NEWS FLASH!!!

Stock Car Races cancelled for the remainder of the 2012 season.

Due to circumstances beyond the control of Beech Bend Raceway the remaining Friday night stock car races have been cancelled. We will have more information on this blogsite as they become available.

BBR Track Records

No one broke a record this week.

Friday Night Stock Car Photo's Have Been Posted.

Go to this link to view or purchase. PBO Photography

Points as of 7-6-12

Points Standings for 2012 Season
Late Model	Sportsman
1.  Mark Oliver              68pts	1.  Robert Cohron           66pts
2.  Dennis White           59pts	2.  Phillip Akin                  56pts
3.  Hunter Willis            55pts	3.  Daymond Long           53pts
4.  Chad Willis               50pts	4.  Matt Melton                50pts
5.  Jay Parrish               49pts	5.  Kevin Lamastus          49pts
6.  Wayne Green Jr.      47pts	6.  Ricky Wyatt                 47pts
7.  Davey Cobel             32pts	7.  Walton Garrison          31pts
8.  Bobby Terry              28pts	8.  Brian Cherry                30pts
9.  Keith Montgomery     14pts	9.  Keith Montgomery       18pts
10. Justin Ashburn          13pts	10.  Thomas Pannell         17pts
Front Runner	Front Runner Figure 8
1.  Tommy Hoover                85pts	1.  Tommy Hoover                82pts
2.  John Franzell                   84pts	2.  Paul Franzell                   70pts
3.  Paul Franzell                   74pts	3.  Brandon Dalton               60pts
4.  Mark Cummings              58pts	4.  Ryan Mason                     57pts
5.  Dakota Gibson                58pts	5.  John Franzell                    56pts
6.  Amanda McCoy               48pts	6.  Mark Cummings                46pts
7.  Shawn Frederick             45pts	7.  Dakota Gibson                  41pts
8.  Josh Wyatt                     44pts	8.  Emery Martin                     31pts
9.  Shane Alderidge             42pts	9.  Zack Humphrey                 28pts
10. Steve Oney                    42pts	10. Shawn Frederick              27pts

Chevette

1.  Paul Ramsey Sr.         16pts

2.  John Vibbert               14pts

3.  Paul Ramsey Jr.          13pts

4.  Rick Ramsey               12pts

5.  Jeff York                      11pts

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Results for Friday Night

Friday July 6th, 2012
Late Models #1 Qualifier - Mark Oliver - 16.200s
1st place - Mark Oliver	6th place -  Bobby Terry
2nd place - Hunter Willis	7th place - Wayne Green Jr.
3rd place - Chad Willis	8th place -
4th place -  Jay Parrish	9th place -
5th place -  Dennis White	10th place -
Front Runner #1 Qualifier - Tommy Hoover - 19.842s
1st place - Tommy Hoover	6th place - Paul Cummings
2nd place - John Franzell	7th place - Jerry Jones
3rd place - Dakota Gibson	8th place - Zack Humphrey
4th place - Mark Cummings	9th place - Amanda McCoy
5th place - Paul Franzell	10th place - Emery Martin
Front Runner Figure 8 #1 Qualifier - Tommy Hoover - 23.378s
1st place - Tommy Hoover	6th place - Ryan Mason
2nd place - Dakota Gibson	7th place - Emery Martin
3rd place - John Franzell	8th place - Mark Cummings
4th place - Paul Franzell	9th place - Ed Soto
5th place - Zack Humphrey	10th place - Jerry Jones
Sportsman #1 Qualifier - Joe Reynolds - 17.383s
1st place - Kevin Lamastus	6th place - Phillip Akin
2nd place - Daymond Long	7th place - Joe Reynolds
3rd place - Ricky Wyatt	8th place - Robert Cohron
4th place - Jason Floyd	9th place -
5th place - Matt Melton	10th place -

Next Stock Car Race is July 6th!!!

