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Daily Press Releases 1/29/03 Please scroll down for all the latest press releases and results I.M.C.A. special series, events drivers on track for REAL Racing Wheels awards
Bluegrass Speedway “Home of the Bluegrass
Classic”- Located at Exit 21 of Bluegrass Parkway-Bardstown, KY” -Central
Kentucky’s Saturday Night Race Place!- -Weekly
Racing Featuring Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks- 2003 Racing
Schedule April
19- 2003 Season Opener: Late
Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks April
26- 6th Annual Spring Sizzler:
STARS Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar
Series: Late Models-30
Laps/$3,000 to win; PLUS- Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks) May
3- NO RACING (Closed
for Kentucky Derby) May
10- Regular
Show: Late Models, Modifieds; Sportsman-$300
to win; Street Stocks-$200 to win! (No
Track Points for Sportsman and Street Stocks) May
17- 1st Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout:
Northern All-Star Late Model Series:
Late Models-50 Laps/$5,000 to win; PLUS-
Sportsman, Street Stocks, and Pro
Trucks
(No Modifieds and No Track Points for Late Models) May
24- Regular
Show: Late Models, Modifieds,
Sportsman, Street Stocks May
31- Regular
Show: Late Models, Modifieds,
Street Stocks, Vintage
Stock Cars
(No Sportsman) June
7- Regular
Show: Late Models, Sportsman,
Street Stocks; Modifieds-$1,000
to win! (No
Modified Track Points) June
14- 2nd Annual June Jam: STARS
Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late
Models-30 Laps/$3,000 to win;
PLUS- Modifieds and Street Stocks (No Sportsman) June
21- Bluegrass Saturday Night Fever: Midwest
Sprint Cars Series (410 Non-Wing Sprints):
PLUS- Late Models, Sportsman, Street Stocks (No Modifieds) June
28- Regular
Show: Late Models, Modifieds,
Street Stocks; Sportsman-$400
to win! (No
Sportsman Track Points) July
5- Something Old, Something New: Vintage Stock Cars, Topless Late Models,
Topless Modifieds, Street
Stocks (No Sportsman) July
12- 5th Annual Kentuckiana Klash:
STARS Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar
Series: Late Models-30
Laps/$3,000 to win;
PLUS- Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks) July
19- NO RACING (Closed
for Nelson County Fair) July
26- Regular
Show: Late Models, Modifieds,
Sportsman; Street
Stocks-$300 to win (No
Street Stock Track Points) August
2- Regular
Show: Late Models, Modifieds,
Sportsman, Street Stocks August
9- 3rd Annual Bluegrass Classic:
Northern All-Star Late Model Series:
Late Models-60 Laps/$10,000 to win!;
PLUS- Sportsman, Street Stocks (No Modifieds and No Late Model Track Points) August
16- Regular
Show: Late Models, Modifieds,
Sportsman, Vintage
Stock Cars (No
Street Stocks) August
23-
Open
Wheel Blowout: Midwest
Sprint Cars Series (410 Non-Wing Sprints):
PLUS-
Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pro
Trucks
(No Late Models and No Sportsman ) August
30- Regular
Show: Late Models, Sportsman,
Street Stocks; Modifieds-$800
to win! (No
Modified Track Points) September
6- NO RACING (Closed
for World 100) September
13- Regular
Show: Late Models, Modifieds,
Sportsman, Street Stocks September
20- 5th Annual Bluegrass 50: STARS
Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late
Models-50 Laps/$5,000 to win!;
PLUS- Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks) September
27- 2003 Season Championship: Late
Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks *****Schedule is Subject to Change/Additions/Deletions***** *Pits Open- 4:00
*Main Gates Open- 5:00 *Drivers Meeting- 6:00 *Hot Laps- 6:30 *Time Trials-
7:00 *Racing- 8:00 *For More
Information about Bluegrass Speedway, please contact the following resources: -David
and Anita Ferrell(Promotors): (859) 854-6922
-Michael Despain(Media Contact): (270) 465-3380 or by e-mail at dirttrackracing@hotmail.com
-Speedway (Raceday): (502)
349-1241 -Online: www.bluegrass-speedway.com
“Bluegrass
Speedway-Smashing the Loud Pedal in 2003!”
