mention was made about the upcoming Freedom 76 race at
There
was mention of the USAC Mopar National Midget race at
the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring – scheduled for 11/17, being removed from
the schedule. The reason: This years Turkey Night Grand Prix, for
Midgets will be held on the dirt half mile track at Perris Auto Speedway in
Note: Ah!
Progress! See how it’s screwed up
racing – especially with the Midgets?
Today you need a SPECIAL car for dirt and a SPECIAL car for
pavement. Every day I put “Historical”
stuff on the ARDC’s Message Board. Many times I’ve put in that a certain driver
would win a feature in the afternoon and then another at night – one on a dirt
track and one on pavement – and guess what – same car! Of course, here in the East, there is no need
for two cars, with the ARDC strictly dirt and wingless and NEMA strictly
pavement and with wings. I guess never
again will we see both clubs race together.
To me, that’s a shame. Yup! PROGRESS!
And,
in the issue of September 4th:
In
AARN
This
Week:
Third
Oswego
International
Classic Win -
And
$15,000 -
Won By
Otto Sitterly
"The
Doctor"
Makes
$10,000 Labor Day
House
Call
To New
Egypt Speedway
New Mod
Touring Series Star:
Teenager
Barrett
Wins
VMRS Race At Stafford
Orange
County Fair Speedway
To Move
Pits Out Of Infield
For 2013
Tony Ferrante, Jr.,
Long
Island Mod Ace,
Retires
From Driving
Manmiller's Coal Cracking
Yields
Diamonds
Helliwell, Hoar Close
In ACT
Season Title Chase
Horton
- Pauch Rivalry Reignited
After
Bridgeport Mod Battle
"Bottle
Gate"
Is
Latest NASCAR Cup Dust Up
World
Of Outlaws Late Model
Little
Valley Stop Packs House;
Lanigan Wins
Cannon's
Selinsgrove Blast
Yields
Eight Grand Payday
Former
I was not aware that BJ Wambold
was still racing. At Mahoning, last
week, he was 12th in the Street Stock feature.
Alex Bell was 13th at Devil’s Bowl in the
Modified feature.
Kyle Rohner was 2nd
and Corey Ziegler 11th at Penn Can in the Sportsman feature.
Danny Creeden was 5th,
Mike Doty 8th and Tyler Boniface 11th in the Modified
feature at Accord.
Anthony Perrego won the
Sportsman feature with Tyler Dippel 4th
and Brad Szulewski 19th.
Tim Hindley was 2nd,
Clinton Mills 5th, Mike Ruggiero 8th, Billy VanInwegen 10th and Matt Hitchcock 17th
in the Modified feature at OCFS.
Anthony Perrego was 3rd,
Brian Krummel 4th, Andrew Reeves 5th,
Matt Janiak 7th, RJ Smykla
9th, Joe Conklin 12th, LJ Lombardo 13th, Zack Vavricka 15th and Tyler Dippel
21st in the Sportsman feature.
John Illanovsky was a DNQ. Seth Pacella was 6th,
Joe Falanga 7th in the Rookie Sportsman
feature.
Kolby
Schroder was 6th and Kyle Armstrong 21st at
Danny Creeden was 8th
at Five Mile in the Modified feature.
Nick Pecko was 4th
in the Modified feature at Mountain Speedway
Note: Only 21
cars – total in all classes??
Mike Mammana was 23rd
in the Coal Cracker race at Big Diamond.
Bobby Morris was 3rd and Rich Coons 8th
in the Sportsman feature at
In the CRSA 305 Sprint Car feature at the Ridge,
Josh Pieniazek was 5th, Emily VanInwegen 17th and Brittany Tresch
20th.
At
Roger Coss was 18th
in the Modified feature at Mahoning. BJ Wambold was 13th in the Street Stock feature
while his sister, Tiffany was a DNQ.
Brian Sobus was 7th
at
Note: I know
I’ve missed some, but I believe there are 40 names listed above – those that
had run at the Dirt Oval, on occasion, or steadily, and now into bigger racing
vehicles.
