GREETINGS FROM LEEDS, ALABAMA

CORRECTION

James Peters’ name was incorrectly spelled in a previous Trackchaser Report.

TRACKCHASER PROFILE

 

As promised, I will provide a profile of each trackchaser ranked above me in the worldwide rankings when I get within five tracks of their total.  Allan Brown of Comstock Park, Michigan sits in second place in the worldwide rankings.  I am now within five tracks of his reported trackchasing total.

 

Over time, some have said that Allan’s achievements should be qualified since he goes to the tracks on business rather than just on a personal basis as most trackchasers do.  He even says that!  I never agreed with that line of thinking.  The fact that Allan works in the business is just a bonus as he goes about trackchasing.  Some have much more free time for trackchasing (retirees, schoolteachers) and for some it is much more difficult to find trackchasing leisure time (irregular work schedules).  That’s just the luck of the draw.  Well, it’s not really the luck of the draw.  It’s the way most of us designed our plan.

 

Allan is the owner and publisher along with his wife, Nancy, of the National Speedway Directory.  He also provides an excellent website at www.speedwaysonline.com.  Allan is the only leading trackchaser that earns a living entirely from the racing industry.

 

Allan’s National Speedway Directory is a trackchaser’s bible.  It a paperback book that is published every year.  It sells for 10 bucks and lists most oval, road racing and drag strips in the U.S. and Canada.  The book provides track directions, phone numbers, etc for more than 1,000 tracks.  Allan has been publishing this book for about 30 years.  Prior to that, he was a home building carpenter.

 

I have used the National Speedway Directory for years.  It has helped me immensely.  However, with the advent of the internet and predominance of “Novelty” tracks, I don’t use it nearly as much as I used too.

 

In 2005, I went to 182 new tracks.  An astounding (to me anyway) 79 of those were not listed in the NSD.  For the most part the directory does not list figure 8 tracks and go-kart tracks.  Of course, it doesn’t list tracks outside of North America either.  With the internet, I’m more likely to do a quick search of the tracks I plan to visit to get their directions and phone numbers.  I also rely on my own mapping software for directions.  Nevertheless, Allan’s work with the National Speedway Directory has saved me hours of time and probably allowed me to add a few tracks I never would have reached without it.

 

At one time, Allan was the #1 ranked trackchaser in the world.  Sometime prior to the 2000 season Allan was passed by our current leader Rick Schneider.  At the end of the 1999 season, I trailed Allan by 353 tracks.

 

Allan was one of the original trackchasers who developed our rules.  Since the original rules were developed, a few additional ones have been added.  One of the most significant was Allan’s proposal that we count figure 8 tracks.  A majority of the eligible voting members ratified this proposal at the time. 

 

There was one somewhat important caveat that was not specifically addressed in the amendment Allan proposed.  Should trackchasers be allowed to add figure 8 tracks they had seen PRIOR to the new figure 8 rule going into effect?  This omission brought up the nasty trackchasing issue of “Retroactivity.” 

 

After the rule passed, trackchasers wanted to know if they could count figure 8 tracks, they had seen in the past.  Our trackchaser commissioner decided the best way to resolve this issue was to ask Allan if he meant his rules proposal to allow figure 8 tracks seen in the past to count.  Allan had seen about 40 figure 8 tracks before his amendment was passed.  He told the commissioner that, yes he did intend for the rule to be retroactive. 

 

I always felt the issue of retroactivity should have been put to a vote.  Some members like Allan (40 tracks) stood to benefit much more than others by being able to count figure 8 tracks they had seen before the rule was added.  As an example, I had only seen 10 figure 8s at that point.

 

I always maintained that no other sport went back and added to a player’s record if a rules change was made.  The three point shot came into college basketball about 30 years ago.  They didn’t go back and add points for shots made outside the three-point line before the rules allowed it.  Several sports analogies support this line of thinking.  It was especially challenging when the person who was allowed to decide the issue of figure 8 retroactivity was the person who would benefit the most from the decision.

 

In some ways, the issue of figure 8 retroactivity is moot.  I suspect, although this is only a suspicion that the group would have voted to allow figure 8 retroactivity if given the chance.  I just would have liked to see trackchasers given that chance.

 

In trackchasing, we don’t count drag strips or motorcycle races.  I don’t know what the thinking was when that decision was made.  I don’t see any reason why we wouldn’t want to count races such as this.  Drag strips and Motorcycle races are all forms of Motorsports.  The same can be said about go-kart racing. 

