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Canada is an expensive place to travel.  How expensive?  …..….details in “The Trip.”

 

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Today I received three things from the track that I was not expecting.  ………..Details in “The People.” 

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GREETINGS FROM DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA, CANADA

I WOKE UP IN WETASKIWIN, ALBERTA, CANADA.  I WENT TO SLEEP IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AFTER A CALGARY WEATHER FLIGHT DELAY.  THIS PUSHED MY ARRIVAL BACK INTO SAN CLEMENTE TO MONDAY MORNING.   THIS IS WHAT TRANSPIRED TODAY.

PEOPLE/STRATEGY/TRAVEL NEWS

 

The Strategy     

 

The challenge for a trackchaser who travels, like me, is to be able to organize shorts trips that get the most new track production possible.  This trip called for only two nights away from home, but five new tracks.  That’s about as good as I can plan it.

 

Only 12 trackchasers had ever made it to the province of Alberta, Canada.  I had made only one visit up here before this year.  That was all the way back in 1996.  The other eleven trackchasers who did make it up here had seen only 18 new tracks between them.  Did they make the strategic choice to avoid Alberta because they couldn’t get the production they were looking for?  How come none of them had come back a second time?  Each trackchaser has his/her own strategy.  This was my third trip to Alberta and my second consecutive weekend up here.  I think it’s a great place to trackchase and plan on returning in the not too distant future.

 

The Trip

 

I picked up four new tracks during my Saturday/Sunday weekend in Alberta.  This was in addition to the one track I added in Idaho at the beginning of this trip.  Each one of the Alberta tracks was in a separate location.  My average driving distance per track was less than 125 miles.  In 2007, I’ve been trackchasing on 46 different days.  My per track average driving distance is 234 miles.  Last year, I averaged exactly 300 miles driving to and from each track.  I credit my increased use of regional jets for my decrease in driving.  What’s the value of a 66-mile decrease in average miles driven per track?  At 10 cents per mile for gas, spread over 63 tracks, that adds up to $396.90.

 

Much of my Canada driving was along two lane rural roads.  Occasionally, my GPS unit even directed onto gravel roads.  The GPS unit is not perfect, but it’s better than looking up each and every trip on a map.  It’s difficult to calculate the gas savings, the GPS unit generates but it’s significant.

 

I don’t make hotel reservations until I am certain I am going to be staying in the area to see a new track.  If the weather threatens, I can’t afford to lock myself into a non-cancelable hotel reservation.  If one track gets rained out early enough in the evening, I can still go somewhere else.  However, if I’ve already made a hotel reservation that I can’t get out of, I have a problem.

 

I also use the GPS unit to price shop hotels.  When I pull into an area that I’m not familiar with, I pull up the hotel information on the GPS unit.  Addresses, phone numbers and directions are provided on the GPS screen.  At that point, I may call 2-3 hotels to check on availability and pricing.  I remember not too long ago, when I would go tramping into a hotel lobby at past midnight simply to be told they were full.  I used to have to stop several times just to find a room.  When I call phone numbers from the GPS I can routinely save $20-30 by playing one hotel against another.

 

Today I had nearly reached my destination in Drumheller.  I was out in the country and noticed an upcoming road block.  It was nearly noon on Sunday morning.  What could this stoppage be about?  As I slowed to a stop, the road worker, in a very heavy Canadian accent asked, “Where ya’ headed?”  I told him I was going a few more miles into Drumheller.   With that he motioned me through.

 

As I drove forward, I noticed a bevy of emergency vehicles.  Closer inspection revealed an 18-wheeler lying on its side.  This looked like a bad wreck.  After the races, I learned on the radio that a car driven by a woman with her three children aboard had run a stop sign and slammed into the big truck.  This was a 2-way stop intersection.  The truck did not have a stop sign.  Sadly, the mother and her three children all died in the crash.  The crash was being talked about at the track.  Someone told me they have several big crashes out there every summer, when someone runs a stop sign.

 

Food

 

When I trackchase, it’s difficult to bypass the fast food outlets.  Normally, I’m on a tight time schedule and they don’t call fast food “fast” for nothing.  However, when I travel I want to see what the locals have to offer.  Dining at their McDonalds or Burger King shuts me out of that opportunity.

 

Today, I arrived in Drumheller more than an hour before the race was scheduled to begin.  That turned out to be very beneficial for my culinary spirit.  I stumbled across a place called “Bernie & the Boys.”  I grabbed my reading glasses and a copy of Forbes magazine and entered the place.