USA Today article about
Bernard/Penske
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor...ard/57587502/1
Some stuff from the above
link:
Penske weighs in on state
of IndyCar, embattled Bernard
“Dogged by controversy, scheduling debacles and a heated
dispute with team owners, embattled IndyCar CEO Randy
Bernard can't help but laugh. Compared with his 15 years as head of the Professional
Bull Riders, he quips,
"There are a hell of a lot more rumors over here
in IndyCar."
“Now
2½ years into a five-year contract, Bernard seems to be done worrying about
trying to appease everybody at once. Before the Indianapolis 500, he acknowledged on Twitter one owner was
trying to get him fired. He recently was at the head of a
brouhaha over an exclusive agreement that forced owners to pay marked-up
prices to chassis manufacturer Dallara for
replacement parts. A recent Speed.com report (that was debunked by The
Indianapolis Star) even
suggested an unidentified group of team owners was trying to buy the series in
order to oust Bernard.”
“Racing's
most powerful team owner understands the tap dance Bernard has to perform. In
an interview with USA TODAY Sports before Sunday's Grand Prix of Baltimore, Roger Penske showed
support for Bernard but expressed concern over IndyCar's
future.”
"We're
wasting a lot of time worrying about parts discounts versus what's best for the
series — the venues, the strategy of the series, the marketing in the
future," Penske says. "I think Randy has done a good job from the
standpoint of being able to execute in these newer cities.”
"(But) there's been a lot of changes in (IndyCar)
management over the last couple years, which continuity is really important
when running a business."
There’s more,
folks. Just check out
the link, above, and the one below, to see what has been said, so far, on the
subject.
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?168660-USA-Today-article-about-Bernard-Penske
Press Releases:
NEWS FROM
Orange County Fair
CONTACT
Mike Gurda
845-342-2573
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
POINTS SEASON ENDS SATURDAY
AT
Track Champions to be Crowned
MIDDLETOWN, NY (Sept.
3)……..Orange County Fair Speedway wraps up the weekly point season this
Saturday night, September 8 when the top drivers in each of the four racing
divisions will be crowned.
In the headline Modified ranks, Jerry Higbie’s lead over Tommy Meier is currently 58 points, with
Meier still having a mathematical chance of wresting the title from Higbie. Higbie and Meier are both
two-time Orange County Modified champions, and both are eagerly seeking their
third division crown.
In the Sportsman ranks, 2011
champion Gary Edwards Jr. leads challenger Jimmy Spellman by 42 points. A slip
by Edwards and a win by Spellman and the tables will be turned.
The point chase in the Pro
Stock division is a nail-biter, with two-time champion Mike Dutka
leading Troy Arnold by just six points. This one won’t be decided until the Pro
Stock feature race checkered flag flies.
With a 104-point lead,
Charles Donald needs only to keep his car pointed in the right direction to
garner the Street Stock championship. But in Street Stock racing the
unpredictable can happen…and often does.
Admission prices for the
September 8 WLR Construction/
A final Saturday night of
stock car racing will be held on Saturday, September 15. No points will be
awarded, but the winner of the 30-lap Modified feature will earn a guaranteed
starting position in the October 21 Eastern States 200. The North East Vintage Modifieds will also be in action.
Advance sale tickets for the
October 19-21 Eastern States Weekend and additional information is available on
the Orange County Fair Speedway website, www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net
, or from the Track Office. Call
845-342-2573 Monday through Friday during business hours.
Media Contact: Brett Deyo - Deyo99H@aol.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/September
6, 2012
Racers Preferred Models Steps
Up With Attractive Giveaway Packages Aimed at Fans & Competitors for VP
Racing Fuels-Pioneer Pole Buildings 2012 Short Track SuperNationals
at
At the Oct. 6 'Working Man's
Race' event, Racers Preferred Models proprietor Rob Mortier
has signed on to provide attractive bonuses to both fans and competitors
attending the event at Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, N.Y. The event is headlined by a 50-lap feature
for big-block/small-block Modifieds.