 

The trackchasing group is a lot like the American public.  They don’t accept much change and they don’t accept much change at a very rapid pace.  There’s nothing particularly wrong with that, it’s just my observation of the situation.  I seriously doubt whether any of the forms of racing mentioned above will ever be added as trackchasing countable opportunities.

 

Allan and I have had our share of vigorous debates over time.  One thing I like about Allan is his willingness to discuss a wide variety of subjects.  One subject we have always agreed upon was how we counted tracks before getting involved with the trackchaser group.  We both used the “One grandstand, one track” counting theory. 

 

In the past, you’ve seen where I’ve been able to go to a racetrack property and count multiple tracks.  At a few places, I’ve been able to count both an inner and outer oval, a figure 8 track and a road course.  In this example, that’s four tracks on one property.

 

People who are against the “One grandstand” idea will always say, “What about a racetrack property that has more than one grandstand?”  That situation does exist but is extremely rare.  There are probably no more than 10-20 racetracks (out of 1,500-2,000) that have separate grandstands for separate tracks on the same property.  Again, it’s very unlikely that anything will be done to change our counting procedure.

 

By the way, I don’t think anything should be done at this stage.  The “Train has left the station” on this issue.  Part of the intrigue of the trackchaser world rankings are the rules we have.  People have made their trackchasing achievements and developed their trackchasing strategies based upon the rules that have been in place all along.  To make major changes in any of that at this point would be a mistake.

 

The trackchaser commissioner does not allow anyone to add a track that does not meet the rules.  However, the trackchaser commissioner DOES allow trackchasers to not count tracks that meet the rules.  You might want to reread this paragraph for understanding.

 

Occasionally, a trackchaser may see a track that he/she doesn’t like for one reason or another.  Some trackchasers don’t like figure 8 tracks and rarely visit such a show.  If they do go to an oval track and a figure 8 show breaks out, they will count the oval and not the figure 8 track.

 

The same thing has occurred by a relatively few trackchasers with certain classes of cars (champ karts) and certain tracks (some road courses).  In total, this happens very rarely but it does happen.

 

Some have suggested that these trackchasers are holding themselves to a “Higher standard.”  I couldn’t disagree more.  They are not holding themselves to a higher standard but a “Different standard.”  I actually think it disrupts the group dynamic to behave in this manner.

 

Imagine if I went to your home for dinner.  You served a wide variety of food choices.  I decided that I would accept some of your offerings and not others.  There’s no problem with that unless, I portrayed myself as having a “Higher standard” because I wanted to do it my way rather than the host’s way.

 

Allan Brown has been to more tracks than anyone else when you count drag strips, motorcycle events and all of the trackchaser countable tracks that are available.  He has also visited more countable tracks than anyone has, although some on non-racing days.  I find this fact most amazing.

 

Sometime in 2005, Allan came up with the idea that he didn’t want to have more than one track count at each location in his trackchasing total.  He also didn’t want to count tracks where he had not seen a feature event.  He decided to alter the way he had been counting his tracks.  His new strategy has artificially reduced his total by about 25-30 tracks.

 

For each new track that Allan sees, the trackchaser commissioner removes a track at a location where Allan has seen multiple tracks or not seen a feature event.  Therefore, when Allan adds a new track, another is subtracted from his list.  This makes Allan’s track total stay the same until all of the multiple tracks have been removed from his list.

 

I disagree with this strategy for several reasons.  First, it’s not fair to the group.  For comparison purposes, everyone needs to count their tracks in the same fashion.  The reason makers of washing machines have so many different dials on their machines is too differentiate themselves from their competition.  They DON’T WANT the consumer to be able to compare their product with anyone else’s.  Allan is not the only trackchaser to behave in this manner.  I believe these trackchasers don’t want to have their trackchasing totals compared to others.

 

If Allan felt so strongly about not counting more than one track at a location, why not simply ask the commissioner to remove all such tracks?  Here’s how I look at a trackchaser’s totals.  I know the trackchaser commissioner will not count any tracks that do not meet the rules.  If a track is counted on www.trackchaser.com (The pre-eminent sight for trackchaser world rankings) then it counts.  If it’s not on the website, it doesn’t count.

