GREETINGS FROM TOPSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS

 

I have some very special people that make up the loyal subscriber list of Trackchaser Report readers.  There list of achievements is sometimes overwhelming.

 

One of those people is Steve Tomasek from Colorado.  Steve is very famous in the world, and I do mean world, in chili cook offs.  This is big business and as you will see, it pays a lot better than trackchasing!  When I think about it, chili cook offs ARE just like trackchasing, they just don’t have any racing.  Here’s what Steve had to say about his recent achievements in the world championships.

 

“In 2006, over 3,500 "chili heads" competed in sanctioned chili cookoffs around the world for one of 159 finalists spots to cook in the 40th Annual World's Championship Chili Cookoff.  This year's event was sponsored by Con Agra Foods in Omaha with over 20,000 attending the weekend's events. The hungry crowd consumed over 1,000 gallons of chili.

 

Those 159 qualified cooks cooked on Sunday.  They were judged by a panel of judges who selected 35 cups to go to a final judging; I was one of the finalists and in fact, came in SECOND and lost the Championship by one point out of over 70 available.  The winner received $30,000.  Second received a very nice trophy and  $2,500.  Was also second by one point in 2001 and lost $22,500 then.  Oh well, easy come, easy go”

 

 

 

ALL PICTURES HAVE BEEN UPDATED FROM THIS TRACKCHASING TRIP AT WWW.RANLAYRACING.COM

 

WE WOKE UP IN MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS MORNING.  THIS IS WHAT TRANSPIRED TODAY.

 

 

 

PEOPLE/STRATEGY/TRAVEL NEWS

 

 

TRACKCHASING TOURIST ATTRACTION #1

We had all day to visit whatever we found of interest in the greater Boston area today.  I searched the brochures we had found along the way and nothing really jumped out at us as a “can’t miss” tourist attraction.

 

After reviewing our options, we opted for a self-guided tour of Harvard University.  It was a gorgeous day.  Both Carol and I love to walk and we got our fill today.

 

The campus is more urban than you might find from the “Love Story college campus.”  Nevertheless, it has the huge Oak trees and stately red brick buildings that you come to expect from an Ivy League institution.  We were surprised at the aggressiveness of the beggars.  In the Los Angeles area, beggars simply stand on a street corner with a cardboard sign asking for money.  Here, when the red light stops traffic, the panhandlers walk up to the driver’s side door of each vehicle, lean over and make eye contact as they look for a contribution.  If they don’t get a response, they move on to the next potential victim.

 

We started out at Harvard Square.  We had lunch at a great Chinese restaurant just a few doors from the square.  It was simply named “Hong Kong Restaurant.”  It’s at 1238 Massachusetts Avenue. 

 

They served the biggest “raviolis”, aka “pot stickers” or “dumplings” we had ever seen.  The waitress spoke English faster than any human I have ever heard.  Our meal was delicious.

 

We had put enough quarters in the parking meter to give us two hours of sightseeing.  After a visit to the “Coop” which is the recommended place to buy logo merchandise (I bought a crimson red ‘Harvard’ t-shirt) it was time to head back to the car.  However, just at that moment, I remembered I had not seen either the football or the basketball stadiums, which is a must for me on college tours.

 

I told Carol of this requirement.  She reminded me that we didn’t have much time on the parking meter.  I stopped a student and asked where and how far it was to the stadiums.  He assured us the facilities were “just across the Charles River” and about a “five minute walk.”  His credibility, not mine, convinced Carol that we should give it a try.

 

It was a beautiful day for walking.  I had already done a 30-minute power walk back at this morning’s hotel.  Off we went.  Soon we had been walking for 15 minutes.  Carol began to get worried about the parking meter.  I tried to console her by saying we would be fine.  “But they’ll tow the car away and we’ll miss the race.”  That seemed like a ludicrous prediction, until she reminded me that we had in fact had our car towed in Washington, D.C. earlier this summer.  I hate it when she tries to confuse me with the facts.

 

At walking minute 30, we finally made it to Harvard Stadium.  They have artificial turf on their football field and an ugly looking orangish scoreboard.  However, the concrete columns remind me of Chicago’s Soldier Field and the place does look pretty cool.  You can see photos at www.ranlayracing.com.

