Crowd looks pretty sparse down South. We went to this race back in 07 and 08 and it was standing room only. What happened? Also, not too many drivers from the NY/PA area. Only a handful of SK mods??

As I did last season, I will be posting pictures and videos of the races I attend in 2015 to the WNY Circle Track Racing Facebook page. The majority will be from western and southern NY asphalt tracks (Spencer, Oswego, Perry, Lancaster, Chemung, Shang 2, Holland).  The page currently has over 5000 pictures on it from all of the above tracks with a few from the 2007 and 2008 North-South Shootout at Concord and the 2009 Icebreaker at Thompson. Within Facebook, search "WNY Circle Track Racing" and be sure to "like" the page to get updates. Feel free to tag and/or share the pictures.

One of the Oswego Speedway owners filled in for the first turn flagman today. He was there the entire race, probably because the regular guy couldn't make the rain date.

I also witnessed the other Toressi brother meet a super modified driver who crashed during hop laps before the feature at the edge of the track and seemed genuinely concerned with the driver.

These guys are ALWAYS wandering around in the pits every week. They're doing it right.

Per their Facebook page......they are canceled for tonight.

I don't get to very many dirt races. Probably 1 or 2 a year.....but, Ransomville sure knows how to run a show. They started on time. 4 out of 5 divisions had 20+ cars. Mods, sport mods, street stocks, 4 cylinders, and novice sport mod. Heats were over in about an hour. "Intermission" was 10 minutes (if that). Order of the features: Streets, sport mod, mods. I'm not sure about the novice and 4 cylinder features. I left after the mod race.

The crowd was decent. The front gate was $15. The show ran like clockwork. The food was good and reasonably priced. The dust was minimal. The racing was great. What more could you ask for?

Nice job Ransomville.

Cool story about the resurrection of one of Jimmy Shampine's cars.

http://www.gosupers.com/67shampine.html

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Ryan Preece Set to Make NASCAR Debut at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway

 
Event/Date: CNBC Prime The Profit 200 (July 13, 2013)
Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS)
Track Length: 1.058 miles
Race Distance: 211.6 miles (200 laps)
Tune in: NASCAR on ABC at 3:30 p.m. (ET)
 
Mooresville, NC (July 11, 2013) -  Making his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut this weekend, 22-year-old NASCAR Whelen Modified standout Ryan Preece will be behind the wheel of the No. 8 Chevrolet for Tommy Baldwin Racing and TeamSLR at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
 
On board the No. 8 Chevy this weekend is East West Marine, a longtime sponsor of Preece. East West Marine is a supplier of marine lumber and timber, vinyl seawall, composite sheet pilings, and many varieties of seawall accessories.
 
Heading into this weekend's race, Preece has kept busy racing across the New England area. He is leading the points in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series, as well as at Stafford Motor Speedway. In just a short time, Ryan has multiple wins, and countless pole awards to add to his expanding resume. This weekend Preece is looking to make a memorable debut during Saturday's CNBC Prime the Profit 200. 
 
Media Q&A: Friday afternoon following the final Nationwide practice Ryan Preece will host a media interview session at the No. 8 hauler. The media session is scheduled to begin at 3:15 pm.

   
Preece on his NASCAR debut:  "Heading into my first NASCAR Nationwide Series race, I am feeling very excited and also confident. The team has prepared a great car for me and I really am looking forward to racing in front of my family and friends. A special thanks to all who have made this weekend possible, this is a dream come true!"
 
Baldwin on Preece's Nationwide debut: "We're excited to get Ryan behind the wheel of the No. 8 car this weekend, this kid has amazing talent and will go far in our sport. Getting his start with TBR and TeamSLR is a great experience for him and I always like to see racers from the Northeast get chances like this."
 
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From their facebook page:


"TONIGHTS RACING IS CANCELLED

Due to track conditions we have been forced to cancel tonight's racing action. Jeremie has been at the track since early this morning hoping for some drying conditions, but obviously that has not happened."