BEDFORD
SPEEDWAY PREPARES FOR APRIL OPENER January 27, 2003 (Bedford, Pa)
As area race teams prepare for the upcoming 2003 racing season, The
Bedford Speedway, under the promotion of D.K.M. Racing, plans to build on the
success of the 2002 season. The excitement starts
with a practice night on Friday, April 4th.
The weekly Friday night racing season begins on April 11th,
with Super Late Model, Limited Late Model, Street Stock,
and Cruiser/Hobby divisions circling the
big Bedford 5/8 mile oval. The
700 horsepower Super Late Models will once again be the headline division and
leading the way will be the 2002 Bedford Speedway and M.A.C.S. champion Jack
Pencil, of Bedford. Those expected to return to challenge Pencil include last
year’s feature winners Scott Haus of Hamburg, Dave Kepner of Port Royal, Scott
Rhodes of Somerset, Eric Zembower of Bedford and Shane Beegle of Everett.
Veteran drivers Rodney Sweitzer of Stoystown, Larry Wright of Claysburg and
Hesston’s Rick Singleton are also expected to return, along with a host of
talented area drivers. Other
events will include the annual Bedford County Fair Stock Car Championships in
August, the Walt Aikey Memorial race, the second annual Bedford SpeedwayLegends
night plus Kids bike races and Kids Race Car Ride Night. Mercer
Raceway Park preparing for banquet, car shows, and season opener Conley's Heading to East Bay
Birky Kicks Off "Way 2 Dirty Tour 2003" at East Bay January 31, 2003 Kemp returns to promotional post at 34 Raceway
ELDORA SPEEDWAY ROSSBURG, Ohio (January 28) -- Eldora Speedway’s recently announced Sprint Million has a new name. The historic event, offering one-million dollars in prize money to non-winged Sprints over the weekend of September 19 and 20, 2003, will officially be known as The Mopar Million Sprint at Eldora from this point forward. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon in Indianapolis, simultaneously with the revelation that Eldora had granted sanctioning rights to the event with the United States Auto Club (USAC). Eldora promoter Earl Baltes made public his intentions to stage the richest paying race in Sprint Car history while in attendance at the recent Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Within days of that declaration, officials from Mopar Excitement were on the phone to Baltes, stating their desire to be part of that history. “Eldora Speedway has a reputation of always trying to move this sport forward,” said Kevin Miller, Senior Brand Manager - Mopar Excitement, “and with all the activities that Mopar has this year with Tony Stewart Motorsports, etc., we felt sponsoring The Mopar Million Sprint at Eldora was a great opportunity to join in and showcase this sport in a fun and exciting way”. Baltes retorted, “Unbelievable! This is my 50th year of racing, and I’ve never had anybody knock on my door wanting to sponsor a race. Mopar came to me, said they heard about this race, and they wanted in. We talked a little, a deal was made, and now this event, with Mopar and USAC both involved, is even greater than I ever imagined.” The Mopar Million Sprint at Eldora will see two nights of racing over the one-half mile clay high-banked oval, with a unique format that will be detailed to the participants and fans within the next few weeks. USAC’s Special Event status will find all cars in competition falling under their technical guidelines, while the conduct of the event will be under Baltes’ watchful eye. Over $800,000 will be up for grabs in the main event alone, with the winner capturing $200,000 and 26th place taking home $10,000. DICK BARTON LAUNCHES REDESIGNED WEBSITE FOR 2003 Asheville,
NY --- Dick Barton,
of Asheville, NY, one of the most successful dirt Late Model drivers to come out
of the northeast, has announced that his website has been newly redesigned for
the 2003 racing season. Barton, a multi-titled dirt Late Model powerhouse, has
his newly reformatted website now online at: www.dickbarton28b.com.
It was created and designed by noted web designer Steve Courson.
