DAY 2 – CAROL’S CANADIAN CAR RACING ADVENTURE

 

TODAY’S HEADLINES

 

Today I finally knocked off a faraway Quebec track.  This was my third try after the first two attempts resulted in rainouts.....................more in “The Objective”.

 

What do you get when you take an Italian restaurant in Canada and add an Englishman, a Welshman and a Czechoslovakian chick? …………..details in “The People”.

A new member of the Quebec trackchasing club has been added to the list. …………..details in “Province Rankings”.

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AND THE READERS RESPOND

 

 

From time to time interested readers write me about one thing or another.  Many times, I feel that my other readers would be interested, informed and/or amused by the comments I get.  This response came from a Boston Red Sox fan after I shared my opinion of East coast baseball fans who attend Angel’s home games.

 

“Ya gotta keep in mind that we still consider the Angels an expansion team!!”

 

GREETINGS FROM CANTLEY, QUEBEC, CANADA.

 

 

 

 

CAROL AND I WOKE UP IN MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA AND WENT TO SLEEP IN BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA.  THIS IS WHAT TRANSPIRED TODAY.

 

PEOPLE/STRATEGY/TRAVEL NEWS

 

 

The Objective 

 

In trackchasing as in life, you can never give up.  I had attempted to visit the Autodrome Edelweiss on two previous occasions.  On each of those visits, I was rained out.

 

I am only rained out about one time in twenty.  What are the odds of being rained out two times in a row at one particular track?  Actually, the answer to that question is a simple mathematical equation.  You simply multiply the rainout probability, one in twenty (1/20) by itself.  That would be 1/20 multiplied by 1/20.  The product of that equation would be 1/400.  I have a one in four hundred chance of being rained out at a single track on two consecutive attempts.

 

The Autodrome Edelweiss is one of the more geographically remote tracks, relative to where I live in California of any track in North America.  It is one of the two or three most remote Friday night tracks on this continent for me.  In my trackchasing career, I have had only a couple of tracks where I was rained out two times before I could finally add it to my “seen” column.  What are the odds that I would be rained out twice in a row at not just any track but one of the most remote tracks I could visit?  The answer to that question is probably too difficult for me to handle with my existing math skills.

The Trip

 

When Carol and I travel, I am lucky that she can do some of the driving.  From last night’s track to tonight’s track was nearly 400 kilometers.  Yep, that’s how they measure distance up here in kilometers.  Gas is sold is liters, not gallons. 

 

The Canadian two-dollar is called the “Loonie” and folks finish there sentences with “eh?” rather than “you know?” where I come from.  The people of Canada are great.  Everyone is most friendly.  The weather on our trip is just right.  Daytime temps are in the high 70s and race night temps in the high 60s.  That’s just about perfect.

 

 

 

 

The People

 

Today was a most special “people” occasion.  One of the benefits of my extensive travel is that I get to see friends in far away places on a frequent basis.

 

Tonight Carol and I would have the opportunity to spend time with both a new friend and an old one.  In point of fact, they were the same person.  His name is Rick Young and he lives up near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

 

Rick is an Englishman turned Canadian.  He grew up just an hour or so north of London, England.  Back in the U.K., Rick drove stock cars when he was in his 20s.  He reminded us that the English full contact racing “sent him to hospital” more than once.

 

Somewhere along the line, Rick relocated to Canada.  Today, at age 52, Rick drives a truck and goes racing around the provinces of Ontario and Quebec as well as in New York state most Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

 

I first met Rick Young back on July 11, 1999.  I was with my brother and step-father at the Cornwall Motor Speedway.  This was my 384^th lifetime track.  I had just finished up a trackchasing interview with track announcer Brian Mulligan and Rick came up and introduced himself.  Yes, I get to meet all kinds of good people while promoting the hobby of trackchasing.

 

Rick and I would not meet again until the evening of my 700^th track at the Thunder Alley Speedway in Evans Mills, New York.  That meeting took place on April 22, 2004.  Trackchaser Commissioner Will White also graced us with his presence.

 

Although I had met Rick on just two occasions in the past, we have corresponded frequently on email.  Therefore, even though I had not seen him in person much, we already knew each other pretty well by the time we met again tonight in Ottawa.

 

Rick and I had scheduled other meetings since that night in 2004 but bad weather or logistical issues prevented us from matching up.  However, tonight the stars would align and Carol, Rick and I met for dinner at East Side Mario’s in Ottawa.

 

As I mentioned above, the weather forecast for our five days in Northeastern Canada is for moderate temperatures and no rain.  During our entire drive from Toronto to Ottawa, we had perfectly blue skies.  However, as we got closer and closer to Ottawa, the clouds started to form toward the north.  Where was the Autodrome Edelweiss in relation to Ottawa?  To the north!