 

We also stopped at the swimming facility and the basketball arena.  I had to pound my way into the basketball arena, but it was important for me to get a picture for all of my website viewers.

 

We hadn’t noticed it before but most of the walk from Harvard Square to the sports locations was downhill.  Now we became aware of the uphill walk back to the car.  Nevertheless, we strolled along the Charles River for several blocks before turning up toward the campus.

 

Carol was giving me frequent updates about all of the bad things that could happen to our car.  I kept pointing out that most of the cars we were walking by didn’t have any minutes on THEIR parking meters.  This didn’t seem to make much of an impression on her.

 

I did see one string of cars that each had a promotional flyer affixed to their windshield.  I told Carol that each of these cars had been ticketed.  Until she got closer to see it was just a business flyer, she really thought they had been ticketed.  This raised her blood pressure some more, but lowered mine.

 

We had a little bit of a hard time finding the car once we got in the general area of where I thought we had parked it.  If this is not true, I hope God strikes me dead, but just at that moment a flatbed tow truck drove down the street carrying a grey four-door automobile.  It looked just like out four-door grey rental car.  It couldn’t be!  It wasn’t!  Wow, I never would have lived that one down.

 

Some 90 minutes after our parking meter had expired we found our car.  There was no parking ticket.  I would live to see another day.  We were off to Topsfield, Massachusetts.

 

 

The Strategy

                                                                                        

Today’s trackchasing strategy was simple.  It was to get Carol to a new trackchasing state.  We made it to Massachusetts and Carol now has 46 trackchasing states to her credit.  She needs just Alaska, Louisiana, Maryland and Rhode Island to complete her trackchasing charm bracelet. 

 

Amazingly, she has added 11 new trackchasing states to her total in 2006 alone.  Will she get all fifty by the end of 2007?  Stay tuned!

The Trip

 

My total airplane, rental car and personal car miles devoted to trackchasing now stand at 149,739 for the 2006 season.  During my record-breaking 2005 season (182 new tracks), my total travel miles amounted to “only” 147,082.  I expect to travel another 25,000 total miles or so before I hang it up for ’06.  That will make 2006 my biggest travel year by a wide margin.

 

I wish to thank United Airlines for the gracious support they showed us on this trip.  The first class accommodations on the way out and the exit row seating on the way back were much appreciated.

 

The People

 

 

I have to give a shout out to Carol.  How many wives would be busy with family activities in the morning, drive more than two hours to a football game with 80,000 people in the afternoon and then hop on an overnight coast to coast flight in the evening to see three senior champ karts race?  I know the answer to that question.  I’m a lucky guy and I realize it.  I’m going to resolve to treat Carol the best I possibly can.

 

She’s currently in a dogfight or maybe a “Catfight” for the 2006 Trackchasing Women’s title.  She won it last year.  I don’t know if she will win again this year.  She has a bit of firepower left and currently leads (standings below) by three tracks.  I’m rooting for her.

 

I don’t know if many of the Trackchaser Report readers ever go on www.trackchaser.com or not.  There is a section on there called “Most recent track visits.”  If I were a betting man, I would think that one of the woman trackchasers on there, Pam Smith, is trying to defeat Carol in the quest to become the #1 Woman’s Trackchaser of 2006.  She is the wife of trackchasing founding father, Guy Smith.  Pam recently went to the Gamblers Raceway Park.  No, this is not a casino.  It is a track that Guy has already been too but Pam has not.  I know Pam wouldn’t ask to go there on her own.  I believe the Smiths are up to something.  They are trying to win Pam a championship.

 

Of course, there is nothing like a little competition.  That’s what makes the game of trackchasing so much fun.  As I write this, Carol leads Pam by a narrow margin at 54-51.  Carol has several more tracks planned as well as some visits to her relatives in New Mexico.  I know she is so much looking forward to visiting her parents there.  However, if it looks like she is in jeopardy of being overtaken, then her trip to New Mexico will have to be “pulled” and she will be “reassigned” to a productive trackchasing trip somewhere in North America.  No offense intended to anyone, this is just business, trackchasing business.

