GREETINGS FROM LOUDON, NORTH WOODSTOCK AND WENTWORTH, ALL FINE CITIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

ALL PICTURES HAVE BEEN UPDATED FROM THIS TRACKCHASING TRIP AT WWW.RANLAYRACING.COM

 

 

 

CAROL AND I WOKE UP IN LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE.  THIS IS WHAT TRANSPIRED TODAY.

 

 

 

PEOPLE/STRATEGY/TRAVEL NEWS

 

The Strategy

                                                                                        

My overall trackchasing strategy is simple.  I try to see as many different tracks as I can.  I do not rush back to tracks I have already visited.  My trackchasing strategy was in conflict with Carol’s trackchasing strategy which, loosely translated is the same as mine.

 

At last night’s visit to the Canaan Speedway, I picked up a free local racing newspaper aptly titled “The Racing Paper.”  This is actually a very good racing paper with lots of track reports and ads for upcoming race programs.  My plan today was to get a nighttime blended double with features on both ends.  Later on, I’ll tell you how I came up with this plan.

 

The nighttime BD would give us the day free for touring of the Granite state.  I was looking forward to that.  We were staying in Lebanon, New Hampshire.  That’s right next door to Dartmouth College.  Long-time Trackchaser Report reader and golfing partner, Pryce B. is a Dartmouth grad.  That would make this college visit even more special.

 

As luck would have it, I noticed an ad for an afternoon race at the New Hampshire International Speedway while scanning “The Racing Paper” just before we went to bed.  They had a 100-lap modified feature event starting on Saturday at 1 p.m.  We could make that race and still be able to drive about 50 miles for the 6 p.m. start of our evening plan.  Of course, this would screw up the touring plans I had for the day.

 

You see I had already been to the New Hampshire International Speedway oval but Carol had not.  We had tried to see the track yesterday (Friday), but the two-lane road Vermont traffic was too slow for us to make it.  I figured I would offer up the choice to Carol anyway and she would pick touring.  My question went something like this, “I see there’s a race at NHIS this coming afternoon.  However, (I don’t use ‘However’ that frequently in conversations with Carol) since we’re already going to see two tracks tonight, we could just go see Dartmouth College and do some other New Hampshire sightseeing this afternoon.  What sounds best to you?”  I was happily waiting to here her vote for sightseeing.

 

Actually, I was praying “Pick Dartmouth, don’t pick New Hampshire International Speedway.  Please pick Dartmouth.”  Would my prayer be answered?  I was about ready to find out.

 

“Well, we’re already out here, we might as well go down to the speedway and see the afternoon race,” she cheerily replied.  You can imagine my shock and dismay.  Nevertheless, this was Carol’s call.  You can’t deny a trackchaser.  I hope Mike Knappenberger is reading this.  Mike, you’re in for a very tough battle with “Trackchasing’s First Mother.”  I hope you’re up for it.

 

I knew what a visit to the New Hampshire International Speedway would entail.  There would be a lot of traffic, it’s a long walk from the parking area to the track, the tickets would be expensive and there was going to be near record heat and humidity.

 

Nevertheless, I put on a brave face and told her, “Good call.  That will be three new tracks for you tomorrow.”  She smiled.  That’s all I was looking for, was to see her smile.

 

I busily went into “Ticket buying strategy” trackchasing mode.  I carry with me 100% of the time, a small sign that reads, “Need 1.”  I hurriedly began crafting a new sign that read, “Need 2.”

 

Once we reached the speedway grounds, I began displaying my “Need 2” sign.  I knew that reserved seating was $50 and general admission seating was $45.  There was one minor problem.  The place was only about half full.  That meant the speedway was selling tickets to the general public.  There was no line to buy tickets for today’s events.

 

Have you ever tried to buy and sell “Scalped” tickets?  As a buyer, I get two reactions when I hold up a “Need 2” sign.  If the place is sold out, I get the look and sometimes the comments that seem to say, “You poor shmuck, you should have bought the tickets a year ago like we did and you wouldn’t be worried about getting a ticket.”  On the other hand, on a day like today, when there are about 50,000 seats available, I got this comment, “You know, you can just walk up to the ticket window and buy your tickets.  You don’t need to carry a silly sign asking to buy tickets.”  Of course, this particular thought came in many flavors, always delivered in a helpful New England accent.

