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Texas Motor Speedway is baaacccckkkkk. 3 Awesome races this weekend. That Xfinity race was about as close as you will ever get. I was sure pulling for the underdog Sieg. Mr Chase Elliott told Dennis "Pass me outside, how bout that". Then Mr Hamlin lost it on the outside. Good for him

DCRST/Points Racing @I-37 Speedway by Comanche Concrete 4-13-24 By JM Hallas Pleasanton, TX.,(April 13th, 2024) Anyone triskaidekaphobic? Just throwing that out there. Racing resumed at I-37 Speedway Saturday night on the semi-banked, ¼ mile, dirt, oval south of San Antonio. The nights race slate included the Late Models running for $750 to win/$100 to start, the Limited Modifieds and Factory Stocks going after $500 to win in each class plus the Fireballs and Sport Compacts. The Dwarf Car Racing of Texas returned also for its second visit of the season. In their last visit the 20-lap feature wasn't decided until a late caution brought the field back together. It was a shootout of the Dillons/Dylan between Dillon Coyne, Dylan Budnik and race winner Dillon Spreen in the Pro Division. Danielle Long scored the win in the Sportsman Division with her sixth overall finish. Maupin on the Money in Late Model Main At the start of the 20-lap Late Model Main Jared Maupin and Rory Jordan stayed door to door through turns 1-2 with Jordan edging ahead. Maupin, Marcus Mikulencak, Austin Thiess and Landon Sowder followed. Maupin wasted little time getting by for the lead on lap 2 while Mikulencak took a trip through the infield and fell back. As Mikulencak tried to work his way back he was three wide with Robby Minten and Sowder. As he worked past, Ziggy Reusser, David Lehman and Allison Lehman tangled for a caution. On the restart Jordan went around collecting A. Thiess, Matt Fox and Sowder in turn 4. Once back to green Maupin got away from Mikulencak as M. Fox, A. Thiess and Jordan worked their way back up. Minten's top three run ended when he rolled to a stop for a lap 12 caution. Maupin got clear of Mikulencak while A. Thiess looked low on Jordan who was pressuring Mikulencak. Just as Maupin was taking the white flag, D. Thiess went around in turn 3 to bring out a yellow. This set up a one lap shootout for the win. Maupin was able to get a couple car lengths on green taking the win in the Kris Workman owned, JGR Fab, CNC Grafix, 91 Specialties, Klein crate powered Rocket XR1 Chassis. Nogalitos Gear Late Models 91 Jared Maupin, 12 Marcus Mikulencak, 7d Austin Thiess, 7x Rory Jordan, 53x Matt Fox, 26 David Lehman, 53 Chandler Fox, 77 Mark Taylor, 7dd David Thiess, 24 Robby Minten, 08 Landon Sowder, 5x Ziggy Reusser, 26r Allison Lehman, 9r Ray Doyon---dns Maupin, Take Two From the pole, Jared Maupin grabbed the Limited Modified feature lead ahead of Steven Whiteaker III, Bobby Smith, Johnny Torres and Trent Beaver. Torres moved past Smith and along side Whiteaker for second when Marcus Mikulencak looped it on lap 4. On the restart Torres began to pressure Maupin for the lead, but a spin by Rowdy Flanagan a lap later slowed the pace. The top three got away on green while Ray Allen Kulhanek took fourth from Whiteaker. Up front Torres was putting pressure on Maupin for the lead looking low coming off turn 4 with Kulhanek got by Beaver for third. The lead battle ended a lap later when Torres stopped on the edge of the track as Mikulencak got by Whiteaker. Back to green coming to halfway showing Maupin, Kulhanek, Beaver, Whiteaker and Charles Flanagan in the top 5 after Mikulencak pulled off. By lap 15 Maupin and Kulhanek were pulling away from Beaver who had a gap to Whiteaker and Smith. Lap 17 saw Joshua Tuttle slow on the front stretch to bring out yellow. On the restart Maupin got away while Beaver and Kulhanek ran side by side for second. Maupin crept ahead with