NEW STARTING TIMES: Gates open @5pm...Hot Laps @7pm...Qualifying After Second Hot Lap Session...Feature Races @ 8:30pm.       This will hopefully give locals as well as out of town guys more time to get there after work on Friday afternoons.

Winners of each class 6-29-12

Friday June 29th

Late Model Winner Chad Willis

Sportsman Winner Robert Cohron

Front Runner Figure 8 Winner Dakota Gibson

Front Runner Winner John Franzell

Points as of 6-29-12

Points Standings for 2012 Season
Late Model	Sportsman
1.  Mark Oliver              50pts	1.  Robert Cohron           55pts
2.  Dennis White           46pts	2.  Phillip Akin                  43pts
3.  Hunter Willis            39pts	3.  Matt Melton                36pts
4.  Wayne Green Jr.      36pts	4.  Daymond Long           36pts
5.  Jay Parrish               35pts	5.  Ricky Wyatt                31pts
6.  Chad Willis               35pts	6.  Kevin Lamastus          31pts
7.  Davey Cobel             32pts	7.  Brian Cherry                30pts
8.  Bobby Terry              16pts	8.  Keith Montgomery        18pts
9.  Keith Montgomery     14pts	9.  Thomas Pannell            17pts
10. Justin Ashburn          13pts	10.  Aaron Yakubovich        14pts
Front Runner	Front Runner Figure 8
1.  John Franzell                   65pts	1.  Tommy Hoover                60pts
2.  Tommy Hoover                64pts	2.  Paul Franzell                   52pts
3.  Paul Franzell                   58pts	3.  Brandon Dalton               49pts
4.  Shawn Frederick             45pts	4.  Ryan Mason                     41pts
5.  Josh Wyatt                      44pts	5.  John Franzell                    37pts
6.  Shane Alderidge              42pts	6.  Mark Cummings                32pts
7.  Steve Oney                      42pts	7.  Shawn Frederick               27pts
8.  Mark Cummings                41pts	8.  Scott Mason                      25pts
9.  Dakota Gibson                  40pts	9.  Brian Mason                      22pts
10. Amanda McCoy                 36pts	10. Dakot Gibson                    21pts

Chevette
1.  Paul Ramsey Sr.         16pts
2.  John Vibbert               14pts
3.  Paul Ramsey Jr.          13pts
4.  Rick Ramsey               12pts
5.  Jeff York                      11pts
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Results 6-29-12

Friday June 29th, 2012
Late Models
1st place - Chad Willis	6th place - Davey Cobel
2nd place - Mark Oliver	7th place - Justin Ashburn
3rd place - Dennis White	8th place - Wayne Green Jr.
4th place -  Bobby Terry	9th place - Jay Parrish
5th place -  Hunter Willis	10th place -
Front Runner
1st place - John Franzell	6th place - Paul Franzell
2nd place - Dakota Gibson	7th place - Emery Martin
3rd place - Kevin Figuero	8th place - Amanda McCoy
4th place - Steve Oney	9th place - James Hudson
5th place - Shane Alderidge	10th place - Tommy Hoover
Front Runner Figure 8
1st place - Dakota Gibson	6th place - Emery Martin
2nd place - Tommy Hoover	7th place - Mike Mason
3rd place - John Franzell	8th place - Ryan Mason
4th place - Brandon Dalton	9th place - Jerry Jones
5th place - Paul Franzell	10th place - Scott Mason
Sportsman
1st place - Robert Cohron	6th place - Phillip Akin
2nd place - Brian Cherry	7th place - Matt Melton
3rd place - Kevin Lamastus	8th place - William Green
4th place - Ricky Wyatt	9th place - Walton Garrison
5th place - Daymond Long	10th place -

BEECH BEND RACEWAY PARK STOCK CAR TRACK RECORD.

No driver beat the track record this week. All records still stand from last race 5-11-12

Photo's have been posted.

Photo's from last night (6-29-12) stock car races at Beech Bend Raceway have been posted.

Click on this link to view or purchase  PBO PHOTOGRAPGHY

Stock Cars are still on for tonight.