The event winner and another
randomly selected driver will receive a 'Starter Package' from Racers Preferred
Models to include a complete Racers Preferred Model design of the winning car,
three copies of the 1/16th-scale model shipped to the race team's door - a $299
value.
The fans have not been
forgotten, either! At the SuperNationals, three model
cars ($60 value each) will be given away as prizes through a drawing of general
admission tickets.
Racers Preferred Models is on
the web at www.racerspreferredmodels.com. The company has produced more than
600 different dirt Modified model cars that have raced the ovals of
"Rob at RPM has provided
something unique for the SuperNationals that will
benefit our fans and racers," said event promoter Brett Deyo. "RPM was part of our recent 'Clash at the Can'
held at Penn Can (
"Mike Payne, car owner
for Danny Johnson who won that race in June, was thrilled to have a constant
memory of their victory with the 'Starter Package' prize."
The fifth 'Working Man's
Race' at Five Mile Point is shaping up to be the most lucrative to date for
Modified racers. The green money has been increased to $455 for 50 laps of
racing on a quarter-mile oval.
Alpine Building Supply of
Schuylkill Haven, Pa., returns as the 'Roll the Dice Challenge' sponsor for the
SuperNationals event, boosting the winner's share by
$1,500 so long as they have posted the $20 'gambler's fee' prior to the start
of qualifying.
A long list of bonus and
award sponsors has signed on to support the SuperNationals
in 2012. A complete list, updated frequently, can be found online at
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. A large cross-section of competitors will benefit
from this bonus program, including drivers who do not qualify for the main
event.
Registration is currently
underway for the Short Track SuperNationals. Entry
forms have been posted to the BD Motorsports Media website. Brian Malcolm of
All remaining pre-entered
drivers who file an entry prior to Sept. 30 will be part of a second drawing to
be held at the drivers' meeting on race day for a pair of $50 gas cards.
Registration in advance is just $15: $20 less than it had been in 2006 when the
SuperNationals was first
contested!
Modified rules allow for big-
or small-block engines, gasoline or methanol, sail panels or windows, an open
tire rule (run weekly at a Northeast dirt Modified facility), with a draw for
position setting the heat-race starting orders. Complete rules and race
procedures have been posted on the BD Motorsports Media website.
ALL racing activity takes
place on Saturday (Oct. 6) with an open practice on Friday (Oct. 5) evening.
The Comfort Inn of
Binghamton, N.Y., 1000 Front Street just miles from the speedway off Interstate
81 Exit 5, serves as the host hotel with a group rate of $99/night. Contact the
Comfort Inn by phone at 607.724.3297 and mention "SuperNationals"
to receive the discounted rate.
Joining the Modifieds on the program are Street Stocks (under 2011 Race
of Champions rules, 25 laps) and a Four Cylinder Open event (18 laps).
Previous Short Track SuperNationals Modified winners include Duane Howard of
Oley,
Marketing opportunities, lap
sponsorships and contingency award opportunities are available now. To learn
more, contact Brett Deyo by e-mail at
Deyo99H@aol.com, by phone at 845.728.2781 or log onto the official BD
Motorsports Media website at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. BD Motorsports Media
can also be found on Facebook.
The Short Track SuperNationals is presented by VP Racing Fuels, Pioneer
Pole Buildings Inc., Alpine Building Supply, Racers Preferred Models, Dale
Smith Photography, Manmiller Electric, Touch of Green
Landscaping, Fariello Landscaping, Selinsgrove
Speedway/JGK Motorsports, Lias Tire/American Racer, Shiley Fabrication, BFP Specialty, Long Family/MTL
Motorsports, Four Star Lettering, S&D Bodyline, S&W Awards, Harford
Subway, Penn Can Speedway and BD Motorsports Media.