 

Recently, a fellow trackchaser was debating about whether to join our group.  His method of counting tracks didn’t exactly match the trackchasing countability rules.  By the way, there might not be ANY trackchaser who would count their tracks in the same manner as required by trackchaser rules if left to their own devices.  Here is the advice I gave this new trackchaser.  By the way, he later joined our group.

 

Hi XXX,

 

Thanks for your note.  I suspect we will run into each other a few times this season as I expect to be trackchasing in the East several times this summer.

 

Let me give you a couple of thoughts regarding track counting.  Long before I ever joined trackchasers this was my method of counting tracks.  I always paid to get into the track.  My rule was that if I bought a ticket and entered the track property then the track counted.  If I got rained out of the track before time trials or during time trials I still counted the track.  It didn't matter if I had not seen an actual race. 

 

I was also a "one grandstand, one track" kind of a guy.  I never even considered counting a track because of a change in surfaces.  Up until about 10 years ago, I believe the only road course I had ever seen was Road America.  My fraternity brothers and I used to go up there during the summer for a drinking/camping trip and the races just happened to be going on.

 

I never ever saw a stand alone figure 8 race before they were declared countable a few years ago.  I remember seeing two go-kart tracks in the early years, both were non-countable by trackchasing standards.

 

The bottom-line to all of this is I never counted my tracks as the trackchaser's group does.  Actually, when I talk to other trackchasers, they didn't originally count tracks the way the trackchasers group does or certainly the way I did.  Of the top 40 trackchasers, there might be 40 different ways of counting tracks!

 

The cool thing about trackchasing is that it brings every one to a level playing field.  Each individual can always keep "their" count by "their" rules privately.  However, if you're the only person counting tracks like you want to count them, then how do you compare your results against anyone else?  The common rules of trackchasing allows for an equal comparison amongst all trackchasers across the entire world.

 

Please don't take offense to this comment as it's not meant toward you.  I find it comical that trackchasers cannot put their own personal preferences aside for the bigger picture of the entire group.  Going along with trackchaser rules does not mean anyone is "lowering" their standards.  Usually, "Lowering your standards" is code for someone to criticize someone else who doesn't agree with them.  Going along with trackchaser rules simply means a person is adhering to the standards of the larger group.

 

A good deal of the trackchasers appear to be "loners."  There's nothing wrong with that, except when it gets in the way of working well within a group.  In the past, I have used the analogy of a young mother hosting a birthday party for her five year old.  She invites 20 other children to help celebrate her child's special occasion.  When it comes time to play games, she explains what the rules are and how things are going to work.  Of course, there are always going to be two or three people who can't seem to go along with the rules for the greater enjoyment of the group.  When I see the two or three people in the top 10 of trackchasing, who don't want to abide by our rules or count all their tracks because that's not the way "They" think things should be counted, I just smile and think about the birthday party story.

 

If you submit your trackchasing list, you can still keep track of things privately the way you want too.  At least once you're part of the group, you can compare your results on a common ground with other trackchasers across the world.  I think you might find it fun to try to get a few more tracks to pass someone just above you on the list.

 

I'll also make a prediction.  Virtually every top trackchaser started out as a racechaser.  After going to the same show a million times, they started to branch out.  Many of them found that seeing a new track for the very first time was more fun than seeing the same track for the 40th time.  Of course, there are exceptions.  I could go to the World 100 at Eldora every year and still love it.  On the other hand, I don't think there are very many weekly shows that would be worth attending every week for an entire season.

 

I just wanted to share some thoughts on the subject. 

 

Best,

 

Randy

 

With that said, I must get back to work.  I am only five tracks out of second place in the world rankings.  I will be doing my best to eliminate that deficit as soon as I can.

 

 

 

AND THE READERS RESPOND

 

Rather than identifying my readers by name in the “And The Readers Respond” section, I will identify them by their geographical region.  This will allow some to offer points of view that are more direct.

 

Regarding my comment about how long I’ve been retired (It’s actually been 3 years and 9 months)  -  from a close former co-worker in the Far West

 

“You've been retired for at least 5 years........another great update.”

 

 

 

PEOPLE/STRATEGY/TRAVEL NEWS

 

The Strategy

 

While Carol drove, I planned.  I was trying to maximize our track count and she wanted to make sure she got to church, tomorrow, on Palm Sunday.  As always, there were many different ways to skin this cat.  The weather was improving which could make the planning a little easier.