Tonight will for sure be one HOT night of stock car racing. Gates open at 5:00pm. Come on out!

Stock Car Races

This Friday night at Beech Bend Raceway Park.  Make your plans now to be there for an exciting night of racing. 

Weather and Race Update for tonight

Due to cool temperatures and damp conditions

The Stock Car Races have been cancelled for tonight; June 1st

We apologize for any inconvenience

Points Standings for 2012 Season
Late Model	Sportsman
1.  Mark Oliver              32pts	1.  Robert Cohron           36pts
2.  Dennis White           28pts	2.  Phillip Akin                  29pts
3.  Jay Parrish               24pts	3.  Matt Melton                23pts
4.  Hunter Willis            24pts	4.  Daymond Long           21pts
5.  Wayne Green Jr.      24pts	5.  Walton Garrison         20pts
6.  Davey Cobel            18pts	6.  Keith Montgomery      18pts
7.  Chad Willis               16pts	7.  Thomas Pannell          17pts
8.  Keith Montgomery    14pts	8.  Ricky Wyatt                 15pts
9.	9.  Kevin Lamastus           14pts
10	10.  Aaron Yakubovich      14pts
Front Runner	Front Runner Figure 8
1.  Tommy Hoover                48pts	1.  Tommy Hoover                39pts
2.  Sean Frederick                45pts	2.  Paul Franzell                   35pts
3.  Josh Wyatt                      44pts	3.  Mark Cummings              32pts
4.  John Franzell                   41pts	4.  Brandon Dalton               31pts
5.  Mark Cummings               41pts	5.  Sean Fredrick                  27pts
6.  Paul Franzell                    39pts	6.  Ryan Mason                     27pts
7.  Mike Pendelton                35pts	7.  Brian Mason                     22pts
8.  Lucas Guess                    26pts	8.  John Franzell                    18pts
9.  Robert Biggers                 24pts	9.  Frank Franzel                   15pts
10. Shane Alderidge             22pts	10. Scott Mason                    13pts

Chevette
1.  Paul Ramsey Sr.         16pts
2.  John Vibbert               14pts
3.  Paul Ramsey Jr.          13pts
4.  Rick Ramsey               12pts
5.  Jeff York                      11pts
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NEWS

NEW STARTING TIMES: Gates open @5pm...Hot Laps @7pm...Qualifying After Second Hot Lap Session...Feature Races @ 8:30pm.       This will hopefully give locals as well as out of town guys more time to get there after work on Friday afternoons.

BEECH BEND RACEWAY TRACK RECORDS

Left Click on Chart to Enlarge

Photo's of the Stock Car Races Have Been Posted.

Races form 4-30-12, 5-4-12 and 5-11-12 have been posted. 

Left Click on the link below to view or purchase photo's

PBO PHOTOGRAPHY 

New post and photo's comimg soon.

I have been very busy the last week or so but I will have updates by late tonight.

NEXT STOCK CAR RACE

MAY 4, 2012 Gates open at 5:00 p.m. races start at 7:00 p.m.  If you were at the stock car races on Friday, April 20 during the rain out bring your ticket back to get in without paying again. See you there!

Races Rained Out

Last night was the first night of the 2012 stock car season.  We had a fairly good car count.  They had practice, then qualifying and one race.  Then the rain came and the races were cancelled.

Chevette's make a return at Beech Bend Raceway

Photo Courtesy of PBO Photography

However, this racer didn't fair very well.  He and another chevette tangled in practice before the races.

NEWS: RAIN OUT

Today at Beech Bend Raceway

   4th Annual Spring Swap Meet and Flea Market

                                           Gates Open at 8am.......Racing Action from Noon till 5pm

                    With Test and Tune Action on the Drag Strip

               $10 Gate Admission covers swap meet and Test & Tune Action

Photo of Trey Reece

Photo Courtesy of PBO Photography

This is Trey Reece that was in the wreck tonight.  I took this photo of him a couple weeks ago.  Some of you had ask who he was, so here is a photo.