 

The local Ottawa radio weather forecast called for clouds but no rain.  When we met Rick Young at the restaurant, we joked about the weather.  There was no way we could get rained out a third straight time at the track, or could we?

 

They say the best way to get to know someone is to play a round of golf with them.  In four hours, you can learn a lot about a person on the links at it relates to honesty, patience, good manners and much more.  Taking the time to break bread with someone is also a great way to get to know him or her.

 

The three of us had a most enjoyable time conversing over our pasta dishes.  I know that Carol always enjoys meeting the trackchasers and I’m pretty sure Rick enjoyed meeting Carol.  Colin Herridge’s name came up more than once and always in a favorable context!

 

Rick had a number of questions to ask of Carol and me, as we did of him.  Later in our dinner conversation, Rick mentioned that I might be the “Muhammad Ali” of trackchasing.  He explained that it was important to have someone on the “outspoken” side promoting the hobby and offering viewpoints that were on the edge. 

 

I think Rick might have been somewhat reluctant to offer this view.  I’m not sure he knew how I might react to his analogy.  I set his mind at ease, by telling him I fully agreed with his assessment.  I took his “Muhammad Ali” thinking as a compliment.  I think it’s important to express your point of view.  Conversations are much more interesting when people are able to do this.

 

Sometime during our conversation, Rick mentioned that I sometimes “incite” the other trackchasers.  Carol nodded her head in agreement.  I guess the word “incite” can be used in different ways.  If “incite” means bringing up issues that heretofore have been in the background, I plead guilty.  If “incite,” means speaking directly and honestly about thoughts and ideas that trackchasers speak of only in the privacy of their own homes or in the shadows of the fourth turn light standard then, again, I plead guilty. 

 

Carol mentioned that during a private moment with Rick, he mentioned, “I was intending to ask you a question, but I can see that I don’t have to ask it.  I wanted to know if you really like the races or if Randy has to drag you to them.  I can see that you have a fun time watching the races”.

 

Rick is really more of a racechaser than a trackchaser.  That means he goes to the local tracks around his area that offer the best racing.  Rick also takes photos at the tracks he visits and has earned his “press pass” this way.  His photos appear in local racing publications and websites all over the Northeast.  Rick is even a contributing writer and photographer to Short Track magazine a glossy publication distributed in England.

 

After dinner, we followed Rick up to the Autodrome Edelweiss speedway.  This was going to be my 10^th lifetime Quebec track.  This was going to be Carol’s first ever trackchasing visit to Quebec and her sixth lifetime Canadian province.

 

When we entered the track’s grounds, we noticed large puddles of water.  Further inquiries told us they had received five minutes of really hard rain at about 5 p.m.  Yep!  That’s when we saw those black clouds just as we stopped for dinner.

 

The three of us were lucky that the rain had passed.  We were in for a night of good Canadian dirt oval racing.  This kind of racing is tough to beat.

 

 

PROVINCE RANKINGS

I was surprised to learn this was Carol’s first ever trackchasing visit to Quebec.  She became the 31^st trackchaser to record at least one track in this Northeastern Canadian province.  She is tied for 21^st position in the Quebec rankings with race drivers, Kenny Schrader and Andy Sivi among others.

 

This was my 10^th lifetime Quebec track.  Four of those tracks are ice racing venues.  I hold down a tie for ninth place with Tom Schmeh of Knoxville, Iowa.  I was surprised to see that Tom had spent that much time up here.

AUTODROME EDELWEISEE, CANTLEY, QUEBEC, CANADA – TRACK #1,263 (CAROL’S TRACK #335)

We were most fortunate to be at this track with Rick Young.  Rick seemed to know everyone.  It was fun meeting all of the different people that Rick runs into on a weekly basis.

 

They were packing the track when we arrived.  The dose of late afternoon rain was going to make the track perfect.  There would be no dust and the racing surface was smooth. 

 

Tonight was the last points night of the season.  These northern tracks shut down much earlier than tracks in the Midwest or South.  The four classes racing tonight included four cylinders (14), eight cylinders (20), pro-stocks (7) and modified (12).  These car counts are based on an estimate.  We saw eight heat races and the four-cylinder feature before the track broke for intermission.  I thought the eight-cylinders offered the best heat races.

 

It’s important to note that the official language of Quebec is French.  Therefore, most of the P.A. announcements and descriptions are in that language.  A few English notes are passed along but most of the program is in French.

 

At intermission, we visited the concession stand where another order of “poutine” had my name on it.  I'm wondering if I can eat poutine five days in a row.

