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More from Ed Bowles, Jr. I don't know if anyone really cares about old stuff like this since most of the folks who raced in San Antonio in the 1950s and 60s have passed on, but I have some other old pics related to the two Pan American Speedways. Nick, my dad first became involved with the Pan American Speedway on Austin Highway as a car owner in the early 1950s. He eventually became the race promoter there. He also built the Pan American Speedway on Toepperwein Road and managed that track through the 1968 racing season. He sold his interest in that track after that season. Over the years, I've heard lots of inaccurate information about the origin of the Toepperwein Road race track, but the truth is that my dad was one of two principal stockholders at the outset. Travis Jenkins was the other. They each held 45% of the stock. There were three other minority stockholders who held the other 10%. Following is a pic of my dad overseeing the Pan Am track on Austin Highway being paved in the mid-1950s (I think the year was 1956, but I'm not 100% sure). He managed the track for one season while it was still a dirt track, but quickly concluded that San Antonio does not have a climate conducive to dirt track racing, so he paved the track. Courtesy of Ed Bowles, Jr.

April and May showers shake up USMTS schedule WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (May 21)--After what seemed like the longest winter in a generation, a remarkable amount of rainfall and severe weather has saturated the first two-thirds of spring and given fans, racers and racetrack operators a severe headache. With Memorial Day Weekend looming, just nine nights of USMTS racing have been completed (two of those were qualifying nights at King of America IX). In contrast, more nights were wrapped up by the third week of March during last year's campaign. In 2017 the series had nine shows in the books before the end of February and 28 races were run leading up to Memorial Day Weekend. Because of this, several events have had to be shuffled on the USMTS schedule. After more than three weeks of silence thanks to Mother Nature, the USMTS will fire back up this Friday, May 24, at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis. On Saturday, the rugged road warriors return to the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., and Sunday will see the swing wrap up at the Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa. Here's the way the rest of May, June and July shape up: Friday, May 24 Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis. Spike Hardcore Energy USMTS Northern Lights Series 11th Annual Coca-Cola Spring Shootout presented by Fast Shafts Saturday, May 25 Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn. Spike Hardcore Energy USMTS Northern Lights Series 17th Annual Crenlo Southern MN Spring Challenge presented by Real Racing Wheels Sunday, May 26 Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, Iowa Spike Hardcore Energy USMTS Northern Lights Series 12th Annual USMTS Nordic Nationals presented by American Racer Friday, May 31 I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, Ark. MSD Performance USMTS Mid-American Series 3rd Annual USMTS Event presented by Beyea Headers Saturday, June 1 Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, Okla. MSD Performance USMTS Mid-American Series 6th Annual USMTS Event presented by Champ Pans Sunday, June 2 Creek County Speedway, Kellyville, Okla. MSD Performance USMTS Mid-American Series 2nd Annual Bravado Wireless Clash at Creek County presented by Duvall Electric Tuesday, June 4 Superbowl Speedway, Greenville, Texas Summit USMTS Southern Series powered by MSD 3rd Annual USMTS Event presented by MVT Wednesday, June 5 82 Speedway, Petty, Texas Summit USMTS Southern Series powered by MSD 2nd Annual USMTS Event presented by Simpson Thursday, June 6 Monarch Motor Speedway, Wichita Falls, Texas Summit USMTS Southern Series powered by MSD 2nd Annual USMTS Event presented by Deatherage Opticians Friday, June 7 West Texas Raceway, Lubbock, Texas Summit USMTS Southern Series powered by MSD 5th Annual USMTS Event presented by Wrisco Saturday, June 8 Route 66 Motor Speedway, Amarillo, Texas Summit USMTS Southern Series powered by MSD 10th Annual Amarillo Ambush presented by Genesis Racing Shocks Thursday-Saturday, June 13-15 Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wis. Spike Hardcore Energy USMTS Northern Lights Series 20th Annual Masters presented by Allstar Performance Friday, June 21 Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, Iowa Spike Hardcore Energy USMTS Northern Lights Series Inaugural USMTS Event presented by BSB Manufacturing Saturday, June 22 Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, Minn. Spike Hardcore Energy USMTS Northern Lights Series 9th Annual USMTS Summer Slam presented by Tire Demon Sunday, June 23 Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, S.D. Spike Hardcore Energy USMTS Northern Lights Series 9th Annual USMTS River City Rumble presented by Malvern Bank Wednesday, July 17 Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa Spike Hardcore Energy USMTS Northern Lights Series 12th Annual USMTS Summer Classic presented by Keyser Manufacturing Friday-Saturday, July 19-20 I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Neb. 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Well worth a listen! https://www.facebook.com/RevvedUpSportsShow/videos/2250113048412645/

