Sunday, December 30, 2012

I'm Liking The Looks of This!

It has been a busy Holiday season as Christine and I were fortunate to have all three of our children home for a full week, but in between the festivities I have been able to begin compiling the 2013 Specials schedule that you will soon find on the Calendar page at Positively Racing. Our webmistress Sue will be posting it soon and make sure that you check back often for updates as more tracks and series release their schedules for the upcoming season.

I love it when tracks take a risk and schedule for races early in the season in hope that the winter weather will be gone and will allow for such events and you can usually count on the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) to be a part of some of those early specials here in the upper Midwest. That is definitely the case for 2013 as the USMTS will be at the Humboldt Speedway on Friday night March 8th and then will come even farther north to Valley Speedway just west of Kansas City on Saturday March 9th.

Race fans, including me will be seeing a lot of Mike Van Genderen this year as he will handle the promotional duties at Oskaloosa, Donnellson and Webster City on a weekly basis, plus he will promote a few special events at the Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Missouri. And that first event at Memphis will be an early season twinbill on Friday and Saturday March 22nd and 23rd.

As much as I enjoy early season races, I also love it when we can race until the snow flies and Van Genderen has lined a up a schedule that will allow me to go racing every weekend in October without driving more than 75 miles from my home! The first weekend is the Fall Challenge at Oskaloosa, the second weekend in October is the Fall Extravaganza at Donnellson, the Memphis Fall Nationals will be held the third weekend of the month and the annual Shiverfest event will close out the month on October 26th at the Lee County Speedway.

As I look at the schedule for another track that is close to my home, I just have to say "wow" when it comes to what 34 Raceway near Burlington has to offer in 2013. How about this lineup just to start the season?

March 30th - Sprint Invaders
April 6th - Brent Slocum Memorial for the Deery Brothers Series paying $5,000-to-win
April 13th - MOWA 410 Sprint Cars
April 20th - Corn Belt Clash/UMP Late Models

Then later on in the schedule you get the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars, the UMP Summer Nationals, USAC Non-Wing Sprints, more Sprint Invaders and more MOWA 410 Sprints! This should be a stellar season at 34 Raceway!

Oskaloosa will once a gain provide a Wednesday night racing opportunity beginning early in the season as the track will host the IMCA Frostbuster on April 3rd and then on the following Wednesday night, the 10th, the Sprint Invaders will come to town.

Two new events to the schedule this year are the $10,000-to-win Modified shows that will apparently not include cars that are running the crate motors as the After Market Nationals will be at the Farley Speedway on July 3rd and 4th and the World Modified Nationals will be held at the Marshalltown Speedway on September 20th and 21st. Both events should generate plenty of discussion leading up to them and will likely draw huge fields of cars for the big money. Very interesting.....

Friday night racing in Independence? The track that is known for its solid Saturday night IMCA weekly program will hold two Friday night events in 2013 with the first being on April 19th as the Sprint Invaders will make their first appearance there and then again on September 20th as the Deery Brothers Summer Series will headline along with a $2,000-to-win Stock Car show.

While scanning through the Missouri tracks I noted that the West Plains Motor Speedway will open its season with a four-day show April 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th that will pay $10,000-to-win for the B-Mods and I also see that Phil and Judy Santie have announced their retirement and their Malden Speedway is for sale with a price tag of $375,000. Now if I can just win that lottery!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Summary of Champions; Plus Tennessee and South Carolina Late Model Points

With the full rundown for both Tennessee and South Carolina below I have completed my rundown of the Dirt Late Model Points for all of the states that I choose to track. As a summary here is a listing of all of the 2012 state champions, drivers that I would like to see in one big feature race somehwere to determine the best of the warriors who race the weekly shows and the specials.

Alabama: Jason Hiett
Arizona: R.C. Whitwell
Arkansas: Billy Moyer Jr.
California: Jeff Decker
Delaware: Ricky Elliott
Florida: Mark Whitener
Georgia: David McCoy
Illinois: Kevin Weaver
Indiana: Greg Johnson
Iowa: Ray Guss Jr.
Kansas: Gary Gorby
Kentucky: Brandon Fouts and Jamie Ferguson
Louisiana: Bubba Mullins
Maryland: Jamie Lathroum
Michigan: Brandon Thirlby
Minnesota: Zach Johnson
Mississippi: Doug Showah
Missouri: Jason Russell
Nebraska: Kyle Berck
New York: Dutch Davies
North Carolina: Shaun Harrell
North Dakota: Brad Seng
Ohio: George Lee
Oklahoma: Jesse Stovall
Pennsylvania: Jeff Rine
South Carolina: Billy Rushton
South Dakota: David McDonald
Tennessee: Terry English
Texas: Patrik Daniel
Virginia: Keith Jackson
West Virginia: Rick Williams
Wisconsin: Russ Scheffler