“We’re real happy with the website and now it’s even better,”
stated Barton. “In these days of marketing, publicity and exposure, it’s a
necessary tool to have to further promote our sponsors and race teams. Plus,
it’s a place where our fans can drop by and check out our progress.”
Among the many features of the newly renovated website include pages
devoted to the team’s schedule, biographies, statistics, sponsors, merchandise
and much, much more, including a new News page that will have weekly updates
following the progress of the Ron Nielson Racing owned team. The new team
t-shirts will soon be available through the website.
“Basically
the site was redesigned with a more updated,” revealed webmaster Courson.
“The site will be updated on a weekly basis featuring any or all news links
published regarding that week's race results and pictures if available. Also all
career stats and crew member profiles have been updated. Most of the 2003
schedule is set.” For 2003 Barton and team owner Ron Nielson will pursue the Friday night Raceway 7 points championship with a varied schedule on Saturday and Sunday nights. The team plans to participate in many of the Renegade, Xtreme and MACS series events that will be in the region as well as running the entire United Late Model Series (ULMS) and Tri-State Series sanctioned by ULMS. Barton
annually
accumulates championships and 2002 was no different with Barton snaring titles
at McKean County (PA) Speedway and Little Valley (NY) Speedway. Those two
championships brought Barton’s career total to an amazing 30 track titles. During
2002 Barton claimed 11 feature wins including the biggest payday of his career,
a $15,000 victory in the MACS sanctioned ‘Fall Fest’ at Challenger Raceway
in Indiana, PA. Also during 2002, Barton had 21 top three finishes, many of them
in bigger paying shows, which resulted in a fifth ‘Cavalcade Championship’
for Barton. Only the legendary Bob Wearing, Sr., with seven titles, has been
named the top Late Model driver in Western Pennsylvania more times than Barton.
Barton was also ranked 11th nationally in the 4th Quarter balloting of the
National Dirt Late Model Drivers Poll for 2002. For
2003 Barton’s Ron Nielson Racing #28b will be a GRT Race Car equipped with a
Malcuit Racing Engine. Sponsorship support will come from The Bolt Place,
Raceway 7, Quik Lube, Carrera Shocks, Lamb Heating & Cooling, Shawbucks
Niteclub, R & W Truck Service, GRT Race Cars and Malcuit Racing Engines. Keep
up with Dick Barton and Ron Nielson Racing by visiting: www.dickbarton28b.com.
-Prepared
by Lehman Motorsports Services
Thunder
on the Hill
The
Official Newsletter of Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-Location of My Old
Kentucky Home *Volume
2
*
*Number 1*
*February 2003 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ -The
2003 racing season is fast approaching and Bluegrass Speedway is fired up and
ready to “Smash the Loud Pedal” for 2003.
The 2003 racing schedule is enclosed in this edition of the “Thunder
on the Hill” Newsletter, along with a preview of the 2003 racing season.
The weather may still be cold, but race season is just around the
corner and we will kick it off “Bluegrass” style on April 19.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the rest of the Winter season, as it is
closing in on “Showtime” once again at Central Kentucky’s Race Place,
Bluegrass Speedway. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bluegrass Speedway Set For
“Showtime” in 2003 Bardstown, KY-February 1,
2003- Track promoters David and Anita Ferrell are set to begin their fourth
season at the helm of Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and the 2003 racing
season will be very eventful and provide various forms of sports entertainment
at the ˝ mile high-banked clay oval located just outside of beautiful and
historic Bardstown, KY and just minutes from My Old Kentucky Home.
The
weekly racing program will once again be on Saturday nights and feature Late
Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.
Opening night for the 2003 racing season at Bluegrass Speedway is set
for Saturday night, April 19.
Late Models will be on the racing docket every Saturday night, except
August 23, and pay $1,000 to win. Highlighting
the Late Model schedule for the season will be four visits from the
second-year STARS Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona
Sport Shirts and two visits from the Northern All-Star Late Model Racing
Series. The STARS BoB DirtCar
group will be on hand for the 6th Annual Spring Sizzler on April
26, the 2nd Annual June Jam on June 14, and the 5th
Annual Kentuckiana Klash on July
12, with those three events paying $3,000 to win.
