Randy Lewis
World's #1 Ranked Trackchaser
MONTICELLO SPEEDWAY - MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS
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RANLAY Racing Trackchaser Report
DAY 2 – MY “LET’S SEE SOME REALLY GOOD RACING” TRACKCHASING TOUR
SPECIAL INSERT
If you have “Google Earth” on your computer and you SHOULD have Google Earth on your computer, you might find this interesting. Son, J.J. started his commercial flying career in August, 2006. Coincidentally, my trackchasing airline sponsorship started shortly thereafter!
If you do have Google Earth, check out this file, MyRoutes.kml.kmz. You will see everywhere that J.J. has flown during his piloting career. It doesn’t take long to make the map look busy. Good flying, J.J.
TODAY’S HEADLINES
What are the two biggest benefits of technology in the world of trackchasing?...................more in “The Trip”.
The mystery man is revealed! …………..details in “The People”.
Today’s Trackchasing Tourist Attraction was a highlight of the entire trip…………..details in “Trackchasing Tourist Attraction”.
Click on or paste this link in your browser to see the photos from this trip.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Ranlay8/080606MonticelloSpeedway
Reader Questions for Randy
Q. I’ve noticed you provide some kind of press release to the people who own the track you visit. What is this and why do you do it?
A. There are several reasons why I developed the “Trackchasing Press Release”. I have an outgoing personality that allows me to interact well with people I’ve just met. Many of the existing trackchasers are much more reserved and private. That’s not a criticism, it’s just my observation.
When I joined the trackchasing group and began to talk about the hobby with racing fans and promoters, most had never heard of our hobby. The notable exception to this was in the Northeast. Guy Smith, one of our trackchasers writes a column in a Northeastern racing paper about his personal trackchasing.
I wanted to take his work and that of anyone else who had promoted the trackchasing hobby to a broader audience. I’ve been able to reach that objective over the past several years.
Often in advance of my visiting a race track, my public relations group will forward a version of my “at the track” press release to local newspapers, radio stations and TV outlets. If you’ve ever been on my website and clicked on the “media coverage” tab, then you’ve seen what the power of the media can do to publicize an activity.
I’ve had newspaper interviews from Australia to Canada and all over the United States. I’ve talked about trackchasing with several radio outlets. Often times, the radio station will give me a copy of the program when I appear. When they do, I add the audio file to my website. I’ve also done TV interviews and I even completed a full TV pilot on the subject of trackchasing with the Speed Channel. I’ve been able to share that production with a few of my fellow trackchasers.
The press release I use at the track is a simple one-page piece of paper. It details my trackchasing background and the places I’ve been trackchasing. As the current “World’s #1 Ranked Trackchaser” I am likely to have more credibility than if the #15 ranked trackchaser showed up at the track.
My press release explains what some of the general rules of our game are. I point out what types of tracks do and do not count. I always list the top five trackchasers in the world and their hometowns. There have been many times when the track announcer reads the information I provide word for word. Of course, I like that because all of the top trackchasers get some recognition that way.
Often, I am asked up to the announcing booth over the course of an evening to do a live interview with the track. This is when I can most effectively both educate and promote the hobby of trackchasing. Many times I am given as much as 10-15 minutes to talk “trackchasing” with the announcer.
As I said, most of our trackchasers might be most comfortable away from the microphone. Nevertheless, I can think of three trackchasers (there may have been more) who have joined me when I was asked to be interviewed. These include Mssrs. Brown, Killian and White.
I would estimate I’ve been interviewed at the track more than 100 times. With an average crowd of 1,000 people that’s 100,000 mostly unique impressions to use an advertising term. When I consider the reach of all of the general newspapers,
racing papers, radio stations and TV programs, the impact widens. I can conservatively estimate that I have made more than one million impressions talking about the hobby of trackchasing. In the world of advertising one impression equals one time that a person was directly “hit” with the message. That does not mean they “heard” it or “understood” the message but they were there when the information was sent.
As an example, you might subscribe to a daily newspaper. You might also not read that paper every day and read every word in the paper. Nevertheless, if an ad was placed in a newspaper, whether it was read or not by the user, the advertiser gets credit for an impression. Same thing with radio or TV. You might have the TV on, but not be paying attention. Still, that counts as an impression.