Beaver finally getting by Kulhanek, but unable to mount a challenge on Maupin who cruised to the victory in the Rick Pollaro owned, RNM Install, JGR Fab, All in Designs, BMF Shocks & Chassis, CNC Grafix, Mission Race Engines, IRP Chassis Iron Horse RV Limited Modifieds 96 Jared Maupin, 14 Trent Beaver, 21t Ray Allen Kulhanek, 88 Steven Whiteaker III, 9s Bobby Smith, 57 Charles Flanagan, 58c Rowdy Flanagan, 26w Robert Wiggins, 10d Clint Everage, 747 Joshua Tuttle, bd3 Marcus Mikulenacak, 11x Johnny Torres Another Torres Tally in Factory Stocks Kyle Kirkland led the field into turn 1 as the 20-lap Factory Stock feature took the green trailed by Michael Keylich, Wade Jones, Jarrett Payton and Paul Reyes. With M. Keylich and Jones door to door for second, Allen Torres got by Reyes for fifth. Jones got second while Torres moved along side Payton for fourth. Torres continued his march to the front taking third from M. Keylich then second from Jones. Kirkland, Torres and Jones were three wide for the lead before a yellow waved for JW Blocker and Reyes spins. On the restart Torres ducked under Kirkland to grab the top spot on lap 7 with Jones following through to second. After a yellow for a spin by Payton, Torres began to flex his muscle while Nathan Rachui got by Kirkland for third. At the crossed flags it was Torres, Jones, Rachui, Dustin Hurley and Kirkland in the top five. Torres stretched out his advantage with Jones and Rachui swapping second. Kirkland worked back past Rachui for third until Robert Keylich looped it for a lap 18 yellow. On the GWC restart, Torres got away clean with Rachui retaking a spot from Kirkland but Blocker went around in turn 3 setting up another one lap shootout. Kirkland lost a couple spots on green while Torres put a couple car lengths on Jones taking the win in the Sundowner Performance Diesel, Allens 24/7 Towing, All in Designs, Hercules Foundation Repair, Drive In Truck Salvage, 91 Specialties, (little)crate powered, Destroyer Chassis. “Starting ninth I had to work my way up to the front,” replied Torres. “I made it to the lead in about three laps. Normally we run last. So when I jacked up the car to make changes for the feature, I didn't know what to change running earlier. So I looked at the track, made some changes and hoped for the best.” “With Jared and Johnny not running their cars tonight it was on me to just not screw up. You've still got Wade(Jones, who dominated the Street Stock class years ago) to look out for and a couple others. At first I was running the bottom in (turns) 1-2 and drive through the middle to run the top in (turns) 3-4. Then I just went for the top and hoped for the best. It was good on top all the way around.” “I ran second in the main in Edna last night. I'm not racing for points. Basically I've finished third every race this year until this weekend.” All in Design Factory Stocks 94 Allen Torres, 41 Wade Jones, 25r Nathan Rachui, 4d Dustin Hurley, 44x Brandon Welker, 18 Kyle Kirkland, 24 Paul Reyes, 92r Robert Keylich, 44k Michael Keylich, 18s Jarrett Payton, b51 JW Blocker, 55 Rusty Head---dns, 4 Austin Bean---dns Maupin Hits the Trifecta As the 20-lap Fireball feature took the green Shane Stonebraker was first to turn 1. Going into turn 3 Jared Maupin split the middle of Stonebraker and Danny Dear to get the lead. Matthew Hodge followed to second with DJ Schroat, Stonebraker and Dear sorting out in the top five. Maupin and Hodge quickly broke away until Joseph Montemayor lost a wheel. Back to green, Maupin cleared the pack when Hodge pushed high in turn 2 running Schroat to the wall. Howie Marcx capitalized taking third from Schroat. A spin by Dear brought the yellow right back out on lap 4. The restart saw Ryan McDonald get by Stonebraker for fifth then slow for a lap 6 caution and pit. Maupin broke away back under green