The final STARS BoB event at Bluegrass will be the 5th
Annual Bluegrass 50 on September 20 and pay $5,000 to win.
The first NALMS date falls on May 17 for the 1st Annual My
Old Kentucky Home Shootout, paying $5,000 to win, with the other NALMS visit
taking place on August 9 for the 3rd Annual Bluegrass Classic, with
that event being a 60 lap affair that will pay $10,000 to win.
The Late Models will also be part of the Something Old, Something New
event on July 5, that will see the Late Models race topless that particular
evening.
The Modifieds will be on the racing card every Saturday night but three
during the season and pay $500 to win every Saturday night.
Special events for the Modifieds include a $1,000 to win event on June
7 and a $800 to win race on August 30. The
Modifieds will also be part of the Something Old, Something New race card on
July 5, when they will also race topless that evening.
The Sportsman class will also race every week, except for four, and
will pay $200 to win every Saturday night.
Extra monies will be added in the Sportsman class on May 10 ($300 to
win) and June 28 ($400 to win). Street
Stocks also return every Saturday night, except for four, and will pay $100 to
win each week, with extra money in this division on May 10 ($200 to win) and
July 26 ($300 to win).
The Midwest Sprint Car Series will visit Bluegrass Speedway on June 21
for Bluegrass Saturday Night Fever and again for the Open-Wheel Blowout on
August 23, marking the first ever visit by non-wing 410 Sprints to the Nelson
County oval. The Pro-Trucks will
here on May 17 as part of the 1st Annual My Old Kentucky Home
Shootout and again on August 23 for the Open Wheel Blowout.
The Crown Power Spray Vintage Stock Cars will have three dates at
Bluegrass on May 31, July 5, and August 16, with the July 5 date being part of
the Something Old, Something New night with the topless Late Models and
topless Modifieds. 2003 Racing Schedule April
19- 2003 Season Opener: Late
Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks April
26- 6th Annual Spring Sizzler:
STARS Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar
Series: Late Models-30
Laps/$3,000 to win; PLUS- Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks) May
3- NO RACING (Closed for Kentucky Derby) May
10- Regular Show: Late Models,
Modifieds; Sportsman-$300 to win; Street Stocks-$200 to win! (No Track Points
for Sportsman and Street Stocks) May
17- 1st Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout:
Northern All-Star Late Model Series:
Late Models-50 Laps/$5,000 to win; PLUS- Sportsman, Street Stocks, and
Pro Trucks (No Modifieds and No Track Points for Late Models) May
24- Regular Show: Late Models,
Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks May
31- Regular Show: Late Models,
Modifieds, Street Stocks, Vintage Stock Cars (No Sportsman) June
7- Regular Show: Late Models,
Sportsman, Street Stocks; Modifieds-$1,000 to win! (No Modified Track Points) June
14- 2nd Annual June Jam: STARS
Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late
Models-30 Laps/$3,000 to win; PLUS- Modifieds and Street Stocks (No Sportsman) June
21- Bluegrass Saturday Night Fever: Midwest
Sprint Cars Series (410 Non-Wing Sprints):
PLUS- Late Models, Sportsman, Street Stocks (No Modifieds) June
28- Regular Show: Late Models,
Modifieds, Street Stocks; Sportsman-$400 to win! (No Sportsman Track Points) July
5- Something Old, Something New: Vintage Stock Cars, Topless Late Models,
Topless Modifieds, Street Stocks (No Sportsman) July
12- 5th Annual Kentuckiana Klash:
STARS Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar
Series: Late Models-30
Laps/$3,000 to win; PLUS- Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks) July
19- NO RACING (Closed
for Nelson County Fair) July
26- Regular Show: Late Models,
Modifieds, Sportsman; Street Stocks-$300 to win (No Street Stock Track Points) August
2- Regular Show: Late Models,
Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks August
9- 3rd Annual Bluegrass Classic:
Northern All-Star Late Model Series:
Late Models-60 Laps/$10,000 to win!; PLUS- Sportsman, Street
Stocks (No Modifieds and No Late Model Track Points) August
16- Regular Show: Late Models,
Modifieds, Sportsman, Vintage Stock Cars (No Street Stocks) August
23- Open Wheel Blowout: Midwest
Sprint Cars Series (410 Non-Wing Sprints):
PLUS- Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pro Trucks (No Late Models and