 

Bernie’s is a very informal establishment.  Everyone places their order at a centralized counter and then sits down and waits for their food.  I went in expecting a burger and got much more.  They advertise nearly 50 different kinds of milkshakes.  I couldn’t pass that up.

 

I went with a “Black Forest Cake” medium sized milkshake, mainly because I had never had one before.  I asked my more than friendly server, “How do you make a Black Forest Cake milkshake.”  She replied with, “Are you telling me a joke?”  I love Canadians!

 

I supplemented my milkshake order with a Diet Coke.  Yes, I noticed the irony in these drink orders myself!  Both were served in real glass containers.  That’s unusual in today’s fast-paced world.  I selected the meat lasagna for my entrée.  This lasagna came baked in its own dish.  I have eaten in my share of upscale fine Italian eateries.  I have never had better lasagna in any of them than I did today in Bernies.  The entrée was so large I took half of it with me and ate it within feet of the U.S. border agents at the Calgary airport.  My milkshake was delicious.  Therefore, I’m offering a RANLAY Racing Money Back Guarantee for Bernie & the Boys in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.  You’ll love it.

 

Note:  Bernie’s has some unusual days of operations.  They are closed on Mondays and every other Sunday.  They are located at 305 – 4^th Street West.

 

Canada cost of living

 

What’s up with prices in Canada?  I couldn’t afford to be the “Bill Gates of trackchasing” if I had to trackchase in Canada all the time.  The exchange rate used to bring Canada prices down to about equal to U.S. prices.  No more!  The strength of the Canadian dollar is at a 30-year high according to a local radio station.  Right now it takes about 93 U.S. cents to buy one Canadian dollar.  That means a $15 Canadian purchase will cost you about $14 U.S.

 

Everything I bought in Canada seemed high compared to what it would cost in the U.S.  First, gasoline is north of four bucks a gallon here.  The average gas price right now in the U.S. ranges from $3.25-$3.50.  I stayed in an average style Super 8 Motel.  I pay about $60 a night in the U.S. for these kinds of rooms.  My rate in Canada was $109 Canadian or about $100 U.S.  I turned down an even higher priced Super 8.

 

On the occasion of my 1,200^th track, I wanted to buy a souvenir from the track.  A track jacket was $150 Canadian.  It was nice.  I almost bought it but the price scared me off.  I settled on a track t-shirt for $30 Canadian.  That’s about $28 U.S.  That same shirt would sell for as little as $10, maybe $15 and in the rarest of cases $20 at a U.S. track.  It wasn’t even a high quality shirt.

 

Food prices were bad.  Track admission prices were not that far from U.S. prices.  I paid an average of $10-15 Canadian to get into my oval tracks.  With the exchange rate, that’s on par with U.S. tracks.  Overall, however, Canada is an expensive place to travel compared to the U.S.  That being said, Australia, New Zealand and Europe are even more expensive.  Sometimes I think these prices are charged simply because Americans might have more ability to pay!

Airport weather delays

Considering how much I fly, I hardly ever have a weather delay.  I did tonight.  My Calgary flight was scheduled to depart at 6:25 p.m. on Sunday night.  I had stopped for a quick fill-up just outside the airport and noticed the darkening skies.  My mind was temporarily taken off the impending weather when I was nearly lifted off the ground with a gas pump in my hand!  What was happening?  Canada’s state bird was attacking me…..mosquitoes.  In the three minutes I was outside getting gas, I had at least seven major mosquito bites.  I am threatened to violate my own self-imposed PG vocabulary rating but I won’t.  Suffice it to say those @#$%^%^& mosquitoes nearly brought me to my knees!

 

Once in the airport, I noticed there wasn’t much activity on the tarmac.  The airport was under a “red alert.”  This red alert was in place because of lightning.  Apparently, baggage handlers are not allowed to load or unload baggage when there is lightning in the area.  I was flying to Salt Lake City from Calgary.  Once in Salt Lake, I had 40 minutes to connect to a flight to Orange County, California.

 

If the “red alert” lasted more than 40 minutes, I would not be getting home tonight.  The alert lasted about 90 minutes!  Therefore, I missed my connection in Salt Lake.  This was the last flight of the day.  I would have to get a hotel in Salt Lake and hope I could commandeer a seat on a Monday morning flight.