2012 American Racer/Lias Tire "Road to the SuperNationals"
Friday, March 16 -
Selinsgrove Speedway/Selinsgrove, PA - DUANE HOWARD
Sunday, April 8 - Big Diamond
Speedway/Minersville, PA - RICK LAUBACH
Monday, July 2 - Five Mile
Point
Thursday, July 12 -
Saturday, July 14 - New
Saturday,
July 21 -
Saturday, August 4 -
Friday, August 24 - Penn Can
Speedway/Susquehanna, PA - KEVIN HARTNETT
Friday August 31 - I-88 Speedway/Afton, NY – J.R. HURLBURT
Friday, September 14 - Accord
Speedway/Accord, NY
Past Short Track SuperNationals Modified Top-Five Finishers
Oct. 8, 2011 Five Mile Point:
DUANE HOWARD - Danny Tyler - Billy Pauch Sr. - Jeff Strunk - Jeff Heotzler
Oct. 9, 2010 Five Mile Point:
JUSTIN HOLLAND - Billy Pauch Jr. - Kevin Bates -
Brian Weaver - Danny Tyler
Oct. 10, 2009 Five Mile
Point: KEVIN HIRTHLER - Mike Ricci - Mike Gular -
Sean Merkel - Joey Grammes
Oct. 7, 2006 Afton: MIKE
RICCI - J.R. Hurlburt - Brian Weaver - Joey Grammes -
WEST HAVEN, VT – Two veteran
Modified stock car racers will settle an exciting season-long championship
fight on Friday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, as Ron Proctor and Vince Quenneville, Jr., vie for NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series title honors on Championship Night presented by Brown’s
Quarried Slate and Brown’s Orchard & Farm Stand.
With the Sunoco Race Fuels
“Dash For Cash” semi-feature added in the final weeks
of the season, a total of 65 points are up for grabs on Friday. Quenneville, of
· Qualifying heats pay five points to
win, four for second place, three for third, two for fourth, and one for all
other finishers.
· The semi-feature – open only for the
top-three finishers from the two heats – pays 10 points to win, nine for
second, eight for third, seven for fourth, six for fifth, and five for sixth.
· The 50-lap Brown’s Quarried
Slate/Brown’s Orchard & Farm Stand feature pays 50 points to win, 48 for
second, 46 for third, and two less points for each subsequent position.
While he’s not immune to
disaster, the chances of Proctor faltering are not good; the veteran is trying
for his second-straight title and has had a remarkable record of 17 consecutive
finishes of seventh place or better including three victories.
The rest of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions will officially crown
their champions on Friday as well; Craig Bushey of
Fairfax, VT mathematically clinched the J&S Steel Late Model championship
last week and will try to cap it off with a win in the division’s 40-lap
finale, but Robert Gordon of Milton, VT and Pittsford, VT’s Ryan Keith – only
13 points apart – will slug it out in the Renegades. Like Bushey, rookie
Josh Masterson of
Special general admission for
Championship Night is $12 for adults, $9 for seniors (62+), and free for children
12 and under. Gates open at 5:00pm with
racing beginning at an early 7:00pm post time.
Fans may save $2.00 on admission by redeeming a ticket stub from the
2012 Vermont State Fair.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is
located on Route 22A in
-30-
Contact: Justin St. Louis
Phone: (802) 355-3282
Email: devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com
Hi everyone!
This is it! It's
Championship Night this Friday - THANK YOU for your support and dedication to
Devil's Bowl Speedway this year! We have gone far above and beyond our
hopes and expectations for the 2012 season, and it's all thanks to your belief
in our program!
NOTES:
--Remember that it's an EARLY post
time of 7:00 this week - the full schedule is attached to this email.
--Open practice will begin at 1:00pm this
week, not 12:00 noon.
--MODIFIEDS: Please note that spec tires
will be MANDATORY this week! The D500 tires will be allowed on Sept.
15/16 ONLY!