No Sportsman ) August
30- Regular Show: Late Models,
Sportsman, Street Stocks; Modifieds-$800 to win! (No Modified Track Points) September
6- NO RACING (Closed for World 100) September
13- Regular Show: Late Models,
Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks September
20- 5th Annual Bluegrass 50: STARS
Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late
Models-50 Laps/$5,000 to win!; PLUS- Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street
Stocks) September
27- 2003 Season Championship: Late
Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks *****Schedule
is Subject to Change/Additions/Deletions***** *Pits
Open- 4:00 *Main Gates Open- 5:00 *Drivers Meeting- 6:00 *Hot Laps- 6:30 *Time
Trials- 7:00 *Racing- 8:00 *For
More Information about Bluegrass Speedway, please contact the following
resources: -David
and Anita Ferrell(Promotors): (859) 854-6922
-Michael Despain(Media Contact): (270) 465-3380 or by e-mail at
dirttrackracing@hotmail.com -Speedway
(Raceday): (502) 349-1241
-Online: www.bluegrass-speedway.com
“Bluegrass Speedway-Smashing the Loud Pedal in 2003!” Jimmy Mars Has Rough Weekend in the Wild, Wild West Race
Summary for Special Contributor-Jerry Carnathan, Jr Clanton
Stays Hot at the Winter Classic! The weather was indeed cold, but the Action got underway during Midsouthracing.com Pole Qualifying with
"Mr. Smooth" Billy Moyer setting his Jay Dickens powered machine on
the pole with a 14.26-second lap as he was the first driver to take to the
track, with teammate Shannon Babb earning the outside front row
with14.30-second elapsed time in the 43-car field. Two B-Main were required to
fill out the 24-car starting field with Randy Little and Mike Boland taking
the B-Main wins. Some notable drivers missing the show included 2001 Winter
Classic Champions James Dean who incurred heavy damage in one of the B-Mains
and Duayne Hommel who tagged the wall in qualifying and was done for the day. The 40-lap frenzy would get underway with Moyer grabbing the lead from Babb
after a struggle, and David Earl Gentry quickly moved up from his 6th-place
starting spot to pull inside Babb for what would be a 29-lap, side-by-side
heated battle for the runner-up spot. Moyer never separated himself from the
two, and the three drivers often went 3-wide in the solid black and rubbered
over high-banked turns. Behind the battle up front, Darin Dorsey and James Cline battled
side-by-side for the 4th spot for the duration of the event, while 2003 Ice
Bowl champ Shane Clanton and the popular #222 of Mike Boland began to pick off
cars on their way to the front using the middle and top of the track as Boland
started deep in the field after winning a B-Main. By lap 17, Clanton had moved
up to fifth, and four laps later, he had moved the yellow #25 machine into
fourth place ahead of the still-battling Cline and Dorsey. Meanwhile, the
intervals between the leaders would expand and contract regularly as made
quick work of lapped traffic, running fast anywhere their cars would take
them. Misfortune struck on lap 29 after over 20 laps of green-flag racing as
"The WeirWolf" Tombo Callahan blew an
engine and attempted to exit the track. Babb piled into Callahan and Gentry
into Babb as Moyer escaped harm, and the three damaged rides came to a stop at
the top of and over the 3rd turn. Neither Babb nor Gentry were able to
continue, but Clanton who was already quickly catching the front-running trio,
would now inherit the 2nd spot. After fending off a challenge from James Cline, Clanton set off after
Moyer, catching the #21 machine on lap 32 with only 8 laps to go. Moyer
continued to work the middle and upper grooves as he had all day. Clanton
drove under Moyer on the bottom of the track on the next lap, and then began
to distance himself as the race wound to a close. A jubilant Clanton would
take the victory in his first visit to Columbus and take the victory back to
Georgia with Moyer, Oxford Alabama’s James Cline, Pearl’s Darin Dorsey,
and Mike Boland up from 18th, rounding out the top five. Completing a top ten that saw hand to hand combat for position all day
included Clanton’s teammate of Fayetteville, Georgia’s Rickey Williams
sixth followed by Columbus’ Mark Stokes with a strong run with Meridian’s
Rodney Wing eighth. Finishing the top ten were Official Winter Classic Finish: 1-Shane Clanton 2-Billy Moyer 3-James Cline 4-Darin Dorsey 5-Mike Boland