Probably the best thing about the method I deliver the trackchasing message has to do with my travel. I am not delivering the trackchasing message to the same people week after week. Probably 90% of my impressions are unique. That’s mean they are being directed to an audience that has likely never ever heard of our hobby. Now…..aren’t you glad you asked!
GREETINGS FROM MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS.
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. I WENT TO SLEEP IN MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS. THIS IS WHAT TRANSPIRED TODAY.
PEOPLE/STRATEGY/TRAVEL NEWS
The Objective
A hidden objective in my trackchasing program is to see really good racing. Unfortunately, more often than not, I don’t see great racing. However, tonight I was in for a treat. The United States Modified Touring Series was racing. They bring three things to the party that aid in achieving my objective of seeing really good racing.
They bring a full field of cars. They run an efficient racing program. Their program offers lots of passing. They even start their feature race based upon passing points in the heat races. Why can’t most tracks just follow these three axioms?
The Trip
As you know, I employ technology to help me go all over the world with my hobby of trackchasing. What’s so great about the various forms of technology? I can sum it up in two words, “Ease”, “Options”.
Technology makes everything easier. I’m not doing this to see how difficult I can make every trip. Remember the invention of the wheel? Imagine how much easier that made things for mankind. As an example, only in the last few years has the wheel even made it to carryon luggage. Just 10-15 years ago, everyone CARRIED his or her bags inside the airport. Now almost everyone ROLLS his or her luggage inside an airport.
Some people, especially those near my age or older are afraid of technology. I think they might be afraid because learning is hard. I know that when I get a new piece of hardware or software, I always secretly dread the effort of learning something new. However, after I do get the hang of whatever I’m trying to master, then I’m always happy I put the effort into learning something new.
The second major benefit of technology is that it gives me options. I remember Belgium trackchaser Roland Vanden Eynde complaining on a recent visit to the U.S. that hotels here do not have flexible showerheads. Most European hotels do. Would you prefer a fixed or flexible showerhead when you stay overnight in a hotel? I hope you answered, “Put me down for a flexible shower head, Randy”. Why wouldn’t someone want the option of moving the showerhead around? If they preferred a fixed showerhead, they could still use the flexible showerhead and just not move it!
I have been the leader in technology use in the world of trackchasing for a very long time. Why is that? I came from a corporate background where the ACTIVE use of technology was a requirement. We got the good stuff early in the game and had to use it in order to survive. I also have the support of three children and now a son-in-law who are all pretty much cutting edge with technology. That’s a big plus for me.
Of course, I might be considered somewhat of an analytical person. “You think”, the bemused reader might shout. Yes, that’s right. I know that a little analytical thought can go a long way in using technology to create “Ease” and “Options”.
However, human error can always screw up technology. It is usually the person who doesn’t like technology or can’t use it who says, “the ‘computer’ screwed up”. Not likely. It point of fact, it’s usually the person who used the computer who screwed up.
I still use Microsoft Trips electronic mapping software on my laptop. I use this for the pre-planning of my trips. I can plug in the various locations I plan to visit. The Trips program then shows me how far it is from point A to point B, etc. I’ve had this capability for years. It’s amazing how this simple capability allows me to make some of the most creative trackchasing trips anyone has ever done.
However, on this trip human error (by me) almost made a major mess of things. My last race of the trip was scheduled to be at the Thunder Valley Speedway in Glenmora, Louisiana on Sunday night. From there I would return to the airport to fly home on Monday.
Glenmora is 353 miles from the DFW airport where I picked up my rental car. That was a long drive considering my race would not end until 11 p.m. or so on Sunday night. However, this is where human error came in. I did not type in “Glenmora” in Microsoft trips, but “Glenmore”. Unluckily for me there WAS a Glenmore, Louisiana. Glenmore is 449 miles from Dallas. It’s only 70 miles from New Orleans. When I thought I would be going to Glenmore, not Glenmora, the idea of driving just 70 miles after the race and flying home from New Orleans looked a lot better than driving 449 miles back too Dallas to fly home.
Of course, renting a car in Dallas and dropping it four days later in New Orleans would be an expensive proposition. Rental cars don’t like folks who pick up a car in one place and drop it in another. They charge people a lot of money who want to do that.