 

You might also want to check out the current 2006 standings listed below.  There has been a great battle for second place up to now.  It looks like Ed Esser may get his third consecutive runner-up finish over rookie Mike Knappenberger, but it’s not guaranteed.  Some of our newer trackchasers (comparing these folks to the top 20 of the past few years) including Roland Vanden Eynde, Roger Ferrell and Paul Weisel have had great years.  Six of the current top 10 chasers for 2006 were not in the top 20 just a year or two ago.  That means that six of the top 10 lifetime trackchasers from as recently as 2004 couldn’t crack the top 10 so far this year.  It’s much easier to get new tracks when your totals are lower than 500 or so.  When the magic 500 number is reached, it is not uncommon for folks to slow down a good deal.

 

I include statistics in the Trackchaser Report in categories that Carol and I actively compete in.  If you go to www.trackchaser.com you can see many more rankings and categories and the folks who are leaders in all sorts of the various trackchasing segments and sub-segments.

 

 

RACE TRACK STATS:

TOPSFIELD FAIRGROUNDS ARENA (FIGURE 8), TOPSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS – TRACK #1,117 – 10/9/06

This was my seventh track to see in Massachusetts.  That’s not very many, but it was an important one.  This track moved me into a tie with Chris Economacki for 10^th place.  That moves me from out of the top 10 (15 lifetime NGD points) to 10^th (10 lifetime NGD points).  Those five points close the cap between the lifetime NGD leader and me to just five points.  Pappy Hough leads in the state with 19 tracks.

 

This was Carol’s first ever track to see in the Plymouth state.  She is now in a tie for 28^th place with Nancy Brown, Ed Esser and Ken Schrader among others. 

Somewhat incredibly, Carol has added eleven new states to her totals in 2006.  I’m not sure anyone with more than 200 tracks has added that many states in one season.

 

 

RACE TRACK NEWS:

 

TOPSFIELD FAIRGROUNDS ARENA (FIGURE 8)

 

We arrived at the Topsfield Fairgrounds at 4:30 p.m.  We paid a steep parking fee of eight dollars.  The races wouldn’t begin until 7 p.m.  We hung out in the car until 6 p.m.  Carol always has her Bible to read and I can never get all the things done on my laptop that I want too.

 

Admission to the fair was $12 per person.  That seemed a bit high to enter the “country’s oldest fair.”  It seems like I’ve heard that phrase or something like it at other places but I can’t remember where.

 

I will say this.  The Topsfield Fair is huge!  It’s a 10-day fair and tonight was the last night of its run.  We did a quick 30-minute walk through to see what we could see.  The food selections were enormous but not as large as the Bloomsburg Fair in Pennsylvania was.  There were lots of commercial exhibits and livestock barns. 

 

We stumbled across a mini-circus being performed in an outdoor arena.  The place didn’t seat more than a few hundred and it was packed.  I feared this was where they would run the figure 8 races.  If so, we would have a difficult time finding a seat.

 

I surprised a woman police officer by walking up from behind and saying, “Excuse me,” to get her attention so I could ask her for directions.  She did a quick about face and her right hand went instinctively to her service revolver.  That would be just my luck, getting gunned down at the largest county fair in the country while trying to find out where the figure 8s were racing.  Some of these East coast folks can get a little touchy.

 

Anyway, after she got to know me, she loved me and was happy to provide directions to the Topsfield Fairgrounds Arena.  If you go there remember the arena is directly across the alleyway from the “nursing mothers” station.  You can’t miss it.

 

We entered the arena at 6:30 p.m.  The seating was already starting to fill-up.  Rather than see more of the fair then, we rightly decided to sit in our seats at that point.  That was a good decision, because by 6:45 p.m. all of the seats were filled.

 

The arena building is fully enclosed, making it an indoor arena.  We couldn’t get rained out tonight.  The fair had a horse show in the arena during the afternoon.  They spent a few hours converting the surface to one that would accommodate figure 8 racing and finished up just before the show began.