Scroll down to see the photo's of the wreck from tonight.

Bad wreck on the oval track tonight.

Photos Courtesy of PBO Photography

Two drivers were involved in an accident tonight on the oval track during test and tune.  The silver front runner car driven by Trey Reece lost control of his car in turn one and came down in front of the black #3 driven by Dakota Gibson.  I talked to Dakota and this is what happen according to him.  The air vac helicopter, Bowling City Fire Dept. with Jaws truck, Richardsville Dire Dept. all were called to the track.  Reece was cut out of his car.  The air vac may have clipped an electric wire on the track and was grounded for three hours until the proper people could come check it out.  Reece was taken by ambulance to the Medical Center of Bowling Green.  I will have more on this story as soon as I have it.

Test and Tune

Photo Courtesy of PBO Photography

This photo was of the new class of Chevette's.  The Chevette's will be racing this year.  Raymond Summers #99, Mark Vibbert #55, John Vibbert #15, Jeff York #5, Paul Ramsey #85, Paul Ramsey, Jr. #84 and Richard Ramsey #83 were at Beech Bend Raceway today.  I talked to these guys and they said they would have 12 to 15 Chevette's each week.

Late Model news, Wayne Green, Jr. was testing #9 Late Model owned by Tommy Lawrence.  Wayne had the car at a flat 17 second with old used tires.  Wayne said the car will be faster with new tires and more seat time.

Front Runner and Front Runner Figure-8 car #7 was at test and tune.  The driver will be Trey Reece.  Trey had his out today but it wasn't running very good.  They are working to get it ready for April 20 race.

I have more photo's from today if you would like to view them go to PBO PHOTOGRAPHY

NOTE:  I TALKED TO TRACK OWNER DALLAS JONES TODAY AND HAVE TWO THINGS TO SHARE WITH YOU RACERS.  (1) I HAVE BEEN ASK BY SOME SPORTSMAN DRIVERS IF WE WERE HAVING A SPECIAL SPORTSMAN RACE?  ANSWER: NO, ONLY WHAT IS ON THE SCHEDULE.  (2) THIS YEAR, EVERY DRIVER GETS IN THE PITS FREE WITH HIS CAR.  ONLY ONE DRIVER PER CAR!

Test and Tune

Stock Car drivers this Saturday test and tune beginning at noon until 5 p.m.

Big Race at Sayre Speedway.

Attention Stock Car Racers!

We have only two more Test and Tunes before the first race of 2012 season.  Test and Tunes are March 31 and April 7 noon to 5:00 p.m. with the first race April 20.  Get them cars out and shake them down.

We Need Your Help!

As we near the 2012 racing season I am calling on you the racer, fan or sponsor to send us news worthy emails.  I am not going to be able to do as much as years before due to my schedule.  Email: kyjava1997@bellsouth.net  Thanks in advance.

Odell Turner
LSCRNR

News Update!

BREAKING NEWS:

  Beech Bend is Proud to announce a "NEW" class

is being added to the Oval Track:  CHEVETTE CLASS

The chevette class will be using the same rules that they have been using for the past several years.  For more information they can call Dallas at 270-781-7634 or call Paul Ramsey at 270-606-0903.

Welcome to our site!

We would like to thank B & R Racer's Supply for helping sponsor this blog site for the 2012 racing season.  Be sure to contact Brad or Rick for all your racing parts.

ARCA NEWS!

 For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Phil Parsons, ARCA Youth Initiative, New Grandstands Headline
Annual Press Luncheon at Toledo Speedway

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - Over a span of 30 minutes in which he answered numerous questions relating to the business of racing and his personal memories, SPEED television commentator and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner Phil Parsons gave guests at Toledo Speedway a terrific glimpse into the best of racing's past, present, and future.

Parsons was the featured guest speaker today at the annual ARCA, Toledo Speedway, and Flat Rock Speedway press conference and luncheon, held at the Toledo Speedway Bar & Grille.