 

Our current option was to keep to our original flight schedule.  Our scheduled flight departure was at 6:10 a.m. on Sunday.  That was the only flight I could get when I planned the trip.  Unfortunately, this meant we would have to be at the Memphis airport at about 4:30 a.m.  I didn’t care for this option very much.  Depending upon where we end up trackchasing tonight that might mean we would have to drive all night to get back to the Memphis Airport.  Let’s find a different plan!

 

Another option was to fly “Stand-by confirmed” on later flights from Memphis.  This would cost us $25 per person to change our flights and put us into California about 8 p.m.  That would be too late for Palm Sunday church services.  With this option, we would need to find a church between our last Saturday night track and Memphis.

 

The final option we considered was changing our departing location.  Our scheduled flying itinerary tomorrow takes us from Memphis to Atlanta and then to Orange County, California.  We considered the idea of bagging the Memphis to Atlanta flight and just showing up in Atlanta.  Delta said we could do that for no charge.  National Rental Car wanted an additional $145 for the privilege of dropping the car in Atlanta.  This would save the $25 per person “Standby confirmed” fee from Delta and about $20 in gasoline expense for a net cash outlay of $75.  The downside is we might only have 4-5 hours in our Saturday night hotel.  It also locked us into trackchasing in Alabama when the forecast was better in Mississippi.

 

It was most helpful that Carol was driving, while I made phone calls to airlines, rental car agencies and racetrack promoters.  We decided to take later flights on Sunday from Memphis.  My Microsoft Streets & Trips software identified Jasper, Alabama as a good overnight choice.  It was the nearest bigger town about two hours from our last scheduled track.  Now, we just had to make certain that Jasper (birthplace of our nephew Scott) had a Catholic church.

 

Unbelievably, I have no software that tells me where Catholic churches are.  This is probably because I was raised a Methodist and remain a non-participating one to this day.  Of course, Carol has an “800” number which can tell her how to find a Catholic church.  I’m golden if I can get her to the church on time!

 

The People

 

It was a surprise to see Ed Esser at last night’s track in Grand Bay, Alabama.  Carol and I both remarked on how he gets around.

 

For the first time this season, the top three trackchasers are the same folks who finished in the 2005 top three.  We’ll see if any other trackchasers can challenge for a podium position.

 

A furious battle is taking place back around 40^th place in the worldwide trackchaser standings.

 

 

 

 

The trip

 

There wasn’t much intrigue about today’s trip.  We stayed overnight at a Best Western motel (I hardly ever use Best Western) in Atwood, Alabama.  From there it was a simple drive up to Leeds, Alabama about 3 hours to the north.

 

 

RACE TRACK STATS:

BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK, LEEDS, ALABAMA - TRACK #1,016 – 4/8/06

 

This track was my 15th to see in Alabama.  This moves me into third place all by myself just a track ahead of Jack Erdmann and four tracks behind Ed Esser in the Crimson Tide state.  John Moore leads in Alabama with 25 tracks.

 

This was Carol’s second lifetime track to see in Alabama.  It was also her 236^th lifetime career track.  The Barber Motorsports Park addition moved her into sole possession of 41^st place in the trackchaser worldwide rankings.

 

I gathered this information from the track’s website that I thought you might find informational, “The track is 2.38 miles long, 45’ wide and has 16 turns, most of which are flowing with 80’ of elevation change.  The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is located on Park property.  The park opened in the fall of 2003.  The first major event to take place at the park was the American Sports Car Series, May 17-18, 2003.  (Editor’s note:  I know those dates don’t seem to agree.)

The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum began life in 1988 as a private collection of George W. Barber, owner of Barber Dairies. Mr. Barber, always an automobile enthusiast, raced, modified and maintained Porsches in the 1970's (63 first place wins). He started collecting and restoring classic sports cars in 1989.

 

The Museum reopened at its new location at The Barber Motorsports Park on September 19, 2003. The collection now has over 1000 vintage and modern motorcycles and as well as a substantial collection of Lotus and other racecars. It is considered the largest in North American and possibly the world. There are approximately five hundred motorcycles on display at any given time. These bikes range from 1904 to current-year production. There are bikes from 16 countries that represent over 140 different manufacturers.”

The track records at the Barber Motorsports Park are 102.713 M.P.H. for cars and 97.358 M.P.H. for motorcycles.

 

 

 

RACE TRACK NEWS:

 

BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK

 

Today’s racing is sanctioned by the  Sportscar Vintage Racing Association.  The SVRA was founded over 20 years ago with the vision of keeping vintage race cars on race tracks where they belong, and can delight fans just as they did in their heyday.

