Randy Lewis
World's #1 Ranked Trackchaser
World's top track chaser visits Hidden Valley Motorsports
Darren Ridgley
The Drumheller Mail
June, 2007
He's been to 20 states, three provinces and New Zealand this year alone, and on Sunday, June 3, Randy Lewis made an appearance in Drumheller.
Lewis, a resident of San Clemente, California, is the number one track chaser in the world, on a quest to visit as many motor sports tracks as he can around the world.
"In the last six years I've seen about 700 new tracks," Lewis said.
He was in town to see the races at Hidden Valley Motor Sports, which marked 1,201 tracks he has visited.
Lewis remarked on the scenery that the venue provided, noting its unique qualities among other places he has visited.
"The scenery you guys have here today, this is my 1,201th track, and I've never seen a racetrack situated in scenery like this," Lewis said.
"It seems like everywhere I go, there's always something I've never seen before. So that's why I do it."
The previous day, he had visited tracks in Calgary and Edmonton, including the Castrol Raceway.
He's been at it for approximately 10 years, and his passion lies not only in the races, but also in the places he gets to see along the way.
"It's really about the logistics of planning the trip and all the different things you can see," Lewis said.
Though Lewis has visited larger racing venues, he said that small shows were his preference.
"This is definitely grass roots racing here."
"I've been to Daytona and the Indy 500, but I'm much rather see this event than those kinds of races."
Lewis said there are still 1,250 tracks he hasn't seen.
