Weekend #13 Recap

I stayed home from Knoxville this weekend to watch the Eagle sprints on Kid's Night. Judging from the number of children's bikes given away, Kid's Night 2009 was a smashing success. Rhonda Bryan once again did a fantastic job and has provided fans and teams alike a night to remember.

Unfortunately Saturday was a night to remember for another reason. In the opening laps of the sprint A feature, Trevor Grossenbacher and Mark Schmidt made contact going into turn three. Grossenbacher got into the wall, and bounced down back into traffic near the bottom of turns three and four. Tadd Holliman with nowhere to go made heavy contact with Grossenbacher's crippled machine and both took a violent tumble.

Holliman suffered six broken ribs, bruised lung, a concussion and a badly broken arm. While banged up, thankfully none of the injuries are life threatening. Holliman is recovering in an area hospital. Grossenbacher walked away from the incident with no serious injuries.

Tadd Holliman is a great guy, a solid driver and well liked by everyone in the pits. I can speak for everyone when I wish Tadd a speedy recovery!

The rest of the feature was incredibly entertaining, with lots of great battles throughout the pack. Mike Boston was able to tip-toe his way through the field to capture another A feature. It was an impressive feat considering Boston had to make his way through the B feature to get to the A.

It's great to see such a large crowd for a weekly event! Eagle certainly has a very loyal fanbase.

This week is shaping up to be a busy one. Tonight the POWRi Midgets are running at the Butler County Motorplex near Rising City.

Tuesday and Wednesday POWRi is at Junction Motor Speedway for the Cornhusker Midget Challenge. On Wednesday afternoon Dave Darland's car will be on display at Moses Motor Company in York from 1pm-3pm. You can also pick up a coupon for one free ticket when you purchase two.

Thursday the All Star Circuit of Champions is running the High Banks at Belleville, along with the top 12 teams in USAC National Midget Series points.

On Friday and Saturday it's the Speedway Motors Belleville Midget Nationals.

Open Wheel Week 2009 is here and I'm pumped!