Tennessee
Late Model Final
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Terry English Benton KY 79
2 . Billy Ogle Jr. Knoxville 77
3 . Carnell Parker III Clarksville 69
4 .Daniel Miller Shelbyville 60
5 . Caleb Ashby Cunningham 56
6 . David Brannon Elora 44
7 . Tanner English Benton KY 40
8 . Ray Cook Brasstown NC 38
9 . Corey Posey Petersburg 36
10 . Vic Hill Mosheim 36
11 . Charles Zimmerman Cunningham 32
12 . Eric Hickerson Linden 31
13 . David Jackson 30
14 . Shannon Davis Estill Springs 30
15 . Josh Putnam Killen AL 28
16 . Dustin Butler 26
17 . Ben Kittrell 25
18 . Jeff Walston Paducah KY 25
19 . Corey Holmes 23
20 . Riley Hickman Ooltewah 22
21 . Dillan White Crofton KY 21
22 . Tim Busha Boaz AL 21
23 . Dale McDowell Rossville GA 20
24 . Mark Fields Lawrenceburg 20
25 . Scott Cook Shelbyville 20
26 . Chris Madden Gray Court SC 19
27 . David Gentry Lewisburg 19
28 . Jay Scott 19
29 . Seth McCormick 18
30 . Chris Shelton 17
31 . Tommy Kerr Maryville 17
32 . Brad Skinner 16
33 . Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg 16
34 . Jay Brinkley Raus 15
35 . Ray McElhiney Pulaski 15
36 . Alan Holmes 14
37 . Steve Smith Knoxville 14
38 . Jason Riggs 13
39 . Todd Morrow Oldfort 13
40 . Larry Greer 12
41 . Mark Gant 12
42 . Randy Weaver Crossville 12
43 . Chad Ogle Sevierville 11
44 . Chad Winkles Falkville 11
45 . Jerry Owens 11
46 . Mike Marlar Winfield 11
47 . Skip Arp Georgetown 11
48 . David Crabtree Maryville 10
49 . Jeff Weaver 10
50 . Jimmy Owens Newport 10
51 . Chuck Proctor Charlotte 9
52 . Jerry Ashley 9
53 . Josh Johnson 9
54 . Mitchell Lingauer 9
55 . Steven Ashby Cunningham 9
56 . Brett Miller Greeneville 8
57 . Bryan Singleton 8
58 . Cale Finley 8
59 . Jesse Stovall Galena MO 8
60 . Pierce McCarter 8
61 . Ronny Lee Hollingsworth Newport AL 8
62 . Casey Roberts Toccoa GA 7
63 . Clayton Miller 7
64 . Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville IL 7
65 . Don O'Neal Martinsville IN 7
66 . Jason McBride Carbondale IL 7
67 . Jason Trammell 7
68 . Jason Welshan Greenback 7
69 . Jeff Walker McMinnville 7
70 . Mark Haddon Estill Springs 7
71 . Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga 7
72 . Rusty Ballenger 7
73 . Brad Lowe 6
74 . Brian Shirley Chatham IL 6
75 . David Turner Creighton MO 6
76 . Dewayne Kiefer St. Genevieve MO 6
77 . Lamar Scoggins Cleveland 6
78 . Mark Vineyard Powell 6
79 . Michael Greer 6
80 . Michael Zimmerman 6
81 . Walker Arthur Forest VA 6
82 . Brad Glass 5
83 . Brad Hall 5
84 . Brad Neat Dunville KY 5
85 . Brandon Sheppard New Berlin IL 5
86 . Brandon Williams 5
87 . Bub McCool Vicksburg MS 5
88 . Chase King 5
89 . Chris Wilson 5
90 . Dustin Linville Bryantsville KY 5
91 . Eric Cooley 5
92 . John Minon Jr, 5
93 . Josh Collins 5
94 . Keith Lovvorn 5
95 . Mike Weeks Friendsville 5
96 . Phillip Nichols 5
97 . Ryan King 5
98 . Scott Gardner 5
99 . Shannon Babb Mowequa 5
100 . Tony Jackson Jr. Lebanon MO 5
101 . Travis Fultz 5
102 . Adam Beeler 4
103 . Greg Johnson Bedford IN 4
104 . Jim Moon Mount Auburn IL 4
105 . Josh Henry Newport 4
106 . Klint Byars Carrollton MS 4
107 . Robby Reagan 4
108 . Robert Stutts 4
109 . Ruben Mayfield 4
110 . Shannon Bearden 4
111 . Tony Chaney 4
112 . Tony Morris Murfeesboro 4
113 . Bobby Mayse 3
114 . Brandon King 3
115 . Clint Nichols 3
116 . Darrell Lanigan Union KY 3
117 . David Siebers 3
118 . Derek Ellis Chatsworth GA 3
119 . Donald Johns 3
120 . Gavin Schmidt 3
121 . Ivedent Lloyd Jr. Ocala FL 3
122 . Jacob Grizzle Blairsville GA 3
123 . Kennie Compton Jr. Bland VA 3
124 . Kevin Lovvorn 3
125 . Matt Potter 3
126 . Patrick Duggan 3
127 . Randy Gifford 3
128 . Skylar Marlar Winfield 3
129 . Wendell Wallace Greenbriar AR 3
130 . William Burns 3
131 . William Thomas Phenix City AL 3
132 . Chris Riggs 2
133 . Clint Smith Senoia GA 2
134 . Cody Martin 2
135 . Dillon Wood New Smyrna Beach FL 2
136 . Dingus Griffin Alexandria AL 2
137 . Don Young 2
138 . Jake Knowles Tyrone GA 2
139 . Jake Roach 2
140 . Jamie Lathroum Mechanicsville MD 2
141 . Jason Feger Bloomington IL 2
142 . Jerry Coffman 2
143 . Jesse Lowe 2
144 . Jody Horton 2
145 . John Blankenship Williamson WV 2
146 . John Flowers 2
147 . Johnny Chastain Murphy NC 2
148 . Keith Chapman 2
149 . Perry Delaney 2
150 . Randy Judge 2
151 . Tomcat McClung 2
152 . Aaron Ridley Chatsworth GA 1
153 . Clint Carter 1
154 . D.J. Myers Greencastle PA 1
155 . Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville FL 1
156 . Eddie Pace 1
157 . Jason Clayton 1
158 . Jeff Maupin Greeneville 1
159 . John Owenby 1
160 . Jon Miller 1
161 . Joseph Lingauer 1
162 . Justin Taylor 1
163 . Kent Robinson Bloomington IN 1
164 . Mark Douglas Knoxville 1
165 . Matt Henderson 1
166 . Michael Neighbors 1
167 . R.C. Whitwell Tucson AZ 1
168 . Randy Welch 1
169 . Ross Camponovo Clarksdale MS 1
170 . Ross White Knoxville 1
171 . Rudder Harper 1
172 . Ryan Gifford Winchester 1
173 . Scott Mueller 1
174 . Mark Green 1
175 . Jackson Hill 1
176 . B.J. Sanders 1