 

This was a JM Productions promoted event.  They do a good job although they could have taken less time between events.  Tonight was “double” figure 8 racing.  That meant there were three tires to race around rather than two.  I prefer the double figure 8 race format.

 

There were about 24 four-cylinder racecars that ran in three heat races.  They followed that with three non-qualifiers races and the feature event.  No race had more than 7-8 cars.  In figure 8 racing, one race looks very much like the next one. 

 

The P.A. was good as was the announcer.  The place did get a little “fumy” but Carol didn’t complain.  They could definitely use more seating.  The building doesn’t seem to set up well for much grandstand seating even though the building itself is huge.

 

I did hear two very unique comments from nearby fans.  Here’s what they had to say.

 

Female #1:  “That guy driving the #25 is a real A$%hole.  He wins everywhere he goes.  Loser!”  (Editor’s note:  There is a certain segment of the population that just doesn’t like a winner.)

 

Female #2:  This woman stood in the aisle and yelled down my row to her friend.  “Will you take Billy home for me?  He wants to stay for the rest of the races.  I’ve got to leave now so I can get home and put the chickens in.”  (Editor’s note:  Even with my imagination I couldn’t make this stuff up.  Growing up in small town Illinois, I thought all of these Eastern areas were just one big city after another.  After living in Connecticut, I discovered that most of the East is, in fact, very rural.)

 

This was the last event of the JM Productions season.  They were offering their t-shirts at a reduced price of 2/$10.  I had purchased one a few seasons ago in Palmyra, New York.  I asked Carol if she wanted one, but she declined.

 

We were more than pleased to get a track in Massachusetts.  The track was Carol’s first in the Pilgrim state and her 46^th overall.  Getting a Massachusetts track also added five more NGD points to my coffer.  I’m getting close to the leader in the lifetime standings.

 

 

CAROL’S COMMENTS

TOPSFIELD FAIRGROUNDS ARENA (FIGURE 8)

Carol’s reaction to her getting her 46^th trackchasing state?  “It’s hard to believe,” she yelled over the roar of the figure 8 racing engines.

 

I didn’t like the eight-dollar parking charge.  This fair is huge.  I’ve never seen one bigger.  I didn’t like the fumes from the cars racing indoors.  Our hotel was a little funky.  (Editor’s note:  We stayed in the same Rodeway Inn in Revere, Massachusetts that we did when we flew out of Boston a few weeks ago.  Recall, that was the night a big rig carrying fuel tipped over and created a blockade around our hotel.)

 

WEATHER CONDITIONS

 

It was a perfect weather day.  The car thermometer told us it was 82 degrees at the warmest part of the day.  That was much warmer than could be expected for October 9 in Boston.

RENTAL CAR UPDATE:

 

We were driving the National Rental Car Racing Pontiac Grand Prix for this week’s trip. 

 

Sunday total driving miles – 87

Monday total driving miles – 114

Tuesday total driving miles – 9

 

The driving portion of this trip covered a miniscule 210 miles.  When I picked up the car, it had only 7/8 of a tank of fuel onboard.  I mentioned this to the National employee on the way out.  No problem, I just needed to return it with 7/8 of a tank.  I paid an average price of $2.49 per gallon.  The Pontiac Grand Prix gave me 25.4 M.P.G. in fuel mileage at an average cost of 9.8 cents per mile.  The car cost 46.7 cents per mile to rent, all taxes included.  This higher than normal fee per mile to rent the car reflects two different items.  First, I didn’t have many miles to spread the costs over.  Secondly, renting a car and returning it “mid-week” meaning Tuesday increases the rental car expense.  Don’t worry; I made up for it on the airfare.

 

 

 

LIFETIME TRACKCHASER STANDINGS UPDATE:

 

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

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 1,116

2.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 1,070 (-46)

3.  Rick Schneider – Bay Shore, New York - 1,060 (-56)*

4.  Gordon Killian, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania – 1,029 (-87)*

5.  Andy Sivi, Clairton, Pennsylvania – 1,024 (-92)*

6.  Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 1,021 (-95)*

7.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 948 (-166)**

 

I’m having a difficult time putting Guy Smith a lap down (50 tracks).  He’s hanging on but I’m about ready to use the chrome horn if he won’t move over.