 

I was surprised to get a Super 8 airport hotel with a free shuttle for $69 per night.  The original quote was $89 but AAA brought it down twenty bucks.  I would only have 6-7 hours in the hotel, but it beat trying to rough it overnight in the airport.

 

This Super 8 hotel advertised they were one of the best in the chain.  They had a fireplace in the lobby, a swimming pool and high-speed internet.  This looked like a great place to spend an unexpected night.

 

However, at 6:15 a.m.  (5:15 a.m. San Clemente time), I noticed I didn’t have any hot water in the shower.  Ya, it reminded me of boot camp.  I didn’t like it then and I didn’t like it this morning!  I complained at checkout and they reduced the price from $69 to $42.  That seemed mostly fair.

 

I am very surprised I am not impacted from flight weather delays more than I am.  I can’t remember the last weather delay that has affected my plans.  Most of the time, if I am delayed getting home by up to a day, it’s not really a major hardship.  Of course, this time we have Midwestern guests coming to San Clemente on Monday afternoon, so getting home quickly was a major priority.  I did get one of the very last seats on a Monday morning Salt Lake to Orange County flight and all was right with the world again.

 

The People

 

I’ve always had a tremendous reaction to my trackchasing in Canada.  I’m not really sure why that is.  I think that generally Canadians like Americans.  I know that when I’ve traveled to other English speaking countries (England, Australia and New Zealand), I’ve also gotten a very friendly welcome.  I think there may be a “guest mentality” approach going.  People just like to welcome a traveler and help in any way they can.

 

Today, I bought my ticket, entered the track and walked up toward the concession stand.  I noticed a big guy in a yellow t-shirt keeping an eye on me.  Finally, when I was within earshot of him, he yelled, “Hey, who puked all over your shirt?”  Wow!  That didn’t sound like a very welcoming comment.  This is not something you hear every day from a stranger.

 

Since I had not been sick recently or puked all over my shirt, I suspected his comment referred to something else.  I was wearing a black t-shirt.  Possibly there was something on my t-shirt that this gentleman found objectionable.

 

The t-shirt simply read, “Anaheim Ducks.”  Yes, in Canada, those words might be objectionable.  The fellow in the yellow t-shirt was the track’s announcer.  He was just kidding about my shirt……I think.  We struck up a friendly conversation.  He was impressed with this hobby of trackchasing and sincerely appreciative that I had chosen to attend the Hidden Valley Motorsports Park today.  He was also a huge hockey fan and finished many of his sentences with “eh.”

 

He soon went away and came back with a pit pass wristband.  This complimentary admission to the pit area would allow me to take pictures of the cars in the pit area and get some great on track racing shots.  Be sure to go to www.ranlayracing.com to see pictures from all angles at today’s track.

 

My announcer friend (I’m sorry I don’t remember his name) also arranged for me to have an interview with the sports reporter for the Drumheller Mail (http://www.drumhellermail.com/) who attended today.  I met up with Darren and we chatted about what I’m doing with this hobby.  Darren told me he would send along the contents of his racing story to me.  When he does, I will share it on my website.

 

Toward the end of the day, the track president came by and introduced himself.  He gave me some background on the track and what it took to build it some three years ago.  He said all it took was some “stolen equipment” and lots of labor.  Was he telling the truth?

 

I had a nice discussion with him.  He was most impressed that I had decided to come to his track.  In reality, people aren’t really impressed that I as an individual am there.  In reality, they are just so proud of what they have accomplished in building something that they’re happy to show it off to people like me.  They have a right to be proud and I am most happy for them.  The president gave me a beautiful black track t-shirt as a souvenir of my visit.  He even came back to have his photographer take a picture of the two of us to be used on their website at http://www3.telus.net/drumheller_demo_derby/.

 

For me, it was sort of like Christmas.  I got a free pit pass bracelet.  I got an interview with the local newspaper and I got a track t-shirt.  Little did they know that my real enjoyment was not any of these fine gifts.

 

My REAL enjoyment was getting to see racing during my most favorite time of the week, Sunday afternoon.  My REAL enjoyment was visiting with folks in a foreign country.  My REAL enjoyment was getting to see working class folks out for an afternoon of fun, low-cost entertainment.  This was a great day of trackchasing for me.