South Carolina
Late Model Final
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 .Billy Rushton Hodges 55
2 . Larry Timms Hodges 49
3 . Mike Measamer Clinton 28
4 . Frank Coates Hodges 27
5 .Casey Roberts Toccoa GA 22
6 . Johnny Pursley Clover 22
7 . David McCoy Franklin NC 16
8 . Deano Long 16
9 . Chris Lyons Laurens 14
10 . Jared Landers Batesville AR 14
11 . Chris Madden Gray Court 13
12 . Dennis Franklin Gaffney 12
13 . Ross Bailes Clover 10
14 . Luke Roffers Concord NC 9
15 . Parker Herring Hartwell GA 9
16 . Steve Francis Ashland KY 9
17 . Steve Shaver Vienna WV 9
18 . Kenny Collins Colbert GA 8
19 . Ricky Weeks Rutherfordton NC 8
20 . Ethan Hunter Tiger GA 7
21 . Mike Marlar Winfield KY 7
22 . Terry Bullard Saluda 7
23 . Dale McDowell Rossville GA 6
24 . Jeff Smith Dallas NC 6
25 . Stephan Segers Colbert GA 6
26 . Jay Sessoms Stanley NC 5
27 . Mike Gault Gaffney 5
28 . Billy Thompson 4
29 . Donald Bradsher Burlington NC 4
30 . Dustin Mitchell Pine Level NC 4
31 . John Pursley Clover 3
32 . Jonathan Davenport Blairsville GA 3
33 . Kenny Rominger Jr. 3
34 . Brandon Overton Appling GA 2
35 . Clayton Turner 2
36 . Gary Mabe Danbury NC 2
37 . Jason Womack 2
38 . Riley Hickman Ooltewah TN 2
39 . Tony Quarles Greenwood 2
40 . Hot Rod Lamance 1
41 . Ivedent Lloyd Ocala FL 1
42 . Kevin Wilson 1
43 . Lance Moss 1
44 . Randy Dillard 1
45 . Scott Autry Fayetteville NC 1
46 . Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg TN 1
47 . Thomas Hedgpath Columbia 1
48 . Travis Yow Fayetteville NC 1