"It's a little bit surreal being here," he said upon taking the podium, "because all I ever wanted to do was come to races and as long as I can remember, I came to races here at Toledo Speedway and at Flat Rock because of my family. I've really been blessed to be a part of the sport and to be involved locally, because that's all I ever wanted to do."

Born and raised in Detroit, Parsons made regular trips down the interstate to Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways in his youth, setting the foundation for a career in which he won races in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards (in 1980 at North Wilkesboro, N.C.), the NASCAR Nationwide Series (twice), and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (1988 at Talladega, Ala.).

Parsons' earliest influence in racing came first from his father, and then his late brother Benny, the 1968 and 1969 ARCA champion and 1973 NASCAR champion.

"My dad was a huge race fan, and he preceded Benny in being in racing, because all of my dad's friends were racers," Parsons said. "We had a gas station back in Detroit, at 6 Mile and Woodward, and all the racers would come by. Someone came by one day and said, 'We're going to an ARCA new car race in Ohio.' That's what we called it, the new car race. That was in 1960, and Benny jumped into the car. He'd been going to them ever since, up until to his passing in 2007. By extension, that's all I've ever done: go to the races. I can remember coming down I-75 and seeing clouds in the sky, and saying, 'Please, don't let it rain.'"

In recalling his childhood days at the race tracks, Parsons remembered being too young to enter the garage. That memory contrasted well with an earlier presentation at the press conference, in which ARCA president and CEO Ron Drager talked about ARCA's youth driving initiative, which will allow more young drivers to develop under the ARCA banner.

Drager had opened the press conference with a recollection of ARCA's history and further information on ARCA's 60th Anniversary Season celebration, and then highlighted the fact that drivers as young as 14 can compete this year in ARCA-sanctioned races - a new mark for youths. As part of a new partnership between ARCA and the Champion Racing Association, 14-year-old drivers will be allowed to compete in the ARCA CRA Super Series. Likewise, 15-year-old drivers will compete in several weekly divisions at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways.

Drager even introduced Toledo driver Austin Nemire, who will turn 13 in May and currently races in the regional USAC Ford Focus Midget Series. The local seventh-grader spoke briefly, saying one of his aspirations is to develop his career to the point where he can race in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards.

Said Parsons, in reaction: "I really like the youth initiative. I'm really happy that the youth movement is upon us and ARCA is embracing it."

Drager also highlighted the new grandstands being installed at Toledo Speedway. The track is currently using local labor help to install structures which previously stood at Michigan International Speedway. Above-ground steel work began this week, giving track visitors a solid visual of what's to come at the Toledo half-mile.

Drager looks forward to the project's completion, and feels that the new grandstands - one of the top capital improvements since his and Roy Mott's 1999 purchase of the race track - will only continue positive momentum for ARCA and Toledo Speedway.

"We're very proud of that," he said. "We feel that's state-of-the-art and where we need to be with the quality of the facility. We're going to continue our trend of challenging ourselves to be one of the top sporting events in the city of Toledo on any given day. In the projects we do here, we make every effort to use local businesses and the local labor force. We're in the city limits of Toledo, Ohio. We believe we're a part of the city, and we believe in the city, and we're going to continue to invest in the city of Toledo by investing in our facility."

He continued, discussing more positive momentum for the companies.

"The last time that we could see an upward trend in business from one season to the next was from 2006 to 2007," he said. "Since then, we've seen our numbers either flat or down. Now, we're seeing that from 2011 to '12, our numbers are up. We're using hard numbers to benchmark that.

"We're tracking and trending the first quarter, and I've got to tell you that it's very encouraging. We feel good with where we're at and where we're going. We believe in the sport of auto racing, and we will continue to invest in the sport of auto racing."

Scott Schultz, the general manager of Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways, released the year's schedules and highlighted the participation of the companies which will sponsor each weekly racing division at Toledo and Flat Rock, including: Allegiant Travel (Gold Cup Series); Moran Chevrolet (Late models, Flat Rock); Parts Galore (Figure 8, both tracks); Acme Dismantling (Sportsman, Toledo); DTS Drive Train Specialists (Street stocks, Flat Rock); and R&M Recycling (Street stocks, Toledo).