 

I had a different plan in mind.  Yes, I could pay $50 for a reserved seat by simply walking up to the ticket window.  However, I was looking for that special someone.  I was looking for that person who had two $50 tickets they couldn’t use.  I was looking for someone that would be willing to accept less that $50 for their two $50 tickets.  Call me an opportunist, just don’t call me late for dinner.

 

Now, some might think I was looking to take advantage of someone with two tickets they couldn’t use.  It’s even been suggested to me that I offer $50 per ticket in situations like this even if the person is asking less than $50.  I was born at night, but not last night.  Let’s get real.

 

I look at the entire process from a different angle.  First, we had some time before the race.  This free time allows me to interact with the crowd and have some one on one discussions with people I have never met.  If I can take two tickets off the hands of someone who appears to be stuck with them, aren’t I the good guy and not the bad guy?

 

Have you ever had a ticket or two that you weren’t going to be able to use?  Maybe your ne’er-do-well brother-in-law cancelled at the last minute, your neighbor got a better offer or whatever.  You would be willing to take at least something for the tickets rather than eating the entire expense wouldn’t you?  Well, of course you would.  I went looking for a person who looked like they might have a ne’er-do-well brother-in-law.  I’ve got to be honest with you.  Most of the people I met looked like THEY were the ne’er-do-well brother-in-law!

 

After some time, I couldn’t find anybody selling tickets for today’s event.  I did find a few people selling tickets for tomorrow’s (Sunday) Nextel Cup race, but we wouldn’t be in town for that one.  This brings up another aspect of the ticket buying/selling scheme.  Small town markets and New Hampshire is a small town market don’t seem to be in the buying/selling mode as much as the big city locations.  I first discovered this when we tried to buy tickets in Eugene, Oregon at a University of Oregon – UCLA basketball game.  The game was sold out but very few people were selling tickets.  The games are a big deal to people in these small town markets.  They don’t want to sell their tickets, they want to go to the event.

 

I ended up buying two tickets from a huckster like me.  I hate dealing with people who operate like me.  I feel I’m being taken advantage of.  Nevertheless, the seller promised that these were the greatest seats in the world and had come “From the Mark Martin camp.”  He was selling them for face value at $50, so I ended up buying them.  Carol and I then went to an open section of the general admission section, where we could spread out, and enjoyed our afternoon.

The Trip

 

The traffic getting into and out of the New Hampshire International Speedway wasn’t too bad.  The drive to the White Mountain Motorsports Park was aided by a 12-minute power nap.  We saw a few roadside deer and a moose crossing sign or two, but the rest of the day’s trip was uneventful.

The People

 

In trackchasing the local people may have better information that the traveling trackchaser who flies in in a rented suit trying to exploit the local track scene.  That was the case for this trip.

 

I’ve been corresponding with Bruce Spencer, a Massachusetts native, who has lived in New Hampshire for the past 26 years.  Bruce, a member of our trackchasing email group, knows a lot about the New England trackchasing scene.  He himself has been to about 45 tracks.  Surprisingly, his list includes such California notable locations as Ascot Park and the Long Beach Grand Prix.

 

Bruce came up with tonight’s double idea as well as some other interesting options during our trip.  Carol and I had the pleasure of sitting with Bruce at the White Mountain Motorsports Park this evening. 

 

In the short time we spent with him, we learned of his interesting background.  He’s a former Merchant Marine.  He described his responsibilities as being a “Truck driver on the sea.”  I’m not certain I really knew what a Merchant Marine really was.  There is no connection with the government or the military.  The Merchant Marine folks are simply moving goods around the world on ships.  They go out for two or three months at a time.  As Bruce told us, the flight home after being out on the sea for three months is sheer heaven.  However, the trip out to begin a three-month journey is the opposite of heaven.