2019 Modifieds of Mayhem Points after three events Driver Car # Total 4/26/19 4/20/19 3/2/19 1 Zach Knowles 51 140 46 50 44 2 Jeff Letson 131 120 34 40 46 3 Justin Bonnett 12 116 30 44 42 4 Donnie Hamrac 8 90 40 50 5 Jim Wall 91 90 42 48 6 Johnny Walker 72 86 38 48 7 Kevin Peel 18 70 32 38 8 Kyle Purvis 13 50 50 9 Augie Grill 112 48 48 10 Ricky Moxley 38 46 46 11 Cale Gale 64 44 44 12 Doug Moff 46 42 42 13 Scooter Bates 12b 40 40 14 Chuck Tuck 17 38 38 15 Donald Crocker 5 36 36 16 Vance Hall 28 36 36 17 Jorden Key 0 36 36 18 Larry Hughes 88 34 34 19 Richie Smith 42 28 28 20 Nathan Ingersoll 10 26 26 21 Branden Parker 1 5 5 0 ach

Danny Dietrich wins World of Outlaws debut at 3/8-mile Bridgeport Speedway Sweat masked Danny Dietrich’s face. His breathing adjusted to the need for an extra pocket of air. His boisterous posture tired, but a smile stayed. The Gettysburg, Pa. native wore the appearance of a lonely diver seconds after surviving a shark attack. And in his own way, he did. Dietrich won his fifth World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory Tuesday night in the Series’ debut at the 3/8-mile Bridgeport Speedway. To claim it, he fended off attacks by David Gravel, Carson Macedo and 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz – who even stole the lead from him late in the race. “It was pretty nerve racking,” Dietrich said after the 35-lap Feature. His night started on a less nerve-cringing note, setting Quick Time in Qualifying – making him the current track record holder for the new 3/8-mile track configuration. From there he went on to finish second in his Drydene Heat race to Schatz and then won the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash. His Dash victory lead to concern, though. He and his team discovered an issue with the rear end of their No. 48 car and had to change it. While sweat leaked from Dietrich and his crew, their nerves never faltered. Focused and determined, the Dietrich team, along with help from others were able to replace the car’s rear end in about 15 minutes. Having a new rear end in the car was of no concern to Dietrich, but the new brakes were. “We rolled out there (for the Feature), we had new brake pads and rotors. It needed to set the brake pads in a little bit,” Dietrich said. “We didn’t have very good brakes there rolling around before the green flag. They came in. That’s the only thing I was worried about.” When the green flag flew, all that matter was the throttle. He mashed it, jolting to the lead over second-place Macedo and put several car lengths between them by the end of the first lap. At the same time, Schatz – who was hungry for a win after getting passed for the win last week – almost found himself off the track on the first lap and fell from third to 10th. He wouldn’t stay there long, though. At the front, Dietrich enjoyed a clear race track for six laps before catching lap traffic. Behind him, Gravel worked his way by Macedo for second-place and could sense the blood in the water with lap cars slowing Dietrich’s pace. The Watertown, Conn. native looked for déjà vu when lap cars helped him pass Dietrich at Williams Grove Speedway and he went on to win. Gravel had set himself up to make a pass of Dietrich, finding grip on the bottom of the track, but a caution came out for a car stopped on the front stretch. When the race went back green, Gravel didn’t let Dietrich pull too far away. Macedo didn’t let the No. 41 car get away either. On Lap 11, Macedo got by the No. 41 car, while Gravel tried to set himself up for another pass on Dietrich. At the same time, Schatz had made his way to fourth-place, steadily making his way back to the front. For the next two laps Gravel and Macedo traded positions, while Schatz waited for his moment to strike. Macedo eventually won the battle for second-place with seven laps to go. Less than a lap later he was back in third, as Schatz found his way by Gravel and continued the run past Macedo. Next was Dietrich. With three laps to go, Schatz snuck under the No. 48 car in turns three and four and took the lead. “Slow down and just be patient,” Dietrich