Luckily, during my research just before I left for the trip, I discovered my error. Not only did this discovery save me from getting a VERY expensive rental car, it knocked off 255 miles of driving from the “mistaken” itinerary to the “accurate” itinerary. Technology will always rule, I just need to make sure I minimize “human error”.
The People
It was my great pleasure to spend the evening with top 10 ranked trackchaser John Moore of Knoxville, Tennessee. John’s a great guy. We first met at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kansas back in 2000. Our meeting was somewhat unusual. I was providing press releases back then as well. I had a much more humble track eight years ago. The Humboldt Speedway was my 423rd lifetime track. Nevertheless, the announcer seemed impressed and told the crowd about my visit to the track.
Less than five minutes later, the announcer came back over the P.A. system. He said something like this, “That fellow from California was doing pretty good with more than 400 tracks. However, we’ve got a guy all the way up from Tennessee with more than 600 tracks here with us tonight!” That blew both me and the crowd away. From that day forward I learned to accept occasional defeat in trackchasing competitions.
A few minutes after that announcement I met John Moore for the first time. We really seemed to hit it off. We gabbed all night, sat around, and talked long after the races finished. I think back on the night and know that I would never have met John Moore if not for the announcer reading my press release.
Then five years later the same thing happened at Columbus, Nebraska. We had a nice reunion that night. Three days later I turned John onto a figure 8 race being held in a campground of all places! We stood out in the rain for a couple of hours watching the mayhem.
Over the past three years, we lost touch again. However, at last night’s track in Louisiana John heard the announcer say something about “San Clemente”. That was his signal to go looking for me. We found each again. We agreed to meet for dinner on Friday night.
Tonight (Friday) we had lots of time to catch up. John and I met at the Monticello Speedway at 5:30 p.m. This gave us plenty of time to drive into town for a nice sit-down dinner. We ate at the Ameca Mexican Restaurant (internet reco) in Monticello. I know that several trackchasers reading this have met or at least know of John and his trackchasing achievements. I’ll give you an update on what John has been up too.
He will be celebrating his 62nd birthday later this month. When he does he will be eligible to start cashing those social security checks! John left his job in the promotional literature business during this past year. He had worked for them for some 28 years. His job allowed him to travel all over the country. Of course, that’s music to a trackchaser’s ears. By the way, John has secured some trackchaser sponsorship and plans to be out on the trackchasing trail a little bit in the near future.
John has seen racing in 48 states. He’s missing Alaska and Hawaii. One noteworthy item about John’s trackchasing is that he has NEVER flown to a track. He obviously prefers driving! The track where we met last night in Louisiana was John’s first trackchasing effort of 2008.
He told me that he had seen a few tracks last year including a trip to Calistoga, California and West Fargo, North Dakota among others. John promised me he would send an updated track list to our beloved commissioner (in my book anyway) Will White.
I had made my plan to come to Arkansas tonight a few days ago. I needed two tracks to gain just one NGD point. However, one NGD point could mean the difference at the end of the year. I started the night in fourth place in Arkansas just two tracks behind…….you guessed it, John Moore!
Here I was enjoying a Mexican dinner with a fellow competitor who I was trying to replace as the #3 ranked trackchaser in all of Arkansas. Of course, I would not gain on John tonight. We would both add one new Arkansas track. To make matters even more disturbing, John would be seeing another Arkansas track tomorrow night while my plan was to go back to Louisiana.
The funny thing about all of this was there was no animosity between John and I about our standing in Arkansas. There was no animosity between John and me now that our lifetime rankings had changed. We were just two friends talking trackchasing over a Chorizo burrito. I wish that were the case with all of the trackchasers I encounter. Trackchasing is simple. You see the track and you report it. Sometimes you will have a higher ranking than the next guy will and sometimes you won’t. Could it really be any simpler?
John and I negotiated our way into some premier seats at the Monticello Speedway. I’ll tell you more about that in the “race review”. We chatted for another three hours at the track until I bade John a hearty farewell. I hope we see each other again real soon.
TRACKCHASING TOURIST ATTRACTION
I very much enjoy the racing when I go on trackchasing trips. However, I am not the type of person who would feel the trip was complete if I simply left home, went to the race and came back home. It seems that some trackchasers leave home, go to the race, then go back home. If that works for them fine, but it’s not how I like to do it.