 

 

 

 

 

RACE TRACK STATS:

 

HIDDEN VALLEY MOTORSPORTS PARK, DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA, CANADA – TRACK #1,201

 

 

I came into this weekend with just one Alberta track.  I left with five cumulative Alberta tracks.  I came into the weekend tied for fifth place in the lifetime Alberta trackchasing standings.  I left today’s track with a solid lead over the former province leaders, Mssrs. Killian and Smith as well as Ms. Smith.   

 

 

 

RACE TRACK NEWS:

 

HIDDEN VALLEY MOTORSPORTS PARK

I always seem to be able to find something at each new track that I visit that I have never seen before.  Even after 1,200 tracks this seems to be the case.  Today’s first ever find, was the topography that surrounds the track.  I think they call these topographical wonders “vistas.”  You really need to visit www.ranlayracing.com to see what I’m talking about.  The track sits in a “vista bowl”.  I have never seen racetrack scenery like this before ever.

 

The track was build three years ago.  They’re still building it.  The property is a former dog-racing track.  That really surprised me, because it didn’t look like any dog racing track I had ever seen.

 

They just added lights this year.  I asked them how the lights were working since they didn’t look very powerful.  I was told, “We could use more power, but we didn’t even use them last weekend because we were finished before it got dark!”  Right now the sun sets at about 10 p.m.  There’s still another month where the days will get longer.  Heck, I could tee off at 7 o’clock at night and still get in 18 holes before it got dark.

 

The sanctioning group is a not for profit organization.  They started out doing demolition derbies and have branched off into oval racing.  They’re doing a number of things right.  The P.A. system is one of the best I have heard anywhere and that includes tracks like the Perris Auto Speedway and Irwindale that have stadium quality sound.  The track announcer is both informative and funny.  The track announcer may be the most important employee from a spectator point of view the track can employ.  Some tracks understand this, most don’t.

 

There were three classes of cars racing today.  The car counts were small.  It looked to me that the mini-stocks, hobby stocks and Alberta modifieds all had eight cars each.  The track is a smallish quarter mile, slightly banked dirt oval.  The eight cars seemed to fill up the track pretty well, but they could have used a few more.

 

Each class ran a 10-lap heat, a 15-lap trophy dash and a 25-lap feature.  That’s a good deal of racing for just 24 total racecars.  There weren’t very many yellows.  I was surprised to see their were no track radios being used by the flagman and officials.

 

It was a warm and sunny day, even though it did sprinkle lightly on my way from lunch to the track.  Hot and sunny does not usually work well with a daytime dirt track.  The announcer told me the track’s regular, and larger, water truck was not available today because “business is so good in the oil fields.”  This left a pickup truck with a water tank to tackle the track-watering chore.  This water truck was over matched.  As a result the racing started about 30 minutes late.  I was actually surprised the track didn’t get dustier given the weather today and the limited amount of water I saw put on the track.

 

The track features a concession/café area called the “home wrecker grill.”  Does that mean their food is so good you might like to leave your wife’s cooking?  The beer garden is named the “Dog House Lounge.”  Does that mean you might be in the doghouse with your wife if you spent too much time in the lounge?

 

I had a fun afternoon at the track.  I watched each class run their 10-lap heat races.  Then they watered the track and I watched each class run their 15-lap trophy dashes.  With a 30-minute delay in the original starting time and another watering session coming up following the dashes, it was time for me to leave.  I had to drive some 75 miles to Calgary International.  I was going to be on the last flight of the day and didn’t want to miss it.

 

Overall, I was most impressed with my trackchasing experience.  The people and the scenery were over the top.  I wish every trackchasing day was like this.

WEATHER CONDITIONS

 

It was a warm day with little humidity.  Many folks (men) went shirtless.  I suspect they may have a bit of sunburn tomorrow!

 

 

 

 

RENTAL CAR UPDATE

 

Calgary, Alberta – Saturday/Sunday

 

I drove this car just 791 kilometers or 494 miles miles.  I paid an average price of $3.96 per gallon.  My Pontiac Grand Prix gave me 29.8 M.P.G. in fuel mileage at a cost of 13.3 cents per mile.  The car cost 16.3 cents per mile to rent, all taxes included. 

 

 

Boise, ID car – Friday/Saturday

 

I drove this car just 32.5 miles.  I paid an average price of $3.33 per gallon.  I actually added just a gallon or so of gas, so the rental car company (Thrifty) would not try to charge me a minimum gas fee for cars driven a small number of miles.  My Chrysler Sebring, under these fueling conditions, gave my 30.7 M.P.G. in fuel mileage at a cost of 10.9 cents per mile.  The car cost 6.2 cents per mile to rent, all taxes included. 