 

Bruce gave us the complete background of several tracks in the area.  Following the 150-lap feature at the WMMP, the three of us sat in the grandstand chatting until we were the only ones left and the traffic from the large crowd had nearly cleared out.

 

As we parted company in the parking lot, Bruce said, “So you’re trying to see each and every track in the world, huh?”  I simply smiled and then Bruce smiled.  And then we were all off into the night which is the way trackchasers do it.

 

Bruce, it was a pleasure meeting you.  Thanks for all the help you gave us, it really meant a lot.  Carol and I will both look forward to meeting you again sometime soon.

 

 

RACE TRACK STATS:

WHITE MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS PARK, NORTH WOODSTOCK, NEW HAMPSHIRE - TRACK #1,076 – 7/15/06 & LEGION SPEEDWAY, WENTWORTH, NEW HAMSHIRE – TRACK #1,077 – 7/15/06

CAROL’S TRACKS INCLUDED – NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY – TRACK 264 – 7/15/06 & WHITE MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS PARK, NORTH WOODSTOCK, NEW HAMPSHIRE - TRACK #265 – 7/15/06 & LEGION SPEEDWAY, WENTWORTH, NEW HAMSHIRE – TRACK #266 – 7/15/06

These tracks were my 6^th and 7th to see in the Granite state.  I’ve now moved into a tie for 18^th place in New Hampshire.  I’m just one track behind Paul Weisel’s tie for 16^th place total.  I will probably never break into the Granite state top 10 and will therefore be saddled for life with five additional NGD penalty points.

 

 

Carol has now tied Bing Metz and Andy Ritter for 21^st place with her six tracks.  She had made some rapid progress.  Her entire New Hampshire racing experience consists of the last two days. Paul Weidman leads his wife Eleanor for the state lead 27-25. 

 

 

RACE TRACK NEWS:

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

We saw the 100-lap modified race and about half of the 200-lap Busch race.  The modified event featured NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards.  Edwards wrecked and left the race early.  I listened to his radio communications and he is one nice guy.

 

Stewart on the other hand, has all the trademarks of Dale Earnhardt Sr.  You either like that or you don’t.  I don’t.  Tony bumped people continually in the race.  On a last lap restart, he made a move low and hit an infield speed bump throwing his car into the air.  Like Earnhardt, he was able to regain control without a any major damage and motor on to a top 10 finish.  After the race, he was in a local driver’s face that wouldn’t let him by in the closing stages of the race.

 

The top 5-6 cars switched places for the lead throughout the entire race.  On any track smaller than a one mile track it would have been more entertaining.  We had a good view of the modified pit action.  We moved down into turn one for the Busch race and sat just four rows from the track.  I wouldn’t pay $10 for those seats, but it put us closer to our parked car for when we decided to exit.

 

I had an excellent hamburger (one of my best all season) for $4.  Ice cream cookie sandwiches, which were huge, went for $4.50.  They sell for $4.25 at Angels Stadium.  Bottled water was three dollars.  Parking was free.  It’s eight bucks to park at Angels Stadium and 15 or higher at Staples Center.  I don’t think NASCAR pricing is out of line compared to other major sporting events at all.

CAROL’S COMMENTS

I’m glad we made it to this track.  I was surprised to see all of the wagons the fans brought to carry their beer to the grandstand.  It was hot and humid, but the breeze helped.  My hot dog was one of the best.

WHITE MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS PARK

The White Mountain Motorsports Park was built in 1992.  It’s a fine looking racing facility.  They run several classes including Kids Trucks, Late Models, Pro Stocks, Strictly Minis, Strictly Stocks, Strictly Speaking, Super Streets and tonight’s visiting division the P.A.S.S. Super Late Models.

 

The racing surface reminds me of Rockford Speedway in Illinois.  They had a huge crowd.  They also had three different announcers, a man, a woman and a kid.  I’ve never heard that before.  I received a nice trackchasing mention from the male adult announcer and, later in the evening, another good mention from the kid announcer.  I’ve never had a trackchaser mention from a kid announcer before!