 

* Warning, you are within 50 tracks of being removed from this list.

 

** Special exemption.

 

 

 

 

Other notables

 

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

 

34.  Johnny Gibson, Grand Island, Nebraska – 290 (+6)

35.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California - 284

36.  Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, Tennessee – 279 (-5)

 

 

 

2006 TRACKCHASER STANDINGS

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California - 125

2.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 88

3.  Mike Knappenberger, Reading, Pennsylvania - 86

4.  Roland Vanden Eynde, Vilvoorde, Belgium – 77

5.  Paul Weisel, Orefield, Pennsylvania – 75

6.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania - 65

7.  Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan - 58

8.  Roger Ferrell, Majenica, Indiana – 57

9.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 54

10. Pam Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 51

 

 

LIFETIME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY STANDINGS

2006 (current – 10/1/06)**

 

1. Gordon Killian, Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania – 7.12

2. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 7.24

3. Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 7.86

 

**Lifetime NGD results could be affected by current track counting proposals

2005 (final)

 

1. Gordon Killian, Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania – 7.41

2. Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 7.53

3. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 8.12

 

 

 

Thanks for reading about my trackchasing,

Randy Lewis

#1 Trackchaser Living West of the Mississippi

 

There is no empirical truth that reading the Trackchaser Reports makes you any smarter, but it does give your brain a workout.

CUMULATIVE TRAVEL DISTANCES:

 

AIRPLANE

 

Los Angeles, CA – Boston, MA – 2,611 miles

RENTAL CAR - BOSTON

 

Logan International Airport – trip begins

Mancester, NH – 54 miles

Hudson, NH – 69 miles

Topsfield, MA – 184 miles

Logan International Airport -trip ends – 210 miles

 

AIRPLANE

 

Boston, MA - Los Angeles, CA – 2,611 miles

 

Total Air miles – 5,222 miles

Total auto and air miles traveled on this trip –  5,432 miles

TRACK ADMSSION PRICES:

 

Londonderry Raceway – Free

Hudson Speedway - $10

Topsfield Fair - $12 ($8 to park)

 

Total race admissions for the trip – $22

 

 

 

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

 

I’ve been very lucky with my trackchasing “up north.”  Nevertheless, I don’t want to push my luck.  I’m heading south for some trackchasing fun.  I hope to get a little golf in while I’m at it.  By the way my trackchasing days lead my golf days 94-63.  The last minute airline sponsorship I’ve secured may prevent me from meeting my goal of having the same number of trackchasing days as I do golf.  I’ll be improved over 2005 though.  I will just have to work harder in 2007 to get the balance between these two activities that I’m looking for.

 

 

 

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

 

1,017. Coldwater Raceway, Coldwater, Alabama – April 8

 

1,018. Talladega Short Track, Talladega, Alabama – April 8

 

1,019. Ballymena Raceway, Ballymena, Northern Ireland - April 14

 

1,020. Oulton Park, Little Budworth, England - April 15

 

1,021. Somerset Rebels Banger Raceway, Rooks Bridge, England - April 16

 

1,022. Mendips Raceway, Shipham, England - April 16

 

1,023. Oval Raceway, Angmering, England - April 17

 

1,024. Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne, England - April 17

 

1,025. Southside Speedway, Midlothian, Virginia - April 28

 

1,026. Motor Mile Speedway, Radford, Virginia - April 29

 

1,027. Wythe Speedway, Wytheville, Virginia - April 29

 

1,028. Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point Circuit, Summit Point, West Virginia - April 30

 

1,029. Old Dominion Speedway – inner inner oval, Manassas, Virginia - April 30

 

1,030. Shenandoah Speedway, Shenandoah, Virginia – May 4

 

1,031. Bridgeport Speedway (inner oval – front), Bridgeport, New Jersey - May 5

 

1,032. Empty Jug, Hawley, Pennsylvania - May 6

 

1,033. Oakland Valley Race Park, Cuddebackville, New York - May 6

 

1,034. Thunder Mountain Speedway, Center Isle, New York - May 6

 