 

 

 

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 – 1,201

 

2.  Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 1,106 (-95)*

 

7.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 1,009 (-192)**

 

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

 

** Special exemption.

 

 

 

 

LIFETIME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY STANDINGS

 

2007 (current thru 5/14/07)**

 

 

1. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 6.82

2. Gordon Killian, Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania – 7.12

3. Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 7.55

 

 

**Until the end of the year, NGD rankings are unofficial.  Rankings are affected not only by the leader’s activities but also by other trackchasers impact on the leader’s position in each state. 

  

 

 

 

Other notables

 

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

 

30.  Dwight Bucks, Topton, Pennsylvania – 324

31.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California - 319

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007 TRACKCHASER STANDINGS

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California - 63

 

2.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 44

 

3.  Roland Vanden Eynde, Vilvoorde, Belgium - 29

 

4.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 25

 

5.  Mike Knappenberger, Reading, Pennsylvania - 23

 

6.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania - 17

 

7.  Roger Ferrell, Majenica, Indiana – 13

 

7.  Bing Metz, Tatamy, Pennsylvania – 13

 

9.  Gordon Killian, Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania – 12

 

10.  Rick Young, Maxville, Ontario, Canada - 11

 

10.  Paul Weisel, Orefield, Pennsylvania – 11

 

10.  Pam Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 11

 

10.  Will White, Quakertown, Pennsylvania – 11

 

Tracks have been reported by 34 different worldwide trackchasers this season.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading about my trackchasing,

 

Randy Lewis

Alberta’s #1 Trackchaser

If you’re lucky enough to live at the beach, you’re lucky enough.

 

 

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TRAVEL DISTANCES:

 

AIRPLANE

 

Orange County, CA – Salt Lake City, UT – 588 miles

Salt Lake City, UT – Boise, ID – 290 miles

 

 

RENTAL CAR – BOISE, ID

 

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field – trip begins

Boise, ID - 13

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field – 33 miles - trip ends

 

 

AIRPLANE

 

Boise, ID – Salt Lake City, UT – 290 miles

Salt Lake City, UT – Calgary, Alberta, Canada - 721 miles

 

 

RENTAL CAR - CALGARY

 

Calgary International Airport – trip begins

Calgary, Alberta – 16 miles

Wetaskiwin, Alberta – 194 miles

Edmonton, Alberta – 238 miles

Drumheller, Alberta – 418 miles

Calgary International Airport – 494 miles - trip ends

 

 

AIRPLANE

 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada – Salt Lake City, UT - 721 miles

Salt Lake City, UT – Orange County, CA - 588 miles

 

 

Total Air miles – 3,198

 

 

Total auto and air miles traveled on this trip – 3,725 miles

 

 

TRACK ADMSSION PRICES:

 

Owyhee Motorcycle Raceway Park - $10 (included pit pass)

Race City Motorsports Park - $5 Canadian

Edmonton International Raceway - $10 Canadian

Castrol Raceway - $15 Canadian

Hidden Valley Motorsports Park - $10 Canadian

 

Total racetrack admissions for the trip – $47

 

 

 

 

 

Past trackchasing reports are available at:

www.ranlayracing.com

 

 

Official trackchaser standings can be viewed at:

www.trackchaser.net

 

 

Some of the data in this report comes from www.trackchaser.net

and my Garmin GPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPCOMING TRACKCHASING PLANS

 

As I write this, I have absolutely no idea where I will be trackchasing next.  Don’t worry!  I’ll come up with a plan soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RACETRACKS VISITED IN 2007 (** not the first time to visit this track)

 

 

1,139.  Meremere Dirt Track Club, Meremere, New Zealand - January 1

 

1,140.  Meeanee Speedway, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand - January 1

 

1,141.  Top of the South Speedway, Richmond, New Zealand - January 2

 

1,142.  Woodford Glen Speedway, Christchurch, New Zealand - January 3

 

1,143.  Robertson Holden International Speedway, Palmerston North, New Zealand - January 5

 

1,144.  Taupo Motorsports Park, Taupo, North, New Zealand - January 6

 

1,145.  Waikaraka Park International Speedway, Auckland, New Zealand - January 6

 

1,146.  Angels Stadium of Anaheim (inner oval), Anaheim, California - January 13

 