--
Again, THANK YOU to everyone who has been
a part of what we're trying to accomplish at Devil's Bowl Speedway. We
are proud to have been your home track for 2012 and we hope you will continue
to race with us for many years. Our communication lines are always open,
and we want to hear your feedback - negative or positive! Congratulations
to all of you on a great season - We'll see you on Friday, and then we'll wrap
it up with the
--Devil's Bowl
Email: devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com
News from the Short Track SuperNationals - 'The Working Man's Race'
Media Contact: Brett Deyo
- Deyo99H@aol.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/September 6, 2012
Short Track SuperNationals
presented by VP Racing Fuels & Pioneer Pole Buildings 2012 Priced for the
“Working Man’s” Budget; Schedule of Events and Camping Information Announced
The event is priced for the working man’s
budget.
The Short Track SuperNationals
'Working Man's Race' celebrates its fifth anniversary on Oct. 6 at Five Mile
Point Speedway in
Admission Prices
For Saturday's (Oct. 6) program, Adult
grandstand admission is $19. For Seniors (ages 62 and
over) and Youth (Ages 13-17), admission is $15. Kids 12 and under are admitted
FREE.
An affordable 'Family
Five Pack promotion returns this year. For $45, a family receives two Adult tickets, three Senior
and/or Youth tickets, five hot dogs and five sodas.
Pit admission on Saturday is $30 with any
speedway or series license and $35 without. The $2 ambulance fee will not be in
effect.
For Friday night's (Oct. 5) open practice,
pit admission is $20. There is no charge for the grandstands.
Schedule
For Saturday's event, pit gates open at 2
p.m. Grandstand will be unlocked at 3
p.m. Support-division (RoC Street Stock and Four
Cylinder) hot laps hit the track at 4 p.m. Heat races for RoC
Street Stocks and Four Cylinders begin at 4:45 p.m.
The Modified portion of the program kicks
off with hot laps at 5:45 p.m. Modified heat races begin promptly at 6:30
p.m. Support-division feature events
will be run as part of the night program to allow Modified teams time to
prepare their equipment for subsequent events.
On Friday, pit gates open at 5 p.m. for
practice. The speedway will host practice from 6-9 p.m.
Camping
Camping is permitted and encouraged at the
Short Track SuperNationals on Friday and Saturday
nights. Camping is FREE of charge. There are no hookups. Those wishing to stay
with their campers on the backstretch must purchase a pit pass as the area is
an active pit during Saturday's event.
All individuals planning to camp must use
the grassy area off the backstretch. Camping will not be permitted in the turn-four
pit area or spectator parking lot with respect to the neighboring community.
The fifth 'Working Man's Race' at Five
Mile Point is shaping up to be the most lucrative to date for Modified racers.
The green money has been increased to $455 for 50 laps of racing on a
quarter-mile oval.
Alpine Building Supply of Schuylkill
Haven, Pa., returns as the 'Roll the Dice Challenge' sponsor for the SuperNationals event, boosting the winner's share by $1,500
so long as they have posted the $20 'gambler's fee' prior to the start of
qualifying.
A long list of bonus and award sponsors
has signed on to support the SuperNationals in 2012.
A complete list, updated frequently, can be found online at
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. A large cross-section of competitors will benefit
from this bonus program, including drivers who do not qualify for the main
event.
Registration is currently underway for the
Short Track SuperNationals. Entry forms have been
posted to the BD Motorsports Media website. Brian Malcolm of
All remaining pre-entered drivers who file
an entry prior to Sept. 30 will be part of a second drawing to be held at the
drivers' meeting on race day for a pair of $50 gas cards. Registration in
advance is just $15: $20 less than it had been in 2006 when the SuperNationals was first
contested!
Modified rules allow for big- or
small-block engines, gasoline or methanol, sail panels or windows, an open tire
rule (run weekly at a Northeast dirt Modified facility), with a draw for
position setting the heat-race starting orders. Complete rules and race
procedures have been posted on the BD Motorsports Media website.
ALL racing activity takes place on
Saturday (Oct. 6) with an open practice on Friday (Oct. 5) evening.