1,035. Motocross 338, Southwick, Massachusetts - May 7

 

1,036. Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, Fultonville, New York - May 7

 

1,037. Calumet County Speedway, Chilton, Wisconsin - May 19

 

1,038. Grant County Speedway, Lancaster, Wisconsin - May 20

 

1,039. Blackhawk Farms Raceway, Rockton, Illinois - May 21

 

1,040. The Milwaukee Mile (Road course), West Allis, Wisconsin - May 21

 

** Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – May 21 (new track Carol only)

 

1,041. Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, South Dakota - May 25

 

1,042. Superior Speedway, Superior, Wisconsin - May 26

 

1,043. Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minnesota - May 27

 

1,044. Canby Speedway, Canby, Minnesota - May 27

 

1,045. Crawford County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Denison, Iowa - May 28

 

1,046. Tri-State Speedway, Sisseton, South Dakota - May 29

 

1,047. Sheyenne River Speedway, Lisbon, North Dakota - May 29

 

1,048. Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, Pahrump, Nevada – June 3

 

1,049. The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada – June 3

 

1,050. Hibbing Raceway, Hibbing, Minnesota – June 6

 

1,051. Buena Vista Raceway, Alta, Iowa – June 7

 

1,052. Lebanon Midway Speedway, Lebanon, Missouri – June 8

 

1,053. Rocky Top Raceway, Coal Grove, Ohio – June 9

 

1,054. Midvale Speedway (oval), Midvale, Ohio – June 10

 

1,055. Midvale Speedway (figure 8), Midvale, Ohio – June 10

 

1,056. Spring Valley Raceway, Millport, Ohio – June 11

 

1,057. Rialto Airport Speedway, Rialto, California – June 17

 

1,058. Lawrenceburg Speedway (figure 8), Lawrenceburg, Indiana -  June 20

 

1,059. Lawrenceburg Speedway (temporary oval), Lawrenceburg, Indiana -  June 20

 

1,060. Thunder Mountain Speedway, Knox Dale, Pennsylvania -  June 21

 

1,061. State Park Speedway, Wausau, Wisconsin -  June 22

 

1,062. Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin -  June 23

 

1,063. Lucas Oil Speedway (oval), Wheatland, Missouri -  June 24

 

1,064. Lucas Oil Speedway (figure 8), Wheatland, Missouri -  June 24

 

1,065. Tri-City Speedway, Pontoon Beach, Illinois - June 25

 

1,066. Lake Ozark Speedway, Eldon, Missouri - June 29

 

1,067. Poplar Bluff Speedway, Poplar Bluff, Missouri - June 30

 

1,068. Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course), Indianapolis, Indiana – July 1

 

1,069. Rush County Fairgrounds, Rushville, Indiana – July 1

 

1,070. Rock Castle Speedway, Mount Vernon, Kentucky – July 2

 

** Windy Hollow Speedway (oval), Owensboro, Kentucky – July 2

 

1,071. Heartland Park Topeka (dirt oval), Topeka, Kansas – July 3

 

1,072. Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, Kansas – July 3

 

1,073. Little Valley Speedway, Little Valley, New York – July 13

 

** Twin State Speedway (oval), Claremont, New Hampshire – July 14

 

1,074. Twin State Speedway (figure 8), Claremont, New Hampshire – July 14

 

1,075. Canaan Speedway (asphalt oval), Canaan, New Hampshire – July 14

 

** New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire – July 15

 

1,076. White Mountain Motorsports Park, North Woodstock, New Hampshire – July 15

 

1,077. Legion Speedway, Wentworth, New Hampshire – July 15

 

1,078. Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Fair Haven, Vermont – July 16

1,079. Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford Springs, Connecticut – July 17

 

1,080. Little Log House Speedway, Hastings, Minnesota - July 28

 

** Elko Speedway (outer oval), Elko, Minnesota – July 28

 

** Elko Speedway (inner oval), Elko, Minnesota – July 28

 

** Elko Speedway (figure 8), Elko, Minnesota – July 28

 

1,081. Chickasaw Big Four County Fairgrounds, Nashua, Iowa - July 29