Randy Lewis

World's #1 Ranked Trackchaser

 
Current Lifetime Track Total:
1,385
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Oakshade Speedway - Wauseon, Ohio

 

 

08-09-28 Oakshade Speedway

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Thirty Five Raceway - Frankfort, Ohio

 

 

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Sherman County Speedway - Goodland, Kansas

 


 

08-09-27 Sherman County Speedway

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A quick late September trip had me first visiting Kansas and then Ohio.  (September 26-28, 2008)

 

Lambrechten Stock Car Track - Lambrechten, Austria

 

 

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Automotodrom Brno - Brno, Czech Republic

 

 

 

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I had only five days available for a quick European trip.  I made the most of it by going trackchasing in my 17th and 18th lifetime countries.  (September 10-15, 2008 - Czech Republic and Austria)

 

Beamsville Fair - Beamsville, Ontario, Canada

 

 

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Shadybowl Speedway - Degraff, Ohio

 

 


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Hebron Harvest Fair - Hebron, Connecticut

 


 

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 Bad weather from Hurricane Hanna had me jumping all over North American to avoid a rainout.. (September 5-7, 2008 - Connecticut, Ohio and Ontario)

Utica-Rome Speedway - Vernon, New York

 

08-08-24 Utica-Rome Speedway

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Wyalusing Valley Motorsports Park - Wysox, Pennsylvania (includes photos of Little League World Series, Williamsport, Pennsylvania)

08-08-24 Wyalusing Valley Motorsports Park & Little League World Series

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Limerock Speedway - Caledonia, New York

 

 

08-08-23 Limerock Speedway

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Genesee Speedway - Batavia, New York 

 

 

08-08-23 Genesee Speedway

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Tri-Oval Speedway - Fountain City, Wisconsin


 

08-08-22 Tri-Oval Speedway

 

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This trip took me from the Midwest to the East before I made it back to California. (August 22-24, 2008 - Wisconsin, New York and Pennsylvania)

 

Penticton Speedway (oval & road course), Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

 

 

08-08-09 Penticton Speedway

 

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This was just a 31-hour quick trip up to British Columbia that somehow covered nearly 3,000 miles. (August 9, 2008 - British Columbia, Canada)

Centre For Speed, Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada

 

08-08-03 Centre for Speed

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Scotia Speedworld, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

 

08-08-01 Scotia Speedworld

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Carol and I spent seven days touring Eastern Canada, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and upstate New York. (July 30-August 6, 2008 - Nova Scotia & New Brunswick, Canada)

 

Alberni Motorsports Park - Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

 

08-07-20 Alberni Motorsports Park

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Saratoga Speedway (figure 8 & oval) - Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada

 

08-07-19 Saratoga Speedway

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This weekend offered a visit to the scenic Vancouver Island area of British Columbia.  I even spent more than three hours on ferryboats coming and going. (July 18-20, 2008 - British Columbia, Canada)

Lovelock Speedway - Lovelock, Nevada
 
 
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Great Basin Raceway - Ely, Nevada
 
 
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Jackson County Sports Park - White City, Oregon
 
 
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Tracks are a little more difficult to get in the American Far West.  That's why when I had the chance to get three of them in one weekend I jumped on it. (July 11-13, 2008 - Oregon, Nevada) 
 

Newcastle Speedway - Newcastle, Wyoming
 
 
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Heartland Speedway - Rapid City, South Dakota
 
 
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Black Hills Speedway - Rapid City, South Dakota
 
 
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A last minute trip had me heading to the Far West and Upper Midwest.  I had three days to see four tracks. (June 27-29, 2008 - South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana)
 
 

York County Fairgrounds - York, Nebraska
 
 
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El Paso County Speedway - Calhan, Colorado
 
 
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La Junta Raceway - La Junta, Colorado
 
 
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Moler Raceway Park - Williamsburg, Ohio
 
 
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This weekend's trackchasing trip found me flying to tracks in three different U.S. time zones. (June 20-22, 2008 - Ohio, Colorado and Nebraska)
 

Prowers County Motorsports Park - Lamar, Colorado
 
 
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It was a most pleasant and hectic week on the home front.  I was lucky to make it to one track. (June 13, 2008 - Colorado)
 
 

 
Grayson County Speedway - Bells, Texas
 
 
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Paris Motor Speedway - Paris, Texas
 
 
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Monticello Speedway - Monticello, Arkansas
 
 
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Ark-La-Tex Speedway - Vivian, Louisiana
 
 
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I had a fun weekend chasing races with the United Statess Modified Touring Series all over the mid-south states. (June 5-7, 2008 - Louisiana/Arkansas/Texas)  
 

 