Among other top announcements Schultz made were that Flat Rock will celebrate 50 years of Figure 8 racing this season, and most notably on May 12 at the track. BCSN will televise 10 events this season as part of its Sunday Night at the Races program: April 29 (Toledo), May 4 (Toledo), May 11 (Toledo), June 15 (Toledo), June 23 (Flat Rock), June 29 (Toledo), July 6 (Toledo), July 28 (Flat Rock), August 17 (Toledo), and September 29 (Toledo).

The full race schedules are available at ToledoSpeedway.com, FlatRockSpeedway.com, and ARCARacing.com.

Mark Gundrum, vice president of corporate partnerships and business development for ARCA, spoke on behalf of similar initiatives, saying that Maumee-based CGS Imaging has extended an agreement to work with ARCA as an official sponsor through 2014. CGS will work to enhance the overall appearance of the two tracks and continue to be a sponsor in the ARCA Racing Series.

Northwest Ohio Beverage and the Miller Brewing Company have signed a three-year agreement as the Official Beer of the tracks, promoting the Miller and Miller Lite brands. The Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group and 7UP Bottling of Toledo have signed a five-year agreement as the Official Soft Drink of Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways. Cumulus Toledo, one of ARCA's top media partners, will remain the primary media sponsor for the Summer Racing Series at Toledo Speedway.

Gundrum also announced Menards' return as title sponsor of Sunday, May 20's Menards 200, the year's lone ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards event at Toledo Speedway. The Wisconsin-based home improvement retailer also acts as a co-primary car sponsor for driver Frank Kimmel in the ARCA Racing Series, as well as the series' presenting sponsor.

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 28 states since its inception. The series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.4 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course in its most recent season. This year, the series visited Alabama's Mobile International Speedway for the first time. In June, the first event at Minnesota's Elko Speedway will give ARCA a race in a 29th state.

Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in three professional touring series and local weekly events.

CONTACT:
Griffin Hickman, ARCA
(419) 574-2685 (mobile)
ghickman@arcaracing.com

Don Radebaugh, ARCA
(419) 450-0611 (mobile)
dradebaugh@arcaracing.com

It's Official 2012 Stock Car Season Is Here.

 Photo Courtesy of PBO Photography

Photo Courtesy of PBO Photography

The above photos are of Hunter Baize #13 Pro National Series driver.  Working with him was Late Model driver #77 Blake Isenburg.  Blake will run the Ken-Ten Pro Late Model Series and run at Beech Bend Raceway Park when possible. 

Joe Reynolds sold his #00 sportsman car to Wayne Green, Jr. but Joe will be racing his #84 sportsman car in 2012.  

Saturday at test and tune the only stock car that showed up was Hunter Baize. Maybe there will be a good car count for the 12 races in 2012.

We would like to welcome all racers to Beech Bend Raceway.  May God bless you and good luck this coming 2012 season.  Hope everyone enjoys this site. 

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The Oval Track will be Open in 2012 on these dates:

 Test & Tune Dates:

March 3rd (Noon to 5)

March 10th (Noon to 5)

March 22nd (Noon to 5)

March 31st (Noon to 5)

April 7th (Noon to 5)

April 14th (Noon to 5)

April 21st (Noon to 5)

May 1st Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

May 8th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

May 15th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

May 22nd Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

May 29th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

June 5th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

June 26th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

July 3rd Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

July 10th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

July 17th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

July 24th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

July 31st Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

August 7th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

August 14th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

August 21st Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

August 28th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

September 4th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

September 11th Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

September 18 Beaver Tues Nite Drag/Oval

Race Dates:

April 20th

May 4th

May 11th

June 1st

June 29th

July 6th

July 20th

July 27th

August 10th

August 17th

August 31st

September 14th

New Blog

This is a new blog for local stock car racing.  Hope you enjoy.