6-Rickey Williams 7-Mark Stokes 8-Rodney Wing 9-Ross Martin 10-Scott Shepherd
11-Randy Little 12-Shawn Edwards 13-Jason Smith 14-Dennis Duncan 15-Marcus Minga
16-Jason McMahon 17-Skip Freeman 18-Anthony Rushing 19-Shannon Babb 20-David
Gentry 21-Tombo Callahan 22-David Breazeale 23-Joey McKinney 24-Steve Russell "The Wanted Man" Lee Ray grabbed the early lead, but quickly
yielded to the #4 machine of Kalif Sellier.
After mayhem marked the first several laps of the race, the drivers finally
settled down and got to business. Sellier, Ray,
and "Flyin’'" Brian Rickman went
3-wide lap after lap, with "Mr. Untouchable" Jason Hollis often
joining the fray and battling with Ray and Rickman. Battles raged for position
all over the speedway as the Modified division continues to put on amazing
displays of racing in the rapid growth class. As the hot action unfolded up front the #98 machine of Eric Hickerson
picked his way to the front, and was soon right in the challenge for the top
spot. Sellier of Pass Official 1-Kalif Sellier 2-Eric Hickerson
3-Brian Rickman 4-Jason Hollis 5-Lee Ray 6-Bill Sudduth 7-Scooter Scruggs
8-Micheal Pickette 9-Bobee Palasini
10-Shay Knight 11-Chad Winkles 12-Tim White 13-Jamey Wynn 14-Greg Fanning
15-Dennis Pickard 16-Matt Pickette 17-Greg Campanova
18-David Frederick 19-Jimmy Dixon 20-Ben Stephens 21-James Dean 22-Cass Huff
23-Brock Otts 24-Andy Brown "Hardcore Heavy Metal" local division action was, as always, as
tough and as good as it gets. The Pro Street feature saw 2002 Track Champ
Jeremy Shaw annihilate the field from the outside of the front row in the flag
to flag romp that was without caution and take an easy win as the growing
confidence the young Millport driver is quite evident. The battle for the
podium was a good one as Bobby Nickoles, Mike Shaw, and Mike Langford put on a
great show for the second position right up to the finish and finished in that
order at the stripe with Tommy Gore completing the top five. The Street Stock division saw big-race dominator David Honeycutt of
Columbus put his #15 machine out front to stay for the flag to flag win In
front of the “Thundering Heard”, while Terry King thrilled fans throwing
repeated “slide job” attempts lap after lap in the battle for 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th, which was closely decided at the finish line. As Honeycutt cruised to
take the checkers it was “Slow Hand” Scott Stripling making a move to just
take the second place position at the line over Terry Kelley who had held
second for much of the race. Terry King threw enough “sliders” to become a
“Cy Young Award” winner and took fourth place with Harold Trimm finishing
fifth in the 25-car field. The Mini Stock gang laid claim to having their winner come from dead last
to first to take the win. Mike Minor of Jenna worked his way to the front from
the tail of the field and took the lead from heat winner Ron “Rebel Yell”
Wyers on lap 6 and motored on to take the Mini Stock checkers. Wyers of Jeremy Glasgow and Buddy Glover, who lost the Cruiser World Championship by
refusing the claim on their #24 two-person cruiser, found victory lane once
again and made it stick ahead of second place finishers 2002 Track Champs
Craig Murray and Kenneth Roach. Third place went to the team of Benji
Jones and Curt Smith as the battle for second and third place was a good one. Brad
Fortner and Jamie Sudduth were fourth and the guys on the move were the team
of Josh Edwards and Brady Sanders who worked their way up from 15th starting
position to earn a fifth place finish. Only Steve Lowe and Joe Sudduth would survive to finish the Pro 4 feature,
with Lowe taking the win. Columbus Speedway would like to heartily thank the drivers and fans who
braved the frigid weather to come out and be part of a simply extraordinary
day of all-out racing action. Columbus Speedway will host two test and tune sessions during the end of
February with practice sessions on Saturday February 15th and 22nd at Racing action cranks back up on March 1st at the Columbus Speedway Weekly
Racing Series season opening "Golden Triangle 30" presented by
Boland Performance. The next special event will be on March 7th and
8th with the 2nd Annual Rebel Challenge that is expected to draw a
talent laden field of Super Late Model drivers to compete for the $8000 top
prize as well as all local divisions in full-fledged, hardcore racing action.