I do a good deal of traveling. I want to do my best to see the local area when I come for a visit. There are almost always unusual attractions that one area is noted for more than any other locale. I want to see those places. I want to touch them and feel them. When I leave an area, I want to have memories of these special places that I call Trackchasing Tourist Attractions. I will remember those experiences long after the checkered flag has fallen on whatever race I have seen that day.
Herby – K (home of the “Shrimp Buster”), Shreveport, Louisiana
I stayed overnight in Shreveport, Louisiana. I did a solid 45 minute power walk around the hotel in 90-degree, humid conditions. When I finished, it was time for lunch. Here is where technology helped out again. I went online and searched for “best places to eat in Shreveport”. I came up with http://www.lizswwworld.com/travel/eats.html. Apparently “Liz” had eaten all over Shreveport. I guess that’s better than saying she slept all over Shreveport. She was kind enough to share her experiences with people like me. That’s why sharing trackchasing experiences is such a positive aspect of trackchasing. It’s a form of giving back for what you take.
Thanks to Liz, I had a wide selection of places that would be good for lunch. I carefully perused her list. I don’t get to Shreveport very often. I wanted to make certain I made a wise choice. Finally, I selected “Herby K’s”. This is what Liz had to say about the place,
“You can't come all the way here and not have a Shrimpbuster from Herby K's, a Shreveport institution for decades. Go early or late for lunch. The place is small but worth any wait, and the prices are great. If the weather's nice, they have a patio. And they have icy cold beer. It's off the beaten path, but worth seeking out.”
I plugged in the address to Herby K’s (http://www.herbyks.net/Herby_Ks_Home.html) into my GPS and showed up in the neighborhood just a few minutes later. It wasn’t much of a neighborhood. It was definitely on the “wrong” side of the tracks. I’m sure this used to be a nice area, but today every business within sight was boarded up. However, it was just past noon and I felt very safe. There were a lot of cars around the one and only business that WAS operating, Herby K’s.
This experience reminded me when a friend was coming to visit Los Angeles. He likes to eat and asked me for a recommendation. Among others, I recommended “Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles” (http://www.roscoeschickenandwaffles.com/). How could he go wrong with a restaurant with a name like that? Alas, he drove to the restaurant, didn’t like the neighborhood and drove on. That was an opportunity missed. I didn’t want to make the same mistake in Shreveport.
I parked my car, took a few pictures of the outside of the restaurant and surrounding areas and walked in. Wow! The place was small and it was packed. In the diner portion of the restaurant, there were only nine bar stools and four small tables that seated at most four but probably just two big guys per table. The entire space including the counter was probably 20’ by 20’. There was a patio seating area, but that looked to be for tourists. I didn’t want to eat there.
I waited a few minutes to get a seat at the counter. I sensed they could tell “I wasn’t from around here”. I didn’t see anyone else with deck shoes. I didn’t see anyone else with an ankle golf tan. That’s the way I like it. I must say this. I can be taking my life into my own hands when I’m amongst several “bubbas” and I’m wearing deck shoes, an ankle golf tan and taking pictures of my food! However, I risk life and limb for you, the loyal and ardent Trackchaser Report reader.
While I decided what to eat, I ordered a Diet Coke. It was served in a small old-time glass bottle. The manager gave me a menu. I looked it over. He came back and asked me what I’d like to have. “I’ll have the Shrimp Buster” I told him. “All of that (reading the menu) for a Shrimp Buster”, he said and smiled. Yes, they KNEW I wasn’t from around here.
The “Shrimpbuster” is the house specialty. This dish consists of four huge butter-flied fried shrimp pounded flat, fried to perfection and served atop buttered French bread with a spicy red sauce. The place has been here for seven decades so you know it’s good. The food was great, the ambience even better. I have several pictures of the experience at www.ranlayracing.com. This experience was a highlight of the trip.
RACE REVIEW
MONTICELLO SPEEDWAY, MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS
The racing at the Monticello Speedway with the USMTS modifieds was not nearly as good as the races last night at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, Louisiana. First, the scheduled start of 8 p.m. did not happen. It took them a very long time to run in the track on a night where the 8 p.m. temperature was about 90 degrees. The first race took the green flag at 9:01 p.m.
