National Speed Sport Notables
In the August 1st edition of the National Speed Sport News, one of our Oval Operations teams received praise in a letter to the editor.
Faith Restored
If you’re like me and spend your weeks in corporate purgatory watching climbers trample anyone and everyone on their way up, you, too, have probably lost faith in the human race. I suggest you take my lead and go to your local track to get it back.
If you’re like me and spend your weeks in corporate purgatory watching climbers trample anyone and everyone on their way up, you, too, have probably lost faith in the human race. I suggest you take my lead and go to your local track to get it back.
During Little League Night at Knoxville Raceway, Ricky Logan blew a left-rear tire on his winged 410 sprinter and came into the pits under caution. Immediately, Jack Dover’s crew (which unfortunately had a miserable night) was there, tearing off the damaged wheel and wrenching on a new one, getting Logan back on the track. See this, and you know there is still some basic human decency in the world.
Go a few more times, and you’ll see these seemingly “random” acts of kindness are not so random. On any given night, you will see competitors who battle fiercely on the track helping each other in the pits. Why? It takes a certain caliber of people to get into this sport. Those afore-mentioned climbers will never understand why someone would spend a million dollars to win $1,000. People with hearts and souls know that there is so much more to it than the limited prize money. For some, it’s the win itself. For others, it’s the family that you gain by being in the pits and working together. Most do it because of the fact that racing has become as necessary to them as oxygen, a state that only racers and hard-core fans truly understand.
So, this weekend, pull the knives out of your back and go to your local track to see the human race at its finest. And don’t forget to join me in thanking these local heroes for reminding us that there is still good somewhere in this world.
Serena DalhamerCedar Rapids, Iowa
In the August 8th edition, another Oval Operations driver was mentioned in the special Knoxville Nationals center section.
CINDERELLACinderella has always had a place in the Knoxville Nationals, most recently with sizzling performances from unexpected sources. While Jason Johnson was splendid in winning a preliminary night feature and finishing third in the main event last year, the best story of the week was without a doubt that of Don Droud, Jr. Driving for the PACE Motorsports entry that came together only days before the Nationals, Droud was fast all week and finished ninth in the feature.
CINDERELLA STORY: Don Droud, Jr. finished ninth in the feature at Knoxville in 2006. (Mark Funderburk Photo)
NSSN is without a doubt the most respected race publication in the country and I think it's very cool that a couple of our own were mentioned within its pages.
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