 

Rick had arranged an interview with the track’s announcer, Eve.  Eve and I spend several minutes conversing in English.  I had hoped we might have a Q&A in English and then have our words translated into French for the French only speaking spectators.  That would have made a great souvenir while Carol recorded the proceedings on our Sony camcorder.

 

I am pleasantly surprised at how many announcers I meet for the second or third time during my travels.  It is not unusual to meet up with an announcer who I’ve talked too in the past at a different track.

 

Tonight was another example of this.  Brian Mulligan was in attendance.  Brian had interviewed me both at the Cornwall Motor Speedway and at the Autodrome Drummond in Quebec.  He’s a nice guy and the best bilingual announcer I’ve ever heard.

 

We spent time talking about the Canadian health care system (despite what you hear on talk radio, every Canadian I have ever talked too loves the system), local racing and golf.  It was nice seeing Brian.

 

Carol, Rick and I spent the after intermission period watching the Modified and Pro-Stock features from an elevated position near the announcing tower.  After each feature event, Rick went down on the track to take victory lane photos.  I didn’t have much time to ask him about his camera but it was a full-sized 35mm digital machine.  I’d love to have one like it, although I’m not sure I could take care of it properly.

 

With one feature race remaining, the eight cylinder stock cars, we decided to head for the exits.  It had been a wonderful evening for us.  Dinner was good and the racing was good.  It’s always fun to meet up with a new friend who becomes an old friend by the end of the night.  Rick thanks for all of the hospitality.

RENTAL CAR UPDATE

 

Toronto – Thursday-Tuesday (5-day rental)

 

I am not that happy with our National Rental Car Racing Ford Crown Victoria.  The driver’s seat is one of the most uncomfortable I’ve used lately.  For a large car, the interior space seems cramped.  The second power adapter is unusable with our GPS and laptop power cords because of an inferior space design.  There are no automatic headlamps.  The doors sound tinny when they close.  There is no front seat console.  The drink holders block the view of the heating and air-conditioning controls.  I’m not normally critical of my rental cars, but this one disappoints.

 

Carol is not a big fan of Canadian drivers.  She calls them “crazy”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading about my trackchasing,

 

Randy Lewis

Alberta’s #1 Trackchaser

That’s all the news that’s fit to print from San Clemente where the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and all of the children are above average.

 

 

 

 

 

AIRPLANE

 

Los Angeles, CA – Dallas, TX – 1,237 miles

Dallas, TX – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 1,199 miles

 

 

RENTAL CAR – TORONTO

(1 mile = 0.625 kilometers)

 

Lester B. Pearson International Airport – trip begins

Paris, Ontario – 112 kilometers

Cantley, Quebec – 707 kilometers

 

 

 

 

 

TRACK ADMSSION PRICES:

 

Paris Fairgrounds - $10 Canadian

Autodrome Edelweiss - $12 Canadian

 

 

 

 

 

RANKINGS

 

 

LIFETIME TRACKCHASER STANDINGS UPDATE:

 

There are no trackchasers currently within 100 tracks of my lifetime total. 

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 1,263

 

 

 

 

Other notables

 

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

 

 

29.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 335

 

30.  Tom Schmeh, Knoxville, Iowa – 330

 

31.  Dwight Bucks, Topton, Pennsylvania – 328

 

 

 

2007 TRACKCHASER STANDINGS

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California - 125

 

2.  Roland Vanden Eynde, Vilvoorde, Belgium - 78

 

3.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 75

 

4.  Mike Knappenberger, Reading, Pennsylvania – 66

 

5.  Pam Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 45

 

5.  Paul Weisel, Orefield, Pennsylvania – 45

 

7.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania - 43

 

8.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 41

 

9.  Gordon Killian, Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania – 36

 

10.  Roger Ferrell, Majenica, Indiana – 27

 

Tracks have been reported by 40 different worldwide trackchasers this season.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

There won’t be any more Quebec travel on this trip.  It’s time to rape and pillage Ontario, from a trackchasing point of view of course, for the rest of this trip.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1,202. Boyd’s Speedway, Ringgold, Georgia - June 8

 

1,203. Fayette County Fairgrounds, Washington Courthouse, Ohio - June 9

 

1,204. Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Pebbles, Ohio - June 9

 

1,205. Brown County Speedway, Russellville, Ohio - June 9

 

1,206. Vinton Speedway, Vinton, Ohio - June 10

 

1,207. Hilltop Speedway, Millersburg, Ohio - June 10

 

1,208. I-70 Speedway – dirt (outer oval), Odessa, Missouri - June 13

 

1,209. L A Raceway, La Monte, Missouri - June 14

 

1,210. Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, Missouri - June 22

 

1,211. Jamaica Raceway, Jamaica, Iowa - June 23

 