 

The track is hindered by a good deal of low groove single file racing.  However, especially in the 150-lap P.A.S.S. race, all of the restarts were double file.  This made for some good close racing until all of the cars got into a single file formation again.  This usually took 10-15 laps.

 

The racing started promptly at 6 p.m.  It was hot and humid and crowded.  There wasn’t much legroom in the stands.  Bruce had saved two seats in the stands for Carol and me.  I must admit that I banged the lady’s head in front of me twice with my Sabo sponsored stadium seat getting in and then I spilled water on her from behind (not on her behind).  She took it all with good humor.

 

We wanted to make the WMMP a blended double with the Legion Speedway.  We didn’t know if it would be a blended double with features on both ends or not.  The Legion Speedway website told us they would begin racing at 7 p.m.  The tracks were just 32 miles apart.

 

I figured we would stay for all the WWMP heats (10) and then bop over to Legion, catch some of their races, hopefully including a feature event and then get back in time to catch the last features at WWMP.  The plan worked pretty well.

 

There were very few yellow flags during the heat races at WMMP.  They ran one race after another.  We left after 45 minutes and about seven heats.  We would return in time for the 150-lap P.A.S.S. feature, which was the last race of the night.

 

The 150-lapper was billed as “150 green flag racing laps.”  That sounded like good news to me.  I’ve seen some 150 lap races where as much as 50% of the laps are run under caution. After six laps of tonight’s race there were two time consuming yellow flag periods.  I was beginning to think this race might last for hours.

 

It didn’t.  Once they got going, they could whip off the laps very quickly.  With Bruce’s help, we had some understanding of who the hot drivers were.  We enjoyed this race and this track and our local company very much.

CAROL’S COMMENTS

 

It was good to meet Bruce.  He seemed like a nice guy and good family man.  I’ve never met a Merchant Marine before.  The scenery as a backdrop to the track was beautiful.

LEGION SPEEDWAY

I had heard some interesting comments about the Legion Speedway.  Most of them centered around the track being a bit on the rundown side.  Upon closer inspection, it had a lot in common with my all-time three worst tracks from a facilities point of view.  By the way, my three all-time worst tracks are:

 

Glad Rag Speedway (dirt), Saratoga Springs, New York

93 Speedway, Oak Hill, Ohio

Cora Speedway, Dixon, California

 

However, it was the people who made our experience such a positive one.  At the beginning I didn’t think it would work out that way.  When we arrived the track was at intermission.  Even though the website called for a 7 p.m. starting time, their track sign said they would start at 6 p.m. and they did.

 

The press box was one of those rickety wooden boxes that looked as if the slightest of winds would blow it over.  I saw a woman smoking a cigarette at the top of the steps to the press box.  I walked up the steps and handed her my trackchaser press release.  I asked her if she would pass it on to the announcer.  She said she would.  I then watched her spend the next five minutes smoking with the press release in her hand.  There didn’t seem to be much “Get up and go” in her approach.

 

Carol and I then stood in the rather long concession line.  They had just one cashier.  The line moved faster than we expected and soon we were dining on chicken strips, French fries and popcorn that was surprisingly tasty.  The fries tasted just like the ones that Burger King sells with that special coating.

 

About that time, I saw a big burly man emerge from the press box.  He was wearing a black sleeveless shirt with a motorcycle gang logo on the back.  He had something clutched in his grease stained fingers.  What was he clutching?  It was my press release!  He slowly descended the press box stairs.  I tried to hide my ample frame behind a fence post.

 

I saw this Hells’ Angel candidate talking with a couple of track employees but I couldn’t hear what they were saying.  What if they were offended by my press release, like some other East coasters?  Would they seek me out?  Would Carol and I be kicked out of the East coast?

 

No, we would not!  Soon, the announcer was talking up a storm about trackchasing.  Yes, he was educating the crowd about what we trackchasers do.  The crowd seemed interested.  The announcer was asking me to show my face to the crowd.  I started to walk up the press box steps.  At that point the cigarette smoking lady started yelling at me.  “He’s down by the flag stand.  He’s down by the flag stand.”  In point of fact, the announcer was down by the flag stand and soon, so was I.