said is what he told himself at that point. “When he passed me, I hit the bottom of (turns) one and two and I just had to slow down and just wait for the moisture. It felt like I was just going so slow, but patients.” A lap later his patients paid off. Dietrich slid underneath Schatz in turns three and four and fended him off to be the first Series winner on the 3/8-mile configuration of the Bridgeport, NJ track. “Good hard, racing,” Dietrich said. “I’m sure he’s not happy to finish second, but I’m real happy to win.” Digesting the result back at his hauler, Schatz said he wishes he could have pulled off the win but isn’t hanging his head too low. “He did a little better job when I got by him and I probably should have used up more of the track a little bit,” Schatz said. “But, hey, it’s racing. There will be another one tomorrow.” Schatz also continues to hold the points lead over Brad Sweet – extending it to a 36 point lead. Daryn Pittman remains third – 74 points back – and Gravel, who finished third, remains fourth – 80 points back. “The track was awesome,” Gravel said. “It was really racey. A lot of grooves. Just disappointed I didn’t get my wing back earlier. We had a good enough race car to win. Just got stuck on the bottom a little bit. I should have kept my speed up a little bit more.” Dietrich had the track figured out all night. Why? How? “I have no idea,” he said with a chuckle. Wiping the sweat from his face and regaining a normal breathing pattern, Dietrich just knows he survived the big sharks of the World of Outlaws – a special present on his 31st birthday. RESULTS: NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 48-Danny Dietrich [1][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [3][$5,500]; 3. 41-David Gravel [6][$3,200]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [2][$2,800]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [4][$2,500]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [7][$2,300]; 7. 37-J.J. Grasso [8][$2,200]; 8. 72-Ryan Smith [5][$2,100]; 9. 5-Shane Stewart [11][$2,050]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart [18][$2,000]; 11. 19-Brent Marks [14][$1,500]; 12. 18-Ian Madsen [9][$1,200]; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser [12][$1,100]; 14. 2M-Kerry Madsen [15][$1,050]; 15. 70-Brock Zearfoss [17][$1,000]; 16. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [20][$900]; 17. 91X-Kyle Reinhardt [22][$800]; 18. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [23][$800]; 19. 91-Tony Fiore [10][$800]; 20. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [13][$800]; 21. 28F-Davie Franek [16][$800]; 22. 7S-Jason Sides [19][$800]; 23. 67-Justin Whittall [24][$800]; 24. 1A-Jacob Allen [21][$800]; Lap Leaders: Danny Dietrich 1-32, 34-35; Donny Schatz 33; KSE Hard Charger Award: 1S-Logan Schuchart[+8] Qualifying – 1. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.33; 2. 41-David Gravel, 13.384; 3. 18-Ian Madsen, 13.424; 4. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.467; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman, 13.543; 6. 72-Ryan Smith, 13.545; 7. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 13.567; 8. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.573; 9. 2-Carson Macedo, 13.594; 10. 91-Tony Fiore, 13.61; 11. 37-J.J. Grasso, 13.611; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.641; 13. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.719; 14. 5-Shane Stewart, 13.721; 15. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 13.726; 16. 91X-Kyle Reinhardt, 13.74; 17. 19-Brent Marks, 13.761; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.767; 19. 67-Justin Whittall, 13.792; 20. 70-Brock Zearfoss, 13.807; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.86; 22. 28F-Davie Franek, 13.861; 23. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.871; 24. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 13.946; 25. 73B-Brett Michalski, 14.07; 26. 5Z-Zachary Burd, 14.888; 27. 91S-Sadie Siegel, NT

Someone has the Ted Hood collection. I just can't remember who...

Thanks for the great updates, Top_Shelf_12 !

