Mid-Week Thoughts

-I will admit, I'm a little envious of the Eagle Raceway fans. Sounds like they watched one of the best sprint car A Features the old 1/3 mile has seen in a while. The best part about the wild finish was both Mike Boston and winner Jack Dover were able to load up their cars at the end of the night. Finishes like that are the reason why I love sprint car racing. No strategy, no pit stops just all out effort for the win.

-Doug Lovegrove returns to full time driving in 2009, and kicked off the season with a 7th place A Feature run. I'm sure Lovegrove would dismiss the finish as nothing spectacular, but after a running only a handful of shows the past two seasons, a top ten feature finish is a great way to start the year. After two seasons as a car owner only, it's great to see Lovegrove behind the wheel again.

-I read in the latest edition of National Speed Sport News that Ford Racing is trying to increase their involvement with grassroots stock car racing. Honestly I'm glad to see that. I hope eventually they include their involvement to grassroots open wheel racing as well.

-Are you on Twitter? My wife makes fun of me for joining the latest online networking craze, but I'm not the only one. You can follow the World of Outlaws, USAC, and a whole list of drivers in the "Twitterverse". Nope, I'm not making that up. If you're really bored you can follow me on Twitter.

-If you're on Facebook, be sure to visit the Speedway Motors fan page and look at all of the historical race photos on display.

-This weekend I'll be in Knoxville again for NOS Energy Drink night. The Interstate Racing Association will battle the Knoxville regulars. I'm hoping to hand out a couple hundred gallons of free NOS. If you're in town for the races be sure to stop by.