 

From that point the announcer and I spent at least 10 minutes chatting in front of the crowd of 500 people or so.  Most of the crowd was within 75 feet of us in the well worn 10 row high wooden grandstand.  The announcer was a congenial fellow and very good with the questions.  I’ve learned in more than 100 trackchasing interviews, that I can act like a politician.  That means I can listen to any question thrown at me, and then provide an answer on any topic I want.

 

One of the advantages of having Carol along on the trip is that she acts at my videographer.  These recordings will be valuable some day.  The announcer ended our talk by making me promise to return for the first feature of the night to give the command for the four most famous words in racing.  I promised I would.

 

After each such interview, I am flooded with people interested in the talk.  Tonight’s track, the Legion Speedway, is owned by the local American Legion.  One such legionnaire, came over to talk.  He told me the Legion had taken over the promotion of the track since the last promoter didn’t meet anyone’s expectations.  He also told me about his extensive B-52 flying background.

 

The announcer had several good lines.  He kept telling the  crowd to keep their kids back from the fence.  “Don’t worry about it, when my kids were that age they didn’t listen to me either.”  I knew I was at a “Down home” track. 

 

It was time for feature racing now on the well watered quarter mile dirt oval.  However, before we could start one of the older Legionnaires came down to sing the National Anthem.  He invited everyone to sing along.  I was disappointed in the crowd.  Not many people joined in.  I suspect that not many new all the words.

 

Following the National Anthem, the eight starters for the modified feature pulled onto the front straight.  They shut their engines down.  In some ways, the modifieds looked like a vintage racing group.  I believe there were racecars from at least three decades and maybe more on the track.

 

True to his word, the announcer called for me to come down to the flag stand and give those four famous words.  I thought of  going with “Where’s my #$$%^$ check?” but decided to play along.  I did my best Adam Sandler rendition of “Gentlemen, start your engines.”  It was a first for me.

 

I then went back to the grandstand to sit with Carol.  The man sitting in front of us, had been to the Twin State Speedway the night before.  He had heard about these California trackchasers there.  He was a nice guy.  He didn’t seem to have any East coast bias.  I’ve met so many nice East coast people, I’m beginning to think there really is no East coast bias.  Maybe I just ran into a couple of bad apples.

 

The young man sitting next to me was the flagman’s son.  He was in his early 20s and I learned he was a cement truck driver.  His truck weighs 73,000 pounds empty and can carry 11 yards of concrete.  What does a yard of concrete weigh?  Try 4,000 pounds! 

 

When I talk to people, I try to learn more about them than they will learn about me.  I think that makes me an interesting conversationalist.  Anyway, I feel good about hearing what people have to say.  I especially like to hear their opinions on just about anything. 

 

The eight car modified feature race was followed by a nine car winged sprint car feature.  The sprint cars sent the dust and dirt flying into the grandstands.  I had conveniently replaced our dirt goggles with my race scanner this morning at New Hampshire International.  Bad call.  Our eyes would be watching this dirt-filled race in the nude.

 

We had now been at the track for an hour and a half.  Everyone at the track knew who we were and I had talked to several of the folks.  We had our dinner and watched two feature events.  The remaining three classes were all lower division stock car classes.

 

This would be a good time to leave.  We had accomplished everything we could have possibly hoped for at the Legion Speedway.  We had a wonderful time, one of our best on the entire trip.  What looked like a rundown dump was actually a very well-worn racetrack facility with some of the nicest people I can ever recall meeting. 

 

CAROL’S COMMENTS

 

Randy’s interview with tonight’s announcer was one of his best.  The track got dirty and dusty.  The infield was a lake from the rain they got a few days ago.  The food was good, especially the popcorn.  They had fast service too.

 

 

 

WEATHER CONDITIONS

 

It was hot and humid.  It was hot for every day of our trip.  Is global warming really here?

 

 

RENTAL CAR UPDATE:

 

We squeezed the National Rental Car Racing Pontiac Grand Prix into a very tight spot at NHIS.