while Marcx battled past Hodge for second. At the midway point it was Maupin, Marcx, Hodge, Stonebraker and Schroat in the top five. With five to go, Maupin had increased his margin to half a straightaway over Marcx, who had Hodge closing the gap for the second spot. The only thing to slow Maupin in the final laps was lapped traffic as he cautiously looked for a way past. Hodge caught Marcx on the final lap to retake second. But no one had anything for Maupin who scored his third win of the night in the Aaron Leddy owned, JGR Fab, All in Designs, Reflective Wrecker, 91 Specialties, CNC Grafix, Express Chassis , Winners Circle Transmissions Fireballs 93 Jared Maupin, 58 Matthew Hodge, 13 Howie Marcx, 8 DJ Schroat, h2s Shane Stonebraker, 17 Scott Walker, 64 Danny Dear, 816 Ryan McDonald, 68 Kenny Wright, 18m Joseph Montemayor, 99 Robby Minten---dns Hernandez Hot Streak Continues On the initial Sport Compact start Josh Jones caught an infield tractor tire coming to green. On the next try Ryker Hernandez and Joshua Garcia three wide for the top spot. Hernandez took over the point on lap 3 while Sam Walker got by James Baum for fifth. Rod Tait, who flipped last race, made his way past Garcia for third while Baum retook fifth from Walker. At the midway point it was Hernandez, Sitterle, Garcia, Tait and Baum in the top five when Justin Van Winkle lost a tire in turn 4. Hernandez got a good jump on green while Garcia got second from Sitterle. Sitterle tried to fight back as Hernandez began to increase his margin. Tait and Sitterle made hard contact battling for third with Tait losing several spots. Hernandez had clear sailing the final few laps taking another win in the iraceenterprise, Allways Auto Group, Lovett Car Wash, Sullivan Racing, C3 Speed Horses, 2005 Chevy Cavalier. “I just figured it out as I went(at the start),” said Hernandez. “But it all worked out at the finish. I do basically all the work on the car during the week, my dad pays for the parts.” “We made some changes for the different track conditions tonight. It wasn't how I really liked it but I figured it out. I just tried to change my driving to not hit the two wet spots.” Johnson Supply Sport Compacts 22 Ryker Hernandez, 32 Joshua Garcia, 88 Justin Sitterle, 007 James Baum, 18 Eric Wilson, 48 James Polasek, 3% Sam Walker, 70 Rod Tait, 43 Jennifer Kidd, 85 Michelle Conlee, 825 Justin Van Winkle, 11j Josh Jones, 38 Sonny Kinnaman---dns Budnik Best in DCRST The 20-lap Dwarf Car Racing Series of Texas feature saw Dylan Bunik jump out front trailed by Dillon Coyne, Chris Ochoa, Duane Burford and Billy Groff. The race went red early when Colby Urbanosky slowed on the front stretch, Danille Long tried to squeeze between Urbanosky and the front stretch wall. Long's car hooked the wall and started a series of several snap rolls, then going end over end before landing on the roof. Long was able to get out and was checked out by EMS. ***I spoke to a DCRST rep after the race and was told that she is alright and the car wasn't too badly bent up. Amazing! Once back to green the two Dylan/Dillons began to check out running nose to tail. At halfway it was Budnik, Coyne, D. Burford, Ochoa and Groff in the top five. Budnik and Coyne then started to mix it up with Coyne sneaking past Budnik to get the lead on lap 15. It was short lived as Budnik was able retake the point on lap 17 after a side by side battle. From their Budnik in the Sky Haulers, Epperson Paint & Body, Dall Co., Flying V Motorsports, B&B Chassis, dsm, Suzuki GSXR 1000 held on for the victory. Dwarf Car Racing Series of Texas 25 Dylan Budnik, 12 Dillon Coyne, 14r Duane Burford, 0 Chris Ochoa, 81d Jerry Burford, 30 Billy Groff, 31 David Miller, 93 Adam Stehle, 2 Jerry Book, 36 Joe Sansing, 24 Colby Urbanosky, 08 Danielle Long, 7 Ron Theel---dns, 88 Brandon Spreen---dns