Charlotte Motor Speedway | North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Race Recap Team: No. 22 GO TEXAN | AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet Silverado Driver: Austin Wayne Self Follow the Team: @AMRacingNASCAR; @AustinWSelf Start: 29th Finish: 21st; Running (133 | 134 laps completed) Driver Points Position: 17th | Owner Points Position: 14th Austin Wayne Self Quote: “We really struggled this past Friday night with the motor performance. Despite the challenges, I’m looking forward to putting it all together for Texas Motor Speedway in a couple weeks. “I really appreciate everyone working hard at the shop, we’ll get these obstacles figured out and look to earn a top-10 finish at my hometown track next month.” Next Up: SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on Fri., June 7, 2019 For more on Austin Wayne Self, please visit awsracing.com, like his Facebook page (Austin Wayne Self) or follow him on Twitter @AustinWSelf. For more on AM Racing, please visit AMRacingteam.com, like their Facebook page (AM Racing) or follow them on Twitter @AMRacingNASCAR. About GO TEXAN: GO TEXAN is a widely recognized brand. It represents a diverse collection of people, products and services that are genuinely Texan. Whether it’s grown, sewn or served on a plate, more than 26 million Texans shop, travel and dine out in full support of Texas business and agriculture. Consumers make buying decisions based on the prestige of GO TEXAN, a desire to support the Texas economy and the value received from buying local. About AM Technical Solutions: Headquartered in Austin, TX, AM Technical Solutions was founded in 1994. AM Technical Solutions is a global engineering and construction management firm, specializing in the high-tech industries. AMTS has managed over $20B of global capital projects for over 170 different customers in 15 countries. For more information, please visit amts.com. About AM Racing: AM Racing is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) team owned by entrepreneur Tim Self. Established in December 2015, AM Racing is headquartered in Mooresville, N.C. Operated by Self, a native of Austin, Texas, the team is prided on faith, honesty and intelligent performance

I didn't know that, Josh! Thanks for the info.

Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C Starting position in parentheses NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Race - 17th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina Friday, May 17, 2019 1. (8) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 134. 2. (17) Brennan Poole, Toyota, 134. 3. (2) Stewart Friesen, Chevrolet, 134. 4. (5) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 134. 5. (1) Matt Crafton, Ford, 134. 6. (20) Austin Hill, Toyota, 134. 7. (3) Todd Gilliland, Toyota, 134. 8. (15) Anthony Alfredo, Toyota, 134. 9. (9) Grant Enfinger, Ford, 134. 10. (13) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 134. 11. (4) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 134. 12. (10) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 134. 13. (25) Tyler Dippel, Chevrolet, 134. 14. (22) Jesse Little, Ford, 134. 15. (28) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 134. 16. (23) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 134. 17. (12) Johnny Sauter, Ford, 134. 18. (18) Chad Finley, Chevrolet, 134. 19. (6) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 133. 20. (7) Cory Roper, Ford, 133. 21. (29) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 133. 22. (30) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 133. 23. (31) Angela Ruch, Chevrolet, 132. 24. (16) Stefan Parsons, Chevrolet, 132.

What is the surface of the track that you will be running at? Asphalt? Dirt? Clay? If dirt, is the track usually tacky or dry slick or rubbered up for the main event?

Could you share the tire rules for that class? It would sure help to know what we're giving advice about...

NOTE from Nick: : Received this from a friend who has been directly involved in Motorsports for 50 years. For what it’s worth, the Indycar event at COTA was a disaster for traditional motor racing fans. To make a long story short, the two IndyCar events I attended in Houston were immeasurably better than COTA, and that says a lot from the guy who always said that Indycars are always better on natural road courses. The racing was great but I watched it from home since the “wandering around” talked about in the article was severely restricted by the COTA structure set up for general admission attendees. I attended on Friday and there was a lot of talk about how expensive it was. Imagine my shock when I got inside and saw that general admission was only allowed to watch from the hillside near turn 1 and the hillside exiting the triple apex turn by the tower. All other viewing areas required a reserved seat and that was not clear before purchasing the ticket. I told my son, “It’s not Road America, it’s not Mid Ohio and it’s not Barber Motorsports Park! Hell, it’s not even the Astrodome parking lot!” Great work Epstein, only people like you could destroy Indycar’s spectacle. This experience leads me to the belief that the Indycar streaming fee is a super bargain and I only wish I had known of the “COTA experience” before I laid out such a ridiculous amount of money. PS. The racing undercard was only partially fun with the Indylights just about as spectacular as the actual Indycars. But the money they charged for the fans to watch Miatas drone around a big track, and Stadium Trucks to look just plain stupid was dismissive to fans. Stupid me, I expected to see Formula Mazda and 2000. Fooled me again. Just my two cents. What a debacle.