Visit the Columbus Speedway Official Website hosted at www.MidsouthRacing.com
for the 2003 Columbus Speedway schedule as well as rules and other
information. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be obtained by
calling Photo: Shane Clanton during Pole Qualifying at Shane Clanton Photo Courtesy of Midsouthracing.com National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Announces New Sponsors Riverside,
OH --- Officials of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame (NDLMHOF) have
announced the addition of several new sponsors of the organization. Offering
support to the fledging organization are Charlie Fisher Racing Engines, Rocket
Chassis and CJ Rayburn Race Cars.
Charlie Fisher Racing Engines of Hilliard, OH has returned for a second
year of support of the NDLMHOF. Owned by Charlie Fisher, the former Sprint Car
star and winning engine builder has had a long career in dirt motorsports,
highlighted by Donnie Moran’s stunning ELDORA MILLION victory.
CJ Rayburn Race Cars, of Whiteland, IN, also returns for a second stint
as a backer of the NDLMHOF. Owned by CJ Rayburn, a championship driver,
chassis innovator and engine builder, as well as being an inductee of the
NDLMHOF, Rayburn’s customers have won countless major dirt Late Model
events.
Rocket Chassis, of Shinnston, WV, headed up by Mark Richards and Steve
Baker, joins the list of patrons for the NDLMHOF in 2003. Richards and Baker
have established themselves as a major force in dirt Late Model manufacturing
with countless wins and a wide variety of sanction titles held by Rocket
Chassis customers.
Other sponsors of the Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame for 2003 include
Arizona Sport Shirts, Hoosier Tire Midwest, DIRT LATE MODEL Magazine,
Dirt-Racers/DirtAmerica.com, Florence Speedway and Dirtwearmall.com.
“The National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame is extremely fortunate to
have people and companies of the caliber that Charlie Fisher, CJ Rayburn, Mark
Richards and Steve Baker represent,” stated Bill Holder, Executive Director
of the NDLMHOF. “We have some pretty important plans for the near future and
it’s a rewarding feeling to know so many in the industry share our vision to
preserve and promote the sport of dirt Late Model racing.”
Companies interested in becoming an official sponsor of the National
Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame are
encouraged to contact Holder at 937-233-0924 or via email at: BillHolder@webtv.net. The
NDLMHOF Executive Board members consist of Holder, Susan Bauer Lee, Doc
Lehman, Tim Lee, Eva Goes, Jerry King, Gerald Newton and Ozzie Altman. The
NDLMHOF Voting Board consists of 50 members from the ranks of the media,
sanctions, tracks and manufacturers.
For additional information visit the NDLMHOF website that is located
at: http://www.ndlmhof.com. Sunoco returns as title sponsor for
three I.M.C.A.