Lucas Oil Speedway (road course) - Wheatland, Missouri
 
 
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Central Missouri Speedway - Warrensburg, Missouri
 
 
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Sweet Springs Motorsports Park - Sweet Spring, Missouri
 
 
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Elk City Speedway - Elk City, Oklahoma
 
 
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Bad weather forced me south.  I ended up nearly getting rained out at my backup location before having success!  (May 30 - June 1, 2008 - Oklahoma/Missouri) 
 

 
Capitol Speedway - Willow, Alaska
 
 
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North Star Speedway - Wasilla, Alaska
 
 
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 Robert Mitchell Memorial Raceway - Fairbanks, Alaska
 
 
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Tanacross Airport - Tok, Alaska
 
 
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North Pole Speedway - North Pole, Alaska
 
 
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Carol and I had one of our most fun domestic trips of all time in Alaska.  She saw racing in her 49th state.  (May 22-26, 2008 - Alaska)
 

Phillips County Raceway - Holyoke, Colorado
 
 
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Valentine Speedway - Glenrock, Wyoming
 
 
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Gillette Thunder Speedway - Gillette, Wyoming
 
 
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Following our trip to Europe, I immediately hopped on a plane for a trackchasing trip to the American Far West.    (May 17-18, 2008 - Wyoming/Colorado)
 
 


Part 3 of 3 - Spring European Trackchasing Tour
(Includes photos of Ring Djursland, Tirstrup, Denmark and Nisseringen, Naestved, Denmark)
 
 
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Part 2 of 3 - Spring European Trackchasing Tour
(Includes photos of Sturup Raceway, Malmo, Sweden)
 
 
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Part 1 of 3 - Spring European Trackchasing Tour
(Includes photos of Tipperary Motor Speedway drifting event) 
 
 
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Carol and I spent a lovely 10 days in Ireland, Sweden and Denmark trackchasing.  (May 4-14, 2008 - Ireland, Sweden and Denmark)


Natural Bridge Speedway, Natural Bridge, Virginia

08-05-02 Natural Bridge Speedway

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Virginia Motor Speedway, Jamaica, Virginia

 

08-05-01 Virgina Motor Speedway

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I made a last minute coast to coast flight to Washington D.C. for two nights of Virginia dirt track action.  (May 1-2, 2008 - Virginia)

Evergreen Speedway (1/5M oval), Monroe, Washington
 
 
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Port Angeles Speedway, Port Angeles, Washington
 
 
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Bremerton Motorsports Park, Bremerton, Washington
 
 
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 This weekend was a great chance to stay in my time zone and see racing in the shadow of snow-capped mountains in the Evergreen state of Washington.  (April 26-27,2008 - Washington)

Pleasant Valley Raceway, Boise, Idaho
(Includes photos of Las Vegas Delta Sigma Pi golf outing)
 
 
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San Francisco, California - What I do when I'm not trackchasing
 
 
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First, I took a full week off from trackchasing to take Carol to San Francisco for the weekend.  Then I was off to Las Vegas the next week end for golf with my fraternity brothers.  However, I couldn't stay away from the tracks and ended up in Boise, Idaho.  (April 20, 2008 - Idaho)
 

 
Clinton County Speedway, Alpha, Kentucky
Clinton County Speedway
 
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Central Arkansas Speedway, Plumerville, Arkansas
(Includes photos of William J. Clinton Presidential Library) 
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Centerville Super Speedway, Centerville, Arkansas
 
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Screven County Speedway, Slyvania, Georgia
 
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Swainsboro Raceway, Swainsboro, Georgia
 
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 I was able to beat the weather and see five new tracks in Georgia, Arkansas and Kentucky.  My Trackchasing Tourist Attraction at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library was an unexpected treat. (April 3-6, 2008 - Georgia, Arkansas and Kentucky)
 

Lake Country Speedway, Ardmore, Oklahoma
 
 
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The Lake Country Speedway ran one of the best programs I've seen in a long time.  (March 29, 2008 - Oklahoma)
 
 

 

Dover Raceway - Brown's Town, St. Ann, Jamaica
 
 
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My visit to Jamaica gave me my 14th lifetime trackchasing country.  It was a wonderful experience (March 24, 2008 - St. Ann, Jamaica)


 
HARTWELL MOTOR SPEEDWAY, HARTWELL, GEORGIA & LAVONIA SPEEDWAY, LAVONIA, GEORGIA
 
 
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This week's logistical plan went about as bad as last week's plan went good.  Nevertheless, it was a fun time on the trackchasing trail in Georgia. (March 22, 2008 - Georgia)
 

AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIQUEZ, MEXICO CITY, FEDERAL DISTRICT, MEXICO
 
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This weekend provided the perfect logistical trackchasing effort.  Everything went exactly as planned.  Click HERE to view the photos and read my Trackchaser Report from our visit to Mexico City and the Autodromo Hernandas Rodriquez A1 Grand Prix road racing event.  (March 16, 2008 - Mexico City, Mexico)


 RICE LAKE ICE TRACK, RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN
 
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LAKE SUPERIOR'S CHEQUAMEGON BAY ICE TRACK, ASHLAND, WISCONSIN
 
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My 2008 ice racing season wrapped up this weekend in Rice Lake and Ashland, Wisconsin.  Rice Lake had especially good racing.  Click HERE to see how this final weekend of hardwater trackchasing action went.  (March 8-9, 2008 - Wisconsin) 
 

 
LAKE LA BICHE ICE TRACK, LAKE LA BICHE, ALBERTA, CANADA
 
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Trackchasing's First Mother aka Carol came all the way up to frigid northern Alberta, Canada to see racing in her sixth Canadian province.  Click HERE to see the most advanced photo loading system in the hobby of trackchasing.  Today's racing featured the Western Canada Ice Racing Championships.  (March 1-3, 2008 - Alberta, Canada)

DURBAN GRAND PRIX, DURBAN, KWAZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA
 
 
SOUTH AFRICA - PART 1
 
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SOUTH AFRICA - PART 2
 
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I just completed my first African safari and my first trackchasing visit to the continent of Africa.  Beginning with this trip, I have also installed a faster loading system for the trip's pictures.    Click HERE to see what I'm talking about. (February 14-27, 2008 - Dakar, Senegal and Durban, South Africa)

 
 
MOTOTOWN USA, WINDSOR, CONNECTICUTT
 
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MOOSEHEAD LAKE ICE TRACK, GREENVILLE JUNCTION, MAINE
 
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CLARENCE CREEK ICE TRACK, CLARENCE CREEK, ONTARIO, CANADA
 
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NEW YORK CITY - TRACKCHASING TOURIST ATTRACTION
 
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This trackchasing trip will have me flying more than 20,000 miles (twenty thousand!) round-trip.  We began the trip at an indoor track in Windsor, Connecticut and continued on to Moosehead Lake in Maine for some nighttime ice racing and finished up in Clarence Creek, Ontario, Canada.  Click HERE to see what these three very different tracks had to offer.  (February 14-27, 2008 - Connecticut, Maine, Ontario.....and other places to be named above.) 

CECIL BAY ICEWAY, CECIL, WISCONSIN
 
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These ice racers looked like they might be driving on the surface of the moon as they honored America.  It was a cold weekend in Northern Wisconsin.  The wind chill temperatures reached 35 below zero.  Click HERE to see what the folks from Wisconsin do to make the winter pass faster.  (February 9-10, 2008 - Wisconsin) 

 
 
 
 
One of the highlights of my visit to the Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend was meeting up with NASCAR's Bill Elliott and his son Chase.  I had met Bill back in 1985 at the Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington (photo above, I was 36 and Bill was 29).  Click HERE to see what my racing weekend in Missouri, Georgia and Minnesota had to offer.  (February 1-3, 2008 - Missouri-Georgia-Minnesota) 

 
 
This weekend marked Carol's first ever ice race trackchasing.  She celebrated by hopping in the back seat of the Lucken Motor Sports Racing Mercury Marquis as a passenger in the "B" main event at the Cameron Lake Ice Track in Erskine, MN.!!  The next day we saw three more ice tracks in Minnesota.  Click HERE to see the hardwater racing action and attractions.  (January 26-27, 2008 - Minnesota) 

This week I visited my 12th different country while pursuing my trackchasing hobby.......Thailand!  The five day trip offered some of the most unusual experiences I have ever had.  Click HERE to see more than 100 photos of this outstanding adventure.  (January 19, 2008 - Thailand) 

My first trackchasing trip of 2008, found me ice racing in British Columbia, Canada.  Click HERE to see some beautiful B.C. scenery, great ice racing and even me taking a few laps over the ice!  (January 13, 2008 - British Columbia) 
 
 
 
 
 
For the first time in my trackchasing career, I took a cruise ship to the track.  O.K., that's stretching it a little bit, but I did leave the house, get on a ship, then an airplane and then a rental car before I ended up at an ice track.  Click HERE if you want to see what cruising the great oceans of the world can be like.  (January 5-12, 2008) 
 

2007 Trackchasing Sesaon Review

If you are interested is reviewing my 2007 trackchasing season, click HERE.  During 2007 season I visited 160 new tracks in 34 U.S. states as well as seeing new tracks in Barbados, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand.  It was my second best season ever as I strengthened my hold on the title of the "World's #1 Ranked Trackchaser."

2006 Trackchasing Season Review