There were 39 USMTS mods in the pits tonight. Last night there were almost sixty. For some incredible reason that I will go to my grave not understanding the first two races of the night were for the two-man cruiser division.
Now let me get this straight. Fans are paying five dollars extra to see a national touring group, the United States Modified Touring Series. These cars will only come to this track once this year. I suspect that a significant number of fans came specifically to see these cars only. The program was now one hour behind schedule. It was 90 degrees out. The wind blew directly into the main grandstand seating area bringing its share of dust and grime……and the first two races were for two-man cruisers!!!! How come I’m the only one who just doesn’t get it?
John and I had talked out way into some V.I.P. seats at the entrance of turn three. I don’t know if it’s the influence of deer hunting stands or not, but there are several such “stands” built around the track. This provides a seating area about 15 feet off the ground. A big plus to this seat location was that we had the wind to our backs.
There were three spectacular flips in tonight’s races. Kelly Shyrock, the main man of the USMTS driving series moved up from the “B” main to the “A” main. He started in the last third of the “A” main lineup and raced all the way up to second place in the forty lap feature event.
The track itself is very basic. There was a very small crowd on hand to watch the USMTSers and the “B” mods and cruisers. The entire show wrapped up about 11:30 p.m.
I will say that despite their late start, likely due to the track management putting too much water on the track, Todd Staley, the owner and race director for the USMTS runs as tight a ship as anyone I have ever seen. Without Todd, the show might not have finished until 3 a.m.
STATE RANKINGS
Arkansas
Tonight I saw my 9th lifetime track in the Razorback state. I broke out of my tie with Sammy Swindell but still rank fourth. John Moore is in third place with 11 tracks. Forty-one ranked trackchasers have seen racing in Arkansas. Ed Esser leads in the state with 18 tracks. I guess the Midwest is Ed’s “Far West”.
Now you can see the entire up to date trackchaser rankings for the state. Just click on this link or paste it in your browser:
http://trackchaser.net/statregion.asp?country=USA®ion=AR
RENTAL CAR UPDATE
Dallas, Texas – Friday/Monday
I’ll be driving the National Rental Car Racing Chevy Malibu on this trip. It’s got XM radio one of those valuable options I look for when renting a car.
Thanks for reading about my trackchasing,
Randy Lewis
Alberta’s #1 Trackchaser
It’s only a gambling problem, if you’re losing. TRAVEL DETAILS
AIRPLANE
Los Angeles, CA – Dallas, TX – 1,237 miles
RENTAL CAR
Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport – trip begins
Vivian, LA – 218 miles
Monticello, AR – 482 miles
TRACK ADMSSION PRICES:
Ark-La-Tex Speedway – $15
Monticello Speedway - $15
RANKINGS
LIFETIME TRACKCHASER STANDINGS UPDATE:
There are no trackchasers currently within 100 tracks of my lifetime total.
1. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 1,351
Full Lifetime World Rankings
http://trackchaser.net/trackchasers.asp
Other notables
These worldwide trackchasers are within 10 tracks (plus or minus or more) of Carol’s current trackchaser total.
26. Kevin Eckert, Indianapolis, Indiana – 450
27. Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 366
28. Ken Schrader, Concord, North Carolina – 365
2008 TRACKCHASER STANDINGS
1. Mike Knappenberger, Reading, Pennsylvania – 55
2. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 52
3. Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 31
4. Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania - 19
5. Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 17
5. Roland Vanden Eynde, Vilvoorde, Belgium - 17
Tracks have been reported by 32 different worldwide trackchasers this season.
Complete 2008 Trackchasing Standings
http://trackchaser.net/statyear.asp?year=2008
LIFETIME COUPLES TRACKCHASING STANDINGS
1. Randy & Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 1,714
2. Guy & Pam Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 1,684
3. Allan & Nancy Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 1,679
LIFETIME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY STANDINGS
After the most recent updates (June 7, 2008), I have a comfortable 21 state position lead. As long as I can keep a 10 state position lead, things will be under control.