 

 

Wednesday total driving miles – 204 miles

Thursday total driving miles – 462 miles

Friday total driving miles – 428 miles

Saturday total driving miles – 296 miles

 

 

 

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 – 1,077

2.  Rick Schneider – Bay Shore, New York - 1,046 (-31)

3.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 1,036 (-31)

4.  Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 1,021 (-56)*

5.  Gordon Killian, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania – 1,017 (-60)*

6.  Andy Sivi, Clairton, Pennsylvania – 1,015 (-62)*

7.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 913 (-164)**

 

 

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

 

** Special exemption.

 

The widespread use of the “*” is causing my printer cartridges to run dry much faster than they should.

 

 

 

Other notables

 

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

 

36.  Mike Knappenberger, Reading, Pennsylvania – 273 (+7)

36.  Dale Danielski, Onalaska, Wisconsin – 269 (+3)

37.  Bob Schafer, Oshkosh, Wisconsin - 267 (+1)

38.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California - 266

 

 

 

 

 

2006 TRACKCHASER STANDINGS

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California - 86

2.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 53

3.  Roland Vanden Eynde, Vilvoorde, Belgium – 43

4.  Mike Knappenberger, Reading, Pennsylvania - 39

5.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 36

5.  Paul Weisel, Orefield, Pennsylvania – 36

7.  Gordon Killian, Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania – 31

7.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania - 31

9.  Roger Ferrell, Majenica, Indiana – 30

10. Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan - 23

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading about my trackchasing,

Randy Lewis

#1 Trackchaser Living West of the Mississippi

 

I should never care to argue for anything that would lesson the difficulty of the game because difficulty is its greatest charm. 

 

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TRAVEL DISTANCES:

 

AIRPLANE

 

Los Angeles, CA -  Boston, MA – 2,567 miles

RENTAL CAR

 

Logan International Airport – trip begins

Little Valley, NY – 547 miles

Claremont, NH – 1,037 miles

Canaan, NH – 1,074 miles

Loudon, NH – 1,207 miles

North Woodstock, NH – 1,258 miles

Wentworth, NH – 1,290 miles

TRACK ADMSSION PRICES:

Little Valley Speedway – $12

Twin State Speedway - $10

Canaan Fair Speedway $10 senior rate (Reg. $15)

New Hampshire International Speedway - $50

White Mountain Motorsports Park - $15

Legion Speedway - $10

 

 

 

Past trackchasing stories are available at:

www.ranlayracing.com

 

Official trackchaser standings can be viewed at:

www.trackchaser.com  

 

Some of my standings data comes from trackchaser.com

 

 

 

 

 

UPCOMING TRACKCHASING PLANS

 

Carol expects to get one more new state on this trip, Vermont.

 

 

 

 

RACETRACKS VISITED IN 2006 (** not the first time to visit this track)

 

992.  Watermelon Capital Speedway, Cordele, Georgia - January 14

 

993.  Cross Roads Motorplex (asphalt oval), Jasper, Florida - January 15

 

994.  Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia - January 20

 

995.  Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California - January 21

 

996.  Oregon State Fair & Expo Center, Forster Livestock Arena, Salem, Oregon - January 28

 

997.  Morosso Motorsports Park, Jupiter, Florida – February 4

 

998.  Thunderbowl Speedway of Ocala, Ocala, Florida - February 4

 

999.  Cross Roads Motorplex (dirt oval), Jasper, Florida - February 5

 

1,000.  Auburndale Kartway, Auburndale, Florida - February 10

 

1,001.  Ocala Speedway (asphalt oval), Ocala, Florida - February 12

 

1,002. Speedworld Speedway, Surprise, Arizona - February 19

 

1,003. Lowe’s Motor Speedway (1/5 mile asphalt oval), Concord, North Carolina - February 25

 

1,004. Concord Raceway, Concord, North Carolina - February 25

 

1,005. Antioch Speedway, Antioch, North Carolina - February 25

 