 

According to trackchaser.com, I have been too 83 different road courses.  I rank #5 in the world in this category.  Therefore, I have some experience with this type of racetrack.

 

With this road course resume as background, I offer the following observations regarding the Barber Motorsports Park.  I have NEVER EVER seen a road course racetrack or any racetrack as beautiful as the Barber Motorsports Park.  Imagine, if you will, Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida, the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina and the August National Golf Club (home to the Masters) in Augusta, Georgia.  Mix and match all those properties together and you might come up with the Barber Motorsports Park.

 

This facility is in a heavily wooded, park-like setting.  The money these folks have spent on landscaping would rival that of a small city.  In the midst of a forest, they have planted trees, flowers and small shrubs that will require several full-time employees just to maintain.

 

Road courses often use stacks of automobile tires as barriers to protect both their racers and spectators.  The Talladega Short Track promoter told me that the Barber Motorsports Park owner bought 40,000 BRAND NEW B.F. Goodrich tires to be used as safety barriers.  He also told me the owner has spent more than 75 million dollars on the track’s construction!  They even have their own FM station (96.3) which played some of the most delightful saxophone music.

 

I have never seen free standing sculptures and works of art at a racetrack before.  The BMS has both, spread all over the track property.  I’ll share some photos of the track’s art work at www.ranlayracing.com.  You won’t want to miss it.

 

The four story garage area/scoring tower/press box would make any major college campus jealous of its construction.  We did not make it to the antique motorcycle museum, also on the grounds.  This is an A+ building  as well.  Next time I’m driving through Birmingham, I will put it on my list.

 

The only drawback to the entire place was the concessions setup.  Normally, road courses excel with their racetrack cuisine, but not today.  The concessions were confined to a small portable trailer.  On top of that, they were out of Diet Coke and charged us $2.50 for a 20 oz. bottle of Dasani bottled water.  Later in the day, we discovered vending machines on the grounds that charged only $1.50 for the same bottled water SKU.

 

All in all, an absolutely beautiful facility on a equally beautiful spring day.  The place was so nice, we almost overlooked the racing but not quite.  Actually, the view of the track wasn’t very good.  Standing on the observation platforms near the flag stand allows the spectator to see the cars on four straights that parallel each other as they would on a cheap golf course. 

 

There are other track spectating areas that can be reached by car.  These areas allow the spectator to view the action in the turns but overall the view is limited.  The best reward to driving and/or walking around the area is the art and sculptures you are likely to find.  If you get the chance, don’t miss the Barber Motorsports Park.

 

CAROL’S COMMENTS

This is the nicest facility I have ever seen.  The only bad part was the food selection.  They were out of stuff.  It was like a canteen.  It was hard to see the racing since the track was mostly flat where we could see it.  I wish they had little mini-grandstands around the course.  They must have quite a ground crew to maintain all of their landscaping.  They even planted things in the woods!

WEATHER CONDITIONS

 

A severe line of thunderstorms spawned tornadoes throughout the southeast on Friday.  Those storms were nearly through the area by the time we reached the Barber Motorsports Park at 1:15 p.m.  The weather forecast called for a 50% chance of rain until 3 p.m. and then decreasing thereafter.  With patches of blue sky and huge white clouds, we were soon in the clear for the rest of what is planned to be a very busy day.

RENTAL CAR UPDATE:

 

The National Rental Car Racing Pontiac Grand Prix took us all over the Barber Motorsports Park to check out the different views.  It even provided a brief respite for an afternoon snooze over by turn four.    

 

 

 

 

LIFETIME TRACKCHASER STANDINGS UPDATE:

 

These worldwide trackchasers are within 100 tracks (plus or minus) of my current trackchaser total.

 

1.  Rick Schneider – Bay Shore, New York - 1,038 (+22)

2.  Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 1,021 (+5)

3.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 1,016

4.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 1,011 (-5)

5.  Andy Sivi, Clairton, Pennsylvania – 1,007 (-9)

6.  Gordon Killian, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania – 996 (-20)

 

 

 

Other notables

 

These worldwide trackchasers are within 10 tracks (plus or minus) of Carol’s current trackchaser total.

