Weekend #10 Recap

The dust has settled from another weekend of racing and the month of June is nearly history. Hard to imagine we're almost to the 4th of July holiday.

The Outlaws ran Knoxville for the final time Saturday night before the Nationals in August. Terry McCarl took advantage of his pole position start to lead every lap and win his 44th career A feature. McCarl won by nearly 20 car lengths over runner-up Donny Schatz.

I was disappointed with the show Saturday night, and now nearly 48 hours later, I'm still not satisfied. Overall it just wasn't a great show. There was very little passing in the heats, the dash was a complete waste of time and the feature didn't provide enough racing to make up for the lackluster show.

I realize that in racing, especially dirt track racing those type of nights can happen. However, it seems that great nights of racing are the exception, rather than the rule.

I hope that this Saturday the World of Outlaws put on a better show. With ticket prices over $30 they should.

-It was nice to see Don Droud Jr. put together a good run Saturday. He timed in 15th (out of 41 cars), won his heat, finished sixth in the dash and ninth in the A feature.

-Johnny Herrera was the highest finishing Knoxville regular, coming home eighth.

-Jason Sides put together a nice run, starting 12th and ending up fifth. He was one of the few drivers that actually passed anyone.

-Terry McCarl had the field covered Saturday during the feature, but Donny Schatz is still the man to beat at Knoxville. I don't see that changing during the Nationals.

-Congratulations to Trevor Grossenbacher. On Saturday he picked up his first feature win at Eagle Raceway, beating out points leader Mike Boston in the process.

Next Up...
7/2 ASCS Midwest @ I-80 Speedway
7/3 ASCS Midwest @ Junction Motor Speedway
7/4 World of Outlaws @ Eagle Raceway