1,006. Green Valley Speedway, Gadsden, Alabama - February 26

 

1,007. East Bay Raceway (inner oval), Gibsonton, Florida – March 17

 

1,008. Volusia Speedway Park West (1/6M oval), Barberville, Florida – March 18

 

1,009. Speedway Park, Fruitland Park, Florida – March 18

 

1,010. Sand Mountain Speedway (road course), Fort Meade, Florida – March 19

 

1,011. Anderson Motor Speedway, Anderson, South Carolina – March 31

 

1,012. Westminster Speedway, Westminster, South Carolina – March 31

 

1,013. East Lincoln Motor Speedway, Stanley, North Carolina – April 1

 

1,014. Margarettsville Speedway, Margarettsville, North Carolina – April 2

 

1,015. Sunny South Raceway, Grand Bay, Alabama – April 7

 

1,016. Barber Motorsports Park, Leeds, Alabama – April 8

 

1,017. Coldwater Raceway, Coldwater, Alabama – April 8

 

1,018. Talladega Short Track, Talladega, Alabama – April 8

 

1,019. Ballymena Raceway, Ballymena, Northern Ireland - April 14

 

1,020. Oulton Park, Little Budworth, England - April 15

 

1,021. Somerset Rebels Banger Raceway, Rooks Bridge, England - April 16

 

1,022. Mendips Raceway, Shipham, England - April 16

 

1,023. Oval Raceway, Angmering, England - April 17

 

1,024. Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne, England - April 17

 

1,025. Southside Speedway, Midlothian, Virginia - April 28

 

1,026. Motor Mile Speedway, Radford, Virginia - April 29

 

1,027. Wythe Speedway, Wytheville, Virginia - April 29

 

1,028. Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point Circuit, Summit Point, West Virginia - April 30

 

1,029. Old Dominion Speedway – inner inner oval, Manassas, Virginia - April 30

 

1,030. Shenandoah Speedway, Shenandoah, Virginia – May 4

 

1,031. Bridgeport Speedway (inner oval – front), Bridgeport, New Jersey - May 5

 

1,032. Empty Jug, Hawley, Pennsylvania - May 6

 

1,033. Oakland Valley Race Park, Cuddebackville, New York - May 6

 

1,034. Thunder Mountain Speedway, Center Isle, New York - May 6

 

1,035. Motocross 338, Southwick, Massachusetts - May 7

 

1,036. Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, Fultonville, New York - May 7

 

1,037. Calumet County Speedway, Chilton, Wisconsin - May 19

 

1,038. Grant County Speedway, Lancaster, Wisconsin - May 20

 

1,039. Blackhawk Farms Raceway, Rockton, Illinois - May 21

 

1,040. The Milwaukee Mile (Road course), West Allis, Wisconsin - May 21

 

** Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – May 21 (new track Carol only)

 

1,041. Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, South Dakota - May 25

 

1,042. Superior Speedway, Superior, Wisconsin - May 26

 

1,043. Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minnesota - May 27

 

1,044. Canby Speedway, Canby, Minnesota - May 27

1,045. Crawford County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Denison, Iowa - May 28

1,046. Tri-State Speedway, Sisseton, South Dakota - May 29

1,047. Sheyenne River Speedway, Lisbon, North Dakota - May 29

1,048. Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, Pahrump, Nevada – June 3

1,049. The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada – June 3

 

1,050. Hibbing Raceway, Hibbing, Minnesota – June 6

 

1,051. Buena Vista Raceway, Alta, Iowa – June 7

 

1,052. Lebanon Midway Speedway, Lebanon, Missouri – June 8

 

1,053. Rocky Top Raceway, Coal Grove, Ohio – June 9

 

1,054. Midvale Speedway (oval), Midvale, Ohio – June 10

 

1,055. Midvale Speedway (figure 8), Midvale, Ohio – June 10

 

1,056. Spring Valley Raceway, Millport, Ohio – June 11

 

1,057. Rialto Airport Speedway, Rialto, California – June 17

1,058. Lawrenceburg Speedway (figure 8), Lawrenceburg, Indiana -