The Comfort Inn of Binghamton, N.Y., 1000
Front Street just miles from the speedway off Interstate 81 Exit 5, serves as
the host hotel with a group rate of $99/night. Contact the Comfort Inn by phone
at 607.724.3297 and mention "SuperNationals"
to receive the discounted rate.
Joining the Modifieds
on the program are Street Stocks (under 2011 Race of Champions rules, 25 laps)
and a Four Cylinder Open event (18 laps).
Previous Short Track SuperNationals
Modified winners include Duane Howard of Oley,
Marketing opportunities, lap sponsorships
and contingency award opportunities are available now. To learn more, contact
Brett Deyo by e-mail at Deyo99H@aol.com, by phone at
845.728.2781 or log onto the official BD Motorsports Media website at
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. BD Motorsports Media can also be found on Facebook.
I
get e-mails:
Something you'll want to be
aware of:
Sent by
Retired Vice Admiral Bob Scarborough, of
"I wanted to give you
all some disturbing information on our wonderful president. I work with the
Catch-A-Dream Foundation, which provides hunting and fishing trips to children
with life-threatening illnesses. This past weekend we had our annual
banquet/fundraiser event in
As a part of our program, we
had scheduled Sgt. 1st Class Greg Stube to come; he's
a highly decorated U.S. Army Green Beret and inspirational speaker who was severely injured while deployed overseas and didn't have
much of a chance for survival.
Greg is stationed at
Needless to say, Greg had to
cancel his speaking event with us. Didn't know if anyone else
was aware of this new policy. You're just starting to see the Obamanation. This is just how the Nazis did it in the
1930's -- slowly, one step at a time.
This should be forwarded to
everyone regardless of party affiliation! We have lost 50% of our freedom of
speech in the last 2 years.
The news media is not allowed
to print anything negative about Obama.
ARE YOU STILL GOING TO REELECT
HIM???????????
Robert D. Sinacola
And, this one, too – is it
true?
WAKE UP
PLEASE read this and send it
on....ESPECIALLY to your people in Congress! This MUST be stopped.
Remember: When guns are
outlawed-only outlaws will have guns
..........................................................................................
Subject: Fw:
Ban All Weapons-Civil War Coming? SEND TO EVERY ONE
Subject:Civil War
Coming?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The
United States reversed policy on Wednesday and said it would back launching
talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales as long as the talks operated by
consensus, a stance critics said gave every nation a veto.
The decision, announced in a statement
released by the U.S. State Department, overturns the position of former
President George W.
Bush's
administration, which had opposed such a treaty on the grounds that national
controls were better.
On Wednesday Obama Took the First Major
Step in a Plan to Ban All Firearms in the
Once the US Government signs these
international treaties, all US citizens will be subject to those gun laws
created by foreign governments.
These are laws that have been developed and
promoted by organizations such as the United Nations and individuals such as
George
Soros and Michael Bloomberg. The
laws are designed and intended to lead to the complete ban and confiscation of
all firearms.
The Obama administration is attempting to
use tactics and methods of gun control that will inflict major damage to our
2nd Amendment before US citizens even understand what has happened.
Obama can appear before the public and tell
them that he does not intend to pursue any legislation (in the
State, Hillary Clinton is
committing the
foreign gun control laws. Does that mean Obama is telling the
truth?
Obama and the truth have never met.
He is the most consummate liar there is.
What it means is that there will be no
publicized gun control debates in the media or votes in Congress.
We will wake up one morning and find that
the
We will wake up another morning and find
that the
And then, we will wake up yet another
morning and find that the
This is not a joke nor
a false warning. As sure as government health care will be forced on us by the
Obama administration through whatever means necessary, so will gun control.
Please forward this message to others who
may be concerned about the direction in which our country is headed.
We are being led like a lamb to the
slaughter (Socialism/Dictatorship).