i looked but didnt see memphis name .i suppose my old eyes missed it .. . least he is getting seat time .rental trucks cost to repair . must take care of it and do nothing dumb .... racers know seat time is the best time every lap counts .i look to see him moving up as he goes . last year was very unlucky issue hitting his tire man .but wasnt his fought //

Bayley Currey 14th, Memphis Villarreal 33rd at Texas Truck race

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through April 11 Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 956; 2. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 879; 3. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 608; 4. William "Bill" Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 528; 5. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 520; 6. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 407; 7. Devon Reed, Woodland, Wash., 389; 8. Jerry Flippo, Osage, Iowa, 363; 9. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 361; 10. Michael Leach, Sun River, Mont., 341; 11. Tyson Blood, Tumwater, Wash., 334; 12. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 311; 13. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 297; 14. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 296; 15. Ethan Braaksma, Des Moines, Iowa, 290; 16. Mike Dimond, Rapid City, S.D., 278; 17. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Fla., 276; 18. Eddie Belec, Arvada, Colo., 267; 19. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, and Chuck Grohnke, Mesa, Ariz., both 265. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 139; 2. Corby Scherb, Decatur, Texas, 128; 3. Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, 111; 4. Conner Thomas, Post, Texas, 109; 5. Dillan Baldwin, Taylorsville, Ky., 105; 6. Daniel "D.J." Estes Jr., Fort Worth, Texas, 104; 7. Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, 96; 8. Robert Byrom, Benbrook, Texas, 89; 9. Carson Bolden, Quinlan, Texas, 84; 10. George Loux, Maiden, N.C., and Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, both 79; 12. David Brown, Aston, Pa., Claud Estes, Godley, Texas, and Buddy Schweibinz, Petersburg, N.J., each 78; 15. Cale Cozad, Summerville, S.C., 77; 16. Chase Schubert, Huffman, Texas, 73; 17. Trent Dixon, East Bernard, Texas, 72; 18. Troy Betts, Middletown, Dela., 71; 19. Benjamin McCall, Fayetteville, N.C., and Robert Tyler, Mount Pleasant, N.C., both 69. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. Bo Partain, Casa Grande, Ariz., 749; 2. Mitchell Ferguson, Queen Creek, Ariz., 621; 3. Larry Brigner, Apache Junction, Ariz., 547; 4. Mike Albertsen, Audubon, Iowa, 451; 5. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 423; 6. Kevin Roberts, Gresham, Ore., 410; 7. Justen Yeager, Green River, Wy., 397; 8. Marcos Bojorquez, Coolidge, Ariz., 389; 9. Brad Whitfield, Casa Grande, Ariz., 376; 10. Shelby Williams, Bonham, Texas, 358; 11. Cole Czarneski, Denmark, Wis., 339; 12. Jim Horejsi, Marshall, Minn., 314; 13. Blake Clark, Joshua, Texas, 297; 14. Chris McCurdy, Tempe, Ariz., 293; 15. Kaden Woodie, Milaca, Minn., 280; 16. Cameron Starry, Robstown, Texas, 275; 17. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 268; 18. Marie Curtis, Winnemucca, Nev., 267; 19. Dylan Thornton, Keystone, Iowa, 263; 20. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 262. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks – 1. Nathan DeRagon, Peoria, Ariz., 770; 2. Cody Daffern, Brawley, Calif., 572; 3. Zack Tate, Coolidge, Ariz., 560; 4. Nicholas Biggs, Mesa, Ariz., 547; 5. Darrin Biggs, Chandler, Ariz., 531; 6. Scott Tenney, Yuma, Ariz., 518; 7. Enzo Deckers, Yuma, Ariz., 497; 8. Charles McDaniel Jr., Phoenix, Ariz., 445; 9. Thomas Daffern, Brawley, Calif., 443; 10. Payce Herrera, Price, Utah, 435; 11. Brycen Daffern, Yuma, Ariz., 432; 12. Scott Bernards, Phoenix, Ariz., 364; 13. John Thomas, Strasburg, Colo., 338; 14. Charlie McDaniel Sr., Phoenix, Ariz., 332; 15. Joe Peterson, Chandler, Ariz., 311; 16. Cody Williams, Minneapolis, Kan., 293; 17. Morgan Olmstead, Overton, Neb., 279; 18. Jaeden Strandberg, Worthington, Minn., 277; 19. Ryan Gilland, Sterling, Neb., 261; 20. Hunter Ferrell, Bayfield, Colo., 260. Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites – 1. Jaedon McDowell, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 414; 2. Riley Clem, Bakersfield, Calif., 318; 3. Dillon Raffurty, Kansas City, Mo., 315; 4. Ronnie Choate, Cookeville, Tenn., 311; 5. Tyler Garey, Royal Palm Beach, Fla., 249; 6. Jeromy Wilson, Mabelvale, Ark., 248; 7. Carson Hubbard, Fredericktown, Ohio, 232; 8. Nathan Wolfe, Lees Summit, Mo., 221; 9. Richard Kemp, Phoenix, Ariz., and Kyle Demo, Fulton, N.Y., both 218; 11. Brandi Bender, Mesa, Ariz., 210; 12. Joe Boyll, Kokomo, Indiana, 209; 13. Bryan McCauley, Casa Grande, Ariz., 206; 14. Michael Phay, Goodyear, Ariz., and Braeden Ward, Coolidge, Ariz., both 204; 16. Ben George, Altoona, Iowa, 195; 17. Kyle Davidson, Shelbyville, Tenn., 190; 18. Chase Nornberg, Naples, Fla., and Cody Allen, N Fort Myers, Fla., both 189; 20. Cory Sonner, Polk City, Iowa, 186. Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods – 1. Tyler Johnson, Laveen, Ariz., 820; 2. Cam Reimers, Kelley, Iowa, 688; 3. Boddie Parker, Vail, Ariz., 561; 4. Miles Morris, Yuma, Ariz., 517; 5. Eric Winemiller, Eloy, Ariz., 483; 6. Taylor Kuehl, Ames, Iowa, 476; 7. Kaden Woodie, Milaca, Minn., 457; 8. Hudson Morris, Yuma, Ariz., 420; 9. James Meile, Queen Creek, Ariz., 397; 10. Jesse Johnson Jr., Laveen, Ariz., 390; 11. Joey McCullough, Yuma, Ariz., 364; 12. Jason Bannister, Bakersfield, Calif., 362; 13. Dwayne Hogan, Marana, Ariz., 349; 14. Tyler Bannister, Bakersfield, Calif., 346; 15. Shawn Keena, Bismark, N.D., 333; 16. Skyler Posey, Casa Grande, Ariz., 328; 17. Nathan Speten, Wilton, N.D., 324; 18. Joshua Cordova, Yuma, Ariz., 307; 19. Brock Beeter, Minot, N.D., 294; 20. Ty Rogers, Yuma, Ariz., 292. Smiley's Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods – 1. Jerrett Bransom, Burleson, Texas, 450; 2. Jeff Shepperd, Waco, Texas, 325; 3. Cameron Gaston, Weatherford, Texas, 234; 4. Trevor Cogburn, Robinson, Texas, 229; 5. Cutter Spalding, Andrews, Texas, 203; 6. Ryan Brown, Waxahachie, Texas, 194; 7. Casey Brunson, Lott, Texas, 191; 8. Mark Patterson, Merkel, Texas, 179; 9. Brandon Geurin, Robinson, Texas, 168; 10. Kyle Wilkins, Italy, Texas, 163; 11. Josh Landers, Tom Bean, Texas, 160; 12. Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, 154; 13. Billy Gould, Kingwood, Texas, 153; 14. Jason Hubbert, Belton, Texas, 148; 15. Taylor Florio, Copperas Cove, Texas, 143; 16. Corbin Willett, Lorena, Texas, 142; 17. Cameron Cook, Fort Worth, Texas, and Zackary Manthie, Salado, Texas, both 140; 19. Klayton Reeves, Waxahachie, Texas, and Roger Hauser, Midlothian, Texas, both 139. Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts – 1. Kaytee DeVries, Spencer, Iowa, 481; 2. Blake Andrus, Azle, Texas, 451; 3. Jacob Cordova, Yuma, Ariz., 443; 4. Savannah Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 426; 5. Christopher E. Boulware Jr., Phoenix, Ariz., 425; 6. Oliver Monson, Thornton, Iowa, 419; 7. Chase Martin, Springtown, Texas, 380; 8. Jim Hock, Apache Junction, Ariz., 349; 9. Wayne Ragland, Seeley, Calif., 324; 10. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 310; 11. Steve Carter, Phoenix, Ariz., 292; 12. Billy Foultz, Descanso, Calif., 256; 13. Santiago Lopez, Chula Vista, Calif., 255; 14. Kaylee Richards, Wymore, Neb., 249; 15. Chris Laff, Alpine, Calif., 244; 16. Steven Bevills, Granbury, Texas, 234; 17. Randall Martin, Springtown, Texas, 227; 18. Luke Schwantner, Somerton, Ariz., and Marilyn Yawnick, Yreka, Calif., both 216; 20. Johnny Thomas, Beatrice, Neb., 212. Junior National Champion – 1. Tyler Johnson, Laveen, Ariz., 712; 2. Payce Herrera, Price, Utah, 435; 3. Savannah Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 426; 4. Hudson Morris, Yuma, Ariz., 420; 5. Jesse Johnson Jr., Laveen, Ariz., 390; 6. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 310; 7. Izac Mallicoat, Boone, Iowa, 301; 8. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Fla., 276; 9. Cameron Starry, Robstown, Texas, 275; 10. Hunter Ferrell, Bayfield, Colo., 260; 11. Santiago Lopez, Chula Vista, Calif., 255; 12. Bryson Yeager, Green River, Wy., 254; 13. Adyn Figueroa, Yuma, Ariz., 251; 14. Emali VanHoff, Chowchilla, Calif., 235; 15. Carson Hubbard, Fredericktown, Ohio, 232; 16. Miley Goldwich-Rhames, Farmington, N.M., 230; 17. Trevor Cogburn, Robinson, Texas, 229; 18. Jadin Fuller, Memphis, Mo., 225; 19. Keenan Glasser, Estevan, Sask., 215; 20. Jackson Harpole, Farmington, N.M., 213. Lady Eagle – 1. Kaytee DeVries, Spencer, Iowa, 481; 2. Taylor Kuehl, Ames, Iowa, 476; 3. Savannah Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 426; 4. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 310; 5. Marie Curtis, Winnemucca, Nev., 267; 6. Kaylee Richards, Wymore, Neb., 249; 7. Emali VanHoff, Chowchilla, Calif., and Brenda Kirby, New River, Ariz., both 235; 9. Miley Goldwich-Rhames, Farmington, N.M., 230; 10. Marilyn Yawnick, Yreka, Calif., 216; 11. Brandi Bender, Mesa, Ariz., 210; 12. Amanda McAllister, Alpine, Calif., 203; 13. Andrea McCain, South Haven, Minn., 178; 14. Crystal Hemphill, Yuma, Ariz., 152; 15. Taylor Florio, Copperas Cove, Texas, 143; 16. Brooke Osler, Milford, Iowa, 130; 17. Destiny Robinson, Anna, Texas, 125; 18. Alyssa Smith, Norco, Calif., 111; 19. Wynona Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., 108; 20. Hannah Miller, Phoenix, Ariz., and Kenzington Ogle, Lubbock, Texas, both 107.