1,147.  Angels Stadium of Anaheim (outer oval), Anaheim, California - January 13

 

1,148.  West Valley Speedway, Surprise, Arizona - January 14

 

1,149. Sandia Motorsports Park (road course), Albuquerque, New Mexico - January 28

 

1,150. Grand Prix De Lanaudiere, Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada – February 3

 

1,151. Ste-Eulalie Ice Track, Eulalie, Quebec, Canada – February 4

 

1,152. St Guillaume, St Guillaume, Quebec, Canada – February 4

 

1,153. Caldwell Rodeo Arena, Caldwell, Idaho – February 10

 

1,154. Balsam Lake Ice Track, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin – February 18

 

1,155. Northeast Pond Ice Track, Milton, New Hampshire – February 24

 

1,156. Lee Pond Ice Track, Moultonborough, New Hampshire – February 25

 

1,157. New Hendry Country Speedway, Clewiston, Florida – March 3

 

1,158. Florida Sports Park, Naples, Florida – March 4

 

1,159. Honeoye Lake Ice Track – Road Course, Honeoye, New York – March 10

 

1,160. Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas – March 16

 

1,161. Houston Motorsports Park, Houston, Texas – March 16

 

1,162. Dawgwood Speedway, Chatsworth, Georgia – March 17

 

1,163. Toccoa Speedway, Toccoa, Georgia – March 17

 

1,164. Tazewell Speedway, Tazewell, Tennessee – March 18

 

1,165. Malden Speedway, Malden, Missouri, Tennessee – March 23

 

1,166. Dacosa Speedway, Byhalia, Mississippi – March 24

 

1,167. Swinging Bridge Raceway, Byram, Mississippi – March 24

 

1,168. Florence Motor Speedway, Florence, South Carolina – March 25

 

1,169. Foothills Raceway, Easley, South Carolina – March 30

 

1,170. Mileback Speedway, Gray Court, South Carolina – March 30

 

1,171. Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida – April 1

 

1,172. Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas, Nevada – April 8

 

1,173. Huntsville Speedway, Huntsville, Alabama – April 13

 

1,174. Low Country Kartway, Aynor, South Carolina – April 14

 

1,175. Dillon Motor Speedway, Dillon, South Carolina – April 14

 

1,176. Valley Dirt Riders, Berthoud, Colorado – April 15

 

1,177. Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, Lancaster, California – April 22

 

1,178. Sertoma Speedway, Tularosa, New Mexico – April 27

 

1,179. Sandia Motorsports Park (outer oval), Albuquerque, New Mexico – April 28

 

1,180. Sandia Motorsports Park (inner oval), Albuquerque, New Mexico – April 28

 

1,181. Hollywood Hills Speedway, San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico – April 29

 

1,182. Meridian Speedway, Meridian, Idaho – May 11

 

1,183. Diamond Mountain Speedway, Vernal, Utah, Idaho – May 12

 

1,184. Rocky Mountain Raceways (oval), Salt Lake City, Utah – May 12 

 

1,185. Rocky Mountain Raceways (figure 8), Salt Lake City, Utah – May 12

 

1,186. Modoc Speedway, Modoc, South Carolina – May 18

 

1,187. Possum Kingdom Super Speedway, Belton, South Carolina – May 19

 

1,188. Laurens County Speedway, Laurens, South Carolina – May 19

 

1,189. Fairplex at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona, California – May 20

 

1,190. Lowes Motor Speedway (inner oval), Concord, North Carolina – May 24

 

1,191. Lowes Motor Speedway (road course), Concord, North Carolina – May 24

 

1,192. Madison International Speedway (inner oval), Oregon, Wisconsin – May 25

 

** Madison International Speedway (outer oval), Oregon, Wisconsin – May 25

 

1,193. Thunderbird Stadium (figure 8), Bremerton, Washington – May 26

 

1,194. Thunderbird Stadium (oval), Bremerton, Washington – May 26

 

1,195. Whispering Pines Motorsports Park, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada – May 27

 

1,196. Magic Valley Speedway, Twin Falls, Idaho – May 28

 

1,197. Owyhee Motorcycle Raceway Park, Boise, Idaho – June 1

 

1,198. Race City Motorsports Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 2

 

1,199. Edmonton International Raceway, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada – June 2

 

1,200. Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – June 2

 

1,201. Hidden Valley Motorsports Park, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada – June 2