COMPLETE TRACK TYPE CATEGORY RANKINGS OF NOTE:
Dirt Track Standings
http://trackchaser.net/statsurface.asp?surface=Dirt
Paved Track Standings
http://trackchaser.net/statsurface.asp?surface=Paved
Ice Track Standings
http://trackchaser.net/statsurface.asp?surface=Ice
Mixed Track Standings
http://trackchaser.net/statsurface.asp?surface=Mixed
Oval Track Standings
http://trackchaser.net/statoval.asp
Circuit (road course) Track Standings
http://trackchaser.net/statcircuit.asp
Figure 8 Track Standings
http://trackchaser.net/statf8.asp
Indoor Track Standings
http://trackchaser.net/statindoor.asp
Official Trackchaser Rules
http://trackchaser.net/rules.asp
Past trackchasing reports are available at:
Official trackchaser standings can be viewed at:
Some of the data in this report comes from www.trackchaser.net and my Garmin GPS aka “Dusty”
UPCOMING TRACKCHASING PLANS
The rest of my USMTS plan is beginning to fall apart. It’s time to make reasonable logistics decisions.
RACETRACKS VISITED IN 2008 (** not the first time to visit this track)
1,299.
1,300. Bira Circuit, Pattaya (road course),
1,301.
1,302.
1,303.
1,304.
1,305. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds (oval),
1,306.
1,307. Brainerd International Raceway Ice Track (road course),
1,308.
1,309.
1,310. Shawano Lake Ice Track –
1,311.
1,312. Mototown USA (oval) –
1,313. Moosehead Lake Ice Track (oval) –
1,314.
1,315.
1,316.
1,317.
1,318.
1,319. Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez (road course), Mexico City, Mexico – March 16
1,320. Hartwell Motor Speedway (oval), Hartwell, Georgia – March 22
1,321. Lavonia Speedway, Lavonia (oval), Georgia – March 22
1,322. Dover Raceway (road course), Brown’s Town, St. Ann, Jamaica – March 24
1,323. Lake Country Speedway (oval), Ardmore, Oklahoma – March 29
1,324. Swainsboro Raceway (oval), Swainsboro, Georgia – April 3
1,325. Screven Motor (oval), Sylvania, Georgia – April 4
1,326. Centerville Super Speedway (oval), Centerville, Arkansas – April 5
1,327. Central Arkansas Speedway (oval), Plumerville, Arkansas – April 5
1,328. Clinton Country Speedway (oval), Alpha, Kentucky – April 6
1,329. Pleasant Valley Raceway (oval), Boise, Idaho – April 20
1,330. Bremerton Raceway (road course), Bremerton, Washington – April 26
1,331. Port Angeles Speedway (oval), Port Angeles, Washington – April 26
1,332. Evergreen Speedway (1/5-mile oval), Monroe, Washington – April 27
1,333. Virginia Motor Speedway (oval), Jamaica, Virginia – May 1
1,334. Natural Bridge Speedway (oval), Natural Bridge, Virginia – May 2
1,335. Sturup Raceway, Malmo (road course), Sweden – May 10
1,336. Ring Djursland, Tirstrup (road course), Denmark – May 11
1,337. Nisseringen, Naestved (road course), Denmark – May 12
1,338. Valentine Speedway (oval), Glenrock, Wyoming – May 17
1,339. Gillette Thunder Speedway (oval), Gillette, Wyoming – May 17
1,340. Phillips County Speedway (oval), Holyoke, Colorado – May 18
1,341. North Pole Speedway (oval), North Pole, Alaska, – May 22
1,342. Tanacross Airport (road course), Tok, Alaska, – May 24
1,343. Mitchell Raceway (oval), Fairbanks, Alaska, – May 24
1,344. North Star Speedway (oval), Wasilla, Alaska, – May 25
1,345. Capitol Speedway (oval), Willow, Alaska, – May 25
1,346. Elk City Speedway (inner oval), Elk City, Oklahoma, – May 30
1,347. Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex (oval), Sweet Springs, Missouri – May 31
1,348. Central Missouri Speedway (oval), Warrensburg, Missouri – May 31
1,349. Lucas Oil Speedway (road course), Wheatland, Missouri – June 1
1,350. Ark-La-Tex Speedway (oval), Vivian, Louisiana – June 5
1,351. Monticello Speedway (oval), Monticello, Arkansas – June 6