Seems weird to see Greg Dinsmore and Anthony Gordan at the bottom of any results list.

Hey Racers.... I am in need of a SBC Steel Bell Housing similar to the one in the pic below... Must NOT be Chopped up or Cut up Too Much..... I am in Houston, Texas. (Pic for Attention Only....) Thanks

THAT WOULD BE COOL i didnt hear that one .. .

we have to be careful with with talking to much good about nick .. swollen head at his age is dangerous . //

All of Mr. Labonte's funeral services have been posted, and will take place in High Point, NC on Fri & Sat.

Mike, I'm not planning on checking out any time soon, of course my wife might have something to say about that lol.. But hey, I'm 67, and have had 25 surgeries between March 2008 and Jan 2021. Both my parents died at age 71, so maybe my time is getting close too. I always used to think that all of the fighting, and shit like that was because everyone was so competitive. I've come to believe that almost all of it was simply hard headedness. Once we get past that, it's funny how much we have in common. Then comes respect for each other, then friendship. I sure wish I'd been smart enough to realize that a bit sooner. I haven't known Nick anywhere near as long as you have Mike, but I've always respected him. He always played things straight, and by the book. When I was helping Greg Baber with his modified, he hired Nick for his expertise on chassis setup. I'd like to think that I learned a lot from him, but he didn't have a great student. Geometry was never my best course in school. But he still took his time explaining why he wanted adjustments etc, and never got frustrated. I also took his classes, and he showed patience there too. Again, I really respect that.

I need to find the Revved interview with Terry, he talked in depth about his dad, Rapper, all those great times in CC.