DON'T KEEP THIS - SEND IT OUT TO YOUR LIST
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Feds end probe of '
The federal government has closed
a criminal probe of alleged financial misconduct by
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file
A separate federal
investigation relating to allegations of civil rights abuses by Arpaio's office is continuing.
The announcement on Friday marked
the end of an investigation that began in November 2010 at the behest of the
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to examine alleged financial improprieties
by the county sheriff and his deputies.
A federal criminal inquiry
into several of those matters was concluded last summer with the U.S.
Attorney's Office in
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My thoughts: It’s about damn time!
And this:
Stand With
Arizona (and Against Illegal Immigration)
Money
can't buy you sense. And proponents of open borders and amnesty for illegals routinely show their ignorance, every time they
open their mouths. Here, one of the biggest such proponents, NYC Mayor Michael
Bloomberg - worth a staggering $22 billion - staggers the senses with a series
of ill-informed blanket statements about the
Bloomberg: ‘Nobody
Has Come Across the [U.S.-Mexico] Border in a Long Time'
In part:
“(CNSNews.com) - New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg said last week that "nobody" had illegally crossed
the U.S.-Mexico border in a "long time."
He also advised that it would be easier
for those wishing to illegally immigrate to the
Bloomberg was speaking in
Jerry Seib of
The Wall Street Journal, who moderated the event, asked Bloomberg, “... My
sister lives in
“Number one nobody has come across the
border in a long time,” responded the mayor. “I mean we spend a fortune on
technology, and if you want to come to
“The total number of undocumented in this
country has been going down for a long time. How do we solve the problem? We
solved the problem by having our economy crater,” he continued. “People don’t
come here to put their feet up and collect welfare. They come here to work, and
if there’s no jobs, they don’t come here, and if they’re here and they can’t
find a job, they go back home, because
“During a
July 25 House Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano said that terrorists cross the southwest border
“from time to time” with the intent to harm Americans.”
More can be found here,
along with some comments after the article.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/bloomberg-nobody-has-come-across-us-mexico-border-long-time
And then there are
these, too:
Democrats remove 'God' from
DNC platform, insert Obama's name over 100 times
Schumer Doesn't Know Obama's
Position on
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/schumer-doesnt-know-obamas-position-jerusalem_651705.html
Letting illegal immigrants
get driver's licenses makes sense
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20120905,0,2015316.column
S.C. Dem. Chair Compares GOP
Gov. to Hitler's Mistress
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/sc-dem-chair-compares-gop-gov-hitlers-mistress_651728.html
FACT CHECK: DEMS TWIST JOBS NUMBERS AND GOP MEDICARE IDEAS
AT DNC
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/fact-check-dems-twist-jobs-numbers-and-gop-medicare-ideas-at-dnc/
Some non-racing stuff:
If
memory serves me right, I had something about ICE (Immigration and Customs
Enforcement) a column or two ago. Here’s
some more:
ICE chief of staff resigns amid misconduct
claims
A senior Obama
administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security
Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned Saturday amid allegations of inappropriate
sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement
employees.
Suzanne Barr, chief
of staff to ICE Director John Morton, said in her resignation letter that the
allegations against her are "unfounded." But she said she was
stepping down anyway to end distractions within the agency. ICE, a division of
the Homeland Security Department, confirmed Barr had resigned. The Associated
Press obtained a copy of Barr's letter.
Barr is accused of
sexually inappropriate behavior toward employees. The complaints are related to
a sexual discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a senior ICE agent in
May.
"Of greater concern however, is the
threat these allegations represent to the reputation of this agency and the men
and women who proudly serve their country by advancing ICE's
mission," Barr wrote. "As such, I feel it is incumbent upon me to
take every step necessary to prevent further harm to the agency and to prevent
this from further distracting from our critical work."
Barr went on leave last month after the New York Post
reported on the lawsuit filed by James T. Hayes Jr., ICE's
special agent in charge in
http://news.yahoo.com/ice-chief-staff-resigns-amid-misconduct-claims-202628559.html
And:
Al Gore calls for an end to the Electoral College
Former vice president Al Gore is calling
for an end to the Electoral College — the system that cost him the presidency
in 2000.