1,212. Calhoun County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Rockwell City, Jamaica, Iowa - June 23

 

** Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, Iowa – June 23 (new for Carol only)

 

** Iowa Speedway (outer oval), Newton, Iowa, Iowa – June 24 (new for Carol only)

 

1,213. Butler Motor Speedway, Butler, Missouri - June 24

 

** Peoria Speedway, Peoria, Illinois – June 25

 

1,214. Kart Kanyon Raceway, Aztec, New Mexico - June 30

 

1,215. Aztec Speedway, Aztec, New Mexico - June 30

 

1,216. Sunvalley Speedway, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada – July 1

 

1,217. Georgetown Speedway, Georgetown, Delaware – July 6

 

1,218. Delmarva Motorsports Park, Middleford, Delaware – July 6

 

1,219. Hunterstown Speedway, Hunterstown, Pennsylvania – July 7

 

1,220. Shippensburg Speedway, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania – July 7 (Randy only)

 

** Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, Maryland – July 7 (new for Carol only)

 

1,221. Blanket Hill Speedway, Whitesburg, Pennsylvania – July 8

 

1,222. Lincoln County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Troy, Missouri – July 13

 

1,223. Pike County Speedway, Pittsfield, Illinois – July 13

 

1,224. Iowa Speedway (road course), Newton, Iowa – July 14

 

1,225. Mitchell County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Osage, Iowa – July 14

 

1,226. Scott County Fairgrounds (oval), Scottsburg, Indiana – July 15

 

1,227. Barry Expo Center (figure 8), Hastings, Michigan – July 16

 

1,228. Lycoming County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Hughesville, Pennsylvania, Michigan – July 17

 

1,229. Delaware County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Muncie, Indiana – July 18

 

1,230. Delaware County Fairgrounds (oval), Muncie, Indiana – July 18

 

1,231. Van Buren County Youth Fairgrounds (road course), Hartford, Michigan – July 19

 

1,232. High Banks Speedway (oval), Philpot, Kentucky – July 20

 

1,233. High Banks Speedway (figure 8), Philpot, Kentucky – July 20

 

1,234. SOIL MX, Bone Gap, Illinois – July 21

 

1,235. Western Kentucky Speedway, Madisonville, Kentucky – July 21

 

** Windy Hollow Speedway (oval), Owensboro, Kentucky – July 23

 

1,236. Windy Hollow Speedway (small figure 8), Owensboro, Kentucky – July 21

 

1,237. Teton County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Jackson, Wyoming – July 26

 

1,238. Gallatin International Speedway, Belgrade, Montana – July 27

 

1,239. BMP Speedway, Billings, Montana – July 28

 

1,240. Sweetwater County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Rock Springs, Wyoming – July 31

 

1,241. Washington County Fairgrounds (oval), Washington, Kansas – August 3

 

1,242. Maxville Fire Department Figure 8 Course, Maxville, Iowa– August 4

 

1,243. Carroll County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Coon Rapids, Iowa– August 4

 

1,244. Iowa Speedway (temporary inner oval), Newton, Iowa– August 5

 

1,245. Sarpy County Fair & Rodeo Arena (figure 8), Springfield, Nebraska – August 5

 

1,246. Newaygo County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Fremont, Michigan – August 6

 

1,247. Newaygo County Fairgrounds (road course), Fremont, Michigan – August 7

 

1,248. Shiawassee County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Corunna, Michigan – August 8

 

1,249. Tioga County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Wellsboro, Pennsylvania – August 9

 

1,250. Coopersville Festival Grounds (road course), Coopersville, Michigan – August 10

 

1,251. Winston Motor Speedway, Rothbury, Michigan – August 10

 

1,252. Jackson Speedway (dirt oval), Jackson, Michigan – August 11

 

1,253. Springport Motor Speedway, Springport, Michigan – August 11

 

1,254. Double X Speedway, California, Michigan – August 12

 

** Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, Kansas – August 13

 

1,255. RPM Speedway, Hays, Kansas – August 14

 

1,256. KAM Raceway, Hastings, Nebraska – August 24

 

1,257. Motorsport Park Hastings, Hastings, Nebraska – August 25

 

1,258. Boneyard Park (figure 8), Edgar, Nebraska – August 25

 

1,259. Lincoln County Raceway (inner oval), North Platte, Nebraska – August 25

 

1,260. Lincoln County Raceway (outer oval), North Platte, Nebraska – August 25

 

1,261. Dirtona Raceway, Hugoton, Kansas – August 26

 

1,262. Paris Fairgrounds (figure 8), Paris, Ontario, Canada – August 30

 

1,263. Autodrome Edelweiss, Cantley, Quebec, Canada – August 31