I AM 68 NOW and 15 1971 SO i am going off an old memory i may have spoke about somewhere on speedzone .i saw where bob sr spole about this once but didnt finish with all the truth . .. a man if i remerber correctly named mike put up the money to have terrys motor checked. i was told by frank to stand watch for some reason while the left head was removed . i dint know what = i was suppose to see . but i acted it out well i stayed out of the way . sorta looked the part standing next to dub rollins car . . some guys i wont name or could all of them started laying big money on the dash of the car betting he was or was not legal .. frank saw that and made them pick the money up the words he said i wont repeat .. frank told us including me to push the car out under walters little light bulb on the flagstand . then everyone except terry me kim bob walter and one other were the only ones who can stay .. the man who put up the money for tear down walks out looks at the cylinder number two and said sure dont look like a 283 to me .. . not a good ideal . terry pushed the man forward bob took him by the arm and then his head and shoved his face as far as he could and said now does that look like a 283 .yep he said with a ring around his face funny as heck . the motor was legal 30 over where they could have gone 60 by rule the thing was tech picked the side they wanted .. i believe back them some teams would over bore one or two cylinders if not one side larger than the other side.. i suppose to get more hp .. ..the face in the cylinder part or how it went down was not mentioned in the story ..

dont die to soon ron .. . in those days at cc it was a tough bunch i saw some nasty take outs on the track in the pits tire iron jacks and what ever .. but over all fun .. WHAT WAS IT BOB SAID TO RICK / did i ever thank u rick for all of this .i bet rick was honored ..sorta funny how they became such good friends . sorta like i didnt like nick at first till later on ..not a surprise for nick i know .. i have alot of respect for nick now . we have had some good talks . you find folks are not what u think they are on social media ..

. running if the price is right or something i can rebuild .. he lives in the country and if he breaks down its along day for me lol . i could rebuild his but that will leave him without something to drive could take a bit with shop work .. it still running but down two cylinders valves and worn out . just never know when it will give up stuggles to get to 55 .i have check junk yards i found nothing i could use if

So, you're looking for a 4.3-liter engine for a '92 Chevy truck? As long as it's rebuildable, right?

Nick, I was sure that you would know more than I do about Bob, and you did. All I ever heard was third party stuff. I too was glad to hear Mike with some personal info. I had always heard the Bob could be a little rough around the edges, but was a good guy. I never went to CC, going to SA on a GI's pay was about all I could afford then, while living in Del Rio. I was glad that he was able to get Terry & Bobby to Cup. I know that have been other Texans to make it, but none had the impact that Terry & Bobby had. I don't think I ever heard Ken Squire say Terry Labonte. It was always "Texas" Terry Labonte. Like you Nick, I was born somewhere else. But TX is my adopted home. God willing, this is where I'll die too.

I was hoping Mike would chip in here, and he did. I never met Bob. Back in the day, he and Terry were running at Corpus and I was either busy running the Mini Stock at Pan American or crewing on San Antonio cars. In those days most teams didn't travel much. And they only ran San Antonio Speedway that 1st year and I was still running at Pan American. So our paths never crossed. But Rick Rapp had a bunch of stories to tell about Bob. Terry and Rick fought for every inch of track when they were both running CC and quite often things got heated in the pits with Bob, more often than not, in the middle of dustup. I will say that Rick respected the Labontes and had no animosity towards Bob once they landed in NASCAR-land. In fact, Rick and Terry ended up being pretty good friends once all was said and done. Bob was raised in the next town to where I grew up in Maine but was about 10 years older and joined the Navy while I was still in grade school, so our paths didn't cross there either.

SAD . I LAST TALKED to bob and martha after terry won his second champiomship the day after . BOB SAID HIS head was so big he had a hard time getting through the doors .. remember bobby won the race .. bob and i were standing next to each other at cc speedway when terry came down for the rick baldwin race .. . we had been chewing the fat about the old days when i asked how did u make that 57 so fast .. / a dumb quetion i suppose .he said lol handleing he did things to that car that no one else had been doing .. .. . HE was never rude to me . steven and i sent two heads one i owned and one he owned to bob for justins mustang he was racing . one turbo illegal here and one plain .we had plenty so why not .. WE didnt charge bob for them . . but steven asked for autographed items which bob sent .and a 100 dallor check anyway /steven never cashed it and put it in a picture frame . steven has passed on and i do not know where it went.. RIP BOB U DESERVE IT . ..

Bob Labonte passed away this week. There weren't any funeral details listed in the story. He did a lot to put Texas asphalt racing on the national map. I'm sure that Nick Holt can add much more on that, as I was just coming to TX as Terry was moving to Cup. RIP sir..

Thanx Nickster

I Always enjoy reading your race reports, Reb!

looking around for a 92 chevy truck .4 .3 MY BROTHER IS CRIPPLED .TO A POINT he can not work and none of us can afford to buy a rebuild out right .. if u have one and want out of the garge even if i have to rebuild it that will save money