Gore said that many voters who live
outside the dozen or so battleground states are cheated by the system that
allocates delegates from the state level on a winner-take-all basis. He called
for presidential elections to be determined by the popular vote.
“I’ve seen how these states are written
off and ignored, and people are effectively disenfranchised in the presidential
race. And I really do now think it is time to change that,” Gore said on
Current TV, an independent cable network that he co-founded.
A dozen states are generally considered
electoral battlegrounds where the 2012 election will be decided. They include
The Republican platform approved this week
specifically opposes any change to the Electoral College process,
constitutional or otherwise.
My thoughts: I never was one for the “Electoral
College”. To me, it was whomever got the
most votes should win.
Plus:
Court rules against Texas
In part:
“A federal court in
The unanimous three judge district court
ruled, "The State of Texas enacted a voter ID law
that - at least to our knowledge - is the most stringent in the country. That
law will almost certainly have retrogressive effect: it imposes strict,
unforgiving burdens on the poor, and racial minorities
in Texasare disproportionately likely to live in poverty."
In the weeks leading up to the election,
the law - passed by a Republican-led
More can be seen here: http://news.yahoo.com/court-blocks-texas-voter-id-law-181745611--abc-news-politics.html
TEXAS
TAMPA, Fla. – A radical group that has a
history of biased research provided data utilized in a federal case in which
the court yesterday blocked a new voter ID law in Texas, ruling the state
failed to show that the law would not harm the voting rights of minorities, WND
has learned.
The voter ID data collected by the
group, the
Yet the center was heavily instrumental
in opposing the voter ID law in
http://www.wnd.com/2012/08/texas-voter-id-ruling-based-on-faked-data/?cat_orig=politics
Could this be true:
Obama to Ban Recreational Fishing?
In part:
“The Obama administration is considering new environmental
rules that would, in effect ban recreational fishing in the
"The Obama administration will accept no more public input
for a federal strategy that could prohibit
"This announcement comes at the time when the situation
supposedly still is "fluid" and the Interagency Ocean Policy Task
Force still hasn't issued its final report on zoning uses of these waters.
"That's a disappointment, but not really a surprise for
fishing industry insiders who have negotiated for months with officials at the
Council on Environmental Quality and bureaucrats on the task force. These
angling advocates have come to suspect that public input into the process was a
charade from the beginning."
Link: http://voices.yahoo.com/obama-ban-recreational-fishing-5616500.html?cat=9
Video time:
Unbelievable
magic
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=sKns1uatyNg&vq=medium
And, imagine if this
happened to YOU?
http://www.wimp.com/roadblockprank/
Photos:
Note: The photos are not available on Dirt Track
Digest, only on New England Tractor - http://newenglandtractor.com/racereport/
I thought I’d put in a
photo of the Kingsbridge Armory, where they raced Midgets, and later on Stock
Cars, indoors. Doing a little reading
about the Armory, I found that they used maybe 1/3 of it for the race track.
And a couple of photos of
Tony Bonadies – why not?
Closing with these:
This ought to make you feel
better about your computer skills – continued from last week:
Tech support: What anti-virus program do
you use?
Customer: Netscape.
Tech support: That's not an anti-virus program.
Customer: Oh, sorry... Internet Explorer...
Customer: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed
a screen saver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.
Tech support: How may I help you?
Customer: I'm writing my first email.
Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?
Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address,
but how do I get the little circle around it?
This one and the next are our
personal favorites!
A woman customer called the
Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
Tech support: Are you running it under windows?
Customer: 'No, my desk is next to the door, but that
is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window,
and his printer is working fine.'
And last but not least!
Tech support: 'Okay Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time.
That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen..
Now type the letter 'P' to bring up the Program Manager.'
Customer: I don't have a P.
Tech support: On your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: What do you mean?
Tech support: 'P'......on your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT
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