PITTSBURGH'S PENNSYLVANIA
MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Raceway 7 announces news for 2003
Conneaut, OH (January 21) - Raceway 7, the 7/16
mile clay racing oval located near Conneaut, Ohio, has announced some details
regarding the 2003 racing season.
While the complete schedule is not yet available,
Raceway 7 will be opening for the 2003 racing season on Friday, April 25.
Practice Nights will be held on April 11 and April 18. Weekly Friday night
racing for the Late Models, E-Mods, Street Stocks, and Hobby Stocks will
continue through the end of August, with two special events to be held in
September. The complete schedule will be released, as soon as it is finalized.
Some interesting changes are in the process of
being implemented for the competitors at Raceway 7 in the coming season.
Raceway 7 will become the first track in the area to use computerized scoring
on a regular basis. In addition, drivers in all classes will be required
to have a one-way radio scanner in their cars so that they can receive
information from the track officials.
"These changes will allow us to improve our
programs greatly," said Raceway 7 owner/promoter Ron Nielson. "It
will make our scoring perfect, and the scanners will speed up our restart
procedures."
The computerized scoring system being used will be
the AMB-IT system. This is the same system that is used by the DIRT Modified
organization, and also by the World of Outlaws.
Each car in the Late Model, E-Mod, and Street
Stock divisions will be required to purchase or rent a transponder. The
transponders will be sold by Raceway 7, as a direct powered unit will cost
$260. Units will also be available for rental on individual race nights for
$25. The transponders will be located on all cars in the same area, and the
location will be determined at a later date.
The system functions in this manner. Each time
that a car passes the start/finish line, the signal from the transponder is
read by a detection loop that is buried inside the racing surface. Each
transponder has a
different signal code, and the code is then sent to a computer in the Official's tower. Then the computer processes the information and the results are shown immediately on the computer's screen.
While the $260 price tag for the racers may seem
costly, the money spent now will easily be regained over the long run. The
benefits of the system will easily outweigh the cost factor.
First and foremost, all events contested at
Raceway 7 with this system will now be scored 100 percent correct. Close calls
at the start/finish line will now be all correct. No longer will there be any
questions as to who was where as tight packs of cars cross the line.
Almost as important is the fact that the restart
lineups will be available immediately after a caution flag comes out. This
will make restart delays shorter, allowing races to move much quicker. In the
long run, less caution laps will even save racers cost in fuel.
There will be more benefits to the drivers. It
will allow more flexibility in the rules in allowing cars back out of the pits
should they need to make a pit stop. At a later date, depending on caution
flag issues, starting fields may even be increased. And drivers can track all
of their lap times via the Internet.
The radio scanner in the cars will be a huge
lineup advantage, as well as a great safety feature. When the driver's see the
caution light, a call will come from the tower to alert the drivers as to the
reason for the yellow flag. In the event of a serious wreck where the red flag
is needed, the drivers will be alerted to the area of concern and they can be
stopped to avoid a problem spot. This will allow safety crews to respond
quicker to an emergency situation.
Once the cars that are involved in the yellow flag
are determined, the restart lineup will be available at that moment on the
computer screen. Immediately, the drivers can then be radioed as to
their proper restart position. Then when the lineup is right, as long as the
field is near turn two or the backstretch, drivers will be told that the race
is restarting and green flag racing can quickly resume.
Another benefit of having radio contact with
drivers is being able to alert them to specific problems with their cars. They
can be alerted of flat tires, a tire rubbing other parts of the car in the
event of damage, fluid leakage, and other possible safety hazard situations.
Another benefit of the system will be in the area
of technical inspections. The computer will know at all times exactly
who the fastest cars are. This will keep the tech crews on alert to see which
cars may need a closer inspection.
There is speculation that this sort of technology
is will be used in time at almost all racing facilities. Raceway 7 is thrilled
to be the first in the area to be using it on a regular basis. It will make
things better for the race teams, and will provide the spectators with a more
enjoyable night at the races.
For more information on Raceway 7, please visit
the track's web site at www.raceway7.com
for details. For questions on the computerized scoring or the scanners, please
e-mail info@raceway7.com with
questions.
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