This also from Ed Bowles, Jr. Here's a bonus tidbit...the famous NASCAR northeast modified driver "Bugs" Stevens also got his racing career started at the Pan Am Speedway on Austin Highway in the 1950s, when he was in the Air Force and stationed at Lackland AFB. Don't have any pics of him racing at Pan Am, but found one of him at the Corpus Christi track. If you can't quite make out the names in the caption: Bottom Row left to right are: Jc Monroe, Ronnie Miller, Dub Rollins, Bobby Bellew, Tommy Davis and H.JM. Colley Standing are: Bugs Stevens of Brownsville (He was actually stationed at Lackland AFB in San Antonio at the time), Gene Evert of Aransas Pass, Buddy Mack of Aransas pass, A.D. Sparks, Johnny Rollins, Paul McDowell and George Jackson

NOTE from Nick: Ed Bowles, Sr., Ed’s father, was the great person who ran several speedways in the San Antonio area, including Pan American Speedway. Here's a little bit of Pan American Speedway trivia. In the early 1960s, a kid named Alan Dillard started racing at the old Pan American Speedway on Austin Highway. I vaguely recall that he drove a blue 1940 Ford sedan. His car number was 2. (I don't have any pics.) He soon thereafter moved to North Carolina and became a successful businessman. His interest in racing continued, although he stopped driving race cars in the 1970s. He went on to start a NASCAR Busch Grand National race team in the 1980s with drivers such as the Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Rick Mast, and Ward Burton. The team won 13 Busch races. In 1994, he secured Hardee's sponsorship and moved up to the Winston Cup series with Ward Burton as the driver. In 1995, Burton moved on to Bill Davis racing. Greg Sacks, Jimmy Hensley, and Gary Bradberry drove for Dillard in the 1995 season. He closed his race team after the 1995 season because it had become too costly. Dillard passed away last week at the age of 80... https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/charlottesville-va/alan-dillard-8309720 Probably no one else in these parts knows this little bit of racing trivia. Now you do. - Ed

Mary Ann has a heart of gold!

What a great addition to this thread. Thanks for posting, Gregg! I hadn't realized how many pages are in this thread until I sat down to read from the beginning.

I think it's great that Josh's family is making the effort to support a worthy cause Let's stay positive and help make a difference in these kids lives. Thanks.

The Southern United Sprints is stoked to be able to travel to Texana Raceway Park in Edna for the July 20, 2019 event. This race pays $750-to-win, Let's pack the stands and bring a full field to give them our 3 wide American Salute with some super tight winged action.

Perhaps the HOF folks should make it a requirement to gain entry to the HOF. LOL

Well, we had a fairly reasonable conversation going there for a while..

Gotta admit that I exceed the speed limit quite a bit, toyotatim. Even when I'm doing 85 in a 70 mph zone I certainly don't feel like a criminal. But if and when I get caught, the law sees me as one and I'd better pay the fine or else... Having been a tech official for two different tracks and six different racing series, I have to agree with you that some racers feel it's OK to cheat and see what they can get away with. But when they get caught, a good many of them raise hell with tech, accuse the track of favoritism and start a major "they did me wrong" campaign on social media. While cheating may be all part of the game to some competitors, to the track or series it's serious business and often ends up with the track suffering financial repercussions when drivers organize boycotts and mount negative campaigns on the internet to protest their innocence.

I know several personally. And not just because I know them as honest folks, but because I was directly involved with their racing program. Was every effort made to use the rules to our advantage? Of course, but that's 100% different than bending or breaking the rules. I don't blame you for staying incognito, toyotatim, because you're pretty much saying that the team(s) you are familiar with (or perhaps even work with) are cheating. Nick