 

39.  Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 246 (+10)

40.  Mike Knappenberger, Reading, Pennsylvania - 244 (+8)

41.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California - 236

42.  Don McAuley, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 235 (-1)

43.  Andy Ritter, Mansfield, Pennsylvania - 234 (- 2)

44.  Colin Casserly, Stevenage, England 232 (-4)

45.  Bernie Harlen, Goshen, Indiana - 229 (-7)

 

 

 

 

 

2006 TRACKCHASER STANDINGS

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California - 27

2.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 19

3.  Roland Vanden Eynde, Vilvoorde, Belgium – 13

4.  Mike Knappenberger, Reading, Pennsylvania - 10

4.  Paul Weisel, Orefield, Pennsylvania – 10

4.  Gordon Killian, Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania – 10

7.  Rick Young, Maxville, Ontario, Canada - 9

8.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 8

8.  Roger Ferrell, Majenica, Indiana – 8

10.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 6

10.  Will White, Quakertown, Pennsylvania – 6

10.  Bob Schafer, Oshkosh, Wisconsin – 6

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading about my trackchasing,

Randy Lewis

Trackchasing’s #1 trackchaser of the 21^st century

 

Trackchasing doesn’t have to be fun to be fun.

 

 

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TRAVEL DISTANCES:

 

AIRPLANE

 

Santa Ana, CA – Cincinnati , OH – 1,901 miles

Cincinnati, OH – Memphis, TN – 424 miles

RENTAL CAR

 

Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN – trip begins

Grand Bay, Alabama – 465 miles

Leeds, Alabama – 759 miles

 

 

 

 

 

TRACK ADMSSION PRICES:

 

Sunny South Raceway – $10

Barber Motorsports Park - $20

 

 

 

Past trackchasing stories are available at:

www.ranlayracing.com

 

Official trackchaser standings can be viewed at:

www.trackchaser.com  

 

Some of my standings data comes from trackchaser.com

 

 

 

 

 

UPCOMING TRACKCHASING PLANS

 

Coldwater Raceway, Coldwater, Alabama – April 8

Talladega Short Track, Talladega, Alabama – April 8

Ballymena Raceway, Ballymena, Northern Ireland – April 14

Oulton Park, Little Budworth, England – April 15

Somerset Rebels, Rooks Bridge, England – April 16

Mendips Raceway, Shipham, England – April 16

S.A.A. Raceway, Horndean, England – April 17

Angmering, Angmering, England – April 17

Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne, England – April 17

 

 

 

 

 

RACETRACKS VISITED IN 2006 (** not the first time to visit this track)

 

992.  Watermelon Capital Speedway, Cordele, Georgia - January 14

 

993.  Cross Roads Motorplex (asphalt oval), Jasper, Florida - January 15

 

994.  Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia - January 20

 

995.  Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California - January 21

 

996.  Oregon State Fair & Expo Center, Forster Livestock Arena, Salem, Oregon - January 28

 

997.  Morosso Motorsports Park, Jupiter, Florida – February 4

 

998.  Thunderbowl Speedway of Ocala, Ocala, Florida - February 4

 

999.  Cross Roads Motorplex (dirt oval), Jasper, Florida - February 5

 

1,000.  Auburndale Kartway, Auburndale, Florida - February 10

 

1,001.  Ocala Speedway (asphalt oval), Ocala, Florida - February 12

 

1,002. Speedworld Speedway, Surprise, Arizona - February 19

 

1,003. Lowe’s Motor Speedway (1/5 mile asphalt oval), Concord, North Carolina - February 25

 

1,004. Concord Raceway, Concord, North Carolina - February 25

 

1,005. Antioch Speedway, Antioch, North Carolina - February 25

 

1,006. Green Valley Speedway, Gadsden, Alabama - February 26

 

1,007. East Bay Raceway (inner oval), Gibsonton, Florida – March 17

 

1,008. Volusia Speedway Park West (1/6M oval), Barberville, Florida – March 18

 

1,009. Speedway Park, Fruitland Park, Florida – March 18

 

1,010. Sand Mountain Speedway (road course), Fort Meade, Florida – March 19

 

1,011. Anderson Motor Speedway, Anderson, South Carolina – March 31

 

1,012. Westminster Speedway, Westminster, South Carolina – March 31

 

1,013. East Lincoln Motor Speedway, Stanley, North Carolina – April 1

 

1,014. Margarettsville Speedway, Margarettsville, North Carolina – April 2

 

1,015. Sunny South Raceway, Grand Bay, Alabama – April 7

 

1,016. Barber Motorsports Park, Leeds, Alabama – April 8